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Who's the best banjo player around now that Earl Scruggs is gone? The answer might be Bela Fleck. The original lineup of Bela Fleck & the Flecktones is playing several dates along the Front Range this week, including in Laramie at the A & S Auditorium on Tuesday, April 3.

Are you trying to decide which concerts to spend your money on this Summer? You might have to add this one to your list. Aerosmith and Cheap Trick have announced their 'Global Warming Tour' dates for 2012. The pair will play the Pepsi Center in Denver on Wednesday, August 1st. Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 31, and the pre-sale begins tomorrow on Tuesday, March 27, for Cheap Trick fan club mem

Two rock bands who played at Cheyenne Frontier Days recently will hit the road together this Summer on 'The Tour.' Did you catch Motley Crue on Cheyenne Day last year? Or KISS when they rocked the opening Friday night of 'The Daddy of 'em All'? KISS and Motley Crue officially announced their co-headlining 2012 North American Summer Tour on Tuesday, March 20. 'The Tour' hits the Comfort Dental Amph

Are you hungry for some tasty rock and roll? We're serving up some Irish leftovers and some Spring delicacies on 'Your Sunday Brunch,' seven until ten on the morning of March 18th. I'm your host, Grateful Mike, and if you have any suggestions for the menu let me know. The last Sunday of the month we'll be playing an album side in the eight o'clock hour, and I'm open to ideas of what you think our

Have you always wanted to see The Scorpions in concert? Well, you better hurry because the German rockers are currently on their farewell tour. The Scorpions bring their Final Sting World Tour to Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado on Tuesday, June 12. The opening act will be Tesla.

Have you ever been cleaning and found some hidden treasure? Like when you're doing laundry and find money in the jean's pocket. Here at KING FM, we recently discovered a whole bunch of songs that have been hiding deep in our library. We've dusted them off and put them on the air!

Who would you pick as rock and roll's all time best super group? With the announcement this week of the 11-member super group called the Rock and Roll All Stars, it made me think of some of the great collaborations from the past.

Did you get your Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers tickets yet? The first show on April 19 at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado sold out, so by popular demand a second show has been added.

Have you visited the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland? After hearing the latest news about their Grateful Dead exhibit, I'm considering a trip to the rock music shrine. 'Grateful Dead: The Long, Strange Trip' opens to the public on April 12 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is scheduled to run through December.

Are you excited about about the new Van Halen album? David Lee Roth has reunited with Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen and they've finished their new record and are heading out on tour. "A Different Kind of Truth" will be released on February 7 and Van Halen will play the Pepsi Center in Denver on Thursday, May 24.