1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: In Denver, everything sounds pale, blue, crisp, slightly colder, rocky, 2 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: mountain high. John Denver dubbed it not living long enough 3 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: to watch his eponymous city. Take the phrase and run 4 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: with it, mixing marijuana, mountain air, and a sense of 5 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: psychedelic freedom into the very core of what it means 6 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: to be in Colorado. Those who don't blow smoke, blow 7 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: through the snow and impossibly skinny sticks, skiing and snowboarding, 8 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: risking life and limb for a wooch of air and 9 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: speed trailing behind them, or hike for hours, insisting that 10 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: exploring mothern nature is its own kind of drug. Maybe 11 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: it is, well, of course it is. It's the first drug. 12 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: In Denver. I get off a plane, blow on a harmonica, 13 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: dance and move put on a show for these happy 14 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: mountain people. In air that feels slight, lightly foreign. The 15 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: higher the altitude, the lower the temperature, So even though 16 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: elevation doesn't impact the speed of sound, the cold does. 17 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 1: The lack of oxygen means we're getting closer to the sun, 18 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: but instead of more heat, the air is thinner and 19 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: sound moves slowly trance like. For some. The mountain air 20 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: is intoxicating an antidote for the illness. They weren't even 21 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: aware of a craggy cure. The way a certain song 22 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: gets stuck in your head changes the trajectory of your life, 23 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: shifts your heart into a new gear. They call Colorado 24 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: the mountain state, but it's more of a feeling than 25 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: something that exists inside a border or at the top 26 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: of a peak. Mountain state. It can be a way 27 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 1: of life no matter where you go, but when you're 28 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: in Denver, it's all that applies. It happened to John Denver. 29 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: You know. He wasn't born in Colorado, but discovered it 30 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: while touring in his late twenties. He was born in 31 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: the high desert of New Mexico, but decamped to Colorado 32 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: almost as soon as he found the place. It changed him. 33 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: People come here looking for that change, the altitude increase. 34 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: The lucky ones find it. 35 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 2: He climbed cathedral mountains, He saw silver clouds below. He 36 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 2: saw everything as far as you can see. And they 37 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: say that he got crazy once and he tried to 38 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 2: touch the sun, and he lost a friend, but kept 39 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 2: the memory. Now he walks in quiet solitude, the forests 40 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 2: and streams, seeking grace in every step he takes, his 41 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 2: sight is turned inside himself to try and understand the 42 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 2: serenity of a clear blue mountain Lake. 43 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: John Denver Rocky Mountain High. I suck in the extra 44 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: air for my next note, breathing deeper than I'm used to, 45 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: and all the blue shifts to red, not blood red. 46 00:02:55,560 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: Martian chronicles red the dust of an unearthened underbelly, shoved 47 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: up to the surface before manifest destiny claimed this land 48 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: for America at all. Alien is the perfect description for 49 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: these Red Rocks, and right among the best of them. 50 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: And over one hundred years ago, legendary Colorado color Coloradan, Colorado, Colorado, 51 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: John Brisbane Walker had the vision to coax this natural 52 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: sandstone amphitheater into a monument to live music out in 53 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: the middle of this red nowhere. Ask any touring artist 54 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: what their dream venue to perform in a America is 55 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: and you'll get a short list. Radio City, Hollywood Bowl, 56 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: and Yes, Red Rocks. It's widely regarded to be one 57 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: of the best amphitheaters in the entire world because the 58 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: acoustics are naturally perfect. In all these episodes, we talk 59 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: about the walls and the rooms and the sounds that 60 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: have absorbed over the years, the ghosts that have cradled 61 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: now echoing back into your canals. But these red rocks, 62 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: they've been sponging up millennia, star radiation and age after 63 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: age of an expanding universe. Is there really any competition 64 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: seeing your favorite artist performer show? Here is a mecca, 65 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: a trip of epic proportions. More than just a mecca, 66 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: it is an ageless pillar of humanity. It's a natural cathedral, 67 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: place of worship and the venue that informs the rest 68 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,839 Speaker 1: of how live music is laid out in this city. 69 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: There's Denver itself, the city proper, though it always exists 70 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: in relation to the scattered mountain cities calling from just 71 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: a few hours away, vale In Beaver Creek, Bachelor, Gulch, Arrowhead, Aspen, 72 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: tell your ide, Breckinridge, Boulder, The city spatter across the 73 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: big sky country here like constellations, even if Denver shines 74 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: is the true North to get visitors and outsiders in 75 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:51,559 Speaker 1: the door, guiding them into the mountain state way of life. 76 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 1: Like most of the Western States. It was gold found 77 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: in the rocky mountains that precipitated American settlers flocking to 78 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: the area. In the DNA of that frontier town spirit 79 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: never fully faded away. Perhaps that's what keeps musicians the 80 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: original Troubadours returning to and emerging from its snowy wings, 81 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 1: taking stages built into mountains and tucked behind literal boulders, 82 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: or in the case of venues in the nearby boulder, 83 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: mystical ones. Start breathing deeper because this mile high city 84 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: is going to get inside your bloodstream and fast. Sound 85 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: of Our Town is a podcast about the music that 86 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: shaped the city you're touching down in, or that you're visiting, 87 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 1: or that you're moving to. But it's also about finding, hearing, 88 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: and experiencing its best music happening right now. What sounds 89 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: and places of shape that city's culture, and what new 90 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 1: sounds continue to define it. It's about getting together in 91 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: a room to listen and why that matters. So whether 92 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: you are quickly dropping in or for a long stay. 93 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 1: In each episode, I'll introduce you to the real places 94 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 1: and sonic stories echoing in a particular town so that 95 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: your life is enriched with live music. My name is 96 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: Will Day. I'm an artist that have been slugging it 97 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,280 Speaker 1: out in many towns for many years. We are all 98 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 1: here because we've been at that live show where the 99 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 1: music takes over. It has moved us, whether we're the 100 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: audience or the band, taking us somewhere together. And in 101 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:33,480 Speaker 1: this episode, well you know, we're visiting Denver, Colorado, because 102 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: after all, you don't have to be from Denver to 103 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: get forever acclaimed Mountain time. There's the likes of John 104 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 1: Denver and Neutral Milk Hotel artists who are so taken 105 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: with the city that it runs through the core of 106 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: their work like a threat. You don't have to be 107 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 1: from here to be floored by it, besotted and forever changed. 108 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: All the best American cities do this. They hypnotized folks 109 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,480 Speaker 1: and young. As this one might be, it's no different. 110 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 1: But it's also produced a mighty handful of musical legends 111 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: in such a short time, like Philip Bailey, two of 112 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: the lead singers from Earth Wind and Fire, Glenn Miller, 113 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: Judy Collins, India r Ren, Isaac Slade, Derek Vincent Smith 114 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: aka Pretty Lights, Laura Vie's One Republic, Nathaniel Ray, Flowbots, 115 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: the String Cheese Incident, Neela Pecarek of the Lumineers, Tennis Ingrid, 116 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: Andre apples and stereo yonder Mountain string band. Think of 117 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: the sound of this city as a stream flowing in 118 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: and out of folk, country and R and B, the 119 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: rootsy sounds that built this town, then cascading down into 120 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: a waterfall of psychedelic blues, the contemporary jam invoking electronic 121 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: music that's come to embody a youth culture, sound of 122 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: millennial and gen z artists, and then the fans who 123 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: find their bliss in a space between the drop, the beats, 124 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: and the melody. Denver is a young city, both musically 125 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: and otherwise, the nineteenth largest city in the country and 126 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 1: still growing. It might not have the pedigree and dignitaries 127 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: of more profound music cities like Chicago, Atlanta, New York, 128 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: or Los Angeles, but it's getting there. It's coming into 129 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: a golden age. Right now, we're living through what would 130 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: likely be the historic era of Denver's musical history. A 131 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: jam band culture mixes with electronic music and a growing 132 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: appreciation for truly unique venues like Red Rocks. As images 133 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: from each iconic show weave their way through our social feeds. 134 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 1: Where else can you see a show under the stars 135 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:41,559 Speaker 1: in a natural amphitheater with perfect acoustics. Oh, that also 136 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:44,079 Speaker 1: is one of the most beautiful places in the entire world. 137 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 1: No wonder the turn toward a planet that mellows the mind, 138 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: slows the thoughts, and brings sounds and sensations into sharp focus. 139 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: No wonder the embrace of a synthe dreamy, electronic wave 140 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: of music that encourages communal experience, shared emotion, and plur 141 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: for all. It isn't just a dichotomy of country and 142 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: folk music or electronic sounds either. Plenty of rock and 143 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,079 Speaker 1: pop and hip hop and metal find their way to 144 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,319 Speaker 1: the central American hub that is Denver. Plus, there is 145 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,439 Speaker 1: a whole separate scene brewing in Boulder, the forty five 146 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: minute away Brooklyn to Denver's bustling Manhattan. So where are 147 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: the best places to catch a glimpse of the city's 148 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: blue light music scene. How do you manage to slip 149 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: into the soundscape as just a visitor passing through? The 150 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: answer lies at the first stop, the perfect place to 151 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:35,079 Speaker 1: wade into the slipstream. I'm not saying you need to 152 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: roll a jay or chew an edible gummy before you 153 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: embark on your first Denver adventure, but if you want 154 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: to or if you do it, turns all the rest 155 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 1: of this up to eleven. If that's not your thing, 156 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 1: let the music work its magic instead. What is a 157 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: great song with the best drug any of us have 158 00:09:52,320 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 1: ever had? Not to hit it too on the nose 159 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,079 Speaker 1: with the color theme. But the Bluebird Theater is the 160 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: heart and soul of live music for the local scene 161 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 1: and be loved by pretty much anyone who's ever visited, 162 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:17,599 Speaker 1: seen a show or grace the stage originally built in 163 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: the early nineteen hundreds and named after its founder, John Thompson. 164 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:24,439 Speaker 1: The theater was reconfigured in the mid nineteen nineties and 165 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: flipped from a movie theater into a music venue. Massive 166 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: stars like Ed Sheer and tiam And Paula and Oasis 167 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:34,199 Speaker 1: have performed at this five hundred capacity stage, which was 168 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 1: designated as part of the US National Register of Historic 169 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 1: Places in nineteen ninety seven. Like most great venues, it's 170 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 1: the architecture and location that makes this spot so beloved. 171 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 1: Designed by prominent Colorado architect Harry W. J. Edbrooke, who 172 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: also is responsible for a number of the other buildings 173 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: in the Denver Skyline, including the Denver Gas and Electric Building, 174 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,599 Speaker 1: the Ogden theater in the First National Bank, all of 175 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,719 Speaker 1: which are also protected on the National Register. But this 176 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: spot has been hosting world class musicians for right around 177 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 1: three decades now. But what Denver is preserving in this 178 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:15,199 Speaker 1: theater isn't just historic architecture. These tiered layouts, this balcony 179 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: that provides excellent sitelines for the whole place, but it's 180 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:21,559 Speaker 1: really just a hub where everyone can gather and celebrate 181 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: rising musicians as they come through town. Perch between Conger 182 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: Street and City Park neighborhoods, the venue is central for 183 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 1: most of the city. Selected as one of the best 184 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 1: clubs in America by Rolling Stone, it's the local history 185 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: and vintage charm that really puts this venue in a 186 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: league of its own for Denver. Check the listing for 187 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: who's in town and playing the Bluebird when you're visiting, 188 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 1: and maybe go check out a young local band if 189 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:46,719 Speaker 1: you don't recognize any of the names. After all, this 190 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 1: place has a great track record for hosting superstars long 191 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: before they make it big. Odds are though a national 192 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 1: act will be passing through and seeing them in this 193 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: intimate setting will be one of the best time times 194 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 1: you ever see them play. It's standing Ramoni, so come 195 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,959 Speaker 1: with your stamina in tow, but be prepared for a 196 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: warm welcome from friendly staff and other patrons who know 197 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: that shows at this tiny venue are a gateway drug 198 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: into the larger Denver music scene. The gerald R four 199 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: Amphitheater is not quite Red Rocks, but think of it 200 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:33,719 Speaker 1: as a stage plopped right down in the middle of 201 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: a ski town, and the appeal is real. It's technically 202 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: in Veil, so come prepared for a two hour drive 203 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 1: from Denver proper if the show you want to see 204 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,719 Speaker 1: is host it out here, but hey, if you're not 205 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: able to score, spend your tickets for a show at 206 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: Red Rocks or your artist of choices booked the Ford 207 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:52,959 Speaker 1: Amphitheater instead, just know that it's still going to be 208 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 1: one of the best venue experiences of your life, with 209 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: tiered lawns that are welcoming to patrons of all ages 210 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: and the close proxy to downtown Veil. If Red Rocks 211 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 1: is the Hollywood Bowl or Radio City, then the Ford 212 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 1: Amphitheater is the Greek theater, the roseland ballroom of this 213 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:12,199 Speaker 1: mountain state. Plus, if you are into winter sports, spending 214 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,199 Speaker 1: the day hitting the slopes and freshening up for a 215 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: night at a rock show is kind of the perfect 216 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: all day adventure For those of you who want to 217 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: experience the rocky mountains and not just see them wavering 218 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: like a mirage in the distance, this is the place 219 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 1: to catch a show. Keep in mind, Veil is even 220 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: higher altitude than Denver and runs close to eight thousand 221 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:32,719 Speaker 1: feet in most places. If you're not one of the 222 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,719 Speaker 1: lucky few who's made better and glowier by the mountain air, 223 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 1: keep a close eye on your hydration and sleep. Altitude 224 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 1: sickness is no joke either, and drinking too much alcohol 225 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: or wearing yourself out with the skiing and snowboarding could 226 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,199 Speaker 1: have a bigger impact up here. Stay hydrated and get 227 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: plenty of rest to make sure you get the most 228 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,959 Speaker 1: out of your trip. That's the most health advice I have. 229 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: So back to the Ford Amphitheater. Shows are only hosted 230 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:58,319 Speaker 1: here during the summer due to rather obvious constraints like 231 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:01,079 Speaker 1: winter weather and the aforementioned eighths and feet of elevation, 232 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: But like outdoor venues, the rules are slightly more relaxed. 233 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: Guests can bring in their own food and personal coolers, 234 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: just no alcohol, please, blankets and tarps, umbrellas and short chairs, 235 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:14,320 Speaker 1: all that stuff. Lawn seating is a first come, first serve. 236 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: It has a capacity of twenty eight hundred. The odds 237 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: of you getting a nice lawn seater are pretty high. 238 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: Despite the laid back atmosphere, people make the trek all 239 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 1: the way out to Veil for good reason. This venue 240 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: experience is absolutely stunning. When the music starts, people take 241 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: it seriously. The reverence of a show under the Veil 242 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 1: skies will unquestionably change your perspective on what a listening 243 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 1: room or space should be. Hey, not everyone wants to 244 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: book a trip that involves getting on a plane then 245 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 1: an additional two hour drive up to Snowy Peaks at 246 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: eight thousand elevation just to see a band in a 247 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 1: mountainside venue. I get it, that's all right. Some people 248 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: want something simpler, less polished, They want a towny vibe. 249 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: They want cover bands, and there's no shame in that. 250 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: A cover is one of the more under celebrated art forms. 251 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 1: And thankfully there's a spot in Denver, and that spot 252 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 1: is Herb's hideout. I almost don't have to I don't 253 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: have to say anything else after that dude just urbs hideout. 254 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: That could just be the whole segment for the no 255 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: cover spot. Just to say the name says it all. 256 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 1: It does the whole job, invoking both a place where 257 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 1: escapism is literally the name and the idea that some 258 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 1: local dude named Herb is still working behind the stick, 259 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: ready to serve you up a cold long neck while 260 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 1: you peel the label and eye of the stage on 261 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: the open mic night. And hey backline is provided. Alls 262 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 1: you need to do, as their website proclaims with multiple 263 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 1: exclamation points, is come down and bring your voice and 264 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: your acts. If that doesn't let you know that this 265 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: place is a musician owned then the constantly free live 266 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: music will tip you off. Are certain this isn't a 267 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 1: ticket to joint at all, but a place where anyone 268 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: is welcome. The drinks are served mighty stiff liquid courage 269 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: is important for belting out into a mic, maybe for 270 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 1: your first time in a whole host of jazz, reggae, blues, 271 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: R and B, and jam centric musicians that regularly rotate 272 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 1: through located right in the heart of Loto. That's Lower 273 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: Downtown for those of you who haven't played the SOHO 274 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: South of Houston or NoHo North Hollywood game before in 275 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 1: your life. Herbs is a nice break from the rest 276 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: of the nightlife scene in the area when you're looking 277 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: for something just a little bit more chill. Punk bars 278 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 1: and pizza just go together, right. Anyone with a thing 279 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: for the loud and epic, the punk, metal, hardcore, and 280 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: otherwise grungy is going to find something to love on 281 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 1: the bill at Summit, But they also have shows coming 282 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: up with reixop and Tate McCrae. This place contains multitudes, 283 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 1: technically a two in one venue. The Summit Music Hall 284 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: is the large space which can hold up to one 285 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 1: thousand capacity, and a smaller offshoot up front called the 286 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: Marquee Theater has a rich, rich punk history. Within that theater, 287 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: the counter that sells hot slices all night three point 288 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:29,959 Speaker 1: fifty for cheese, four for pepperoni. That's pre pandemic prices. 289 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 1: There's only room for a couple hundred people in the 290 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: Marque when a show is on, so if you catch 291 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,960 Speaker 1: an act there you love, it'll be truly special. But 292 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 1: this space is worth going to get your face melted in, 293 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:42,959 Speaker 1: even if you just pop in for a slice at 294 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 1: the end of the night. A recent renovation upgraded it 295 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: from a dingy punk rock club into a modern, contemporary, 296 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:53,959 Speaker 1: self respecting punk rock club, and that's always an exciting 297 00:17:54,000 --> 00:18:06,919 Speaker 1: step in any venue or punk rockers life. Denver has 298 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 1: a festival culture that will be familiar to people who 299 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 1: grew up in states like Vermont, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and 300 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 1: other more rural areas where music festivals aren't Coachella or 301 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 1: Lalla palouzified, but festivals that actually orbit around particular music 302 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:25,399 Speaker 1: styles and genres like folk and roots music or you know, beer, 303 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:28,400 Speaker 1: as we often find. The number of music in brew 304 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 1: or october Fest themed festivals that happen in Colorado every 305 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: year is astonishing, and maybe beer is responsible for more 306 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: music than we give it credit for. Weed gets all 307 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 1: the love when it comes to enjoying music, and beer 308 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: is oddly the designated driver. So let's detour for a 309 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:45,440 Speaker 1: second and talk about some of the best places to 310 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: grab a local brew when you're in the Mile High City. Like, 311 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:50,399 Speaker 1: say you need to grab a brew before heading over 312 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:53,360 Speaker 1: to Summit for the whole punk bar and pizza package 313 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: deal just a five minute driver or so away. Is 314 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: Zuni Street Brewing Company owner Willie Trudner is the head brewer. 315 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: He spent time studying German brewing styles in Munich before 316 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: opening up this very spot. It has a variety of 317 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: German and Belgian style beers, including an award winning standout, 318 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: the Belgian Wheat Beer Way West Width. Again, this spot 319 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 1: is in Low high aka Lower Highland, and Summit is 320 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:20,199 Speaker 1: in Low Dough or Lower Downtown Denver, which is directly 321 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 1: to the east. An even better stop might be at 322 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 1: Cerebral Brewing in Congress Park before or after a show 323 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: at the Bluebird Theater, about five blocks away from the venue. 324 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:32,879 Speaker 1: This brewer's hours run from late afternoon until ten or 325 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 1: eleven pm most days. As the name suggests, scientific and 326 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 1: creative expression runs a muck here, so the menu is 327 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: constantly in flux and includes flavor profiles that are way 328 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: far off the beaten path like lemon merangue and pink starburst. 329 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: And yes, we're still talking about beer. Finally, if you're 330 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: looking for another cool neighborhood to check out, most anyone 331 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 1: who's a beer aficionado in Denver these days will tell 332 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 1: you to head up a little further north to five 333 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: points and give our our mutual friend a world. If 334 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 1: you have plans to visit Herb's Hideout, this is the 335 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: brewery to check out that's nearby, maybe a fifteen minute 336 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:11,400 Speaker 1: walk or so between the two. Our mutual friend that's 337 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 1: the name of the place is beloved for its massive 338 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:17,880 Speaker 1: outdoor space and eye catching colorful murals. So if you're 339 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: visiting during the summertime, it's the place to hang out 340 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: to soak up the sun. With a bent toward local ingredients, 341 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 1: OMF turns out everything from smoked wheat beers to the 342 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,680 Speaker 1: uber hoppy ipays that have taken over palettes everywhere in 343 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:32,240 Speaker 1: the bureau world lately. Now that you know what, you 344 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:35,160 Speaker 1: get properly hydrated, let's get back on the festival tip, 345 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: because here we have offshoots for blues, rock, jazz, mountain music. 346 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 1: We got bluegrass and roots, bluegrass and folk and country 347 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,400 Speaker 1: jams and more jazz and more bluegrass and global dance music, 348 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: and a whole lot of festivals that are specific to 349 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: secluded towns like Aspen, Colorado Springs and tell your ride. 350 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: Speaking of and this should go without saying, the best 351 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 1: time of visit Denver in general is the summer. Unless 352 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 1: you're extremely well versed in the methodology living in and 353 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 1: with the snow, and for some reason, you're really good 354 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: at being in frigid temperatures in the winter months. Summer 355 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 1: is the time to drop by, especially since that's when 356 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: most of these endless festivals are taking place. If you're 357 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 1: a music lover who wants to see more of Colorado 358 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: than just Denver and Boulder, planning your trip to coincide 359 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 1: with one of the many, many music festivals that are 360 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,640 Speaker 1: held throughout the year could be a great anchor. Then again, 361 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 1: you might just want to pinpoint the date your favorite 362 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: artist is playing Red Rocks and build everything around that. 363 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:33,680 Speaker 1: So that's enough of a lead up. Let's actually talk 364 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 1: about this infamous venue and break it down for real, 365 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 1: because that is the spot most calendars plan around. In 366 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: nineteen oh six, something happened to John Brisbane Walker. He 367 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 1: had a vision, which actually isn't that uncommon when it 368 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:02,440 Speaker 1: comes to the music, but he had one nonetheless, and 369 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 1: it was the beginning of Red Rocks. Well, hold on, 370 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:10,439 Speaker 1: that's that's a bit of revisionist history already. The beginning 371 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:13,119 Speaker 1: of Red Rocks, the place itself being used for musical 372 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:17,400 Speaker 1: or metaphysical performances, likely dates back to the Ute tribe, 373 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 1: the indigenous people who lived in the Great Basin before 374 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:24,719 Speaker 1: American settlers. The Utes, whose tribal name is the source 375 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:27,879 Speaker 1: of the name for the state of Utah, lived in 376 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: central and southwest Colorado and likely found a use for 377 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:36,160 Speaker 1: the Red Rocks Amphitheater within their own culture. Maybe Walker's 378 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: vision was something more akin to a bit of cultural 379 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 1: memory broken off from the stream and slipped into the future. 380 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: Either way, once he got the idea into his head, 381 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 1: the publishing magnate with unlimited financial resources was pretty much unstoppable. 382 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 1: Sound familiar, At least this time it was a millionaire 383 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:57,639 Speaker 1: using his power for good. Walker hosted shows there for 384 00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 1: a few years, and then the city eventually bought the 385 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 1: venue space from him. In what had been known as 386 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 1: the Garden of Angels became the Garden of Titans, and then, 387 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: just finally, Red Rocks. Colloquial names tend to win out 388 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 1: over lofty publishing magnate idioms. Let's just call it what 389 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:19,919 Speaker 1: it is. Designed by Denver architects Burnham Holt and Stanley E. Moorse, 390 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 1: there are literal fossil fragments, dinosaur tracks, and other ancient 391 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 1: marginalia built into the walls of this venue. It's designed 392 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 1: as an open air space, with little in the way 393 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 1: of actual walls or ceilings except for some areas built 394 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: into the rock face itself. The stage is the central focus, 395 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: with tiered bleachers affording pretty excellent sight lines of the 396 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 1: musicians performing in the Denver City skyline glinting in the distance. 397 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: It's this kind of place that feels wholly without any pretense, 398 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:54,959 Speaker 1: a sparse, unflinching park that stretches across over seven hundred acres, 399 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 1: all coalescing in this red red stage that feels primal 400 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: in nature, honest to our legacy of performing for and 401 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:09,400 Speaker 1: with each other. Sure, ride the bus out to Red Rocks, 402 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 1: clamber up the stairs, scan your ticket, get your beers, 403 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: find your seats, enjoy the show, beg for the setlist, 404 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:18,120 Speaker 1: take all your videos, and maybe even get a little 405 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: stoned on the stones. Do all the normal best show 406 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: of your life stuff. But don't forget to take a minute, 407 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 1: either mid show or before it starts, to really look 408 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 1: around at where you are, to remember how special it 409 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 1: is to be an inhabitant of Earth, a place where 410 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:37,720 Speaker 1: natural concert venues just leap up out of the ground. 411 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:42,360 Speaker 1: Sometimes where culture after culture, generation after generation stumbles upon 412 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:45,440 Speaker 1: them and makes them into a sort of plaything, a 413 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 1: place to celebrate and venerate, to party and to pray. 414 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:54,440 Speaker 1: This shit is ancient. It is easy to lose sight 415 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:57,159 Speaker 1: of that. Under the thumb scroll and the tyranny of 416 00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 1: all our content. The music moments are the ones that 417 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 1: make us feel joined to the Earth, the cosmos, and 418 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:17,880 Speaker 1: each other. And maybe those aren't three separate things. Well, 419 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: this might only be a hidden gem if you haven't 420 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:24,080 Speaker 1: made your way from Denver proper over to its grungier, cooler, 421 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:29,920 Speaker 1: smaller neighborhood city of Boulder. Hands Down, locals recommend the 422 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:32,160 Speaker 1: Fox Theater as the best place to catch a show 423 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 1: in this city, and it was also added to the 424 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:38,120 Speaker 1: best music venue lists by Rolling Stone, placing fourth overall 425 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: on that list. Just slightly larger than the Bluebird Theater 426 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 1: with its six hundred capacity, this is another place where 427 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 1: you're going to get an underplay style show with some musicians. 428 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 1: That's why keeping an eye out for a larger artist 429 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:54,200 Speaker 1: booking a show here while they're on their national tour 430 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:57,160 Speaker 1: is a good idea and the reason for an offshoot 431 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:00,919 Speaker 1: from a Denver trip located in the Hill neighborhood of Boulder. 432 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: One unique thing about this venue is that the floor 433 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 1: slightly slants forward, so if taller patrons are standing closer 434 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,960 Speaker 1: to the stage, it doesn't block the sitelines for attendees 435 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:15,800 Speaker 1: standing in the back of the venue. Genius right clever 436 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:18,919 Speaker 1: like a fox. When you're on the Hill aka, one 437 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: of the main commercial areas within Boulder, there's a couple 438 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: places to check out for quick eats. These both work 439 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:28,080 Speaker 1: better pre show, but kitchen stay open until eleven PM, 440 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: so if you're out early it's doable. The first is 441 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: half Fast Subs, a sandwich shop that claims to have 442 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:37,160 Speaker 1: the largest menu of sandwiches in the world, with over 443 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: one hundred different sandwich types. And they're not just plentiful 444 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: in options either. These subs are cartoon worthy, high stacked, 445 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 1: multi layered, and multi ingredient beauties, which is not to 446 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: say they're fancy, but they're more complex than just a 447 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:55,400 Speaker 1: club or a chicken salad with names like Dagwood's Dream 448 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 1: with pastrami, roast beef, ham provolone, grilled onions, horse radish, 449 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 1: lettuce and tomatoes, or the Baba Bouie with turkey grilled onions, pepperoni, Swiss, lemon, tomatoes, mustard, 450 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: and mao. There's a reason this place thrives by a 451 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 1: college campus. The portions are large and the prices are affordable. 452 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:16,199 Speaker 1: You won't go hungry with one of these in your 453 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 1: belly before a show, and sandwiches aren't your thing, no problem, 454 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 1: you head over to Illegal Piezz instead. This quick Mexican 455 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 1: food spot is built around the mission style burrito that 456 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:31,440 Speaker 1: are a regional delicacy in places like San fran Aka. 457 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 1: They are huge, they have rice inside the burrito. Another 458 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:38,640 Speaker 1: element of the mission style burrito is steaming the tortilla 459 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:42,160 Speaker 1: before filling it with toppings, therefore making the tortilla more 460 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:46,200 Speaker 1: stretchy soa can hold more. But I digress. Illegal PiZZ 461 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: serves everything from brito bowls, tacos, salads, even nachos. And 462 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:52,920 Speaker 1: what's more, if you're a band rolling through town to 463 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: play a show, say at the Fox Theater, which is 464 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 1: about one block away, then you qualify for a free 465 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,399 Speaker 1: meal at Illegal Piezz as long as you have an 466 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:05,360 Speaker 1: Instagram handle, are from out of state, and can sure 467 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 1: the venueill link to verify your show. Then the meal 468 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 1: is on pets. That is truly the epitome of the 469 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:24,159 Speaker 1: mountain state. Prepping for visit to Colorado does not have 470 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: to be extensive, but it's worth definitely taking a look 471 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 1: at the jam scene before you go. If you're not 472 00:28:30,840 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 1: someone who is at all familiar with the fact that 473 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 1: the Grateful Dead simply have not died, or that bands 474 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 1: like Fish and others have stepped in to feel the 475 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 1: ever present demand for more live and psychedelic noodling, then 476 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:46,280 Speaker 1: there's a little fun homework. One very Colorado group who 477 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 1: is part of that scene is the String Cheese Incident, 478 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 1: and they are a great stand in as well as 479 00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 1: a gateway drug. Throw on the documentary waiting for the 480 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 1: snow to fall and get a front row seat to 481 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 1: both the band's identity and their connection to the snowy 482 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:05,840 Speaker 1: culture of their home state. Never have these two elements 483 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: been entwined better than within this hour long clip. So 484 00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 1: whether you fall into the psychedelic blues that makes Denver 485 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:20,480 Speaker 1: pop and chill and appeal to so many who initially 486 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:22,960 Speaker 1: thought they'd just be passing through, or you get caught 487 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 1: up in a web of eternal, red and earthy heart 488 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 1: driven history that keeps this city forever grounded in its 489 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:32,520 Speaker 1: compelling past. Don't be surprised if a visit to Colorado 490 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:36,000 Speaker 1: awakens more in you than you ever expected. Within these 491 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 1: historic halls, in mountainside listening rooms, the becallic, beautiful, and 492 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:43,640 Speaker 1: even feral side of music is allowed to rear its 493 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:47,760 Speaker 1: shaggy head. Denver is a great city to visit, but 494 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 1: it's all the countryside around this city that might end 495 00:29:50,520 --> 00:30:01,200 Speaker 1: up changing how you hear your favorite song forever. And 496 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 1: one more thing, sometimes the jam band scene gets some 497 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 1: flak it doesn't deserve. I can't think of another genre 498 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 1: where when a band really gets together and puts together 499 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:17,800 Speaker 1: a live show with tremendous players who know their instruments 500 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 1: up and down, that people come when they build it, 501 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: and there's no baseball field needed, just a big show 502 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 1: with adventurous songs. And there's an infrastructure waiting for that 503 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 1: in cities like Denver, and in other cities as well, 504 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 1: but Denver especially, And I think that kind of behavior, 505 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 1: that kind of loyalty and love, says a lot about 506 00:30:46,360 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 1: the style of music and the fans. But for the 507 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:51,960 Speaker 1: places that embrace it, well, I think it says a 508 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: lot about those towns and how welcoming. It will be 509 00:30:56,600 --> 00:31:04,840 Speaker 1: when you get there, and that is our time in Denver. 510 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:12,480 Speaker 1: Season two. Sound of Our Town Episode what episode episode six. 511 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:17,000 Speaker 1: I'm not counting episodes. I'm thinking of where we're going next. 512 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 1: That's my job. I've asked you guys to leave reviews 513 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:23,680 Speaker 1: and follow wherever you listen to podcasts, and you've done 514 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:27,680 Speaker 1: that and it makes a huge difference. Thank you. Keep 515 00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:30,760 Speaker 1: them coming. People tell me I need to do like 516 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:34,280 Speaker 1: a contest for reviews. I'm not gonna do that want. 517 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 1: I don't want to pit people against each other. I 518 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 1: don't want us to fight. Look. Sound of Our Town 519 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 1: is production of iHeartRadio and Double Elvis. It's executively produced 520 00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:47,200 Speaker 1: by Brady Sadler and Jake Brennan. Engineering work by Matt Boden. 521 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 1: This episode's head writer is Kaylin White. My name is 522 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:54,680 Speaker 1: Will Daly. I have already introduced myself if you listen 523 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:57,480 Speaker 1: this far, but you can hit me up at Will 524 00:31:57,600 --> 00:32:01,520 Speaker 1: Daily Official on Instagram or just spell Will Daily with 525 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: all the vowels D A, I L E Y, and 526 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:07,760 Speaker 1: you'll find me anywhere digitally except for platforms that used 527 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:10,600 Speaker 1: to have a bird as their icon. You know, I 528 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 1: made the music for this, I've said that before. Really 529 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:15,440 Speaker 1: I want to wrap this up and get to the 530 00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:18,160 Speaker 1: next city. I'm excited about it. I got to finish 531 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:22,080 Speaker 1: a record too, going back in tomorrow, and then I'll 532 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 1: be back on the mic for this show. I wonder 533 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:26,920 Speaker 1: where we're going next, Well you find out on the 534 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:30,960 Speaker 1: next adventure of Sound of Our Town. Until then, thank 535 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 1: you for your years, and look out for one another 536 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:34,120 Speaker 1: out there.