Music

Friday, January 3: Aaah! Real Monsters. 9 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440- 4628. Boasting a Colorado Springs-born singer, Aaah! Real Monsters brings melodic pop-punk with emotional choruses and catchy hooks.

It’s not often you can hear a piece by Beethoven that almost no one else has ever heard...

Wednesday, June 25: Mavis Staples & Marc Cohn perform live. 8 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-440- 7666...

Kamasi Washington...

Friday, March 28: Dark Star Orchestra. 9 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030...

Wayne the Train Hancock 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1. The Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver, 303-733- 0230, $15...

Wednesday, April 2: Meat Puppets and Moistboyz, 8:30 p.m., Fox Theater, Boulder, (303) 447-0095...

Saturday, January 18: Slanted Jack. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922...

Sam Rae Music with Jeb Bows...

Saturday, May 31: Aaah!RealMonsters, Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 8:00 p.m. Free...

Saturday, April 12: Riff Raff. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1128 13th St., Boulder...

Polica, 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, The Fox Theatre, 1128 13th St., Boulder, 720-645-2467...