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The Ride Festival – July 14th & 15th – Telluride Town Park

Estimated read time 5 min read

While Telluride Bluegrass Festival is the granddaddy of music festivals in Telluride, The Ride Festival, now in its seventh year, has quickly become recognized for a diverse lineup and past heavy hitters such as Pearl Jam, Beck, and Widespread Panic. This year’s edition leaned a bit more on the jam band end of the spectrum, featuring headlining sets from The String Cheese Incident both nights of the festival.

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Widespread Panic – June 23rd – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Estimated read time 3 min read

Any outdoor show can be at least partially defined by the weather and, after a few days of stifling heat, the weather couldn’t have been better for Widespread Panic fans ready to kick off three nights of Panic on The Rocks. The always lively lot scene was in good spirits, with fans sporting hoodies and long sleeves in the cool late afternoon sun.

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Ryan Adams & The Unknown Band – June 20th – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Estimated read time 2 min read

Record temperatures descended on the Denver metro Tuesday. That didn’t seem to affect the vibe of a mix of bluegrass and Ryan Adams fans at Red Rocks Tuesday night. From the first notes, Adams had the crowd in the palm of his hand. As a lightning storm danced over the Denver metro area, Adams and his band worked their way through a twenty song set that left fans entirely satisfied.

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Yonder Mountain String Band & Drive-By Truckers – August 20th – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Estimated read time 3 min read

A Saturday night, perfect Colorado weather, and a diverse, mini festival lineup at the greatest venue on the planet. It doesn’t get much better. After strong sets from Preservation Hall and Drive-By Truckers, Yonder Mountain String Band took the stage. Colorado Bluegrass fans, get back on the Yonder train! This band is tight!

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Umphrey’s McGee – July 2nd – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Estimated read time 4 min read

Clouds and rain showers passed over Red Rocks Amphitheatre late Saturday afternoon, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the Umphrey’s McGee faithful who nearly filled The Rocks for the first night to a two night run. Between Jefferson Waful’s lights, Jake Cinninger’s guitar, Dweezil Zappa’s sit-in, and a fireworks display during setbreak from nearby Bandimere Speedway, Red Rocks was on fire for this one!

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The Sword & All Them Witches – November 2nd – Gothic Theatre

Estimated read time 3 min read

For three hours on Monday night, The Gothic was beamed back to the heavy 70’s, prompting visions of what it might have been like to see Mountain open for Deep Purple in 1972. On the road in support of new records, The Sword and All Them Witches rolled into Englewood and laid down one of the best nights of retro Rock and Roll this town has seen in a very long time.

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Faith No More – September 8th – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Estimated read time 4 min read

Faith No More drew the short straw with the post Labor Day holiday weekend hangover slot at Red Rocks last Tuesday. While Sol Invictus (released in May on Ipecac), the first studio album from Faith No More since 1997, certainly won’t be their most commercially successful album, it might just be their finest. This band has aged well. Hell, it feels like they never went away. Many of the songs on ‘Sol Invictus’ feel immediately at home with long time fans anxious to see how they translated to the live show.

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Phish – September 5th – Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

Estimated read time 4 min read

Dark clouds blew over the Denver metro late Saturday afternoon, whipping up dust and dropping a few stray sprinkles as fans rolled into the lot at Dick’s for Phish. The storm rolled northeast, clearing the way for a textbook perfect Colorado sunset for the thousands of fans enjoying the Saturday afternoon lot scene before night two of the band’s three night run. Sure, this wasn’t a show for the ages, or a year-end list topper we’ve come to expect at Dick’s, but it was a solid, enjoyable night of music.

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My Morning Jacket – August 14th – Red Rocks

Estimated read time 4 min read

From the opening notes of “Wordless Chorus” to the closing feedback of “One Big Holiday,” My Morning Jacket dug deep into their vault on Friday night, touching on all seven of their studio releases. As always, the band was dressed to the nines, and Jim James, The Jacket’s charismatic front man, prowled the stage in a black and neon jacket, eyes concealed by oversized sunglasses. Gracefully tiptoeing the line between pure rock and roll and jamband, MMJ proved yet again why many call them the best live band in the business.

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High on Fire – August 8th – Gothic Theatre

Estimated read time 3 min read

High on Fire has paved the way for an endless list of bands including Mastodon (whose members met at a High on Fire show). Their latest studio effort, Luminiferous, will most certainly top many end-of-year lists, and their live shows are the the stuff of legends. So to say this was a highly anticipated show for many in attendance would be a severe understatement. High on Fire crushed it! It’s no surprise, really. The well of songs they have to pick from is deep. And damn near all of their songs translate well in a live setting.