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Third Annual CAM JAM Free Music Festival at UC Denver Campus
***For Immediate Release*** When: Thursday, April 26,, 2012 from 11am to 4:30pm Where: UC Denver on the Auraria Campus in Downtown Denver on the big stage on the Southeast corner of the Tivoli building. Parking is available just off 9th street in the covered lot just across from the Pepsi Center. Who: Five bands in […]
Less Than Jake @ Summit Music Hall
by Tim Wenger Photo Credit: Max Giffin Less Than Jake is not like milk. Even after 20+ years on the ska/punk circuit, they are not yet soured and curdled, and their music can still be used to cool you off a bit when life gets too hot. At the Denver stop of their 20-year anniversary […]
“From Artists to Artists” with Jonny 5 of the Flobots
Successful Musicians Pose a Question to Youth On Record Students by Nathan Schmit [email protected] At Youth On Record and Flobots.org, our mission is to empower students to express themselves through music. This is the first of a series, which asks successful musicians to thoughtfully ask the students of Youth On Record a question about their […]
Venue of the Month-Benders
by Ryan Edwards In downtown Denver, at a prime location on 13th and Grant, Bender’s Tavern is known as a venue that allows local musicians to express their talents. Bender’s has landed on the radar for many local and out-of-state bands, looking for a place to play. A few years ago, employees, Luke Schmaltz and […]
Is It Is Plays the Lions Lair on April 1
Check out Is It Is, from Kansas City, MO, fresh off the release of their first album, Hollyhocks. This 3-piece band (with an extra guitar for live shows) has a sound that combines “the wall of texture of My Bloody Valentine, with Cure-like emotion being held together by thundering drums and precise bass lines. […]
2012 ULTIMATE MUSIC XPERIENCE (UMX) BANDS ANNOUNCED
2012 ULTIMATE MUSIC XPERIENCE (UMX) BANDS ANNOUNCED Eclectic Mix of Musical Genres will Highlight Two-day ‘Battle of the Bands’ and Includes Acts such as THE FOOT, Ben Park Drive, and Caleb Slade Denver, Colo. – March 5, 2012 – The Ultimate Music Xperience (UMX) returns to Bender’s 13th Ave. Tavern on March 24 and […]
Snowball Weekend Review
by: Corey Blecha Over the weekend, both Colorado natives, and out-of-state travelers, made the trip to Vail Valley for the Snowball Music Festival. Spanning from Friday to Sunday, 2012 marked the 2nd year for this festival. Friday got started early with plenty of local bands scattered among the stages, including Dubskin and Eminence Ensemble, […]
Green River Vibe-Interview
by Corey Blecha The first time I met the guys from Green River Vibe was in one of my music classes at the College of Arts and Media, here in Denver. It was student-presentation day, and while everyone else was hooking up their laptops to the projector, Alex and the rest of the crew were […]
Venue of the Month-Meadowlark
by Ryan Edwards The Meadowlark might be one of Denver’s best-kept secrets, and considering where it is; it’s hard to believe anybody knows about it at all. Less than a block away from the Larimer Lounge, a local hub for music, the Meadowlark is a newly renovated establishment that the owner built by hand. […]
Covergeist-Interview
by Tim Wenger “Part of the reason it took me so long to do this, is because I put my feet in too many ponds,” says Justin Covergeist, charismatic front man and bearer of the name which his band is known by. He just moved his music and his life to Denver from Nashville, TN, […]
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