The 4th Annual Boulder SourFest was held at Avery Brewing Company this weekend, and it proved to be one of the best, and most unique, beer festivals I have ever been to. Having been unaware of sour beers until my first Great American Beer Festival a few years back, I am still somewhat surprised...
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Music festivals usually end up being something less than the sum of their parts. Whether it be a hot summer day in a park or a week long event spread across multiple venues throughout a city, the anticipation and planning is usually a lot more fun than the reality — a reality that consists...
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Having been a huge advocate for the Fun Fun Fun Fest ever since I discovered it in 2009, I will say I’m a little disappointed in the line-up this year. I really, really wanted to see At The Drive-In! That being said, it always takes a little time to fully comprehend the list every...
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The 2012 Westword Music Showcase was the 18th of its kind. It was my 4th. And like every year, it was quite different than the year before. Back in 2009, the pouring rain forced us indoors so quickly that we never caught a single act on the Main Stage. The weather was disappointing because...
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The Maryland Deathfest. It’s the biggest extreme metal festival we have here in the US so for many bands around the world looking to make a splash in the states this is usually their first and best starting point. And on the tenth anniversary of the Deathfest, the organizers really put out a top...
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When we wrote the profile on Profound Lore Records earlier this year, one of questions I posed to Chris Bruni was ‘ever thought of doing anything like the Power of the Riff shows that happened on the West Coast this year?’ His answer, in summary, was he would like to do it if he...
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(I have written quite a few reviews of Lucero shows, this is not one of them) The fact that I am in any shape to be writing this ‘play-by-play’ is a testament to good planning. Sure, meticulously mapping out a day of drinking might sound like a total buzzkill, if not a complete waste...
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South by Southwest (SXSW) is an industry tradeshow that descends upon Austin, Texas every March. This is a critique of that tradeshow, not a review of the bands that performed last week. Often mistaken for a music festival, SXSW literally floods the small city of Austin with almost half a million outsiders. Hotels sell...
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EMA, Mynabirds, Drive-By Truckers, Loma Prieta, Cloud Nothings, Youth Lagoon, Radiohead, Girls and The Joy Formidable are highlights...
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Alabama Shakes, Zola Jesus, Lizzie Huffman and Arliss Nancy are highlights in a light month of live music.
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Highlights include Jason Isbell, Chad Price, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Wilco, White Denim, Jedi Mind Tricks, BLKHRTS, Reno Divorce, Doomtree, Dengue Fever, Winter on the Rocks, The Jayhawks, Descendents, etc.
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