In July of 2007, a full six months before they released their debut album, Vampire Weekend opened for Shout Out Louds at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco. Granted, everyone in the crowd already knew who they were — their self-released EP catapulted these Cure-covering, cardigan-wearing, Columbia college students to fame faster than your high-speed Internet access could …
Vampire Weekend. Of Monsters and Men. Red Rocks. 05.20.13 Read More »
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are an unlikely success story. Two white boys from Seattle, making hip-hop music, without an ounce of true swag between the two of them. Macklemore’s lyrics come across as ridiculous (when he’s trying to be funny) and “high school poet” melodramatic when he is trying to be real. Ryan Lewis isn’t …
If you are a Skrillex fan, then last night probably blew your mind! If you are a Skrillex hater, you will probably blindly talk shit about a show you didn’t even attend. Someone posted a review calling it the best Red Rocks show of the year. Within minutes someone else posted a comment calling for …
I went to see Skrillex live and his music still sucks… Red Rocks. 08.09.12 Read More »
Taking the stage draped in darkness, Jack White’s elongated shadow could have easily been mistaken for that of an eccentric from another generation. Like Tom Waits, Jack White is all about creating the best possible audience experience — even going as far as trying to ban the use of camera phones throughout the performance. The white …
Three of my past four nights have been spent at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre up in Morrison, making this a banner season in my short time frequenting the venue. This is my fourth season at the Rocks and although I publicly bashed this year’s schedule, it has turned out to be an unexpectedly good year. …
The D have come a long way since opening for Galactic and Ween at Red Rocks back in 2001. Or have they? Sure, a little over a decade later they are able to headline the venue in Morrison, but is that really based on anything Tenacious D have done? Or is it more about Jack …
The Florence + the Machine show almost didn’t happen due to Florence Welch’s damaged vocal chords, but if the fiery redhead in the white dress was feeling any pain last night, she hid it behind a stage presence almost as monumental as the Red Rocks Amphitheater in which it was unleashed. Epic. Grandiose. Bold. These …
The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour is something I have been excited about ever since the rumors of Brian Wilson’s involvement started flying around. My excitement built to an unexplainable level in the days leading up to last night’s Red Rocks performance. I found myself consuming everything I could about this band, with an …
Living less than 15 minutes from the famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre is one of the major advantages of living where I do, but it’s also the reason I find myself at quite a few shows I would not have attended otherwise. In fact, I doubt I would have been at even half of these events …
‘gone country’: Alan Jackson. Red Rocks. 06.28.12 Read More »
There was a short time in my life, between 1994 – 1996, where going to ‘parties’ meant going to a warehouse, a desert or someone’s home — any place that was filled with ecstasy and loud electronic music. The ‘parties’ would be promoted via flyers, and the locations would be kept secret until the last …
