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

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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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Rise Against – September 24th – The Fillmore Auditorium

Estimated read time 4 min read

On a rainy Monday night last week, Rise Against assaulted a roomful of rabid fans at The Fillmore with a sound that straddled the line between Metal and Alterative. They blasted the crowd with images of political symbolism on giant LED screens and lead singer Tim McIlrath kept the crowd in the palm of his hand as he used the entire stage to dance, jump, and scream. Was it really a true “Punk” show? We aren’t so sure about that, but there is no doubt it was a high quality concert extravaganza!

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Flogging Molly – The Lights Have Gone Out On The Working Class

Estimated read time 3 min read

Perhaps an Irish American Punk band like Flogging Molly has never been more relevant than now as the Occupy Movement fills the nightly news coverage. Founded in Los Angeles in 1997, Flogging Molly infuses punk rock with Celtic instruments, and they merge blues progressions with grinding guitars and traditional Irish music. The bands 2010 release “Speed of Darkness” is filled with odes to the working man and battle cries against the elite establishment.