Grand Archives of Seattle will be in Denver to play at the Hi-Dive this Saturday, 5/31. $10. They play at Sub Pop's 20th annual festival in Seattle on 7/13, the same day as Wolf Parade!

Block party on Colfax tomorrow, 5/31. Free. Vine Street to Race Street, 1 to 5 p.m. At night there's music and drink specials at west of Lafayette at places like Irish Snug and Satellite Bar.

Free music

Thanks to Southern Comfort, if you're over 21, you can see Gnarls Barkley for free 6/28 at the Coors Field parking lot. With Bassnectar, Dead Confederate, DJ Star Eyes but also locals like Hot IQs.

Those bike messengers and other assorted cyclists racing through Denver tonight are part of the Gang Bang dusk til dawn race ... cycling scavenger hunt with checkpoints across town, with points earned by reaching checkpoints, performing stunts and buying/downing certain drinks. Race starts 9 p.m. tonight, 5/24. Cure the hangover 5/26.

Downtown Denver Arts Festival continues this weekend at the Pavilions. Free. Today, tomorrow and Memorial Day.

Khale at the Hi-Dive tonight, 5/24
Death Cab for Cutie and Rogue Wave at Red Rocks 5/28!
REM, The National, Modest Mouse at Red Rocks 6/3

Langhorne Slim

Langhorne Slim at the Hi-Dive tonight. $10
And Khale is there tomorrow night, 5/24, for the CD release show! $6. This show and another one 6/5 at the Meadowlark are their last shows before their European tour

Denver Art Museum's Friday night event next week, 5/30, will have a fashion show (hair styled by 3 Little Birds salon) plus music, including Ian Cooke. Details here

cinco de mayo :: civic center park

Monolith Festival lineup

The lineup for Monolith Festival is out! Highlights include Silversun Pickups, Band of Horses, Vampire Weekend, Denver's own DeVotchKa, TV on the Radio, Cut Copy, The Cribs, The Fratellis, Tilly and the Wall, much more. Denver bands Hearts of Palm, The Photo Atlas and Bright Channel are also scheduled. The festival, in its second year, is Sept. 13-14 at Red Rocks. Hit this for more. Pre-sale going on NOW. Tix on sale to the public beginning 10 a.m. Friday, 5/2, for $110 for both days or $59.50 for single day. (It's TicketMaster, so prep for fees, blah blah)