Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros and last summer’s breakout indie rock stars, the Alabama Shakes will storm Red Rocks Amphitheatre together for one magical Sunday evening this summer.

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Bluegrass band Hot Rize, seen here playing the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 2008, will return in 2010 — along with an impressive slate of bluegrass and indie rock musicians. Photo by Nathan Rist. The folks at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival are known for their incredibly popular, increasingly diverse summer music showcase — and we’re happy to announce the fest’s initial artists for 2010. Of course Sam Bush and his band will be there, and Bela Fleck — well, we couldn’t imagine a TBF without him. [...]

Aesthetics rule over logic in Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ world. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros — it sounds like a fantastical creation. And it is. The 10-piece, Los Angeles-based psychedelic-pop road orchestra is creating some of the most refreshingly original sounds in modern rock ‘n’ roll. The band brings a free-flowing glee and a free-spirited exuberance to its music, turning the form upside-down and emphasizing aesthetics over logic. It helps that the band and its crew travel the country in a bus, [...]