Category: Genre

Electronic

Creative Collaboration Reigns Supreme at Re:Creation with Papadosio and Johnathan Singer | May 6th, 2017 [Show Review]

  Red Rocks Amphitheater, located on the outskirts of the Denver metropolitan area, has been known to host some of the most prolific events in music history. During the first Saturday in May, Red Rocks continued this trend with Re:Creation: an event that had artistic and musical talent dripping from the monoliths. The evening was […]

May 12, 2017 Read →

Electronic

Emissions West Coast Bass Festival 2017 + 7 Hour Roadtrip Playlist | May 19-22, 2017

After hosting the best bass gathering on the west coast for nearly a decade, it’s no surprise that Emissions West Coast Bass Festival have become masters of curation. 2017’s lineup will boast legends of past and future to give us one of the best rosters of the year, including The Pharcyde, X&G, Sober Rob, Craze, Thriftworks, […]

May 12, 2017 Read →

Electronic

Pretty Lights & Friends Surprise Second Line Parade + Pop-up Show Through New Orleans 5.7.17 [Show Review]

Sunday, May 7th, marked a legendary day for Pretty Lights, PLF, New Orleans residents and the lucky people in town for Jazz Fest alike. Earlier that day, Live For Live Music announced that Derek Vincent Smith, the famed American electronic music producer known as Pretty Lights, would be throwing a second line parade to the seventh ward […]

May 9, 2017 Read →

East Coast

Generationals deliver phenomenal show at The Grey Eagle in Asheville, North Carolina [Concert Photography]

If you’ve yet to captivate yourselves with the odd and soothing sounds from Generationals, allow us to give you an introduction. This dance rock group are built on a solid foundation of interesting percussions, soulful vocals and irresistible melodies, and each show is a sweaty grooving party. They’ve got a Beach Boys charm with an old-time innocence, […]

May 9, 2017 Read →

Festival Coverage

Old Settlers Music Festival Celebrates 30 Years In Grand Style [Festival Review]

Old Settlers Music Festival celebrated 30 years of good times with a weekend unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. Old Settlers offers a gourmet samplings of the best singer songwriters, jam bands, bluegrass and Americana you can find – bringing in Grammy winning Los Lobos from LA to headline along with locally grown Austin heroes like […]

May 7, 2017 Read →

Electronic

Jantsen delivers bass heavy and versatile set at The Black Box | May 5th, 2017 [Show Review]

When you have a crowd of Cinco de Mayo revelers on the dance floor, it’s bound to be a shitshow – and last Friday at The Black Box was the best kind of shitshow you could ask for. With Jantsen as our headliner of the night, there was still plenty of time to down tequila […]

May 7, 2017 Read →

Electronic

Gorillaz Invade Austin City Limits 2017: Lineup drop includes Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chance the Rapper, Vulfpeck and more [#DroolMode]

Austin City Limits has been a big deal for a while now, bringing out the big guns year after year for the fall concert event at Austin’s Zilker Park. But late last night, I heard some serious news:     ACL announced the 2017 lineup – and Gorillaz have top billing. Having recently dropped their newest album, […]

May 4, 2017 Read →

Hip-Hop

Night One of Chance the Rapper’s ‘Be Encouraged’ tour at Red Rocks Amphitheater aka Chance Rocks! May 2nd + 3rd, 2017 [Show Review]

Yesterday I awoke with the kind of excitement that only Christmas can bring to a child, yet it was something entirely different happening for me on this particular day. Today was officially CHANCE THE RAPPER DAY, or at least in my world, and with it landing on taco Tuesday as well, I was overwhelmed with […]

May 3, 2017 Read →

Live Music Coverage

Natural Selectah laces Denver with Irie vibes for Reggae Night at Ophelia’s Electric Soap Box | May 3rd, 2017

Ophelia’s is one of our favorite venues in the city, and with the addition of Natural Selectah’s monthly Reggae nights, they’ve become the best. A revolving lineup of singers, percussionists, and horn players means that literally anyone can wind up sitting in on a Wednesday night. For this month’s roster, Natural Selectah guests include members […]

May 3, 2017 Read →

Jamband

Bluegrass in the Bottoms melds strings, brews & Kansas City May 19-20 for its inaugural fest [Event Preview]

Bluegrass In The Bottoms, a brand new festival in Kansas City, MO, over the weekend of May 19th-20th, features the kind of lineup that has bluegrass fans from across the country drooling! With old favorites like Railroad Earth and Yonder Mountain String Band alongside other heavy hitters like Greensky Bluegrass and Infamous Stringdusters, the potential […]

May 3, 2017 Read →