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Best of 2025 Music Playlist - Rock & Indie - Denver Music Blog

Best of 2025 Music Playlist: Indie, Alternative, and Denver Favorites

Posted on December 10, 2025
by Aimee

Every year since 2012, I’ve kept a running playlist of the songs that really defined my listening. It started as a simple way to track what caught my attention during a year full of concerts, photo editing sessions, festival weekends, and late-night rabbit holes. Over…

Hometown for The Holidays - Denver Song Contest - KTCL Channel 93.3

Hometown For The Holidays 2025: Top 11

Posted on December 9, 2025
by Aimee

Every December, KTCL Channel 93.3 gives Colorado bands a shot at one of the coolest local music boosts around: Hometown For The Holidays. It’s part contest, part discovery playlist, part bragging rights for the scene. Fans vote, bands submit their best tracks, and this year’s…

OK Go Concert in Denver at Levitt Pavilion - Indieverse 2025

OK Go with Dead Pioneers and Pink Fuzz at Levitt Denver

Posted on November 1, 2025
by Aimee

OK Go brought their famously quirky energy to Levitt Pavilion in Denver, and it felt like the perfect venue for a band that has spent their whole career turning creativity into a superpower. The moment they stepped onstage, the crowd was instantly transported back through…

Mothé at Globe Hall Denver

Posted on October 25, 2025
by Aimee

Mothé is one of those rising indie acts that manages to blend grit and glitter in all the right ways. The Los Angeles-based artist is known for fusing rock energy with pop textures, and lyrics that still pierce your heart. I was lucky enough the…

Shaky Knees Music Festival 2025 - Photos & Review - Photo Gallery

Shaky Knees Festival 2025: Day 1 Review + Massive Photo Gallery

Posted on October 10, 2025
by Aimee

Rolling into Shaky Knees this year felt familiar but refreshed. With the move to Piedmont Park, everything opened up in the best way – wide lawns, shady pockets under the trees, and the Atlanta skyline watching over the whole thing. It’s a softer, breezier layout…

The Hives Concert Denver - Photos and Review - Ogden Theatre 2025

The Hives at Ogden Denver

Posted on September 26, 2025
by Aimee

The Hives brought their signature chaos to the Ogden Theatre in Denver, turning a Friday night into a full-blown garage rock party. Dressed in their trademark black-and-white suits, the Swedish quintet commanded the stage just like a band that has spent over two decades perfecting…

Billy Idol Concert Denver - Red Rocks 2025 - Concert Review & Photos

Billy Idol at Red Rocks Denver

Posted on September 20, 2025
by Aimee

Another bucket list moment for me! Billy Idol lit up Red Rocks with the kind of raw, swaggering energy that made him a rock icon in the first place. The punk legend, known for his sneer and bleach-blond spikes, strutted onto the stage like it…