tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92111692148423926632025-10-04T09:48:52.974-06:00Chronicles of the Colorado concert experience.Peter Washingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749673092186187841noreply@blogger.comBlogger309125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9211169214842392663.post-70936691902520833492013-05-03T16:41:00.000-06:002013-05-03T16:54:37.509-06:00

On Friday, April 19th, CLASSIXX played at the weekly Friday dance party HOME in front of a sold out crowd at Norad Dance Bar presented by TheHundred and Souls In Action. Concerted Effort was there to capture some of the magic of that night on film. Check out the video below and relive that incredible show! TheHundred & Souls In Action present HOME: CLASSIXX @ Norad Dance Bar (4/26)

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TheHundred has been a driving force in Denver's house scene since its inception nearly a year ago. Whether it's one of the monthly parties at Beauty Bar or big name one-off event elsewhere, TheHundred has proven that house music can thrive in Denver. The last one-off event took place last month at Summit Music Hall, featuring the legendary Fred Falke. We whipped up this video to take you

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Earlier this year, a new dream-pop group, CCERULEANN, exploded into the Denver music scene. The brother-sister duo of Elliott and Marilyn Baker made many take notice with the release of their first single, "Future Wind". We wanted to know a little more about what these guys were about, so we set off to their home studio and got the pair to share a bit of their story on camera. As of now,

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The following review is and accompanying photography is from guest contributor Chris Hanson. Chris Hanson is a 3D computer graphics developer, photographer and writer with a fondness for retro technology and precise and complex music. He once reprimanded Paul O'Neill for talking during his own TSO concert. Last night, while New Order rocked the 1stBank center, a new order of

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School Knights from Concerted Effort on Vimeo. We sat down with Denver's School Knights late this summer and had the four-piece band talk about their band, their philosophy and upcoming new music. School Knights has evolved from it's initial two-piece setup to it's current configuration, but they've always maintained the same carefree philosophy that drives their garage rock sound. They'll be

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TheHundred presents Anna Lunoe from Concerted Effort on Vimeo. Now almost a year strong, the monthly house music party TheHundred has had an impressive run. Their parties have consistently offered a great vibe and amazing talent. Last month, Denver was treated to Anna Lunoe, whose impressive set capped another incredible night. TheHundred is back again this month, with a party this

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Friday September 14 was just another day on Colfax, but appearances can be deceiving.   Many a night have I walked these Denver streets thinking I may have stumbled onto the set of the newest apocalypse-themed movie where the world has already lost most of the living to [insert here: zombies, disease, water, asteroids, magic].  Similar nights have exposed the inconspicuous bars and

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Science Partner is a Denver band that excels at three-part vocal harmonies and pop music that anyone can get into.  I have been a fan of their quirky tunes about Miley Cyrus and the Heaven's Gate cult since about a year ago when I accidentally stumbled onto a birthday party, and I'm happy to hear that they are releasing their album, Rocky Mountain News, with Hot Congress Records.  The

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Rubblebucket is the name of a band that you have to say out loud.  The next person you see, I dare you, just go up to them and say, "Rubblebucket!"  The band's name is fun to say, and seems to excellently encompass the attitude and sound of the band it represents.  Rubblebucket is a eight-piece based in Brooklyn and they are coming to the Bluebird this Friday with Reptar.  

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I've been excited about this one for a long time and if you love house music, you should be too. When it comes to electronic music, I'm a sucker for French house, so when a legendary producer and DJ from that genre comes to town, I definitely take notice. The Summit Music hall will be hosting exactly that this weekend on Saturday, September 8th with a special live set from Fred Falke. French

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Glowing House - 'When The World Stands You Up' from Concerted Effort on Vimeo. Glowing House, is about to set off on their 'Middle America' tour with Chicago's Exit Ghost, kicking everything off with a show tonight in Denver at Unit E before wrapping up in Chicago on September 9th. Denver's indie-folk darlings Glowing House just released their sophomore album Days Run Out this summer

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On Saturday, September 1st, a new music collective called Holy Underground will be celebrating its launch with a party at Larimer Lounge. What is Holy Underground? In their own words: "Holy Underground is a multi-faceted music company that takes pride in operating with a collective mentality. We represent a variety of independent artists who we feel are putting out the best music Denver has

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The focus of our Local Shakedown series is to provide a documentary-style behind-the-scenes look at various band's experiences on the radio show, but this often means we don't show the whole on-air performance in those particular videos. From time to time, Concerted Effort will be digging back into our archives to share some of the previously unreleased performance footage in the form of the live

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FaceMan is a Denver band that performs with props and an element of mystery.  Presentation: how does it really measure against the substance?  I don't know.  However it seems that FaceMan is prepared to show you substance, too.  David Thomas Bailey is known to play the 7-string guitar, and along with drummer Dean Hirschfield the two are accomplished jazz musicians whose

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We are getting close to that time of year known as the end of summer.  It seemed endless and infinite for a while there, but it does indeed have an expiration date.  Summer's demise can be a bit dubious; summer is more officially over when the fall equinox occurs on September 22, or one could say Labor Day weekend is the symbolic end, and maybe others would contend that the first day of

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The fourth day of the Underground Music Showcase meant that the festivities would come to a close, but not  until after one last string of great performances. We were able to catch images from eleven more acts that performed on the last day, including: Allout Helter, Atlas Sound, Esme Patterson, Ian Cooke Band, M & The Gems, The Marrow, Paper Bird, Rachel & The Kings, Rubedo, Shaky

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The third day of the Underground Music Showcase was packed with well over a hundred performances throughout the day. We caught as much as we could, capturing images from 17 different acts including: Air Dubai, A Place To Bury Strangers, BLKHRTS, Class Actress, DJ Tower, Flashlights, Gauntlet Hair, Kissing Party, Montbello Drum Line, Panal S.A. de C.V., option4, Pink Hawks, Shabazz Palaces, Slow

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The second day of the 2012 Underground Music Showcase crammed even more great music into another fun-filled night. With the festivities beginning earlier and the main stage open, day two definitely made it known that the festival was in full swing. There were plenty of highlights that happened this day - check out images from these performers: A Shoreline Dream, Big Freedia & The Divas, Black

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Murder By Death are coming through Denver for a two-night stint at the Bluebird Theater.  The Bloomington, IN group were here last year when they played a sold-out show at the Bluebird, hence the extra night this go-round, and were Main Stage guests during the 2011 Westword Music Showcase; it may be safe to say they have a dedicated following here in Denver.  The band's new record label

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It's been a long time coming, but the wait is over: To The Night, the debut official release from Denver DJ and producer option4 is available starting today. About three years ago, option4 was slated to release an album, but an unfortunate incident robbed him of all his hard work. Understandably devastated, option4 had to start the process all over again, but that didn't come until he

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The Underground Music Showcase has come and gone but so much took place during those jam-packed four days that there is still a lot to reflect on. The Concerted Effort video team was there with the mission of capturing as many bands as they could throughout the festival, and here is what they caught on the opening day of the showcase. We managed to gather images from 10 of the 49 bands that

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This time we took the trip to Radio 1190 with Denver's Rubedo. Starting at their D.I.Y. venue Unit E, get a glimpse of the personalities and philosophies that make up this band. Catch a behind the scenes look of what it's like to be on Radio 1190's Local Shakedown, and watch Rubedo's performance unfold. From our experience, we can say that Rubedo is an incredible band to catch live, and if you

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It was a dark, cool evening in August of 2012.  It was First Friday, so many people were afoot in the Five Points neighborhood where the RiNo Art District opens it's doors to the many city-dwellers who enjoy this popular summer activity.  This Friday in particular seemed perfect for a acoustic-folk jams in an intimate setting.  The Meadowlark's basement entrance was glowing red on

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Timing is everything.  Timing and luck.  And good people.  A lesson, or a question perhaps, in how music is shaped by those forces that are just beyond our grasp is what Max Winne can attest to with the music he performs as The Maykit.  Winne has a new album, the yet-to-be-release Over Water, and he talked with Concerted Effort about a few considerations a self-promoting folk

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The next installment of our series chronicling Radio 1190's Local Shakedown features the Denver experimental/progressive rock band Holophrase. Flashback to their practice space and ride along with them to Boulder for a performance on Local Shakedown. Then listen to their on-air interview. Features unreleased Holophrase songs performed live at the station. Holophrase: Local Shakedown from

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