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Signal Path @ Fox Theatre :: Boulder CO :: 9.28.12 I’m a fan of Signal Path.  I have been going to their shows for over five years, I have all of their music, and I maintain that their synthesis of electronic and organic music is truly unique. I have their goddamn hat. That being said, their show on Friday at the Fox in Boulder was a disappointing notch in an otherwise impressive career. The usual energy simply seemed to be ...

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Tommy Trash @ HQ Nightclub :: Atlantic City, NJ :: 8.3.12 With our landing gear in place, UnifiedFunkOption.com touched down in Atlantic City, NJ to get down with one of our favorite hard-hitting house DJs, Mr. Tommy Trash.  The last time UFO caught up with Tommy was this past Ultra Music Festival in Miami, where he owned Friday's main stage.  This time was a special treat, as we were invited to check out his performance at Atlantic City's new ...

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Avicii @ Red Rocks :: Morrison, CO :: 6.26.12 Avicii delivered majectic innuendos of paradise through the speakers of Red Rocks last night, combining eye candy and special effects with a rageworthy performance.  Despite an unexpectedly early night (11:30) and a lot of disappointed night owls, an electric current ran through the crowd as colorful light pooled on their faces.  Candy girls and indie guys smiled like they were keeping a ...

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Above and Beyond :: Group Therapy Tour @ Warfield Theatre :: San Francisco, CA :: 6.22.12 Unprepared and naive: two words that described me perfectly when I walked into the historic Warfield Theatre on Friday night to catch Above and Beyond.  I had no idea what vibe to expect, or if I would be satisfied with the show, but after it was over I only wanted more. For those unfamiliar with Above and Beyond, I will do my best to paint a picture of what transpired during their Group The ...

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I LOVE THIS CITY :: Day 1 :: Friday, May 25, 2012 The innagural I LOVE THIS CITY festival took place in the Bay Area over this past Memorial Day weekend.  Though it took place in Mountain View at Shoreline Ampitheatre instead of the originally scheduled downtown San Francisco location of AT&T Park ("production issues" were cited as the reason), this was going to be one for the books anyway with high-profile headliners such as Afrojack, Tie ...

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Up Until Now @ Larimer Lounge :: 5/12/12 Up Until Now rocked the Larimer Lounge with their organic infused electronica, utilizing the work of a live drummer and the massive Live program Ableton with an Akai midi controller.  This night proved to be much different from seeing Jay Murphy perform before his brother and STS9, September of last year.  Up Until Now has proven to be capable of the large grandiosity that Red Rocks has ...

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Eliot Lipp :: "Shark Wolf Rabbit Snake" Eliot Lipp might be a new addition to the Pretty Lights Music Label, but he is a far from being new on the scene.  Eliot has been releasing music since 2004’s S/T LP and has forged a strong friendship with Derek Vincent Smith (Pretty Lights).  Armed with a new direction in his music, it only seems right that Eliot release his latest effort Shark Wolf Rabbit Snake through Pretty Lights Music. ...

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The Motet: Funk is Dead @ The Boulder Theater :: 4.21.12 They kept trying to tell me funk is dead, but The Motet proved to a sold-out Boulder Theater that funk is very much alive. For those of you who aren’t familiar, The Motet is the brilliant idea of drummer Dave Watts to become far more than a cover band.  Though they do tour with original music, they have become best known for their Colorado Halloween concerts in which they play solely covers fr ...

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Sub Focus at Beta Last night, Unified Funk Option came down to Denver to get busy with Nick Douwma, better known as the legendary drum-n-bass producer, Sub Focus.  I've been very excited about getting to see Sub Focus live; his BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix is one of my all-time favorites and his self-titled album is a masterpiece of electronic music production.  Leaving behind the giant, mesmerizing, LED warp-hole ...

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Feed Me, Kill The Noise, Bro Safari, Jontron at the Ogden Feed Me, Kill The Noise and Bro Safari took Denver to planet Electro and back again last night at the Ogden.  UFO was there on a mission to get down, get dirty, and rave hard… we have returned today with the spoils of victory in the form of some very sweaty, smelly, and thoroughly danced-in electro-garb. The music was not particularly groundbreaking.  We have been seeing this same kind of sho ...

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UFO Staff Discusses Ultra 2012 [caption id="attachment_3650" align="alignright" width="384" caption="Main stage screen was nothing but screaming, happy ravers."][/caption] The UFO team was in nearly full force in Miami last weekend, branching out as well as we could to absorb the magic that was Ultra 2012.  Apologies if you weren't there and are tired of hearing about it, or if you were there and have already drooled over ...

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Snowball 2012! OVERVIEW Snowball is a special time of year; a three-day weekend getaway full of fake fur and real mountain air, the weird sound of snow pants grinding against snow pants and that beautiful moment when an ice patch takes you to the ground but can’t touch your $7 PBR. UFO returned this year as veteran Snowballers, totally amped to get our festival muscles in shape for the coming season and read ...

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UFO presents Zoogma and Eminence Ensemble Trio @ The Fox Theatre :: 2.24.12 Last night marked what we hope will be the beginning of many returns to Boulder for the Mississippi/Tennessee-based band Zoogma.  The four-piece band and combined creative genius of Matt Harris (Drums/Live Sequencing), Brock Bowling (Guitar/Live Sequencing), Justin Hasting (Guitars/Synths) and Ryan Nall (Bass/Synths) produce an incredibly sophisticated jamtronica sound, while bringing the ...