The Scene
'The Underground Music Showcase (The UMS), Denver’s premier indie music festival, is is widely regarded as the best opportunity to explore and discover the local independent music scene. Known for bringing a compelling mix of local and national talent, in four glorious, good vibe filled days, The UMS is a non-profit event benefitting the Denver Post Community Foundation. This year’s festival showcases over 400 local and national performances, across 4 days, in an eclectic mix of venues.'
Festival Info
Festival Poster
2015 Artist Lineup
- 3Two
- 40TH DAY
- A Shadow of Jaguar
- A Shoreline Dream
- ABRAMS
- ACCORDION CRIMES
- ALBNY
- ALTAS
- Ambit
- AMERICAN BLACKOUT
- AMZY
- ANCIENT ELK
- ANDROMACHE
- ANDY HAMILTON & THE WHISKEY HITCHERS
- ANDY SYDOW
- ANDY THOMAS’S DUST HEART
- ANTHONY RUPTAK
- Atlantic Panic
- BABY BIRDS DON’T DRINK MILK
- BAD LUCK CITY
- BARK WILSON
- BEAR ANTLER
- BEFORE THE BULB
- BEGINNERS
- BEST CREEPS
- BIG KOAST
- BIGHORN
- BLACK LAMB
- BLAKE BROWN & THE AMERICAN DUST CHOIR
- BOLLYWOOD LIFE
- BOX CAR EDDY
- BRANDED BANDITS
- BRENT COWLES
- BRENT LOVEDAY & THE DIRTY DOLLARS
- BRICK + MORTAR
- BRIFFAUT
- BROTHERTIGER
- BUD BRONSON & THE GOOD TIMERS
- CALDER’S REVOLVERS
- CASEY JAMES PRESTWOOD & THE BURNING ANGELS
- CHAMPAGNE CHARLIE
- CHELLA & THE CHARM
- CHEMISTRY CLUB
- CHUCK BURNS & TY RONE
- CHURCH FIRE
- CLEMENTE
- CLOACAS
- CLOUDS & MOUNTAINS
- CODENAME: CARTER
- COLD RIVER CITY
- COLFAX SPEED QUEEN
- CONFLUENCE
- COP CIRCLES
- COUGAR GOLD
- COVENHOVEN
- COVERGEIST
- CRL CRRLL
- CRYSTAL GHOST
- CURE FOR GRAVITY
- CURIOUS QUAIL
- DAN CRAIG
- DAWN SAFARI
- DEARLING
- DECHEN HAWK’S JUS’ SAYIN
- DÉCOLLAGE
- DEER CREEK
- DEVYN RAE
- DIAMONDSTEIN + ANOMIE
- DIIV
- DISGUISE THE SILENCE
- DRAGONDEER
- DUDEBABES
- DWAYNE
- ECHO BEDS
- ELDREN
- ELIN PALMER’S LIGHT RACKET
- EMERALD SIAM
- EROS AND THE ESCHATON
- FABLED
- FILTHY T
- FLAURAL
- FLUORESCENT PHOBIA
- FOR KEEPS
- FORCE PUBLIQUE
- FORTY-FIVE PLUS ONE WITH DJ ALF
- FREAKY NORTH
- FRENCH KETTLE STATION
- FRUGAL FATHER
- FUTUREBABES
- GABRIEL GARZÓN-MONTANO
- GENTLEMEN CROW
- GIN DOCTORS PERFORMING GREEN DAY’S DOOKIE GREENBEARD
- HAIR CULT
- HEIRA NOVA
- HELL ON WHEELS
- HIBBITY DIBBITY
- HIGH FIVE
- HIGH PLAINS HONKY
- HI-STRUNG
- HOLLY LOVELL
- HOLY GHOST TENT REVIVAL
- HOLYFEAR
- HOMEBODY
- HOT APOSTLES
- HR PEOPLE
- I SANK MOLLY BROWN
- IAN COOKE
- IL CATTIVO
- IN THE WHALE
- INDIGENOUS ROBOT
- INNER OCEANS
- INPUT
- INSTANT EMPIRE
- IVORY CIRCLE
- IZCALLI
- JAMES AND THE DEVIL
- JEFFREY DALLET
- JERMAINE SMITH AND THE SEX PARTY
- JESSE R.S.
- JOHN COMMON SUPERHEART
- JOSH MOOREHEAD AND THE GUESTLIST
- JOY SUBTRACTION
- JULIE STRATTON
- JUX COUNTY
- KENT WASHINGTON
- KILL PARADISE
- KING CARDINAL
- KING NIKO
- KITTY CRIMES
- LAND LINES
- LAWSUIT MODELS
- LEGGY
- LEMON FUTURE
- LILA ROSE
- LORDS OF FUZZ
- LOW BODY
- LSD BAGS
- LUNA SOL
- M O D E R N || S U S P E C T S
- M.FLOREA
- MAC MCCAUGHAN (SUPERCHUNK)
- MAGIC SWORD
- MALE BLONDING
- MAX WINNE
- MEDIC
- MEGAN BURTT
- MELAENA CADIZ
- MILE HIGH SOUL CLUB
- MILLICENT
- MILO GREENE
- MISS AMERICA BY WHEARY
- MONTONEROS
- MONTROPO
- MOON HOOCH
- MORNING BEAR
- MOSEY WEST
- MOTION TRAP
- MUSCLE BEACH
- NADALANDS
- NANOOK
- NATALIE TATE
- NATIVE ELOQUENCE
- NED GARTHE EXPLOSION
- NO CIGAR
- NORMAL EYES
- NOT THE ARROW
- OKO TYGRA
- ONE FLEW WEST
- OSCAR ROSS
- PALE SUN
- PANTHER MARTIN
- PARTY HARD
- PATRICK DETHLEFS
- PAUL DEHAVEN
- PAW PAW
- PLUM
- PLUME VARIA
- POET’S ROW
- POST PARADISE
- POVI TAMU
- PRIDE IN PIECES
- PROFESSOR FOX’S ONE MAN BAND
- PUNCH DRUNK MUNKY FUNK
- PXLMAN
- QBALA
- REASON THE CITIZEN
- RED FOX RUN
- RENO DIVORCE
- RESIDUAL KID
- RIPRATS
- ROO & THE HOWL
- ROOTBEER AND MERMENTAU
- ROSE QUARTZ
- ROSSONIAN
- ROWBOAT
- ROWDY SHADEHOUSE
- RUMOURS FOLLOW
- RUMTUM
- RYAN CHRYS & THE ROUGH CUTS
- SAFE BOATING IS NO ACCIDENT
- SARAH & THE MEANIES
- SCIENCE PARTNER
- SF1
- SHADY ELDERS
- SHARK SHARK
- SIGNS AND SIGNALS
- SKYDYED
- SLIM CESSNA’S AUTO CLUB
- SLOW CAVES
- SMOKE & HONEY
- SNAKE RATTLE RATTLE SNAKE
- SNUBLUCK
- SOFT SKULLS
- SOMERSET CATALOG
- SOUR BOY, BITTER GIRL
- SOUTH OF FRANCE
- SPACE IN TIME
- SPACE SUITS FOR INDIANS
- SPARKLE JETTS
- SPELLS
- SPUTNIK SLOVENIA
- STAG
- STELLA LUCE
- STEVE LAW BAND
- STRAIGHT WHITE TEETH
- STRANGE AMERICANS
- STRAWBERRY RUNNERS
- STREET FEVER
- STRFKR
- SUGAR SKULLS & MARIGOLDS
- SUN BLOOD STORIES
- SUNBOY
- TAVERNS
- TENNIS
- THE ANCHOR
- THE BALTIC
- THE BURROUGHS
- THE CUTTHROAT DRIFTERS
- THE ECHO CHAMBER
- THE EPILOGUES
- THE GAMITS
- THE GHOST OF JOSEPH BUCK
- THE GOOD GRACIOUS
- THE GRAND TOUR
- THE HOST CLUB
- THE KINKY FINGERS
- THE KISS OFF
- THE KNEW
- THE LONELY WILD
- THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR
- THE MAYKIT
- THE MUNSENS
- THE ORIGINAL ILLS
- THE OTHER BLACK
- THE OUTFIT
- THE PARLOR PICKERS
- THE RAVEN & THE WRITING DESK
- THE RECKLESS NIGHTS
- THE ROYAL
- THE SAMUEL EDGAR BAND
- THE SAVAGE BLUSH
- THE SHALOMS
- THE SOUND AND COLOR
- THE STILL TIDE
- THE TAKE
- THE TRAVELING SUITCASE
- THE TRUTH & SPECTACLE
- THE VANILLA MILKSHAKES
- THE VELVETEERS
- THE YAWPERS
- THERE’S AN APE FOR THAT
- THIEVES & GYPSYS
- THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN
- TJUTJUNA
- TOI ET MOI
- TOMAHAWK FOX
- TOMMY FREED AND THE SOUND
- TOMMY METZ
- TREEHOUSE SANCTUM
- TURNER JACKSON’S RED PLASTIC CUP
- TYTO ALBA
- UNTIL THE RIBBON BREAKS
- VICES I ADMIRE
- VIRETTA
- VON STOMPER
- WALKER LUKENS & THE SIDE ARMS
- WANDERDUSK
- WE ARE NOT GLUM
- WHAT MOON THINGS
- WHILT
- WILD HIGH
- WILD WOMBAT
- WINEHOUSE
- WIRE FACES
- WIREDOGS
- WITH CHILD
- WOODHOUSE
- WRYWOOD
- ZEBROIDS
- ZODIAC EMPIRE