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The Larimer Lounge
first started as a concept amongst a group of music loving friends
attending the University of Colorado at Boulder in the early 90’s.
It was obvious at the time that there was no one catch-all club
attempting to bring in all the different elements of the burgeoning
independent rock scene that was going on in the country at that
point in time. One case in point – when a friend wrote a letter to
the amazing northwest based band Seaweed saying they should come
play Denver sometime, the letter writer later received a phone call
from the bands agent asking for help trying to find a show in
Denver. Seaweed eventually did come, and played a show at … eh em,
The Church along with Spell (the band whose members would later form
The Geds). After graduation, three guys from the circle of friends,
Scott, Scott and Hans attempted to start their own club, but soon
learned that their lack of experience was too large a barrier to
facilitate the transition of making a venue from a dream into
reality. One of these friends decided to book another club for years
and was fortunate to have been part of many up and coming artists
early shows in Denver, amongst them QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE,
THE WHITE STRIPES, BRIGHT EYES, THE SHINS, AND YOU WILL KNOW US
BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD, FLOGGING MOLLY, DEATH CAB FOR
CUTIE, THE PROMISE RING, JIMMY EAT WORLD, THE
RAPTURE and many more. In
2002 the pals finally got their own venue – The Larimer Lounge. They
remain committed to providing a relaxed atmosphere where customers
can have a good time while viewing live performances from the across
the spectrum of independent rock that is currently going on in this
country and around the world.
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