Childish Gambino Proves Why He Is The Best Entertainer In The Business

The show was a no-photo policy.

Donald Glover is what we can call a modern day Renaissance Man, a man who combines an array of talents and skills to entertain us. A skilled writer, actor, producer, dj and musician, Glover uses all of these components to provide us with his own unique methods of entertaining us.

Tuesday night it was his musical moniker of Childish Gambino that set the Pepsi Center a blaze with his performance. He tore through his 17 song set at will and urged concertgoers to put away their phones for the performance.”This is not a concert, this is church echoed through the packed house” Gambino is a showman with his customary screams and gyrating dance moves that are often portrayed in his videos. Seeing them come to life in a live setting is truly extraordinary.

Childish Gambino performing on his last tour ever. (iPhone photo: Robert Castro)

Gambino erupted through his short catalog (he’s only made three albums) of hits including “Worldstar”, “Summertime Magic” even making it through the lower corridors of the Pepsi Center randomly popping out of the 200 section to give the crowd and up close rendition of “Late Night In Kuai” and “Stand Tall”.

It was those moments that Gambino truly connected with the crowd and kept the energy hyped all night. Most artist complain about the altitude here in Denver, not a single word was mentioned by Gambino, add to that the fact that he is coming back from a recent leg injury, the dude left it all on the floor.

One of the best shows in Denver this year. (iPhone Photo: Robert Castro)

He erupted into “This Is America” to end his set and at that point you could feel the crowd give all they had left in the tank to dance and sing along. After a brief break he returned for his encore set including early catalog hits such as “Sweatpants”, “Sober”, and “3005”. It was an amazing experience to say the least and no better way to end the night than a crowd sing-a-long of “Redbone”, that sealed an epic night and for us a perfect way to send off Childish Gambino on his last tour ever.

Electronic Duo MZG Set To Headline Lost Lake This Weekend!

Twin Brothers Zach and Charles Weinert form the DJ group MZG

Denver looking to get your weekend started real proper like? Look no further as we have your first stop on your calendar starting off with this Friday’s show from MZG at Lost Lake Lounge.

Electronic duo, MZG announces a headlining show at Lost Lake in Denver this Friday November 30th. The self-taught musicians and producers deliver bass driven, hip-hop influenced electronica while sharing a chemistry on stage that is natural and infectious. Tickets are now on sale and start at $10 on Ticketfly.

Twin brothers, Zach and Charles Weinert, spent many years working on separate musical projects, but in 2014, they relented to the inevitable and joined forces to create MZG. Shorthand for “monozygotic” (the scientific term describing identical twins), the name MZG describes the unique bond that only these two can understand.

After honing their craft together in their bedrooms in Jacksonville, FL, the pair began playing out for audiences. Thanks in part to features on Skrillex's Nest HQ compilations, they quickly became the go-to artists for national acts in need of a guaranteed party starter when touring the southern state. MZG's reputation for setting dance floors aflame saw them soon sharing the stage with like-minded acts such as GRiZ, Manic Focus, and Space Jesus, as well as earning residencies at Florida festival mainstays Suwannee Hulaween and Purple Hatter's Ball.

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Recently relocated to Colorado, the brothers have wasted no time in making a mark, performing with respected state staples EOTO and members of Pretty Lights Live, as well as trendsetter Barclay Crenshaw. The undeniable energy the pair offer has MZG poised to bring their identical powers to ears worldwide.

MZG will be showcasing two new songs off their Twin Pack 2 (Phase Bound and Goose Neck) that just released and publicly debuted last month at Hulaween. The duo will also be playing selections from their 6-track EP, Buddy System.

"The two clearly share a wavelength and invite listeners to join the frequency.” -Compose Yourself Magazine

“The two brothers have a great chemistry, playing off each other and creating a single, unique feel to the tracks they create.” -Music Fest News


Who: MZG

When: November 30, 2018  8:00pm

Where: Lost Lake - 3602 E. Colfax Ave Denver, CO

Price: $10 pre-sale, $12 door

Ticket Link: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1777804?utm_medium=ampOfficialEvent&utm_source=fbTfly

Legendary Denver Club Night The Solution Has Found A New Home

HUUUUUUUUUGE NEWS!!! The Solution w/DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez is moving the party for the first time in half a decade! After a fantastic run at The Meadowlark (starting on 12/15/2011, check the timeline below), the party is off to greener pastures in Capitol Hill at the award-winning Black Box (314 E 13th Avenue, basically 13th Ave & Grant). It’s a bittersweet move after so many classic memories over the years, but we’re super excited about the possibilities of upgrading to The Black Box’s renowned sound system, adding a more flexible setup for more out of town and local guests, featuring drink specials again, having options to live stream the party online, teaming up with a weekly food truck (The Jerk Truck, of Goodness fame) & lots more.

We’d also be lying if we said we weren’t excited to get away from the ‘New Denver’ crowds of randoms that have take over the "RiNo" neighborhood and turned off a lot of our friends and party people that make up core of party. When we initially moved the party to The Meadowlark, we loved that it was such a special space hidden in plain sight, but the secret’s been out for years at this point and it’s cost us some of the magic. With that said, hopefully this can be a reset from the randoms and a chance to make the party better than ever before. We’ve got a bunch of other announcements coming up, so make sure to join our e-mail list, follow us on social media (@DenverSolution) & stay tuned for more great memories at The Black Box - starting with a music video shoot "Party", the new single from longtime friends of the party, The Reminders!

P.S. Thank you so much for rocking with us over the years Denver!!! It’s been well over a decade since we started the party with the goal of making “the kind of party we’d want to go to” and we’ve been humbled countless times by how many magic moments have followed. We realize that all of that starts with having a great crowd of friends and party people supporting the party – so thanks again, from the bottom of our hearts!!!!!

Red Bull Music Presents: United States Of Bass | December 13th At Cervantes

Red Bull Music Presents: United States of Bass. On December 13th, 2018, Red Bull Music Presents a celebration of bass sounds from across the country at Cervantes’ Masterpiece in Denver, CO. Taking over both rooms of the iconic venue (The Ballroom and The Other Side), Red Bull Music is bringing together the pioneers and trailblazers of America’s most influential regional bass music styles from the East Coast, West Coast and Midwest for an unforgettable night in Denver.

The lineup features DJ Craze (Miami), Daddy Kev (Los Angeles), UNIIQU3 (New Jersey), Jubilee (Miami), Dieselboy (New York), Arabian Prince (Los Angeles), DJ Deeon (Chicago), and DJ Taye (Chicago). Additionally, Red Bull Music has curated set takeovers from four of Denver’s most exciting crews, VIBeRATION, Souls in Action, Sub.mission, and Recon DNB, each representing their own distinct genre within bass. From footwork and juke, to dubstep and drum and bass, these crews uniquely celebrate, highlight, and extend the rich culture of Denver’s booming bass scene which has thrived for over a decade, filling club rooms with sounds of the best bass music innovators in the country.

Nicole Cacciavillano, founder of Sub.Mission, explains, “Denver is the bass capital of America…The amazing thing about this city, is that in each genre of bass, we have incredible teams running things properly and doing it for the music. It is inspiring being a part of a city that is always pushing things forward.” Valerie Molano, of VIBeRATION, doubles down on this sentiment, stating, “Denver is a huge hub for electronic music because of the support in the community for talent and good music. There’s a lot of love and educated bass heads in this city and it’s attracting people from all over the nation and the world.”

Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door, and available for purchase here.

Get to know the artist

Recon DNB

Representing Denver DNB for over 14 years, Recon DNB is a DJ/Production team devoted to providing a launch pad for forward thinking drum and bass music in the US. Dedicated to drum and bass music for the heads: past, present and future. 

https://soundcloud.com/recon-dnb

Sub.mission

Sub.mission exists today for the same reason it began in 2007: dubstep. Powered by a passion for sounds that often elude the mainstream, Sub.mission carves a home for underground sounds at the foundation of Denver’s booming electronic music landscape. “The Potential for Moving People Thru Sound, Not Hype” is the collective’s motto and mission.

https://twitter.com/subdotmission

Souls in Action

Souls in Action was created in 2009 as an artist collective and community driven project to change things and boost Denver’s music scene.

https://soundcloud.com/milky-wav

VIBeRATION

In 2013, Valerie Molano created a weekly underground party called VIBeRATION in a grimy, little basement in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Molano and her crew managed to stuff in as many subs and bass heads as possible, creating a VIBeRANT buzz in the underground bass scene. Molano brough the party to Denver and has been vibin’ at The Black Box for the last year and a half.

https://soundcloud.com/valerie-molano

DJ Craze

DJ Craze plays hip hop, breaks, drum n bass and practices turntablism. He is the only solo DJ in history to claim the World DMC Champion title three times consecutively. Originally from Nicaragua, he now lives in Miami. Initially influenced by the Miami Bass movement when he was younger, Craze has gone on to incorporate elements of hip hop, drum n bass and breaks in his turntable routines. The style of his music carries many of his past musical influences.

https://soundcloud.com/crazearoni   

Daddy Kev

Kevin Marques Moo, better known as Daddy Kev, is a Grammy-nominated mixer, mastering engineer and prolific underground hip hop and electronic producer from Los Angeles.  He is the owner of Alpha Pup Records and founder of Low End Theory. 

https://soundcloud.com/daddykev 

UNIIQU3

First lady of the Jersey Club movement; UNIIQU3 began her music career as a sought-after vocalist in the club scene and recently solidified herself as one of the most electrifying producers in the game.

https://soundcloud.com/uniiqu3

Jubilee

Jess Gentile is known to the music world as the first lady of Miami bass. As a prominent member of the Mixpak Collective, she helped the Brooklyn-based dancehall crew win Red Bull Culture Clash 2016.

https://soundcloud.com/jubileedj  

Arabian Prince

Arabian Prince was an early West Coast electro pioneer and one of the founding members of NWA.  A rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ – he’s been in the scene for more than 30 years. 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5NMN8ahOjFuRoyYVjKGFGq 

DJ Deeon

A legend of the Chicago house scene and a career of collaborations that read like the who’s

who of dance music history.  He has captivated crowds all over the globe with his remixes.

https://soundcloud.com/djdeeon  

DJ Taye

Chicago footwork producer DJ Taye made his name as one of the youngest artists affiliated with the Teklife crew.

https://soundcloud.com/djtaye

Good Charlotte Delivers Messages of Inclusion and Hope With Their Nostalgic Reunion Tour

All photos by Aly McClaran

Many of us cherish the bands we’ve grown with and loved throughout the years. Bands that transport us back to our youth. Songs we yelled through the walls of our bedrooms as angsty preteens and teens. We bellowed the choruses in our cars driving nowhere with our friends. The bands that covered our bedroom walls. Bands that we weren’t able to catch live because we loved them as children and many had since stopped touring to build families of their own. For many of us that grew up in the early 2000’s Good Charlotte is that band. However… the tour is back on, baby. Last week we were able to catch the Madden brothers and the rest of the beloved emo pop/punk group at The Ogden Theater. Our adult souls left our body and our sad, teen souls came to replace it.

Young and Hopeless. (Photo Credit: Aly McClaran)

Good Charlotte initiated their Denver set with classic “Young & Hopeless” banger ‘The Anthem.’ The crowd was immediately overcome and alive with nostalgic energy. After the first few songs, Joel Madden addressed the cheering crowd and announced at how ecstatic the band was to be back out on tour and especially coming through Denver, “A city that’s always been good to us.”

Joel, and Benji as well, were very in-tune and engaged with the crowd throughout the entirety of the night. Before another “Young & Hopeless” hit ‘Riot Girl,’ J. Madden approached the crowd with an inspiring message about what it means to be a “Riot Girl” in today’s climate. “It’s not easy coming up as a girl in this world. I don’t understand what that means, but I’m saying respect it. The world needs you. I think about who’s gonna save the world and it’s you -the girls are gonna save the world. We love you and we need you. Thank you for coming to the show.” Okay we’re crying. Our Joel Madden crushes were back full force after that wonderful, inclusive moment. We’re riot girls and we’re taking on the fucking world.

“How many of you are OG fans? How many of you are at your first Good Charlotte show because you were too young to see us growing up?” Asked J. Madden, while those applicable shot their hands in the air, us included. “Let’s play some OG stuff for you guys.” The band followed with Self Titled album hit ‘Little Things’ and a requested song from the crowd ‘Festival Song.’ Then diving back into more “Young & Hopeless” favorites ‘Girls and Boys,’ ‘Wondering,’ and ‘The Story of My Old Man,’ followed by a few favorites from “The Chronicles of Life and Death,” ‘I Just Wanna Live,” and ‘Predictable.’

Good Charlotte Bringing Back The Old School Vibes (Photo Credit: Aly McClaran)

B. Madden felt moved in the moment and addressed the crowd. “In this world there’s so much hate and so much division right now. I’m in this room tonight and the vibe is so good. I wanna tell you that governments are fucked up, people are great. Look at everyone with compassion and kindness and good vibes like there are in this room. Everyone needs more of this. Everyone needs more of Denver, Colorado.” Goosebumps overcame us and in that moment it felt like everyone was making a heartfelt pledge to do so.

The band wrapped the end of the show with a few new hits from the last couple of years. From “Youth Authority,” ‘Life Changes,’ and from their newest album “Generation Rx,” ‘Actual Pain,’ and ‘Prayers.’ J. Madden professed how much fun the band was having with the crowd, riding on the wave of good energy and love for the band and kept exceeding their set time. He said,“You’ve changed the trajectory of our lives forever. Not just us but our friends, our parents, our nieces and nephews, our families. Thank you. I just wanted to tell you that when you get knocked down and feel like you can’t go on those are the moments that define you and me. You’re gonna be glad you didn’t end it there, “ said J. Madden as the first few chords of ‘Hold On’ echoed through the room. A song with a powerful message of resilience through the worst of times. The band wrapped officially with “Young & Hopeless” hits, ‘Young & Hopeless’ and finally with ‘Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous.’

Good Charlotte, thank you for transporting us back to a simpler time and for your messages of hope, resilience and inclusion. We’ll love you forever - we promise.

Joel Madden of Good Charlotte. (Photo Credit: Aly McClaran)

Corsicana Deliver With Their First Single Quandary, New Album On The Horizon

Our friends at Corsicana have just released this beauty of a masterpiece for our listening pleasure. The new single “Quandary” from their forthcoming album Perennial (out 1/18/19) is set to a beautiful backdrop featuring an array of complementing sounds that fit perfectly with vocalist Ben Pisano’s ranging array of lyrical bliss. The song is arranged in a way that put the listener right in the line of fire of what the song is about, it’s as if everything is happening right in front of you and you are watching it play out in real time, only to realize the uncertainty of what just took place. Corsican is set to release their new album (tickets on sale now) just after the new year and we will keep you plugged on all the upcoming details. Stay Tuned.

Do you feel it too? When I pull you up the stairs, it’s the weight that’s yours to bear.

We burst into my room, we’ve caught the fear between our teeth, trapped it underneath the sheets.

You say “it’s best we never leave,” I think you’re feigning your relief.

Are you lost in the fervor? You’ll only push further.

In all the times you’ve had me stay over, I’ve never felt colder.

The fear tastes stale;

An old friend loiters in your home.

Feel my shame positioned like a weapon.

Can you hear it too? Our friends are at the door, seeking shelter from the storm.

They won't peer inside, cause they know you drew the blinds. Have you found your peace of mind?

We can't harbor our conceit in a sea of our deceit.


Corsicana

Ben Pisano - Acoustic/electric guitars, percussion, programming, synths, vocals/processing

Amos Chase - Drums

Jordan Leone - Electric bass

Melanie Steinway - Ambient (tremolo) guitar

Produced, engineered, & recorded by Ben Pisano.

Live drums engineered & recorded by Corey Coffman.

Song & lyrics written & arranged by Ben Pisano.

Mixed by Corey Coffman.

Mastered by Joe Lambert.

Artwork by Anna Bernard.

Design by Jordan Leone.