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Of Monsters and Men

I have been a bit behind on my music scene updates out here, but there is one concert I got to this spring that blew me away and I wanted to make sure to highlight it here: Of Monsters and Men.

The Ogden

A folk group out of Iceland, this group was first pointed out to me by fellow admissions blogger Aryn, check out here blog here!  Aryn has always had awesome taste in music, so when she suggest I take a listen I knew they'd be great.  Now Of Monsters and Men is touring all across the US and Europe to huge success.  When they came to Denver this Spring they performed at the fantastic venue of the Ogden.  With a packed audience, a la picture above, the group brought the house down.  A group of five of us, including Aryn and my sister, got right up to the front.  I would recommend listening to their track or even just Pandora station to anyone who wants to get a taste of some popular Coloradan-esque music.  Even though they're not locals they definitely capture the spirited and carefree lifestyle of the state.  

Ting in the middle wants me to make sure you know she's going for the Peace sign, not flicking anyone off, haha.

Here are also some pictures of DU's own Musicfest.  It was a very different kind of music, house/techno/dubstep, but with headliners of Sebastian InGrosso and Kapslap the atmosphere was still a blast!  Plus the Gates Filed House was packed.  

Summer on the Lake

    As a born and raised Minnesotan this hot, dry summer weather out in Colorado has been taking its toll on me!  So thank goodness for a good lake.

A rather different backdrop from our lakes back home!

    This past week I was able to head back home in order to to be with family over the 4th of July at the cabin, but before that I was fortunate enough to spend a sunny Saturday afternoon here in the 303 (our slang for Colorado, especially the Denver scene, given the phone area code), boating with friend's on a lake just outside of Westminster.  So, only 30 minutes north of campus, we were out on a deserted lake, warm and shallow but perfect for some skiing and relaxing.  My friend Wes is from here and his family has a nice big ski boat that we used for the day.  I was able to water ski for the first time all summer and couldn't have been happier to have a day out with friends.  

    

    So for any of you fellow Midwesterns out there looking at school here in Colorado, just know that with friends as good as ours you'll always find yourself on a summer lake!

     

My sister, Mia, and I.  Mia will be a sophomore next year