ON THE BILL: Following last week’s release of Santa Cruz, the third LP in the “musical memoir” of singer-songwriter David Bazan, the celebrated musician brings his long-running slowcore emo project Pedro the Lion back to the Front Range for a show at Bluebird Theater on June 19. Scan the QR code for a BW interview with Ella Williams of opening act Squirrel Flower before you go. See listing for details.
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
Andy Thorn & Friends with Ross James and Silas Herman. 5:30 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. Free
Grable Howie. 6 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free
MoJazz Trio. 6 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Free
JT Jones with Dan Froelich. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Free
Whiskey Myers with Anderson East and Vincent Neil Emerson. 6:30 Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $40
Dana Cooper with David Starr. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20
Circling Girl with Saving Miles, Lemon and Katrina Leibee. 7 p.m. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver. $12
Rob Ickes with Trey Hensley. 7 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder. $25
DJ Williams Band with Marcus Machado. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. $22
Runaway Gin. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $15
Rob Baird with Troy Cartwright. 8 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver. $18
Ben Sproul Band. 9 p.m. Southern Sun Pub, 627 S. Broadway St., Boulder. Free
FRIDAY, JUNE 14
Kayla Marque. 1 p.m. Read Queen Bookstore, 129 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette. Free
Mike Chiasson. 6 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free
Audiomedz. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Free
6 Million Dollar Band. 7 p.m. Nissi’s, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Unit T, Lafayette. $25
Pat Metheny. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20
Swing Aggregate. 7 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Free
Parlando presents The Lightning Thief. 7 p.m. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. $17
Blankslate. 7 p.m. Rayback Collective, 2775 Valmont Road, Boulder. Free
Kayla Smith. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free
Phoebe Nix with Ari Melinger-Cohen, Jason Brandt and the Build-Out. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $18
Stomp Street Heist. 9 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder. Free
Leftapalooza. 11 a.m. Left Hand Brewing, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont. Free
Peak2Peak. 6 p.m. Wibby Brewing, 209 Emery St., Longmont. $13
The Hip Snacks with Toast and Vada. 8 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver. $15
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
Leftapalooza. 11 a.m. Left Hand Brewing, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont. Free
Umphrey’s McGee with Cory Wong and Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country. 5:30 p.m. Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $55
Peak2Peak. 6 p.m. Wibby Brewing, 209 Emery St., Longmont. $13
Spare Change with Big Daddy Ty. 6 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free
Steel Monkey. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Free
Crick Wooder. 6 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Free
Strangebyrds. 6:30 p.m. 300 Suns Brewing, 335 1st Ave., Unit C, Longmont. Free
M3DIUM with Ignyte and El Santo. 7 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl, Suite V3A. $10
Gonzalo Teppa & Friends. 7 p.m. Mountain View United Methodist Church, 355 Ponca Place, Boulder. $5
Bloom Quartet. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20
Matt Flaherty. 7 p.m. Longs Peak Pub, 600 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont. Free
Solvera with Parasox, Karl Funhouse and Knifty Kick. 7 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver. $16
Pretty in Punk: Pride Month Celebration. 7 p.m. Junkyard Social Club, 2525 Frontier Ave., Unit A, Boulder. $25
Halfway There. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Unit T, Lafayette. $25
Morgan Lee Powers. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free
Baila Con Amor with Deedz, Dani Cruz, El Brian and Nico Tobon. 8 p.m. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver. $10
SUNDAY, JUNE 16
Flatiron Sounds Music Festival with Clay Street Unit, Alexa Wildish and more. 1 p.m. Chautauqua Park, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder. Free Story at boulderweekly.com
Jack Hadley. 4 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free
Jonathan Powell’s Mambo Jazz Party. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20
Kaleo with Matt Maeson. 7:30 p.m. Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $100
Katie Mintle. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free
MONDAY, JUNE 17
Meadow Music. 5:30 p.m. Chautauqua Park, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder. Free
Parcels with Molly Lewis. 7 p.m. Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $110
TUESDAY, JUNE 18
Dave Honig. 5 p.m. Roadhouse Boulder Depot, 2366 Junction Place, Boulder. Free
Kevin Gates with NLE Choppa, That Mexican OT and Maiya The Don. 6 p.m. Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $79
Bela Fleck with Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer and Rakesh Chaurasia. 7:30 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 198 Morning Glory Drive, Boulder. $53
Will Hoge with Dave Tamkin. 8 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $25
Sam Fischer with Carly King. 8 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver. $22
GRLwood with May Be Fern. 8 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $25
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19
Matt Venuti. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20
Adam Bodine. 7 p.m. Dry Land Distillers, 519 Main St., Longmont. Free
Chuck Sitero. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free
Pedro the Lion with Squirrel Flower. 8 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $26 BW Pick of the Week
GoGo Penguin. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 13th St. $25
Race Street Riders. 9 p.m. Southern Sun Pub, 627 S. Broadway St., Boulder. Free
Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration with Rex Peoples, Kid Astronaut and more. 6:30 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. Free
Aquarian Blood with Jake Luna and Deva Yoder. 7 p.m. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver. $15
WesGhost with Diggy Graves. 8 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver. $20