Amanda Palmer. The painted-on eyebrows. The crowd sourcing scandal. The NSFW music videos. The controversial poetry. The famous husband. The unabashed sexuality and promiscuity… It’s amazing this woman finds time to get dressed everyday, much less write and perform music. But make music she does, and ‘performance’ could be her middle name. Amanda Palmer is...
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The Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado is a seasonal destination. Sure, tourists can be found exploring the century-old venue every day of the year, but it isn’t until Spring that the rocks really shine. The scene on the ground might change from night to night, depending on what acts are booked to grace the...
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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...
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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...
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I’m fairly certain I attended my final show of 2012 last night. It was a year of over 200 acts at over 50 shows and 5 festivals in 3 countries and 6 states — and it all comes down to these 15 most memorable moments. * Alabama Shakes 02.04.12 Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO Brittany...
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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...
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Taking to the stage in darkness, Jack White’s elongated shadow could have easily been mistaken for an eccentric from another generation, and 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...
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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...
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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...
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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. ...
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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...
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