Music: Denver Post Underground Music Festival Aug 1st & 2nd

The 2008 Denver Post Underground Music Showcase  
The How To Guide
by Lisa Gedgaudas

UMS is here.
There is no better manifestation of the Colorado music scene than the UMS presented byThe Denver Post as well as many other local sponsors and supporters. Below is everythingyou should, could and can know about the event. Enjoy.

We would like to thank Gigbot.net, for all their hard work and our website:www.dpums.com

The Line-Up:

The 8th annual Denver Post Underground Music Showcase has expanding to two days,August 1st & 2nd. This year we have including an outdoor stage and more than 130 ofDenver's bands along side DJs, comedians, Tetris tournaments, Guitar Hero bouts, trivia,bingo, crafting, Mile High Sci-Fi, kissing booths and more.
See the complete schedule of venues and acts here!

Get Your Wristbands:The cost for a wristband is $20 for a two-day pass. (you cannot buy a one-day pass, sorry!)100% of the ticket proceeds go to the bands! After Friday at noon, tickets will no longer be available online, only at the Showcase!!

Click here to buy your wristbands now!

*Once you've bought your tickets, bring your confirmation to the South BroadwayChristian Church (Ellsworth and Lincoln) box office or to Herman's Hideaway startingFriday, August 1 and you'll receive a wristband for access to all of the UMS shows. 

The Map:
Don't get lost at the UMS!
Click here to see the venues and the map!

About the UMS
The Underground Music Showcase started in 2001 by Denver Post writer, John Moore who had already been writing about local music, and wanted to add a live-music component to his yearly Underground Music Showcase Poll—a survey of local music experts that crowned Denver's top acts.

Click Here to Check out the 2008 Poll

What was once a four-band bill at the Bluebird Theater is now a 100-band,multi-day festival thrown on a walkable stretch of South Broadway. It's likeSouth by Southwest, only right here in Denver—and with an epic cast of all-Colorado talent.And The Winner Is:"Hearts" has Denver in palm of its hand

Hearts of Palm rises to the top of our eighth annual local music survey.
Click here to read the entire article.By Ricardo Baca, Music Critic for The Denver Post

Events You Should Know About:

THE GIGBOT.NET PHOTOBOOTH
Don't miss the super-sweet outdoor photobooth by the Skylark both days of the UMS, where you can take your own snap of you and some friends.

REVERB PHOTO PARTY
Stop by 3Kings basement anytime during the denver post underground musicshowcase (Friday-Sunday 6pm -1am) to see a variety of live musicphotos shot by the denverpost. com/reverb team of photographers, a groupincluding Laurie Scavo, Matt Schild, Julio Enriquez, Glory Anna Breitweiser,Brian Carney and John Moore.
*There will also be live performances an free beer!

TETRIS AND GAMING TOUNAMENTS
Tetris and other video game goodness gets started at 7pm and 8pmon Saturday at the Pair-O-Dice Poolroom, upstairs at the Skylark!

KGNU LIVE AT THE UMS
KGNU (1390 AM and 88.5 FM) will be streaming live from the UMS on Saturdayfrom 4-9pm featuring performances from the outdoor CarToys stage, along withlive interviews and more!

THE THREE KINGS SUNDAY BRUNCH
3 Kings - Jim, Jeff and Marty Bring You:The Velvet Elvis Gospel Show & Pancake Breakfast!
Doors @ 1pmFREE with your DPUMS wristband ($3 without) $3 Bloodys, $5 Bottomless Mimosas, $3 Tall Boy, PBRS$1, Stacks o' pancakes custom cooked by a King.
The music:The Velvet Elvis singing the Kings' favorite gospel songs and more.
 
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