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Music in Denver

Denver, Colorado is known as the-Mile-High City, has a thriving arts, culture, and music scene. The acoustic music scene in Denver has always been prevalent yet has exploded over the past 20 years from artists to world-class arenas. What sets Denver’s live music scene different from other cities is that the community has always been supportive as artists and venues grow and change. 

By the numbers, Denver has more present-day music venues than the music centric city of Austin, Texas. Denver’s community is also highly supportive of the local live music scene. In a recent study, it was found that Denver residents bought more secondary-market music tickets than any other city in the United States. 

With an idea of Denver’s extensive music scene, the city has also become known for its first in class music venues across the city. From Denver’s Tech Center to the running foothills, you can rest assured that you can find a live music venue anywhere you are in the city. 

The most famous music venue around Denver is the Red Rock Amphitheatre. One of the world’s most renowned music venues and named America’s best amphitheater by Rolling Stone Magazine. Red Rock Amphitheatre should be a venue on every music aficionado’s bucket list. 

A 15-minute drive from Denver’s city center where musical legends have performed since its full construction in June 1941. Some of the most iconic early musical acts that have performed in the renowned venue include The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Sonny & Cher, and Carole King. 

Denver’s Very Own 

Over the past decade, there have been many acoustic and multi-genre artists that have come out of Denver and embody what the city’s music scene is all about. Encompassing the Denver acoustic flare is The Lumineers, a folk-rock duo group that has become one of the world’s most renowned folk acts on the road. Their smash hit “Ho Hey” paved their way, while their latest album “Cleopatra” cemented their sound to the masses. 

The Lumineers use various instruments to make up their unique and distinctive sound, but a reigning instrument is a guitar. Wesley Schultz, the lead vocalist, and guitarist for the American folk-rock band use various types of guitars, but his main guitar is the 1958 Guild X-550 Stuart. This Guild guitar is unique because it is mostly marketed to Jazz players that like the guitar’s fitted single neck pickup. The models are usually hollow with a deep hollow design and a maple/mahogany neck. Because of its fitted sound pick up it makes sense why Schultz chose this model since the Lumineers sound and tone is that of a Flock/Jazz combo with fellow band members even using jazz-type instruments like the cello. 

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats is another band that has made a scene in Denver and now around the world. Starting off as a local Denver band, they would play at shacks and cafes for about 25 people at a time. Fast forward a few years and now they have multi-night sold-out shows across Denver, at nearby music venue Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and across the country.

The leading vocalist and guitarist Nathaniel Rateliff takes his sound with a 50+-year-old guitar that he acquired before his first tour. The guitar that has helped refine his sound is none other than a 1967 Gibson B-25 12-string. Rateliff a 12-string savant has developed a 12-string guitar love since inheriting his mother’s Martin 12-string guitar. The 12-steel string guitar produces a thicker, more ringing tone than standard six-string guitars, which produces the rich folk/jazz-like musical tunes of Ratliff & the Night Swears. 

Other notable musicians that have come out of Denver include electronic soul act GRiZ and bands OneRepublic and The Fray. These acts also use the guitar as one of their major instruments when performing live or setting their next track.  

Playing the Guitar

Now that you’ve caught a taste of Denver’s live music scene and the use of live instruments specifically the guitar, what is stopping you from learning a new instrument? There are so many reasons why one should learn how to play an instrument. For starters everyone needs a hobby and focusing on music comes with its benefits.

• Build Confidence: Learning to play an instrument will gradually improve your confidence as you become more skilled.
• Well-Rounded: Being able to play an instrument will make you a more diverse and well-rounded person as well as give you the ability to read music.
• Concentration: Playing an instrument like the guitar requires deep focus, patience, and concentration linking to other skills like correcting mistakes and increasing memory capacity.
• Time Management: Managing your time is essential when learning to play an instrument because playing specific notes on time is crucial when keeping in tune with other musical instruments.  

These are just a few of the benefits of learning to play an instrument. Many also argue that learning to play an instrument like the guitar can improve one’s math and literacy levels due to the skill for absorbing information quicker. 

Lessons Around Denver

With all the positives that come from learning to play guitar, you now might be wondering where you can start learning. Denver has many music institutes and teachers across the city that will make you stage ready in no time! 

The Denver Music Institute on Englewood’s S Broadway has the most popular and up and coming guitar teaching staff in the city. Whether you are interested in learning classic rock, alternative music, gypsy jazz, or folk the Denver Music Institute has you covered. From private instruction to group workshops on specialty skills there is a lesson at DMI for you. 

If you are one to have a rolling schedule and extensive work travel, then online communities like Superprof can be your best bet in finding the right guitar tutor for you. From local Denver tutors that can meet with you face-to-face to online video lessons from a tutor across the world, the options are endless when it comes to Superprof. So, if you are looking to master the craft of guitar there is always a way to learn regardless of your schedule or location.