Red Rocks Summer Concert Schedule

By Thoreson on 5/10/10 6:25pm
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Red RocksRed RocksSummer is creeping down the Rockies Mountains, which means only one:  time for concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.  This outside amphitheatre is one of the best places to watch a concert, and this year's concert line-up is incredibe.  The natural, outdoor concert venue has unreal views of the rock landscape, with the downtown city of Denver on the horizon.  Pollstar magazine, the leading concet industry magazine, after awarding the best small outdoor venue to Red Rocks for the 11th time decided to make the award called call the Red Rocks Award, its in honor.  Below is the entire scheduled lineup for Red Rocks this summer, including date, times and artists.  Also, Ticketmaster, handles the ticketing for this venue, and tickets can be purchased for Red Rocks by clicking

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Turtles Are Colorado Bound

By Thoreson on 5/1/10 2:33pm
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Trampled By TurtlesTrampled By TurtlesFive chairs sit upon the stage, with five instruments next to them.  It is all they need.  All they need to put on one of the greatest live shows one could see.  On the far left sits Erik Berry, an incredible mandolin player.  The beard and overalls combo put him at unheard of levels of greatness.  Next to him is Ryan Young, with fiddle in hand.  The fiddle could not be in better hands.  Dave Carroll takes the next seat, with his trusty banjo.  The number of notes he plays in a matter of seconds is completely, utterly, insane.  One day his intensity will set his banjo ablaze on stage.  Leader singer Dave Simonett sits next to Carroll.  The combination of his depth of lyrics, turned into unreal vocals and ferocity on the acoustic guitar make him one of the best frontman around.  The seat on the far

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Mile High Music Festival Announces Line-Up

By Thoreson on 4/5/10 5:01pm
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Mile High Music FestivalMile High Music FestivalThe third annual Mile High Music Festival will be held August 14-15, 2010, and has announced this year's much antipicated line-up.  The festival will again be held at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, in Commerce City, Colorado, which is right outside of Denver.

Saturday's headliner with be singer/songwriter Jack Johnson, and will certainly be a great first appearence at the festival.  Other Saturday performers include the likes of Steve Miller Band, Phoenix, Donavon Frankenreiter and Amos Lee.  Sunday's headliner is the Dave Matthews Band, with other performers such as Weezer, Train, Trevor Hall and Joe Purdy.  The entire list of performers for each day is as follows:

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Must Listen: Rob Drabkin

By Thoreson on 3/10/10 9:19pm
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Rob DrabkinRob DrabkinThere is a voice in Denver that needs to be heard, and that voice belongs to singer/songwriter Rob Drabkin. The stellar combination of his voice, guitar playing and lyrics make his concerts a must see. The path of music that he walked on is a story of complete madness. He began playing electric guitar at age 11, rocking out to the likes of Metallica and Guns N' Roses, found jazz when he enrolled in the jazz ensemble, and then found the acoustic guitar, thanks to Ted Reece, which helped strengthen his playing and develop his ear.

This would mean a continued concentration on music, correct? Nope, not for Rob. He kept playing, as a hobby, but went to Trinity College and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology and Spanish.

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