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Mile High Music Festival

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2012

    Cypress Hill at the Ogden Theatre, 4/20/12

    CYPRESS HILL @ OGDEN THEATRE | 04.20.12Cypress Hill gets it. After coming to town last year on April 19, the premiere stoner rappers of the last two decades intentionally made a 2012 performance in Denver on the actual weed holiday of the year: April 20. As B-Real shared with a sold-out Ogden Theatr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Weekend's best live music bets, 4/20 edition: Levitate, Cypress Hill, Das Racist and more

    See Also: A 4/20 playlist from Westword's marijuana critic William Breathes Happy 4/20! Welcome to the end of another work week. As always, there are plenty of music options to consider this weekend -- and that's whether you're living the Mile High life or not. The second edition of the annual Levi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Don Strasburg named Talent Buyer of the Year by Pollstar

    FacebookDon Strasburg (center) with the members of Furthur this past summer at Red Rocks.​Massive props are due this morning to Don Strasburg of AEG Live Rocky Mountain, who was named Talent Buyer of the Year at the annual Pollstar awards this past Friday in Los Angeles at Club Nokia. The reco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Phish survival guide, what to expect this weekend: setlist guesses, parking info and more

    Phish kicks off its three-night stand tonight at Dick's Sporting Goods Park​Phish wraps up their summer tour this weekend with three nights at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in lovely Commerce City, ending what many a blogger and message board phanatic have argued is their strongest tour in the tw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Isaac Slade on the Fray's new album, working with Brendan O'Brien and opening for U2

    ​Isaac Slade sounds at greater ease these days, like he's completely comfortable in his own skin. After spending the better part of his career grappling with the pressures of trying to live up to everyone's expectations, he's reached a point where that's no longer as big a consideration, which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    What's your dream Mile High Music Festival lineup? Here's ours.

    Cypress Hill getting lifted at last year's MHMF. You'll think we're just as high when you see our list.​Okay so by now you've had a chance to absorb the deflating news that the Mile High Music Festival is being put on ice this year, and you've even offered up with some suggestions of how to ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Bassnectar brings his 1ST Bass Center to the 1STBANK Center this October

    Amy Whitehouse​Fresh off his appearance at this past weekend's Mile High Music Festival, Lorin Ashton, the man behind the electronic project Bassnectar, has announced plans to produce his first-ever arena show at the 1ST BANK Center at the end of October. Dubbed 1ST Bass Center, the festival w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Denver parks soon to host admission-based events -- but bigger isn't necessarily better

    A Flickr photo.​ Admission-based events are more than likely coming soon to a city park near you! Last Thursday night, the Denver Parks and Recreation Advisory Board approved in a ten-to-seven vote a controversial policy allowing ticketed events in select city parks, including Civic Center, C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Photos: Jimmy John's Freaky Fast Sandwich Making and Eating Contest at the Mile High Music Festival

    Bryan "Big Sexy" Beard, of Aurora, guzzles some Vitamin Water to wash down his sandwich.​This past weekend, during the Mile High Music Festival, professional eaters Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti, "Big Sexy" Bryan Beard and Tim "Gravy" Brown competed in the Jimmy John's Freaky Fast Sandwich Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2010

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

    Brian Landis FolkinsJohn Common and the Blinding Flashes of Light​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 decorum. The band emerged for t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2010

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

    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 should probably clarify that -- by "strains," I mean I heard B-Real loudly demanding if the crowd fel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2010

    Mile High Music Festival: Cypress Hill, Nas, Damian Marley, The Samples

    Aaron ThackerayThe Samples.​Boulder alumnus the Samples packed the area in front of the Wolf stage with their bluesy, funky jams with heavy dance hall/world influence. They played "Did You Ever Look So Nice" and the segued into "Giants," with Blues Traveler's John Popper jumping in on harmonic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Mile High Music Festival: Keller Williams on his dream collaborations and never playing the same set twice

    ​ The name Keller Williams is instantly recognizable to just about every music fan, whether they are jamband aficionado or not. Combining a complex variety of guitar effects and looping pedals, Keller Williams more or less reinvented the whole modern one-man band movement of the last fifteen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Mile High Music Festival: Rusted Root's Michael Glabicki on the act's first big tour in Colorado

    Duane Rieder​ When Rusted Root formed in Pittsburgh in 1990, it made a world-beat influenced splash with a series of releases throughout the decade. During this creative period, the band released its most commercially successful song, "Send Me On My Way." The tune, which has been used on soun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Mile High Music Festival: One eskimO on its bare-bones, stripped down approach to music

    ​ Creating music that alternately recalls shades of John Mayer and Jack Johnson with a strong soul music influence, One eskimO and its song "Kandi" have slowly been infiltrating eardrums since the release of the act's debut last fall. Starting with a casual mention of the band's name about si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Culinary calendar for the week ahead: A harvest of summer classes

    A Flickr photo​This week, on top of the usual wine dinners and cooking classes, there are classes on preserving your summer harvest, the continuation of Empire Lounge & Restaurant's Jim & Julia Dinner Series, and much more. Here's a sampling of what's on the culinary calendar menu:

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Michael Franti at Red Rocks captivates a sold-out crowd

    Michael Franti & Spearhead with Brett Dennen 7.31.10|Red Rocks Amphitheatre Since 1986, Michael Franti has been making music with a social conscience -- from his industrial punk days in the Beatnigs to the hip-hop leaning Disposable Heroes to his current (and most commercially successful) project ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Tool, Limp Bizkit, American Idol Live! shows announced

    ​Nearly a year after Tool's triumphant headlining set at the Mile High Music Festival, Maynard James Keenan and company return to the area for a two-night stand at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Monday and Tuesday, June 28 and 29. Reserved tickets are $52.50 to $69.50 and go on sale Saturday, May 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Presenting the 2010 Westword Music Showcase Ballot

    ​ This past February, when we started putting together the 2010 Westword Music Showcase, we posted an item asking you how we could improve our annual music festival, this year set for Saturday, June 19, in the Golden Triangle (if you haven't already purchased your tickets, you can still buy d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Ralphie does Coachella without credentials

    This isn't your daddy's Woodstock, your hippie cousin's Bonnaroo or your yuppie Chicago Uncle's Lollapalooza. This is Coachella, man, and it attracts the most pretentious music fans on the planet, who all choose to gather in grassy polo fields and endure intense desert heat for the same reason. We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Lollapalooza lineup revealed. Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady Gaga among the headliners

    This year's Lollapalooza lineup has been revealed. Bold face names this time around: Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire and Erykah Badu, alongside nearly ninety of the brightest emerging acts, including MGMT, Grizzly Bear, the National, Yeasayer, Phoenix, Frightened Rabbit and Edward S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Mile High Music Festival 2010 lineup announced

    ​ Okay, whoever speculated that Dave Matthews Band and the Samples were going to be a part of this year's Mile High Music Festival: Sorry we doubted you. You were right, evidently. So was the guy who said Jack Johnson, as well as the person who pointed us in the direction of the erroneous lin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    The 10 most popular concert slideshows of 2009

    ​It's about damn time this year ended. But before it does, we're taking a look back at your favorite stories of 2009. Here, the ten most popular concert slideshows.

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Will Parks and Rec get an earful about their plan to privatize La Alma rec center tonight?

    La Alma Recreation Center​Tonight's Denver Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting at 6 p.m. at La Alma Recreation Center, 1325 West 11th Avenue, has nothing to do with La Alma itself, at least according to the agenda. No, it's just the board's regular monthly meeting, at which members a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    Gregory Alan Isakov slated to tour with Ani DiFranco

    Eric Gruneisen​Okay, so is it just us or has anyone else noticed that Gregory Alan Isakov seems to have a way with the ladies? First he caught the notice of Brandi Carlile, who made a cameo on his latest record, This Empty Northern Hemisphere -- which, incidently, you can begin pre-ordering on vin ... More >>

  • News

    July 30, 2009

    From the week of July 30, 2009

    Eric Gruneisen​Okay, so is it just us or has anyone else noticed that Gregory Alan Isakov seems to have a way with the ladies? First he caught the notice of Brandi Carlile, who made a cameo on his latest record, This Empty Northern Hemisphere -- which, incidently, you can begin pre-ordering on vin ... More >>

  • News

    July 23, 2009

    While India.Arie rocked the Mile High Music Fest, her brother nearly rocked the big house

    Eric Gruneisen​Okay, so is it just us or has anyone else noticed that Gregory Alan Isakov seems to have a way with the ladies? First he caught the notice of Brandi Carlile, who made a cameo on his latest record, This Empty Northern Hemisphere -- which, incidently, you can begin pre-ordering on vin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Over the Weekend: The Black Keys at The Fox

    Kiernan Maletsky The Black Keys, Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons Friday, July 17 The Fox Better Than:Engine oil under your fingernails, sweat running down your back and your car in good working order once again. Zero frills. A white drum kit with two toms and three cymbals, a bag of extra sticks h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Mile High Murder, No. 24: A kidnapping in Denver, a body in Commerce City

    View Larger Map (Trouble viewing this map? Click "View Larger Map") Perhaps they were trying to pin it on Ani DiFranco? The Denver Police is investigating a kidnapping/murder at 3602 North Leyden, which they've connected to a body dumped in Commerce City -- where the police were busy enough this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, July 20 edition

    The Black Keys played the Fox on Friday night. It's all going to pot. Today in The Latest Word: - Live-blogging the medical marijuana hearings. - Mile High Music Festival roundup. - Mile High Murder in Commerce City. - Jared Polis: Not playing nice, standing up for the little big guy. - Ragin' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2009

    Mile High Music Fest Live Reviews: Day One

    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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2009

    Was India Arie's brother arrested at Mile High Music Festival?

    Scalping is illegal in Commerce City, too, as Jon Simpson could tell you.While there were a number of arrests at the Mile High Music Festival yesterday, Simpson's may well be the most high-profile. He appears to be the brother of Grammy Award- winner India.Arie, who was known as India Arie Simpson w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2009

    Mile High Music Fest Live Reviews: Day Two

    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, se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Mile High Music Festival Q&A: Band of Heathens

    Although acts such as Tool, Widespread Panic and the Fray are clearly the main draw at this weekend's Mile High Music Festival, it's support bands like Band of Heathens, slated to perform on Saturday, that demonstrate the prodigious depth of the fest's lineup. Boiling down Band of Heathens sound to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    3OH!3: Your weekly update on the world's most ubiquitious act

    It's been a few weeks since our last 3OH!3 post. (Forgive us, father, for we have sinned.) Fortunately, you'll be happy to know that the Boulder-based hooligans, slated to appear at this weekend's Mile High Music Festival, haven't budged from their ubiquitous perch. And their influence appears to be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Steuben's high on Mile High Music Festival

    Last year, Steuben's served over 2,000 burgers and sandwiches at the Mile High Music Festival, and it's signed on again for this year's fest July 18-19-- partnering with the Colorado Restaurant Association Education Foundation to raise money for young adults wanting to join the food-service and hosp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Twitter Tuesday: Mile High Music Fest edition

    Back again with more great Twits to follow for your burgeoning Twitter feed. As always, follow us at @denverwestword, @cafewestword and @casciato. @WidepreadPanic: To kick off this very special edition of Twitter Tuesday, dedicated to amping you up for the Mile High Music Fest this next weekend, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    The Fray's Joe King collaborates with American Idol winner Kris Allen

    In between dates on his band's current tour (which will be making its Denver stop next weekend at the Mile High Music Festival), Fray singer/guitarist Joe King found some time to hit to hit the studio with Kris Allen, the winner of last season's American Idol, to record an as-yet-titled song for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    Set Forth changes name to the Northern Way

    Just received word that Set Forth has officially changed its name to the Northern Way. We spoke with frontman Steve Melton a short time ago, and he says that the move was prompted by the fact that there are several other acts are currently using the same moniker. The act, which was included in our C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    New Kids on the Block, Boz Scaggs, Loretta Lynn shows announced

    A number of shows were announced this week, including New Kids on the Block (Wednesday, July 15, Fiddler's Green), Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald (Monday, July 6, Paramount Theatre), Loretta Lynn (Wednesday, June 10, Paramount Theatre) and Reggae on the Rocks featuring Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Last Night's Show: Andrew Bird at the Ogden

    Photo: Aaron ThackerayAndrew Bird, Lonely DearThursday, February 26, 2009Ogden TheaterBetter than: Having a good show ruined by an obnoxious audience.Andrew Bird's stage entrance at the Ogden Thursday night boasted all the careful ceremony and staid splendor of a religious rite. His fast establishme ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 31, 2008

    Lucky Strike Lanes

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  • Blogs

    July 25, 2008

    Heaven Fest's Pure Motives

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  • Blogs

    July 20, 2008

    Mile High Music Fest Live Blog, Day Two

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  • Blogs

    July 19, 2008

    Mile High Music Fest Live Blog, Day One

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  • Summer Guide

    June 12, 2008

    The Fest of Times

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  • Culture

    June 12, 2008

    The Fest of Times

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  • Music

    May 29, 1997

    Feedback

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