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Pepper Summons the Past
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 their sweet, beachy, Sublime-like ... -
Mile High Monsters
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 to the stratosphere, and still ... -
Rapping with Electric Touch
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 bravely before its time? ... -
Pepper Spices it Up
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 from Hawaii, cranked out music ... -
Big Head Todd and the Monsters Measures Up
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 albums in a used CD store tomorrow ... -
Paper Birds Fly Too
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 afternoon listening. Especially ... -
DeVotchKa is Spellbinding
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 other styles of music, with a tint ... -
Gov't Mule Takes 'Em Back to the Future
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 started swirling, carrying dust and ... -
Honey Honey is Sweet
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 serious, melancholic and ... -
Lukas Nelson's Promise
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 bit more blusy, and a bit more ... -
The Fray Comes Home
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 Denver in awhile. During the course of ... -
Davy Knowles Sings the Blues
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 once. Put him in front of his band, ... -
Thievery Corporation Steals the Show
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The South is Falling
Athens-based Dead Confederate takes melancholy to a whole other level. It's so low, it's practically below ground - buried under dead leaves, Georgia clay and the metaphorical detritus of history. Listening to the group reminds one of what ... -
3Oh!3 Represents the 3-0-3
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 packed audience under the Westwood ... -
Gogol Bordello Brings the Circus to Town
Gogol Bordello is one of the most unique bands in the world. The 10-piece gypsy punk folk band has a sound that makes you pogo around the dance floor. It's impossible to stand still when Gogol Bordello is playing. The band played the Main Stage West at ... -
The Northern Way Gets Radio Play
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 Head Todd and the Monsters and ... -
The Wailers Start it Easy Like Sunday Morning
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 Denver, sorority sisters stood next ... -
Joe Pug Sees America
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 plays acoustic guitar and ... -
Tool's Pressence at Mile High Bridges a Cultural Gap
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 occasion. The set was sometimes spacey ...
