The 102-year-old Federal Theatre will celebrate its grand reopening with two free, all-ages shows Sept. 19-20 at 3850 Federal Blvd.

“We want people to be able to come out and just check out the venue, enjoy some music and maybe grab a beer,” said Scott Happel, one of the Fed’s three owners.

Thursday’s lineup features two local bands with deep cultural connections to the northwest Denver neighborhood: iZCALLi , a genre-bending Latin rock band, and Los Mocochetes , a Mexican funk collective that last month ranked No. 3 in a Denver Gazette survey of Colorado bands most deserving of more mainstream recognition.

Los Mocochetes is all about starting a revolution – that you can dance to. For a decade, they have used their musical platform to call attention to injustices through songs t

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