Leslie Feist took the stage at Red Rocks with nothing more than a guitar, but halfway through the Metals highlight “Comfort Me”, an 8-piece band came out to back her up, making good on the promise that she was “not going to mess around, just going to break your heart”. Along with a horn section …
There were many choices when it came to live music last night, so I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have a hard time trying to figure out what direction to go. There was the sexed-up nostalgic circus with Jane’s Addiction at the Fillmore; there was the politic-infused dance party with Santigold at the …
When Zac Brown brought his father on stage after a heartfelt rendition of Highway 20 Ride — a song about an absent father who was on the road trying to make ends meet, a song written about the man standing next to him, a man he ‘only saw on weekends‘ — I couldn’t help but …
Last night’s performance at Red Rocks was one of those rare occasions where I had zero expectations. That’s not to say I wasn’t looking forward to seeing Death Cab For Cutie and Frightened Rabbit. I was looking forward to seeing them, but what I was really looking forward to was the Red Rocks experience. An …
It was July 17th, 1986 when I attended my first concert. Stevie Nicks played the Cal Expo Amphitheater in Sacramento, CA. My dad had won tickets on the radio, as he commonly did, and this time my mom couldn’t make it to the show. I was 9 years old. In my head I pictured Stevie …
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What a difference 24 hours can make. Last night’s My Morning Jacket show at Red Rocks was the antithesis of the The Flaming Lips production the night before. The band from Louisville, KY took the stage with nothing more than their instruments and their beards. A little stained-glass to augment the natural background was all …
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It might have seemed a little presumptuous when Wayne Coyne took the stage to declare this night as ‘one of the greatest Red Rocks has ever seen‘. It might have seemed that way if you don’t understand Wayne’s personality. He didn’t really mean that this night would top countless legendary performances over decades of music …
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‘We’re Soundgarden and we’re back!‘ It had been over 15 years since I last saw them, but on Monday night Soundgarden proved they are still 100% legit. Led by a long haired, goatee sporting Chris Cornell, the grunge masters performed one of the hardest hitting shows I have ever seen at Red Rocks. It was …
‘There’s a darkness upon me that’s flooded in light‘ Appropriate words to open The Avett Brother‘s first ever headlining set at Red Rocks. As darkness claimed the night, the gods proved themselves to be bluegrass fans. The threatening thunder clouds gave way to a clear black sky and the brothers received an uninterrupted two hours …
Après moi le deluge translates to ‘after me comes the flood’ and can be traced back to the King of France, Louis XV (1710-1744), but when Peter Gabriel uttered those words from the stage at Red Rocks on Monday night during his cover of Regina Spektor’s Après Moi, it felt more like a prediction. On …
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