Save Monolith!!!!!

The fact that this festival is in my backyard and in perhaps the world's most stunning outdoor venue, it is important we keep Monolith alive. Please pass the word along and help raise money to keep it going strong. Donate what you can, $1, $5, $10, and if you are a big baller-shot caller hell drop a benjamin. Go here for more information and thank you.

Over the last three years, the Monolith Festival has humbly built a musical mecaa in the form of a 2-day, internationally recognized boutique music festival. From its inception the event has attracted some of the top performers in indie, pop and hip hop culture including Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Mars Volta, Flaming Lips, Kings of Leon, Spoon, Phoenix, The Decemberists, Girl Talk, Method Man, Passion Pit, Chromeo, and more!

After three years of significant growth, the festival experienced financial hardships at the 2009 event, due in large part to inclement weather on opening day. The festival must currently raise $200K dollars in order to continue building and producing the festival.

So far the response has been overwhelming! We are certainly not looking for any handouts but have received a number of requests on how fans could donate a few bucks to help support the cause. Thanks to the nice folks at Kickstarter.com, here we are.

We set our initial goal at $38,000 which would be a tremendous start to helping us get over some immediate humps.

Thank you so much! If you are interested in making a larger contribution in exchange for ownership in the event, please contact jb@monolithfestival.com.

Thanks.
Monolith loves you.

Team Monolith.

Project location: Denver, CO

Ghostland Observatory at The Ogden Theater

I had a chance to catch the electro-rock duo from Austin, Texas last week check out the rest of the pics on the Denver Post Reverb Section.... and here.

All You Haters (Suck My Balls)....

Well it's official this video from A Walking Disaster's own Randy M. Washington has become viral and is spreading like wild fire. In fact the Denver Egotist and Westword have got a hold of it....so without further adieu I present you Question Block....

All You Haters (Suck My Balls) from nixbros on Vimeo.

Special thanks to the talented Nix Bros.

Jay-Z Bringing His Blueprint 3 Tour To Denver

The New York Yankees win the World Series last night and the guy who made the Yankees cap more famous than the Yankees can will be coming to the Mile High in March, I believe it's the day I get back from SXSW.

LOS ANGELES, CA – November 5, 2009 – In the midst of his first college tour, promoting his latest #1 album The Blueprint 3 and his recently released video game sensation “DJ Hero: Renegade Edition,” the unstoppable JAY-Z confirms North American tour dates for 2010’s BP3 tour. The second leg of the Live Nation-produced tour will begin on February 22nd in Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center with more dates to be announced soon. JAY-Z will be joined by Grammy-nominated rapper Young Jeezy who will open all dates on the tour. Tickets go on sale beginning November 13th at LiveNation.com in select markets.

JAY-Z’s BP3 North American tour will make a cross-country trek in 2010 stopping at arenas in major markets including Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta, Greensboro, Washington, Boston, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Indianapolis, Denver, San Jose, Los Angeles and more. Additional day of show and on sale information will be announced shortly for stops in East Rutherford, Uniondale, Atlantic City and Detroit.

Citi® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning November 10th at 10am local time through Citi’s Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. Citi® cardmembers will also have access to VIP Ticket Packages that include VIP Lounge seats, personal concierge, a private pre-show VIP party and more.

“Jay-Z is the greatest rapper alive. Anyone who was in attendance at his sold-out KeyArena concert Saturday night can attest to that fact. Hova, Young Hov, Jigga, Hovito, whatever you call him Shawn Carter is on top of the rap game and there were no signs of him stepping down any time soon during his career-spanning two-hour show.”

Seattle Post Intelligencer (KeyArena Review), October 19, 2009

“In a performance that had the feel of a stadium show, thanks to the scope of the production and the magnitude of the star on stage, Jay-Z did something remarkable during his encore Friday night. Even more remarkable than the tight, full-band renditions of stunners like “Big Pimpin’” and “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” and more attention-getting than his flashy New York City skyline backdrop. He made individual members of the audience feel that they were as important as him, an entertainer with 11 No. 1 albums and an entrepreneur reportedly worth $150 million.” The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (Penn State Review), October 14, 2009

The current North American tour, a mix of 26 colleges and arenas, has featured sold out dates including Pennsylvania State’s Bryce Center, UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion, Northern Kentucky University’s Bank of Kentucky, Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center, and the University of Massachusetts’ Mullins Center as well as, the KeyArena in Seattle, Kelowna British Columbia’s Prospera Place, Philadelphia’s Wachovia Center, Providence’s Dunkin’ Donuts Center and Baltimore’s 1st Mariner Arena.

For complete ticket, tour and on sale information visit LiveNation.com.

JAY-Z BP3 TOUR 2010

Previously announced dates:

Nov 07 Fresno, CA Fresno State University/Save Mart Center

Nov 08 Los Angeles UCLA/Pauley Pavilion

Nov 10 Austin, TX University of Texas at Austin/Frank Erwin Center

Nov 12 Champaign, IL University of Illinois/Assembly Hall

Newly announced dates:

Feb 22 Houston, TX Toyota Center

Feb 23 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center

Feb 25 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena

Feb 27 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena

Feb 28 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex

Mar 03 Washington, DC Verizon Center

Mar 07 Norfolk, VA Scope Arena

Mar 11 Boston, MA TD Garden

Mar 16 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena

Mar 19 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center

Mar 20 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse

Mar 22 Denver, CO Pepsi Center

Mar 24 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion

Mar 26 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center

*** More cities and dates to be announced soon.

U2 360 Tour Coming To Invesco

It has been 18 ago tomorrow that I witnessed the ZOO TV Tour back in El Paso, Texas, this should be a good one.

U2 -- arguably the world's most popular rock 'n' roll band -- will perform June 12 at Denver's Invesco Field at Mile High.

It is the Irish rockers' first outdoor show in Denver since they performed in 1997 at the old Mile High Stadium. U2 has played at the Pepsi Center on more recent tours.

Tickets for the Denver show are scheduled to go on sale Nov. 6, promoter Live Nation said Monday. Early tickets will be sold through the U2 fan club.

The full range of ticket prices was not announced, but Live Nation said 85 percent of the tickets will be priced at less than $95 plus service fees, general admission floor tickets will be $55 and at least 10,000 tickets per venue will be priced at $30.

U2 previously played a handful of U.S. dates on its current "U2 360°" tour.

The U.S. shows announced Monday begin June 6 in Anaheim, Calif., and conclude July 19 in New York, followed by several European dates. The Invesco date will be the second show of the series.

Several of the tour's dates previously placed on sale have been sellouts.

The tour features what is believed to be the largest set for any rock concert, including a 150-foot spider-like construction looming over the midfield stage and a massive system of video monitors encircling the stage.

Invesco Field -- home of the Denver Broncos -- was designed to accommodate rock concerts, although they have seldom been staged there, as the economics of the rock-concert business has shifted most major tours to smaller basketball and hockey arenas.

The first ticketed event ever held at Invesco Field was an Aug. 11, 2001, concert by the Eagles. (Denver Business Journal)

stellastarr* Coming To Denver

The last time I saw these guys was when they opened for Editors, I am loving the new album and looking forward to this show.

stellastarr* is headed back on the road this fall, crisscrossing the country and playing small club shows from Boston to LA, as well as New York's Bowery Ballroom, the site of many past renowned stellastarr* gigs. Stay tuned for news coming soon on a new single to be released in conjunction with these shows.

Tickets for these tour dates will all be on sale by Saturday, October 17th.

Check the full run of tour dates below:

Nov 16th || Orlando, FL || The Social
Nov 17th || Roswell, GA || Whirlyball
Nov 18th || Carrboro, NC || Local506
Nov 19th || Washington, DC || Rock ‘n' Roll Hotel
Dec 3rd || San Francisco, CA || Popscene*
Dec 5th || Los Angeles, CA || Spaceland
Dec 6th || San Diego, CA || Casbah
Dec 7th || Phoenix, AZ || Rhythm Room
Dec 9th || Denver, CO || Larimer Lounge
Dec 16th || NYC || Bowery Ballroom
Dec 18th || Boston, MA || Paradise

*- No advance sale in SF; all tickets will be available at the door

For more info, check MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/stellastarr
and PureVolume.com
http://www.purevolume.com/stellastarr

Tweet with stellastarr*:
http://www.twitter.com/stellastarrband

Photo: Phil Knott

Win Tickets to see Black Gold this Sunday...

Here is your chance to go see Black Gold this Sunday at Bender's here in the Mile High to win tickets simply follow me on Twitter and DM me the first person to do so wins the tickets easy enough....Winner will be chosen Thursday night.

We've all been there before - the inevitable breakdown. Black Gold, the new collaboration between Eric Ronick (Panic at the Disco, Ambulance Ltd.) and Than Luu(M. Ward, Rachel Yamagata), have, however, just made the breakdown sound much more appealing by creating a toe tapping tune to embody the experience. Check out brand new video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nExylRhxxcM

"Breakdown" can be found on the album "Rush" - available now in North America and the United Kingdom.

Black Gold are now touring the US with Austin-based rockers, Girl in a Coma.

Black Gold Tour Dates:

October 5 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse
October 6 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
October 8 - Detroit, MI - The Cafe
October 9 - Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio
October 10 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's Rock Club
October 10 - Chicago, IL - Rockhouse
October 11 - Saint Louis, MO - Firebird
October 15 - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room
October 17 - Denver, CO - Benders 13th Avenue Tavern
October 19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Burt's Tiki Lounge
October 20 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
October 21 - Seattle, WA - Comet Tavern
October 22 - Portland, OR - Rotture
October 23 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord
October 25 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place
October 27 - Santa Barbara, CA Muddy Waters Cafe
November 1 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
November 3 - Mesa, AZ - Hollywood Alley

http://www.blackgoldmusic.com

http://www.myspace.com/blackgold