Four reasons Lollapalooza needs EDM

Photo by Erik HessSee Also: – Lollapalooza Sunday: The Hottest Day of All – Ten things your Lollapalooza outfit says about you By IAN TRAAS With every year that passes, it feels like electronic dance music gains a bigger foothold in the summer festival circuit, and the climb in popularity…

Denver’s five best small dance clubs

See Also: – The ten best green rooms in Denver and Boulder – Photos: Whomp Truck on Santa Fe – Denver’s ten biggest hipster bars Denver offers a lot when it comes to dance clubs, but lately we’ve seen an influx in boutique-sized places popping up all over town. Club-goers…

Photos: Libation Fridays at the Hive

See Also: – Slideshow: Libation Fridays at the Hive – Together Productions’s Jason Bills on Libation Fridays, the Hive’s brand new weekly club night The Hive kicked off its new club night, Libation Fridays, with the internationally-renowned house DJ, Bass Kleph, on Friday, August 3, 2012. Jason Bills of Together…

Ten best places for pre/post-show eats on Colfax

See Also: – The ten best green rooms in Denver and Boulder – The five best outdoor venues in Colorado to see music that aren’t Red Rocks – Denver/Boulder’s five best places to buy records The stretch of Colfax between the Colorado State Capitol at Grant Street and the Bluebird…

My Morning Jacket at Red Rocks, 8/4/12

MY MORNING JACKET @ RED ROCKS | 8/4/12 See Also: – Review: My Morning Jacket at Red Rocks, 8/3/12 – Q&A with Jim James of My Morning Jacket My Morning Jacket albums are concise volumes, recalling ’70s rock anthems that wailed but kept excess to a minimum. MMJ’s concert at…

Joy Subtraction at the hi-dive, 8/4/12

JOY SUBTRACTION @ HI-DIVE | 8/4/12 See Also: – Joy Subtraction? Its members just enjoy screwing with Joy Division. “This is the first song on our new album,” Joy Subtraction’s Abe Brennan announced last at the hi-dive, goofing on Cheap Trick after the first couple of songs of the set…

Lollapalooza suspended, resumed after dangerous weather conditions

Photo by Erik Hess BY ERIK THOMPSON The 2012 installment of Lollapalooza has thus far brought the requisite extremes, in terms of performances and potent weather. A two-hour delay cut through the middle of Saturday’s entertainment at Chicago’s Grant Park, and a good many people were wishing they had just…

My Morning Jacket at Red Rocks, 8/3/12

MY MORNING JACKET @ RED ROCKS | 8/3/12 See Also: – Review: My Morning Jacket at Red Rocks, 8/4/12 – Q&A with Jim James of My Morning Jacket My Morning Jacket singer Jim James may have been born to sing at places like Red Rocks. The venue lends itself so…

Ten things your Lollapalooza outfit says about you

Photo by Erik Hess BY REED FISCHER Now more than ever, Lollapalooza is a mélange of different fashion decisions to accompany the varied musical offerings crammed together throughout Chicago’s Grant Park. When EDM butts up against metal, alt-country, and whatever the hell you’d call Die Antwoord, there’s really no wrong way…

Nicki Minaj at Wells Fargo Theatre, 8/2/12

NICKI MINAJ @ WELLS FARGO THEATRE | 8.2.12 See Also: – Slide show: Nicki Minaj in Denver – Nicki Minaj at Wells Fargo: Most memorable fans and her ten most provacative quotes – Nicki Minaj’s “Stupid Hoe” takes aim at Gaga and other fellow pop stars – Nicki Minaj merges…

Kaskade at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 8/1/12

KASKADE @ RED ROCKS | 8.1.12 See Also: – Global Dancers animated GIFs – Global Dance Festival’s ten best drops – Global Dance Festival’s ten most overplayed songs – People of Global Dance Festival 2012 Downpouring rains and heavy lightning may have deterred some fans from heading up to Red…

Aerosmith at the Pepsi Center, with Cheap Trick, 8/1/12

AEROSMITH @ PEPSI CENTER See Also: – Aerosmith fans in the Pepsi Center parking lot – Q&A with Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer From the beginning, they promised a spectacle. “We’re gonna go all Aerosmith mojo on your ass tonight,” lead screecher Steven Tyler promised vaguely but aggressively less than a…