Fall music flashbacks

Bands from the recent and distant past make their return to Denver

by Matt Farley

Metromix
October 23, 2009

Fall music flashbacks

The following acts represent older music, in spirit if not in the actual age of the performers. From Dweezil Zappa to Hanson (before you scoff, remember that "MmmBop" came out nearly 13 years ago), these bands are not generally not showing up on collabos with T-Pain and Lady Gaga, nor do they have 20 million Twitter followers. What they do is play music the same way they always have, and get better all the time.

Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa

Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa

Fox Theatre - 1135 13th St. - The Hill

Dweezil, the son of Frank Zappa, rolls out a selection of his dad's favorite tracks

Steely Dan

Steely Dan

Colorado Convention Center/Wells Fargo Theatre - 700 14th St. - Central Business District

The jazz-rock pioneers will play the album "AJA" in its entirety at this special concert

Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris

Macky Auditorium - 17th Street and University Ave. - Boulder

One of country's living legends stops off in Denver

Yonder Mountain String Band

Yonder Mountain String Band

Fillmore Auditorium - 1510 Clarkson St. - 17th Avenue / Up Town

Nedland's native sons The Yonder Mountain String Band close out the year with a two-night stand at the FIllmore

Hanson with hellogoodbye

pick Hanson with hellogoodbye

The Ogden Theatre - 935 E. Colfax Ave. - 17th Avenue / Up Town

If you haven't heard Hanson since "MMMBop," you might want to check them out at the Odgen

The Cranberries

The Cranberries

Gothic Theatre - 3263 S. Broadway - Englewood

The best Celtic alt-indie-folk-rock band to come out of the '90s plays the Gothic

Less Than Jake with The Casualties

Less Than Jake with The Casualties

Gothic Theatre - 3263 S. Broadway - Englewood

Ska? What's ska?

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