Aaron Thackeray

See Also:
- The people of Global Dub Fest (slide show)
- Dubstep for Dummies, a primer for newly minted dubstep fans (infographic)
- Video: Welcome to the Dubstep Parking Lot
- Review: Global Dub Festival at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 5/18/12
- Global Dub Festival survival guide

The summer of dance is about to officially get under way with Global Dub Festival, not only the first major dance event of the concert season, but the first festival of its kind at Red Rocks, one geared entirely toward the low-end frequencies. To ensure that you have the best possible experience tonight, we've put together a survival guide, including directions, parking info, a rundown of what you should bring, what you can and can't bring, as well as the full lineup and set times, to help you prepare for an epic night of earth-shaking bass.

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So thanks to our pal Skrillex and his utterly inescapable ubiquitousness since the Grammys, dubstep has steadily made its way into the mainstream to the chagrin of true aficionados and the delight of unsuspecting casual music fans. But for as many newbies that have embraced the low-end sound, there's been twice as many who've been confounded by the whole phenomenon. As a public service to the dubstep virgins making the trek to Red Rocks tomorrow night for Global Dub Festival with Flux Pavilion & Doctor P, we tasked our resident dubstep expert Britt Chester with putting together a helpful primer for the uninitiated. Introducing: Dubstep for Dummies.

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Celebrate Record Store Day this Saturday, April 21.

See Also: In honor of Record Store Day this Saturday: Ten records we treasure.
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Whoever says the music industry is dead obviously hasn't observed Record Store Day. While file sharing has certainly dampened CD sales -- removing the casual music listener from the economic equation -- a contingency of hardcore record geeks can still be found thumbing through the bins most weekends at your local sound dispensary. These were the folks that were never too into CDs to begin with, preferring the assuring weight and sonic warmth of vinyl to the disposable plastic jewel cases that cost a nickel to make and a day's wages to buy. Record Store Day is to vinyl collectors what Black Friday is to suburban parents.

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Britt Chester

The scene at last year's SnowBall Music Festival.

SnowBall Music Festival is about to hit Avon again. We were there for the icy, snowy, steamy, crammed and all around awesomeness of the inaugural edition last year, and just in case you weren't, or you need a refresher of what to expect, we compiled this Survival Guide just for you, so you can get the maximum enjoyment out of your SnowBall experience this year. Page down to see what you can bring, what you can't bring and what you should bring.

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Update (12/5/12): Full review and setlist from the show just posted.

Pax-Am Records

Update (12:53 p.m.): So check this out: A couple more things you should know here: First of all, Friday's show has been postponed until tomorrow night (Saturday) due to inclement weather (shocker, we know). Secondly, whatever sensationalist malarkey you've read about Ryan Adams being some sort of uptight, humorless curmudgeon or whatever, we're happy to report that that's complete bullshit. Dude is every bit as amiable as you'd imagine. Oh, sure, he probably gets grumpy every now and then, but don't we all? We can tell you this first hand because we just got off the phone with him a few minutes ago.

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Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks, the first ever winter concert at Red Rocks is about to go down, and we wanted to hook you up with some tips for, uh, weathering the elements. With light snow and lower temperatures forecast for today, this could truly be one of the most memorable concerts of all time. We want to make sure you enjoy it, so here's a list of everything you need to know. Page down for show and parking info.

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Phish kicks off its three-night stand tonight at Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Phish wraps up their summer tour this weekend with three nights at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in lovely Commerce City, ending what many a blogger and message board phanatic have argued is their strongest tour in the two-plus years they have been back on the road. Phish is coming off of a two week break following three amazing nights in Chicago at the University of Illinois that was, by all accounts, an amazing run, but fittingly Trey, Mike, Page and Fishman are ending their summer tour outside under the Colorado stars.

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Update, 2 p.m., Sunday:
Read the review and see photos from the U2 at Invesco Field concert last night

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Kevin Mazur

Alright, so near as we can tell, when U2 takes the stage tonight at Invesco (after Isaac Slade and local homeboys in The Fray warm up the stage), the band's set will consist of two-dozen songs, possibly 25. Since the 360° Tour first kicked off in Barcelona in June 2009, the setlist has changed rather dramatically. So it's hard to say what the outfit has in store for Denver. But judging from the songs played at U2's private dress rehearsal at Invesco last night, and on the last three shows in Mexico, the show begins with "Even Better Than the Real Thing" and then immediately segues into a song from one of the early albums (thus far, "I Will Follow," "Out of Control" and "New Year's Day").

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Update: Click here and here for live blog coverage of the entire event.

Well, it's finally here, the inaugural edition of the much ballyhooed Mile High Music Festival. On Saturday and Sunday, we'll be holed up at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in the lovely environs of South Commerce City covering both days of the fest. Expect to see some live blogging, as well as the periodic posting of photos from the event throughout the weekend. And then on Monday, we'll wrap things up with reviews and even more photos. In the meantime, to help you get your wits about you, after the jump, we've posted the schedule for both days, two maps of the event (one of the grounds and one of the surrounding area), as well as a breakdown of the things you can and cannot bring into the festival.

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