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PHOTOS / VIDEO / RECAP: PANTyRAiD @ The Fillmore, Denver, CO 3/2/13
After an outstanding weekend of shows in Denver I couldn't bear to return to Boulder empty handed. It wouldn't be right. On Friday night, I was lucky enough to snag a ticket to Griz's sold out show at the Ogden Theater. Unexpectedly, Two Fresh played a surprise set that I... more
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INTERVIEW / PHOTOS: Dispatch @ 1ST Bank Center, Denver 9/28/12 [LMB CO]
Mike Franklin -- "Independent music’s biggest rock Band Dispatch just kicked off their Amplifying Education Back-to-School Alternative Break Tour at the 1ST Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado on September 28th. Band members, Chad Stokes, Brad Corrigan, and Pete Francis finally brought the good vibes back uniting Dispatch and giving rise... more
PREVIEW: James Murphy / Pat Mahoney (LCD Soundsystem) DJ Set at Boulder Theater (8/2)
James Murphy and Pat Mahoney of LCD Soundsystem are set to hit the Boulder Theater stage this Thursday for a DJ Set of epic proportions.-Andrei “Anyone who’s followed the indie electronic scene even somewhat closely the past few years is well aware of the demise of the immensely talented, grammy nominated... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Official River Beats Pre Party and PLM Album Release ft. Eliot Lipp and more
Thursday’s show at Cervantes’ was anything but expected. Best of all, the show was only $20, and it was really two shows packed into one. The main stage was set for maximum bass all night focusing on Eliot Lipp and his openers while the Other Side stayed instrumental. We arrived... more
FESTIVAL RECAP / PHOTOS: Camp Bisco 11
My close friend from Chicago, Ross, made it out to Camp Bisco 11 last week. He brought back some awesome photos to share with us and here's what he had to say about the fest... -Andrei Camp Bisco this year was a hell of a time, from the hard pounding dubstep... more
PREVIEW: 2nd Annual River Beats Festival at State Bridge 7/27 & 7/28
Mark your calendars for the last week in July for a festival in the mountains. State Bridge is bringin’ back River Beats, a festival celebrating diversity in electronic music. Headliners include both the first and latest additions to Pretty Lights music, Michal Menert and Eliot Lipp respectively. Also on the... more
EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to LMB CO!
As you’ve noticed, the moment has finally arrived and Live Music Blog Colorado, or LMB CO for super steezy and short, is here to stay. Personally I’ve really been looking forward to this since I started working with LMB last year building the Colorado audience. All of the big news... more
PHOTOS / VIDEO / SETLIST: String Cheese Incident @ Red Rocks 7/7/12
The big elephant-in-the-room word on everyone's mind in Colorado this summer has definitely been FIRE. They were burning all up and down the state causing many to lose homes and many more to evacuate theirs. I even saw flames from my front door just a couple weeks ago. Luckily they've... more
VIDEO FEATURE: Sonic Bloom RE:cap
Ladies and gentlemen, friends and fans, Live Music Blog: Colorado (LMB CO) is proud to present to you our very own original video from this year's Sonic Bloom festival at Shadows Ranch in Georgetown, CO. We threw up photos a couple weeks and go a now we have a video... more
TOUR DATES / PHOTOS: Datsik announces fall tour, played The Fillmore Denver with Steve Aoki 1/26/12
Dubstep legend Datsik announced he'll be on a monster fall tour hitting 40+ cities all across the country. Joining him on this tour, dubbed the Firepower Tour, will be TERRAVITA, XKore, Bare Noize, Delta Heavy, A F K, and last but not least, DJ Getter. Datsik recently played EDC and... more
PHOTOS: STS9 (Axe the Cables) @ Boulder Theater, CO 6/17/12
Our friend Patrick Hagan made it down to Boulder Theater this weekend for an STS9 acoustic set (Axe the Cables) along with a screening of #ReGeneration, a film STS9 was heavily involved in as well as did the original soundtrack for. Patrick took some photo of the show as well... more
PHOTOS / VIDEO / SETLIST: STS9 @ Red Rocks Amphitheater 6/16/12
After Ghostland Observatory and Mimosa laid it down on Friday night, it was STS9's turn for a ragin' show at Red Rocks Amphitheater the following night. There's no better way to spend a Saturday in Colorado than at Red Rocks in Morrison. This beautiful venue continues to showcase what is... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Bassnectar @ Red Rocks, CO 6/2/12
Bassnectar came back to Morrison, CO last Saturday for the second night of his SOLD OUT two-night Red Rocks run. Between nights, there was a vicious wind storm that caused his insane lighting and sound setup to collapse. As a result all of the attendees were called or e-mailed and... more
VIDEOS: M83 @ The Ogden Theatre, Denver 4/30/12
M83 rolled through to the Ogden Theatre a few weeks back for an astronomically awesome show. They played a set full of good vibes and silky smooth tones making it a concert that really anybody can enjoy regardless of taste in music. Men and women of all types and ages... more
PHOTOS: Altitude Festival @ Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO 4/28/12
Program Council did not let us down this year with Altitude Festival bringing Robotic Pirate Monkey, GRiZ, Zion I, Gramatik, and MSTRKRFT to Balch Fieldhouse on CU Boulder campus. What a sick night of diverse artists. I've got some awesome pictures I'm stoked to share with everyone. Check 'em out... more
LMB CO: This Week’s Concert Calendar
This week we've got another big week for live music all over the Denver/Boulder area. Along with the weekend's full on Cinco De Mayo set of shows there's tons more to talk about. M83's show tonight is long SOLD OUT but luckily our Colorado crew will be there snappin photos... more
LMB CO: This Week’s Concert Calendar (Nero, Altitude, Sonic Bloom Pre-Party)
We've got a good lineup of shows to hit up this week starting with the SOLD OUT Nero show with Dillon Francis at the Ogden Theater. Nero, as usual will have Alana bringing those banging vocals to the stage. And as we posted earlier, Altitude Festival is this week on... more
PHOTOS: Levitate Festival @ 1STBank Center, CO 4/20/12
4/20's Levitate Festival outdid itself this year booking one of the biggest venues in the Denver/Boulder area. The place didn't fill up but regardless, it was damn good rager. Paper Diamond and Rusko came out with a lot of new shit they've been working on. And DJ Shadow of course... more
What the Festival?! Lineup Announced: Beats Antique, Claude VonStroke, Bonobo and more
Newcomer festival, What the Festival?! announced its inaugural lineup earlier this week and looks pretty stacked. It looks like this fest is going to be in a really rad area. It's in White River Canyon 100 miles from Portland. Here's the scoop from Headstash: Earlier this week, Oregon's cleverly... more
VIDEO PREVIEW: Altitude 2012 (MSTRKRFT, Gramatik and more)
If you were in Boulder last year for Glowfest then you've got an idea of what the upcoming show Altitude will look like. It's on CU campus, in the same venue as Glowfest was last year, Balch Fieldhouse. This place is big and will be a guaranteed rager not to... more
LMB CO: 4/20 Weekend Concert Calendar
As all of us in Colorado are aware, this coming weekend is 4/20, and with that comes a slew of concerts to celebrate the "high" holiday. If you were planning on attending the famed annual 4/20 smoke out on CU Boulder campus this year, I would advise against it. Unlike... more
Paper Diamond (New dates, new EP and Levitate Festival)
Colorado based producer/entrepreneur Alex Botwin aka Paper Diamond has been making big moves. Elm & Oak, his label, design firm and clothing company has taken off in the last few years. Right now on the label, including projects under Alex B and Paper Diamond, he's got Two Fresh, Cherub, Quiz,... more
LMB CO: Upcoming concerts (Spring Back to Vail, Two Fresh, Sexytime)
It's that bittersweet time of year again in Colorado where the days are getting longer and warmer and we're packing up our skis and snowboards until winter. Fear not though, live music bumps all summer long in Colorado. To celebrate the close of Vail mountain, they're putting a few FREE,... more
INTERVIEW: BoomBox @ SnowBall 2012
Continuing on with our recap and coverage of this year's excellent SnowBall Music Festival in Vail, here's my final interview from the festival when I sat down with Zion Godchaux and Russ Randolph of Boombox. They rocked the Groove Tent at 4:15pm on the last day of the festival...... more
INTERVIEW: Break Science @ SnowBall 2012
Along with chatting with MiM0SA and Gramatik at SnowBall 2012, we also sat down and chatted with Adam Deitch and Borahm Lee, otherwise known as Break Science... LMB: So you guys met in New York City on the underground hip-hop scene. What triggered your transition into working with guys like Derek... more
INTERVIEW: MiMOSA @ SnowBall 2012
Continuing on with our recap and coverage of this year's excellent SnowBall Music Festival in Vail, here's my interview with Tigran Mimosa (aka MiM0SA) sometime before his set at the Groove Tent at 7:45pm on the first day... LMB: It's good to have you in Colorado. Are you excited... more
