If you’re looking for a new band to take over your playlists, look no further than Arrows in Action! Their latest album, I Think I’ve Been Here Before, is the perfect gateway into their musical world, so this is the ideal time to jump in! We were lucky enough to get to chat with Arrows in Action all about their newest album, past music, live shows, and so much more!
Hello! Thank you so much for taking the time to chat with us! To start us off, how would you describe your sound to someone who is tuning in for the first time? We’re an alternative pop-rock band! We’re a blend of everything we love, and we love a huge array of music.
I Think I’ve Been Here Before is less than a month away. What emotions are you guys feeling leading up to the release of this record? We’re feeling a mix of relief, excitement, and catharsis with the release of this album! We can’t wait for people to hear it all in its intentional order.
Out of the eleven songs on the record, only two are unreleased. What goes into the decision of what to release and what to hold back? We wanted to make sure to save the conclusion of the album for the day of release. We were very intentional with the track order on this record, and we wanted our fans to experience the album in its entirety together.
‘Hello Sunlight!’ is the oldest track on the record, having been released in May of last year. When this song came out, did you know it was part of a bigger project, or did that come with time? Though it was released far ahead of the album, ‘Hello Sunlight!’ is the track that started the writing process and was instrumental in guiding us towards the sounds that would make up Side A.
You’ve released this album in two parts, with Side A coming out earlier this year. How do you group the songs and figure out which song belongs on which side? In both subject matter and sonics, we accidentally curated two distinct vibes while writing this album. It could be the simplest thing, like the placement of a minor chord that guided a song toward side B, and in many cases, it was the lyrical perspective that placed the song.
With a new album comes the hope of live music! While crafting the album, which song off this album were you most looking forward to bringing to life on stage? Victor: ‘Cheekbones,’ Jesse: ‘Empty Canvas,’ Matt: ‘Empty Canvas.’
Your debut album, Be More, came out four years ago! When you look at the artists who released that record, and the artists who are about to release this record, what do you see as the biggest area of growth? Our biggest area of growth has been how much we collaborate! With years of touring and writing together, we know each other better than ever before, and we know how to expand on each other’s ideas.
Once again, thank you so much for chatting with us! Before we let you go, what is one thing on the Arrows in Action bucket list as we close out 2025? A bucket list item we completed this year was headlining in Europe and the UK! A bucket list item we have that is yet unchecked is performing at Red Rocks in Colorado. Thanks for having us!
We would love to hear from you! What is your favorite song off of I Think I’ve Been Here Before by Arrows in Action? Let us know by commenting below or by tweeting @TheHoneyPOP! We are also on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok!
A big downed tree in Denver’s Washington Park, which fell over during recent strong winds. April 11, 2024.
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Trash is flying through the air. Dust is pummeling Denverites’ eyes. And windchimes are having way too much fun.
It’s another windy day in Denver and across the Front Range.
Through Monday night, the National Weather Service warns gusts of wind could reach up to 60 miles per hour, and they could hit up to 75 miles per hour in parts of the mountains and foothills.
If you were planning on lighting up the grill or littering a cigarette, don’t. Fire risks are up, and high winds make it easier for flames to spread.
If you’re headed into the mountains, above 9,000 feet, you can expect to see snow blowing so hard you’ll have trouble seeing much else.
If you were planning on flying, you might hit some turbulence in your travels. Denver International Airport is experiencing 632 flight delays and has had 29 cancelations, as of this writing.
Red Rocks has canceled tonight’s Hippo Campus concert.
“Due to dangerous high winds today and throughout the night, local authorities have made the decision to cancel tonight’s show,” the band wrote on social media. “We want nothing more than to be with you all tonight, but in order to ensure everyone’s safety we have no option but to cancel. Refunds will be coming soon from the point of purchase.”
Fans, some of whom flew in for the concert, took to social media, asking the band to move the concert to an indoor venue, as has happened with previous shows. That is not in the cards.
Canceling concerts at the venue has been a historically rare move, though it’s become more frequent since nearly a hundred guests were injured by hail last year during a very well forecast storm.
A few things you need to know.
This isn’t Denver’s first wind warning of the year.
If debris falls onto your property, even if it’s not yours, you have to clean it up. Don’t just push it onto public property. Instead, here is the city’s list of arborists who can help you out.
Tree branches will be picked up by the city during its routine trash collection and on large-item pick-up day.
“Branches must be no larger than 4 inches in diameter, and they must be cut into lengths of 4 feet or less, bundled and tied, and weigh no more than 50 pounds,” note the city’s rules. “Customers may set out up to 10 bundles of branches on their large item pickup day.”
If you don’t move debris from your property yourself, the city could remove it and charge you the cost.
When you see fallen trees or branches in the street or public right of way, call 311 and report it with an address. The city will take it from there.
Planter boxes at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, July 26, 2018.
(Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Live music will be briefly replaced by classic and fan-favorite feature films at Denver’s beloved Red Rocks Amphitheatre this summer.
The 25th edition of Film on the Rocks kicks off Monday, June 10 with a 25th anniversary presentation of the cyberpunk action film “The Matrix.”
Tickets for the five Monday-evening series go on sale Monday, April 29 at 10 a.m. General admission is $20 and VIP reserved seating is $35.
“We’re excited to celebrate 25 years of Film on the Rocks with another amazing lineup of films, local musicians and entertainers performing under the stars at the iconic Red Rocks Park,” said Denver Film CEO, Kevin Smith. Programming is carried out in partnership with Denver Arts & Venues.
Pre-show entertainment will prelude each film presentation beginning at 7 p.m. and will be emceed by local comedian, actor and event host Janae Burris.
Here are the movie’s on this year’s summer lineup:
Imagine a race to a Red Rocks concert between drivers, bikers and public transit users.
The drivers would make it, though traffic would be bad, parking would be a pain and departing would be horrifically slow.
The bikers might get to the show, if their lungs hold up. But cycling down the winding roads from Red Rocks, the bikers would be in danger, trying not to get hit by drunk drivers.
Don Strasburg, co-president of AEG Presents: Rocky Mountains, the entertainment corporation that books most of the concerts at the venue, generally supports alternative transportation to his concerts.
But biking to a concert at Red Rocks?
“I would actually encourage you to not,” he said. “You have a lot of cars traveling down that road. It’s dark. Look, the roads are for everybody, but I don’t want you to get hurt.”
As for the transit user trying to get there?
That person would be out of luck and forced to stay home after looking up directions and realizing there was no way to get to Red Rocks by bus or train.
A decade ago, environmental activist Ean Thomas Tafoya, then a City Council candidate, discovered this for himself.
He and his friends bought tickets to see Gramatik at Red Rocks. When it came to getting there, he looked for a public option, but there was nothing to be found.
So they booked a pricy bus to take them to the show. As so often happens at Red Rocks, the weather turned cold, sleety and snowy. It was so bad the show was dubbed Blizzmatic.
“There were people who were stuck there because there weren’t transportation options,” Tafoya said.
The guy driving the party bus down the hill warned them he had recently moved to Colorado from Florida and had no clue how to drive in the snow. Tafoya was baffled, and he started thinking: It’s time there’s a safe, reliable public transportation option for Red Rocks.
He connected with now City Councilmember Darrell Watson, and the two of them, along with former City Councilmember now Parks and Rec head Jolon Clark, started talking about getting transit to Red Rocks.
Mayoral candidate Ean Thomas Tafoya walks in Denver’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Marade. Jan. 16, 2023.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
In the years since, Tafoya’s championed the idea, as he’s served on the parks board, run for Denver City Council, and then for mayor.
He’s held signature drives pushing transit to Red Rocks. He’s testified before RTD’s board and City Council. And he’s even made promotional videos on the subject.
For a park that sees millions of visitors a year, it’s just plain logical, he said. Transit would be good for the climate and create equitable access for people who can’t afford car ownership but can pay for a bus ticket.
A public option could also be good for concertgoers who snarl traffic and often drive intoxicated to and from shows, risking their own lives and those of others.
Nearly a decade since Tafoya first started working on the issue, first-time District 9 City Councilmember Watson has started lobbying for a regional solution for people looking to enjoy the venue.
“We know that the great majority of those — over 90% — are driving, often in single occupancy cars, impacting our environment, impacting their health and their safety,” said Watson. “That many cars going through narrow roads through Morrison and Golden isn’t safe. So what we do know is that there needs to be an alternative.”
Watson moved from his home in the Virgin Islands to Denver when he was 17, in part after watching a video of U2 playing Red Rocks and thinking the venue looked like Mars. Two weeks after he moved, he begged for a ride to the venue “so I could see Mars.”
He would prefer to have been able to take the bus.
City Councul member Darrell Watson prepares to speak at a groundbreaking for Denargo Market, a new housing complex just off Brighton Boulevard. Sept. 28, 2023.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
Watson, Tafoya and Jefferson County Commissioner Andy Kerr have started organizing to create some sort of shuttle from the W Line to the venue that would bring riders to and from the broader RTD transit system.
Watson said the shuttle could be created by local governments rather than RTD, but he would welcome collaboration from the agency.
What’s the concrete plan? Who are the partners? What are the funds?
All that’s in the works, and the organizers’ last meeting was snowed out. But they’re prepared to figure it out in the coming months, raise funds over the summer and try to have something in place by 2025.
Tafoya even hopes that during RTD’s Zero Fair for Better Air month that there might be a pilot project in the works for concertgoers, Red Rocks staff and other people who want to use the mountain parks.
“This discussion of public transportation to Red Rocks has been bogged down in ‘Where do you get the money from?’” Watson said. “What we wanted first and foremost was to hear: What are the unique ideas that you have to meet the need of a million folks driving to Red Rocks?”
Grease plays on the 47-foot-wide LED screen as the debut film screening of the 21st annual Film on the Rocks, drive-in edition at Red Rocks Park on Aug. 13, 2020.Eli Imadali for Denverite
Once those ideas are amassed, each county will look at its budget and decide where the money will come from, he explained.
Denver, as he sees it, should not be driving the process.
“Often times, when Denver’s doing regional approaches with other counties, we come in with big ideas, and we tell folks what to do,” Watson said. “This process has been very different. We have been listening.”
Though Watson has been helping to facilitate the meetings, City of Denver representatives have been outnumbered in discussions by decision-makers from Jefferson County.
RTD, itself, has largely been kept of the project.
Members wondered why the district would consider adding services to Red Rocks when projects in their individual communities had been put on hold.
“I, nor our planning department, nor our service planning division have had any discussions relative to this,” RTD Executive Director Debra Johnson told them.
This vehicle is “NOT IN SERVICE” at RTD’s main bus repair depot, June 25, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
She had a recent meeting with Watson about connecting the L Line to the A Line, and she said the Red Rocks proposal didn’t come up at all.
In fact, the board RTD slashed W line hours from 4:30 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday, and between 5 a.m. and 2 a.m., Friday and Saturday, creating an additional barrier for creating public transportation between the W Line and the venue.
Strasburg of AEG has been following the issue in the media, though the organizers have not reached out to his company.
The demand for alternative ways of getting to Red Rocks, he says, is high. The private sector has met the need for years through expensive rideshares, private shuttles and party busses.
Even so, he’d like to see more options available.
RTD would need to keep the trains running late enough. Trains and shuttles would need to be on schedule. And the coordination would need to be strong. Is that possible? He doesn’t know.
“If it provided another safe way for people to get to an event,” he said, “then that’s a massive winner.”
One big name still on the Ball Arena calendar? American country singer and songwriter Tim McGraw, who kicked off his “Standing Room Only” tour on March 14 following the release of his 17th studio album. He’ll be hitting more than 30 cities, including Denver on April 4.
Meanwhile, Red Rocks Amphitheatre will be in full swing in April, hosting headliners like Marshmello, SVDDEN DEATH, Alesso and Ice Cube.
This year’s 4/20 festivities will also bring in big music acts. “420 On The Rocks” at Red Rocks will be headlined by rapper Wiz Khalifa, Flatbush Zombies, Earthgang, Chevy Woods and more.
On the same day, the annual Mile High 420 Festival at Civic Center Park will be headlined by Gucci Mane, Ohgeesy, Afroman and more.
Rising comedy star Matt Rife will also be in town at the Bellco Theatre on a six-show run for his ProbleMATTic World Tour, April 5 to April 7.
Here are some of the big shows in Denver in April:
