ill.Gates - New Album "The ill.Methodology" Out October 3rd!

ill.Gates

Hey everyone! I've recently joined the promotional crew for ill.Gates, a producer who has collaborated with some of my favorites from the industry such as Bassnectar, Datsik, Mimosa, Ana Sia, and Vibesquad, and I'd like to share some information about his new album coming out on October 3rd! It is called The ill.Methodology and at this website, you can preview the 18 different tracks that he has created for this awesome new album. The album includes collaborations with Ben Samples, Ana Sia, Mimosa, Datsik, Opiuo, Masia One, Filastine, Dov, D. Schaerf, and more. Also on that website includes a free download of "Open Your Eyes" by ill.Gates and Captain Hook, then also the same song but the Bassnectar remix of it. From that link above you can also explore ill.Gate's website and discover more about who this interesting performer, educator, and artist is.

ill.Gates New Album Out October 3rd

Enjoy! 

-Kaycie

Sound Tribe Sector 9 with Savoy at Red Rocks Amphitheatre - 9/10/11

Friends! I'm sorry this post has taken a week to get out to you, but I have been busy working every day this past week. It's Sunday now and I'd much rather write this than watch football! ;-)

First off I'm going to start with SAVOY. They absolutely ROCKED (like my pun?) the Red Rocks Amphitheatre last Saturday night. I've never seen so many people as into an opening act as people were for these guys. It was also super interesting how many people were actually enjoying Savoy since they have a very different style than STS9. STS9's genre-blending sound incorporates electronic music and instrumental rock with a touch of bass and Savoy doesn't have that instrumental rock sound at all. Savoy sounded very "house" to me however, what sold me over was the three dubstep songs they played. I'm not sure if it was just the massive sound system at Red Rocks but I was blown away by these songs (one of which I already knew), and they were so sick to hear live. I took a video of one of them - the other two I didn't video because I was too busy raging to them, for real. The video below is Savoy playing "Welcome to Jamrock" and if you click that link you can hear the version of the song on YouTube. Remember to mute my music playlist on the right-hand side of this page.

The other song they played that was amazing was "I'm In Need" and then the other one I still don't know the name of, but I found a video of it that someone else took, and it's worth the watch! Click here to watch it... trust me you won't regret it! And feel free to let me know the name of that song if you know it.

Savoy at Red Rocks 9/10/11

Savoy is coming back to Colorado in November to The Fillmore and I'm definitely planning on going! Next up... Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9)! This was by far the best show I've seen from STS9, as the past two shows of theirs that I've been to did not do them justice (venue's fault, not theirs). In my opinion, STS9 gives such a great performance and with the bass that they add to their music, their sound really makes for an awesome live experience. My camera did me good at this specific show too! I thought that my pictures from this show turned out pretty well.

STS9 at Red Rocks 9/10/11

STS9 at Red Rocks 9/10/11

Check out my two videos from STS9 at Red Rocks below!

STS9 played three nights in Colorado - first night at the Ogden Theatre and the last two at Red Rocks. On Friday night at Red Rocks, Snoop Dogg opened for STS9, if that tells you anything! I think they are the perfect amount of famous. Click here for STS9's tour dates and for my NC readers, they will be at MoogFest on Halloween weekend!

Check out my blog's Facebook Page for more of my pictures from Savoy and STS9 at Red Rocks!
Happy Sunday!

-Kaycie

WANT SOME NEW BASSNECTAR? Mixtape Available For Download!

San Diego Family Photo 9/10/11

Who ever doesn't want to hear some new and original Bassnectar? Word is Bassnectar was giving out "secret" download links to this mixtape (below) at his show last night in San Diego! It will officially be released this Tuesday, but I got it right now for you and it's so sick. I feel like Divergent Spectrum just came out all over again. There are new songs on this along with some that were on his most recent album, except they have been changed a little bit - you'll definitely be able to notice if you are familiar with the new album! Check. It. Out.

Directions: Go this this link and click the "Mediafire" link. Then click "Click here to start this download fro Mediafire."And there ya go! Enjoy 35 minutes of some new and extremely entertaining Bassnectar!

STS9 at Red Rocks blog post coming next! Get excited because their show was AMAZING and I got great pictures and videos.

-Kaycie

PHISH - Commerce City, CO - September 3rd, 2011

Phish - Dicks Sporting Goods Park- Commerce City, CO 9/3/11

Well if you know who Phish is, you know they certainly don't need any PR as they have been around for decades and sell out almost every show. And when I say sell out, they aren't selling out 3 or 4,000 person venues. They sell out massive 20,000 person venues. Going to a Phish concert is really something that every person needs to experience at one point in time in their life. There is so much positive energy at a Phish show and you can't not be affected by the overall good mood that is being sent out throughout everyone in attendance. Besides the fact that Phish "phans" are thoroughly happy to be there, the guys of Phish put on an excellent show and do an amazing job at pleasing their fans each and every night. Phish fans are really one of a kind, and are so loyal to the band as well. Phish played in Commerce City, Colorado three nights in a row (for 4 hours each night!), and on the first night every single song they played started with an "S", which I thought was pretty cool and interesting. I attended the second night, a Saturday, and they ended their 3-day run on Sunday, September 4th. Check out two of the videos I took from Phish below the picture - remember to pause my music playlist!

Phish - Dicks Sporting Goods Park- Commerce City, CO 9/3/11

At every single Phish show, there is what's called "Shakedown Street" where Phish fans set up all different kinds of food and merchandise to sell. My good friends Anna and Brittany who are huge Phish fans, have many posters from this guy named Tripp who makes really amazing Phish concert posters for every single show. These posters have such a unique look to them and you definitely know they are one of Tripp's when you see them. Check out the one he made for this 3-day Colorado run and the one he made for the first Phish show I went to last July. He's an awesome artist!

And now I wish I was telling you that I was going to see Bassnectar this Wednesday in Albuquerque, NM since Kevin and I DID have tickets for the show, but being graduated from college and in the real world now, it is just not financially possible or practical. :-( Fortunately Sound Tribe Sector 9 is this coming weekend, which is going to be awesome since the show I'm going to is at Red Rocks! (STS9 is playing 3 nights in Colorado, one show at The Ogden Theatre and two at Red Rocks, WITH Snoop Dogg)!

Talk to you soon!

-Kaycie