PRESS RELEASE
WHAT: The Rocky
Mountain region’s premier independent music festival, featuring more than 350
local and national acts.
A 4-day event featuring cutting edge local and national performers
including Atlas Sound, Black Moth
Super Rainbow, Shabazz Palaces, Cloud Nothings, Gauntlet Hair, Signal Path,
Snake Rattle Rattle Snake and
hundreds more. Past editions of the UMS
have featured local acts such as
Devotchka, The Lumineers, The Flobots and Isaac Slade of the Fray.
A chance to view up and coming national acts in an intimate setting and
creative venues including a movie theatre, coffee shop and outdoor stage.
A signature event of the Denver Post Community Foundation in support of flobots.org and VH1 Save the Music Foundation.
WHEN: Thurs.,
July 19- Sun., July 22
WHERE: 17 venues
spanning 5th Avenue to Alameda along S. Broadway in Denver, CO
WHO: More than
350 local and national artists including:
(National)
A Place to Bury Strangers
Atlas Sound
Black Moth Super Rainbow
Class Actress
Cloud Nothings
oOoOO
Shabazz Palaces
(Local)
Flashlights
Gauntlet Hair
ManCub
Paper Bird
Signal Path
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club
HOW: We encourage members of the media to fill out the press application here. Applications must be submitted by July 11. Confirmations will be emailed
by July 13.
A media pass will include 4-day access to the event and access to the
press lounge. Operating hours and location will be communicated in the
confirmation email.
WHY: To get
first-hand experience of Denver’s thriving music scene as well as rising
national acts.
To view panel discussions hosted by tenured music industry
professionals.
To support this year’s charitable partners, flotbots.org and the VH1
Save the Music Foundation.
Flobots.org works to create positive social change by harnessing the
power of music and those who love
it. For more information about these and
other programs please visit Flobots.org.
The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated
to restoring instrumental music education in America's public schools, and
raising awareness about the importance of music as part of each child's
complete education. For more information
please visit www.vh1savethemusic.com.
For more information on the Underground Music Showcase, please visit TheUMS.com.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Chip Herter, DenverMusicPR | DenverMusicPR@gmail.com
Steffanie Giesler, UMS | 970-412-1677 | Steffanie@theums.com