Creedence Clearwater Revival has had a rich history, they also have a history in Colorado. It’s been over 42 years ago since Creedance Clearwater Revival, but the demand and hunger of its members have not. In 1995, founding members of CCR Stu Cook (guitar) and Doug Clifford (drums) formed Creedence Clearwater Revisited. Performing the music […]
ALTA, WY – The 10th annual Targhee Fest went down this past weekend with a killer lineup of Americana singer songwriters performing at the base of Grand Targhee Resort. Easily one of the most picturesque festival backdrops of the summer, Targhee Fest offered incredible 360 degree views of the surrounding mountains. Along with cheap beers, […]
This past week Mountain Weekly News had a chance to catch up with Umphrey’s McGee frontman, Brendan Bayliss over the phone. We had a conversation about what to expect with the upcoming Red Rocks show and the technical process of performing improvised music. MWN: What’s your approach for creating setlists for each night? Bayliss: What we factor […]
Mountain Weekly News: How long have you been playing music, tell us a little about yourself and music style. Jake Smith: I’ve been playing music for 10-12 Years, 6 or 7 totally independent. I was born in Oregon and grew up in Huntington Beach got my first guitar in my early 20’s. I started writing songs […]
The Mountain Weekly News sat down with DJ Nu-Mark of Jurassic5 before the groups two-night run at the Ogden Theatre earlier this week to talk about the current tour, the groups love for the rocky mountains and what it was like to play in a bomb shelter. MWN: You guys are out on the Word […]
DENVER, CO – Man, it’s tough to beat a good concert. I stepped into the Ogden Theater theater and felt that the vibe was a bit harsh. There was definitely a struggle to make my way through the crowd with my camera. At first, I blamed it on the fact that the show was for […]
BROOMFIELD, CO – Even if you have been living inside of a mountain cave with no electricity, chances are you still would have known Radiohead was coming to town. For months, March 13th has been on the minds of many in the metro Denver area, and for the lucky audience of 8,o00 +, Radiohead did […]
DENVER, CO – On January 26th Electronic DJ Steve Aoki Gets Colorado Rolling made his first appearance at the Denver Fillmore while on support of debut album entitled Wonderland that was released on January 10th 2012 via Dim Mark Records, Steve Aoki that features dozens of the hottest electronic musicians of today. For myself, Electronic […]
The Widespread Panic family took a big hit as long time equipment manager Garrie Vereen has passed away. This tragedy is going to be hard on not only band members, crew members, staff at Brown Cat Inc but panic fans as well. Garrie had a heart of gold and on any given night would know […]
DENVER, CO – Heavy metal music is alive and screaming when Slayer and Megadeth teamed up to bring the Slayer American Carnage Tour to Magness Arena on the campus of Denver University. Both Slayer and Megadeth hail from southern California where I grew up and were some of the first bands to play loud thrash […]