Eric Syl GruniesenThe Epilogues tore up La Rumba.
See more photos from La Rumba at westword.com/slideshow.
Alan Baird Project, 12:00 p.m.
It's never easy being the first band to play at an all-day event. Typically, bands that are booked to perform early in the day have to work a lot harder to get the word out and rally crowds to come see them. Thankfully, the Alan Baird Project was up to the task, and had a surprisingly big crowd (despite the band's under-21 fans being turned away at the door
Eric Syl GrunesienBuckner Funken Jazz brought the funk -- and the jazz -- at Dazzle.
See more photos from Dazzle at westword.com/slideshow.
The Culhanes, 12:00 p.m.
The Culhanes may be most straight-ahead country I've ever seen live. This is no ironic alt-country posturing; this Longmont-based act could be Merle Haggard's backing band, with the guitarist nailing it on the twangy leads, and the pedal-steel player playing it just as mournful as old Hank ever did. The vocals, on the other hand, w
Aaron Thackeray
See photos of Day One's fans on the slideshow page.
It's here: The second edition of the Mile High Music Fest is underway, and our gaggle of writers and photogs are shvitzing their way around the grounds to bring you ongoing, as-close-to-live-as-my-fingers-allow coverage of Denver's biggest music festival.
Check back throughout the weekend and on Monday, and get 140-character updates on Twitter.
Gregory Alan Isakov, 11:15 a.m., Westword Tent
Brian Landis Folkins
What it was
Brian Landis Folkins
See photos of the day's fans and crowds on the slideshow page.
We're back for Day 2, which looks to be shaping up a little hotter, and not just because of HoneyHoney's frontwoman (above). Check back throughout the day for more photos and reviews. For coverage from Day One, see our reviews and a slideshow of the fans.
Paper Bird, noon, Rhapsody Tent
Brian Landis Folkins
What it was like: Starting your day with an old-fashioned hootenanny.
The first show of Sunday in the
Photo by Eric Syl Gruneisen
The Killers, Nervous Wreckords
Red Rocks Amphitheater
September 9, 2009
Better than: Seeing an epic, intricately staged arena show in the confines of an indoor arena.
The Killers did a fine job of summoning the glitz and glamour of their hometown during their appearance at Red Rocks on Wednesday night.
Indeed, the Las Vegas-based quartet's performance summoned the grand scope and dazzling flash of a show on the strip. The band's intricate stage setup included
Photo by Eric Syl GruneisenTalk about a Killers photo.Someone told me about this show....
Today in Backbeat Online:
• Last Night: The Killers at Red Rocks.
• Monolith Q&A: Red Wire Black Wire.
• Monolith Q&A: The Glitch Mob.
• Monolith Q&A: The Thermals.
• MTV reports on what's in 3OH!3's travel bag, tests their red-carpet skills.
Today in Cafe Society:
• Denver Food & Wine Classic, take five.
• Happy Hour: Five for five at five at Bones.
• Meet the other Candy Girls.
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Autovaughn, by Aaron Thackeray
Is this thing on?
We're live from Red Rocks for Day One of Year Three of Monolith, the indie-hipster-Urban-Outfitted-neon-fest that marks the end of the Colorado music-festival season. The lovely promotional folks at Madison House have moved the media tent from the bottom of the hill to the top, which means two things are different this year than last year:
1. It doesn't smell like poop
2. The ice cream man isn't here.
You take with the good with the bad
Monotonix set off the SoCo stage.
Elsewhere: See reviews and photos from Day One.
We're back on the Rocks for what, so far anyway, is looking to be a much more pleasant day than Saturday. In case you missed yesterday's festivities, it was viciously cold and wet, and not at all conducive to enjoying music. Today: Sunny and warm, at least so far.
We'll be here all day, posting reviews and photos as they come in. It starts right now:
Joe Tone
As the Guy Who Sits in the Media Tent and Updates Our Live Music Fest Coverage, there are two perks to my job:
1. Proximity to free food.
2. Opportunity to pick which photos we use in our slideshows and live-review blogs.
Monolith, like Mile High before it, served up scores of photos that captured the weekend perfectly. Here are my Ten Favorite. Be sure to click the photos to enlarge them:
