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Wild Lives – April 22nd – Lion’s Lair

Estimated read time 2 min read

Up and coming Denver band Wild Lives took the Lion’s Lair stage on Friday night just days after their front-man, Hans Meyer, was featured on the cover of The Westword for his outstanding work with Denver’s immigrant population. Though he, and the rest of the band, are consummate professionals during the week, what they put on display on Saturday night would make any Punk rocker from the CBGB’s scene of the late 70’s or early 80’s proud.

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tUnE-yArDs – May 28th – Gothic Theatre

Estimated read time 4 min read

One would expect to find a Burning Man centered universe amid the feather boas and body odor last Wednesday night. In fact, this world was not the middle of the desert but the Gothic Theatre for none other than Tribal Electro-Pop band tUnE-yArDs and opener up-and-coming Sylvan Esso. The coupling of these two acts on a still Colorado night set a very high bar for approaching summer shows.

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The Knew – Man Monster

Estimated read time 2 min read

At moments recalling huge “Indie” pop bands like The Killers and The Stokes, while clearly drawing inspiration from giants of the 70’s like The Stones and The Clash, Denver’s The Knew have crafted an album of infectiously gritty guitar laced pop songs that should find their way onto every good jukebox in the country and fuel those late night sing-alongs that gradually fade-in as a hazy memory over a strong cup of coffee on Sunday mornings.