**The Past Year** **with Precocious Neophyte and THEATER** The Past Year is a Denver-based heartland rock and shoegaze quartet rooted in the rhythmic pulse of classic rock and the expansive textures of early 2000s dream pop. More specifically, they sound exactly like the CD your now-thirtysomething partner burned when you drove off to college. After a few years of casual conversations and fuzzy basement jams, these music-obsessive friends made it official in 2024. The Past Year’s sound is bathed in melodic carousels, shimmering choruses, and a somehow comforting collision of hypnotic riffs and raw rock rhythm. Channeling a post-grunge earnestness, The Past Year’s life-tested lyricists weave stories into ambitious, nod-able anthems—creating a just-dreamy-enough vibe reminiscent of early Built to Spill, Explosions in the Sky, and Death Cab for Cutie. The Past Year is for anyone who feels at home among lushly layered tracks, big moods, and songs that speak sweetly into the rearview mirror of life, love and growing up. **Doors at 7:30, show at 8:30** **$12 adv/$15 dos + fees** Presented by Skylark Lounge. This is a 21+ event