Chuck Brown, “Godfather of Go-Go,” dead at 75 |Check It >>

In this May 3, 2009, file photograph, musician Chuck Brown performs live at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course. On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, Brown, the "Godfather of Go-Go," died at 75. (Jason Moore/Zuma Press/MCT) WASHINGTON (AP) — Chuck Brown, who styled a unique brand of funk music as a singer, guitarist and songwriter known as the “godfather...

Trampled by Turtles returns to Colorado this week |Check It >>

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Pulse Music Festival brings LL Cool J, Z-Trip, more to Pepsi Center |Check It >>

What exactly is the Pulse Music Festival? Produced by Feyline International and Elevation Entertainment, it’s got a random (and randomly interesting) set of performers, led by everybody’s favorite rapper-turned-actor LL Cool J, and a “special performance” by DJ Z-Trip. But wait, there’s also Dash Berlin, Gabriel and Dresden, Elite Force, Matt Darey, 4 Strings, Filo & Peri, Paul Anthony,...

Global Dance Festival movie, OneRepublic fights, Illegal Pete’s SXSW video, more music news |Check It >>

This isn’t your parents’ Woodstock movie, but it was shot in our backyard at Red Rocks during Global Dance Festival 2011. Check out Reverb’s coverage from 2011′s GDF. This year’s festival will be be held the weekend of July 20 (more info here). (more…)

String Cheese Incident takes on Ticketmaster, sells tickets directly to fans |Check It >>

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Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s at the Larimer Lounge, 5/15/12 (photos and review) |Check It >>

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OneRepublic drummer Eddie Fisher arrested in Denver this morning |Check It >>

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Chuck Brown, “Godfather of Go-Go,” dead at 75

In this May 3, 2009, file photograph, musician Chuck Brown performs live at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course. On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, Brown, the "Godfather of Go-Go," died at 75. (Jason Moore/Zuma Press/MCT)

In this May 3, 2009, file photograph, musician Chuck Brown performs live at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course. On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, Brown, the "Godfather of Go-Go," died at 75. (Jason Moore/Zuma Press/MCT)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chuck Brown, who styled a unique brand of funk music as a singer, guitarist and songwriter known as the “godfather of go-go,” has died after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75.

Brown died Wednesday at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore. Hospital spokesman Gary Stephenson confirmed he had died after a hospital stay that began April 18.

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Pulse Music Festival brings LL Cool J, Z-Trip, more to Pepsi Center

Z-Trip @ City Hall

Z-Trip headlined SnowDown 2011 at City Hall. Photos by Geoff Cerilli, heyreverb.com.

What exactly is the Pulse Music Festival?

Produced by Feyline International and Elevation Entertainment, it’s got a random (and randomly interesting) set of performers, led by everybody’s favorite rapper-turned-actor LL Cool J, and a “special performance” by DJ Z-Trip. But wait, there’s also Dash Berlin, Gabriel and Dresden, Elite Force, Matt Darey, 4 Strings, Filo & Peri, Paul Anthony, Chris Willis, Asher Roth, a breakbeat set by BT, and “a very special tribute to Beastie Boy MCA” from New York’s DJ Skribble, along with “Denver’s own b-boy legends Zulu Gremlin.”

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Global Dance Festival movie, OneRepublic fights, Illegal Pete’s SXSW video, more music news

Global Dance Festival Day 1 @ Red Rocks

Kid Cudi, Empire of the Sun, Big Gigantic and More kicked off Global Dance Festival 2011 at Red Rocks on Thursday. Photos by Julio Enriquez, heyreverb.com.

This isn’t your parents’ Woodstock movie, but it was shot in our backyard at Red Rocks during Global Dance Festival 2011. Check out Reverb’s coverage from 2011′s GDF. This year’s festival will be be held the weekend of July 20 (more info here).
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