4th of July. Red Rocks. 07.04.15 The decision to spend Independence Day at Red Rocks has never been about the music, at least not for our family. It has always been more about spending the day at one of the most beautiful places in the country. The Rocks are only a ten minute drive from
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The Rolling Stones. Arrowhead Stadium. 06.27.15 Disclaimer: This is as much about my journey to and from the show as it is about the show itself, maybe even more so. As I pulled off the highway into a 24/7 Travel Plaza in WaKeeney, Kansas, I began to question my own sanity. Having only achieved 300
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Death Grips. Ogden Theatre. 06.24.15 “I’ve got the powers that B, running through me!” A shirtless MC Ride was marking his territory on the large, spacious stage in front of a violently enthusiastic audience. Zach Hill, also shirtless, was doing his best Animal impression behind the drum kit. Andy Morin (aka Flatlander) was stoically standing
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Belle and Sebastian & Charles Bradley. Red Rocks. 06.17.15 Indie bands always need a little help drawing a crowd to Red Rocks. Denver provides a lot of support for its excellent local music scene, but independent acts visiting from other cities (and countries) usually have to stick to venues within the city limits. They regularly
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Cheap Trick. Red Rocks. 06.16.15 Cheap Trick released their most influential material while I was still wearing diapers and learning to crawl. I’m pretty sure Peter Frampton peaked before I was even conceived. So I wasn’t anxiously waiting for tickets to go on sale for the double billing at Red Rocks. With the number of
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D’Angelo and The Vanguard. Ogden Theatre. 06.10.15 Late night conversations about music were not uncommon when I lived in San Francisco. Sometimes these conversations would turn into arguments. Take a love of music, add a bottle of Jameson whiskey, a double shot of ego and ice. Shake well. Scrape all pragmatism off the top and
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The Decemberists, Spoon, Courtney Barnett. Red Rocks. 05.27.15 We knew we were in for a change of scenery when we migrated east from San Francisco. We were somewhat prepared for having more than one season, but we weren’t prepared for experiencing multiple seasons in a single day. While not exactly a shining example of the
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Maryland Deathfest XIII. Baltimore. May 2015 It’s been awhile since I’ve had a guest post. It’s also been awhile since I’ve covered a lot of extreme music. So I asked Genji to share his thoughts on MDF XIII. Reading his trip report really makes me wish I could’ve made it out. Oh well, it sounds like
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Willis Earl Beal. The Walnut Room. 05.19.15 Willis Earl Beal lost me somewhere on the road to becoming nobody. The artist who showed so much promise when I saw him open for SBTRKT at the Fox Theatre decided that the road to commercial success was not one he felt comfortable on. The man who claimed
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Lana Del Rey / Courtney Love. Red Rocks. 05.12.15 Santo & Johnny were a musical duo from Brooklyn who had a #1 hit with an instrumental song titled “Sleep Walk”. That was back in 1959. Highlights from the Red Rocks season that year included Ricky Nelson and Harry Belfonte. Elizabeth Woolridge Grant wouldn’t be born
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