It seems like our good friends at The UMS are always bringing the heat with awesome musical lineups. Aside from the most awesome local music festival put together every year, they also manage to curate some pretty amazing Red Bull Sound Select events in our lovely city. It feels like we just finished watching Cloud Nothings destroy they Hi-Dive just yesterday. The party continues on April 30th as Wild Nothing comes to The Bluebird Theater along with local faves Inner Oceans and Flaural.

Equal parts dream pop and post-punk, the band is definitely one to see. Their new album “Life of Pause” debuts later this month and this will be the first time Denver gets to hear the new tunes. Not to be outdone, both Inner Oceans and the psych rockers Flaural are Sound Select bands that are worthy of your attention on a “I saw them before they broke big” level.

As always you must RSVP to the event to get in for a mere $3. Trust us it's the best $3 dollars you will ever spend, it will even leave you with some leftover money for some Red Bull (sponsor plug).

FEATURING: Wild Nothing, Inner Oceans, Flaural

DATE: Saturday, April 30

TIME: 8 PM Doors // 9 PM Show

TICKETS: Must RSVP for $3 entry. Entry is first come, first serve on DOS.

EVENT LINK: http://win.gs/AprDen

One of my early favorites for top five albums would have to be Oshin by New Yorkers DIIV. Once I got word they were going to be in Denver I was curious as to how their studio sound would translate live. Categorized under the chillwave/shoegaze genre their sound reminds me of early recordings of The Cure. The foursome from Brooklyn look like they could still be running the halls of your local high school, yet their sounds maturity is evident on standout tracks such as “Geist” and “Past Lives”. The early set had the Larimer Lounge pretty packed and could not help but notice people witness the coming of a new breed on indie rock.

Next up was headliners Wild Nothing, led by frontman Jack Tatum. The theme of the night seemed to be consistent with Tatum often at times channeling his inner Morrissey and bringing a sound very reminiscent of early 80’s brit pop. They channeled through songs off the album Nocturne and played a rather inspiring set. With a complimentary fog machine and minimal light show set-up the venues dark and cozy environment complimented the performance to exact perfection.