Author: Lindsay Lynch

Lindsay was born in Georgia, raised in Florida, and moved to Colorado when she turned 18. All Lindsay asks for in life is music, hoppy beer, and the written word. The necessities of family, friends, water, and food naturally follow.
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Vance Joy – November 22nd – Bluebird Theater

Estimated read time 3 min read

The Bluebird Theater hosted budding singer-songwriter Vance Joy this past Saturday night. The show had been sold-out for several months and it was apparent once Vance Joy started to strum his first note that the sell-out was justified. Even though the venue was packed, it was easy to catch a glimpse of the rising star who belted out his hand-written love songs to a swooning crowd before he hits the road with Taylor Swift in the coming year.

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The Motet’s “Mixtape 1975” – November 1st – Ogden Theatre

Estimated read time 3 min read

The Motet, the funkadelic Denver supergroup, played for a packed house this past Halloween weekend at the Ogden Theatre. The spooky tradition of covering an artist each Halloween weekend was broken last year when the band decided to play hits only from 1980 and this year they chose 1975. The show, dubbed appropriately “Mixtape 1975,” stayed true to the band’s Afrobeat heritage. As the band took the stage the buzz of the audience turned into raucous applause, eager for what was to come from this groovin’ group.

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Big Gigantic: Rowdytown III – September 27th – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

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Fresh out of Boulder, Big Gigantic has raged the Red Rocks stage three years in a row and Dominic Lalli made it a point to admire the audience, explaining that no other venue makes him feel quite this privileged. Who can blame him? This was the third annual Rowdytown, featuring Big Gigantic and we are happy to see them so grounded at their home in Colorado. Until next year!

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Glass Animals – September 25th – Larimer Lounge

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Larimer Lounge, one of Denver’s favorite hipster-havens, played host to indie-rock quartet, Glass Animals, last Thursday night. To no one’s surprise, the up-and-coming band sold-out the small venue. Many were openly agitated by the lack of space, but once the music began, the humidity was embraced and the sweat began to drip. Dance moves ensued. Look out for these guys at The Ogden or Fillmore sometime in the near future.

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Elton John – September 20th – Pepsi Center

Estimated read time 4 min read

This past Saturday at the Pepsi Center was host to an epic evening for many as Sir Elton John graced Denver with his royal presence. The venue rumbled with chatter of moms telling their daughters of the first time they saw Sir Elton while husbands waited outside smoking their cigars and cheersing their Scotch & waters; dapper young gents were giddy with excitement. John still brings a sense of comradery and joy to his fans and will do so until the end of time.

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Lotus: Talking Heads Deconstructed – September 19th – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Estimated read time 5 min read

Red Rocks Amphitheater hosted the beloved Lotus this past Friday night. Wandering the lots of the famed venue, one was bound to find a mass amount of Bisco heads, several Phish heads and much chatter around… The Talking Heads. Perhaps a more diverse crowd than usual joined the loyal Lotus clan this time around to pay tribute to the great American rock band, The Talking Heads.

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Underground Music Showcase (UMS) – July 24th-27th – S. Broadway

Estimated read time 5 min read

The Underground Music Showcase (or UMS as it’s known); Denver’s four day run of diverse, audible splendor, occupied South Broadway this past weekend. People of all sexes, styles, shapes and sizes inhabited the streets for this region’s version of SXSW. UMS can be gritty and grimy, or tame and timid; at times relishing its theatrics or simply swaying to the formulaic, yet assuredly catchy 4-chord progression…

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Westword Music Showcase – June 21st – Golden Triangle

Estimated read time 3 min read

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.

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Beanstalk Music and Arts Festival – June 12-14 – State Bridge

Estimated read time 4 min read

The Second Annual Beanstalk Music and Arts Festival took over State Bridge this past weekend in beautiful Bond, CO. Youths in dreads mingled with bearded older folks, while bright-eyed flower children rubbed shoulders with the tenured hippie chicks. At State Bridge, families will party with the young and the restless, just so long as their kids are equipped with the most state of the art headphones. Music brings these crews together and they couldn’t be happier.

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tUnE-yArDs – May 28th – Gothic Theatre

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One would expect to find a Burning Man centered universe amid the feather boas and body odor last Wednesday night. In fact, this world was not the middle of the desert but the Gothic Theatre for none other than Tribal Electro-Pop band tUnE-yArDs and opener up-and-coming Sylvan Esso. The coupling of these two acts on a still Colorado night set a very high bar for approaching summer shows.