Asher on Aspen: ‘No Place’ I’d rather be

Asher on Aspen: ‘No Place’ I’d rather be

Buttermilk Mountain was unrecognizable this weekend — not the powder-white shrine of winter, but a sprawling, musical creature alive with strangers, sound, and the reckless energy of a first-time festival. The inaugural Up in the Sky Festival had arrived, dreamed up by Belly Up Aspen and C3 Presents, and we were the willing guinea pigs. Aspen has been aching for a proper summer music festival — something to break up the long stretch between clos…