Archive for April, 2008
Les Savy Fav
I started listening to Les Savy Fav because Cedric from the Mars Volta liked them a couple of years back. Could you imagine this man performing mouth to mouth on you? According to some sources, the group destroyed Coachella.
Les Savy Fav-The Sweat Descends [mp3]
Listen to Les Savy Fav’s After The Balls Drop here.
*** Colin Meloy
*** Fox Theatre
*** 04.26.08
I took some photos for the Reverb section of the Denver Post. You can read Ian Nelson’s review and my photos here. In addition, Colin Meloy has the best stage banter I’ve heard (next to Malkmus of course) that I’ve heard in a very very long time. His solo performance wasnt’ too bad either.
Colin Meloy-Bandit Queen (live) [mp3]
Coldplay
Here’s the single in case you had issues with the site like me earlier. I don’t know if I care for the single all too much. I can’t wait to hear the rest of the album, fucking Brian Eno helped produced this album. I’m a sucker for some Brian Eno or Daniel Lanois or Nigel Godrich or Flood or John Brion.
Official Monolith Post
I already posted something on this, but this is more official.
MONOLITH FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY ESURANCE,
HELD ON SEPTEMBER 13-14
AT RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE,
ANNOUNCES LINEUP
JUSTICE AND DEVOTCHKA,
ARE JOINED BY SILVERSUN PICKUPS, BAND OF HORSES,
TV ON THE RADIO, SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS,
VAMPIRE WEEKEND, THE AVETT BROTHERS, NEKO CASE,
DEL THA FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN, CUT COPY, MICKEY AVALON,
CSS AND MANY MORE
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 2nd at 10am MST
AT WWW.MONOLITHFESTIVAL.COM AND WWW.TICKETMASTER.COM
MONOLITH FESTIVAL presented by Esurance returns to Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Saturday September 13 and Sunday September 14. The festival, which debuted in 2007 as the first multi-day, multi-stage festival ever held at Colorado’s beloved outdoor venue, was instantly adopted as an indie fan favorite and a staple of the summer festival season.
Each year, MONOLITH hand picks an impressive lineup of indie favorites and blog darlings, which for 2008 includes Denver’s own Devotchka and French electro-buzz-band Justice as headliners. MONOLITH co-producer Josh Baker explains, “It’s a true testament to Colorado’s burgeoning music scene that one of this year’s national breakout acts is also a hometown favorite.” Joining the 2008 headliners is a deep and diverse roster including Silversun Pickups, Band of Horses, TV on the Radio, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Vampire Weekend, Avett Brothers, Neko Case, Del tha Funky Homosapien, Mickey Avalon, CSS, Cut Copy, The Kills, Tokyo Police Club and many, many more. A complete list of currently confirmed acts is included below, with additional artists still to be announced. Visit www.monolithfestival.com for ongoing updates.
MONOLITH fills a niche in Colorado’s already vibrant indie music scene, and even within a seemingly saturated U.S. festival market. With five stages and premium facility amenities, MONOLITH builds on the natural splendor of Red Rocks and has quickly become a requisite for festival goers and indie hipsters. As Billboard Magazine reviewed, “The outrageously beautiful Red Rocks has been screaming out for an underground/indie-style music festival for many years…Thanks to the tireless work of an elite group of Colorado scenesters, the dream is now a reality.”
Tickets on sale beginning Friday , May 2, 2008 at 10am MST at www.monolithfestival.com and www.ticketmaster.com.
Ticketing Levels:
2-Day Ticket: $110 On Sale Friday, May 2 at 10 am MST
Single Day Tickets: $59.50 On Sale Friday, May 2 at 10 am MST
*2-Day and Single Day Tickets will be on sale at all Ticketmaster Outlets
For those looking to enhance their MONOLITH experience, MONOLITH will offer upgraded VIP packages, including premium festival amenities such as reserved soundboard seating, VIP parking, kick-off and after-party access, and more. Visit www.monolithfestival.com for details.
VIP Gold Pass: $225 – On Sale Friday, Mat 2 at 10 am MST
*VIP Gold Passes are only available through monolithfestival.com
Complete confirmed lineup below, with other acts still to be announced:
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The Kiss-Off
All music derives from another group, sound, album, style, etc. I don’t want to hear that they sound too much like Interpol, Joy Division, or any of the above. The Kiss-Off is a Brooklyn band, and by listening to their music you couldn’t tell that, now you know. Their influences listed on their Myspace had me sucked in immediately. The group has a new EP titled Brace that the guys just finished wrapping up and they have a couple of dates out East where they will be supporting this new gem.
The Kiss-Off – Knots [mp3]
From Bubblegum to Sky
I remember wanting to see From Bubblegum to Sky 4 years ago at SXSW at the Lava Lounge. We showed up and came to find out that they changed the set times and we got screwed. Their sound teeters on sugary pop to soft electronic. Think the Apples in Stereo. The good news is that there’s a new album, A Soft Kill, and it will be released June 3rd via Eenie Meenie. The new piece of information is like when you got a birthday card from grandma in the mail and find that she sent you $5, which was always good news!
From Bubblegum to Sky-Even the Sun Beams [mp3]
*** Kanye West & N.E.R.D
*** Pepsi Center
*** 04.27.08
The show last night was visually stunning. The photos I took (they were taken with a small digital camera, please be kind) and contributed to the Denver Post Reverb. Look for the review by Wenzel and my photos here.
Kanye West-Flashing Lights (Diplo Remix) [mp3]
N.E.R.D. – She Wants to Move [mp3]
Monolith Festival Lineup 2008
Thanks to Consequenceofsound.net ! This is an initial lineup and I’m sure there will be more acts added.
A Place To Bury Strangers, Airborne Toxic Event, Akron/Family, Band of Horses, Blitzen Trapper, Boyhollow, Bright Channel, Cameron McGill & What Army, Chester French, CSS, Cut Copy, Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, Darker My Love, Del tha Funky Homosapien, Devotchka, Grampall Jookabox, Hearts of Palm, Hercules and Love Affair, Holy Fuck, John Vanderslice, Justice, Mickey Avalon, Neko Case, Neon Neon, Pop Levi, PWRFL POWER, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Silversun Pickups, Superdrag, The Avett Brothers, The Bronx, The Cribs, The Elms, The Fratellis, The Giraffes, The Heavy, The Hood Internet, The Kills,The Morning Benders, The Night Marchers, The Photo Atlas, The Presets, The Rosewood Thieves, Tilly and the Wall, Tokyo Police Club, TV on the Radio, Vampire Weekend, White Denim
::Tonight Tonight::
Congratulations to our two winners of the ticket giveaway to the Raconteurs at the Fillmore here in Denver.
Suzanne P.
Robert C.
Again, thanks for reading and hope you have fun tonight !!!
The Raconteurs-A House is Not a Motel (live) [mp3]
The Raconteurs-Broken Boy Soldier (live) [mp3]
Van She
Modular‘s Van She will be dropping their new album V coming very very soon. Here’s a remix off their forthcoming album that will probably be part of some summer mixtapes. Look for it to surface this August.
Van She- Strangers (Remix) [mp3]
