Your exclusive first look at the 12th annual UMS…
By John Hendrickson | April 24th, 2012 | 2 comments
The 12th annual Denver Post Underground Music Showcase is less than three months away, and we have an exclusive first look at 29 artists confirmed to play this year’s festival.
Leading the pack: Black Moth Super Rainbow, Shabazz Palaces, THEESatisfaction, A Place To Bury Strangers, Big Freedia and the Divas and Slim Cessna’s Auto Club.
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1 of 34From left, Charlie Kern, Sam Martin and Ben Martin, who together make up King Mob, perform inside Iliterate Gallery, an art gallery on S. Broadway and a music venue Saturday, July 23, 2011 during the Underground Music Showcase. Lindsay Pierce, Special for The Denver Post
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2 of 34Cassidy Gates hangs out inside Hi-Dive bar on S. Broadway during the Underground Music Showcase on Saturday, July 23, 2011. Lindsay Pierce, Special for The Denver Post
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3 of 34Jennifer Leigh, a Denver-musician, talks with friends at 3 Kings Tavern on S. Broadway on Saturday, July 23, 2011 during the Underground Music Showcase. Lindsay Pierce, Special for The Denver Post
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4 of 34Ben Martin, of King Mob, sings inside Iliterate Gallery, an art gallery on S. Broadway and a music venue Saturday during the Underground Music Showcase. Lindsay Pierce, Special for The Denver Post
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5 of 34Ben Martin, of King Mob, sings inside Iliterate Gallery, an art gallery on S. Broadway and a music venue Saturday during the Underground Music Showcase. Lindsay Pierce, Special for The Denver Post
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6 of 34Joshua Taylor, a member of the Denver-based band Photo Atlas finishes a beer at 3 Kings Tavern on Saturday, July 23, 2011 during the Underground Music Showcase. Lindsay Pierce, Special for The Denver Post
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7 of 34Todd Wood, left, Lorenzo Sari–ana, center, and James McElwee, right, applaud the Epiogues after their performance in the Goodwill parking lot on S. Broadway during the Underground Music Showcase on Saturday, July 23, 2011. Lindsay Pierce, Special for The Denver Post
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8 of 34Todd Wood, of Denver, listens to the Metermaids in the Goodwill Parking Lot on S. Broadway on Saturday, July 23, 2011 during the Underground Music Showcase. Lindsay Pierce, Special for The Denver Post
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9 of 34Neil McCormick, left, owns the front row as the Pink Hawks, a Denver-based Afro-beat band perform Saturday, July 23, 2011 in Indy Ink, a screen printing and design shop on S. Broadway and a music venue during this weekend's Underground Music Showcase. Lindsay Pierce, Special for The Denver Post
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10 of 34Michelle Scheffer keeps cool while working at 3 Kings Tavern on Saturday, July 23, 2011 during the Underground Music Showcase on S. Broadway. Lindsay Pierce, Special for The Denver Post
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11 of 34Neil McCormick, a fan of Denver- based band Pink Hawks, picks up lead singer Yuzo Nieto at the end of his performance Saturday, July 23, 2011 in Indy Ink, a screen printing and design shop on S. Broadway and a music venue this weekend during the Underground Music Showcase. Lindsay Pierce, Special for The Denver Post
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12 of 34Mark Chronister, center, and Nick Cobbledick, right, get into the music by Port Au Prince at 3 Kings Tavern on Saturday, July 23, 2011 during the 11th Annual Underground Music Showcase on South Broadway. Lindsay Pierce, Special for The Denver Post
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13 of 34Daniel Hall, left, Petra Kelly, bottom right, and other members of the Dallas-based folk band, Fox and the Bird, are surrounded by people at the Irish Rover bar as they dance and belt out the final song in their set Saturday, July 23 during the Underground Music Showcase on South Broadway in Denver. Lindsay Pierce, Special for The Denver Post
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14 of 34Mark Chronister, center left, and Nick Cobbledick, right, get into the music by Port Au Prince at 3 Kings Tavern on Saturday, July 23, 2011 during the 11th Annual Underground Music Showcase on South Broadway. Lindsay Pierce, Special for The Denver Post
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15 of 34Mike Marquez, bass player for Reverend Red, performs at the Irish Rover on Saturday, July 23, 2011 during the Underground Music Showcase on S. Broadway. Lindsay Pierce, Special for The Denver Post
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16 of 34Fashionable people filled the streets Saturday, July 23, 2011 at the Underground Music Showcase in Denver. Lindsay Pierce, Special for The Denver Post
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17 of 34An impromptu performance takes place outside of Michelangelo's Coffee & Wine Bar for the Underground Music Showcase, Sat., July 23, 2011. (Anya Semenoff, The Denver Post)
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18 of 34Two-wheeled vehicles abound at the Underground Music Showcase, Sat., July 23, 2011. (Anya Semenoff, The Denver Post)
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19 of 34The violinist for The Fox and The Bird tunes up at the Irish Rover for the Underground Music Showcase, Sat., July 23, 2011. (Anya Semenoff, The Denver Post)
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20 of 34The Fox and The Bird warms up at the Irish Rover for the Underground Music Showcase, Sat., July 23, 2011. (Anya Semenoff, The Denver Post)
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21 of 34Jeffrey Dallet performs at Michelangelo's Coffee & Wine Bar for the Underground Music Showcase, Sat., July 23, 2011. (Anya Semenoff, The Denver Post)
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22 of 34Jeffrey Dallet performs at Michelangelo's Coffee & Wine Bar for the Underground Music Showcase, Sat., July 23, 2011. (Anya Semenoff, The Denver Post)
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23 of 34Jeffrey Dallet, left, speaks with Dustin Edge, right, a door checker at the Hi-Drive on South Broadway in Denver at the Underground Music Showcase on Saturday, July 23, 2011. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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24 of 34Attendees at the Underground Music Showcase walk from the Goodwill Stage on Saturday, July 23, 2011. More than 300 performances are scheduled for this year's UMS, which stretches for four days. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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25 of 34A member of the band Blue Million Miles performs at the Hi-Dive Bar on South Broadway in Denver at the Underground Music Showcase on Saturday, July 23, 2011. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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26 of 34The drummer of the band The Photo Atlas performs at the Hi-Dive on South Broadway in Denver during the Underground Music Showcase on Saturday, July 23, 2011. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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27 of 34The lead singer of The Photo Atlas performs at the Hi-Dive on South Broadway in Denver during the Underground Music Showcase on Saturday, July 23, 2011. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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28 of 34The bassist for the band "The Photo Atlas" performs at the Hi-Dive on South Broadway in Denver during the Underground Music Showcase on Saturday, July 23, 2011. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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29 of 34Wesley Watkins, a cornetist for the band Petals of Spain, performs an impromtu piece in front of the Hi-Dive bar on South Broadway at the Underground Music Showcase on Saturday, July 23, 2011. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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30 of 34An unofficial band for the Underground Music Showcase performs at a home near the corner of W. Irvington Place and Acoma Street on Saturday, July 23, 2011. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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31 of 34A sound and video technician checks equipment at a home near the corner of W. Irvington Place and Acoma Street on Saturday, July 23, 2011, for a house concert, one of several unofficial locations for music at the Underground Music Showcase. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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32 of 34The band, Fairchildren, performs at the South Broadway Christian Church for the Underground Music Showcase, Sat., July 23, 2011. (Anya Semenoff, The Denver Post)
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33 of 34The band, Fairchildren, performs at the South Broadway Christian Church for the Underground Music Showcase, Sat., July 23, 2011. (Anya Semenoff, The Denver Post)
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34 of 34The lead singer for Vitamins, an unofficial UMS band originally from Greeley, Colo., plays during the Underground Music Showcase performs at a home near the corner of W. Irvington Place and Acoma Street on Saturday, July 23, 2011. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
Said UMS event director Kendall Smith:
“Our team is extremely excited about how this year’s event is coming together. The first announcement is just a little taste of what we will be bringing to South Broadway. This isn’t even 10 percent of what is to come.”
Tickets for the festival, July 19-22, are on sale now at theums.com.
First crop of 2012 nationals:
A Place To Bury Strangers
A Seasonal Disguise
Aan
Atomic Mama
Big Freedia and the Divas
Black Moth Super Rainbow
Class Actress
Ezra Furman
Finn Riggins
Fort Frances
Horse Thief
Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles
Musikanto
Shabazz Palaces
Shovels and Rope
THEESatisfaction
Unicycle Loves You
Yukon Blonde
First crop of 2012 locals:
A. Tom Collins
Air Dubai
Git Some
Land Lines
Munly and the Lupercalians
ManCub
Sauna
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club
Snake Rattle Rattle Snake
The Epilogues
Tin Horn Prayer
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John Hendrickson is the managing editor of Reverb and an award-winning journalist at The Denver Post. Follow his rants on music and more on Twitter.
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