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DJ Rehka, Paper Bird + Eisley Playing CU’s Miramontes Music and Arts Festival. Tonight’s Concert is Free in the Glenn Miller Ballroom
[caption id="attachment_5444" align="aligncenter" width="476" caption="DJ Rehka plays the Glenn Miller Ballroom Tuesday in a free show"][/caption] Everybody loves a free concert! That's why students and locals will be heading over to CU's Glenn Miller Ballroom to catch the free Miramontes Music and Arts Festival concert. The event is being sponsored by the CU Program Council and campus group CEB. The show takes place tonight and it will feature the very innovative DJ Rehka, Eisley and Daniella Cotton. The special guest [+]Pretty Lights Interview: Colorado Electro Star Plays Sold Out Boulder/Denver Shows. Talking Colorado Concert Run at the Aggie, Boulder, Fox, Gothic and Ogden Theaters + New EP – And He Did It His Way
[caption id="attachment_5422" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Pretty Lights Plays a Sold Out Run of Colorado shows"][/caption] Pretty Lights has created an artistic vision that goes beyond the scope of his music. The Colorado electro act just sold out a string of Colorado shows that are taking place next week at the Aggie, Boulder, Fox, Ogden and Gothic theaters. The local techno whiz made the decision to play smaller venues for this run. Pretty Lights' founder Derek Smith wanted to create [+]Denver’s Matt Morris: Talking About Justin Timberlake’s Label, His New CD “When Everything Breaks Open”+ Singing “Hallelujah” on “Hope for Haiti” Special — and Tonight’s Bluebird Show is Sold Out!
[caption id="attachment_5361" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Denver's Matt Morris is gearing up to promote his new CD on Justin Timberlake's record label"][/caption] Matt Morris' music career is on the rise! The Denver singer/songwriter just released his new CD "When Everything Breaks Open" -- and it came out on Justin Timberlake's new Tennman Records. Morris also made a special appearance on the recent "Hope for Haiti" benefit with Timberlake. The duo performed a stunning rendition of the Leonard Cohen tune "Hallelujah," [+]3OH!3 Rocks Ke$ha’s “Blah Blah Blah” Video. Watch It Here! 3OH!3’s Also Set for Spring Tour with Cobra Starship – Denver Show’s May 21 at the Fillmore.
[caption id="attachment_5313" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="3OH!3 is all over Ke$ha's new "Blah Blah Blah" video"][/caption] Colorado's 3OH!3 was made for the world of music videos. The local electro duo has shown up at MTV award shows, had Katy Perry appear in their "Starstrukk" video -- and now the 3OH!3 guys are an integral part of Ke$ha's new video for "Blah Blah Blah." 3OH!3 contributed to the tune's vocals, so it's no surprise that the guys were asked to play some pivotal scenes [+]U2 2010 Opening Acts :The Fray, Lenny Kravitz and Interpol. Lenny Kravitz opens U2’s Denver Show at Invesco Field on June 12
[caption id="attachment_5306" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="The Fray opens three dates on U2's summer tour"][/caption] U2 just announced the opening acts for its summer tour -- and it's going to be Lenny Kravitz, The Fray and Interpol. Kravitz will be playing a large chunk of the tour -- including U2's June 12 show at Invesco Field. Colorado homeboys The Fray will play three shows on the tour. The local band will open U2 shows in Oakland, Seattle and Edmonton, Canada. Congrats [+]Breathe Carolina Interview: Colorado Electro Band’s a Hit with CD “Hello Fascination.” Sells Out Saturday’s Show at the Larimer + On the Road with Warped Tour 2010
[caption id="attachment_5294" align="aligncenter" width="574" caption="Breathe Carolina's Colorado's best-kept music secret. Band sells out Saturday's Larimer Lounge show"][/caption] Breathe Carolina is an electro act that calls Colorado home -- but, not many local music fans even know this band is from Denver! This young group's national career has been taking off at record speed, so its flown under the Colorado music radar. Last fall, the band's debut CD, "Hello Fascination" debuted at no. 43 on the "Billboard Top 200" [+]DeVotchKa Valentine’s Day Review — and the Colorado Band’s Joining Gogol Bordello’s Casa Gogol Tour
[caption id="attachment_5211" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="DeVotchKa will be joining Gogol Bordello on the road"][/caption] Nobody does holiday shows better than DeVotchKa. The Colorado band was in prime form for last night's Valentine's Day show at the Fox Theatre. The show was sold out, and packed with singles and couples that needed their DeVotchKa fix for the romantic holiday. DeVotchKa definitely knows how to throw a great Valentine's concert! The band launched the show with an amazing new material, brought out all their string and [+]String Cheese Incident: Red Rocks Sold Out! Tix to July 23-25 Shows Went in a Flash This Morning.
[caption id="attachment_5194" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="String Cheese Incident sells out Red Rocks"][/caption] Yes, it's true. Tickets to all three String Cheese Incident shows at Red Rocks sold out in record time. The concerts are set to run July 23-25. There had been some pre-sales on the SCI website earlier this week, but a good chunk of the tickets went on sale this morning. They were gone in a flash. Here's hoping that String Cheese throws more "Incident" shows this summer. Keep checking [+]