Tag: Westword Music Showcase
RJD2 – January 30th – Bluebird Theater
The Bluebird Theater was already filling up by 9pm on Friday with patrons quick enough to have scored entrance as the two night event had sold-out in advance. The genre bending group displayed on the Bluebird marquee turned out to be a righteous assortment of talent. The theater hosted a colorful mixture of artists ranging from Hip-Hop to Electronic to Funk. The mix of artists on the bill was impressive giving Colorado bands a chance to share the stage with a legend in the business.
Westword Music Showcase – June 21st – Golden Triangle
The Westword Music Showcase engulfed the streets of Denver this past Saturday–the annual summertime experience when the community hipsters, punks, and hip-hop heads rub shoulders in Denver’s Golden Triangle neighborhood. One thing is for certain about this event: if you hated an act, you could simply walk down the street and find one that you loved. It’s an event for the masses. So if you don’t like masses, this festival probably isn’t for you.
Westword Music Showcase – June 23rd – The Golden Triangle
The 18th annual Westword Music Showcase took over Denver’s Golden Triangle on the 23rd as 15 venues hosted hundreds of local and national bands in the 104 degree heat. On the blacktopped area in front of the main stage, people’s shoes sizzled in the sun and the music was as hot as the pavement. We sweated, smiled and danced to a wide array of sounds. The nationally touring acts on the main stage added power to the event, and the energy Girl Talk put out at the end of the night nearly surged the grid.
Westword Music Showcase – June 18th – Golden Triangle
With 16 stages and over 150 local and national bands, The Westword Music Showcase boasts that it is Denver’s biggest one-day music festival and quite frankly, it’s almost too much to manage. With 16 bands playing at the same time, conflicts abound and you are left to select only a few over the course of the day. That said, it’s a great festival and the overload is part of the fun!
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Yo La Tengo
More than 25 years into a storied career, Yo La Tengo is still going strong and producing some of their most creative material. Their most recent record ‘Popular Songs,’ is a remarkable album that provides the casual fan with a window into the soul of the Yo La Tengo catalog. The band returns to Denver tomorrow for a set at The Westword Music Showcase.