\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKoury Angelo<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\u201cThis is a great community and a place to try new things,\u201d Lalli, the DJ and saxophone player of the mostly instrumental duo Big Gigantic, said. \u201cIt\u2019s just colorful; diverse. A lot of energy and openness.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cColorado always feels like people are right there with you and ready to ride the ride,\u201d said Salken, Big G\u2019s drummer. \u201cThey\u2019re interactive and it\u2019s so very special. You don\u2019t get that everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHall lauded the locals\u2019 sense of musical versatility. \u201cThey can go see a [Grateful] Dead show and then go see an EDM show and then go see a folk show. They\u2019re just down for the experience,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd that makes us down for the experience too.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tBoth Big Gigantic and Hall have played sold-out shows at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in nearby Morrison, Colorado. The 9,500-seat outdoor venue is known for its stunning landscape and equally stunning musical acts. Surrounded by millions-of-years-old sandstone, the entire amphitheater takes its name from the characteristic reddish colors of the rock formations, a result of oxidized minerals. It\u2019s a concert venue\u2013and an experience\u2013like none other, and only a 20-minute drive from the Denver area.\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\u201cNo matter how many times you play it, you\u2019re driving up there and as soon as you see the tips of the rocks, you\u2019re just like, \u2018wow, man,\u2019\u201d said Hall. \u201cAll of this land is native land, and the ceremonies and the stewards of the land have been here way before the Red Rocks Amphitheater was there. You feel something so special up there. I don\u2019t even feel like I\u2019m the performer when I\u2019m there. It\u2019s like we\u2019re in this collective and we\u2019re all there and we\u2019re all just experiencing this just wild exchange. It\u2019s humbling.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAfter the group discussion, it was time for the artists to bring their signature sounds to the Sonesta Denver Downtown ballroom. It was one of the series\u2019 most energizing evenings yet, with a capacity, sold-out crowd dancing to Big G\u2019s jazz-influenced set of electronic and organic sounds, and singing along to Hall\u2019s introspective and spiritually-minded songs like \u201cBowl of Light.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe performance wrapped up with an impromptu jam session when Hall called up Lalli to play saxophone on his song \u201cWe in a Different Room.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\tThough dedicated to the Denver music scene, the event drew devoted fans from across the country, including attendees who traveled from Omaha, Nebraska, specifically to see Big Gigantic; Boulder locals who said they initially thought the opportunity to see Trevor Hall in such an intimate setting \u201ccouldn\u2019t be real;\u201d and one expectant mother who secured a front-row seat on the very day she was due to give birth. As the musical performances began, fans of both acts mingled together for a joyful and jubilant dance party like none other.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tSeeing two renowned acts that regularly sell out venues the likes of Red Rocks perform in such an intimate space is the magic of the Sonesta Travel Pass experience. Sonesta Travel Pass members can look forward to the next Musicians on Musicians event in San Juan in December. Keep an eye on Sonesta Travel Pass channels and sonestaevents.com for upcoming announcements.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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