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:
Turvy Organ
(Questions answered by Ilya Litoshik of Turvy Organ)
Where and when are
you playing at the UMS?
Friday July 26th at Skylark Lounge at 9pm and we will also
be part of the GROUPHUG’s official UMS day party Saturday July 27th at Hi-Dive
at 3pm.
How long has your
band been together?
Turvy Organ has been together for 3 years releasing our
first album The Soft Light in 2016.
Jed Murphy wrote an honest article for the Westword
about our Journey titled “Turvy Organ broke up to find itself.”
What was your band's
first live show/ performance and what was memorable about it?
Our first show was at Lost Lake in Denver for The Soft Light album release. We were
very fortunate to have our good friends in Sour Boy, Bitter Girl and Briffaut
share the bill with us but it was everyone who came out that made that night
memorable.
What was the first
album you purchased?
My first album was Dookie
by Green Day purchased at a garage sale in the summer of 1996 - still one of my
favorites.
What album was your
most recent purchase?
Cry Cry Cry by
Wolf Parade.
Do you have any
advice for new bands?
Take time developing your band keeping in mind to practice
as often as you can and write as much as you can even if you don't use every
song. I believe it's very important to create a memorable experience for your
fans and help your group stand out above the countless artists trying for the
same. Most importantly do it because you love it.
Besides your own
band, who do you want to see at the UMS?
I hear great things about Pout House and absolutely enjoy
Sour Boy, Bitter Girls performance every time. UMS is full of surprises at
every venue and the excitement of discovering something new is always welcomed.
Best past UMS
experience?
My favorite part of UMS has always been the community that
this festival creates, brings Colorado’s artists and fans together in a very
unique way.
Do you have any tips
for festival goers?
Stay hydrated and plan ahead or don’t, sometimes it's nice
to just wander around for the purpose of music without direction.
What's the best food
people can find on Broadway during the festival?
I always seem to find myself at Pie Hole.
Who is your all time
favorite Denver band?
Two artists Accordion Crimes and Somerset Catalog, both
aren’t together anymore but wrote some of the most unique music in Denver at
the time.
If you were behind
the counter at Twist and Shout, what three albums would you recommend to our
customers?
The Moon &
Antarctica by Modest Mouse, Doolittle
by Pixies and The Ghost at the Feast
by Turvy Organ (I know but I just can’t help myself)
Bevin Luna
Where
and when are you playing at the UMS?
Friday July 26th at The Hornet at
8:00pm
How
long has your band been together?
Bevin started playing solo shows in
Denver in 2005 and then she's been playing with a
rotating cast of characters since then.
What
was the first album you purchased?
Devo - Live
What
album was your most recent purchase?
Chaka Khan - Self-titled album from
1982
Do
you have any advice for new bands?
Tune. Tune often.
Besides
your own band- who do you want to see at the UMS?
Because we're music junkies, we'd see
it all, Y La Bamba, Dressy Bessy, Cheap Perfume,
Bellhoss, Bluebook, Boss Eagle, Brianna Straut, Bison
Bone, Lady Gang, The Still Tide, Serpentfoot, Plasma
Canvas, Colfax Speed Queen, Don Chicharron, Los
Mocochetes, Dust Heart, Extra Gold, Floor Model,
Florea, Funk Hunk, Hang Rounders, The Hollow, IzCalli,
Jennifer Jane Niceley, Jess Parsons, King Cardinal,
Marti & The Dads, Oxeye Daisy, Porlolo, The Savage
Blush, Sour Boy, Bitter Girl, Strange Americans, The
Trujillo Company, The Velveteers, Vic 'N The Narwals,
Wildermiss, Yasi, and Empress Of
Do
you have any tips for festival goers?
Live fast, take chances.
What's
the best food people can find on Broadway during the
festival?
Corn-dogs at Sputnik
Who
is your all time favorite Denver band?
MONOFOG
If
you were behind the counter at Twist and Shout, what
three albums would you recommend to our customers?
Joy as an Act of Resistance by IDLES
Plein Caille by Trio Select
I Still Am by Yo Gotti
Povi
Where and when are you playing at the UMS?
Saturday 27th at 3:20pm Odyssey
Stage at Import Mechanics
How long has your band been together?
Since the land before time
What was the first album you purchased?
Mariah Carey Butterfly
What album was your most recent purchase?
GoldLink Diaspora
Do you have any advice for new bands?
Have fun and don’t overthink it
Besides your own band, who do you want to see at the UMS?
I’m just going to hop around to
every venue humanly possible
Best past UMS experience?
Seeing CRL CRRLL perform behind
a screen with all his cool lighting effects.
Do you have any tips for festival goers?
Drink hella water!
What's the best food people can find on Broadway during the festival?
Tacos
Who is your all time favorite Denver band?
I’m pretty obsessed with
Elephant Revival.
If you were behind the counter at Twist and Shout, what three albums
would you recommend to our customers?
KOD by J Cole, Led Zeppelin IV,
Good Thing by Leon Bridges
Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think
people need to know?
See as much as you can, and
drink more water
New Mexican
Where and when are
you playing at the UMS?
South Broadway Christian Church Sunday, Jul 28 7:00 PM -
7:40 PM.
How long has your
band been together?
About four years.
What was the first
album you purchased?
Something by The Beach Boys--probably a Greatest Hits Album.
What album was your
most recent purchase?
Gun Street Ghost - Battles
Besides your own
band, who do you want to see at the UMS?
William Elliott Whitmore, Liza Anne, and too many awesome
Denver acts to list.
Best past UMS
experience?
A few years ago my other project (Strange Americans) was
playing at Irish Rover, and the set was just insane. We ended up breaking the
stage (not permanently)--people and instruments went flying. Everyone was fine,
but it was a typical mid-festival, late-night set in a small venue with an
interactive crowd--something UMS consistently provides plenty of year after
year.
Do you have any tips
for festival goers?
Well, I've been going to and playing at UMS for several
years now, and admittedly my strategy has changed over the years. Some current
survival tips I have for music fans at UMS include: 1) Get plenty of sleep on
the nights leading up to UMS, as you'll need the reserves during UMS. 2) Drink
plenty of water, but also coffee in the mornings; a carefully timed switch from
coffee to "other" drinks can make or break your experience over the
long haul. Remember that this is a marathon, not a sprint. 3) Choose both
footwear and pant length with care in the hot summer months. 4) Enjoy yourself.
If you were behind
the counter at Twist and Shout, what three albums would you recommend to our
customers?
Lately I've been pretty into Paging Mr. Proust (The Jayhawks), Heart Like a Levee (Hiss Golden Messenger), and Tom Petty and the
Heartbreakers Greatest Hits.
Is there anything we
forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?
UMS is one of the best festivals around, especially if
you're into what's going on in the Denver music scene!
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