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This aging band, formed in Australia, brought down the you-know-what at the Fillmore last week.
– CROWDED HOUSE —
Neil Finn made good on a promise made in “Don’t Dream It’s Over”: “You’ll never see the end of the road while you’re traveling with me,” hitting the road with his reformed band 11 years after its farewell concert.
Crowded House started its Aug. 22 concert at the Fillmore a little slow, with the mid-tempo “There Goes God.” The slightly restless crowd was soon captivated by the heavy [...]

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Our triangular friends played a greatest hits set at Red Rocks last week.
– BEASTIE BOYS –
These three MCs and one DJ are touring their current instrumental record, “The Mix-Up,” in style. Their Colorado swing included a sold-out bash of an old-school hits show at Red Rocks before their sold-out gala, instrumental performance at the Fillmore the following night. And while we missed the Fillmore gig, the Red Rocks show on Aug. 16 was a true throwdown that featured the boys looking and sounding better than [...]

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Pee Pee at the Skylark. Not that kind of pee pee.
- UNDERGROUND MUSIC SHOWCASE -
On Saturday, more than 80 bands, DJs and comics took over 11 venues along South Broadway for the seventh annual Denver Post Underground Music Showcase. The result was the most impressive gathering of local music in recent memory.
It was impossible to see everyone you wanted to see. And while you can read full blogs on the day written by myself, John Wenzel and many other local bloggers all linked via denverpost.com/music, [...]

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Patrick Meese and Isaac Slade chat with Sara Crocker on our UMS video.
– Holy crap, what a Saturday. Thanks to everyone that showed up on Aug. 11 for our 7th Annual Underground Music Showcase. It was a blast and a great success, filling clubs and shops along South Broadway with happy, sweaty music fans.
– For everyone that didn’t come — you missed out on a great time, and we really hope you’ll come next year. Check out our video segment on it and a [...]

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And he ain’t bad lookin’, neither.
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Supporting his new album “Release the Stars” with elegance, thoroughness and panache, Rufus Wainwright played a note- perfect concert Tuesday at the Fillmore that reminded the crowd of his immense live performance prowess.
Wainwright is a subtle madman, and whether he was laying into the lush “Slideshow” or sending up some hammy musical theater number (wearing lipstick, earrings and a minidress, no less), Wainwright and his inimitable voice ruled the small crowd from the stark start to the [...]

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Jolly good headliners, these kids are.
- SILVERSUN PICKUPS –
“Pikul” and “Carnavas” represent the best debut EP-to-LP jump in the last decade. But as good as those records are, they don’t touch the ferocity of the Silversun Pickups’ live show.
And when the Los Angeles quartet unleashed its might into an extended 90-minute set on Monday at the packed Ogden Theatre, the crowd was left hungry for more – even though the band boldly spent its encore on B-sides and lesser-known tracks alongside a bizarrely down-tempo [...]