I was able to make it to the first night of the Underground Music Festival last month and one of the acts that caught my attention and that of many onlookers on South Broadway was Boulder’s StaG. Continue reading
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Do SXSW Like an Austinite Part 1: Getting There
The Denver music scene lost a big voice when Colorado School of Mines’ graduate and Someone Like Sound founder, Tim Weilert, decided to pack his bags and head south for the bright lights of Austin. Continue reading
Pretty Lights
I’m happy to see that Colorado is seeing a resurgence in musical talent. We might not be Silver Lake , Brooklyn, or Denton, but we ‘re a pretty tight niche community. The latest act to surface is a producer by the name of Derrick Vincent Smith, aka, Pretty Lights. His live shows are accompanied by drummer Cory Eberhard, and together, they make make sounds that bring together smooth beats and sounds probably how Girl Talk would sound if he actually made music. Think of a glitchier RJD2 and the result is Pretty Lights. The good news is that you can download the previous two albums in their entirety over here and Pretty Lights has a forthcoming album due next month, so make sure and look out for it because it will also be a free download.
Pretty Lights-The Time Has Come [mp3]
Pretty Lights-Hot Like Sauce [mp3]
Tour Dates
04.30.09 – Light Bar – Austin, TX **
05.01.09 – One Eyed Jack’s – New Orleans, LA **
05.02.09 – Lizard Lounge – Dallas, TX **
05.09.09 – Aggie Theatre w/ Lyrics Born – Fort Collins, CO **
05.13.09 – The Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY **
05.14.09 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA **
05.15.09 – Valarium – Knoxville, TN **
05.16.09 – Visulite Theatre – Charlotte, NC **
05.22.09 – The Music Farm – Charleston, SC
05.23.09 – KEFI – Wilmington, NC
05.24.09 – The Norva – Norfolk, VA
05.30.09 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA
06.04.09 – Wakarusa Music Festival – Ozark, AR
06.12.09 – Bonnaroo – Manchester, TN
07.02.09 – High Sierra Music Festival – Quincy, CA
07.03.09 – High Sierra Music Festival – Quincy, CA
07.04.09 – Rothbury Music Festival – Rothbury, MI
07.10.09 – Forecastle Festival – Louisville, KY
07.17.09 – Camp Bisco – Mariaville, NY
07.22.09 – 10K Lakes Festival – Detroit Lakes, MN
07.25.09 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO ##
** Co-Headlining with Dieselboy
## Supporting STS9