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

Two Amazing Nights of Pretty Lights - The Fillmore & Red Rocks in Colorado

Check out this amazing video of both nights when Pretty Lights was in his home state of Colorado. RadioEditAV filmed both shows, edited this video to the song, by which Pretty Lights produced it. This song is a Pretty Lights version of a Led Zeppelin remix. I was at the Fillmore on the first night, but I watched the Red Rocks show on the mountain behind the venue the next night. As cool as being on the mountain was, I'm bummed I wasn't in the venue during this show...it looks AMAZING.

-Kaycie

Mindelixir at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom - Denver, Colorado 8/26/11

Mindelixir at Cervantes, Denver CO 8/26/11

This past Friday night Kevin, Anna Brown, Brittany Wilson and I went to see Mindelixir at Cervantes music venue. Bill Schimel (who is Mindelixir) is from North Carolina where we are all from, so it was really cool to see someone we all have already met and seen in concert before. Starkey was the headliner at this show, but my favorite of the night was definitely Mindelixir. As his music can be placed in the dubstep category, he's also got his own personal sound as he incorporates funky jazz with a infused blend of bass music. The first time I saw Mindelixir was before Marty Party and The Glitch Mob almost a year ago and he rocked that crowd so well that I knew it would be a good show again in Denver. He gets so into his music that you can clearly tell how much he loves what he does, and also lets out some pretty awesome bass faces that gets the crowd excited and makes you want to be just as into the songs as he is! And speaking of The Glitch Mob, around this time last year Mindelixir won their "Drive It Like You Stole It" remix competition, check out that song here!

Anna & me with Mindelixir, being nice & weird (-:

As you can tell from this totally normal picture above, we got the chance to hang out with Mindelixir and some other cool people backstage during Starkey's set. There are more weird pictures where this one came from too! Bill had some pretty funny ideas for pictures - needless to say it was a lot of fun hanging out with him. Anna also got on stage during his set and gave him a vodka shot! Haha, it was a great night. Definitely check this artist out!!! And watch my video of him from the concert below, remember to mute my music playlist.

Sorry for the extremely loud bass in this video, but as you can tell I was in the very front, so you can't really blame my camera! And in the words of Mindelixir, "Denver's going down, to as low as the system at Cervantes will go," ...so you can see why this video's bass is monstrous! Mindelixir also hooked me up with one of his most recent album's, "Doomsday Ticket" and I've really been enjoying it! It's on iTunes if you want to check that out as well.

-Kaycie

MARTYPARTY at Fox Theatre, August 20th 2011

MartyParty at Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO

MartyParty never disappoints! This past Saturday night I went to see him at Fox Theatre in Boulder, Colorado and it was so much fun! Marty Folb, who is MartyParty, has so much energy and gives off such a positive vibe during his shows. I also was praising him like the nicest guy in the world because about an hour before his show, I tweeted at him asking if he could hook one of my friends up with a ticket because she didn't know it sold out. Within minutes he tweeted back at me and asked for the name, and when we got there she was on the guest list. How awesome was that? Little things like that really will make you a loyal fan, and just because he did that for me and for my friend Anna Brown, I'm a bigger fan than I already was! I had only seen MartyParty once before last year when he opened for Glitch Mob, and he had that crowd going nuts for him! It was like it was his show and that he wasn't being an opener for somebody. Definitely check out MartyParty if he is ever in your area! Check out my video from the concert below too. (Remember to mute my music playlist!)

@ MartyParty

Here's the very first MartyParty song I fell in love with, "Gangsteppin". Now I'm off to bed, goodnight!

-Kaycie

PENDULUM, PRETTY LIGHTS X2, GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY & THIEVERY CORPORATION, all in one week!

Pendulum at Beta Nightclub 8/10/11

LAST WEEK WAS SO CRAZY!!! I'm so glad none of my favorites are in Denver this week because we needed a break (until this Saturday that is)! Last Wednesday I saw Pendulum, then Friday & Saturday was Pretty Lights, then Sunday was Ghostland Observatory & Thievery Corporation! Let me get started!

Pendulum played at Beta Nightclub in Denver, CO and was a "DJ set" meaning it was just one guy from the group instead of all of them. At festivals and such you might see Pendulum's name listed as "Pendulum LIVE" because they are known for playing all of their music completely live on the stage, including other instruments along with their electronic sounds. Unfortunately I don't have a good video from Pendulum due to the fact that the place was small so every video I got was blasted with bass, but I got a few good pictures. Pendulum was really good though, and I definitely got my share of drum and bass for a while! Pendulum's most recent album called "Immersion" came out in January and includes some of my favorites like "Witchcraft" and "Set Me On Fire". Really glad I got to hear one of the guys since Pendulum is one of the groups we missed at Ultra. "Dirt Monkey" was playing in another room at Beta Nightclub and he was sick! Kevin and I walked over to that room about three times just because his songs were good each time we walked in. Funny name but maybe he'll be getting bigger soon? Who knows.

Pretty Lights at The Fillmore, Denver CO 8/12/11

Derek of Pretty Lights absolutely killed it at The Fillmore this past Friday night. It seriously was one of the best concerts I've been to recently and I got the same euphoric feeling that I get at Bassnectar shows, especially during "I Know The Truth". I can't explain this feeling but it's truly amazing and no other music has ever made me feel this way, so when this happens it's absolutely mesmerizing (and this is a whole other conversation I'll have to have another time)!  I was so happy this concert was so good though because the last time I saw PL in Raleigh, NC it wasn't that great. The venue didn't allow the music to be loud enough at all, and Derek hadn't come out with "I Know The Truth" yet, which is one of my favorite songs to date. The lights and lazers are also what blew me away this time at The Fillmore. They were AMAZING. Million dollar lights for sure! I'll have to admit it was the best light shows I've ever seen. Check out my video below, it gets way better quality as it goes on, and the video really doesn't even do it justice how cool it looked in this venue - also remember to mute my music playlist on the right.

Here is another one of my Pretty Lights videos from this night if you are interested in seeing some views of the crowd. Below is my video of a brand new song Derek played especially for us in Colorado, where he is from! He talks for the first minute about playing it for us.

Since PL in Raleigh hadn't been so good for Kevin and me, we waited too long to buy our Pretty Lights Red Rocks tickets since we were questionable about going both nights, so of course it sold out like 3 months ago and we didn't get to go. However, not only did this save us money, but we got to experience a different side of Red Rocks that everyone has got to experience one time or another in their life. We literally hiked/climbed the mountain behind Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and watched the show from the mountain, along with many other groups of people spread out around the area. This climb was no joke either. I felt like I had just ran a marathon by the time I got to the spot where we watched the show, so if you ever decide to do this, wear tennis shoes and bring a flash light! Anyways, it was absolutely beautiful looking out over Morrison and Denver, Colorado, along with the sound being fabulous. You could hear every song perfectly, literally. I took many videos to prove it. I hate that the quality isn't better, but hey our only light source was the moon. Check it out.

Pretty Lights at Red Rocks, view from the mountain 8/13/11

Picture of Pretty Lights at Red Rocks from his website

After making it all the way up and then back down this mountain safely, I busted my butt walking down a hill into the parking lot. Haha, not cool! But other than that, this night was really fun and eventful. Eventful because we met a lot of interesting people on the mountain! You will too if you ever decide to do this, not to mention you see glow-sticks, cell-phone lights, and flash lights every direction you look! The next night was Ghostland Observatory and Thievery Corporation. Kevin and I have been excited for this one for months! 

Anna Brown & me, rocking my Ghostland shirt!

Ghostland Observatory is so good in concert. Kevin and I had seen them once before in Charleston last year, and we were so surprised at how good that show was that time that we knew to be excited for them at Red Rocks. I found it interesting that someone as upbeat and crazy as Ghostland was playing before Thievery Corporation, since Thievery's music is a lot more chill than Ghostland's, but it was a blast and I thought it was a great match. My videos from both of these are kind of nuts because it was raining, but I believe I still captured how sick the night was! The rain also made Ghostland's lazers look glittery, which was really cool. Ghostland & Thievery both use electronic synthesizers to make their music, but they also incorporate instruments live on stage as well. Thievery does this even more so than Ghostland as I'll describe after the Ghostland video below.

Ghostland Observatory is made up of two guys (one that ALWAYS wears a cape and plays the keyboard, gotta love it) and Thievery Corporation is mainly two guys (that started the whole group) but they incorporate many other instrumentalists and singers/rappers. Check Thievery out in this video below.

If you didn't know before, you can probably tell from that video that Thievery depicts many different type of genres, including reggae, classical Indian, and Middle Eastern. They also incorporate dub and have rappers that come on stage as well. They are really an awesome group and I own both of their newest albums, "It Takes A Thief", and "Culture of Fear" - both of which I highly recommend. Culture of Fear just recently came out and my favorite on the album is "Fragments" - this song relaxes me, I love it. :-)

Thievery Corporation

Thievery Corporation at Red Rocks 8/14/11

What a fun-filled week. And guess what? During the time it took to write this blog post I found out that someone good IS in Denver this week. Shoulda known. Minnesota is at Cervantes in Denver tonight. Kevin and I considered going at the last minute but we realized we just can't do it all out here! Haha, so we're looking forward to Marty Party this Saturday in Boulder. Apparently Big Gigantic, Paper Diamond, and Robotic Pirate Monkey will be playing in Boulder before Marty Party this Saturday too... GEEZE!!!! :-D

Talk to ya after Marty Party, who I know is going to be SICK!

-Kaycie

FLUX PAVILION & DOCTOR P - Sold Out Fillmore in Denver, Colorado

WOW. I cannot believe Flux & Doctor P hadn't played in the "dubstep capital of America" until this past Saturday!!! They both were so pumped up for this show because they had been hearing things for weeks about how crazy this crowd was going to be for them, and we proved them right!

Crowd during Flux Pavilion & Doctor P - The Fillmore - Denver, CO

I was so excited for this show because not only are Flux Pavilion & Doctor P two of my top favorite music producers, but it was my birthday at midnight during the show! As soon as we got through the gates of the venue, there were Circus clowns walking around everywhere! To explain this, Flux Pavilion and Doctor P share a music label called "Circus Records." These guys not only come as a package deal pretty much wherever you see them, but they also have been really good friends for a long time. Everyone was loving the circus clowns! Including my best friend Anna and me (she just moved to Denver as well, how perfect?!)

I also thought The Fillmore was one of the coolest venues I've been to. You walk in having no idea what to expect since it looks like such a small building on a street corner, to find a huge dance floor and stage directly in front of you. The Fillmore in North Carolina is big just like this one, except the one in NC has many more elevated floors. They both share the gorgeous purple-ish/pink chandeliers though which I think are really cool and a nice touch! Doctor P isn't as popular as Flux Pavilion yet, but I know he's going to get there because everyone goes absolutely nuts at his shows, and I love every single one of his songs. Check out my video below of him dropping "Last One Standing", one of my favorites from him. (Remember to mute my music playlist).

I was surprised I didn't capture more of the crowd in that video, but don't you worry... check out THIS video below of Flux playing "Gold Dust"at the end of the show. Being that this song is probably his most popular, the crowd went insane!!!

Seriously if these two guys ever come to your town, do not miss the show. Tickets will sell out fast for these two and you can see why! If you liked what you heard in my first Doctor P video, check out some of these songs: "Sick Tonight" - "Star" - "Sweet Shop" - "Watch Out"- and these from Flux Pavilion: "All The Eastern Girls" - "Blue Skies" - "Haunt You" - "Lines In Wax" - or you can just YouTube them and find sick ones yourself. :-) Here's one more though for easy access: "Louder" by both of them!

Flux Pavilion & Doctor P, The Fillmore - Denver, CO

Next up - Pendulum this Wednesday, Pretty Lights on Friday, then Ghostland Observatory and Thievery Corporation on Sunday!!! Fun-filled week I'd say! Stay tuned for the next post. :-)

-Kaycie

Datsik (Raleigh 7/16) & The Glitch Mob (Asheville 7/17)

Hey everybody! I can't believe it. Kevin and I are completely moved into our apartment in Denver, Colorado and we couldn't be more happy and excited. We got our Internet hooked up yesterday (finally), so I'm glad I now have access to my blog again since I haven't gotten the chance to tell about the Datsik and Glitch Mob shows I went to recently in North Carolina.

Datsik in Raleigh, NC at the Lincoln Theatre

Datsik was dat SIK... haha. But no really, I was so happy to finally get to see him without any interruptions because at Ultra and Starscape Music Festivals we didn't get to see his entire set due to other producers playing at the same time. I am a huge dubstep fan, so if you are too then Datsik would be a music producer you definitely should go and see if you get the chance. He didn't play two of my favorite songs of his, "Wake Up Call" and "Southpaw" but he played all of the rest, including "Animale"which Elise Goodrich and I freaked out to the second it came on. :-D Check out my video below of Datsik at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh. This video starts out with some Skrillex and ends with one of Datsik's songs called "Gizmo". (Remember to mute my music playlist).

Datsik dove into the crowd TWICE too. YES, in Raleigh! Haha I didn't think the Raleigh crowd would be crazy enough for him but we pulled through! He even mentioned that he was surprised at how pumped up the crowd was (and in the first picture of this blog post you can sort of see I captured one of the jumps). At the end, he stuck around to shake some people's hands and Kevin, being 6'6'', just yelled "YO TROY" (Datsik's name) and he turned around and gave Kevin his full attention which was pretty funny. Fortunately this gave us girls the opportunity to get a picture with him! Needless to say, Datsik was sick in concert and makes sick music. I look forward to his new stuff in the future.

Julianna, Elise, Hanna & me with DATSIK 7/16/11

The next night was The Glitch Mob in Asheville, NC at The Orange Peel, a very well-known venue in the music industry. This was my 5th time seeing these guys, and they have changed up their show in so many ways each time I've seen them (for example they have completely new lights that you can see in the last picture of this post). I also feel personally connected to them (there are 3 guys in the Glitch Mob, Edit, Ooah, and Boreta are their separate producer names) as the first time I saw them in Greensboro, NC over a year ago we all got to meet and talk to them for a while after the show and I've talked to them many times since via social media networks. The crowd was also not very big that first time I saw them, but each time I've seen them it's gotten bigger (not to mention they played before Bassnectar at Bass Center 2 this past February which was a sold out convention center). It is so cool to see how much they've grown over the last year, and I look forward to seeing them expand in this music industry even more in the future. At this specific show, they had a female performer on stage during a few songs. I'm talking like Cirque Du Soleil style female performer, doing crazy exotic dances while swinging and hanging from a curtain! See for yourself in my video below.

Crazy right? She definitely added that extra something to their show! She also knew what the hell she was doing! I'm not sure if she's with them on tour or not, but I'd say it's a pretty clever tactic for The Glitch Mob to do. After the show, the guys stuck around as usual to say hello to their fans, and Elise Goodrich and I lucked out with signed drumsticks from Edit! I'm currently displaying one of these in my new apartment in Denver ;-) haha.. but then of course we asked to take a picture with him, and then we got to take a picture with Boreta too.

Boreta from The Glitch Mob

Edit from The Glitch Mob

If you aren't an extreme bass fan but are interested in chiller upbeat electronic music, I'd definitely recommend The Glitch Mob. These guys just came out with a new EP a few weeks ago called, "We Can Make the World Stop" which you can check out on iTunes or at their website. If you want to hear an oldie but a goodie, listen to "Drive It Like You Stole It". The Glitch Mob has a really interesting style (that is also easy to recognize) and that's another reason why I like them so much. They show you exactly how they make their music right there on stage in front of you and incorporate drums while doing so. They're also SUPER nice. :-)

The Glitch Mob in Asheville, NC at The Orange Peel

Now that I'm a Denver resident I'll be hitting up Flux Pavilion and Doctor P this Saturday night!!! My birthday is Sunday so since I'll be at the show at midnight on Saturday, I'm considering this show my birthday party. :-D Pretty freakin' excited since Flux and Doctor P are two of my favorite music producers. Sick videos and pics will be coming I'm sure! 

Have a great afternoon!

-Kaycie