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I Sacrificed My Body and Soul to UMS: A First-Timer’s Review
Music, especially live music, at its core, is and always has been about escape. A large group of…
July 27, 2015
Your UMS Road Map Part 2: Saturday and Sunday Acts
The Underground Music Showcase is fully under-way, and we are sure you made the best out of your…
July 24, 2015
Underground Music Showcase 2014: Our Picks for Shows Not to Miss
This weekend, Denver’s own version of SXSW will take over the streets, bars and parking lots of South…
July 24, 2014
Colorado Bucket List- 10 Things to do this Spring and Summer
If you haven’t heard, 2014 is the “Year of Colorado.” The Broncos played in the SuperBowl (‘nough said),…
April 23, 2014
303’s Top 3: UMS Saturday and Sunday
The Denver Post Underground Music Showcase (UMS) is back for its 13th year this weekend, taking over more…
July 18, 2013
UMS 2013: Jessica Sonner Set to Perform
The 2013 Underground Music Showcase is coming up this Thursday–Sunday. So to prepare for the four-day show, we sat down…
July 17, 2013
Brain Pickin’: FLASH/LIGHTS
Denver-based electro-pop duo, FLASH/LIGHTS changed their name, created a label and just released a new single. All in…
July 16, 2013
Music Video Monday: EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE “All My Love”
With UMS kicking off this Thursday, it’s time to create a “must watch” guide of bands to see.…
July 15, 2013
Tappin’ that Axe: Denver’s Swayback to play Underground Music Showcase
Jesus is walking on water, frozen in time. A wolf pack is salivating behind an unused drum kit.…
July 12, 2012
Event Horizon: Flashlights Tonight
Denver-based indie musicians are no strangers to national recognition, especially with the success of acts like Tennis, The…
June 16, 2012
Hindsight: Underground Music Showcase
If the festival's attendance figures are correct, The Post's Underground Music Showcase is indeed on pace to become Denver's version of South by Southwest--an event it eagerly compares itself to. SXSW, gearing up for its twenty-fifth year, pulls approximately 15,000 heads to Austin, Texas. The UMS, which just closed the books on its first full decade, is already approaching 5,000. No small feat at all. The scene on South Broadway yesterday—especially last night--definitely reminded me a little of SXSW's main artery in Austin--Sixth Street.
July 25, 2010