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Thursday April 12, 2001

All you vampires, warlocks and creatures of the night, listen up-- now's your opportunity to strut that goth stuff with no fear of de-pantsing. Just show up at Rock Island tonight for The Vampire's Ball, presented by your demonic buddies at Club Cryptic. There'll be prizes for the best vampires, vampire role playing, a Gene Loves Jezebel ticket giveaway and the ritual sacrifice of a six-year-old (I made that last part up). It'll cost you five bucks, and you have to be 21 years old-- as if anyone under the age of 21 could possibly remember Gene Loves Jezebel. What's next, Tones on Tail? --Alex Neth

Friday April 13, 2001

Feeling unlucky? You're not: King Rat is playing a special intimate (which in punk rock still means loud) set at Streets of London pub on East Colfax. See Luke Schmaltz and the boys tear it up for a fraction of the usual asking price. --Chris J. Magyar

Saturday April 14, 2001

She was the darling of the club scene here in Denver, then she disappeared (rumor had it she relocated to the legendary streets of San Francisco), leaving the kids a mile high starved for energized beats. Fear not, funkameleons: DJ Miss Audry is back! Tonight, anyway, at Club Bash in LoDo. --CJM

Sunday April 15, 2001

They have the worst hair in rock and roll, which is really saying something now isn't it? At The Drive In rolls rebellious-ly into the Ogden tonight, playing noise, noise, and more noise from such Napster-geek favorites as "Catacombs" and "One Armed Scissor." Tickets are are $10. --CJM

Monday April 16, 200

We all know Boulder has a thriving music scene, just like Denver, but the way Swivel Hips Smith is talking, you'd think the band won a Grammy. In fact, the Hipsters just landed their first gig in Boulder ever, at Tulagi as part of the weekly Boulder Blues Club series, and they couldn't be more excited. Hell, they sent a three page press release just to announce this one date. When musicians get this jazzed up for a gig-- even one as seemingly innocent as this one-- it's guaranteed to be a great show. Check it out around 10 pm tonight. --CJM

Tuesday April 17, 2001

If you like the hip-hop-- and if you don't, you needn't bother reading further-- you'll probably be at The Gothic Theatre tonight to experience Jurassic 5 in the flesh. Their approach harkens back to a time before stylish videos and endless, purposeless flossing. Leave your attitudes and thug wear at home-- this is a show that'll be more about having fun than pos-turing (of course, what would hip-hop be without a little posturing?). Tickets are $22.25 plus service charge. Be older than 16, and bring a governmentally approved picture to prove it. --AN

Wednesday April 18, 2001

It's not as intimate as having him play in your living room, but seeing Bob Dylan at the Coors Event Center in Boulder would be worth the ungodly price you'll have to pay. He might bust out "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands," or "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues." Or he might appear dressed in a suit made entirely of money. In any case, this is a chance to see one of modern music's most celebrated and infuriating artists. The show starts at 7: 30. Inquire about the damage at your local Ticketmaster. --AN

Thursday April 19, 2001

Tracks 2000 is proud to present the orange peel unbirthday party featuring DJ sets from Chris de Rocca, Robert Oleysyck, Ty Tek, and Gel-O. The orange peel unbirthday party will also feature special performances by The Puppetrators (blacklight sea creature puppet show), Dig Interactive (multimedia video mixing), Xorussi (fast forward fashionable poppers), and orangepeel-breakdancespokenwordmusic featuring Gel-Kap and a special guest appearance by three-time Gay & Lesbian Music Awards nominee Casey Collins. Doors open at 7 pm and admission is $8 before 10 pm, and $12 after. This event is 16-and-older with a full bar for 21-and-older next door at the Foxhole. For more information on the orange peel unbirthday party, give the info line a buzz at 303-292-6600 or visit Tracks in cyberspace at www.tracks2000.com Prepare to be citrusized. --orange peel moses

Friday April 20, 2001

Jamie Thraves (director of Radiohead's "Just" video) presents The Low Down, his first feature film about a guy who must decide between loving the girl of his dreams and ... doing nothing. Sounds like a no-brainer, but this film examines the stasis of post-grad twentysomethingness so realistically that it feels downright per-verted to be watching them talk. It is a talker, but one many of us can relate to, and makes a good decompression cham-ber for the hyperactive action flicks that roll into theatres this time of year. Opens tonight at the Pavilions only-- check the Internet for movie times. --CJM

Saturday April 21, 2001

Always a riot, the 7th annual Comedy Gayla goes off at the Auditorium Theatre tonight for $22. Featured this year are comedians Lois Bromfield, Jason Stuart from Los Angeles, and New York comic Julie Goldman. The event is a great forum for otherwise unheralded comics to strut their stuff, and benefits Channel 12 KBDI to boot (you know, the PBS station that actually programs things people under 60 might watch). The show starts at 8 pm --CJM

Sunday April 22, 2001

Even though every member of the group is a legend, I still think it's hilarious that a band made up of cronies David Crosby, Jeff Pevar, and James Raymond is called CPR. Seems like Crosby's jinxing himself with a name like that. See proud poppa David and his heart-stopping band tonight at the Boulder Theatre for a mere $21. --CJM

Monday April 23, 2001

I like to get my arrogant academic rocks off by subscribing to an e-mail list of international professors who discuss the works of Vladimir Nabokov (for my money, the best writer of the twentieth century). Normally the conversation revolves around the pathos of his symbolism and the delicacy of his translations and a whole slew of topics I just pretend to understand for the benefit of my own ego, but one day, an excited youngster on the list (there are others like me, it seems) commented that a computer game on Shockwave. com had been created about Nabokov. He was only half right: Loop is a hopelessly addictive game that involves catching butterflies, Nabokov's favorite hobby, and a main character named Ada, the titular heroine of Nabokov's most difficult novel. With glee, the youngsters chattered about playing with butterflies while the crumudgeonly old professors sat with their 28.8k modems and grumbled over their coffee. --CJM

Tuesday April 24, 2001

After doing her time at new music showcases and Borders around the state, Elea Plotkin is ready to merge with the highway of Denver's music scene, with a solo show tonight at Cricket On The Hill. Elea's CD, Behind The Eyes (available online), proves that rock and pop come from piano strings as much as guitars. I know I'll be there just because I've never seen a piano at Cricket before. --CJM

Wednesday April 25, 2001

After making Monday nights at Sancho's Broken Arrow the place to be, the East Colfax All-Stars have moved on and taken a regular gig Wednesdays at the Flying Dog Brewery, hoping to hop up that joint, too. Same great music, just fewer pictures of Jerry on the walls. --CJM