For those lucky enough to run around the Mile High Music Festival this past weekend at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO, there were certainly some choice moments. Also, there were $1 popsicles at the Whole Foods tent. Trust me, they were necessary. And delicious. In no particular order, here are my ten favorite moments…
Derek Trucks. The man can play guitar.
[All Photos by Jason Woodside Except Where Noted]
Need I say more? And when you pair his guitar skills with those of his wife, Susan Tedeschi (not to mention her beautiful singing voice), you really can’t go wrong. It was a great wind down before Jack Johnson took the main stage on Saturday night to see their band in action.
Joe Purdy
[Photo by Katya Kirilloff]
Somewhere between Ray Lamontagne and Heartbreaker-era Ryan Adams sits the music of Joe Purdy, sad and simple. It’s no lack of honesty or talent in his songwriting that packed the “Elk Tent” to the brim Sunday afternoon, where his 12:30pm set was silent but for his guitar, vocals and harmonica. Something about his spirit though, independent in the true sense of the word, is truly refreshing (he has turned down multiple record deals and continues to release his albums on his own). Take a listen to the track Troubadour from his new album, 4th of July.
READ ON for more top moments from the Mile High Festival…
