BELLVUE — Louie Kucera is jazzed up and feeling content.

He's got a few beers to spare and the rest of the week off. More importantly, the Fort Collins resident is on a shuttle and making the trek up to the Mishawaka Amphitheatre on a mid-July Wednesday night to see Social Distortion.

It’s Kucera’s first trip to the famed venue that he can recall since the late 1990s, when he saw Bella Fleck and Flecktones, before starting and raising a family.

Kucera is readily aware that handshakes, high fives and hugs will be awaiting him.

“It’s just a one-of-a-kind venue,” Kucera said. “It’s a totally freeing place where you can leave all of life’s problems and other concerns at the door — just kick back, relax and have a good time.”

Colorado has no shortage of iconic music venues. Red Rocks, an

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