BIG GIGANTIC at The Ogden Theatre 1/21/12

Big Gigantic Colorado Winter Tour 2012 Poster

Two years ago I saw Big Gigantic in a venue with about 90 people. This time there were hundreds and hundreds of people! A big change, but such a great change it was! They played four nights in Colorado last week starting in Aspen, then in Ft. Collins and Boulder before they got to my city, Denver. Big Gigantic is such a cool music group.  Their group consist of two guys - one who plays the saxophone and works the computer while the other plays the drums. The saxophone gives them such a unique and fun style! Who doesn't love some saxophone? This was such a fun show and they had the crowd going nuts from the very beginning. Sometimes artists will have a slow start up but seriously the crowd was jumping around for the first song like they had been doing it all night! (The opening acts were great I must add, but I'm sure Big G is why they were pumped up). Big Gigantic's style is fresh and fantastic! You should definitely check these guys out if you haven't already. Below is a video Kevin took at the show of them playing their remix of "Black & Yellow." (Remember to mute my music playlist).

These guys also just released a new album on January 11 called "Nocturnal." I'm still getting acquainted with most of the songs, but some of my older favorites from Big G include, "Light of Day", "High Life", and "Wide Awake". And by the way, I have to comment on their new(?) light set up that you can see in the picture below. I loved the "pod"-looking light set ups they had that displayed amazing visuals throughout the show. Haven't seen any like this yet!

Big Gigantic - Ogden Theatre - 1/21/12

Tonight is THE DEADMEAT TOUR with Steve Aoki, Datsik, and Alvin Risk!!! So much music comes to Denver, I love this city!!!

Until next time...
-Kaycie

SOUND TRIBE SECTOR 9 (STS9) - The Fillmore - Denver, CO 1/13-1/14 2012

STS9 - The Fillmore - Denver CO 1/13/12

I have SO much respect for STS9! I've known about them for a good while now, but really haven't been that into them until this past summer. I have many friends that are obsessed with this group, and haven't really understood why until I saw them at Red Rocks this past September. Those shows were amazing, just as these two shows this past weekend were. Except if I had to pick which set of shows were better, I'd pick the shows this weekend. Venues can really make or break the show that the artist puts on, and The Fillmore this past weekend was and is definitely a wonderful venue to see artists play live. It is a big indoor venue, and has many different viewing levels for the audience. The first time I ever saw STS9 was an outside venue that had sound restrictions (so it was NOT loud enough) and the crowd was too small for how big the venue was. Needless to say it just was not the greatest situation to get into a band for the first time. However if it was anyone's first time seeing them this weekend, I bet they'll tell you they had the time of their life. They always play really well put together sets, and you can download any specific show's set online. (Not many artists do this!)

STS9 - The Fillmore - Denver, CO 1/14/12

I am still learning so much of Sound Tribe's music, and the more I listen the more I love! They are so unique in their style, as they blend all kinds of genres of music together while adding intense bass with striking electronic sounds. Two of my favorite songs of theirs are "Golden Gate" and "The Rabble". I also love how they have a lot of piano in their songs! Check out my video from this weekend's show below of them playing their song, "Breathe In". It has really great visuals too! (Remember to mute my playlist).

I also enjoyed all of the friends I saw this weekend at these shows too. Including my girl Shannon who asked if this picture below was going to be on my blog. So thanks for asking Shannon, because you reminded me that I hadn't uploaded pictures of friends and myself on here in a while. So here we are at Sound Tribe!

Shannon, me, & Anna at STS9

STS9 really loves Colorado. They have played here numerous times over the last year, and I know they'll be back again soon in 2012. Their current tour is called "The Great Cycle Spectacles" and they claim it is unlike any show they've ever put on before. The tour is celebrating the end and the beginning of the Mayan calendar cycle, and the performance they put on for this is one of a kind. They are playing next in Chicago at the Congress Theatre on January 20th and 21st. If you're in the area, you definitely should go! I have a lot of friends headed to that show as well. I can't wait to hear what they think about it.

STS9 - The Fillmore - Denver, CO 1/14/12

I'm headed to Big Gigantic this weekend and haven't seen them since I lived in Raleigh sometime last year so I'm super excited because they just had a new album come out! It came out January 11th and is called Nocturnal, definitely should check it out! :-D

-Kaycie

PRETTY LIGHTS on NEW YEARS EVE - 1st Bank Center in Colorado!

Pretty Lights NYE - 1st Bank Center - Broomfield, CO

I've seen Pretty Lights 8 times now and this time was by far my favorite! Derek really put on a great show this New Years Eve and I'm so glad he is was in Colorado for my friends and me to see him. Everyone knows Pretty Lights has awesome lights.. hence the name - but he also has high quality lasers that really make the visual experience spectacular. I experienced this show from the very back of the venue and it was really awesome to get to see the lights from this view since I'm usually up pretty close at shows. I got a really good video of his visuals below, check it out (and remember to mute my music playlist).

Derek dropped some sick new songs on New Years too. I'm talkin' songs with BASS! I can't wait for him to release all of his new music he's been saving for his live shows. The songs he played on this night all flowed so perfectly too. He played a lot of "oldies but goodies" and gave us a good amount of new stuff. And of course he played "I Know The Truth" - one of his newest songs that everyone seems to go crazy for at his shows! He also played "Pretty Lights vs Radiohead vs Nirvana vs NIN" which I really like even more now. Check out my other video of right before the midnight countdown when he played "The Final Countdown." Gets crazyyy!

After midnight Derek played, "After Midnight"!!! I was SO excited! I've always wanted to hear this song live and obviously New Years Eve was a great time for him to play it (after creating it for his New Years Eve show in 2010). All sorts of balloons and confetti dropped from the ceiling at 12 and everyone was going crazy. I also saw that Derek was wearing a GoPro camera on his head during the show and "cheers'ing" with champagne at midnight!!! How cool!

Derek from Pretty Lights - Celebrating New Years Eve!

Towards the end of the show when Derek was telling everybody about how much he loves Colorado (where he's from) he threw this visual up on his screens. His normal city lights with Colorado mountains in the background! The crowd definitely loved this... not to mention he was playing a new sick song when this happened.

Pretty Lights - Colorado mountains!

I caught Zedd before Pretty Lights and he was definitely getting the crowd pumped for the night! He played some intense dubstep songs that everyone seemed to enjoy. Here's a picture I took of the crowd while he was playing (behind the stage!) 

ZEDD before Pretty Lights on New Years Eve

This really was such a great concert/fun night and I'm really looking forward to the music Derek creates in the future!

I'm headed to see my friend Raul [BASS.THOVEN] this weekend & then STS9 the weekend after next! Check back for a post each week because there are really sick shows in my area every weekend this month (when aren't there! Ha). And if you haven't done so already, "LIKE" my blog's facebook page! :-)

-Kaycie

BEATS ANTIQUE at The Fillmore - Denver, CO 12/3/11

Beats Antique 12/3/11

What an awesome and interesting night this was. Beats Antique is such a cool music group. They are considered to be in the electronic music genre because of the electronic sounds/bass they incorporate into their music, but they also all play many different instruments and have people come on stage to add to the performance as well. For those who aren't familiar with Beats Antique at all, here is a little blurb from their website:

"Growing like wildfire under the canopy of live electonica and world roots music comes a masterful merge of modern technology, live instrumentation and seductive performance, built of brass bands and glitch, string quartets and dubstep: the musical trio Beats Antique."


Opening for Beats Antique on this night was Tipper and Alex Grey and Allyson Grey live painting for the audience. This was such an awesome thing to see because his painting are like nothing I've ever seen. Alex Grey is known worldwide for his paintings and his artwork can be spotted all around the city of Denver. (I actually bought a Calendar of his paintings today!) Alex Grey's paintings "takes the viewer on both a graphic and visionary journey through the physical, metaphysical and spiritual anatomy of the self. Grey's portrayals of human beings blend scientific exactitude with depictions of universal life energy, enabling us to redefine both our world and ourselves." To learn more about his work, visit his website. Here's a picture I took of one of his paintings on the large screen at the concert.

Alex Grey & Allyson Grey live painting at The Fillmore before Beats Antique 12/3/11

Tipper was an awesome act before Beats Antique as well. I had heard great things about him before the show and he was really good and went well with the Beats Antique vibe everyone had that night. If you visit his website, you can listen to all of his music for free just by clicking on an album and then the song name. Beats Antique put on an awesome show as usual - and I was so excited for them to be the headliner of the show for once so my focus could be 100% on them. They played a sick Bassnectar remix of his song "Voo Doo." Here's a video I found on YouTube for that... and may I warn you to only listen and not watch. This video might make you dizzy haha! For a more steady video, you can watch one I took from the show below. It's not of the Bassnectar remix though, but it's still cool to watch!

I'm headed to see ill.Gates this weekend! I have never seen him before and am really excited about it. I'm sure I'll be telling you how ILL it was next week ;-)

-Kaycie

"Nectarine Nation" Mix by DroppinFresh [Brannan Doyle]

Hey everybody! My friend Brannan Doyle sent me this sick Bassnectar inspired mix the other day and I wanted to share it with all of my readers! Brannan told me that the idea behind this mix was to work in a bunch of random tracks that Bassnectar has been playing lately at his shows, but that aren't his own catalog releases. If you have been to a Bassnectar show recently, you'll definitely recognize these songs. Check out the mix below, and make sure you got a good 45 minutes to listen to the whole thing. Cause it's sickkk! (Remember to mute my music playlist on the right).


  NectarineNation by DroppinFresh

If you liked what you heard you can check out Brannan's Soundcloud page where he's got some more fun mixes he put together. You can also download the mix above right from his page too! This mix made me so excited for the next time I get to see Bassnectar because Lorin keeps it so fresh and original by playing all of his own songs, but then he adds in the sickest, newest songs that nobody really has heard yet. Unfortunately I won't be making it to his show on New Years Eve, but I'll be seeing him next at Snowball Music Festival in March. I CANNOT WAIT.

Talk to you soon!
-Kaycie

PANTYRAID With NIT GRIT & PROJECT ASPECT - The Fillmore, Denver CO 11/19/11

Pantyraid, picture from Pantyraid's Facebook

I really enjoyed Pantyraid, Nit Grit, and Project Aspect last weekend at The Fillmore! I was so excited to see Pantyraid for the first time, even though it didn't really feel like it at first since I have seen Marty Party and The Glitch Mob so many times before! (Pantyraid is made up of Josh Mayer [Ooah] from The Glitch Mob, and Marty Folb from Marty Party). They really are a great duo and I wasn't expecting a lot of the songs that they played. I'm used to more chill songs from them, but they definitely played some crazy stuff. I'm most familiar with both of their other music, so when I got to hear what they had cooked up for this Denver show, it was really fun and refreshing. I love how they take part in Pantyraid for fun - kind of like a "side" project to their main works of music. They don't go on tour but they book shows about once a month around the country, so I'm glad I caught one! (They are looking to tour in the future though, just when the time is right). Check out the video below that Westword of Denver put on their webpage. Remember to mute my music playlist.

We made it up to the front rail during Pantyraid and I was enjoying the music so much that I didn't take a video of my own! So I hope the one above made up for it. I took one of Project Aspect though, an electronic music artist based out of Denver, Colorado! He was AWESOME. I can't wait to see him again in Colorado soon (he's playing with Love & Light on February 4th in Denver to be exact)! Nit Grit was great too! Here is one of my favorite songs that's by him, sooo sick! - "Know Us" - Love & Light (Nit Grit Remix)

Next weekend - Beat's Antique at The Fillmore! (where else?) Can't WAIT!

-Kaycie :-)

SAVOY & THE POLISH AMBASSADOR - The Fillmore, Denver CO 11/11/11

Hello everyone! I tried to get in touch with Savoy or The Polish Ambassador about being guest listed for this show and when I finally got in contact with them, they didn't have anymore spots! But whatdya know, at the last minute literally hours before the show, I won two VIP passes from The Polish Ambassador himself! Getting tickets for free every now and then is the only way to survive in Denver, Colorado where there are three or four good shows to go to a week!

The Polish Ambassador - The Fillmore, Denver CO 11/11/11

Unfortunately when I got there The Polish Ambassador had already started so I didn't get to see his entire set,  but I caught a video of him towards of the end that you can view below! (Remember to mute my music playlist). A quote from Swaager, who wrote a review of the show said, "Rocking his $3.99 thrift store bought, bright neon-colored jump suit, David Sugalski, aka The Polish Ambassador, set the tone for an unforgettable night with his unique sound that always gets the crowd bouncing. Using an eclectic combination of 80's pop synth, hip hop, and new age electro, The Polish Ambassador achieved a truly innovative sound that we have not found anywhere else." For the entire review from Swaager about The Polish Ambassador and Savoy at The Fillmore, check out this link, it's a pretty awesome review!

The Polish Ambassador - The Fillmore, Denver CO 11/11/11

Next up was Savoy. I love Savoy, mainly because of the dubstep songs they've been throwing out during their sets. (Most of their songs sound like house to me, but they do have an electronic dance-hall rock-and-roll style as well).  I am obsessed with their song "I'm In Need" that I talked about in an earlier blog post when I saw them before STS9 at Red Rocks this past September. BUT, there is still this unknown song that I need. to. know. the name of! On their website it is listed as "DIY preview," so maybe DIY is the name? Anywho, when these two songs came on I most definitely wasn't holding my video camera steady. So once again, I don't have a video of this SICK song but trust me - go see them live and you'll hear it. Here is someone's video from their Red Rocks show of the song if you want to know what I'm talking about. Soooo good! If anyone knows somewhere else to find the real name, hit me up! Below is a video I took during their set. As you'll be able to tell, their lazers are amazing too!

Savoy - The Fillmore, Denver CO 11/11/11

Thanks for reading! I'm headed to Pantyraid this Saturday which is going to be a great time. Pantyraid is made up of Ooah from The Glitch Mob and MartyParty! So you know them two put together will make for some good music.

-Kaycie

MINNESOTA & PAPER DIAMOND - JANTSEN & INFECTED MUSHROOM ... A Weekend Full of BASS!

WOAH! What an awesome weekend I just had packed full of great music! Friday night Kevin & I went to see Paper Diamond with Minnesota, and Saturday we saw Infected Mushroom with Jantsen! Both at the Ogden Theatre in Denver. Then later on Saturday night we stumbled upon Funtcase at a venue called Cervantes.

Minnesota at Ogden Theatre, Denver CO 11/4/11

Minnesota played some awesome songs on Friday night. We got to the venue right when he started and for a second I had to make sure it wasn't Paper Diamond, because the entire venue was packed and raging like he was the main act. I had heard really good things about Minnesota before this weekend and now I can see why because Minnesota puts together a great set. I was most familiar with his remix of "Push It" before seeing him so when I heard this one come on I took a video. It remixes into some other songs too! Check it out below. (Remember to mute my music playlist!)

Paper Diamond was next and he was really good too! I loved his set up with his lights on stage and it cracked me up how he was waving his iPad in the air to his music, as you can see in my video below. I had only seen him once before but only for a little bit because he came on at 4am at Starscape Music Fest and it was getting pretty late at that point of the day-long festival! If you go to this website and scroll down, you can download Paper Diamond's "Levitate" EP for FREE! Along with a lot of other sick music on that website including Paul Basic, SuperVision, Gramatik, Break Science, and Michal Menert (all are on the Pretty Lights record label). The crowd is going nuttts in my Paper Diamond video!

Paper Diamond at Ogden Theatre, Denver CO 11/4/11

Saturday night we got to the Ogden Theatre again just in time for Jantsen! Jantsen, who has made numerous songs with Bassnectar (like "Red Step" and "Ready 2 Rage") is an awesome electronic music artist that lives right here in Denver, CO! I try to see him every chance I get (possibly again this Wednesday night for free!) but the first time I saw him before Skism it really was a sick show that sold me over as a fan. In my opinion, he is definitely an artist worth checking out. I'm bummed I don't have a video of him to show.. I'm assuming I was too into his set to stop and take a video!

Juiceboxbox Photographing Jantsen at Ogden Theatre, Denver CO 11/5/11

Jantsen, picture from Facebook

After Jantsen was Infected Mushroom which I have to say was quite interesting! Their music is not like most of the electronic music concerts I go to and write about, but since it was an electronic music event on the night of Kevin's birthday, AND because Jantsen was opening, we decided to check it out. Infected Mushroom's style incorporates guitars and heavy bass along with vocals. They have some sick lazers and lights too! Besides the normal stuff, they had this blow-up mushroom doll on stage that I thought looked pretty hilarious and awesome. The vocals guy also was extremely energetic (as was the whole group really) but he was literally jumping up and down the whole time, spinning in circles, and getting the crowd pumped up - having a great time. We enjoyed watching them and afterwards we headed to another venue to catch the end of Funtcase. I had heard of him before, but I had no idea how good he was going to be!

Infected Mushroom at Ogden Theatre, Denver CO 11/5/11

My camera died at Funtcase so I couldn't catch the sickest songs he played, but I did get one video that shows some of his set. This weekend was definitely fun and I'm glad I got to experience some new artists for the first time!

Talk again soon - November in Denver is FILLED with awesome music!!!
-Kaycie

MIMOSA at The Fillmore, Denver CO 10/29/11

Out of all the things I could have chosen to do this past Halloween weekend, I'm so glad Mimosa was one of the shows I picked because he threw down hard!

Mimosa at the Fillmore, Denver CO 10/29/11

Mimosa, also known as Tigran Mimosa, has not been around as long as most of the music artists in this industry. Although he is rather new, he is doing pretty darn well for himself (the Fillmore was packed full this weekend) and I'd say it's not only because of his song-making, but because of the energetic performance he gives while on stage. I had seen him a couple of times before this show, but this one was my favorite and the most different as he played many new songs that he has taken a whole new direction with. He also was extremely enjoying himself on stage (I personally love witnessing this), which shows his passion for his own music. He definitely dropped some 'bangers' and needless to say I extremely enjoyed this concert! With Mimosa's sick songs and everyone's happy energy from the Halloween costumes, this past Saturday made for a great night at The Fillmore for Mimosa. Check out two of my videos from his show below. (Remember to mute my music playlist).

You can tell the second video is a bit crazier than the first... told you the crowd was loving it! I can't wait for Mimosa to come back to Colorado!

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I'm headed to Paper Diamond and Infected Mushroom this weekend. Look for those blog posts next week! If you want to know when it's actually been posted, check out my blog's Facebook Page for updates. Thanks guys!

-Kaycie

BASSNECTAR & PRETTY LIGHTS 2 Day Run in ALPHARETTA, GA

Wow. What an amazing weekend. I apologize for taking over a week to get this post out but I visited North Carolina last week from Denver and have been extremely busy. Anywho, I know you are here to see and hear about this unbelievable weekend! Let me get started...

Bassnectar - Picture taken by (SIC) Images

On October 14 and 15th in Alpharetta, GA last weekend, Bassnectar and Pretty Lights had the help of Beats Antique, Big Gigantic, SuperDre and Bonobo to create one of the most memorable weekends in the electronic music scene. FYI, the shows really WERE held in Alpharetta (a city about 45 minutes from ATL), although everyone including Lorin and Derek were calling the crowd "Atlanta." On the first night, Bonobo and Big Gigantic opened for Bassnectar and then Pretty Lights closed down the night - and on the second night, Super Dre and Beats Antique opened for Pretty Lights, and Bassnectar closed down the night. I unfortunately missed Bonobo and Big Gigantic due to flying in from the airport late in the day, but I heard both sets were awesome. Here's a picture from Big Gigantic's set below.

Dominic from Big Gigantic - picture by (SIC) Images

Bassnectar's set was so interesting the first night! Since he wasn't the closer on Friday, I assumed he didn't want to blow everyone's mind away with his usual 'Wildstyle' set, so he kept it extremely mellow. More mellow than I have ever seen from him before. Mellow for Bassnectar doesn't say TOO much, though. His chiller songs are still filled with massive basslines which is why I love his music so much in the first place. Here is one of my videos below to help you better understand what I'm talking about. (Remember to mute my music playlist on the right).

On this more mellow night he also played "Underwater" and other songs like it. After that was of course, Pretty Lights, and Derek put on an amazing show as well. He dropped "I Know The Truth" which I am obsessed with so anytime I see him and he plays that I know it's going to be a good night. Derek literally has million dollar lasers that make his show one of a kind. I can't wait for him to release some more new music! Check out my video below of his song "Total Fascination."

Pretty Lights in Alpharetta, GA

Night 2 was a whole other story than the first night. Not only did I get to see SuperDre open up the night, but Beats Antique was so much fun to see, as they always are. They are so different than the average electronic music group and I really love their music. They released a new album recently called "Elektrafone" - I definitely recommend it. Then what really made the weekend unforgettable is that Bassnectar got my friends and me into the "Pit" instead of where our original tickets in the "Lawn" were. Yes, THE Lorin of Bassnectar contacted me and did this for me. Needless to say I'm STILL freaking out about it!!! :-D So, because I was in the pit... I got some sick videos. Check them out.

Here is the family photo from Night 2! When you view this picture on his website in high resolution you can actually see me in it! Haha, obviously you can't in this one but below is Kellie Furr and myself before the show on Saturday night as well.. rockin' my Bassnectar shirt my sister gave me.

Bassnectar Family Photo Night 2 in Alpharetta, GA

To see more pictures from this event, check out my blog's Facebook Page. The Facebook Page also keeps you updated on the latest shows I will be attending, and other fun things I like to share that are music related! You can also check out more videos I took from this event at my YouTube channel. Thanks for the support everyone. :-)

-Kaycie

PS- Shout out to all of my Bass Fam that I saw this weekend. It was SO great to see you all and I can't wait to do it again soon. Here's another video of why we all love Bassnectar (wait until about 40 seconds in). He takes the time to thank his fans! Love it.