The UMS July 19th-22nd South Broadway
John Common And Blinding Flashes Of Light
Where and when are you playing at the UMS?
Friday, 7/20 11PM Moe's BBQ 530 Broadway Denver, CO. It's
going to be rather special.
How long has your band been together?
John - It's all a blur. More than a year, less than 4 years.
Or maybe since 1987. A minute.
What was your band's first live show/ performance and what
was memorable about it?
John - I can't recall.
Evan - It had something to do with the Oriental Theater and
a projection screen.
Jon - I also think
it may have been at the Oriental. I
remember a giant screen that was projecting images that looked like a brain,
and we were wearing suits. It was like
watching a surgery I suppose.
What was the first album you purchased?
John - The Police Outlandos D'Amour
Nate - Soundgarden Superunknown
Jess - The Flashdance soundtrack.
Jon - Purchased?
Probably Led Zeppelin II
What album was your most recent purchase?
John - I bought Elvis Costello's entire catalog recently.
Evan - I bought Esperanza Spalding's latest, Chamber Music
Society
Nate - 12 Rods' Split Personalities
Jess - Low.
Jon - Brad Mehldau Trio, Ode
Do you have any advice for new bands?
John - Don't do this. It's a trap. Get out now. Can I borrow
10 bucks? Are you going to eat that? Also, next time you hear "warm, fat
tone" punch him in the mouth.
Evan - Never buy an RV to tour in. If it breaks down, you are so limited on where you can get it
serviced that the foldout bed just never pays off. Put together an inventory of all of your gear, including serial
#'s and photos, then insure it.
Nate - Practice, practice, practice. Then practice after that
Jess - Be present through each musical experience. Really
enjoy it while you're in it. Make art you believe in. Breathe. Be open to
learning more about yourself.
Jon - Great musicians are easy to find, great people who are
great musicians aren't as easy. Play
with people you love, never forget to have fun. And practice your art, not your
image.
Besides your own band - who do you want to see at the UMS?
Evan - Achille Lauro, Cowboy Indian Bear, DJ Savior Breath,
Dragondeer, Fairchildren, Fierce Bad Rabbit, Glowing House, Holophrase, Ian
Cooke, Land Lines, Paper Bird, Soundrabbit, The Changing Colors, The
Swayback... And whatever sounds good
pouring out into the street.
Jess - What Evan said.
Jon - Large numbers of attentive people loving our set and
having fun.
Best past UMS experience?
John - We played the outdoor stage just as the sun was
setting. It was a hot day, but the wind came up and made everything perfect. We
played beautiful music to beautiful people on a beautiful evening. Perfect.
Evan - John's stalker at the Skylark.
Nate - Dualistics @ The Skylark minus the load out in a
downpour
Jess - Playing a toy piano in a carpet store.
Jon - Playing a 45 minute set straight through in a
beautiful church; it was transcendent.
Do you have any tips for festival goers?
John - Wear fire retardant suits, drink a lot, get ready for
the rock apocalypse... the rockalypse.
Nate - Don't eat the brown acid
Jess - Drink water and prepare yourself for rock-ecstasy.
Jon - Seek out the underdogs, be open minded, support the
artists you enjoy in any way you can.
What's the best food people can find on Broadway during the
festival?
John - Buy our last two CDs. Place 6 pieces of bacon between
the CDs. Now eat the bacon while you listen to the CDs. This isn't totally
edible, but it could feed you spiritually, emotionally and intellectually for
years. We call this a "bacon rockwich."
Nate - Rock Sandwich, brought to you by yours truly
Jess - Anything cooked.
Jon - Ranch dressing over pasta noodles.
Who is your all time favorite Denver band?
John - The Inactivists
Evan - Born In The Flood
Jon - The Motet
If you were behind the counter at Twist and Shout, what
three albums would you recommend to our customers?
John - I'm not gonna tell you what to do, man. Grow up and
find your own music.
Evan - Ruby Vroom, Rubber Soul and The Wall.
Nate - My Bloody Valentine Loveless, 12 Rods' Lost Time, T. Rex The Slider
Jon - Love John's answer.
In case they weren't grown up, Miles Smiles by Miles Davis, Sky Blue Sky by Wilco, Shack Man by MMW. But more so,
grow up and find your own music.
Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that
you think people need to know?
John - "I Sleep With Danger." That will be my
nickname during UMS.
Evan - There's more pavement than shade... Remember to hydrate in between beer bongs.
Nate - It's cray cray
Jon - Can I borrow $10?
Allout Helter
(Questions answered by singer Ross Hostage)
Where and when are you playing at the UMS?
We are playing on Sunday July 22nd at 3 Kings Tavern (one of
my favorite spots in Denver) at 4pm.
How long has your band been together?
The band began in late 2008 and I joined in the summer of
2010.
What was your band's first live show/ performance and what
was memorable about it?
My first show with Allout Helter was at 3 Kings, actually.
It was memorable because we received a really positive response and we met DC
Fallout, a rad band from California who we've been in a band romance with ever
since.
What was the first album you purchased?
The first album I ever bought with my own money (allowance
haha) was Nirvana's Nevermind on cassette. The tape finally snapped a few years
ago while I was listening to it at my parent's house.
What album was your most recent purchase?
I picked up a copy of Random Orbits' 12" pressing of
their EP and I picked up Stabbed in Back's 7" when we played with them
last weekend.
Do you have any advice for new bands?
One: You've gotta hustle. Just because you talk to people on
Facebook doesn't mean you're making fans. You have to support the other bands
in the scene, hopefully because you like them anyway already. Two: Don't
whine. Nobody likes people complaining that they don't get breaks or that they
don't get why another band gets a show instead of them. Practice hard, book
your own shows, be objective about your own material. If the songs are there,
which is why we do this in the first place, then people will notice.
Besides your own band- who do you want to see at the UMS?
Tin Horn Prayer, Hot Apostles, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Git
Some, Minor Note Orchestra, Native Daughters. There's not a lot of punk at the
UMS haha but I've got pretty broad tastes.
Best past UMS experience?
Last year was my fave out of the two years I've gone to so
far. Fox and the Bird played an un-mic'd set in the middle of the dancefloor at
the Rover when they encountered "sound difficulties"; it gave me
chills. Also, closing out the showcase in a frenzy with Coverage absolutely
slaying some Descendents was the perfect culmination to four days of
awesomeness.
Do you have any tips for festival goers?
See as much music as you can. Make as many new friends as
possible. Drink heavily, alternating with water, of course.
What's the best food people can find on Broadway during the
festival?
I'm hoping that the sandwich cart guy shows up again; his
gruyere and carmelized onion grilled cheese was the bomb last time! I'm also
hoping that vegan truck makes an appearance. Otherwise, Karma makes amazing
chinese food, gotta rock Famous for a quick slice. I'm gonna promote Swifts,
also, because the lady who runs the place is super sweet.
Who is your all time favorite Denver band?
That's tough. I'd have to say Tin Horn Prayer still holds
that spot for me. They're just so damned creative and their band is better than
mine. Those jerks.
If you were behind the counter at Twist and Shout, what
three albums would you recommend to our customers?
Also tough. If we're talking punk: Propagandhi - Today's
Empire's, Tomorrow's Ashes, Bad Religion - Suffer, and Bouncing Souls - How I
Spent My Summer Vacation. Anything else: The Slackers - Peculiar, The Band -
The Last Waltz, and Oingo Boingo's double album live farewell concert. That
shit will blow your mind.
Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that
you think people need to know?
Nope, thanks for the support!
Rubedo
Where and when are you playing at the UMS?
Denver Wheel Club 404 Sunday 8pm
How long has your band been together?
2 years
What was your band's first live show/performance and what
was memorable about it?
The Meadowlark w/ Glowing House, Portamento, Tjutjuna. The smell
What was the first album you purchased?
The Offspring Smash. Oh the days when kids didn't need to try hard to find out about good music
What album was your most recent purchase?
The Stepkids The Stepkids
Do you have any advice for new bands?
Get some peanut
butter throw it in your backpack, hop in a shitty van, and don't change your
pants till you get home
Besides your own band- who do you want to see at the UMS?
Atomic Mamma, We played with them in Boise and they killed
it
Best past UMS experience?
Smilin with my people
Do you have any tips for festival goers?
Get some peanut butter and rub it on your face. It works as sun block and a quick snack
What's the best food people can find on Broadway during the
festival?
1st avn. Presbyterian Church, knock on the door and receive
a free bagged lunch (Just make sure you dress like a hipster so they think
you're homeless)
Who is your all time favorite Denver band?
Echo Beds
If you were behind the counter at Twist and Shout, what
three albums would you recommend to our customers?
Miles Davis Live in Montreux 1973
Sam Cooke Live at The Harlem Square Club
The Notorious BIG Ready to Die
The Outfit
Mike King's contribution is blue.
Eric Johnston's contribution are in black
Where and when are you playing at the UMS?
Denver Wheel Club 404 at midnight, Sunday night.
How long has your band been together?
about a year with the current lineup.
What was your band's first live show/ performance and what
was memorable about it?
our first show with Mikael was a Halloween party at
Babooshka on Colfax. I wanted to be a
zombie barbershop quartet, with four-part "brrrraaaaiiiinnnsss"
harmonies... but we ended up just dressing like zombie cowboys instead.
What was the first album you purchased?
Barenaked Ladies Stunt. this was before i really listened to
music. i think i had gotten the
soundtrack to the movie Spawn as a gift before that, but that was the first cd
i bought for myself.
What album was your most recent purchase?
I pre-ordered the new Ending People record, but i don't have
it yet. I bought Safe Boating Is No
Accident's new EP at their release show.
i like it a lot.
The new ramona falls album. Saw them at the hi-dive,
incredible.
Do you have any advice for new bands?
OWN IT!
What mike said...
Besides your own band- who do you want to see at the UMS?
Zebroids and a bunch of bands i haven't seen or heard
before.
Best past UMS experience?
Ideal Fathers' set in 2009 at the skylark. our guitar amp blew up as soon as we
started. it was raining pretty hard outside, so people stuck around while we
were trying to figure out what to do, and eventually Red Light Driver saved us
and let us use their amp. we played a
quick set with more energy than we ever played before. then Boba Fett & The Americans showed up
outside after we loaded out. it was
great. Also, The Outfit's set at Rock
The Cradle a couple years ago was pretty cool.
i broke my glasses earlier in the day and was borrowing a pair with the
wrong prescription just so i could kind of see. i remember lots of dancing, and stars hanging from the ceiling,
and i found a pair of aviator sunglasses behind my bass amp when i dropped my
borrowed glasses. tons of fun.
Ya, rock the cradle was really fantastic. The energy that
the UMS evokes is incredible.
Do you have any tips for festival goers?
just have as much fun as you can. be like this guy: Sasquatch music festival 2009 - Guy starts
dance party
(youtube.com/watch?v=GA8z7f7a2Pk)
and drink some water!
What's the best food people can find on Broadway during the
festival?
there's probably gonna be a bunch of food trucks with good
stuff. of course, there's sputnik and el
diablo and the hornet and socorro too...
Wrap at the hornet!
Who is your all time favorite Denver band?
i'll say Black Black Ocean just because. i like too many denver bands to pick a
favorite.
The knew, they not only rock but have helped us in more ways
than I can count.
If you were behind the counter at Twist and Shout, what
three albums would you recommend to our customers?
Death Grips The Money Store
Mission of Burma Vs
Bill Withers Still Bill
The drums the drums
The strokes is this it
Cave singers no witch
Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that
you think people need to know?
The UMS is largely volunteer operated so that they can pay
all the proceeds to the bands. That's
pretty amazing considering the scope of the whole thing
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