July

Journey
Date: Wednesday, July 9
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, Englewood
Cost: $26 to $125

With their new lead singer, Arnel Pineda, Journey begins their U.S. tour in Denver on July 9.

The Slants
Date: Monday, July 21
Time: 10:30 p.m.
Place: Lions Lair, 2022 E. Colfax Ave., Denver [map]
Cost: $5

Date: Tuesday, July 22
Time: TBA
Place: TBA
Cost: TBA

The Portland, Ore.-based band brings its unique synthpop sound to Denver.

Thao with The Get Down Stay Down
Date: Thursday, July 24
Time: 9 p.m.
Place: Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver [map]
Cost: $8, $10/day of show

Singer-songwriter Thao Nguyen's music sounds heartfelt, inspirational, and real. While primarily a solo artist with a penchant for great lyrics and soft acoustic guitars, she now tours with a band: The Get Down Stay Down, based out of Arlington, Va. — NPR

Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
Dates: July 26 and 27
Time: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Place: Sloan's Lake Park, Denver
Cost: Free and open to the public
Website: http://www.cdbf.org

The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival (CDBF) has become, in a few short years, the most recognized and celebrated Asian American/Pacific Islander cultural event in the Rocky Mountain region. From an audience of 15,000 in its first year, 2001, the Festival has grown to over 100,000 spectators from Colorado Dragon Boat Festivalthroughout the region.