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Denver Day Of Rock: Denver Writes For The Cause

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On May 23rd downtown Denver will once again echo with the sounds of booming bass and gritty guitars for the 7th annual Denver Day of Rock, presented by the non-profit organization Amp The Cause to raise funds and awareness for like minded local non-profits. While Amp The Cause has always put an emphasis on children, this year’s event birthed a unique opportunity for the young, intrepid writers of Denver Writes to interview Day of Rock artists and review their performances.

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South Park Music Festival Announces Line-Up and $50 Tickets!

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The inaugural South […]

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PICK OF THE WEEK: Denver Day of Rock – Downtown Denver – Saturday May 24th

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In 2013, over 100,000 people listened to over 25 bands at the 5th annual Denver Day Of Rock. 2014 promises to be bigger and better than ever with acts like The Hold Steady, Monophonics, Black Joe Lewis, The Wallflowers and a plethora of vendors, food trucks, and interactive booths. Do yourself and the kids a favor and check out this fun — FREE — festival!

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Snowball Music Festival – March 2, 3, 4 – Avon, CO

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The 2nd Annual Snowball Music Festival took over Avon, Colorado this past weekend and the experience was no less than stellar despite cold temperatures and snow. The folks at Snowball put on an amazing three days of music full of crazy banana suits, tons of 80’s ski gear, and plenty of snow filled good times. Artists like Pretty Lights, Snoop Dogg, Kinetix, TV on the Radio, The Kooks, and Rusko rocked the snowy park all weekend and providing lifelong memories as they ignited the Colorado high country.

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

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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.