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So it went all weekend. I live at 7,000 feet, so the steep climbs up and down didn’t bother me, but for fans coming to the mile-high event from the coasts, someone thought ahead and planted an oxygen bar on the higher pavilion. (My wife, Ruth, played Replica Tag Heuer ct511b.ba0564 Link Calibre Watch guinea pig for me, plonking down $10 for ten minutes. Her verdict: nice bracing rush of energy, lasted about a half-hour.) That was enough to get her past the best act of that day, Holy Fk—four guys from Toronto who wire together old Casio keyboards and other unexpected devices, along with bass and drums, to create addictive, computer-free “electronic” music.

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