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Sean Patton, pictured, and Shane Torres will headline Denver’s Comedy Works clubs through Jan. 4. PROVIDED BY COMEDY WORKS

The 1973 Italian horror film “Torso” will play Jan. 9 to kick off Denver Film’s January Giallo series. PROVIDED BY DENVER FILM

Grande Orquesta Navarre with Nadya Hill plays the Savoy Denver on Jan. 9. PROVIDED BY MAS EVENTS

San Diego’s Thee Sacred Souls will headline RiNo’s Mission Ballroom for the first time on Friday, Jan. 10. PROVIDED BY AEG PRESENTS

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By John Wenzel

jwenzel@denverpost.com

R&B and soul revival

Friday: San Diego’s Thee Sacred Souls have been burning up stages across the country, and now the neo-soul/R&B band is hitting Mission Ballroom for the first time on Friday, Jan. 10. Led by the nimble, powerhouse vocals of lanky front man Josh Lane, the Daptones act channels diverse soul, funk and R&B while adding its own exploratory sonic fingerprints.

The show is 16-and-up at Denver Mission Ballroom, part of the Live For You Tour, and takes place at 8 p.m. at 4242 Wynkoop Street in the RiNo Art District. Tickets: $57 via axs.com.

Sean Patton, Shane Torres at Comedy Works

Thursday-Jan. 4: If you’re up for some laughs after New Year’s, Comedy Works has a pair of absolute crushers on tap. New York-based and Denver-beloved stand-up, actor and writer Sean Patton, a veteran of the High Plains Comedy Festival, is back at Comedy Works in downtown Denver for multiple shows Thursday, Jan. 2-Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. Tickets are $17-$25.

Comedy Works South is hosting the talented “blue-eyed Mexican” Shane Torres, who’s also well-known for his hilariously skilled, room-flattening headlining sets. Tickets are $15-$28, with multiple shows also running through Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. comedyworks.com

January Giallo

Through Jan. 25: One of the best-looking 2025 repertory series from Denver Film kicks off this weekend with January Giallo, which fêtes the Italian horror genre exemplified in films such as Dario Argento’s “Suspiria.” The series, which begins Thursday, Jan. 9 with “Torso,” continues through Jan. 25 with “Valentine,” “Blood and Black Lace” and “Knife+Heart”.

Also at Denver Film: Janus for January, with all-new 4K restorations of “Le Samouraï,” “Seven Samurai,” “Basquiat” (black and white version), “Querelle,” “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg,” “The Time Masters,” “Pressure” and more.

All screenings are at the Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver. Various times. Tickets: $16.79 via denverfilm.eventive.org/films

Savoy Denver’s music lineup

Thursday: Denver’s MAS Events had a busy 2024 after a pandemic-prompted hiatus, with shows from Denver-based artist and Beat legend David Amram, as well the acclaimed Arc Iris, Robert Mirabal and Chris Thomas King.

MAS’s spring offerings, which are already booked through May, start Thursday, Jan. 9, with Grande Orquesta Navarre with Nadya Hill, which producers call “a local supergroup featuring DeVotchKa’s Tom Hagerman that blends tango, classical, and original compositions.”

7 p.m. doors and cocktails, 8 p.m. show. All events at the Savoy Denver, 2700 Arapahoe St. in Denver. Tickets: $20-$55 at maspresents.org