We’ve been talking about them for months, since we saw them rock the house at South By Southwest, but tonight Neon Trees is ready to rock Denver tonight in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of The Underground Music Showcase.  The festival kicks off tomorrow night on South Broadway, but be sure to catch Neon Trees, Civil Twilight and more tonight.  **And with the purchase of a 4-day pass to the festival online, you get into the show tonight for only $5!  Rock on! And check out Neon Trees going acoustic on their single, “Animal”.

A Tragic Kingdom friend and favorite, Matt Morris is re-releasing his debut album, When Everything Breaks Open, which originally came out in January on Tennman Records.  Since that time, Matt has been featured on David Letterman, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Hope for Haiti telethon, and much more, gaining massive attention all across the globe.  On July 13th, the album will be relaunched – with a new look (above) – and under the distribution of the major label, of which he is now a part of, Interscope.  And to go along with the more polished look, his first single, “Live Forever”, got the superstar treatment, premiering it accompanying music video…

All you lady-lovers, listen up! Tragic Kingdom is excited about the return of Lilith – more widely known as The Lilith Fair – which has a pretty stellar lineup this year, including Sheryl Crow, Kelly Clarkson, Rihanna, Ke$ha, Emmylou Harris, and, of course, Sarah McLachlan. And when the tour stops in Denver (July 13th), with Miranda Lambert, Metric, Kelly Clarkson, Sarah McLachlan, Ingrid Michaelson, and more, 2 of our lucky readers will have the chance to see them ALL for free!  If you want two tickets to catch one of the most exciting tours of the summer when it stops at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre on July 13th, pay attention: 1.…

When our girl, Carrie Underwood, stopped in Denver, we couldn’t resist grabbing as many photos and videos for the blog as possible.  I’ll continue to bring you footage and highlights of the action over the next week, but you can read the full review down below or by clicking here. Encore Performance: Before He Cheats

Tragic Kingdom’s featured artist of the month, Neon Trees, is currently on tour with Civil Twilight  and Paper Tongues. And you, Denver, have the chance to see them all live when they stop in Colorado on July 21st!  Not only is the show going to rock, but it will kick off The 10th Annual Underground Music Showcase (which will take over South Broadway the following day). That’s 5 full nights of pure goodness – can you handle it?! Tragic Kingdom is giving away 2 pairs of tickets to the show, which is going down at The Bluebird Theater, and here’s how YOU can win: 1. Follow me on Twitter at…

The Underground Music Showcase – now known simply as The UMS – is excited to announce the Colorado-native band Flobots as the headliner for this year’s festival, which marks 10 years of bringing the best local and national indie artists to Denver stages. And to help celebrate the milestone, the Universal Republic recording artists will take the stage on Saturday night to perform tracks from their latest release, Survival Story, as well as fan favorites from their first mainstream release, Fight with Tools. Also announced today to round out the already robust lineup is Hoots & Hellmouth, a Machine Gun Blues’ reunion show, The Centennial’s (formerly Meese) EP Release show,…

Tragic Kingdom’s Featured Artist of the month, Neon Trees, took on the Justin Bieber smash “Baby” for Mashup Monday on Billboard.com this week, mashing it up with “Stand By Me”. 

June 4, 2010 (Denver) – Performing to an almost sold out Colorado crowd, Carrie Underwood illustrated why she was named the Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year for two consecutive years at the Play On Tour. And it’s no surprise that fans across the country come out in droves to see the once-American Idol starlet live. As the lights dimmed, the band began to play the opening chords of the lead single, “Cowboy Casanova”, from the country cutie’s third number one album Play On. And with a flash of light, there she was, rising from beneath the stage in a form fitting, glammed up tuxedo inspired outfit –…

June 4, 2010 (Denver) – Performing to an almost sold out Colorado crowd, Carrie Underwood illustrated why she was named the Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year for two consecutive years. And it’s no surprise that fans across the country come out in droves to see the once-American Idol starlet live. As the lights dimmed, the band began to play the opening chords of the lead single, “Cowboy Casanova”, from the country cutie’s third number one album Play On. And with a flash of light, there she was, rising from beneath the stage in a form fitting, glammed up tuxedo inspired outfit – the first of eight costume…

Dave Preston – last month’s featured artist – has posted this new video to accompany his track, “Skies”, from his sophomore album Soundtrack For Motion.  Tragic Kingdom is committed to bring you up to date news from this emerging talent, and it’s a great way to mellow your Monday, so definitely check it out.  Preston is currently on tour with Matt Morris, opening for Ingrid Michaelson on her North American tour. 

Check out this video of Tragic Kingdom’s Featured Artist of the Month, Neon Trees, introducing its members and telling their story of how it all began.