Everything Mile High

If Pepper's music sounds like it's straight outta the '90's, it's because they've been around that long. Formed in 1996 on the island of Kailua-Kona in Hawaii, Pepper moved to Southern California in 1999 to perfect ... More »

Over two days, six hours of Widespread Panic bounced off the Rocky Mountain air. Why two days?? Cuz they jam their asses off. Widespread is the quintessential Southern jamband. They grab a groove, ride it, extend it, take it ... More »

You have to look twice at a band that sites DH Lawrence and David Bowie as influences. But you have to wonder – what would DH Lawrence-influenced music sound like? A bit slow at first? Blatantly, overtly, and ... More »

Pepper brought their catchy rock / reggae / ska style to the Mile High Festival, and played to a packed crowd. Although a chilling light rain fell throughout the show, the young crowd did not mind. Pepper, originally hailing ... More »

Big Head Todd and the Monsters have been around a long time. In fact, this year is the 20th anniversary of their first album, Another Mayberry. But the songs don't feel old. You could discover one of  BHTM's 11 ... More »

Paper Bird plays way-cool, lo-fi, folk music. Their banjo plucking may sound antiquated, but the vocals are for the now. Their two albums, Anything Nameless and Joymaking and A Sky Underground are prefect for Sunday ... More »

Denver locals DeVotchKa took the stage at 4:15 underneath a tent. They proceeded to mesmerize the Mile High crowd with their melodic music. The 4-member band has a unique sound that fuses Greek, Slavic, Mariachi, and many ... More »

Southern rock pioneers Gov't Mule took the Mile High's Main Stage East for a 90-minute set just about the time Mother Nature started acting up. The sky threatened to open up and dump a ton of rain on the crowd, the winds ... More »

Multi-talented duo Honey Honey blends their upbeat instrumentals and interesting lyrics with the appealing vocals of Suzanne Santo for a strong, vibrant, highly-listenable sound. Their songs are fun and ... More »

Lukas Nelson, son famed and beloved singer/songwriter Willy Nelson, is all grown up and has his own sound and band - Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real. Nelson's voice may sound eerily like his dad's but the band is just a ... More »

The Fray took the stage as the last tinges of sunlight faded behind The Rockies. Probably the most commercially successful group at Mile High, these local boys were extremely happy to be home. It was their first show in ... More »

Davy Knowles is cute. And British. And that's enough right there, but he also plays a mean guitar and sings the blues with a clean, clear voice that sounds like Sunday morning, line-dried laundry and the Bayou. All at ... More »

303 is the area code for Denver, so this local band was playing to a home crowd at Mile High, despite the fact they have been playing the Warped Tour this summer. With the home field advantage, these two dudes electrified a ... More »

The Mile High Music Festival cast a spotlight on local Colorado bands in a way that no other summer fest has. There was so much local talent at Mile High - from headliners Widespread Panic, festival mainstays Big ... More »

The Colorado crowd packed the Rhapsody Tent early in the afternoon on Sunday to jam to the feel good classics of The Wailers. It was a perfect way to kick off the day and The Wailers can really bring a crowd together. In ... More »

His name is simple. His music videos are simple. His songs, too, are simple. Perhaps deceptively so. Because sometimes, in songs like "Nation of Heat," Joe Pug conjures a young Bob Dylan. And not just because he sings and ... More »

One of the headlining acts of the Mile High Festival, Tool, kicked off the evening with a rawness fit for the land of frontiership. As the temperature dropped by the minute, Tool dropped a chilling sound perfect for the ... More »

While the Black Keys took over one tent at Mile High, Ben Harper & Relentless7 were playing a marathon 105-minute set on the East Side Stage. They had the honor of transitioning the crowd from day into night. At ... More »

A good music festival, like food, needs sauce, and G. Love brings it. This Philadelphia quartet knows how to mix-it-all-up. They gather ingredients: blues, hip-hop, funk, indie, and R & B, mix it with swerve ... More »

NEEDTOBREATHE may just be the biggest thing to come out of South Carolina since Hootie and the Blowfish. But it doesn't seem as though they've realized that stardom. Despite having several of their songs played on popular TV ... More »

The Black Keys delivered like Dominos, taking the stage around dusk, kicking the Mile High Festival into another gear. Their tent was packed as the PA system blasted out song after song. The air became dosed in powerful ... More »

Paolo Nutini’s Mile High performance was cool if you don't have a thing for sound. He played under a tent, which was good for festies to take shelter from the afternoon sun, but the sound sucked in the back because there ... More »

Mile High was blessed when Bay Area rapper Lyrics Born came through for an afternoon session. Lyrics Born played at the smallest stage on the grounds and brought it like there was no tomorrow. The only pure ... More »

It couldn't have been a more spectacular day, at the base of the Rockies, the gateway to the West Coast. Mile High heads were ready to groove and Gomez had a great sound to groove to. The U.K. band operated like it needed to ... More »

If you've been to New Orleans, more than likely you know about the funk. The Meters and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band can tell you about the funk. Parliament and James Brown can tell you about the funk. And Galactic, a New ... More »

There's something elemental about Reggae music. Something intrinsically humane. Before there was the screen in front of you, before there were the clothes on your back, before there were walls and malls and fast food ... More »

You may or may not know his name, you've more than likely heard his music - on TV and on the radio and wherever else suddenly popular things seep in and flood the popular culture. Though he's been making music ... More »

The members of Gomez have a pretty good gig. When they're not touring with the Dave Matthews Band or Pearl Jam, they return to their separate corners of the world and "telecommute" - working on songs on their own ... More »

Although not as crowded as Saturday, Sunday's Mile High Fest had an amazing vibe. Thousands of festival goers gathered under looming storm clouds to see The Fray, 3Oh!3, DeVotchKa, Thievery Corporation, Widespread ... More »

Day one of the Mile High Music Fest was a blast. Tens of thousands of fest-goers were blessed with wonderful weather, and a lineup that was as good as it gets.

Highlights of day one included Tool's first live show ... More »

We just returned from ROTHBURY and we're doing it again. This week, RumBum.com is heading out to Denver to bring you the very best of the Mile High Music Festival. Join us here Saturday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19 for ... More »