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Bluebird Theater

BandWagon Magazine has covered Bluebird Theater in Denver, CO in 24 stories since 2015, including 9 features, 9 reviews and 2 photo galleries. The latest: Reinventing The Song with Peter Morén of SunYears (and Peter Bjorn & John) (Sep 1, 2025).

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FeaturesReinventing The Song with Peter Morén of SunYears (and Peter Bjorn & John)More than two decades into his career, Peter Morén (of the globally-renowned, Sweden-based project Peter Björn & John) continues to carve his own musical identity through SunYears.Zachary Visconti · Sep 1, 2025

A man in sunglasses and a red t-shirt plays an acoustic guitar and harmonica under tall palm trees and a blue sky.

FeaturesStill Thirsty: G. Love & The Juice Stir it UpThe band still carries his name, but G. Love is taking a step back from the spotlight.Dan England · Feb 23, 2022

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105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsGeorge Cessna: 105.5 The Colorado Sound Featured Artist, January 2022Hundreds of hours spent in the basements of dive bars don’t often yield respectable accolades, but for George Cessna, that’s arguably how he came to be this month’s Colorado Sound featured artist. Cessna and his close friend Brian Buck literally clocked as much time in the basement of Denver’s beloved Hi-Dive, recording and eventually emerging with Lucky Rider, a twangy, dark and lo-fi album released in December.Kevin Johnston · Jan 14, 2022

FeaturesBattle Profile: Graham Good & The PaintersGraham Good is relentlessly upbeat. Not only is that really his last name, it’s his nature, and it’s the band’s aesthetic. Even the band’s website greets you with “I believe good things are coming.” He wants people to be happy. So after a year-long delay between the semi-finals and the finals of our Battle Of The Bands, he’s ready to rock.Dan England · Feb 12, 2021

105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – February 2020Probably the best short read you’ll do all month. Internet overwhelming? We get you. So does the Colorado Sound. Check out their My5 for February and sift through the music and culture mire no longer!Kevin Johnston · Feb 11, 2020

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FeaturesTheo Katzman: Modern Johnny Explores The Darkness With The LightIn 2017, Theo Katzman’s father died, he had a bad breakup, and he lost a bunch of money on what he thought was a cool professional opportunity. This is how he discovered his sense of humor. “Out of the wake of all that was sort of this ‘f— it’ attitude,” Katzman said, and though a core member of the very funny Vulfpeck, he says: “I don’t think I’m making comedy music. If I’m doing my job right, the people in my audience at times will be insanely sad. You can explore the light along with the dark.” Katzman released Modern Johnny Sings: Songs In The Key Of Vibe mere days ago, “tackling the issues” of our times with unique poignancy.Dan England · Jan 15, 2020

105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – January 2020We have a feeling 2020 is going to be epic. The pop, alternative, rock, folk scholars at The Colorado Sound sift through the flotsam of the new decade and deliver their top 5 notable arts thaangs each month right here, from 5,000 years of Chinese culture to Colorado artist’s Grammy nominations.BandWagon Magazine · Jan 13, 2020

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MusicAlbum Review: The Great Salmon Famine – Kelp!The Great Salmon Famine’s newest release ‘Kelp!’ along with their recent, packed Aggie Theater CD release party are helping to solidify their place among the Burroughs, Silver & Gold and other stellar Northern Colorado bands of note. From breakneck speed funk to deep grooves, ‘Kelp!’ is a record no lover of good times can afford to miss.Daniel Thompson · Dec 8, 2019

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FeaturesThe Lone Vulf: Cory Wong Ventures Outside The PackAs much of a beast as Cory Wong is on the guitar (and how catchy his composing and songwriting is) “Motivational Music For The Syncopated Soul” isn’t exactly a pedestal of attention for himself. Instead, he collaborated with several well established musicians, evoking a collaborative vibe like that of his other band Vulfpeck. Wong (with support from Paris Monster) play sThe Aggie Theater on Halloween night as well as Boulder and Denver November 1 and 2.Valerie Vampola · Oct 21, 2019

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ReviewsAlbum Review: Paris Monster – LamplightThe initial jaw-dropping shock one goes through at their first Paris Monster show is thus: how are just two people doing this? Josh Dion simultaneously sings unstoppably pure, mammoth-powered soul while drumming and playing keys, and the ominous bass murk and whine of feedback via Geoff Kraly’s electric bass wired through modular synth pulse hard. Dion’s pure, eloquent vocal soars in an open atmosphere of Kraly’s electro-arpeggios; making high art out of foggy funk. The duo support Cory Wong at The Aggie on Halloween night as well as the Fox on November 1 and The Bluebird November 2.Kevin Johnston · Oct 18, 2019

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ReviewsAlbum Review: Pedro The Lion – PhoenixAfter the release of Pedro The Lion’s 2004 record Achilles Heel, the term “emo” would be weaponised as a slur—by outsiders and longtime acolytes alike—and earnest and plaintive music was largely cast aside for the irreverent, angular, and abstract indie rock that would define much of the next decade. Fifteen years after the band’s last release, hordes of music listeners will gather in front of stages throughout 2019 t(including The Bluebird Feb 10) to see Pedro the Lion in support of its long-anticipated return on Polyvinyl Records.Ryan Murphy · Feb 8, 2019

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FeaturesGreg Holden Is Ready For The Power ShiftGreg Holden’s music has always been incredibly timely and inspired. Rallying the emotions of a global fan base, the British born singer-songwriter’s tunes might be more familiar to you than you think. “Half of it boils down to the fact that I’m writing about current events. The way I’ve written has always changed and it really is just whatever has been swirling around in my head. I don’t sit down and say ‘I’m gonna write a song about a Sudanese refugee now’ – I just wait for it to hit me.” Catch him with Butch Walker at The Bluebird Theater this Sunday, September 9th.Kevin Johnston · Sep 6, 2018

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FeaturesJukebox The Ghost: Off To The Big GigQueen. When did this obsession start? Is it an obsession? “It’s funny – It’s almost accidental and almost as if the world willed it to be so. We were getting compared to Queen well before there was any conscious effort to emulate or borrow from them. My voice would be compared to Freddie Mercury’ s (which was always a huge compliment) which I see as a natural progression of learning to sing at the piano. When you have to sing over an instrument that big and loud you think about range and volume differently.Kevin Johnston · Jul 1, 2018

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ReviewsAlbum Review: Covenhoven – A Kind Of Revelation“Where To Begin” – a simple question revealing that there’s much to tell.Kevin Johnston · Jun 1, 2018

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105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured Artists105.5 The Colorado Sound – Top Picks for June, 2018If you’re going to be born Alejandro Rose-Garcia, and want to stand out in the music world, it makes sense you’d adopt a stage moniker given to you by friends at a campfire when you’re all coming up with Indian guide names. Whether he liked the name or not, Alejandro became firmly attached to Shakey Graves after the massive success of “Dearly Departed” with former Paper Bird member Esmé Patterson singing along. On this 5th full-length CD, I got the feeling Shakey opened his mind to aural possibilities. In December he Tweeted “Next album. New sound. Sell your suspenders.”BandWagon Magazine · Jun 1, 2018

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FeaturesWild Child: Connecting with Their Audience One Show at a TimeWe spoke with Alex from Wild Child about their show at the Bluebird Theatre this past Saturday.Talia Lezama · Apr 26, 2018

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FeaturesOne Flew West – Explicitly ThemselvesTried and true emo-honesty comes off OFW’s chest in spades, but the truth is, more and more of Northern Colorado is all ears. Shout-y open-throated hooks throughout the EP evoke images from its release show last month at The Bluebird Theater, packed with hoodied disciples bopping and shouting along. “One thing we tried really hard to convey on this EP was the energy of our music that we display at our live show” OFW says. “A big part of that was incorporating gang vocals into the recording. We always get the audience to sing along when we play live and we wanted to harness the energy that comes with that into a recorded song.”Kevin Johnston · Feb 1, 2018

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FeaturesWildermiss Carry Each Other All The WayDenver indie-pop group Wildermiss combine rhythmic, harmonic tension with the chart-tested power of hook repetition.Kevin Johnston · Jan 8, 2018

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ReviewsAlbum Review: Wildermiss – Lost With YouDenver indie-pop group Wildermiss combine rhythmic, harmonic tension with the chart-tested power of hook repetition. Though first looks at synth-wielding front-woman Emma Cole may conjure pop stereotypes, don’t be fooled. Wildermiss are guitar rock kids at heart – Heart they carry through their debut EP Lost With You and their engaging live shows.Kevin Johnston · Jan 1, 2018

Milky Chance performs live, with two guitarists under stage lights, a drummer behind them, and a silhouetted crowd.

Concert PhotosMilky Chance @ Bluebird Theater – Denver[vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1507758928159-74a96c82-d185-3″ include=”17440,17441,17442,17443,17444,17445,17446,17447,17448,17449,17450,17451″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_wp_text]Milky Chance at the Bluebird Theater in Denver[/vc_wp_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]Talia Lezama · Mar 13, 2017