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jonathan shoup
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Hindsight: Social Distortion @ The Ogden
There are some voices that, when raised in song, don’t merely carry a tune … they preach it.…
Hindsight: Portishead @ 1st Bank Center
People put Portishead on a pedestal. And, as demonstrated at their first Colorado date in over a decade,…
Carpe Noctem: Halloweekend 2011
Role playing is an essential component of human behavior. Hollywood actors get paid big bucks for a good…
Hindsight: Glitch Mob @ Red Rocks
The West Coast electronica scene and the jam band community have been in bed together for what seems…
Shutterbuggin’: Beta’s fairytale campaign
Tired of being invited to nightclubs by stock photography models who'll never step foot inside? Beta, arguably the number one club in the country, offered a remedy in March when it kicked off a fairytale-inspired promotional campaign featuring actual club employees. Novel idea, right? Lauren, one of Beta's VIP hostesses, played Dorothy for the introductory Wizard of Oz images. I weaseled my way into the part of Scarecrow. And Toto was masterfully channeled by an ankle-biter belonging to photographer Jonathan Shoup's girlfriend.
Boob Tubin’: Glee Auditions
There's a little show called Glee on Fox. You may have heard of it. It's about a high school glee club. It comes on Tuesday nights after American Idle. Since the end of March, Myspazz has been hosting a nationwide cattle call in search of new talent. Fans of the show or “Gleeks†submitted a veritable avalanche of video auditions. Mine was among them.
CD Report Card: DJ Dragon – HomeGrown
Dragon, one of Beta's resident DJs, recently orchestrated another Mile High milestone: Homegrown. Compiled by the Triad mascot, Homegrown is a mixed CD consisting primarily of Colorado producers. Pretty Lights, Shawn Astrom, Ty Tek, Venaccio, Satori-C, Entropy, Lea Luna, Sonaris, mLe, Shawn Mitiska, Joman, Sir Thomas, Jquintel, Manufactured Superstars, Dirt Monkey, Savoy, Kostas K, Samples, Jontron and Dragon himself are among the individual artists included.