Author: Aimee

Best of 2014 - Recap

2014 Was A Really, Really Good Year

We had some bad years. Primarily they started with my mom getting sick and ending with me getting sick. 2013 started to turn things around, but last year was good. Really, really good. Sure, we are still struggling out of a financial hole from those…

Top 24 Best Albums of 2014

Another fun year for music! If you would like to see *all* the songs I have collected during 2014, here is my Best of 2014 Playlist. Below are 24 *albums* (listed alphabetically) that I listened to so much this year, had there been a record…
Airborne Toxic Event - Denver Photos

Airborne Toxic Event at Ogden Theatre

"Changing" from The Airborne Toxic Event's 2011 album "All At Once" ranks up there as one of my very favorite songs but I had never seen the band live before. Mikel Jollett and his crew recently played a two-night stint at Denver's Ogden Theatre, so…

Merry Christmas 2014

We usually do more on Christmas Eve than Christmas Day, so computers are about to be shut down and cooking to commence. Lots of German food including rouladen, dumplings, red cabbage and... you know, that super traditional German food, pumpkin pie. Our families are back…
Cage The Elephant - Not So Silent Night 2014

Photos: KTCL’s Not So Silent Night 2014 Denver

Every year, our local indie music station KTCL Channel 93.3 throws a song contest called Hometown For The Holidays. The winner from that gets to open for next year's Not So Silent Night show at Broomfield's 1st Bank Center. Past winners have included Flobots, Churchill,…
Best Christmas Songs

250+ of the Best Christmas Songs Ever

I have been building this Christmas playlist for years now. It's a combination of traditional, alternative, indie, R&B, pop, and rock holiday music. While I do think the Christmas season starts too early, I will admit I listen to these songs non-stop from Thanksgiving all…