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Brent Cowles Cold Times

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After transitioning from leading You, Me, and Apollo and opening for big names like The Lumineers, Brent Cowles has released his first solo EP titled Cold Times. With contemporary musical inspirations like Nathaniel Rateliff, he learned quickly that going solo doesn’t mean hanging up the electric guitar. Cowles has created an album far from his previous sound. The change into going solo is paving a way for Cowles to make a name for himself as a singer-songwriter. The album brings in joyful tones and upbeat rhythms that are both pleasant and surprising. The first track “Lift Me Up (Leave

Me Here)” is striking and fun, setting the tone of the album nicely. The title song “Cold Times” is perhaps the best showcase of Cowles’ musical abilities, showcasing not only his strength as a songwriter but also as a vocalist. Moving away from the more mellow sound Cowles is obviously comfortable with we find “Maybe We’re Fine”, a track driven by the electric guitar and an upbeat rhythm. This song is a nice shift of gears for Cowles and it gives us a taste of his versatility. The most differing track off the album, “9th and Lafayette” brings in a ballad, full of vulnerability and heartbreaking lyrics. In this five track EP, his influences are very recognizable. With a soulfulness similarly seen in artists such as Shovels and Rope and Elle King, this EP is a great step forward for this Denver musician. As someone who has already worked in the Colorado music scene for years, don’t be surprised when Cowles becomes a household name.

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Coco Montoya Hard Truth

Andrew Stiegler

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Coco Montoya’s latest album, Hard Truth, demonstrates the 65-year-old Stratocaster slinger’s ability to play and sing the blues. Montoya certainly holds his own with the blues community and has a storied resume. He even used to play with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, filling a spot once occupied by Eric Clapton and Peter Green. “Before the Bullets Fly”, which opens the record, is a cover from Gregg Allman’s 1988 album by the same name. It’s a heavier blues number that carries a confident smoothness to it. The entire album is basically flooded with this type of attitude, there are no ploys or wildly outrageous moments, but nearly every track exhibits a professionalism only Coco can pull off.

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The album is glazed in blues but there are a few tunes that “shine a light”. Montoya pours his heart out to his audience in, “I Want To Shout About It”. A tender tune that indicates his love for a woman whom he isn’t shy about expressing his feelings for, “She rocks me long, long, long and slow/ I want to shout about it/ She’s so good for me. “The Moon is Full”, an Albert Collins cover, is a warm number that helps Montoya maintain a balance between the blues and smooth rock. He is truly a genuine blues artist but his music at times lacks diversity. His style can seem rather two-dimensional, and there is little in his music that hasn’t been done before. The talent is there but his distinctiveness is not necessarily as prevalent. Montoya’s best melody is the third track “Lost In the Bottle”, which is certainly the heaviest song on the album. The opening is exactly the all-encompassing sound he needs to produce more of, its energetic, stirring and authentic. Hard Truth is just as raw as it is refined, he knows the blues-rock sound and stays true to himself and the blues.

Infinite Conscious Perspective

Samm Barrett

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Sludgy thrash is the best way to describe the contrasting and somewhat ironic style that Infinite Conscious brings to the table on their latest EP Trials and Tribulations. This style alone really shows the internal conflict that is explored throughout the EP. Starting the tracklist is “Passed Over and Done” which is a

sledgehammer of emotion. Starting with a slow almost anthem like guitar line, the song starts the album with a trudging drone and increases with intensity over time. “Silent Despair” is the second track to hit your ears, and despite the name is one of the more uplifting tracks on the album. The hook is very catchy and the tempo is a little more upbeat. It is a safe bet to say this is a moment in which vocalist Chris Blackman and his crew begin to overcome some of their tribulations. With all the emotional power driven vocals that Blackman brings to the album the third track, “Perseverance” is more reminiscent of a ballad. A dark dreary ballad, but ballad nonetheless. Although the

EP leans towards the darker side of things “Perseverance” is a good example of the many moments the band presents a “light at the end of the tunnel” so to speak. Blackman pours his heart out all over the album with extremely gritty and powerful vocals very akin to Down, the heavy metal supergroup. At times Blackman will strain his vocals to the point in which it sounds as if he is hurting himself and falls a bit out of the track, but somehow it just feels right. As for the rest of the band, they paint a good landscape for Chris to walk us through and have highlight moments throughout. Tossing in drum breaks, bass solos, guitar solos and more, they cover all your basses for a odd mix of prog, rock and roll, and some sludge to squish it all together.

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Shelby Taylor-Thorn | On Air M-F 3p.m.-7p.m. The Unlikely Candidates – Violence Given that we know how much Fort Collins and Greeley (and the rest of Colorado) love the Candidates, we couldn’t not give their latest one an instant add to our playlist. ‘Ringer’ was catchy and poppy and fun – a total juxtaposition to its lyrics— but ‘Violence’ is much less subtle; a banger you probably won’t ‘pop the question’ to. Barns Courtney – Golden Dandelions We first got acquainted with Barns last summer at Illegal Pete’s in Fort Collins because we believe all good relationships begin in burrito bars, obviously. This summer, I had the pleasure of seeing Barns again at a music showcase, and after watching numerous bands perform throughout the week, the one song that I really fell in love with, and knew I had to bring back to Colorado with me, was the latest from Barns, ‘Golden Dandelions.’

nomination... Anyway, I’m also not usually big on slow songs either, but there’s just an exception to anything, isn’t there? There is really something so undeniably genuine coming from Hoppus and Skiba that just pulls at your heart strings in this one. #skatepunkballad.

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Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness – So Close As if McMahon ever puts out a song we don’t like, right? The follow up to ‘Fire Escape’ and second single from Zombies on Broadway is no sophomore slump. He’s made a definite departure from Jack’s Mannequin’s early-2000s alt-pop, and ‘So Close’ almost flirts with being a dance track – all while still being, so sincerely, Andrew McMahon.

Arcade Fire – Everything Now For fans of: Disco balls, glitter, old Abba records and maybe a little…pan flute? There’s certainly a retro funk revival working its way into new rock alternative, and it’s apparent in the latest Arcade Fire Blink – 182 – Home Is Such a Lonely and Killers tracks, to name a couple. The Place I’ll admit, I wasn’t the hugest fan of Blink’s world may not be ready for your dad’s vintage flare jeans, however, so let’s California from the get-go, as most pace ourselves. people were — you know the album with two #1 singles and a Grammy

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If He Had A Million Do Would Be Doing

By now, most people have heard of the Barenaked Ladies — the ‘90s alternative band responsible for the Billboard Hot 100 hit “One Week” and songs like “If I Had $1,000,000.” Established in 1988 by Steven Page and Ed Robertson, the Canadian group never intentionally set out to use its band name as what eventually became a clever marketing tool. It just kind of…happened. “That was never the intention,” Robertson says from his home in Toronto. “I had agreed to play a fundraiser for a local food bank. I had a high school band that won a local battle of the bands contest. A friend asked if I wanted to do this fundraiser, but I thought if I don’t start actually start handing in some papers and taking some tests, I’m not going to make it into university. So I stopped playing with the band I was playing with and totally forgot about the fundraiser. “Eight months later, I had no band and I was called by the girl who I kind of had a bit of a crush on and she’s like, ‘You’re still on for the fundraiser, right? We’re

really counting on you.’ I said, ‘Yes [pause]. Of course, I’m still on. But the name of the band has changed to…Barenaked Ladies!’ That’s the amount of thought that went into the band name. I called my friend Steve Page and said, ‘Hey we got a gig.’” Robertson incorrectly assumed it would be his one and only show. In fact, for three months he thought every show would be his last, but 28 years later, the 46-year-old is still in a band called Barenaked Ladies. The pinball fanatic is adamant he wouldn’t change the name if he could go back in time. “Our career has been littered

with serendipitous good fortune,” he explains. “It’s been lots of hard work, but tons of luck and lots of interesting choices that led to who we are. The kind of whimsy of that flippant decision — that’s what we do every night. There’s spontaneity on stage. There’s a kind of tightrope walking on stage that sometimes fails spectacularly, but I love that we’re just going for it every night. To me, that’s what makes the show exciting.” But it hasn’t always been smooth sailing. In 2009, Page decided to leave the band to pursue his own musical endeavors despite the early success of 1992’s Gordon and mainstream

ollars, Ed Roberston g The Same Thing breakthrough of 1998’s Stunt. It left Robertson tasked with taking over lead vocal duties, which he confesses felt like a big responsibility, but something that forced him to really inhabit the role. “It was a daunting transition to go through, and I think we may have been guilty of overthinking it a little too much and really freaking out,” he admits. “It was very liberating that the very first show we ever did as a four-piece was in front of 14,000 people at Universal Studios in Orlando. We freaked the fuck out about it. We rehearsed for weeks. We meticulously planned the entire set. We walked on stage and immediately realized nobody gave a shit [laughs]. Eighty-five percent of the crowd didn’t even know what the band looked like.” Over the past decade, the talented guitarist/vocalist says he’s

Pictured (Left to Right): Jim Creeggan (Bass), Tyler Stewart (Drums), Kevin Hearn (Guitar), Ed Robertson (Guitar/Vocals)

become 10 times the performer he used to be. His latest project, Ladies and Gentlemen: Barenaked Ladies and The Persuasions, was the result of an impromptu session with New York acapella group, The Persuasions. The album was released in April 2017. “It’s basically a greatest hits and greatest misses compilation,” he explains. “We had no intention of making a record. We were going to record two or three songs, but before we knew it we had 15 songs done. We loved it so much that we had to release it. It was a pleasant surprise.” While Barenaked Ladies have been nominated for a Grammy Award twice, they never won. In 1999, “One Week” was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group, but lost to The Brian Setzer Orchestra on a night they’ll never forget.

“I don’t like to call us two-time nominees — I like to call us twotime losers,” he jokes. “All that, ‘It’s just an honor to be nominated’ is bullshit. I wish I had a Grammy. We were sitting next to Semisonic when we lost to Brian Setzer. We made a deal with them that we would boo the shit out of whoever won and we did. As Setzer was walking up to the stage, all of Semisonic and all of Barenaked Ladies were yelling, ‘This is fucking bullshit.’ It was so much fun [laughs].” The highlight of his career? Nearly three decades later, he’s still passionate about the music. “I still look forward to playing with the guys,” he says. “To me, that is bigger than any accolade, award, single or whatever. The fact that 28 years in I actually really like my job and am grateful to be a touring musician is the best part. I still love it.”

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Rooney is band you know you’ve heard. The commercial success of songs like “When Did Your Heart Go Missing” and “I’m Shakin” made them a part of the high school experience for many people growing up in the early and mid 2000s. What many casual listeners don’t know, bandleader Robert Schwartzman is also an accomplished filmmaker. In 2016, he released his directorial debut Dreamland at the Tribeca Film Festival while almost at the same time, releasing Washed Away, Rooney’s first full length album in six years. We spoke with Schwartzman about his extraordinary life as an artist.

When it comes to writing new music, how do you ject. For many years, I didn’t release any Rooney songs, I put know if something is working or not? Does this apply to new music out either solo or as a side project. Now that I’m film as well? focused on Rooney, it’s about making new songs for this project. And as far as the “sound” of Rooney, I try to pick songs that Good question, there’s a feeling of excitement I get when I’m have a certain Rooney energy or melody that I think will work working on new songs or projects and that feeling can either for the project. However, I’m more open lately to making music sustain or not during the process. But it’s random and hard to that isn’t expected from Rooney, meaning Music that doesn’t really communicate how that goes. Like if a song is working, play the the same old hand. I think my perspective of how my I get addicted to it and I can’t put it down, turn it off, etc., I music has evolved is very subjective and may differ from outjust want to get it ready for release. Same with the film process, side opinion. it’s like getting bitten by something and you just can’t get away from it. Who are some songwriters today you admire? In Washed Away we hear a Rooney that fans have always known only more rich instrumentally. When it came to this record how did you decide what would be an official Rooney song and what would be used for something else?

Today, I admire writer/producers. I think it’s because I’m more impressed and inspired by what people are doing with sounds, with effects, with software than actual songwriting chops. It seems today’s Music, indie and mainstream, is about the sound of it. The song could be totally average, but it could sound super cool and it gets recognition. The way it sounds That’s a new hurdle lately, trying to decide where Music goes dictates how it’s perceived over the quality of the songwriting. and how I want to release it, if it makes sense for a certain pro- Deep down, I love melody so that’s what hooks me. I mostly

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use Pro Tools when I record and the thing about that software is that it’s more about basic recording, editing, and mixing. Of course it has plugins, but it’s not really as sample or loop driven as Ableton Live or as soft synth friendly as Logic Pro. So I think the software you use plays a major role in the process of how the music sounds, how the songs come together, how inventive they can be.

ever evolving, super competitive industry. It’s hard to blame them when the public have sort of driven the content. To be so dependent on the success of one movie release must be a scary thing for a studio. That’s why you see so many of the same kinds of movies getting made at that top budget level. It’s about franchises. For indies, it’s a whole other battle so you probably won’t have to worry about that with arthouse films.

If you could make a record with any person living or dead who would it be?

You come from such a creative and successful family which includes Nicolas Cage, Francis Ford Coppola, and of course your brother Jason Schwartzman to name a few. As a relative of Nicolas Cage, which of his movies is your favorite?

John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, Jeff Lynne For those watching your career through the media, it has always seemed like both film and music has existed side by side for you. Now that your first full-length directorial debut Dreamland as well as your latest album Washed Away have been released for over a year, do you see yourself jumping back in the director’s chair when you’re finished with tour?

Hands down Vampire Kiss If you haven’t already seen it, go watch it after reading this. Do you have any advice for young artists? Do what makes you happy.

Yes, I loved making Dreamland and can’t wait to get the next film going. That’s something I’m focused on. Do you think the whole sequel thing that’s been happening in the film industry will ever end? What do you think will happen if it does? I don’t think it’ll end. How can it? If a movie succeeds, and if it’s franchise-able, then there’s more money to make. That’s pretty much the entire goal of studios, making tons of money and staying alive in an

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Kyle Eustice | BandWagon Magazine Bassist for the funk band Lettuce and accomplished studio musician Erick “Jesus” Coomes earned a degree from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in the mid-90s. Over the past couple of decades, he’s honed his craft to become one of the most prolific bass players out there. His brother, producer Tycoon, has multiple platinum hits and works with the some of the most successful people in the industry, including Ron Fair, Diane Warren and Dr Dre. Coupled with their musician father, who essentially came up with “Jesus music,” it’s truly a family affair. As he was getting ready for his set at Red Rocks Amphitheater, where Lettuce was joined by special guests Ghostface Killah, J-Rocc of The Beat Junkies, The Meters’ George Porter, Jr. and Cyril Neville, Coomes was able to take a few minutes to talk about his incredible journey. Dressed in a tie-dyed t-shirt and a hat that read “Jesus,” he spoke candidly about his experiences working with Snoop and everyone in

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between. In true Jesus form, he’d routinely show up at Snoop’s studio wearing a turban he had worn to his yoga class and freak everyone out. “[I did that] on purpose, totally [laughs],” Coomes says. “What’s cool about people in the music scene is you can be yourself. Every night, I’m seeing everyone being themselves and doing what they want, so I said, ‘You know what? I’m going to rock this turban [laughs].’ I remember wearing it a bunch of times. I’d wear it all over.” While most people would likely lose their cool in the presence of the almighty Doggfather, Coomes was just enjoying the music making process. “Snoop’s awesome,” he says. “He and my brother tried to smoke each other under the table. It was awesome. I didn’t smoke weed at the time and we were working on Anthony Hamilton’s record and at the time. Snoop had signed Latoya Williams — bad ass singer. She was doing a guest spot on Anthony’s first record, My First Love.”

As he continued to talk about that experience, he got choked up for a second thinking about how much he loves the position he’s in. It’s been a long road, but his path was seemingly carved out for him early on. “My father is in the music business,” he explains. “He was a record producer and had me in the studio when I was really young, and my brother plays drums. For the first 12 years of my life, I was looking for an instrument. I was trying everything. I would sing in my crib. My dad has recordings of me writing little songs. I’d been trying to find a voice. My jazz band teacher pretty much made me play bass. I had tried a lot of instruments. My family being musical saw me play at the jazz concert and they were all excited. I guess I was good at it.”

raised, it’s not surprising he’s so congenial. “My dad has the biggest heart ever,” he says. “I don’t want this to come off wrong, but they were hippies early on and I think that affected their version of Christianity. ‘God is love’ is a really big part of it. It’s not a negative vibe. He’s like a musician hippie that is also into church, so he’s spreading love with acoustic guitar and his voice. He’s so excited.”

“I don’t want this to come off wrong, but they were hippies early on and I think that affected their version of Christianity. ‘God is love’ is a really big part of it.”

With his humility intact, Coomes has been able to manifest one of the most incredible careers any aspiring musician could ever dream of and do it all with a smile on his face. Considering how he was

From working with Eminem on 2009’s “Crack A Bottle” to studio work with Britney Spears, Coomes is living the dream, especially on the road. Night after night, he gets to hit the stage with some of his closest friends as a member of Lettuce. Music is the unifying force that keeps them going, but he admits it can get intense in the studio.

“We might passionately scream at each other, but in a good way,” he says. “We’re not talking to the person — we’re talking to force of music going through you and trying to get the music right. Obviously you don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings — feelings are important, but the music is pretty important, too.”

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CONCERT CALENDAR

Saturday July 1st

Champagne Drip, and Megalodon

The Anchor & Scarlet Canary “Shut Up & Mosh Tour” @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–8pm w/ Infinite Conscious

Umphrey’s McGee @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–6pm w/ Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers

Toby Keith @ Greeley Stampede, Greeley–8pm w/ High Valley

Monday July 3rd

Driftwood @ Downtown Artery, Fort Collins–7pm w/ Edison STRFKR @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins–7pm w/ REPTILIANS OptycNerd / HR People @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ G Kae, Kimi Most Rubedo’s Independence Day III @ Bluebird Theater, Denver–8pm w/ Los Mocochetes con Baubo, Don Chicharron, Mouse Powell, Luke Krutzke and The High Tides MisterWives @ Odgen Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ The Greeting Committee, Bell the Band

Stand-Up Comedy @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins–7pm Gamma Death Wave @ Lost Lake, Denver–7pm Zeds Dead @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–5pm w/ Ghastly, Rezz, Camo & Krooked, Nebbra, GG Magree, Pham

Tuesday July 4th TurnT-Table Tuesday @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins–8pm

Umphrey’s McGee @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–6:30pm w/ Bokanté and Snarky Puppy

Toxic Kid @ Lost Lake, Denver–7pm

Tethys @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Vale of Pnath, Seren, Vow of Volition, Apotheon, Scalafrea Zeds Dead @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ SMLE, Sober Rob, Kid Froopy,

Friday July 7th Wish You Were Pink (A Pink Floyd Tribute) @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–8pm w/ Lineage Stone @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Broken Teeth, Lonely Bones, Uneasy Peace, Lockjaw (CO) 7 This Wild Life @ Bluebird Theater, Denver–9pm

Rival Sons @ Gothic Theatre, Denver–8:30pm The Munsens @ Lost Lake, Denver–8pm w/ ORYX, Ghosts Of Glaciers The Avett Brothers @ Red Rocks Amphitheare, Morrison–7:30pm w/ Dr. John & The Nite Trippers

Saturday July 8th Marcia Ball & Coco Montoya @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–6pm

Wednesday July 5th Fit For An Autopsy @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Tombs, Moon Tooth, It’s Always Sunny in Tijuana

Clay Walker @ Greeley Stampede, Greeley–8pm w/ John Michael Montgomery

Morrison–7:30pm w/ Rufus Wainwright

Blues Traveler @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–5pm w/ Rusted Root, Spin Doctors, The Samples

BANDITS (Vinyl Release) @ Lost Lake, Denver–7pm w/ Urn., Bogusman, The Beeves

Sunday July 2nd

CONOR OBERST SUNDAY JULY 2ND @ MISHAWAKA AMPHITHEATRE

Flume @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–7:30pm w/ Baauer, Touch Sensitive

Thursday July 6th Almost, Maine @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ From Thin Air, Rain in July, I’m Glad It’s You, Not My WeekendJacuzzi Boys @ Lost Lake, Denver–7pm w/ Dirty Few Pink Martini w/ The Colorado Symphony @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre,

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Redlands @ Lost Lake, Denver–7pm w/ Ghost Lit Kingdom, Before The Bulb, VYNYL The Avett Brothers @ Red Rocks Amphitheare, Morrison–7:30pm w/ Shovels & Rope

Monday July 10th ELWAY / DEAD KEY / I AM THE OWL @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm

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Panther Martin, Down Time & Special Guests @ Downtown Artery, Fort Collins–8pm

Land Lines @ Lost Lake, Denver–8pm w/ Modern Leisure, Nasty Nachos

Dead Rabbitts @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ I Set My Friends On Fire, Set to Stun, Northern Ghost

The Avett Brothers @ Red Rocks Amphitheare, Morrison–7:30pm w/ Dr. John & The Nite Trippers

A-Mac and the Height Album Release @ Bluebird Theater, Denver–8pm w/ Robby Wicks Band, Lola Rising, Dear Me

Sunday July 9th Otherwise @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Through Fire

As the Sky Darkens @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ The Panoramic, Conquer Everest, Owleye, Fox Lake Rips @ Lost Lake, Denver–7pm Howling Hex Santana @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–8pm

Tuesday July 11th Bryan McPherson / TMULE / Mike Mitchell (dead key) @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm Spose @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ An Hobbes DJ Shadow @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8pm Alvarez Kings @ Lost Lake, Denver–7pm w/ Evinair, Water Aerobics

Michelle Mandico @ Lost Lake, Denver–7pm w/ Savanna Shai, Deva Yoder Ween @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–7:30pm

Thursday July 13th Jared & The Mill “Summer Tour 2017” @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–7:30pm w/ Silver & Gold TNERTLE @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins–8pm w/ Miss Jaedha & Jeraff KILL VARGAS & An Atomic Whirl @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm w/ WeinerCat Enemy In I @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Skyburial, Hemingway Hero, Fighting the Phoenix, Fall Of Scylla Ween @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8:30pm Zagriculture @ Lost Lake, Denver–8pm w/ Emma Mayes & The Hip Michael Franti & Spearhead @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–6:30pm w/ Trevor Hall, Hirie

Friday July 14th

Beck @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–7:30pm w/ Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Back to the 80’s Party w/ RETRO: The Ultimate 80’s Tribute Band @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–8pm

Wednesday July 12th

Lola Black @ Bluebird Theater, Denver–8pm w/ Tonight We Rise, Phoenyx A.D., Wake The Bat

September Mourning @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–8pm Donavon Frankenreiter @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins–8pm w/ Matthew Wilburn Skinner of Tallgras Grant Sabin & the Juke Joint Highball @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm w/ Aaron Kelly Band Absolute Suffering @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ These Streets, Turncoat, Concrete

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Caravan Palace @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8pm

Michelle Branch @ Gothic Theatre, Denver–8pm Ween @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8:30pm Railroad Earth, Leftover Salmon @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–6pm w/ Keller and The Keels

Saturday July 15th Jared & The Mill “Summer Tour 2017” @ Downtown Artery, Fort Collins–7:30pm w/ Silver & Gold

Roommates/ RMMTS Album Release Show @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Use the Sun, Tyto Alba, The Ephinjis, Gleemer UZ @ Bluebird Theater, Denver–9pm w/ Kyral x Banko Nite Jewel @ Lost Lake, Denver–8pm w/ Harriet Brown Dave Chappelle @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–8pm

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Sunday July 16th

THURSDAY JULY 20TH @ MOXI THEATER

Jarren Benton @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins–8pm KIM NALL & The Ugly Architect @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm Beach Fossils @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ She-Devils, Ablebody Sidewalk Chalk @ Lost Lake, Denver–7pm Amos Lee with the Colorado Symphony @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–7pm w/ Joseph

Monday July 17th Anarbor @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Sundresed

Tuesday July 18th FASTPLANTS & BOMB THREAT @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm Whitney Rose @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm Lucy Dacus @ Lost Lake, Denver–7pm Diana Krall with The Colorado Symphony @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–8pm

Wednesday July 19th Mitski @ Bluebird Theater, Denver–8pm w/ Half Waif Andrew Combs @ Lost Lake, Denver–7pm

Saturday July 22nd Dirty Heads / SOJA @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–7pm w/ The Green, RDGLDGRN

Demun Jones @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–8pm

Blue Taboo Album Release Party @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins–8pm w/ I Am The Owl, Holdfast and Foreign Words Freakin and Geekin Tour feat. Kap G @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins–8pm w/ J.R. Donato and TOKE

Displace (feat. Jaden Carlson) @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins–8pm w/ Mojomama and Native Station

Holocene Hills @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Boxout, This Broken Beat

Thursday July 20th

Dawes @ Odgen Theatre, Denver–8:30pm The String Cheese Incident @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–7pm w/ Analog Son

Sunday July 23rd MOONSONG & SERPENTFOOT @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm

Letter 9 - EP Release @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–6pm w/ Thoughtpilot, Orbiter (CO), Power Bottom, Shahirye of Ra, Girlfriend The Ghoulies @ Lost Lake, Denver–7pm w/ Sliver, The Skeleton Crew, Audrey

Friday July 21st Rooney “Ultrasonic Summer Tour” @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–7pm w/ Run River North, Slow Caves Kap G @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ J.R. Donato, J-Krupt, Dallas Garcia Beth Ditto @ Bluebird Theater, Denver–9pm Allan Kingdom Lines @ Lost Lake, Denver–8pm The String Cheese Incident @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–7pm w/ Jyemo Club

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Demun Jones @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm Brendan James @ Bluebird Theater, Denver–8pm w/ Megan Burtt, Dave Tamkin The String Cheese Incident @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–7pm w/ Grant Farm

Tuesday July 25th Wage War @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Gideon, Varials, Remain and Sustain Mom Jeans + Graduating Life @ Lost Lake, Denver–7pm w/ Obtuse, Pretty Tired

Monday July 24th

2CELLOS @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–8pm

Lee Dewyze @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–7:30pm w/ Little Lights

Wednesday July 26th

3TEETH @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Ritual Aesthetic, Kill Minus Nine Rich Homie Quan @ Bluebird Theater, Denver–8pm w/ Pardison Fontaine Sports @ Lost Lake, Denver–7pm w/ Yeek Lyle Lovett and His Large Band @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–7pm w/ The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring additional players; Jimmy Ibbotson, Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas

Cordovas @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–8pm The Aggie Standup Series: Troy Walker @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins–6pm w/ Special Guests Today Is The Day @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Kayo Dot, Glacial Tomb Mura Masa @ Gothic Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ KUČKA The Mammoths @ Lost Lake, Denver–7pm w/ Kind Hearted Strangers

CES CRU

THURSDAY JULY 27TH @ MOXI THEATAER

Glass Animals @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–7pm w/ Little Dragon

Thursday July 27th CES CRU @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–7pm Herbie Hancock Tribute Feat. Dominic Lalli (Big Gigantic), Dave Watts (The Motet), Joey Porter (The Motet), Garrett Sayers (The Motet), Dan Schwindt (Kyle Hollingsworth Band) @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins–8pm Places Back Home @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins–7pm w/ Poets & Wolves, North By North, Bitter Suns and Quentin When Particles Collide & Plasma Canvas @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm Dayseeker @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm Travellers Music @ Lost Lake, Denver–7pm w/ S.T.O.I.C., Six-O-Clock, Your Relatives, TMC, Newce AFI & Circa Survive @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–7pm w/ Citizen

Friday July 28th Van Wholen (Tribute To Van Halen & The Who) @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–8pm The Grass is Dead @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins–8pm w/ Special Guests

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The Malai Llama ft. Jennifer Hartswick (of Trey Anastasio Band) @ Bluebird Theater, Denver–8pm HARD Red Rocks 2017: Dillon Francis @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–6pm w/ DJ Mustard, Destructo, AC Slater, Wax Motif, Kittens

Saturday July 29th Zac Brown Band After Show feat. Blue Water Highway Band @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–8pm The Sword @ Gothic Theatre, Denver–8:30pm w/ Big Jesus Tedeschi Trucks Band @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–7pm w/ The Wood Brothers, Hot Tuna and John Medeski

Sunday July 30th SUSTO @ Downtown Artery, Fort Collins–8pm w/ Liza Anne Ritual of Ascension/ Necropanther / Last Word @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm Tedeschi Trucks Band @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–5:30pm w/ The Wood Brothers, Hot Tuna and John Bell

Monday July 31st HAYMARKET SQUARES @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm w/ CORY CALL Steve Miller Band @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–7pm w/ Peter Frampton

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