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Graham Good & The Painters Good Things
Valerie Vampola
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students (and alumni) of the University of Northern Colorado’s Jazz Studies program break up any prospect of monotony. Their technical prowess matched with Good’s whimsical song writing attracts both aficionados and amateurs who just want to boogie. Graham Good & The Painters bring a fun, grooving concert experience to your personal speaker in Good Things. Whether setting out on a road trip, commuting to work, or just walking down the street, they want to share their joy, make you move, and, most of all, assure you that good things are ahead. Graham Good & The Painters celebrate the release of Good Things with Euforquestra in Fort Collins at The Aggie April 6 and in Denver at The Marquis April 12.
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Graham Good & The Painter’s new album Good Things presents their listeners with a light-hearted, ‘good vibes only’ message by simply making them want to dance and sing along. The Fort Collins “Funk-n-Rockn-Roll” band’s second EP opens with the uplifting gospel-esque “Good Things,” wherein the band starts with a faint, uplifting piano melody, like the start of Sunday morning service, until warm horn melodies invite the listener to a joyous communion. But Graham Good & The Painters take it further than church. They have versatility. Their path winds through different vibes, reflecting more alternative, funkier roots. Songs like “Happy Eyes” and “Reactivate” supply an edgier and harder sound, which bolster the level of upbeat energy on the whole album. Even the intimate moments of “Baby Sister” continue the party with emotional power, complete with a ripping guitar solo. Amongst the singable melodies and danceable grooves, every individual player adds precise details, engaging listeners to catch each of their subtleties. Refreshing drum fills, colorful harmonies, and bebop lines from
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Overslept
With Or Without Nate Wilde
more playful, yet still emotionally
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charged “Survival Of The Chillest.” The track sees the band incorporating an almost campfiresong vibe complete with egg shakers, while maintaining the overall feeling of unease by trading off frantic solo passages on each instrument. The closing, title, and longest track of the album treads into almost progressive rock realms, with builds that keep the listener on edge, only to slow back down,
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Purveying sheer emotion while
keeping an ebb and flow of
simultaneously exhibiting the ag-
adrenaline throughout the nearly
gression attached may seem
seven minute composition. The
like a daunting, almost impos-
element
sible task, but Colorado’s own
with call and answer vocals and
Overslept
(a
of
suspense,
paired
self-proclaimed
the occasional drum “freak out”
“rock band with sensitive break-
make With Or Without the per-
downs”) have not only stepped
fect conclusion to the disc.
up to the plate, but with their lat-
The overall tone of the record
est record With Or Without, have
is melancholy, yet it’s jarring
succeeded in doing just that.
enough to keep discerning pop
The album kicks off with an
rock ears piqued, pushing past
atmospheric, celestial vibe via
the boundaries of traditional in-
artificial harmonic guitar plucks
die into new, dissonant territory.
on “Two For Flinching.” It soon
Despite this, the album drags the
becomes a powerful vocally-
listener back home with hooks
driven
from
and lyrics that echo the band’s
slow and emotional, to a mood
homey, almost comforting name
so heavy you can almost see
with lines like “something keeps
the band bobbing to the beat as
me sleeping in” and “sleep-
if being sucked into the ground,
ing through anxiety never really
desperately trying to free them-
works for me.” That being said,
anthem
ranging
selves from the quicksand below.
call With Or Without a sleeper,
Sound kinda emo? It kinda is, and
not an album worth sleeping
it’s great.
through.
While the band stays true to
Overslept celebrate the release
their fragile yet powerful sound
of With Or Without April 4 at The
throughout the LP, they ven-
Marquis in Denver with a subse-
ture into new grounds with the
quent nationwide tour.
Julian Cary heaven?indeed
Valerie Vampola
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audience. Yet, an artist seeks to fulfill the need for honest expression. Freed from his normal obligations on heaven?indeed, Cary invites listeners to experience a more intimate view of himself. Cary is a jazz artist, but he doesn’t allow the idea of what jazz should be interfere with hisexpression: Here, he neglects traditional song form, adapting the music to fit the form of Cummings’ poems, adding orches-
Julian Cary’s debut album
tral touches of piano, brushed
heaven?indeed is a demonstration of who he is as an artist: Reverent and unapologetically from-the-heart. By transforming the poetry of E. E. Cummings into a vocal jazz record, Cary uses his own musical poetics to compliment the words of the late, celebrated American poet. Raised in Denver and now an interwoven member of the Northern Colorado music scene, Cary wears many hats. Former bassist for the R&B group Moonglade, current lead vocalist for Archie Funker, member of SWERVE and a senior in the University of Northern Colorado’s Jazz Studies Program, Cary did a collaborative musical residency in Thailand last month. As a busy, hard-working musician, it can be difficult to find time alone with one’s true artistic self; often writing and composing to satisfy the palate of a niche fanbase or perhaps even capturing a broader commercial
snare drum and soaring soprano sax to compliment his vocal delivery. Cary’s intention for true expression stems directly from the philosophies of E.E. Cummings, who was, in Cary’s words: “in all ways defiant of those controlled by fear and those who tried to control him using the guise of normality.” While you might not play heaven?indeed on repeat during your morning commute, it retains a subtle honesty wrapped in moments of dynamic, tonal beauty. While the pressure to please listeners might influence Cary in other contexts, here, he looks internally and plays the song of his soul. Catch Julian Cary live in Greeley April 19th at Brix with SWERVE and April 25th at the UNC Jazz Festival opening for Take 6 at 4:30pm and 7:30pm
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GOATZ!
abilities, plus his top fiddle and mandolin skills to GOATZ! too.
Sweet Inspiration
Chris Kennison’s pedal steel and dobro twirl with Kalin Capra’s
Jay Wallace
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formed by Chris and his late wife
stand-up bass throughout, and
Pattie in 2002, the couple putting
Angie Stevens and Eric Moon’s
out one single in December 2009
additional vocals to the title track,
titled “Once Upon A Snowflake.”
“She’s Gone,” and “I’m Sorry”
Pattie
round out the feeling of old timey
passed
away
in
2016
from metastatic melanoma, but
Sweet Inspiration is both a
/ bandmates pressed on with
gentle album filled with intimate
making music. Sweet Inspiration
sorrow (“She’s Gone,” “I’m Sorry”)
is subsequently dedicated to
and an exhibition of swingin’ pride
Mrs. Kresge.
(“Country in my Soul”). “I’m Sorry”
Kresge’s debut is classic old school
“40 years in radio. 50 years as a working musician. I started my entertainment career at age six in 1961. Earned my first dollar as a musician in 1970. This is my official debut, at age 64. Crazy huh?” This is the line we got from Chris Kresge, also known as The Colorado Sound’s Chris K, when he sent us Sweet Inspiration, released this March. GOATZ! was
acoustic fun with dear friends.
Chris and the rest of his friends
country-Americana
in
is a particularly heart-wrenching listen;
you
can
feel
Chris’
the vein of Willie Nelson, with
heartbreak
strokes of folk buried within. Not
sings though this straight-up tear-
surprising, given Chris K’s time in
jerker. We cannot do anything
radio and the music industry, this
but fully recommend it, even if
is a very well-done album with
you’re not a country/Americana
supreme talent behind it. Mike
fan. This 50-years-in-the-making
Ray, GOATZ!’s drummer, is a long
debut is solid and “I’m Sorry” puts
timer from Denver’s music scene;
it over the top.
as
he
mournfully
helping out Chris K on vocals and guitar is Chris Jackowski (who’s
Catch GOATZ! Live in Fort Collins
played with Kresge since the
at Magic Rat April 13, Red Truck
1990s as well as with Scott Allen,
Beer Company April 19 and at
Blender Cats and Fat Sow) and
FoCoMX April 26.
Richard Hartrick lends his vocal
CONCERT
CALENDAR
Aggie Theatre | 204 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524
APRIL 02 Jazz Is PHSH 03 Flosstradamus Presents: 04 05 06 10 11
HDYFEST Global Warning Tour The Crystal Method w/ Aaron Bordas, LER Mickey Avalon & Dirt Nasty w/ NGHT WLVS, Mitchell James Robert Walter’s 20TH Congress and Eufórquestra w/ Graham Good & The Painters JEDI KRS-One
KID TRUNKS APRIL
12 Gasoline Lollipops w/ 13 16 18 19 20 21 23 24 25
Tallgrass, the Alcapones Shoeline Mafia - Off the X Tour Drake Bell Fort Dub w/ Tone E, MMFBO, Juiice b2b Inertia Bukez Finezt x The Widdler (We Alien Tour) w/ Thanom, Sektah 311 (SOLD OUT) Pepper w/ The Movement Kid Trunks x Charlie Xen Murs w/ Locksmith, Cojo DMVU w/ PhLo, Crimbrulé, $Waz
JEDI APRIL
MAY 02 Dirtwire w/ Edamame 09 Lady Denim w/ Satellite Pilot, 10 16 17 18
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Roseville, Bloomers The Unlikely Candidates & IRONTOM Mike Love Of The Trees (Road to Sonic Bloom) w/ Dorfex Bos Calpurnia
Ron: Weekdays 6am - 10am 1. Robin Lane & The Chartbusters – The recent passing of Asa Brebner brought me back to them. 2. The Armory, Ft. Collins – Where else will you see big acts in a 200-seater? 3. The Elton John Caribou Trio – Caribou, Rock of the Westies, Cap’t Fantastic, all recorded at Caribou Ranch. 4. Colorado Music Experience – a podcast where artists talk about their history with Colorado. 5. FINALLY framing some music posters I’ve had for YEARS! The ticket stubs are next!
Margot: Weekdays 10am - 3pm 1. Internet Archive — archive.org - the audio archives are a veritable rabbit hole of history. From WWII news audio to downloadable garage rock 45’s, you can spend hours listening. 2. Merge Records celebrates 30 years. – The record label that brought you Superchunk, Spoon, and Arcade Fire among others, is turning 30. Check out MergeRecords.com
3. Night Beat: A Shadow History of Rock & Roll by Mikal Gilmore. Currently re-reading these unparalleled music essays. 4. Orville Peck “Dead Of Night” — a cool tune that is reminiscent of a demented Chris Isaak. 5. Songs From Robinhood Lane by Alex Chilton — an album recorded by Chilton in the 1980s, revisiting the songs he loved from his Dad’s record collection.
Stacy: Weekdays 3pm - 7pm 1. Aldous Harding, The Barrell – New Zealand chanteuse with haunting vocals and an eerie sense of being. 2. Vampire Weekend’s song “Sunflower” – Makes me feel like Spring is right around the corner. 3. The National – This band is my happy place, Matt’s voice is transformative. New single out now too. 4. Ludovico Einaudi, Seven Days Walking – Simply stunning, both in and of itself and in how it’s being released! Google this now. 5. Cadillac Records – Just re-watched this 2008 Chess biopic film. Beyonce
as Etta, Eamonn Walker as Wolf, Brody as Chess. So good.
Benji: Weekdays 7pm - 10pm 1. ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke – Great documentary from Netflix which will make you miss Sam Cooke even more. 2. Oxford American – The Music Issue. This year’s music issue focuses on North Carolina covering everyone from George Clinton to Nina Simone with a great CD of North Carolina music included with purchase. 3. Great Anthology dancer on I was just Montreal.”
Days: The John Prine – “She was a level-headed the road to alcohol. And a soldier on my way to ‘Nuff said.
4. Josh Ritter: Old Black Magic – I can’t wait to hear more from this record Fever Breaks - due out April 26. 5. Meat Puppets: Warranty – It is so good to have this band back together in 2019. This song may be one of the best they have ever done. TUNE IN TO 105.5 THE COLORADO SOUND. AIRING ALL ALONG THE FRONT RANGE!
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I Am The Owl
(Friday - 11:00pm at Hodi’s Half Note | All Ages)
Fierce Bad Rabbit
(Saturday - 8:30pm at Washington’s | 21+) FoCoMX always has its favorite bands, and once upon a time Fierce Bad Rabbit was it. In 2012 this indie rock outfit were the Ft. Collins “it” band with a solid body of work under their built, not to mention a few interesting tv promo spots. Then lead singer and band leader Chris Anderson relocated to Boston. The music lived on but Northern Colorado didn’t hear much from Fierce Bad Rabbit… until it was announced the band is getting back together for a reunion show just for FoCoMX.
The Great Salmon Famine (Friday - 8:00pm at Prost Brewing Co. | 21+)
When it comes to party music, Northern Colorado has a strong history of bands who know how to get people going. Because of this, the standard of what the people expect is set pretty high. Thankfully we have The Great Salmon Famine who has spent the last year blowing those expectations out of the water. Since they won the 2018 BandWagon Magazine’s Battle of the Bands, this funk fusion band has landed one solid gig after another, distinguishing themselves in a town saturated with funk fusion wannabes. You can expect another great year from GSF because it’s one thing to give the people what they want, it’s another to make it look easy while you’re doing it.
Somewhere between punk and metal lives Ft. Collinsbased I Am The Owl. The nuanced medium where these two genres meet has been carefully crafted since the band formed in 2015. Feel how you want about the style of music but don’t deny their execution thereof. Their self-produced EPs A Mission to Civilize: Part One & Two have the polish of studio expertise and their live shows are rehearsed and engaging. A recommendation: not to sound like a wimp, but … bring ear plugs. It’s going to be a loud one, and that’s exactly the way they want it.
Sultan And Necromancer
(Saturday - 10:45pm at Wolverine Farm Letterpress & Publick House | All Ages) Experimental darkwave synth bands don’t get enough love in Colorado these days. While it is not a scene Northern Colorado is known for, Sultan and Necromancer is one of the groups emerging from an enthusiastic and knowledgeable group of synthesizer owners that have taken up residence in Ft. Collins. Walking a line between the bizarre and catchy pop music, Sultan and Necromancer is a gloomy yet captivating band bent on adding some discord to the musical language of our time. This two piece will scratch the musical itch of any fans of bands like The Knife, Air, and Crystal Castles.
Chess At Breakfast
(Friday - 5:30pm at Downtown Artery | All Ages) Prog rock is a genre only for the brave and Chess At Breakfast is such a band. Since 2016, these three Ft. Collins rockers have spent their time as a band exploring an experimental and anxious side of their music. Mathematical and driving, their first EP, The Gutshells, serves as an indicator of where their sound was headed. Now getting ready to drop their first full length album May 10, titled Wealthcare, Chess At Breakfast is set to have a great year.
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By: Valerie Vampola | BandWagon Magazine Yes, Michael McDonald is going to play “What A Fool Believes.” And while McDonald continues to involve himself on other projects, like releasing a new album in 2017, or recording a hit with the hip acid jazz bass wizard Thundercat, he recognizes that his shows are not about him. They are about his fans and what they want to hear. So of course, it’s on the set list. There was a time the iconic “yacht rocker” indulged on performing deeper cuts because he and the band really enjoyed playing the songs. But the truth is his audience needs music to relate to. “What A Fool Believes” turned 40 this year, and instead of storing it for special occasions, McDonald is ready to perform like it was written yesterday. “We don’t get tired of it because it belongs to the audience,” McDonald said in a phone Interview for BandWagon. “It’s like playing it for the first time, and their excitement becomes my inspiration.” It’s this kind of attitude that has lead him to share the stage with the younger generation of musicians: artists like Vulfpeck, Solange, and of course Thundercat, where he played, yes, “What a Fool Believes” at the Hollywood Bowl. Admittedly, he did not discover these younger artists on his own, but with the help of his son and daughter. On road trips or drives up the Californian coast, his son and daughter
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take reign of what comes out of the stereo. The quality time spent in the car is a time for sharing new music, discovering artists and enjoying the great artistry and musicianship that comes with this generation. One of his collaborations is even owed to the son of his longtime friend Kenny Loggins (yep, the guy who did “Danger Zone” and “Footloose”). Loggins’ son came across an interview with Thundercat, where the band referenced both McDonald and Loggins as influences. McDonald, therefore, performed for millenials at Coachella and the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival. They enthusiastically welcomed his presence, and cheer louder than ever when he starts playing the beginning chords of “What A Fool Believes.” McDonald has always believed he could learn from younger artists. Stephen Bruner aka Thundercat’s creativity, ability, and momentum inspires him. McDonald even admits that at the height of his career, he didn’t push himself the way he observes some of the younger musicians doing. He simply wanted to be good enough to write his own music and sing. Sharing the stage with musicians of such technical prowess blows him away. “There is a spiritual rock ’n roll experience [to what Bruner does],” McDonald says. “Like Jimi Hendrix meets Herbie Hancock.” When the soul and gospel of the 70’s
morphed into the synth and pop of the 80’s, McDonald felt the pressures of needing to change with the market. That kept him runnin’ (so to speak) through four albums with The Doobie Brothers and 11 albums during his solo career, with hits such as “Sweet Freedom,” but that wasn’t him. “[My] best efforts were ill-guided, and I felt like a hound dog barking at a tree,” McDonald said. When McDonald finally gave up those efforts, he began to rediscover his joy in 2003, when he recorded an album of Motown hits. He got nothing but pure joy singing the hits of Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, reminding him of his early days singing in clubs before Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers. Ironically the project put him back in the spotlight, as it was a hit, sparking a tour and a follow-up album. He’s been there ever since. So when Michael McDonald is on stage Thursday, April 11th at Union Colony Civic Center in downtown Greeley, singing our favorite songs like “Taking It To The Streets,” or “I Keep Forgetting,” for the millionth time, he is thanking us for continuing to love who he is. And he knows that’s what it takes to keep his musical legacy fresh for listeners of all ages. Michael McDonald plays at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the Union Colony Civic Center in downtown Greeley. For tickets, go to ucstars.com or call (970) 356-5000.
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Dan England
BandWagon Magazine The first time Take 6 came to the UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival — or maybe it was the second? It’s hard to know it was so long ago — the guys were still attractive enough to pack a room full of squealing girls who asked questions such as “boxers or briefs?”. That was in 1999, a time before smartphones, streaming or even much of an internet. These days, Claude McKnight, the founder of the group, knows his place. “Maybe now we will have a bunch of old ladies,” he said in a phone interview.
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He said that, however, in a proud way – not just a way to laugh off the accumulated years. Take 6 is, arguably, the most legendary a cappella group still singing. They’ve been together 30 years, they’re still putting out new music, and they’ve only had two changes in their personnel. “You know, the first one was literally two years in,” McKnight said. “That kinda constitutes only one change really.” It’s an amazing record at a time when many other groups are forced to bring in new members because, well, time takes its toll. The key, McKnight said, is that the guys from
Take 6 still like each other. He knows how cliché that sounds, but that’s a simple truth in music that doesn’t get talked about often. “A lot of groups don’t like each other,” McKnight said. “That’s just the way it goes.” Nearly every week, the six members gather for a conference call. Sometimes they talk about sports, or religion (the group is steeped in gospel and could easily slide into the Christian category but don’t want to limit themselves), or their families – the conversation staples of many longtime friends. But sometimes they have to work things out. Sometimes that even requires a face-to-face talk.
“We try not to do that before a concert,” McKnight said and laughed. But their friendship and collaboration carries through on every new album. “We ask each other, ‘What do we want it to be about?’” McKnight said. The projects are then decided on by a vote. Take 6 is a democracy, even though Mark Kibble arranges almost all the music (and the dude just won a Grammy for his arranging, to go with the band’s 10 others, so he knows what he’s doing). In fact, the band’s latest, Iconic, is more proof of that democracy. It is the first Take 6 album that contains only covers. The band wanted to record songs that would be instantly recognizable by everyone who would go to see them around the world. That list was a tough one to put together, and so the six voted on every suggestion. They came up with more than 50. Those songs that got at least four votes made the cut,
and then the ones that got at least five made the record. Those songs include Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” “Sailing” by Christopher Cross and “Don’t Know Why” by Norah Jones. The band also paid tribute to Al Jarreau with a rendition of “Roof Garden.” Jarreau was the first to take the group on a major tour, way back in the late 80s. Take 6 got a boost when the group emerged in 1988 with their platinum-selling, self-titled first album with hits such as “Gold Mine” during the vocal band craze that uplifted Boyz II Men and Shai.
The thing about it is, “ we were the only one that was a 99 percent a cappella group,” McKnight said. “That’s what set us apart.
”
Their skill as a vocal jazz group allowed them to play anywhere, from jazz festivals such as the one
in Greeley (this April’s appearance probably means they’ve played at the festival more than anyone) to pop shows to concert halls. And yet they do have discussions about stopping. It’s been a long time, after all. “We have that discussion every six months,” McKnight said and laughed. “I’m kind of kidding, but we do say to each other, ‘Guys, how much longer do we want to keep doing this?’” The answer, at least for now, is just a little while longer. The group’s still excited about being on stage, even if the audience may be a bit older now, and that will always carry them through another tour. McKnight knows his place among the hotter a cappella acts. He also knows he’s still excited to be one of them. “We’re the middle-aged group now,” McKnight said. “But when we get together it’s this magic thing, and we love it.”
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Kyle Eustice
BandWagon Magazine I typically don’t write in first person. I typically don’t want to read what sounds like someone’s
journal entry either. But because this particular subject matter has an especially personal connection, I figured in this case, ‘Why not?’ I grew up in Omaha, the same Nebraska city where 311 got their start. Although they were a few years older than me, I had a neighbor who was already in high school and
had gotten her hands on a copy of 311’s first cassette, 1991’s Unity. I’ll never forget popping in the tape (yes, we used boomboxes back then) and being immediately immersed in the perceived magic
that was blaring through the speakers. It’s been 28 years since I discovered 311’s music and nearly a lifetime of supporting their impressive evolution into the massive band they are today.
So naturally, my reaction to 311 playing the modest Aggie Theatre was probably similar to other locals. ‘What!? How!? These guys sell out Red Rocks and have their own 311 cruise for god’s sake.’ But after thinking about it, I quickly remembered the same people who book the Mishawaka Amphitheater took over the Aggie’s booking in March, so maybe they really wanted to kick off the concert season with a bang. Who knows? But once I spoke to Doug “S.A.” Martinez — the vocalist and sole MC of the band — there was a much more logical reason for the platinum-selling group’s Fort Collins stop. They were already playing Red Rocks Amphitheater the night before as part of the annual 420 On The Rocks show alongside two of hip-hop’s most prolific weed connoisseurs, Method Man and Redman.
“It’s amazing,” Martinez says. “You can do Red Rocks and do several other spots in close proximity. It all works out in the end. Dude, our Colorado fan base is super strong. Red Rocks is like its own thing, too. There’s nothing like it. It’s so funny because we’ve played that place so many times and always have really great shows, even though it’s hard to play it — the elements, the fans are basically right on top of you. The wind there can be problematic for a singer, especially when you’re trying to spit the words out and the wind slaps them back in your face. Again, it’s Red Rocks. It’s a bucket list show for people. We’ve played it countless times. It’s always been amazing.” Granted, 311 hasn’t been accustomed to playing smaller venues since their proverbial “big break” in mid-90s. Nick Hexum, Martinez, Tim Mahoney, Chad Sexton and Aaron “P-Nut” Wills honed their skills playing small house parties and the now-defunct Omaha venue, The Ranch Bowl, a tiny hole-in-thewall located inside a bowling alley. As a teenager, I saw so many incredible shows there — from Mudhoney and Bad Brains
to The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and, yes, 311. To us Omaha kids, they were already famous. They had actual albums and played actual shows. But it turns out that was just the beginning. Shortly after the release of Unity, they signed with Capricorn Records and unleashed their first proper debut in 1993 — the aptly titled Music.
are because when it’s happening in the moment, you don’t realize it’s even happening.”
And he’s right. 311 has lived what feels like several lifetimes since then. They have a “311 Day.” They’ve hosted six 311 cruises. They’ve put out a dozen albums and are currently working on number 13 — although Martinez confesses coming up A documentary about The with a title isn’t as instantaneous Ranch Bowl has been made, as it used to be. but it’s unclear how big of a “Oh my god,” he says with role 311 will play in it despite being arguably the biggest band a laugh. “We have a list and to come out of that bygone nobody even talks about it. Omaha era. They were asked to We’re at that point. Back in the participate, but Martinez isn’t day, it was easy. As years go on, naming an album and finding sure if anyone agreed to it. the artwork is like going to the “I think it’s a great idea, but I dentist. Nobody wants to do it at want there to actually be The this point. Nobody wants to have Ranch Bowl,” he admits. “It’s those conversations.” hard to get across what that I suggest a fan contest. “That’s place was to people who weren’t there. Every scene had its spot not a bad idea,” he replies. “We — its epicenter where everything don’t really get them involved was happening. Just for a little on that sort of level. But that’s a window, we had The Ranch Bowl. great idea to get the ball rolling. It’s cool somebody wants to cover It could work. You never know.” it, but for one thing, it’s not there anymore and two, it was so long 311 with Jesse Royal, The Aggie ago. It was its own thing in its own Theatre, April 20. Doors are at 8 p.m. Show starts at 9 pm. SOLD OUT. space and time. It’s hard to get across how special those things
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CONCERT CALENDAR
Tuesday, April 2nd
Wild Ponies @Magic Rat – Ft. Collins, 8pm Jazz Is PHSH @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm ZOSO - The Ultimate Led w/ the KITY Project Zeppelin Experience @Boulder Theatre – Boulder, 7pm Alfonso Cervantez w/ Mr. Majestyk’s 8-Track Revival @Patrick’s Pub – Greeley, 8pm Julie Michaels @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 7pm w/ Billy Raffoul
Wednesday, April 3rd Home Free @UCCC – Greeley, 7pm
B L T=Bonnie-Liz-Taylor @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm Robert Walter’s 20th Congress + EUFÓRQUESTRA @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm w/ The Angle
Friday, April 5th
HDYFEST Global Warning Tour @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm Seven Trill @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 7pm Steve’n’Seagulls @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm Julian Cary @Patrick’s Pub – Greeley, 8pm w/ Clusterpluck 20 watt tombstone @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins. 8pm w/ Filthy Sweet
Mickey Avalon & Dirt Nasty @Aggie Theater – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ NGHT WLVS, Mitchell James
Front Country @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm
Walter Salas-Humara @Magic Rat – Ft. Collins, 8pm
Thursday, April 4th
Daryl Ray @Broken Plow – Greeley, 8pm
Lose Your Head @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Living Dead, Aiden Minard, VAVN, F.E.S., T.C
Flosstradamus Presents: HDYFEST GlobalL Warning Tour @Boulder Theater – Boulder, 8pm
Serene Green @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 8pm The Crystal Method @Aggie Theater – Ft. Collins, 8pm Jazz Is Phish w/ Aaron Bordas, LER @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 7pm w/ Adam Dotson, Daniel Bluestocking Burlesque @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 8pm Casares, Lee Barbour, Adam Chase, Cody Wright, Domi An Evening with The Subdudes @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm
Saturday, April 6th
Tom MacDonald @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Nova Rockafeller
K Camp @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm Robert Walter’s 20th Congress
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@Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Euforquestra, Graham Good & The Painters Ruby Roots @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Wasteland Hop
Bumpin Uglies @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ MountainUs and Joey Harkum
ONHELL @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Jakattak b2b Waylo, Brixx
That’s Science?! @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Sinister Pig
Don Graham @Broken Plow – Greeley, 8pm
Joseph @The Armory – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Haley Johnsen
THE SUBDUDES @Boulder Theater – Boulder, 8pm w/ Kevin Fitzgerald Futon Down @Colorado Room – Ft. Collins, 8pm Bill Frisell: Harmony @The Armory – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Petra Haden, Hank Roberts & Luke Bergman Front Country + The Mighty Pines @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 7pm w/ Wood Belly
SLOW MAGIC @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm w/ Covex
Friday, April 12th Poets & Wolves @Patrick’s Pub – Greeley, 8pm Gasoline Lollipops @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Tallgrass, The Alcapones
Sunday, April 7th
Revyve @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ RiverKinn
Acid Mothers Temple @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm
Buffalo Gospel @Magic Rat – Ft. Collins, 8pm
SUSTO @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 7pm w/ Whitacre, Frances Cone
Curtis T @Broken Plow – Greeley, 8pm
Tuesday, April 9th Cosme Martinez @Patrick’s Pub – Greeley, 8pm
Wednesday, April 10th JEDI @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ special guests: EON Soccer Mommy @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 7pm w/ American Grandma, Lefty
Thursday, April 11th The Supervillains @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ special guests Micheal McDonald @UCCC – Greeley, 7pm
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KRS-One @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm
BandWagon Magazine Battle of The Bands @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 7pm w/ Swerve, Saints Of Never After, The Beeves JOSEPH @Boulder Theater – Boulder, 8pm w/ Haley Johnsen Zoofunkyou @Colorado Room – Ft. Collins, 8pm The Rifters @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 8pm TRAMPA @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm w/ IIVX, Yoko b2b iAM_Jacko
Saturday, April 13th Exmag @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm Shoreline Mafia @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm
2018 IHEART RADIO ROCKY MOUNTAIN COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS EVENT OF THE YEAR
Featuring REO SPEEDWAGON
BRETT ELDREDGE WITH JARED DANIELS
WITH TYLER WALKER BAND
FRIDAY, JUNE 28
SATURDAY, JUNE 29
THURSDAY, JULY 4
CODY JOHNSON
BROTHERS OSBORNE
WITH ROMERO
WITH CHANCEY WILLIAMS & THE YOUNGER BROTHERS BAND
FFRIDAY, JULY 5
WITH TEDDY ROBB
SATURDAY, JULY 6
Park Stage Headliners
KIP MOORE
FOR
KING & COUNTRY
WITH REBECCA ST. JAMES
SUNDAY, JUNE 30
Spite @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Fallujah with Skinned and From Within The Trench Gamits @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Lawsuit Models, Came and Took it Goatz! @Magic Rat – Ft. Collins, 8pm Nocturn Jazz Quintet @Broken Plow – Greeley, 8pm Chris Daniels & The Kings @Boulder Theater – Boulder, 7pm w/ Freddi Gowdy & Friends, Hazel Miller, Kenny Passarelli, Stanley Sheldon, Cass Clayton Band Atom Jetty Colorado Room – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ The Rainbow Treatment Lucy Kaplansky @The Armory – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Bethel Steele
Drake Bell @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm Christopher Cross @Boulder Theater – Boulder, 8pm
Wednesday, April 17th The Band Perry @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Dream Chief Reverend Horton Heat @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm w/ Legendary Shack Shakers, The Hooten Hallers
Thursday, April 18th Fort Dub @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Tone E, MMFBO, Juiice b2b Inertia Bob Schneider @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm
Y2Kake presented by the Cupcake Cabaret @Avogadro’s– Ft. Collins, 8pm
Andy Frasco & The U.N. @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Aaron Kamm & The One Drops
Eminence Ensemble @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm w/ LYFTD
EON @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Los Toms, Spliff Tank
Counter Point @Key Largo Lounge – Greeley, 8pm
Joan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan *Sold Out* @The Armory – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Shaley Scott
Sunday, April 14th KUNG FU @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm w/ Sixty Minute Men
Tuesday, April 16th
exmag Saturday, April 13th @ Moxi Theater in Greeley
Marvel Years @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Funkstatik and ELCTRX
Friday, April 19th The Barton Brothers @Patrick’s Pub – Greeley, 8pm Bukez Finezt @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ The Widdler, Thanom, Sektah 99.9 The Point Presents: It’s Gonna Be May New Millennium Dance Party @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 8pm RDGLDGRN @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm
Heavy Diamond Ring @Magic Rat – Ft. Collins, 8pm Mad Dog Trio @Broken Plow – Greeley, 8pm Shake Down Street @Boulder Theater – Boulder, 8pm w/ special guests Derek Blake Band @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 8pm
Songs From The Road @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 8pm LOW HANGING FRUIT @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm w/ Zayminor, Jay and Company, DJ Ambitious Boy
Graham Histed @Patrick’s Pub – Greeley, 8pm
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Thriftworks + Marvel Years @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm w/ MIDIcinal, Godlazer
Saturday, April 20th EKHO 420 @EKHO Lounge – Greeley, 12pm Steve Manshel @Broken Plow – Greeley, 8pm The Best Buds @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Anville, Devin Tremell Woolawaka 2 @Mishawaka – Bellvue, 7pm w/ WoolEye, AJ Fullerton Escourt @Boulder Theater – Boulder, 8pm w/ The Jive Tribe, Chewy&Bach, Philip Berarducci The Budding Artists Collective @Colorado Room – Ft. Collins, 4pm ZiMBiRa Afrofusion Band @Avogadro’s Number, 8pm w/ Zivinai Masango.
Brownies & Lemonade: 4/20 @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm
Sunday, April 21st Pepper @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ The Movement Devin the Dude @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ THC, ScotFree, and Rolos
The Best Buds
Grateful Dawg Sundays @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm
Monday, April 22nd POLYPHIA @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 6pm w/ I The Mighty, Tides Of Man
Saturday April 20th, 2019 at Moxi Theater.
David Archuleta @Rialto Theater – Loveland, 7pm SOMO: THE PHASES TOUR @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 7pm w/ Drama Relax, Michael Constantino, Keenan TreVon
Tuesday, April 23rd Anna Fiedler @Patricks Pub – Greeley, 8pm Kid Trunks @Aggie Theater – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Charlie Xen, Robb Banks
Wednesday, April 24th Murs @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ DJ Eps, Locksmith, Cojo, D-Stylz & High Key
Dubbest @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Luna Shade, IrieOso An Evening with George Winston @Boulder Theater – Boulder, 7pm w/ special guests Kid Trunks @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm w/ Cooliecut, Bass Santana, Kin$oul, Craig Xen, Robb Bank$
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Stevie STone & MadChild Sunday April 28th, 2019 at Moxi Theater.
Thursday, April 25th UNC Jazz Festival Featuring: Take 6 @ UNC Campus Commons Greeley, 4:30 & 7:30 UNC Jazz Festival After Hours Sessions @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 9:30pm DMVU @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm W/ PhLo, Crimbrule, $waZ Phish Thursdays @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Phour Point O
Friday, April 26th UNC Jazz Festival Featuring: Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra @ UNC Campus Commons Greeley, 4:30 & 7:30 UNC Jazz Festival After Hours Sessions @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 9:30pm w/ jazz septet 7 on 7 True Apollo and Friends @EKHO Lounge – Greeley, 8pm VYNYL @Patrick’s Pub – Greeley, 8pm Jim Kristoff @Broken Plow – Greeley, 8pm Slow Caves w/ IzCali - FoCoMX @ Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins Plasma Canvas w/ I Am The Owl – FoCoMX @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins Los Mocochetes - FoCoMX @ Washington’s - Ft. Collins
Crescent City Connection - FocoMX @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm Evanoff + Cycles @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm w/ Dog City Disco
Saturday, April 27th UNC Jazz Festival 1959: An Epic Year in Jazz @ UNC Campus Commons Greeley, 4:30 & 7:30 Featuring: Benny Golson and Special Guests Sharp Radway, Clay Jenkins, Dave Pietro, and Don Aliquo UNC Jazz Festival After Hours Sessions @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 9:30pm w/ jazz septet 7 on 7 The Burroughs - FoCoMX @ Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins The Patti Fiasco – FoCoMX @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins Dubskin - FoCoMX @ Washington’s - Ft. Collins Michael Olivier @Patrick’s Pub – Greeley, 8pm The Symbols @Key Largo Lounge – Greeley, 8pm
Sunday, April 28th Stevie Stone + Madchild @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8 pm
Monday, April 29th The Spring Quartet @Boulder Theater – Boulder, 7pm
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SHOT OF THE MONTH PHOTO BY PEARY SCHROEDER
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