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Red Rocks Amphitheatre

BandWagon Magazine has covered Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO in 107 stories since 2013, including 44 features, 13 reviews and 38 photo galleries.

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FeaturesThe Evolution of Derek Smith: Pretty Lights Still ShiningFort Collins, Colorado native Derek Smith, better known as Pretty Lights, started making beats in high school, but eventually found himself at the forefront of the electronic music scene.Kyle Eustice · Aug 3, 2015

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FeaturesKyle Hollingsworth Band: Q&A With The Man Behind The CheeseKyle Hollingsworth is famously known as the keyboardist for The String Cheese Incident and his own “SCide project,” The Kyle Hollingsworth Band.Mark Rudolph · Jul 22, 2015

An orchestra and band perform on an outdoor stage at Red Rocks, with red sandstone cliffs rising behind them.

FeaturesBen Folds with Ingrid Michaelson Featuring the Colorado Symphony and Fold’s ChoirRed Rocks was packed elbow to elbow for Sunday’s show as Ingrid Michaelson and Ben Folds preformed with the Colorado Symphony and Folds Choir that featured students and alumni of the University of Northern Colorado.Alex Johnson · Jun 26, 2015

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FeaturesPost Widespread Panic Power Jam returns with JoJo Hermann and Duane Trucks at Cervantes Masterpiece BallroomThis years Annual Post Widespread Panic Power Jam at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom is set to feature two members of the band this weekend during the three day Widespread Panic show at Red Rocks. Even an entire day of Panic at Red Rocks can leave fans clamoring for their next fix so head down to Cervantes FridayMike Pope · Jun 22, 2015

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Concert PhotosBrit Floyd concert photos at Red Rocks June 11th 2015If the music of Pink Floyd is a journey that takes its listener to a destination only accessible by spinning on a table under the just so perfect pressure of a needle its live…Mike Pope · Jun 17, 2015

Brit Floyd performs on stage at Red Rocks, with a bassist in a black shirt singing under green haze lighting.

MusicBrit Floyd: The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Cover Show at Red Rocks 06/11/15Editors Note: The rest of our photos from the show are now up and can be found here!BandWagon Magazine · Jun 14, 2015

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FeaturesBarenaked Ladies with Violent Femmes at Red Rocks AmphitheaterRed Rocks Amphitheater was alive this weekend as Colin Hay opened up the Barenaked Ladies show who’s acoustic set consisted of mostly classics from his days back with Men at Work.Dylan Adams · Jun 12, 2015

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MusicNew Music Monday: Alabama Shakes — Sound & ColorIf fans were worried about the band resting on laurels on their second time around, they need not be. Sound & Color is a noticeably more challenging collection of tunes. What made B&G so great was its immediacy. The second you put in the headphones, it was as if the songs coming through had been on your “most listened to” for years. Sound & Color finds the band leaving one foot in their Southern rock roots, and planting the other in soul and blues. While the lead singles, “Gimme All Your Love,” “Don’t Wanna Fight,” and “Future People,” highlighted the electric Brittany Howard’s ability to send hooks screaming into your long term memory, the majority of the tracks require a little more patience.Clark Lamson · Apr 27, 2015

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MusicNew Music Monday: Courtney Barnett — Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just SitThis week, Australian singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett has released her highly anticipated sophomore album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (which for brevity’s sake, shall be referred to as Sometimes from here on out). The patently Australian chill that was present in her first album still rings true, while lazily wandering into new musical territory. There’s a warmth present in her tunes that beg for the album to be enjoyed on a couch, or front porch. Even the punchier tracks like “Dead Fox” or the lead single “Pedestrian at Best” have a “neighborhood BBQ” vibe to them.Clark Lamson · Mar 30, 2015

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FeaturesMichal Minert Still Has Love For His Home-State FansThe Godfather of electro-soul, Michal Menert is set to play four dates in Colorado this weekend.Kyle Eustice · Mar 20, 2015

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FeaturesHumble Fish: Chali 2na Keeps His Ego at BayAs the baritone voice of Jurassic 5 (J5), Chali 2na has been lending monumental contributions to hip-hop culture since he emerged from Los Angeles’ Good Life Cafe scene in the early ‘90s. Originally part of the Unity Committee (with Cut Chemist and Mark 7even), Chali 2na formed J5 after merging with The Rebels of Rhythm (with Akil and Soup) in 1993. After J5’s self-titled debut dropped in 1998, the group followed up with 2000’s critically acclaimed sophomore effort, Quality Control. On the track “Contribution,” Chali 2na spits: “The most that you can spend on any child is time.” It’s a philosophy he took to heart and carried into his family dynamic. Growing up on the Southside of Chicago, the now 43-year-old artist was lacking a strong male role model in his life.Kyle Eustice · Feb 19, 2015 MusicAlbum Review:The Decemberists — What a Beautiful World, What a Terrible WorldA few weeks ago in our New Music Monday column, I said that the debut singles from The Decemberists’ new album suggested we might be seeing another warm, kind, folksy album. While What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World may sound at first to be just that, it is far away the toothiest album to The Decemberists’ name.Clark Lamson · Feb 12, 2015

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MusicNew Music Monday: Courtney Barnett — Pedestrian at BestThough original content dates back to 2011, it was with the 2013 release The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas that Australian rock artist Courtney Barnett first grabbed American attention.Clark Lamson · Feb 9, 2015

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MusicAlbum Review: Death Grips — Fashion WeekIf you aren’t a prior Death Grips fan, here’s a little background. This is a band that positively described the vibe at their own concerts as “volatile” when speaking to Pitchfork in November 2012. This is a band that left their label over disputes concerning the release of their fourth album, Government Plates for free to the public. This is a band that after later launching their own label, “Third Worlds” in conjunction with Harvest and Capitol Records, broke up seemingly out of no where, and cancelled all upcoming tour dates, including an opening slot for Nine Inch Nails at Red Rocks.Clark Lamson · Feb 5, 2015

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FeaturesAll About the Bass“I’ve seen a lot of personal friends lives be damaged, destroyed or ended through making the wrong decisions with drug use,” Lorin Ashton says.Kyle Eustice · Dec 23, 2014

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FeaturesFeeling the Vibe – Vibe Squad Talks Business with The BandWagonConsidering the music Aaron Holstein makes, you’d never guess the man behind VibeSquaD is a trained multi-instrumentalist with a background in jazz.Kyle Eustice · Sep 3, 2014

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FeaturesCooler Than A Polar Bear’s Toenails: OutKast Hits Up the Mad Decent Block Party in DenverWhen Big Boi walked out on to the Red Rocks Amphitheater stage in 2010 for a Rock the Bells performance, Andre 3000 was noticeably absent.Kyle Eustice · Aug 26, 2014

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Features8 Things We Are Looking Forward to at ARISELast August, BandWagon Magazine made the voyage to the ARISE music festival, located in Loveland, Colorado.Kendra Hamman · Jul 21, 2014

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Americana Bliss: The Avett Brothers’ Continue Their Rise to NotorietyWhile it may seem unfathomable that New York City native and hip-hop aficionado Rick Rubin produced The Avett Brothers’ records, it’s really not that strange.Kyle Eustice · Jul 13, 2014

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Concert PhotosGeorge Thorogood, Buddy Guy, and Quinn Sullivan @ Red Rocks 8/28A night with George Thorogood and Buddy Guy at Red Rocks? We were there!BandWagon Magazine · Sep 9, 2013