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It’s The End Of The World

t’s a chilly Saturday night in December, and I’m surrounded by concertgoers from every Denver subculture. Hipsters in denim vests. Flannel-clad dads. Heavily pierced guys in Black Sabbath shirts. The only thing they have in common? Everyone seems to have ear protection. Minus me—an unprepared indie-music lover who dances to Janelle Monáe alone

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