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Thanks to all the bands, sponsors, venues and attendees in making for a great showcase this year!
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What it is
Because your life needs a soundtrack, and because your life is richer and more rewarding when that soundtrack reflects where you live, the UMS is here.
This year's 7th annual Denver Post Underground Music Showcase will spotlight more than 70 bands, a dozen DJs and a collective of comedians and emcees who will help put all of the mind-blowing entertainment in perspective. Everything at the UMS is local, as in, all the talent is from Colorado. Most of the musicians live in and around Denver, but we have some Boulder and mountain representation, too. Even this website was built in Park Hill, and our posters came out of a design shop on South Broadway. There is no better manifestation of Colorado music and artistic talent. And while the UMS is presented by The Denver Post, it's run mostly by volunteers with the generous help of a few sponsors, some of whom are listed below.
We've grown this year, and we now occupy more than a dozen creative spaces along South Broadway and Lincoln - including multiple rock clubs, pub patios, stores, warehouses, pool halls, skate shops and taverns that will be abuzz with live music on Aug. 11, 2007. The UMS is Denver's own South by Southwest, as everything is within walking distance. And this year, the festival is more accessible to all-ages crowds with six all-ages stages.
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Gracias!
Thank you.
For coming out and loving local music.
For playing righteous sets.
For lending the UMS your PA.
For rocking out and buying Magic Cyclops a Hamms.
For volunteering and selling tickets and checking wristbands.
For making South Broadway a rock n roll circus.
For slinging drinks to the thirsty masses.
For watching Pee Pee rehearse in the alley with me.
For sitting down to watch the EAOD boys so the rest of us could see.
For hi-fiving non-stop.
For the hugs.
For paying with exact change.
For showing local musicians the respect they deserve.... (Read More)
Posted by Ricardo Baca
Live Photos
We’ve wired up a live photo slideshow (courtesy of our friends at Flickr ) so you see the UMS in full-frame glory both today and after you’ve recovered tomorrow.
Check out the Photos Page for details.
Posted by Sean Porter
How well do you know the bands playing the UMS?
Check out the fun facts and the local music quiz here:
www.denverpost.com/music/ci_6530302
And report back and tell us!
Posted by Ricardo Baca
More blog love for the UMS!
Omg! The UMS is totally tomorrow!
More blog love is out today!
Check out what Holly Polo has to say about the bands playing the UMS in this Donnybook Writing Academy post:... (Read More)
Posted by Ricardo Baca
Wayward Panties? We’re blushing!
The fine ladies – and we do mean fine – at Wayward Panties have been giving the UMS a ton of love recently.
They’ve written stories on some of the solo performers, the venues and their favorite bands playing on Saturday.
Today’s post is Tiffany interviewing me about this year’s UMS and how it evolved from us latching ourselves onto a 16 Horsepower show seven years ago.... (Read More)
Posted by Ricardo Baca
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