We are delighted to have been asked to return to this years ‘Rocky Mountain Audio Fest’ which takes place October 6th – October 8th in Denver, Colorado. The weekend’s celebrations will be hosted by Classic Album Sundays Chicago host Sam Willett whose writing has appeared in Consequence of Sound, Vinyl Factory and Music Festival Central.
Over the weekend we will be featuring full album playbacks of John Coltane ‘A Love Supreme’, The Beatles ‘Sgt Pepper…’, Carole King ‘Tapestry’, Jeff Buckley ‘Grace’, Radiohead ‘Kid A’, Marvin Gaye ‘Whats Going On’, Massive Attack ‘Mezzanine’ and Pink Floyd ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’. Leading up to the event we will be running giveaways offering ticket giveaways and more so keep your eyes posted on our social media channels. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter. Leading up to the event we will be posting an album blog and playlist each week focussing on the albums we will be featuring, check them out below: John Coltrane ‘A Love Supreme’ Massive Attack ‘Mezzanine’ The Beatles ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ Radiohead ‘Kid A’ Carole King ‘Tapestry’ Jeff Buckley ‘Grace’ and Marvin Gaye ‘What’s Going On’. The listening sessions for the weekend is as follows:
Friday
2pm: Beatles ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (new Giles Martin stereo mix.)
5:30pm: John Coltrane ‘A Love Supreme’
Saturday
12pm: Carole King ‘Tapestry’
1:30pm: Seminar: Roy Gregory Turntable Setup
3pm: Jeff Buckley ‘Grace’
4:30pm: Radiohead ‘Kid A’
Sunday
10:00am: Marvin Gaye ‘What’s Going On’
12pm: Seminar: Chad Kassem from Quality Pressings and Analogue Productions on ‘The Artistry of Pressing Vinyl’
1:30pm: Massive Attack ‘Mezzanine’
3:00pm: Pink Floyd ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’
Ticket packages are available here. Date: October 6th – October 8th 2017 Venue: Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S Syracuse St, Denver, CO 80237 Audio Menu: Cartridge: Audio Technica AT-ART1000 Moving Coil Cartridge, Turntable: VPI Avenger Reference, Integrated Amplifier: Jeff Rowland Super Integrated Daemon Loudspeakers: YG Sonja, Cabling: Nordost, Hi-Fi Rack: HRS Full information can be found on the Rocky Mountain Audio Festival website here. In the lead up to the event we will be curating a playlist of tracks relevant to the albums we will be featuring. Check it out on Spotify and Tidal below.