A time-lapse video of the 2008 Westword Music Showcase

Okay, so this might be the coolest Westword Music Showcase-related item we've ever come across. It's getting to be that time of year again where we start gearing up for another edition of the annual summertime local music extravaganza, which probably accounts for how our colleague Jared Jacang Maher came...

By Dave Herrera

February 12, 2009

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Okay, so this might be the coolest Westword Music Showcase-related item we've ever come across. It's getting to be that time of year again where we start gearing up for another edition of the annual summertime local music extravaganza, which probably accounts for how our colleague Jared Jacang Maher came across this cool YouTube video. The clip, put together by area resident Kim Sidwell, whose living space is adjacent to the lot on 12th and Acoma where the Showcase's mainstage is located, was shot from the rooftop over the course of the day. It's pretty neat. Take a gander after the jump.

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