Twist & Shout recommends The Underground Music Showcase from July 26th to July 28th on South Broadway!! We asked some of our favorite local bands when they are playing, and much more!
Catch these live performances, and much more at The UMS!
See link for tickets:
Wildermiss
Where and when are
you playing at the UMS?
We will be playing UMS on Friday (Main Stage at 3:20PM) and
Saturday we are hosting a day party at Irish Rover called Fort Wildermiss. We
will be playing a full set after all of our amazing friends (Irish Rover at
3:20PM)
How long has your
band been together?
We have been together for almost 3 years! We starting
writing in the summer of 2016 and our first show was in October of 2016.
What was your band's
first live show/ performance and what was memorable about it?
Our first show was a Halloween house party. It was in the
basement of our friends' house with twinkle lights, no A/C, and people dressed
up dancing the night away. We were all dressed as Stranger Things characters and it was our first show as a band.
What was the first
album you purchased?
Emma - No idea. Britny or *NSYNC or Backstreet Boys?
Caleb - a Switchfoot record - The Beautiful Letdown
Josh - I don’t remember but at some point I got the greatest
hits of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Seth - Millennium
by Backstreet Boys
What album was your
most recent purchase?
Our own album. Because we literally just paid so much money
for it. <3
Do you have any
advice for new bands?
Have fun. Practice hard. Play shows. You’re a business. You
have full control. Good luck.
Besides your own
band, who do you want to see at the UMS?
The Still Tide, Michigander, Kiltro, Velveteers, Slow Caves,
& Leikeli47
Best past UMS
experience?
Playing Three Kings Tavern at midnight to a packed room. We
thought we’d wear gold plastic jackets in one of the hottest venues during UMS.
Gold confetti exploded everywhere. It was a party and a night we’ll never
forget.
Do you have any tips
for festival goers?
Drink water, folks. Go to every stage and venue and explore
seeing bands you’ve never heard or have always wanted to hear.
What's the best food
people can find on Broadway during the festival?
We’re pizza people. Sputnik corndog people. Voodoo donuts
people. Coffee people.
Who is your all time
favorite Denver band?
Meese, circa 2009.
If you were behind the counter at Twist and Shout, what
three albums would you recommend to our customers?
• Grab an album that says Radiohead on it.
• Beatles. Anything Beatles.
• Young The Giant’s Mirror
Master
Is there anything we
forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?
We’re putting on a day party at Irish Rover titled Fort
Wildermiss. A campy aesthetic with killer bands & refreshing booze.
Don Chicharrón
Where and when are
you playing at the UMS?
We will be playing the Main Stage (Showcase Stage) at 4pm on
Saturday, July 27th.
How long has your
band been together?
4 Years
What was your band's
first live show/ performance and what was memorable about it?
Our first live performance was for a small fundraiser for
the organization called CUPeru. Associated with the University of Colorado
Denver Medical campus, we were the entertainment for their annual Gala event.
We were only 5 back then and we only a few songs to play, which were all covers
of famous, old, chicha songs from the 70s. A few of those songs, we still play
today.
What was the first
album you purchased?
Weezer, Blue Album.
What album was your
most recent purchase?
Vinyl record hunting in Lima, Peru - Los Echos, Peligrosa...!
Do you have any
advice for new bands?
Wear earplugs as much as you can. I always forget to and am paying
for it now.
Besides your own band,
who do you want to see at the UMS?
Tuxedo! Chicano Batman!
Best past UMS
experience?
Playing our very first ever UMS set and thinking that our
sound really mattered.
Do you have any tips
for festival goers?
Hydrate before, during and after.
What's the best food
people can find on Broadway during the festival?
Food Trucks!
Who is your all time
favorite Denver band?
Los Mocochetes
If you were behind
the counter at Twist and Shout, what three albums would you recommend to our
customers?
The Roots - Illadelph
Halflife, Beastie Boys - Paul's
Boutique, A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight
Marauders
Is there anything we
forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?
UMS is the best weekend of the year! Be safe and have fun!
Emerald Siam
Where and when are
you playing at the UMS?
Saturday the 27th 1AM @ Skylark
How long has your
band been together?
7 years
What was your band's
first live show/ performance and what was memorable about it?
Gathering of the Clouds - It was a big group of bands and
friends we love.. and it was a blast to do our first show that way!
What was the first
album you purchased?
Probably The Carpenters
What album was your
most recent purchase?
The Cult Of Dom Keller - Paradiso
Is On Fire
Do you have any
advice for new bands?
Your songs are too long and attention spans keep getting
shorter
Besides your own
band, who do you want to see at the UMS?
Black Mountain, Flaural, Bluebook…
Best past UMS
experience?
Never had a bad time at UMS always a blast!
xOxford
Where and when are
you playing at the UMS?
We're playing on Sunday at Blue Ice from 5-5:40pm.
How long has your
band been together?
We started writing music together in November of 2018.
What was your band's
first live show/ performance and what was memorable about it?
This will be our first live performance - we're stoked to
make our favorite Denver festival our debut show.
What was the first
album you purchased?
I bought Tragic
Kingdom by No Doubt - appropriately purchased at the Orange County Swap
Meet.
What album was your
most recent purchase?
Technically the most recent purchase was Late 80s Baby by Trox out on Fresh
Selects, but the most recent album I received was Can't Tell Me No by Summer Cannibals because I preordered that
immediately when I saw it announced but it only recently shipped.
Do you have any
advice for new bands?
We're a new band, do you have any advice for us?
Besides your own
band, who do you want to see at the UMS?
I'm probably most excited to catch Y La Bamba just over an
hour after our set on Sunday. Mujeres has been on constant rotation for me
since it was released earlier this year. I'm of course also excited to catch a
lot of local talent - be sure not to miss John Medina into Jobi-Wan into Andy
Immerman on Friday for some killer Denver electronic music.
Best past UMS
experience?
Last year after My Body Sings Electric at Illegal Pete's I
got a text or push notification from the UMS team that there were free burgers
on the corner. We had caught a ton of shows in a row and that was thoroughly
delightful.
Do you have any tips
for festival goers?
Stay hydrated and bring hearing protection!
What's the best food
people can find on Broadway during the festival?
I could really go for a corndog at Sputnik right now.
Who is your all time
favorite Denver band?
All time is tough, but I'm currently really feeling Don
Chicharrón's debut album. Gotta give Eldren a shout as well (we worked with
Tyler from Eldren and recorded/mixed/mastered our debut string of singles with
him). Both of those bands played killer shows at Treefort this year so they get
my recency bias votes.
If you were behind
the counter at Twist and Shout, what three albums would you recommend to our
customers?
Rhema says New Order - Brotherhood,
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles,
and Blood Orange - Negro Swan which
are all killer albums. I'm going to add The
Mystic by Bells Atlas, Hello, Summer
by Pat Van Dyke, and 2nd by Grace
Ives.
Is there anything we
forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?
Foster a safe environment for yourself and those around and
go catch some bands you're not familiar with.
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