The nights have been getting cooler, the leaves are changing colors, and fall is officially here. That means the start of all kinds of fun; football, October baseball, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and German heritage festivals better known as OKTOBERFEST! Oktoberfest oddly enough always occurs in September, which is fine by me because it is just a great excuse to indulge in beer and bratwursts, two of my favorite things. This weekend both Breckenridge and Vail will be hosting their Oktoberfests. I have not been to Vail’s but last year Breckenridge’s really surprised me. Thinking that the biggest town event was Ullr Fest I was sorely mistaken. Still being a new local this time of the year Andrew Fox and myself rode bikes down to main street to find thousands of people sampling regional and German beers alike. We purchased steins for $20, discounted because they ran out of 2009 mugs and only had 2008, which made no difference to us, that included two fill-ups. After enjoying some brews we posted up on the curb to enjoy some beer-brats and people watching. After devouring our food we filled up once more and headed to the stage to watch some German wood cutting dancing. What a combo, people swinging around with men wielding axes hacking to the beat. After enjoying the show we decided we had a successful afternoon at Oktoberfest and headed home. Riding bikes down hill sober is much easier than riding them uphill mildly inebriated with a ceramic liter mug in hand. This weekend Denver will be having their own two-day Oktoberfest on Larimer Street, which should be a great time, unfortunately I’m writing this post at my cubicle in Broomfield today and work tomorrow as well.
To cap off a great day in Breckenridge I would suggest going to Three20South tonight to check out the hometown boys who go by the name Yamn. They’ve been gaining some nation wide recognition by opening up for the likes of Tea Leaf Green and Cornmeal. Many would say they follow the typical jam band formula but those are just critics who are looking for something negative to say. These guys are just musicians making music that they like and I like so who cares.
Tuesday was the release of Chromeo’s new album Business Casual. With such excitement surrounding their junior album I couldn’t help myself but go ahead and book a flight to Chicago for Freaky Deaky, their Halloween show at the Congress Theater with A-Trak. This is going to be an awesome show that I suggest to all that are in the greater Chicago area. I’m going to leave you to think about a concept that Chromeo actually introduced to me. It is call the “80/50” concept. Back in the 1980’s all of the popular music simulated the 1950’s pop craze with bands such as Huey Lewis and the News, Cindy Lauper, and Wham. Today looking around you’ll see kids wearing neon colors, mid-calves socks, and jamming to Chromeo who are replicating those 80’s electronic pop/funk sounds. Take a look around and you’ll be amazed by all of the similarities and the truth’s that the “80/50” concept holds. Just a little food for thought, have a fun and safe weekend.
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