Author: Jessica O'Brien

I have been working in the music industry for over three years as a DJ (DJ Pecas) for GreenLight Radio in Boulder since July of 2010. We are pirated on the FM dial at 97.1 FM and broadcasted online at greenlightradio.com. During the past three years I have attended countless shows and hope to continue to do so!
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Pennywise – March 14th – Gothic Theater

Estimated read time 4 min read

Many types of Punk Rock were represented Saturday night at the Gothic Theatre, starting with Melodic Rock/Punk Rock, followed by Pop Punk, then Melodic Hardcore, and ending with Skate Punk. The crowd was as varied as the lineup, there were lots of middle-agers, bros, cool kids, and even a few Screamo fans that showed up for the sold-out event. Many fans showed support for one of the biggest names in Punk Rock by wearing Pennywise t-shirts.

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Taking Back Sunday – March 4th – Summit Music Hall

Estimated read time 4 min read

Many fans braved the single digit temperatures Wednesday night to watch Taking Back Sunday in a sold-out Summit Music Hall. Many people came down to the theater that night expecting to make a purchase, and ended up leaving disappointed. Sadly, the band did not perform as well as expected, and even the fans who got their tickets in time left a little bit disappointed.

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Good Riddance – January 30th – Summit Music Hall

Estimated read time 4 min read

The Santa Cruz, California band Good Riddance returned to Denver after a mere thirteen years and were welcomed by joyous fans. The band has been around since 1986, but broke up for five years, reuniting in 2012. The band decided to do a two-city tour and luckily Denver was on of the cities on this great Political Punk bands’ itinerary. The band came onstage to Old West theme music, fans crowded the stage, fists in the air, while a moshpit raged behind them.

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Reel Big Fish – January 15th – Ogden Theatre

Estimated read time 5 min read

Despite an energetic and out of the box opening performance by Gainsville Florida’s Less Than Jake last Thursday at the Ogden Theatre, this show fell a little flat. Reel Big Fish’s performance was best described by a longtime fan that said that the performance was almost exactly the same performance as the last three times she had seen the band. In a word: predictable.

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Bouncing Souls – December 30th – Bluebird Theater

Estimated read time 4 min read

Beanies and parkas were abundant as fans braved negative eleven-degree temperatures for the first of a two-night Bouncing Souls New Year’s extravaganza at The Bluebird Theater last Tuesday night. Despite some sound issues that frustrated lead singer Greg Attonito, the set was fantastic, covering twenty-five years of explosive sound from the New Jersey based band. A moshpit broke out during the first notes of the first song, and people raised fists in the air, clapped, and screamed the lyrics.

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Lagwagon – December 11th – Summit Music Hall

Estimated read time 5 min read

When Fat Mike (Nofx) chose to enlist Lagwagon as the first band on his label Fat Wreck Chords he knew what he was doing. The bands’ latest album has garnered unprecedented success, and people flocked from all over to see them perform at The Summit. The usual show junkies showed up, as well as the once-a-year show goers. The Summit was packed for this one and even though the balconies were open there was not much space to move around, especially during the main act.

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Flogging Molly – December 9th – Ogden Theatre

Estimated read time 4 min read

The Los Angeles band Flogging Molly sold-out the Ogden Theatre last Tuesday, and the enormous group of fans was not disappointed. People lined the balconies and crowded the floor, resulting in an incredibly hot venue. There were several kilts spotted in the crowd, a few European accents were heard, and newsboy hats were the accessories of the night. The band played a long set that spanned the bands’ fifteen-year (and counting) career.

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Voodoo Glow Skulls & Mustard Plug – December 6th – Gothic Theatre

Estimated read time 6 min read

Although Saturday night’s event at the Gothic was a Ska show, the crowd was distinctly Punk. There were Mohawks, patches, and spikes (both Liberty and on the jackets) galore as fans braved the cold air Saturday to see two legendary bands co-headlining The Gothic Theatre. Together the bands have an accumulation of forty years of musical experience and it showed with great performances by both bands.

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Riot Fest – September 19th, 20th, 21st – Sports Authority Field

Estimated read time 14 min read

Although Riot Fest celebrated it’s tenth anniversary this year, it was only the second year that the festival has come to Colorado. The festival was originally located in Byers, but after the town refused to let festival attendees return for the second year, the event was moved to the blacktop at Sports Authority Field in Denver. Riot Fest is one-of-a-kind festival, with carnival rides and sideshows and a wide variety of music ranging from Rock to Punk to Rap.

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Joey Cape – September 8th – The Walnut Room

Estimated read time 8 min read

The Walnut Room was packed for an acoustic night of music played by some of Punk Rock’s greatest doing a full night of acoustic performances. Several drunks were shushed during the show as it was a quiet room and at times hard to hear the performers over them. Despite the annoyance, the laid-back audience didn’t seem to care too much, they were just happy to see the Punk Rock superstar Joey Cape live in a piano bar or singer/songwriter type of setting rather than a raucous Punk club.