Acoustic music venues in Denver

[jimmyd]

I'm going to be in the Denver area next week. Any body have a recommendation for live acoustic music venues Tuesday or Wednesday night?

[dberch]

Hi Jimmy, go to Google and type in +denver +live +acoustic.  Always works for me....

Might also need -"john denver"  (not John Denver)

David

[jwieties]

Hey Jimmy,
What will you be in town for?
Denver is a cool city with lots to do.  The best venue for pure acuostic music is Swallow Hill.  They really support the folk, blues, roots and bring in a lot of amazing shows.  If you end up being here on Thursday, Justin Roth is playing, who I hear is very good.
http://events.swallowhill.com/
I have been out of the loop for the last 2 years since my son was born but you can get a list of all the local concerts / open mikes and just about anything else going on in town from the westword.
http://www.westword.com/

We also have a few very nice guitar shops.  The Old Town Pickin Parlor has a great selection and is a very cool shop.  Look at the events link on there website.  Looks like they have something going Tuesday night that might be fun.  http://www.picknparlor.com/Home.htm

My favorite shop is the Denver Folk Lore Center.  Much smaller selection of guitars, but they have a lot of books and CDs.  When you walk into that shop you just feel like one of the guys.  They have a song circle on mondays.  http://www.denverfolklore.com/index.htm

Enjoy your trip to Denver.  Let me know if you have any questions.

-josh

[jimmyd]

Thanks josh, lots of good info on the sites you mentioned. I'm going to be in Aurora attending a work related conference. No music there :EM>. If I'm lucky I'll have a bit of time to get out for one evening. 

[jwieties]

I would say the Pickin Parlor would be your best bet.  It will be a drive, but it is easy to get to, you will hear good music, likely will meet some cool people and it really is a nice shop.

While Aurora doesn't have much to offer in terms of music, yhey do have some great food.  If you like something a little different check out the ethiopian or korean restaurants.

-josh