Everything is still coming up roses these days for A Shoreline Dream. After roaring out of the gate in 2006, wisely aligning itself with Paste and Filter Magazines and Urban Outfitters, to then earning a nod in Urb's Next 100 issue last spring and collaborating with Ulrich Schnauss, the act has made all the right moves. Considering that frontman Ryan Policky literally mortgaged his future on the band, it's not surprising to see that he's ensured that everything about the band, from the packagi
We had too much fun on the show last night. Gave away a bunch of cool stuff -- tickets to the Bands You Need to Know 2 show tonight at the Marquis and CDs from Lion Sized and A Shoreline Dream -- and had a couple of great guests on. In the first hour, Rob Burleson, aka Number 3, and Josh Bergstrand from Lion Sized sat in with us (and brought sweet, sweet Girl Scout cookies in to share), and in the second hour, we had the guys from A Shoreline Dream in the studio. Talk about a great interview. Ry
So we've been raving about A Shoreline Dream since first hearing the act and speaking with Ryan Policky almost two and a half years ago, and we continue to be impressed by these guys as whole. We absolutely love the music, and we sincerely admire their truly DIY approach to getting their music heard. Shrewd moves on their part such as aligning itself with Paste and Filter Magazines and Urban Outfitters have resulted in nods in Urb's Next 100 issue last spring and positive notices in pubs like Wi
Photo: Aaron ThackerayA Shoreline Dream, Moonspeed, SonnenblumeThursday, February 26, 2009Bluebird TheaterBetter Than: Taking OxyContin and staring at clouds.Maybe it's the pretty sunsets, or maybe it's the lack of oxygen, but Denver has the makings of a surprisingly good bliss-rock scene. Last night's all-local lineup at the Bluebird brought the pink noise in velvet spades.
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:
