Saturday, August 17, 2019 8 PM / $8 / 21+
Streets Denver
1501 E Colfax Ave, Denver, Colorado 80218

The Little Fyodor Band

Gort vs Goom

The Inactivists

The Cattle Axe

The Plastic Rakes

DJ Frank Bell

When the Denver Art Rock Collective was established in 2005, it was designed to help misfit musicians band together in support and celebration of the different, the original, and the weird. Outnumbered in a disinterested rock music scene, the DARC sought refuge in the strange. 
Since those halcyon days, the DARC has seen guitar sales decline, CD sales decline, even MP3 sales decline. Clubs have all but abandoned material support for the musically wayward. While the DARC set itself apart from the mainstream, the mainstream has dried up or moved away entirely. Once the court jester to a larger kingdom, the DARC is now one of the few survivors. There is no need to point out the feet of clay, as the once indomitable genre has now withered to dust. Much like Vaughn Meader in the wake of the JFK assassination, the DARC is adrift, a rebel without a cause. Over the past 14 years, many of the bands have disbanded and rebranded before shuffling off to the great gig in the sky. Newer bands, like Bolonium and Gort vs. Goom have taken their place, fighting to keep the spirits alive.
On Saturday, August 17th, 2019 at Streets Denver, in what will either be a reunion of old or a celebration of continuation, the DARC will be hosting their All-Star event. (Hey now, you’re an art-rock star!) Expect to see active DARC bands, The Plastic Rakes, Gort v. Goom, and the Cattle Axe as well as host/MC DJ Frank Bell. And all-star members of such seminal bands as The Mourning Sickness, New Ancient Astronauts, Yerkish, the Skivvies, Amphibious Jones, and the Inactivists. Maybe we’ll even coax Little Fyodor and/or Babushka out of quasi-retirement. These are artists that have not been forgotten… mostly because people weren’t aware of them in the first place. But the few who did see them (mostly because they were dating one or more of the band members at the time) will never forget them. Maybe not in a good way, but the DARC will not go gentle into that dark night. Art Rock may smell funny, but it’s alive!

Friday, June 30 at 7 PM
Paramount Cafe
519 16th St, Denver, Colorado 80202

Admission is Free!

It's the first night of Denver Comic Con and just because the con is over doesn't mean you have to go home! Its' the Official Denver Comic Con After Party - Friday Night edition.

This is a two-part party, one half outdoors, one half indoors and all of it is free admission and within walking distance of the Convention Center.

Part 1 - Outdoors
Located in the alley next to Paramount Cafe 519 16th Street, Denver CO.
7:00PM - 10:00PM
This event is 21+

Performing:
The Fabulous Boogienauts
The Inactivists
Faded Freakshow

Part 2 - Indoors
Located inside the Paramount Cafe 519 16th Street, Denver CO
This event is 18+

Performing:
Celebrity DJ, KTCL's DJ Alf presenting There's an Ape for That! For this special DJ set, The Ape will be playing a wide genre of records and giving those records away to attendees for FREE afterward.

For both parts there will be games, beer from Breckenridge Brewery, merriment and nerdy fun!