Mars Volta lead singer Cedric Bixler Zavala was just one of many great progressive rock bands that performed at the 2009 Monolith Festival, but the future of the festival is in question due to sponsorship, or possible lack thereof, in any case this festival that was held at the world famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre in 2007, 2008 and 2009 was a one of a kind event that will be sorely missed by those looking for leading edge music if the show does not go on. The Monolith group put together a great video of last years festival and I thought you might like to see what a killer progressive rock festival looks like. If you you watch closely you can even see yours truly at the30 second mark.

Monolith Festival 2009 Video from Matt Fecher on Vimeo.

Below are a couple shots from the festival.

Mars Volta

Singing In The Rain

Gregory Alan Isakov

Thao and The Stay Down Get Down

Frightened Rabbit

Hard Core Fans

OK Go

M. Ward

Monotonix

Dandy Warhols

One serious fan

Redman and Method Man

Phoenix

Pirate Signal

Redman

Here are a few more Monolith photos until I can get complete performance sets up. Stay tuned for band by band postings.

Frightened Rabbit

The first day of the Monolith Festival was a very rainy day fall day but the cool temperatures and drizzle could not stifle those who had come to listen to great alternative music in a venue second to none. I post many photos in the next couple days but here are a few to keep you coming back. See this flickr set for a preview of Saturdays shows:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30893898@N08/sets/72157622233161331/