VÉRITÉ w/ Gatlin
Larimer Lounge Presents VÉRITÉ on Sunday, March 12 — As an independent artist, VÉRITÉ has always created outside of traditional structures. A prolific and “spellbinding” (NPR) artist, songwriter, producer and performer, her independently released albums, EPs and singles have garnered over 350M+ streams. Her next era of exploration brings us, Love You Forever, a record about loving someone so much you murder them and drag their body into a lake. That’s the most literal interpretation of the concept and world built around the album to pad the hard corners of two years sitting with past lives while cracking oneself open and learning how to be fully present and vulnerable. It blatantly searches for a reciprocation and longs for a recognition that never comes. This plays out in the visuals with the dynamic between VÉRITÉ and her counterpart, exploring various intimate scenes with his hands tied and his identity obscured. This is a record that’s meant to be seen, heard and experienced viscerally in real life.-16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Treehouse Set – Joshua Day Experience w/ Destino, Ian Allen, Danac + Emacity
Larimer Lounge Presents Treehouse Set – Joshua Day Experience with Destino, Ian Allen, Danac and Emacity on Saturday, February 11th. -16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
modernlove. w/ Miette Hope
Larimer Lounge Presents modernlove. with Miette Hope on Monday, March 20 — With larger than life indie-pop anthems born of small town boredom, coming of age, big nights out and young love gone wrong, modernlove are a new generation’s brightest hope – already racking up streams in their millions and selling out shows, simply by singing about what they know and having a good time doing it. From playing dingey rural pubs to working with super-producer Luca (of Arlo Parks and Lana Del Rey fame), this Irish band of young 20-somethings are about to show the world the true heights of their ambition. Formed in Drogheda near Dublin in 2016 of childhood friends and mutual pals, the four-piece came together as “the only people in town we knew who liked music”. Their shared influences of the game-changing future-pop of The 1975 and The Japanese House, the new wave sounds of The Cure and New Order, the danceable indie of Bloc Party and Bombay Bicycle Club, the experimental ambience of Jon Hopkins and Aphex Twin ,and a whole lot of day-glo pop-punk took them from jamming covers for the hell of it to carving out a monolithic, genre-shifting sound of their own to lift them out of the doldrums of their sleepy hometown. “There’s very little by way of a ‘scene’ in Ireland in general, and outside of Dublin there was nothing,” says guitarist and frontman Barry Lally. “It was just us in our band and all of our friends that came to our tiny gigs in Drogheda. Our own little scene just came to swallow us all. Our whole lives formed around it.” After countless tight-knit community-forming local pub gigs, seemingly lightyears away from the buzzing London circuit or any real chance to get noticed, the world went quiet when the first COVID lockdown hit. The four music students did the only thing they knew and retired to their bedrooms to pen some songs. An A&R man from Akira Records discovered them, the songs were then re-recorded, re-mixed and officially re-released. That’s when the world started to listen. “We’d just been throwing songs out into the ether, and there were no gigs for us to find out if there was anyone listening or getting invested,” says Lally. “Just by chance, Akira heard one of our songs called ‘Let Me Know’ on Spotify and that’s how we ended up getting signed.” Since then, they’ve dropped debut 2021 EP ‘monochrome blue’ (featuring the 1million+ streamed kaleidoscopic pop of ‘Liquorice’) and 2022’s sky-reachingly ambitious ‘Oh My Mind’ EP. There’s a full spectrum to their pop palette, showcased further on the upcoming ‘Only Ever Only You’ EP due in Spring 2023. Asked to pin down their sound, drummer Cian McCluskey replies: “It depends on the week! We could be making ambient, noisy dance music, emo, pop punk, or indie. The one thing that runs throughout our music is that it’s melodic and major key”. Explaining their unique sonic DNA, bassist Daniel Rooney adds: “We’re all quite adept at producing, and we all write. The style of a song can be informed by each of us individually, then we all jump on it to add our personality and variety.” -16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
FOREST BLAKK w/ Peter Raffoul
Larimer Lounge Presents FOREST BLAKK with Peter Raffoul on Saturday, February 25 — Highlighted as one of PEOPLE Magazine’s “talented emerging artists making their mark on the musical landscape” and deemed an “artist on the rise” by Billboard, Blakk made his debut with his 2018 EP Minutes and follow-up 2020 sophomore EP Sideways – the latter of which saw Blakk collaborate with the likes of Will IDAP (Train, Florida Georgia Line), Nick Long (King Princess), Carl Ryden (Ricky Martin, David Guetta), Ollie Green (Freya Ridings, Gavin James) & more to tell a love story through an incredibly realistic and candid lens. The 6-track collection featured singles “I Wish I Knew” (deemed an “introspective look at love and love lost” by American Songwriter) and uplifting anthem of resilience “Put Your Hands Up,” which debuted on an episode of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. A compelling live performer, Blakk has toured extensively supporting NEEDTOBREATHE, Gavin James & most recently this past summer throughout North America with Dean Lewis.-16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
anees w/ Michael Minelli
Larimer Lounge Presents anees with Michael Minelli on Friday, October 7th. Meet & Greet: – Early access – Step n Repeat Photo with Anees – 2 song acoustic set VIP: – Early Access – Step n Repeat Photo with Anees – 2 song acoustic set – Limited edition tour badge & lanyard – 30-minute intimate hang out/Q&A with anees anees is an independent singer-rapper from the washington d.c. area. his music is a genre-less treat of ear candy melodies, sublime rhyme-scheming and vulnerable lyricism. his rare fusion of pop and hip-hop with an r&b tone often draws comparison to artists such as mac miller, russ, and chance the rapper. anees writes songs with fine-grained intention. his lyrics are crafted to inspire introspection and good vibes. he believes passionately that music is meant to help others heal. that is the driving principle in all of his songs. his first hit single, “slip”, is an upbeat and summery love song that showcases poignant prose and mesmerizing melody. “slip” picked up love from many major artists, including a co-sign from Justin Bieber, which led to national press coverage. on april 6th, anees released his latest hit “sun and moon” which has taken over the internet, becoming the number 1 song on the BillBoard Philippines Charts and debuting at number 2 on the Billboard Songbreakers Chart. the audio for this song has become one of the most viral social media trends of 2022. “sun and moon” (the lead single on anees’ debut album) has surpassed 35 million streams in it’s first six weeks. anees has featured on 100+ spotify & apple music editorial playlists including “new music friday”, “pop rising”, and “good vibes”. to date, his music has surpassed 75 million streams between spotify and apple music. anees is a verified content creator on instagram and tiktok, where he has over 3 million followers combined. anees is dropping his debut album “summer camp” in late 2022 which will include his many viral tiktok hit singles “sun and moon”, “thrive”, “alien”, “free me” and “leave me”. .-16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Greyson Chance w/ Dynamyte
Larimer Lounge Presents Greyson Chance with Dynamyte on Saturday, December 10th. VIP/Meet & Greet Includes a ticket to the show, 1 hour early entry, VIP Meet & Greet Experience with Photo Opp.-16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
22 & good 4 u (Taylor Swift & Olivia Rodrigo)
Larimer Lounge Presents 22 & good 4 u (Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo) on Thursday, August 4th –’22 & good 4 u’ is a dance party for lovers of Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo. We play music all night long from the likes of both artists for you to dance to!
KBCO 97.3 Presents Sara Kays w/ Hayd
KBCO 97.3 Presents Sara Kays with Hayd on Tuesday, June 14th –Sara Kays is like the one friend you have who actually listens and watches as much as shespeaks. For the most part, her life is “quiet.” Her free time consists of hanging out with herbrother and mother, playing soccer with her friends, and frequenting thrift shops. She loveswarm beanies and also doesn’t understand “why people don’t eat croutons like chips.” Whenshe does get “loud,” everybody else listens just as intently. She’s unassumingly built a raptaudience of 2 million followers across social media platforms, gathered hundreds of millions ofstreams, and received acclaim from Billboard, People, BuzzFeed, American Songwriter, Flaunt,FLOOD and more. Observations, thoughts, and truths straight from the Notes app on her phoneinform diary-style stories often upheld by not much more than gentle acoustic guitar, softukulele, and a keyboard murmur. In 2021, the Nashville-based solo singer and songwritermakes a heart-to-heart connection on her Struck By Lightning EP [Atlantic Records] and moremusic on the horizon.After getting her first guitar at the age of twelve, she cut her teeth by busking for hours on endthroughout high school. She performed staples such as “Champagne Supernova” by Oasis andElvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You.” Personally, she drew on influences asdiverse as A Day To Remember, Mayday Parade, Panic! At The Disco, Alec Benjamin, JakeBugg, and Kacey Musgraves. In 2018, she linked up with producer Steven Martinez online andheaded from her hometown in Indiana to Nashville to start recording with him. She releasedsingles such as “Rich Boy” and “Down Low” and cultivated an intensely engaged and supportiveaudience – now nearing 2 million followers on TikTok – by being disarmingly raw abouteverything from body image to mental health.In 2020, her Camera Shy EP racked up over 100 million streams on the strength of fan favoritessuch as “Chosen Last,” “Smaller Than This,” and “Home For The Summer.” On its heels, sheposted a clip of “Remember That Night” on TikTok during November—it exploded to the tune of3 million views. Now, the official audio has eclipsed 200 million global streams. Meanwhile, shecrashed the Rolling Stone “Breakthrough 25” chart, earned her first Top 10 on any Billboardchart, and made her national television debut with a performance on The Late Show withStephen Colbert. People named her one of the “Talented Emerging Artists Making Their Markon the Musical Landscape,” Billboard profiled her in its “Emerging Artists Spotlight” and HuffPostpredicted she “may soon be one of pop music’s breakout stars.” However, everything only setthe stage for Struck By Lightning which she announced along with her first internationalheadline tour for Fall 2021 in addition to supporting Mt. Joy in the states and Cavetown in the UK. “I’m from Indiana, and somebody I’m close to moved south where there’s warmer weather,” sheexplains. “I’m saying I wish you would’ve chosen me essentially over the heat.”It’s this sort of honesty that makes Sara such a relatable anomaly.“When you listen to me, I hope you relate to a song, or maybe it comforts you,” she leaves off.“I’m always really humbled if that happens.”
Penelope Scott w/ Eliza Mclamb
Larimer Lounge Presents Penelope Scott w/ Eliza Mclamb on Tuesday, March 22nd –16+ under 16 admitted with ticketed guardianListening to Penelope Scott’s music is like sitting aboard a deranged theme park ride, twisting and turning through caves of Gen Z malaise and satire. This college-student-turned-TikTok-sensation writes songs that contain the absurd humor of meme culture, an acute awareness that virtually every institution is broken, and the frankness of someone earnestly trying to wrestle with their demons. They’re cathartic, thought-provoking, and laugh-out-loud funny, and the artist behind them is far more interested in capturing specific feelings than abiding by the confines of genre.Scott began taking piano lessons when she was eight years old, which she stuck with for about a decade, but her desire for creative freedom soon took hold. “I started to go off script, and I wouldn’t learn the material I was supposed to learn,” Scott says. “I would mess around and play other songs that I’d heard on the radio. It got to a point where my teacher was like, ‘That’s cool,but if you’re going to do that, then you don’t really need to be taking classical piano lessons.’” Scott later took an interest in audio software at her prep school, and she started releasing self-produced music on Bandcamp. In college, she began uploading clips of her songs on TikTok, and soon built a fanbase after the viral success of tracks like “Sweet Hibiscus Tea,” “Cigarette Ahegao,” and “Rat,” which each boast tens of millions of Spotify streams.In 2020, Scott shared a compilation of early material titled The Junkyard 2, which was filled with piano and acoustic songs that fuse the charm and melodies of pop-punk with the off-kilter expressiveness and long-winded wit of Fiona Apple. Later that year, Scott released Public Void, a hyperpop odyssey with video game-like synths—a drastic departure from The Junkyard 2.Here, Scott’s production know-how and interest in disparate sounds are on full display, and her tongue-in-cheek lyrics are even more pointed.Whether she’s channeling emo, pop or techno, Scott really just makes music the way she wants to hear it—whether that’s making percussion sound bolder, speeding up the tempo or maximizing the best part of the song. And as for songwriting, her dark humor and sharp social critiques are just as much a passionate display of her feelings as her pleas to be loved and understood. Her quips may be ~extremely online~, but the way she condenses complex emotions into playful, meaningful dialogues is universal.All patrons must show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or proof of negative test results within 72 hours of show date. Regardless of vaccination status, all patrons are strongly encouraged to wear masks at all times.
Britney Party
Larimer Lounge Presents Britney Party on Thursday, February 24th — Dance all night to music from the likes of Britney Spears! Follow us on Instagram! @britneyparty
