Ted Thacker Was Twelve When He Played for a Room of Rowdy Punks
“It was a hell of a ride.”
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Kate Warner of Mirror Fears Had a Rough First Show at Bar Bar
Some shows don’t go as planned.
After a Concert Gone Sour, SYCDVK Showed Moxie in L.A.
SYCDVK had a rough concert in Los Angeles, but that didn’t stop the band from approaching Concord Records.
GoStar and the Case of the Missing Slippers
GoStar’s Joshua Trinidad didn’t believe the old woman who was looking for her slippers.
Allout Helter Shouldn’t Have Opened for Extreme Midget Wrestling
Things went awry when Allout Helter opened for Extreme Midget Wrestling.
Sweating With the Nuns of Brixton
The first time the Nuns of Brixton played the Bluebird, Jon Solomon nearly drowned in sweat.
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Andrew Novick’s First Gig With the Warlock Pinchers
Denver artist and musician Andrew Novick remembers his first concert with the Warlock Pinchers.
Wheelchair Sports Camp’s Kalyn Heffernan’s Big Drop
Kalyn Heffernan’s entourage almost dropped her.
YaSi Played Her First Show for the Guy Who Broke Her Heart
The guy who broke her heart showed up to her first concert.
Anthony Ruptak Played Emo Music at a Rap Battle
Anthony Ruptak’s first concert was at a Battle of the Bands at Cervantes’.
The Velveteers Ran Out of Songs, but the Crowd Wanted More
The Velveteers’ self-titled debut EP comes out on Wednesday, February 7. The band will celebrate the release at the hi-dive on Friday, February 9.
Fed Rez Threw Free Money to the Crowd
Fed Rez talks about its first concert.
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Steve Pavey of Revenant Recalls a Barroom Brawl at His First Show
The first time Steve Pavey of Revenant played a show, chairs and bottles started flying.
Lisa Cook of the Emmas Was 86’d From the Lion’s Lair
Lisa Cook’s first show ended with her being booted from the Lion’s Lair.
Poop Water Didn’t Stop Sara Belle’s First Concert
Sara Belle of the Pin Downs on surviving sewage at her first show.
How Little Fyodor Found His Style
Little Fyodor’s first concert took place at Left Hand Books in Boulder. It was there he found his style.
Man Shot at the First Slim Cessna’s Auto Club Concert
A man was shot at the first Slim Cessna’s Auto Club concert, and decades later, the band is still playing.
Itchy-O Terrorized a Four-Year-Old’s Birthday Party
After a Larimer Lounge concert in Denver, Itchy-O was recruited to perform at a four-year-old’s birthday party at Funtastic Fun.
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A TV Cut Rocky RamJett’s Neck at His First Show
How Rocky RamJett cut his neck on a costume at his first concert.
Charlie LaGreca’s Adventures in A Cappella
Charlie LaGreca got his start in an a cappella act called Minimum Wage.
Lord Dwight Pentacost on Surviving a Y2K Concert
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club played the night Y2K arrived and soothsayers had predicted the world would end. Lord Dwight Pentacost explains what happened
Tyson Murray’s First Show Was a Trainwreck
Tyson Murray, of the Railbenders, talks about the disaster that was his first concert.