Alter Bridge brought its alternative rock to the Ogden Theatre on Saturday. Photos by Alan Cox, heyreverb.com.
While it’s true that three out of four members of Alter Bridge are in Creed, the band effectively carved out its own identity at the Ogden Theatre on Saturday night, due in large part to the stage presence and unique voice of frontman Myles Kennedy. The band garnered huge applause by playing songs from all three of their albums, including chunky renditions of “Find the Real,” “Buried Alive” and “Slip to the Void.” Mark Tremonti’s signature guitar sound from both bands was intact and you had to believe a lot of the attendees were Creed fans, but Myles Kennedy’s soulful vocals likely left none wishing Creed vocalist Scott Stapp was at the helm. Given the band’s former feverish popularity, this was a worthy accomplishment.
Friday's VJ battle at the Denver Art Museum, presented by Untitled, was an outdoor multimedia explosion. Photos by Quoleena Sbrocca, heyreverb.com.
For those searching for a unique way to spend a weekend evening in Denver, the Untitled events, occurring on the last Friday of each month at the Denver Art Museum, are worth checking out. Untitled runs through October, and April’s event offered a VJ Battle of jumbo moving images projected onto the building faces of the DAM. Eight VJs competed for audience votes for cash, prizes and bragging rights of visual arts prowess to the DJ beats of Pendulum New Music. As the competition cruised into full throttle, the awesome spectacle surely attracted passersby, proving once again that in this city, you never know what you’re going to encounter around the next bend.
A poster for Denver's 2011 DMC World DJ Championship, courtesy of Sean Choi.
Hip-hop heads who are looking for something a little different this weekend should thank Sean Choi for bringing the DMC World DJ Championship to Denver. An accomplished DJ in his own right, Choi — better known as DJ Lazy Eyez — is, first and foremost, a lover and booster of Mile High hip-hop music and culture, and he’s thrilled to give local DJs the chance to prove themselves on a national level.
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