Tag: Pretty Lights
Snowball Music Festival – March 8th, 9th, 10th – Winter Park, CO
Driving into Winter Park on Friday afternoon was a 3mph parade of late teens and twenty-somethings already in neon accessories and ski gear, piled six deep in SUV’s on the way to one of the more unique electronic music events in the country, Snowball Music Festival. The police, who vowed to be less aggressive than last year, pulled over cars left and right as we made our way through downtown Winter Park to the condo. It was 4pm and the anticipation had everybody in full party mode before sunset.
MOTH Poetic Circus Presents: Cirque Side Of The Moon
On Friday February 8th, Mardi Gras starts four days early when MOTH Poetic Circus brings you The Cirque Side of the Moon. This Voodoo Mardi Gras masquerade party has taken nearly a year from inception to fruition. MOTH Poetic Circus combines high level circus, dance and athleticism with live music and art. Aerialists, Chinese Pole performers, acrobats, contortionists, and dancers will accompany Wish We Were Floyd as they play Dark Side of the Moon live in its entirety.
2013 Snowball Line-Up Includes Pretty Lights, STS9 and Big Gigantic
Electronic music fans, […]
ill.Gates – November 15th – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom
ill.Gates has consistently been on the forefront of the EDM scene, both producing and educating upstart musicians throughout the last decade and last Thursday night he preached the good word of music to a willing congregation at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom on his Church of Bass Tour. Debuting his new light setup, he managed to run his own audio and visual at the same time, and kept the crowd bouncing for 2 hours of bass infused beauty. He is a man of bold sights, sounds, and ideologies and he did not dissapoint.
Ableminds – Faces
Denver’s own Ableminds have been crafting improvised, Funky Electronica since their inception in 2011. After scoring opening spots for Bonobo and Signal Path as well as a set beside David Murphy of STS9 at Sonic Blossom this trio is beginning to craft a unique and sweeping sound which is no easy task in the world of improvised electronic music.
Big Gigantic “Rowdytown” – September 29th – Red Rocks
On a full moon night in early Autumn the young and the restless made their last Red Rocks appearance of the summer. The young crowd was decked out in full regalia and looking to cap off the epic summer of concerts on The Rocks. There was major buzz surrounding the headliner, local heroes Big Gigantic, and the touted visual display. The energy was palpable and the stage was set for a fantastic finish to the summer concert season.
Wakarusa – Mulberry Mountain, AR – Part 1
Two weekends ago, Wakarusa, and it’s army of party people and music lovers, lit up Mulberry Mountain in Arkansas. With acts ranging from The Weir, Robinson, Greene Acoustic Trio, to the electro madness of Pretty Lights, the festival offered something for everyone. The Listen Up Denver! crew had such a blast that we are going to split our report into two articles. The first focuses on days one and two of the festival, and there is more to come. Read on to take a journey into the wonderful and wacky world of Wakarusa with us!
Levitate Festival – April 20th – 1stBank Center
It’s a bit of a drive for most of us out to the lovely city of Broomfield, but when the second annual Levitate Festival brought the likes of DJ Shadow and RUSKO, along with local producers Paper Diamond and Picture Plane, together on one stage, it was an easy drive to make. Bass rocked the walls of the small arena throughout the night and, as is becoming more and more common these days in the electronic music world, the visual displays were nothing short of extraordinary with Shadow’s “Shadowsphere” stealing the show.