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Electronica: DJ Sir Thomas

Saturday, March 01, 2008

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by The Swami

Sir Thomas, A.K.A. Tom Havens has become quite the stalwart in the local Electronica / Techno scene. Back in ’98, Havens witnessed legendary master Seb Fontaine twist up the tables in London and was hooked. Vowing to someday open for him, his thought echoed out as words while Fontaine walked past. Several years later, Sir Thomas is now the main room resident DJ at famed Club Vinyl on Broadway. He conquers with this statement off an interview with Adam Bauer from Beat Tour: “The crowd is so amped every time. I love playing here. I couldn’t think of a better place to have a residency.” With a continuing line-up of peers that have or will share the platform including Spooky, Dean Colman, Louie Devito, DJ Three, Tony Thomas, DJ AM, Kaskade, Twenty40, Daradude, Rob Swift, Mu$a, Lowkey and more, Sir Thomas undoubtedly has or will physically shake your inner core with some freakish slow tempo or breakneck beats and mashes alongside his associates and fans.

With mix influences that include afore mentioned Fontaine, he also likens his essence to renowned hit master John Digweed, with flavors of Mashtronic and DJ Sasha to even out the palette. Preferring to vibe off the crowd, his penchant for finding the right 16 bars of music over and over is right up there with the best.

DJ Sir Thomas also has quite the track record (pun intended). His 303 highlights include Skylab, Global Dance Festival, Caffeine, Brainwash 2, Moonbase, and Red Alert to mention a few. Nationally he has spun in Miami @ the WMC, Club Compound in Atlanta, and the terrace night club in El Salvador. He also works for burgeoning Beatport.com as a content manager.

Do passionate pledges really happen? Ask Havens the morning of March 14^th. After sharing the decks again with his idol Seb Fontaine at the Church the night before, I would say that him stating “mark my words, someday I will open up for you” back in ’98 is going to feel real good in Sir Thomas’ memory bank for a long time to come. With thumps hitting my chest and my two Grey Goose and Limes in hand, I am heading over to shake hands with DJ Sir Thomas now…Peace. X

MySpace.com/DJSirThomas

Electronica: Sub.mission and Communikey Get Nice

Saturday, March 01, 2008

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by Juliana Tafoya

Saturday, February 16^th marked a fresh collaboration between two top-notch crews in Denver and Boulder – Sub.mission representing dubstep, and Communikey bringing techno. The event also featured the dance-floor friendly set by one of dubstep’s most reputable DJs – Joe Nice. The show was held at Kazmos in Denver, the intimate set for a line-up of active local DJs. Spectators also got a taste of the first Colorado appearance by Baltimore’s Joe Nice who played a key role in proliferating the viral sounds of dubstep throughout the United States. Sub.mission has been successful in bringing the sub-bass of dubstep and its cultivators to Colorado and Joe Nice was another testament to this effort. Representing Communikey were DJs Alala one and Brandon Brown playing with Sub.mission DJs Mike Honcho and Budros Gali: meshing tastes and mingling crowds. By the time Joe Nice came on, partygoers were warmed up for his dubplates, notable remixes, smiles and vibrations abound. Crowds were tickled when he started with trademark R&B tracks and then moved on to rhythmic heavy tracks interspersed with clever remixes of artists such as Joanna Newsom and Uncle Sam. Throughout the night, the dance floor was busy with people dancing, enjoying the vibe, and soaking in the lucrative beats. Stay tuned for a massive Communikey electronic music festival in April and more dubstep events and bass wobbling sounds from Sub.mission DJs, who co-host a radio show called Dank Dealz on Dubstep.fm. X

MySpace.com/Submsn

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1/20/2010 5:12:50 PM

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1/15/2010 3:21:29 PM

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1/8/2010 8:51:29 AM

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12/23/2009 8:43:01 AM

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LOTS OF NEW SONGS IN OUR JUKEBOX, ESPECIALLY FROM ARTISTS THAT HAVE ENTERED THE BANDWAGON CONTEST! ARE YOU IN???

12/17/2009 11:22:52 AM

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12/9/2009 8:55:47 AM

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Ok, so quite a few bands have signed up to receive votes for our bandwagon contest - you gotta go get those votes to win! We won't tell you who is in the lead, but we will tell you they have been working hard to get lots of votes! YOU CAN WIN THE FRICKIN COVER AND DESIGN IT TOO - NOW GOT GET EM!!!

11/30/2009 8:53:20 AM

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11/25/2009 8:54:39 AM

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Lots of new songs in our Jukebox:

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Skyfox
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Coles Whalen

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11/21/2009 9:45:11 AM

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Amazing blend of Latin music and hip hop tonight at Quixotes. Debajo Del Agua!! Show starts at 8:00 see you there.
www.myspace.com/debajodelagua

11/20/2009 9:59:09 PM

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11/1/2009 12:27:38 PM

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10/31/2009 12:27:59 PM

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10/24/2009 9:21:50 AM

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ZOMBIE CRAWL!
Tonight on 16th street mall. Get out your zombie gear and join in the fun. It starts as early as 3pm if you want to bring out the kids and goes until the zombies drop!

10/23/2009 8:36:20 AM

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FAC today! Hope to see you all there! FREE and great live music by the Mike Maurer Band!

10/22/2009 10:00:16 AM

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LOCAL MUSICIANS

"ROCK IT 4 NON-PROFIT"

Benefiting Mustache4Cash/Color4Kidz

October 22

7:30 p.m.

DENVER - Local Musicians from all over the Denver metro area are coming together for one night of great music for a great cause. The Gristle Gals, Bemused, Jason Vigil, and The Guilt Complex are putting on a charity concert to help raise money for at-risk youth for a fundraiser called "Rock It 4 a Non-Profit".

Casselman's Bar and Venue at 2620 Walnut Street in Denver has offered up its space, and four amazing bands will perform to raise money. The goal of the event is to raise $3,000 for The Byrne Urban Scholars and Colorado Youth at Risk, two organizations that work to help teens stay in school and graduate from high school in Colorado . All of the money collected will be directed towards scholarships, mentoring, tutoring and college prep programs.

There will be free giveaways throughout the night while collecting donations at the same time. Band members have also been raising money during the month of October in a fun and unique way. Each band members is collecting pledges from friends, family, and fans as the band members each grow a mustache and/or color their hair.

The cost for the October 22nd event is $5, and all of the proceeds will go towards "Mustache4Cash/Color4Kidz".

For additional information on how to participate or donate visit www.mustache4cash.org

For more information on the bands please visit their myspace pages listed below.

The Gristle Gals - http://www.myspace.com/gristlegals
Bemused - http://www.myspace.com/bemuseddenver
Jason Vigil - www.myspace.com/jasonvigil
The Guilt Complex - http://www.myspace.com/guiltcomplex

10/1/2009 2:34:14 PM

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9/29/2009 7:08:23 AM

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9/22/2009 2:47:05 PM

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You want to see something really interesting??? Check this out.
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Thanks Boys I needed a laugh today!

9/16/2009 4:38:33 PM

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local artist XIREN has charted in the top 40!
The first single, "Ship of Fools (Big Enough)" from his latest release TRIP-R, which charted at #1 on radio's "Most Added" list for the last 3 weeks in a row on Modern Adult Contemporary (AC) radio, and has just become a TOP 40 HIT SONG (#36)

9/15/2009 6:23:25 PM

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look for a cool feedback blog on our blogger real soon from Monolith...and exclusive interviews with several artists as well!!

9/15/2009 5:23:16 PM

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Arcanium just announced they have been added to the Megadeth and Machine Head tour!

9/15/2009 4:23:27 PM

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All good things must end and Son of Man just proved that. They have called it quits. Thanks for all the awesome years of shredding dudes.

9/14/2009 12:56:57 PM

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This friday Herman's Hideaway is having an epic show with Reno Divorce and Frontside Five on the same bill. This one should be legendary.

9/11/2009 2:30:54 PM

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Looking for some free fun for all ages? Check out World Hoop Day! Sat the 12th in City park, great music, bring your hula hoop or get one there! Info check out
http://hoopitforward.ning.com/

9/10/2009 3:18:08 PM

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look for a grip of CMBers at Monolith this weekend! Gonna be killer!

9/6/2009 2:15:26 PM

Posted by groovey

Some friends of mine are coming through Colorado this weekend on their national tour. If you're down for getting your dance on then check out Electric Valentine: http://www.myspace.com/electricvalentine

9/4/2009 3:00:31 PM

Posted by Torcherie

If you're looking for some fun this weekend you might want to check out the Taste of Colorado's music line-up. Great local and national favorites. Can you say "Cherry Poppin' Daddies"!!! Woot!

9/2/2009 7:49:05 AM

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hey everyone! New issue will be up in just a bit online! Stay tuned and sorry for the delay!!

9/1/2009 12:10:10 PM

Posted by Torcherie

Fall Music Lessons start next week at Swallow Hill. Time to stop dreaming about being a rock star and live it! I am going to take one of Chris Sauthoff's guitar classes!

8/31/2009 6:14:02 PM

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