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2010 Stories by A.H. Goldstein

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  Rush levels Red Rocks with three hours of power and precision

  published Aug 17, 2010

  RUSH 8.16.10 | Red Rocks Amphitheater It's taken more than three decades for Rush to refine its approach to stadium rock, and the long gestation period has paid off. The Canadian trio's three-hour ... More >>

• Weezer covers Gaga and MGMT, embraces its rock-star status at Mile High Music Festival

  published Aug 15, 2010

  Weezer, 6:45 p.m. on the Wolf Stage A piercing series of guitar lines, the push of a pounding drum line and synchronized singing syllables lent an epic feel to the beginning of Weezer's set. As soon ... More >>

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  At 62, Jimmy Cliff treats a massive stage like a dancehall at Mile High Music Festival

  published Aug 15, 2010

  Jimmy Cliff, 3:45 p.m. on the Kyocera Main Stage Jimmy Cliff and his band delivered all of the expected musical components within the first strains of their hour-plus set. The godfather of roots reg... More >>

• John Common and the Blinding Flashes of Light, The Knew at Mile High Music Festival, day two

  published Aug 15, 2010

  John Common and the Blinding Flashes of Light, 1:15 p.m. on the Cougar Stage John Common and the Blinding Flashes of Light didn't let the early hour or the high temperatures derail their sense of deco... More >>

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  Phoenix packs 'em into the Bison Tent at Mile High Music Festival

  published Aug 14, 2010

  The crowd didn't seem to mind Phoenix's simple and straight-ahead approach during its 6:45 p.m. set in the Bison Tent at Mile High Music Festival. The Paris-based band have built a loyal commercial f... More >>

• Cypress Hill and Steve Miller Band: Two reviews from Mile High Music Festival

  published Aug 14, 2010

  Cypress Hill, 4:45 p.m. on the Wolf Stage I walked straight in the clouds of smoke and the packs of dancing 20-somethings as the first strains of "Insane in the Brain" sounded from the Wolf Stage. I s... More >>

• Mile High Music Festival set reviews: Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, Amos Lee, The Samples, The Constellations

  published Aug 14, 2010

  Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, 1:30 p.m., Bison Tent Blame it on the early hour, chalk it up to the inconvenient location of the Bison Tent on the far eastern end of the complex. Maybe it boils down to t... More >>

• Smoothed out: Mile High Music Festival eases into its first day with the Motet, Houses

  published Aug 14, 2010

  The Motet, noon on the Wolf Stage Two years of experience can make a difference. The organizers of the Mile High Music Festival seem to have learned from the mistakes of years' past for the 2010 ver... More >>

• Minimalism is the only principle for Parisian alt-rock group Phoenix

  published August 12, 2010

  Mainstream success hasn't complicated Laurent Brancowitz's approach to music. As lead guitarist and a founding member of the alt-rock quartet... More >>

• The Merc slam team wraps up a competition and kicks off a collaboration

  published Aug 09, 2010

  The Mercury Cafe's slam poetry team isn't resting on its laurels. Many key members of the Merc's competitive poetry team are still out of state, having earned a spot in the semifinals during the annua... More >>

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  Zombie Q&A: Todd Debreceni, effects guy

  published Aug 04, 2010

  Debreceni can speak with authority about the differences between the look of a zombie and the aesthetics of a werewolf. Debreceni, who runs Back Porch FX out of Aurora, has spent the past three decade... More >>

• UMS Night Four Travelogue: The Polkanauts at Club 404, Alan Alda at 3 Kings and more

  published Jul 26, 2010

  UMS Travelogue, Night Four 7.25.10, Baker District/South Broadway The mood was more understated from the beginning. As the fourth and final day of the UMS got underway on a stifling Sunday afternoo... More >>

• UMS Day Three Travelogue: Jim McTurnan at the hi-dive, Mercuria at Fentress Architects and more

  published Jul 25, 2010

  UMS Travelogue, Day Three 7.24.10, Baker District/South Broadway I decided to change my pattern for my third crawl along Broadway for the UMS. I'd started late on Thursday and Friday nights, checki... More >>

• UMS Night Two Travelogue: Pink Hawks at the Skylark, Achille Lauro at Club 404 and more

  published Jul 24, 2010

  UMS Travelogue, Night Two 7.23.10 | Baker District/South Broadway I started my tour of South Broadway relatively late in the evening, heading south from the 404 Lounge at around 9:45 p.m. Turns out... More >>

• Grant Gordy

  published June 24, 2010

  The scope of Grant Gordy's freshman release is ambitious, to say the least. Swinging echoes of Django Reinhardt, dense guitar melodies worthy... More >>

• Westword Music Showcase headliners: Meet Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights

  published Jun 14, 2010

  Texas isn't big enough to contain Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights. After signing with Atlantic records in 2008, the Dallas-based quintet quickly started making a name for itself across the co... More >>

• Grant Gordy's folk songs rely on a global palette of sounds

  published June 10, 2010

  It was hard for Grant Gordy not to feel ridiculous as he crossed the casino floor in Central City. A showgirl tossing out beads led the parade,... More >>

• Dweezil Zappa keeps his father's music alive at the Paramount

  published Jun 08, 2010

  Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa 06.07.10 | The Paramount Theatre Dweezil Zappa stressed again and again how thoroughly his band had done their homework. At several points during Monday's two and a half h... More >>

• Manchester Orchestra at The Gothic Theatre: Southern fried loud-soft-loud

  published Mar 19, 2010

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• The Congress is what happens when hired guns band together

  published March 18, 2010

  Dwight Thompson was ready to quit. After years of playing bass for hire, he'd simply had enough. "I was actually at a point this year... More >>

• Tequila Mockingbird's various travails have only made the group stronger

  published February 11, 2010

  After eight years in its current lineup, Tequila Mockingbird has seen its fair share of conflicts, drama and strains. Struggling to carve a... More >>

• Over the (long) weekend: Paper Bird, These United States, Dovekins at the hi-dive

  published Jan 04, 2010

  Paper Bird, These United States, Dovekins Thursday, December 31, 2009 hi-dive Better than: Going to a New Year's concert that didn't feature kazoos and Jefferson Airplane covers. It was easy to ove... More >>