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.

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