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Chloe Tang Stranger
Jed Murphy
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Hometown For The Holidays finalist Chloe Tang’s newest EP Stranger has the Denver songstress aiming for the fences. Rich with a pop sound that is accessible as hell, Stranger shines. This five track EP comes to us after a series of singles since 2016’s “Forgive You Again,” and gives listeners a songwriter and vocalist taking herself to the next level. The slackbeatz-produced tracks are solid and at times surprising. A perfect match for Tang’s vocal style, there is depth where depth is needed and polish where they need some shine. Songs like “DJWD” and “She’s Not Me” turn the pop dial up to ten, but it’s title track “Stranger” that is the money maker. Cool and stripped-down comparatively,
it has the space to let Tang’s sultry confidence roam. While the pop sound is first and foremost on this EP, it’s in her R&B mode where she seems most comfortable. Tang spreads her rock and roll wings on “Attached” cranking the live drums and guitar, but it still never quite leaves her aesthetic, setting up the closer “She’s Not Me” nicely. There is a lot of nuance on this track, combining pulsing synths and the crunchy, gleaming guitar riffs reminiscent of Denver favorite Nightlove. It’s a fist-pumping, club-banging song, and a final declaration that Chloe Tang means business. The biggest strength of this EP is its energy. It moves well while doing some heavy lifting production-wise, showing a professionalism that goes well beyond its musicianship. While the EP is amazing in its own right, its only drawback is the feeling of never quite getting you there. If anything, that simply shows how much more room she has to grow. First EPs often serve as a stretching of the recording legs for local artists, and Stranger is a huge step in a great direction. Wherever Tang chooses to go with her music, fans will say that this was the start.
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Kinesics Surfacing
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The release of Kinesics’ fulllength album Surfacing is its third attempt at seeing the light of day since the self-proclaimed “sad rock songs” began their journey in 2015. There’s beauty in the unexpected fact that the somber, deep voice of Kinesics’ songwriter belongs to the diminutive, dare we say cute, alto - Kenzi Everitt. The androgyny in her liquid vocal delivery, fullyinvested band arrangements, and the fact that her main collaborator (guitarist Jason Bartek) is also her fiancé, reflect the band’s mantra of community, teamwork, and equality. Did I mention that the drummer and bassist are married to eachother too? They are. “We played a duo set at Larimer Lounge to seven people,” Everitt says. “four of those seven came up to us after and
said ‘we want to be your rhythm section.’ We chose 2 of those 4,” she laughs: Malena and Corban Roberts. Self-producing the record (with drummer Roberts snagging the mixing credit) the band invited peers into the studio to vote on the album’s single, sequencing and even to name Kinesics’ genre. We hear Surfacing as a slick, female Pedro The Lion release with the instrumentalists’ identities shining brightly. “Back To You” is arguably the hookiest melancholy melody in this collection, Everitt’s frank pleas ground the band’s ambitious rhythmic palette in an earthy, calm flow, turning our ear with each chilling lilt. “In Between” and “Hold” feature excellent bass & drum interplay, while a badass sweep of electric guitar finishes off key track “Lions.” Nimble stick-click drumming highlights “We’re All Gonna Die,” a glimpse into Everitt’s transformation from solo folk to full-rock. “If you go, then I’m going too … no, I’m not letting go of you now,” she sings. Already, Surfacing has its hooks in us deep. Kinesics celebrate the release of Surfacing on Friday, June 22 at Barfly in Denver.
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A Kind Of Revelation Kevin Johnston
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Dedicated indeed, A Kind Of Revelation paints a picture worth a thousand listens. “Sirens Of The Sea” begins with a gorgeous, echoing canyon-call as triplett banjo-plucks filter in effortlessly amongst the thick atmosphere. “Stone And Clay” and “Miner Of This Heart” take intimate looks at Van Horne’s close-mic’d murmur, swelling to full, wave-crashing grandeur. The poetic “Giants” haunts, while “Camino Real” slips the western skies
“Where To Begin” - A heavy question and the opening track on Covenhoven’s self-dubbed “ocean record,” it parallels Joel Van Horne’s sea-filling poetics on A Kind Of Reve-
lation. An arpeggiated spell of plucks, strings and cavernous vocal reverberations, the record was impressively self-produced by Van Horne, his only additionally credited recording engineer being his late brother Ben. “I lost my little brother Ben a week after the album was completed” he says. “[Ben] was taken from us way too soon. We did several sessions together at Mighty Fine (Greeley native Colin Bricker’s studio), and he was instrumental in mixing the record. I loved working with my brother. We’d often stop and relish in those moments - together in the studio doing what we love most. The record is for-
of slide guitar into this ocean homage - a homeward hat-tip to Colorado. “Ghost Of Kerouac” is wise like lifegnarled driftwood: “The shores you swore you were standing on - were just a story that you’ve been telling wrong. And you’ve been dwelling on the last line - like it’s somehow gonna save you.” A masterful third act in the Covenhoven album cycle, A Kind Of Revolution is, as its eponymous closer states, like “waking up from a dream that never happened.” It’s entrancing in its blurred accidentals, but preserved in the memory of “when a song was a kind of revelation, some sort of magic in the low light.” Covenhoven celebrate the album’s release on June 12 at The Bluebird Theater with special guests The Stilltide.
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Ron – Shakey Graves: Can’t Wake Up If you’re going to be born Alejandro Rose-Garcia, and want to stand out in the music world, it makes sense you’d adopt a stage moniker given to you by friends at a campfire when you’re all coming up with Indian guide names. Whether he liked the name or not, Alejandro became firmly attached to Shakey Graves after the massive success of Dearly Departed with former Paper Bird member Esmé Patterson singing along. On this 5th full-length CD, I got the feeling Shakey opened his mind to aural possibilities. In December he Tweeted “Next album. New sound. Sell your suspenders.” On Can’t Wake Up he “plugs in” with some very dream-like layered guitar sounds (“Kids These Days”) and seems very open to various organic sounds like a ringing phone and (what seems like) band members packing up their studio gear after the recording is done. Like having a number of different dreams in your head flow together, each of the disc’s 13 tracks segue right into each other, blurring the lines. If an artist is going to stay fresh, they need to grow. And Shakey takes a big, rewarding leap here. See Shakey at Red Rocks with Jose Gonzalez on August 30.
Margot – Arctic Monkeys: Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino The Arctic Monkeys have long been an established success story. They are superstars in their native Britain and have an enormous following everywhere else. When you’ve had that amount of success, coming back after a long hiatus might be nerve-wracking but on their 6th album,Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, the Arctic Monkeys seem to have no such reservations. Not only that but their 5-year hiatus seems to have reinvigorated them and given them a fresh way to approach their music. First, the album is a complete idea about a space colony told through various narrators. It’s an odd idea but it works, especially since the band complements the concept with retro instruments. If you listen to Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino expecting the same old Arctic Monkeys sound, you’re in for a surprise and (on most tracks) a treat. Listen with an open mind to this audio left turn - in all likelihood, you’ll appreciate the new direction.
Stacy - Bombino: Deran
Niger-born singer, songwriter and Tuareg guitar virtuoso Bombino just released his seventh album Deran. Recorded entirely at Studio HIBA in Casablanca, Deran marks a deliberate return to Africa and Bombino’s roots. He intentionally sequestered his band in Morocco to avoid the celebrity-producer shadow, as his last two releases were produced by Dan Auerbach (Black Keys) and David Longstreth (Dirty Projectors). In stepping away, he’s returned with a beautiful tapestry of sounds, from the upbeat opener “Imajghane (The Tuareg),” to the rolling lilt of “Midiwan (My Friends)”. Sung entirely in Tamasheq, the language of the Tuareg, the album is a perfect opener for the summer. You don’t have to be fluent in the lingua franca to appreciate the authenticity of this desert-inspired, bluesinfused, melodic disc.
Benji - Parker Millsap, Other Arrangements
If you like your music eclectic, Parker Millsap’s Other Arrangements may be the perfect record for you. The album is a new direction for the Purcell, Oklahoma songwriter. After 3 pretty straight-forward Americana releases, Parker broadens his direction with some straight-ahead rock tunes, well crafted pop songs and even some very soulful ballads. Fans of Parker’s earlier material need not worry - the fiddle still makes an appearance - yet he experiments in a variety of new ways. Whether it be with different drums or looping, Other Arrangements lives up to its’ title. Check out the wonderfully weird “Your Water” as a good example of a pop song with a twist or the first cut on the record “Fine Line”- a delicious hard-driving rock song that will take your breath away. Whatever your cup of tea, you’re sure to find something to your liking on Parker Millsaps’ Other Arrangements. See Parker live at the Bluebird Theater on Aug 10th.
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Fathers, sons, and a band of brothers
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Devon Allman is a hard-working dad. Raised by his mother and growing up in the distant shadow of his father Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers, Devon Allman didn’t have much of a relationship with his is father until later in life. But he is no stranger to the stage and he is fully aware of the respect that his name commands. We chatted with the seasoned rock ‘n’ roll veteran about balancing fatherhood, legacy, and a little bit about how he has carved out his own musical niche. 10 | BANDWAGON MAGAZINE
Devon is home on a rare break from tour. Playing over 200 shows a year, he tours like crazy. The last time he took any significant time off was 2001 when his son was born. “I was 27 and had Honeytribe hoppin’ pretty good right out of the gate, doing some heavy touring and making our first record. When my son was born, I broke the band up. I didn’t want to tour. It’s pretty hard to tell your 2-year-old: ‘Hey, daddy will be back in 19 days and he’ll be home for 4 days and he’ll be gone again.’ Managers and agents called it career suicide, like: ‘you’re gonna be 32 when you dive back in - these opportunities aren’t gonna be there.’ I said that’s bullshit. Rock ‘n’ Roll might be my life, but my son’s way more important. We are as tight as two people can be because of laying that foundation.” Gregg Allman passed away in 2017. Although Devon took his name, he didn’t meet his father until he was in his teens. “My mom kept me away from the drug years of the Allman Brothers. I’m very grateful she did. When I met my dad he was still having some issues with it. I think I was 16 - old
enough, honestly, to get spooked-out by it. It certainly parlayed into my approach that fatherhood was going to be the exact opposite for me. And that’s not a bash on my dad - my dad didn’t have a dad. He didn’t know how to be a dad.” Being a father to a teenager himself, Devon Allman seems all too aware of just how formative those years can be. Usually, sons either take the opposite path from their father or follow directly in their footsteps, but he seems to have become a compelling mix of both. Juggling his own personal feelings about his relationship with his dad and the inherent publicity and expectations that come along with a name like Allman, Devon seems to have handled it exceptionally well. “It’s a delicate balance, man. The last name might get some people through the door, even though it was only 30 people to begin with,” he laughs. “It wasn’t like I was packing houses ‘cuz I’m an Allman. You gotta bust your ass so that next time there’s 100 people. But now that my dad’s gone, people wanna hear those songs… It’s an honor. I feel it’s my duty, quite frankly, to go do my show and for the encore come out with Duane Betts (the son of founding Allman Brothers member Dickey Betts) and hit ‘em with a handful of our fathers’ music.” he said. Honoring the music of his namesake may be on his agenda now, but that wasn’t always the case nor is that his shtick by any means. “Do I hire all the offspring of all the Allman Brothers members and go play Allman Brothers music all night? Well, hell no. We’re not The Allman Brothers. But after releasing 9 or 10 albums of my own and touring 30 countries, I feel confident about my body of work and I’m OK with it. ” Teaming up with Duane Betts, the pair are cu-
rrently out on an Allman + Betts world tour which spans the next 5 months from the U.S. to Canada and the U.K. This is the first time Devon Allman and Duane Betts are billed together. We wondered what made that finally happen. “It was the right timing. My father passed and then Dickey (Betts, Duane’s father) retired. For Duane, he’s been a side man (lead guitarist for Dawes, Dicky Betts) but was writing tunes that he wanted to sing. I said “dude - come out on tour with me and let people know that you’ve arrived. Then we’ll close out the show together and make some of our dads’ fans happy.” In this context Devon really is like a big brother to Duane. “Duane’s always been like a brother to me. We call each other brother. It’s no joke - the roots go deep. We have immense mutual respect. There’s many things for me to learn from him on that fretboard - and he certainly is learning from me on the “running a band” thing. It’s something I’ve done non-stop since ‘05 - now he’s seeing it.” Devon is excited about the Devon Allman Project + Duane Betts hitting the road and by the sound of it, plans to put on quite the show on his tour this summer. “Well at the end of the night, it’s an 8 piece band! (laughs) We call it guitarmageddon. But you’ve gotta have a vision for how a show should unfold. I’ve always taken a Shakespearean approach to that. You’ve gotta have a leader, and I’ve finally grown into that role. I have the respect of my men. They know I’ll nod to them for a guitar solo and if somebody’s got a hot hand, they’re gonna get a second nod.” The Devon Allman Project w/ Duane Betts play the Greeley Blues Jam Saturday, June 9th at the Island Grove Arena.
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Almost two decades after their debut, Dayton, Ohio’s Hawthorne Heights continue to live up to their reputation as s one of the seminal bands of the emo-rock genre. Lead vocalist and frontman JT Woodruff says Bad Frequencies (their first release as a band in almost 3 years) “is about going back to some of your favorite times in life and using those memories to push you forward.” It’s a compilation of undoubtedly new yet strikingly familiar emo-rock anthems akin to the ones that kept the class of 2007 company in high school. He continued, “when you get a little older, past high
Hawthorne Heights plan to play new songs on
school and college, people can get bogged down
the current tour, citing a seasoned sense of what
by everyday life. They get stressed out, they’ve got
it means to push forward as an artist who cares
a lot of responsibilities, and it’s not as much fun as
deeply for their fans. “We’re playing a few each
when you were just hanging out with friends and
night, squeezing in as much as we can, as well as
stuff. Our way of showing that it can still be fun was
trying to keep the old school fans happy with songs
to go back and do a little bit of a nod to some stuff
they wanna hear from other albums. It’s always a
that we wrote a long time ago that impacted peo-
balance when you release a new record but you’ve
ple and impacted us.”
got a lotta old records too. We’ve always tried to remain as friendly as we possibly can toward our
The direct lyrical ties between Bad Frequencies
fans.”
and Hawthorne Heights’ debut full-length Silence in Black and White (2004) are clear in “Pink Hearts,”
While their loyal following is steadfast, touring
which begins with a soaring mid 2000’s anthem-
for the band has changed. Woodruff says “ten or
rock groove that drops into a verse immediately fa-
fifteen years ago, everything seemed to move so
miliar to longtime fans of the band: “You know you
fast because everything is so new and you’re get-
already killed me, you know you killed me well.” It
ting your bearings. Now we kinda choose the cities
calls on the hit chorus “You know you do, you kill me
based on places we want to go and we have fun
well, you like it too and I can tell” from their best-
in. You learn your sweet spots. We know the places
known track “Ohio is For Lovers.” “It’s kind of a way
to hang out and what’s worth the drive. That’s the
to show that everything still can be fun,” Woodruff
coolest thing. You spend all these years finding the
says. “You just gotta allow yourself the right mind-
cool spots - now you get to spend all these years
set to have fun.” The new release definitely feels
returning to the cool spots.” He mentioned favorite
fun, with catchy melodies and solid modern pro-
restaurants and coffee shops before asking for a
duction quality mixed with just the right amount of
recommendation on a place to stop for coffee on
nostalgia and melancholy.
June 2nd. That night, Hawthorne Heights will play the Moxi Theater here in Greeley - a show fans old and new will surely not want to miss.
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In what feels like not so long ago, Cold War Kids were the embodiment of indie rock. Yes, that term has lost its meaning over the years, but in 2007 when they released Robbers and Cowards, the then early twenty-somethings were the darlings of that underground scene. Fast-forward to 2018, Cold War Kids are a force of nature in popular music. With six fulllength albums and several chart-topping hits including the song “First” which peaked at number one on the U.S. alternative charts, the label of indie rockers hasn’t applied to them for years. For lead singer Nathan Willett, looking back on his career (and looking forward) the name of the game is being the best versions of themselves they can be. “I think this far in you know your strengths. I’m insanely proud of our first record - that in itself is rare - but the problem that comes with that is you want to look around a bit and say, what do we do next? We don’t want to do the same thing again. The style, sonically, musically, and arrangement-wise of Cold War Kids was so solid from the beginning that we need to write the best songs we can, give the best performances we can and not try to necessarily totally reinvent what the band is,” says Willett in a recent interview with BandWagon Magazine. In April, the band released their sixth studio album, L.A. Divine, to warm critical praise and heavy radio play. They once again maintain the elements
long-time fans have loved while still taking themselves to a new level. In the process, Willett says he is proud of everything he’s learned along the way. “There were times when I regretted certain things we did musically on different records. But having had the fortune to make this much music, I’m happy to look back and say we got to learn from all these different things. I just want to take the best of the sound that Cold War Kids is - the stuff that has been there from the start - and find ways to keep it new, exciting and translate in a bigger way.”
For Willett, that learning process has translated to a lot of aspects of his life. Touring as hard as Cold War Kids have, Willett expressed the importance of maintaining yourself on the road, and how most people handle it differently. “It’s self preservation, you know? No one can tell you exactly what you need. Some dudes can watch a show on their iPad for eight hours up until the show. Other people need to get out there and be active. It’s a weird zone where you have to do whatever works for you. I think that’s why you can become a weirdo on tour and become selfish with your time.”
These days, Willett has gotten over things like nerves before a big show or hitting the studio. Although from time to time something will come along and catch him off guard. “I guess it depends. We did a song with Bishop Briggs - she was doing a performance and wanted me to come and sing that song with her. I was really nervous. I get really nervous when I think I don’t have my band with me. When you have your crew, you don’t feel nervous. You’re like, alright it’s another show. But when I’m taken out of that I’m like - just a dude alone in the world.” Excited to come back to Colorado, Willett has a lot of great memories playing in the state. “We were just in Aspen for a few nights. It was just so rad. My family got to come - we got to hang out and walk in the snow, go to the museum and just cruise around town. It was just so special. It was this incredible vacation but we’re working. There was this moment in time where we were outside in our little condo jacuzzi and it was snowing on us, drinking tequila. We were like: this is crazy. This is amazing. Those are the moments where sweating through being in a parking lot in Arizona when it’s 110 degrees makes it all worthwhile.”
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CONCERT CALENDAR Friday, June 1st Gin Doctors @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Special Guests Black River Revue @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft Collins, 8pm w/ Special Guests
Tribute Night: Guerrilla Radio @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft Collins, 8pm w/ Rooster, Just A Girl, Chili Powder Good Gravy @Aggie Theatre – Ft Collins, 8pm w/ The Aggregates and Special Guests
Tnertle and Evanoff @Aggie Theatre – Ft Collins, 8pm w/ Krushendo, The Medicine Men
Kuinka @Downtown Artery – Ft Collins, 8pm w/ Special Guests
Count Zacula’s Halloween Xtravaganza @Surfside 7 – Ft Collins, 9pm w/ Deucefade
Animal Years @Washington’s – Ft Collins, 7pm w/ Slow Caves
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band @Washington’s – Ft Collins, 6pm w/ The Other Black
Tribal Theory @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Special Guests
Enemy In I - Album Release Show @Marquis Theater – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests
Xavier Rudd @Mishawaka Amphitheater – Bellvue, 6pm w/ Special Guests
Animal Years @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8:30pm w/ Tyler Imbrey’s Ghost Revue, House With A Yard New Hinterland Benefit Concert @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ Pan Astral, Luke Miller from Lotus and special appearance by Flobots Days N Daze @Summit Music Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests Tribal Theory @Black Sheep – Colo Springs, 7pm w/ Beyond Bridges, Chivalry
Saturday, June 2nd Hawthorne Heights @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 7pm w/ Listener, Hotel Books, Sienna Skies, Heavy Things
Ponder The Albatross @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8:30pm w/ Hangman’s Hymnal, Jesse R.S., Today’s Paramount Joseph Huber @hi-dive – Denver, 7pm w/ Jennifer Jane Niceley, Gann Matthews & The Seven Suns, The Barlow Blue Water Highway @Globe Hall – Denver, 8:30pm w/ Matt Rouch & The Noise Upstairs Emo Night @Summit Music Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests Days N’ Daze @Black Sheep – Colo Springs, 7pm w/ Potato Pirates, Ground Score, Juicy Karkass, Marissa Sendejas
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Nathan Palmer and Doobie Newton @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm w/ DNA Picasso Void Omnia @hi-dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Isenordal, Addaura, Sar Isatum The Way Down Wanderers @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ David Burchfield & The Fire Guild
Friday, June 8th Wish You Were Pink @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft Collins, 8pm w/ SCO! A John Scofield Tribute
Powerman 5000 Thursday June 7th at the Moxi Theater
Sunday, June 3rd Tribal Theory @Hodi’s Half Note – Fort Collins, 7pm w/ Special Guests Son Volt @Washington’s – Ft Collins, 6pm w/ Special Guests Hockey Dad @Larimer Lounge – Denve w/Cold Fronts, Mt. Eddy
Celeste @hi-dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Infernal Coil, Noctambulist, Vexing Hawthorne Heights @Black Sheep – Colo Springs, 7pm w/ Listener, Hotel Books, Sienna Skies, Heavy Things
Tuesday, June 5th
Cold Cave @Marquis Theater – Denver, 7pm Butcher Babies / Nonpoint @The Bluebird – Denver, 6pm w/ Islander, Sumo Cyco, Thousand Frames Free Salamander Exhibit @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm w/ Cheer Accident, Faun Fables
Wednesday, June 6th Superfruit @The Bluebird – Denver, 8pm w/ Special Guests Larry and His Flask @Black Sheep – Colo Springs, 7pm w/ Acousta Noir, The Tejon Street Corner Thieves
Thursday, June 7th Powerman 5000 @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 7pm w/ Knee High Fox, Draghoria, Infinite Conscious Joe Marcinek Band @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft Collins, 8pm w/ Dead Jam House Band Stella Luce @Surfside 7 – Ft Collins, 9pm w/ Senorita Sometimes, 7 inches of Heaven Playing For Change @The Bluebird – Denver, 9pm w/ Coal Town Reunion
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Duper @Aggie Theatre – Ft Collins, 7pm w/ Parrish, MPort, Likeu, Tvcky, Mad Pritch Jonah Matranga plays Far’s “Water and Solutions” @Marquis Theater – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests Okkervil River @The Bluebird – Denver, 9pm w/ Star Rover Vic N’ the Narwhals @hi-dive – Denver, 8pm w/ The Chads, Sad Palomino, Bitter Suns Mammoth Water @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ Stormy Chromer, Dylan Kishner Band R&B Only @Summit Music Hall – Denver, 7:30pm w/ Special Guests New Found Glory @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 7:30pm w/ Bayside, The Movielife, William Ryan Key
Saturday, June 9th Top Flight Empire @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Special Guests Rocky Mountain Beard Bout 5 @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft Collins, 5pm w/ Special Guests Touch Sensitive @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Special Guests Aqueous
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Sleep @Ogden Theatre – Denver. 9pm w/ Primitive Man, Oryx
Tuesday, June 12th
Descendents Saturday June 9th at the Mishawaka
@The Bluebird – Denver, 9pm w/ Evanoff Descendents @Mishawaka Amphitheatre – Bellvue, 6pm w/ In The Whale Plasma Canvas, Dryer Fire, Bitter Suns, One Flew West, and Sunnydale High Zeta June + Dog City Disco @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8:30pm w/ Flash Mountain Flood, We’s Us Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels @hi-dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Jake Penrod Andy Babb & The Big Beautiful Band @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ Special Guests
Brainoil @hi-dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Spectral Voice, Rotstrotter Pouya - The FIVE FIVE Tour @Summit Music Hall – Denver U.S. Bombs @Black Sheep – Colo Springs, 7pm w/ American Discord
Monday, June 11th Tales from the Ghost Town & Zach Michael & PlasmAcoustic @Surfside 7 – Ft Collins, 9pm
Wednesday, June 13th Twisted Insane @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Special Guests
Covenhoven @The Bluebird – Denver, 8pm w/ The Still Tide
Cream Cheese Accident - A Tribute To String Cheese Incident @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft Collins, 7pm
Dita Von Teese @Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, 8pm w/ Special Guests
Joe List @Aggie Theatre – Ft Collins, 6pm w/ Special Guests
Michaela Anne @hi-dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Andy Hamilton & the Rocky Mountain Contraband, Luke Callen Supermassive @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Dende, Villamedema Blacktop Mojo @Black Sheep – Colo Springs, 7pm w/ Joyous Wolf, Locust Grove Little Dragon @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guest Vic Mensa
Michaela Anne @Downtown Artery – Ft Collins, 8pm w/ Special Guests Katie von Schleicher @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm w/ Pout House Of Feather and Bone Tour Kickoff @hi-dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Tomb Mold, Casket Huffer Ludoesmusic @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Bailey Gordon, Tyler Felske, Fisherman Matador
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Sunday, June 10th Poolside at The Flamingo @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft Collins, 6pm w/ Saints of Never After, A Vintage Future, A Flood Foretold, Unearnest Apologies
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The Slackers @Black Sheep – Colo Springs, 7pm w/ The Knock Blockers Dr. Dog @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 7pm w/ (Sandy) Alex G
Thursday, June 14th Charley Crockett @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Special Guests Twisted Insane @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft Collins, 7pm w/ Special Guests DJ Avalon @Surfside 7 – Ft Collins, 9pm w/ Special Guests Sannhet @Marquis Theater – Denver, 7pm w/Self Defense Family Reuben and the Dark @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm w/ Florea
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THE SUPERVILLIANS Friday June 15th at Hodi’s Half Note in Fort Collins
Collie Buddz @Black Sheep – Colo Spring, 7pm w/ The Supervillains, Nattali Rize Dr. Dog @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 7pm w/ (Sandy) Alex G
Friday, June 15th Greeley Stampede Kickoff After Party w/ Lazer & Levi @ Moxi Theater - Greeley, 8pm
The Supervillians @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft Collins, 7pm w/ Red Sage SOJA @Aggie Theatre – Ft Collins, 8pm w/ Iya Terra Eldren @Downtown Artery – Ft Collins, 8pm w/ Heavy Diamond Ring Aly & AJ @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm
The Sweet Lillies @The Bluebird - Denver, 9pm w/ Part and Parcel Travellers Music @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm w/ Maulskull, S1lencer, KickFlipDelorean, Tone ET William Clark Green @Globe Hall – Denver, 8:30pm Twisted Insane @Black Sheep – Denver , 7pm w/ Kamikaze
YBN Nahmir @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 7pm w/ YBN Almighty Jay, Trayce Chapman, Black Buddha
Saturday, June 16th The Crane Wives @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft Collins, 8pm w/ The Ugly Architect, TMULE Northern Colorado Metal Fest @Aggie Theatre – Ft Collins, 3pm Glass Cases @Surfside 7 – Ft Collins, 9pm w/ Places Back Home, Altitude Travelers GoGo Penguin @The Bluebird – Denver, 9pm w/ Jayce
Monday, June 18th Dance Gavin Dance @ Gothic Theatre – Denver, 7pm w/ I See Stars, Erra, Sianvar Joan Osborne @Washington’s – Ft Collins, 6pm w/ Special Guests Sheck Wes + Valee @The Bluebird – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests Quiet Slang @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Abi Reimold Tory Lanez @Summit Music Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests
Tuesday, June 19th
The Aquabats @ Gothic Theatre – Denver, 7:30pm w/ Kepi Ghoulie
Sir Sly @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft Collins, 7pm w/ Special Guests
Angelic Desolation @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Empyrean Eclipse, The Butchering, Seed of the Sorcerer, Womb of the Witch, Flesh Eater
Write Minded @Surfside 7 – Ft Collins, 9pm w/ North by North, Nearby Liars
Fighting the Phoenix @Black Sheep – Denver, 7pm w/ New Fiction, October Skies, The Illusionist, Spirit in the Flesh Victory Lap Tour Nipsey Hussle @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests
Brick + Mortar @The Bluebird – Denver, 8pm w/ One Flew West Chad Valley @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm w/ Nasty Nachos, futurebabes Belle & Sebastian @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 7pm w/ Japanese Breakfast
Sunday, June 17th
Wednesday, June 20th
Northern Colorado Metal Fest @Aggie Theatre – Ft Collins, 3pm
Snail Mail @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm w/ Bonny Doon, Down Time
Iceage @The Bluebird – Denver, 8pm w/ Mary Lattimore MELD @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm w/ Emma Mayes & The Hip, Jubilingo, Jessica Jones Iya Terra @Black Sheep – Colo Springs, 7pm CHON @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 7pm with Polyphia, TTNG, tricot
Karl Blau @hi-dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Patrick Dethlefs, Evan Holm T Sisters @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm Famous Dex @Summit Music Hall – Denver, 7pm Gomez @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests
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T SISTERS Thursday June 21st at the Moxi Theater
Thursday, June 21st T Sisters @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Special Guests Modern Suspects @The Bluebird – Denver, 8pm w/ Lolite
Iron Horse @Aggie Theatre – Ft Collins, 8pm w/ Special Guests Morgan Evans @The Bluebird – Denver, 8pm w/ Special Guests
Saturday, June 23rd
Two Faces West @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm w/ Sixty Minute Men, GypsyWhiskey, Sixteen-Forty
Darius Rucker @ Greeley Stampede - 8pm w/ Cale Dodds
Bears with Eagle Arms @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Limber Wolf, Shake Me, Wake Me
Race to Neptune & Deadly Ever @Surfside 7 – Ft Collins, 9pm w/ Special Guests
Tech N9ne @Black Sheep – Colo Springs, 7pm w/ Krizz Kaliko, Just Juice, Joey Cool, King Iso, Black Pegasus, Falli, DJ DontGivAFuk, Chain Store Collective, LoUd Life Crew
The Jerry Douglas Band @Washington’s – Ft Collins, 7pm w/ Special Guests
Friday, June 22nd
Stars @The Bluebird – Denver, 9pm w/ Special Guests
A-Hopp @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Long Cut, Devin Tremell, Doc Dee, Young Potion, DJ Lion Wrong Dustin Lynch @ Greeley Stampede - 8pm w/ Sean Curtis and The Divide Jon Snodgrass and his Buddies @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft Collins, 8pm w/ Gods of Mount Olympus, Plasma Canvas, & Zach Quinn
Homesafe @Marquis Theater – Denver, 6pm w/ Special Guests
Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests
Sunday, June 24th S. M. Wolf @Surfside 7 – Ft Collins, 9pm w/ Bitter Suns, Bloomers
Wednesday, June 27th Cold War Kids @Mishawaka Amphitheater – Bellvue, 6pm w/ Thomas Abban Ocean Alley @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm w/ Green Buddha, Native Station THE WASTED TOUR: Peking Duk @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests
SUBLIME WITH ROME
Koe Wetzel @Black Sheep – Colo Springs, 7pm w/ Special Guests
Friday June 29th at the Moxi Theater
The Rad Trads @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests
Monday, June 25th The Horrors @The Bluebird – Denver, 8pm w/ Special Guests CONVICTIONS @Black Sheep – Colo Springs, 7pm w/ Special Guests
Tuesday, June 26th Koe Wetzel @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm RE: Turn Tuesdays ft. Defunk @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft Collins, 8pm w/ Megan Hamilton & Special Guests Night Riots @Marquis Theater – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests
Dirty Projectors @The Bluebird – Denver, 8pm w/ Still Woozy Dua Lipa @Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, 8pm w/ Special Guests Black Milk @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Special Guests
Thursday, June 28th Badflower @Marquis Theater – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests BAYNK @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests Shinyribs @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests
Whip It! / 80’s Dance Party / ALL Vinyl 45’s @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft Collins, 9pm w/ DJ Jason Heller Magic Sword @Marquis Theater – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests Eliot Lipp @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8:30pm w/ MZG, Nobide
THE BLack Lillies Saturday June 30th at the Moxi Theater
Kiss Army @Black Sheep – Colo Springs, 7pm w/ Special Guests
Friday, June 29th Sublime with Rome @ Greeley Stampede - 8pm w/ Filter Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Special Guests
Camp Cope / Petal @Marquis Theater – Denver, 7pm w/ Special Guests DECA @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ DJ MarvL Ned Garthe Explosion @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Colfax Speed Queen, Tyto Alba
Ghastly @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 7pm w/ CESQEAUX, Nitti Gritti, SWAGE
Saturday, June 30th Roots & Boots @ Greeley Stampede - 8pm Featuring: Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tippin, and Collin Raye The Black Lillies @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm
The Faceless @Black Sheep – Colo Springs, 7pm w/ Lorna Shore, Dyscarnate, Nomvdic Blue October: I Hope You’re Happy Tour @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 7pm w/ KITTEN
Sunday, july 1st Aaron Watson @ Greeley Stampede - 8pm Chancey Williams and The Younger Brothers Band
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