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The Beastie Boys' Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That film, comprised of fan-shot video from its 2004 Madison Square Garden concert, will close out Film on the Rocks' 2012 season on August 20.

Summertime movie-and-music night Film on the Rocks, put on each year by the Denver Film Society, released its schedule tonight at the Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. For a full rundown of the bands playing each night -- and the films being shown at Red Rocks Amphitheatre -- see the full schedule below.

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Ethics be damned, I download music illegally. Why, just the other day, I downloaded Metallica's entire catalogue and then deleted it and downloaded it again just because fuck Metallica. Mostly, though, it's a convenience thing: I would consider buying tracks at a reasonable price on iTunes or some similar service, but I refuse to pay a dollar for a track with a bunch of Big Brother file restrictions on it when I could have the same thing with no file restrictions for free. I'm not proud, dudes, but that's just business.

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Update (4 p.m., 5/16/12): OneRepublic drummer Eddie Fisher appeared in court this afternoon and reportedly pleaded not guilty to the charges that have been filed against him, including two additional counts proposed by the district attorney today of disturbing the peace and wrongs to a minor, presumably spurred by the fact that the alleged violent episode occurred in front of a child. Bond for Fisher was set at $550, and his next hearing is slated for Thursday, June 7.

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All photos by Nick Callaio for Westword

Montbello High School's drum line marched down the 16th Street Mall yesterday in preparation for the inaugural Make Music Denver event on June 21. Hosted by the Downtown Denver Partnership, Make Music Denver will be a day-long festival that celebrates World Music Day, simultaneously in more than 450 cities around the globe. Nick Callaio was on hand, and he brought back these photos.

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If the old cliche is right and one photo is really worth 1,000 words, then how much is a website full of videos worth? A lot, the creators of Audiovore would argue. So in November, two staunch Colorado music enthusiasts began to develop content for a digital archive of the scene. The idea was simple: Worried that the state's best musicians don't receive enough media visibility, they would create a website dedicated to giving it to them -- no criticism, no commentary, no analysis. Just facts and footage. Officially launched last night, Audiovore.us is a no-frills, no- funding, resource for the state's scene curated by two of its most dedicated fans.

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JunoWhat?! on Friday night at Cervantes'.

JunoWhat performed on Friday at Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver with Bernie Worrell (Parliament-Funkadelic, Talking Heads) on keys and Euforquestra, which opened the show. Photos by Nick Callaio for Westword.

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*Update (5/2/12): An earlier version of this post listed the 8/19 Sharon Van Etten show as when the Fox would reopen. Shannon Bock sent a note clarifying that the Theatre actually has plans to reopen in the first week of August with a full schedule of shows, which will be announced throughout the summer.

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This summer, fresh on the heels of its twenty-year anniversary, the Fox Theatre will close its doors for two months to make necessary repairs to the venue's roof. "It's an old roof," explains Shannon Bock, publicist for the Fox and the Boulder Theater. "The building was originally built in 1926, and the venue has been running for twenty years. It's time to replace it."

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• (Photos) Neon Knights at the Meadowlark
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For the last year and a half, DJ Shannon von Kelly has been hosting Neon Knights, a monthly dance party where he spins everything from electro and electro house to nu disco and indie remixes at the Meadowlark. About a year ago, Kelly had mentioned the idea of a mural for Neon Knights to Jeromie Dorrance and Mario Zoots of AVVC (aka Audio Visual Violence Club, who earned a nod in this year's Best of Denver issue).

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The scene at Wax Trax this morning just before the store's 9 a.m. opening.

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• A comprehensive guide to Record Store Day 2012 activities
• In honor of Record Store Day this Saturday: Ten records we treasure.
• Wax Trax celebrating 33 1/3 birthday in April

Like Rob Flemmng's Championship Vinyl in the book High Fidelity, it was "mostly young men." But for those waiting in line for the doors to Wax Trax to open this morning -- beginning the running of the bulls that is Record Store Day -- it was not deleted Smiths singles and Frank Zappa albums that the folks were after. Today it was Phish. "I want my Junta!" shouted Ken Smith while holding his well deserved place at the front of the line. "I came down here at 3 a.m. and got my place before anyone else. I'm going to get that Junta record."

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Wyclef Jean at the University of Colorado's free 4/20 alternative show this afternoon at the Coors Event Center.

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• Free Wyclef Jean 4/20 show at CU in Boulder draws unbelievably paltry crowd
• 4/20 at CU Boulder: Wyclef Jean concert, police crackdown to shrink event?
• Wyclef Jean at Coors Event Center on 4/20

So the figure first reported yesterday by Whitney Bryen of the Colorado Daily is completely accurate. For the free 4/20 alternative concert this afternoon at the Coors Event Center on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder, Wyclef Jean was paid a flat fee of $80,000. It's also true that the contract contains wording prohibiting Jean from espousing the virtues of marijuana -- well, not in those words, exactly. Page down to see precisely what it says in reference to the Agency (Carnival House Touring) and the Attraction (Wyclef Jean), and what was in the rider.

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