MUSIC
Buckstein, Banks in Harmony, 6:30 p.m., July 12, Utah Park, 1800 S. Peoria St. Admission is free. Information: 303-344-1500 or auroragov.org. Details: Matthew Buckstein has parlayed an appearance on “American Idol” to a solid niche in the local music scene, offering audiences a blend of country vocals, rock instrumentation and pop cues. Along with a supporting band of five, Buckstein is slated to bring his fusion of rock and country and western to audiences at one of the city’s oldest cultural traditions.
Dr. Kool and the Disco Fever Divas, Sounds of Southlands, 6 p.m., July 13, Town Square, Southlands, 6155 South Main St. Admission is free. Information: 303-627-5000 or shopsouthlands.com. Details: Dr. Kool takes its larger-than-life costumes and stage antics straight from the source, pulling inspiration from the high-profile disco bands of the late 1970s. The band’s set at the Southlands shopping center is set to include covers by bands like the Bee Gees and Kool and the Gang, as well as other radio hits from the era of disco balls and “Saturday Night Fever.”
The Greencards, 7:30 p.m., July 15, Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E. First Ave., Lowry. Tickets start at $15. Information: 303-226-1555 or tavernhg.com/soiled_dove. Information: The members of the Greencards hail from across the globe, but their musical output is solidly rooted in the musical traditions of America. Singer and bassist Carol Young and multi-instrumentalist Kym Warner may have roots in Australia, but their music hearkens back to roots artists like the Carter Family and Woody Guthrie. The duo are set to lead their unique paean to bluegrass and Americana in the intimate setting of the Soiled Dove Underground.
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, 9 p.m., July 14, Bluebird Theatre, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Tickets start at $20. Information: 1-888-929-7849 or bluebirdtheater.net. Details: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band adds a lush quality to the basic R&B, jazz and rock foundations it pays homage to in its work. The New Orleans ensemble is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary with a live tour in support of “Twenty Dozen,” an album that tracks the storied history and artistic evolution of the band. The group’s live show is set to be raucous and energetic, as the group brings a taste of the Treme neighborhood to East Colfax.
ON STAGE
“Leading Ladies,” 7:30 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays, July 12 through July 21, Aurora Fox theater, 9900 E. Colfax Ave. Information: 303-739-1970 or aurorafoxartscenter.org. Details: The Aurora Fox theater will host the visiting Backstage Theatre Company for “Leading Ladies,” a gender-bending comedy that features old-fashioned slapstick and confusion in a story centered around two out-of-work actors posing as females in a plot to inherit a small fortune.
“Jailbait,” Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Through August 5 at the John Hand Theatre, 7653 E. 1st Place in Lowry. Tickets start at $15. Information: 303-999-9143 or silhouettetheatrecompany.org. Details: The young Silhouette Theatre troupe will return to the John Hand theater with “Jailbait,” a drama that follows the parallel stories of two fifteen-year-old girls, desperate to grow up, and two thirty-something men who are looking to be twenty-one again. Because of adult content, the show is not recommended for young audiences.
“The Pirate Show,” 10 a.m., Tuesdays through Fridays and 1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday through July 26, the Aurora Fox theater, 9900 E. Colfax Ave. Tickets start at $7. Information: 303-739-1970. Details: The second children’s production of the Aurora Fox’s summer season centers around two orphan siblings, Nigel and Virginia Huddersfield, young natives of London in the 19th century who plan to run away from the guardianship of Miss Persimmon Crudmugeon. An adventure on the high seas with swashbucklers and pirates follows.
“Jersey Boys,” July 17 to Aug. 11 at the Buell Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 1101 13th St., Denver. Tickets start at $20. Information: 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org. Details: “Jersey Boys,” the musical tribute to
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