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Desert Rocks Festival – June 8, 9, & 10 – Green River, UT

Estimated read time 8 min read

Nothing like a quick stop home to do some laundry and unload all your camping and photo gear, just to turn around and pack it back up less than 24 hours later. Listen Up Denver! is, after all, a Colorado music resource and with Colorado bands Elephant Revival, MTHDS, Euforquestra, Octopus Nebula, Tatanka, Atomga, James and The Devil, and more playing the Desert Rocks 2012 music festival, how could we not follow the setting sun and stream of band busses heading west?

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20 Questions With MTHDS

Estimated read time 4 min read

Denver’s MTHDS are reviving their Beastie Boys tribute show this week in honor of Adam “MCA” Yauch who passed away in early May and they took some time to answer our “20 Questions” as they prepped for the show. One read through this exchange and you’ll get a feel for what a witty, sarcastic bunch of guys that make up this group. From comparing themselves to The Partridge Family to claiming that John Denver is one of the best local bands on the scene right now, it’s clear that one of the only these guys take seriously is their music.

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Lee “Scratch” Perry – May 25th – Cervantes’ Ballroom

Estimated read time 3 min read

Reggae and Dub fans of all ages united at Cervantes’ last Friday night to witness the legendary Lee “Scratch” Perry. Unfortunately the audience will have to be content having seen one of the innovators of dub as opposed to having seen a great performance. Those who arrived early checked out the vendors that gave the ballroom a festival like atmosphere and as the crowd began to fill in there was a diverse group of fans. From young hipsters in skinny jeans to aging hippies in aged Grateful Dead tees all walks of life were represented.