See-I – Listen Here Denver!

Thievery Corporation – June 13th – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Post Author By Jeanette Barrow
Post Date June 18, 2014
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An air of mystical excitement filled Red Rocks on Friday the 13th. The curious date was met with another peculiar happening: a full moon, a combo which won’t be seen again until 2049. All of this made for a fantastic yet somewhat eerie mood within the crowd. Put it together with the enchanting Electronic World Dance music of Thievery Corporation at the world famous venue Red Rocks and what do you get? “It’s going to be spiritual,” I heard one guy say. His prediction was spot-on.

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Burning Man – August 27 – September 3 – Black Rock City, NV

Post Author By Johne Edge
Post Date September 14, 2012
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Burning Man is much more than just a temporary community. It’s a city in the desert dedicated to radical self reliance, radical self-expression, and art. Innovative sculpture, art installations, performance art, theme camps, art cars, and costumes all represent forms of artistic expression on the playa. Elements of the abstract and surreal are everywhere as long horned steers and cans of Spam rise from the desert floor that surround the Man and the Temple.

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Thievery Corporation & Beats Antique – August 10th – Red Rocks

Post Author By tdwenger
Post Date August 16, 2012
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Thievery Corporation put on one of their strongest shows in recent memory at Red Rocks on Friday night. With the help of Beats Antique and an amazing set from the upstart Funk collective Afrolicious, the five hour party blended sounds from the Middle East, the worlds of Hip-Hop, Reggae, and Acid House to give that uniquely Thievery feeling to the night. They may not be the highest energy band out on the scene right now, but there is no doubt Thievery Corporation knows how to throw a party!

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See-I – March 15th – Cervantes’ Ballroom

Post Author By Johne Edge
Post Date March 21, 2012
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Proud of their musical heritage in their neighborhood of Five Points, Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom and The Other Side book music for Denver’s more adventurous listeners. Looking for the next big thing, they often book artists that are difficult to categorize. Last Thursday’s line-up is a prime example, as a one-man band Zach Deputy, playing his self-proclaimed “Island-Infused Drum n’ Bass Gospel Ninja Soul” opened up for See-I, an equally diverse DC super group that features members of Thievery Corporation.

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All Good Funk Alliance – Rhythm & FX EP

Post Author By Johne Edge
Post Date March 14, 2012
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On March 6th, renegade Funk n’ Soul label Fort Knox Recordings dropped All Good Funk Alliance’s Rhythm & FX EP on Beatport. Although no strangers to Fort Knox faithful, having appeared on Fort Knox Five’s Dodge City Rockers EP, this EP is the group’s first on the label and it lays the groundwork for the release of the brand new All Good Funk Alliance full length album Jacks of All Trades which is due out in May.

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Juno What?! – February 18th – Cervantes’ Ballroom

Post Author By Johne Edge
Post Date February 24, 2012
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Denver’s Five Points was the Jazz Mecca of the American West from the 20’s to the mid 50’s. Back then Welton Street was the place to be, with its clubs featuring musical greats like Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday. Promoting a theory of the avant-garde, Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom and Cervantes’ Other Side strive to help the Five Points neighborhood reclaim its former glory and events like last Saturday’s shameless dance party with Juno What?! that have once again begun to expand the boundaries of Denver’s live music experience.

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Atomga Talks Afrobeat & The Twelve Armed Funktapus

Post Author By Johne & Crystal Edge
Post Date February 15, 2012
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The Denver based twelve piece Afrobeat ensemble Atomga fills the stage to overflowing with musicians, and fills each venue they play with a blend of Afrobeat, Jazz, and Funk. Playing Afrobeat standards, and a few originals, these guys rip through their sets with precision. Recently, after opening for Pimps of Joytime, Atomga sat down with Listen Up Denver! to answer some questions and talk a little about a twelve-armed funktapus. Join us for a revealing interview with Denver’s newest party band!

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JPOD The Beat Chef – Halfsteppin’

Post Author By Zane Edge
Post Date January 26, 2012
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JPOD The Beat Chef is a DJ and producer based out of British Columbia. His genre-bending Electronica gracefully blends elements of Glitch-Hop, Funk, Breaks, and a catalogue of intriguing world music samples to create his trademark style of self-proclaimed Melodic Bass Music. Aside from churning out originals and countless remixes in the studio for guys like See-I, JPOD runs the Swingset Sounds label, which brings us his debut release Halfsteppin.

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See-I Talks Crooning And Dinner With Herb

Post Author By Johne & Crystal Edge
Post Date November 16, 2011
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As the Saturday evening party crowd at Cervantes’ paid their bar tabs and filed out onto Welton Street to find their way home or wherever it is people go at 2 AM, Rootz, Zeebo, Rob, and Frank of See-I were kind enough to sit down and to talk to us at Listen Up Denver! about crooning, Dinner With Herb, and their new Remix Compilation that drops next Tuesday.

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See-I – November 11th – Cervantes’ Ballroom

Post Author By Johne Edge
Post Date November 15, 2011
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Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom lies in the middle of Denver’s Five Point Neighborhood, where the thriving music scene in this town was born. Cervantes’ has a long history and on Friday night the room that once hosted the great James Brown was again filled with strains of Funk and Soul. The only difference was that this time those classic sounds were blended with Reggae and Dancehall as See-I brought their signature sound back to Denver.