I don’t understand this undying trend of EDM baseball jerseys. Make it make sense?

 knew this would get asked sooner or later. Let’s start at the beginning with a little history lesson from right here in Colorado. As far as my knowledge goes the first person to really get the EDM baseball jerseys to catch on was Illenium. He had been known for playing many shows in his favorite San Francisco Giants jersey for a while and the jump was made to a custom Illenium one somewhere in the 2017-2018 range. The style quickly caught fire, but not the reason you probably think. Baseball jerseys are objectively hideous so it wasn’t for looks, it was the performance. Specifically THE SMELL. The most any of these kids has ever run was chasing the Chick-fil-A van down the road at Red Rocks, so they weren’t used to the technology of athletic wear. But when they realized they could dance all night at a festival and only smell half as bad as a traditional cotton hoodie, it was a match made in wook heaven*. Ever since then, the EDM jersey has been a staple of the merch industry. But where are we going as a community? My personal prediction of the next EDM merch fad is Work Wear. I foresee parody gas station uniforms, tie-dye Carhart’s, and more. If there is one thing I know, wooks be lovin’ pockets, and what has more pockets than a one piece mechanic’s jumper. Good luck to security finding the one with the ketamine in it, sheesh. What we do know for sure is that EDM kids love cosplaying as something that they could never do, whether it be hitting a home run in a baseball game or, in this case, holding down a job that requires any sort of manual labor. 

*Wook heaven does not exist, most wooks sold their soul for Pretty Lights tickets and are going to wook hell where they will be forced to shower for all of eternity.

I have never been to Colorado before, what should I wear/bring to a Red Rocks show? 

This is a great question because my years of experience is beneficial to any show you see at Red Rocks, not just “BASS ROWDINESS ON THE WOBBLY ROCK RIDDIMFEST 2026″ or whatever they are calling it next year. What to wear: In my opinion, the most important thing to wear is comfortable shoes. You are going to be summiting thousands of flights of stairs at a single show, but also standing for prolonged periods of time, so you need something to handle both. I like something closed-toe, because people be spilling drinks n’ shit, and there are raccoons that can bite your toes, so sandals are out. I like something super squishy like Crocs or some sort of running shoe is great. Personally, I go with a solid pair of Nike SB Dunks with a skateboard insole. That way when I’m four frozen lemonades deep and have to Olympic hurdle over a wook trying to “save seats” with some gross blanket I don’t get a heel bruise. Next up is the outfit. If you are a girl you can just skip this section because let’s be real, you already have your outfit picked out, and no amount of advice or weather forecasting is going to sway you into putting a damn jacket on. And don’t worry, your boyfriend will buy you a $140 exclusive Red Rocks hoodie at 11pm when you get cold anyway, so it’s a win-win. For me, I like to go with the sneaky tech look. On the outside it might look like I have on your run of the mill Thrasher hoodie, but what you don’t see is the snowboarding baselayer underneath providing excellent moisture wicking when I’m dancing my ass off, and the warmth I’m going to need for that long walk back to the car when the show’s over. Another great accessory I highly recommend is ear plugs. We all know how uptight the Red Rocks neighbors can be about sound ordinances, so there is little hope that we will ever get the high decibel shows of yesteryear, but keeping your hearing intact is a great way to make sure you will be able to enjoy shows for as long as you can make it up the stairs.

Is bass music on its way out?

I don’t know, let’s ask someone, “Hey Skrillex, is dubstep dying?” Skrillex was not able to comment because he was too busy selling out at Red Rocks in under 20 minutes with tickets at $200 a pop. 

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