Green Route Festival a Street Fair in NoDo

Presented by Green Spaces Colorado in partnership with the Westword
http://greenroutedenver.com/festival.html


VIP Brunch by Meshcasting • 11am - 1pm

Kids Area with Live Chalkboarding • 2 - 5pm

Live Painting by Laurie Maves • 4 - 6pm

Bands • 5 - 9pm
Soulaju
Air Dubai
The Rouge
The Still City
Photo Atlas

Fire Dancers • Dusk to Close

After-Party • 9pm @ Casselman's


Denver presents The Rouge (http://www.myspace.com/therougeband): the small city's next big band. These individually talented musicians have combined their charisma and energy to set a new standard for five-piece rock & roll. With tireless practice and larger-than-life performances, The Rouge has fast-forwarded to a fan base and musical maturity that takes most bands years to acquire. But it's more than just well-calculated pop sensibility that makes this band attractive. With their collective youthful edge, headed up by heartbreaker Josh Vaught, this band is as easy on the eyes as it is on the ears. Vaught's musical history with bassist Jack Egan set the framework for The Rouge, and with the addition of Adam Call (guitar, keys), Mike Griffith (guitar) and Steve Voss (drums), the package was complete. Now The Rouge is gaining momentum and turning heads with their well-received performance at the Denver Post Underground Music Showcase and recent award as the 2009 Best Indie Pop band at the Denver Westword Music Showcase. Keep an eye out for The Rouge as they are bursting at the seams with fresh, inspiring music.


» Air Dubai

To describe Air Dubai as one thing, one sound, or one genre would be missing out on the 100 other things this band is. Whether soft and sweet like a love song or hard hitting and brash like a thunderstorm, Air Dubai blends genres, sounds and emotions without blinking an eye. With that said, they're not trying to do anything but make heartfelt, believable music for the people who can't help but listen.

Born out of the mostly lacking climate that is Denver Hip Hop, MC Julian Thomas and MC/Singer Jon "Rhias" Shockness created Air Dubai as a way to shake up the norms of not only Colorado Hip Hop but Hip Hop in general. This plan was put into action when in October of 2008 the duo released their independent album "The Early October", A jazz tinged Hip Hop album that's topics ranged from love songs, to songs about the conflict between America and the Middle East.

Quickly after "The Early October" was released the duo began writing and producing for an electronic Hip Hop EP which they were to title "The Okay Lemonade EP". However, by April of 2008 this EP was scrapped when both Jon and Julian decided they wanted to move into a more organic sound. Directly following the release of their last duo recording "The Party On! EP", a EP featuring the song "Party On!", 3 remixes and an acapella version for producers. Both members decided the next step for Air Dubai was to move out of beats and move into a newer sound, making Air Dubai transform from a duo to a full seven member band.

This change of instrumentation also changed the overall feel and spirit of Air Dubai. Adding members, Nick Spreigl on Drums, Taylor Tait on Bass, Wesley Watkins on Trumpet, Lawrence Grivich on Guitar and Michael Ray on Keys/Synth- Air Dubai was no longer a Hip Hop group but a group that could branch out and permeate the constrictions of the music they had previously created. With this, not only did their sound grow but their live performance improved as well. Colorado Magazine "Colorado Music Buzz" wrote about the group's live show and debut album saying "Not only did the young wordsmiths create an album that would lead one to believe they are more seasoned than some of their peers, but also do what so many of their predecessors seem to forgo: perform with unmatched tenacity."

The journey for Air Dubai has just begun, and with their upcoming full band release "Wonder Age" on the way, Air Dubai is ready to take music to a whole new altitude.


» Soulaju

MO-LEE-NA SO-LAY + AH-JOO = SOUL-AH-JOO: an independent, community-oriented, multilingual, multiethnic male/female music duo. SOULAJU fuses progressive Hip-Hop and Neo-Soul w/ world music influences. SOULAJU engages youth around issues of self empowerment, cultural identity, the power of the living word, access to education and the arts, gender justice, comprehensive immigration reform, and environmental justice.

Enjoy local food from the Steuben's Truck running on veggie oil and solar power as well as an all-vegetarian fare from the Steamin' Demon, City O' City's and Watercourse Foods' brand new food cart. Microbrews by Upslope Brewery Company and Colorado spirits will be flowing til dusk, kids can chalk-up the sidewalks til 6pm, and all bicyclists will enjoy complimentary bike valet by BikeDenver. The performing of the bands will take place on a solar powered stage provided by Sustainable Waves.

Vendor opportunities are available to showcase sustainable products or services. If you are interested in becoming a vendor please feel free to contact us at

Celebrate the festival with a performance by a local tribe of fire dancers. Performance begins at dusk.

The Mural
» Painting the City, Mural 08.02.10 - 08.06.10

Green Spaces and Green Route Denver is proud to support and showcase our local artists. We encourage artists to do live paintings during the event and to come and sell their artwork. Part of Green Spaces mission is to promote the cultural growth of the RiNo Art district. This involves painting the city with positive imagery that promotes social sustainable change. Art director, Ashley Johnson from Shaping Art (shapingart.com) is working with local Denver painter, Laurie Maves (lauriemavesart.com) to create a mural on the Green Spaces building at 26th and Walnut Street that is inspired by the mission of the Green Route.

The community is invited to come and celebrate Laurie Maves painting the mural from August 2 to August 5. Laurie believes "artists have a special responsibility in creating art to be as green as they possibly can, and use their own creativity to explore new ways of presenting the mundane and ordinary to the world in new and challenging ways." Laurie's artwork will be available for sale during the Green Route Festival.