Friday, January 23, 2009

The Spring Concert Calendar

See that little list over there on the right? The one that says RandomTope Events?

Notice how it's refilled again?

The RandomTope Events links show you how to buy your own tickets to these great shows. Let me know if you'll be there!

Cut Copy
Both Nelse and I have raved about them for a while now. We discovered these Aussie electro-rockers a few years back when they opened an electrifying Franz Ferdinand show here in Denver, and we've been huge fans ever since. If you haven't checked out their album In Ghost Colours, there's good reason Nelse chose it as his best album of the year -- a choice I heartily agree with. If they were able to get Red Rocks off it's feet mid-afternoon this summer, you can imagine what they'll be able to do at a small venue like the Bluebird this March!

Lady GaGa
She's been percolating on our radar since last summer when we first got wind of Just Dance. If you've seen any of her live performances on TV or the web since then, you'll see she's the real deal. A high energy dance diva for a new generation. Now that Just Dance has exploded and Poker Face is well on it's way up the charts she is well on way to becoming a major star. There's a reason Nelse included her in his Top 10.

The Presets
And here's the gaping hole left out of Nelse's best album list of 2008. Last year's Apocalypso is easily one of the best high-energy, listen-to-it-loud albums of last year. Some call them a dance punk duo, and I think that may be an apt description of them live. At Monolith they stuck them in a tiny claustrophobic room that quickly filled over-capacity, and they just hit it out of the park. I can't wait to see them in a proper venue that's sure to have us all on our feet jumping (and celebrating a special occasion).

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Another gig worth catching here in Denver, is The Ting Tings on April 8. We can't make it due to matzah festivities that night, but this British duo is another one of the great bands of 2008. You can get tickets for what's sure to be a great show at The Bluebird HERE.

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