Indie 102.3 and Bing Energizing Juice Beverages present
Join Indie 102.3 for a universe of good vibes and great music with thousands of fellow music lovers. Welcome to INDIEVERSE!
The new highlight of Colorado's summer concert season features performances by several of Colorado's favorite national and local bands — plus lots to eat, drink, buy, do and experience.
A portion of the proceeds benefit Indie 102.3, keeping independent music radio alive and thriving.
Saturday September 13th, Levitt Pavilion Denver
Doors at 3:30p. Show 4:00p.
All ages. (5 and under do not need a ticket for GA)
INDIEVERSE is supported by:
OK Go, whose members have been professional collaborators for nearly 30 years, racking up billions of streams, topping radio charts, and collecting three MTV Video Music Awards and a Grammy. They’ve also earned accolades more unusual for a rock band: 21 Cannes Lions, 12 CLIOS, The Smithsonian Ingenuity Award and a spot in the permanent collection of MoMA. They’ve produced a number of seminal videos, famed for their inventive use of treadmills and dogs, slow motion and zero-gravity, Rube Goldberg machines, optical illusions and musical stunt driving.
DEHD
Photo: Jacob Consenstein
Indie rockers Dehd join the lineup fresh from a world tour of their latest album, “Poetry,” and an appearance at the Newport Folk Festival. The Guardian describes Dehd as “mercilessly catchy and meticulously camp,” infusing sounds of pop-punk, Americana, grunge and soul into the album.
BARTEES STRANGE
The idea for Bartees Strange’s new album Horror surfaced suddenly, at an inopportune
moment, from somewhere deep within. Strange had just released his debut album Live
Forever, and was beginning to write and work on its follow-up Farm to Table, when he
received a complete vision for a whole other album. It was a terrifying vision, dripping with
bloody truths and gruesome vulnerability. “A record will grab me like that… I will just be living
life and then - BOOM - all this music will appear to me and I know I have to record it.”, explains
Strange. But creating this album would involve opening a boarded-up door to a closet filled
with everything from Strange’s life that he didn’t know how to address. At first, Strange
pushed the calling aside and finished up Farm to Table, which was released to much critical
acclaim, earning best-of nods from the likes of The New York Times, Rolling Stone and NPR
Music. However, it would not be long before Horror would rear its monstrous head again.
Bartees Strange was raised on fear. His family told scary stories to teach life lessons, and at
an early age, Strange started watching scary movies to practice being strong. The world can
be a terrifying place, and for a young, queer, black person in rural America, that terror can be
visceral. Horror is an album about facing those fears and growing to become someone to be
feared. Throughout the record, Strange lays down one diKicult truth after another, all over a
sonic pastiche of music he loved as a kid. His dad introduced him to Parliament Funkadelic,
Fleetwood Mac, Teddy Pendergrass, and Neil Young. Those influences merged with Strange’s
interest in hip-hop, country, indie rock, and house, culminating in a record that feels
completely original. Scary movies may have been the training ground for young Strange to practice facing fear, but for grown-up Strange, it’s crafting his genre-bending pop songs that manifest the
perfect space to laugh in the face of Horror.
DEAD PIONEERS
Dead Pioneers emerged as a dynamic extension of vocalist Gregg Deal's performance art, seamlessly blending music with critical cultural commentary. Rooted in the same themes of identity and resistance that define his visual work, the band’s sound acts as a powerful platform for addressing the complexities of Indigenous experience.
Deal harnesses the raw energy of punk and alternative influences to challenge prevailing narratives, using lyrics that provoke thought and evoke emotion. Just as his performance art confronts the legacies of colonization and systemic marginalization, Dead Pioneers - completed by Josh Rivera and Abe Brennan on guitars, bassist Lee Tesche (Algiers) and drummer Shane Zweygardt - engages audiences in a visceral dialogue about survival, resilience, and reclamation of voice.
This musical endeavor not only amplifies his artistic vision but also creates a space for collective expression and solidarity, inviting listeners to reflect on the intersections of culture, history, and identity in a contemporary context. Through Dead Pioneers, Deal continues to assert that art, in all its forms, can be a powerful vehicle for activism and change.
PINK FUZZ
Pink Fuzz is a brother/sister led three-piece out of Denver made up of singer/guitarist John Demitro, singer/bassist LuLu Demitro. Pink Fuzz came to fruition at the end of 2017. Quickly picking up steam and wanting to expand out of Denver, Pink Fuzz started touring extensively. Creating a DIY circuit throughout the country, they’ve built a grassroots fanbase that has anxiously been awaiting new releases. Finally, 4 years after their newest release, the band is putting us on track for a new album, produced by Kevin Mckeown (Black Pistol Fire) and mixed by Alain Johannes (Queens of the Stone Age, Chris Cornell, PJ Harvey, Arctic Monkeys). This will be their strongest body of work they’ve put out yet. Their latest singles can be found on all streaming platforms with a full album expected summer of 2025.
Their impressive live show has been making waves in the Colorado music scene and nationally. John’s baritone guitar lends itself to their heavy and fuzzed-out tone. The tuned down sound mixed with vocal harmonies and unique melodies is their calling card. The band’s newest material has been starting mosh pits since they debuted it at Treefort 2021. The coined term “High-Speed Desert Rock” suits them well as their show is fast-paced, dynamic and hard-hitting.
