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The 2013 Rush tour extended, includes a Denver show

Rush @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Start tuning your air basses, the 2013 Rush tour has been extended to included a show at the Pepsi Center in August.



These Go To Eleven: The 11 best Rush songs for 2.1.12

Rush @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre

The 11 best Rush songs in honor of “2112″ day



These go to 11: Phish, and 11 other bands that inspire super fandom

Phish @ the 1stBank Center

Phish, Rush, Insane Clown Posse, Elvis and a list of more artists with legions of crazed fans



These go to 11: Yes, indeed — these are eleven prog rock masterpieces

Rush @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre

As we prepare for tonight’s Yes concert at Red Rocks, we look back at the 11 most legendary prog rock records (Rush, King Crimson and Floyd included) since the genre’s birth in the 1960s.



Live review: Rush @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Day 2

Is Rush as down to earth as an otherworldly prog-rock trio can get? They just might be. Reverb file photo by John Leyba, denverpost.com/reverb.

Live review: Rush @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Day 2



Live review: Rush @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Day 1

Note to mortals: Do not taunt Neil Peart's drum kit. Photo by John Leyba, denverpost.com/reverb.

Live review: Rush @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre



Rush @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre

[photopress:rush8_1.jpg,full,pp_image] Reinforcing their reputation for instrumental virtuosity, Rush played both classics and new tunes at Red Rocks on Wednesday. Photos by John Leyba. Looking around at the crowd at Red Rocks Wednesday night, it was surprising to see so many young faces eager to hear Rush play. The audience ran the gamut from pre-teens to people in their retirement years. That begs the question, “Is Rush ageless?” For 34 years now, the Canadian power trio has been doing their own thing, ignoring critics, spurning radio [...]



Live review: Rush @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Live review: Rush @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre



We Are! We Are! @ Old Curtis Street Bar

[photopress:Old_Curtis_St_007_1.jpg,full,pp_image] We Are! We Are! seemingly came out of nowhere to plow through Old Curtis Street Bar on Saturday night. Photos by John Wenzel. It’s tough when you see a great band for the first time, and I don’t mean tough in the actual-hardship sense, but tough because it pushes everything else into the background, even the other good stuff. That was the case with We Are! We Are! last night at Old Curtis Street Bar, where booker John Baxter’s hot streak continues since taking [...]



The Mars Volta @ the Fox Theatre

[photopress:mars5.jpg,full,pp_image] The Mars Volta easily overwhelmed the intimate Fox Theatre on Sunday night. Photos by Reverb contributor Laurie Scavo. The Mars Volta normally plays at larger venues than Boulder’s Fox Theatre. For the psych-prog group to play there was the equivalent of putting a saber-toothed tiger into a small coat closet. Many publications compare the Mars Volta to a modern day Pink Floyd but do so mistakenly because they likely haven’t heard King Crimson. Much like King Crimson, Mars Volta’s sound is intricate and themed. [...]