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Foxxes
Self-Titled Noel Billups
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Denver based quartet, Foxxes, make their debut with this nine-track, self-titled lo-fi album with a nice d.i.y vibe to it. It keeps a consistent sound throughout, bringing in elements of garage rock, psychedelic pop, and indie rock. The first track “Patterns and Sequences” is a mid-tempo tune that has a ‘90s alternative feel to it. The song opens up with big whole note guitar chords before singer Chris Felbush’s washed out vocals float along on top. Third on the album is a track called “Potential” and it may be the hardest hitting song on the record. It starts off with a heavy guitar riff, that by itself
sounds pretty metal, but the boys dial it back a tad during the verses with an indie rock groove and a touch of piano. The song is all about contrast and dynamics as they turn it up again for the choruses, keeping it exciting. To close off the album is a surfy tune called “Tycoon” that comes in at a whopping seven minutes and nineteen seconds. It’s the best and catchiest song on the record with psychedelic guitars, cool vocal harmonies, and driving bass and drums. At almost five minutes, the vibe changes and the band slows down and goes into an epic, heavy breakdown, which is definitely a great way to close an album. Overall, this is a solid album and a good debut. It has a laid back and mellow vibe to it which is perfect for chilling to during the summer or going for a long drive. However, this is a group that you really need to catch live if you get the chance. The band members have great chemistry together and the songs really come to life.
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Bad Ass Freaks Neighbors
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Bad Ass Freaks’ debut record showcases the joys that come from late night jams with close friends and the musical relationship between Yamirah Gercke, a one-time University of Northern Colorado music student, and her father Lenjes Robinson. Neighbors, the first release by Berlin-based father/ daughter duo Bad Ass Freaks, delivers groovy music with a laid back sound, drawing on several genres of music. An equal mix of jazz, disco, and world music, the album features an uncommon combination of guitar and marimba playing, backed up by funky bass and drum grooves. Bad Ass Freaks feels equally comfortable diving headfirst into a dark, but funky take on Wayne Shorter’s “Deluge” as they do in the lighter CHICesque groove-fest “Reverend Crush.” The band has a
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varied, but consistent sound — performing original compositions by both Yamirah Gercke and her father Lenjes Robinson, as well as creative interpretations of jazz compositions by the likes of Duke Ellington, Frank Rosalino, and the recently departed mallet-player Bobby Hutcherson amongst others. A palpable feeling of playfulness is the result of this family endeavor. The album has a homey, jammy feel to it — the kind of music you would hear close friends and relatives making in their basement — and that’s just how this record was made. Yamirah says the theme of the record is “just to have fun.” The eponymous, bluesy “Neighbors” written by Robinson in 1976 is the best representation of the joy of playing music with loved ones. “Neighbors” is rife with playful interactions between band members, featuring solos by both Gercke and Robinson as well as soprano saxophonist Su Terry. Neighbors so displays the delight that can come from playing music with our loved ones, and the magic that comes from a jam that goes just right. The music by Bad Ass Freaks is earnest and sincere, focusing above all on the people making the music.
Leslie Tom Self-Titled EP
Jay Wallace
BandWagon Magazine
Hailing from Denver, traditional country music songstress Leslie Tom spent a few years traveling around the country, opening for the likes of Josh Turner and sharing the stage with Jeff Bates and Lee Roy Parnell. Tom takes her inspiration from the likes of Patsy Cline
and Loretta Lynn, classic country singers of the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s, and that shows. She even does an excellent cover of Cline’s “Leavin’ On Your Mind,” the song features Hargus “Pig” Robbins on the piano, who played the keys on Cline’s original song. This album is not along the lines of modern/pop-country music. It’s stripped backed, or old school, with fiddles and pedal steel guitars, powered by Tom’s mellow, sassy crooning. You slow dance to Leslie Tom with the person you love. Tom’s dedication to traditional country music is evident in the beginning track, “Hank You Very Much.” It is
a country song for country music fans, specifically Hank Williams’ fans. It is loaded with nods to Williams’ discography, taking the form of a “Dear John” song. (Wink.) The rest of the album consists of songs of love (“Every Other Friday,” my personal favorite, and “My Only Addiction,” a duet with newcomer Kevin Moon) heartbreak, (“Breaking My Own Heart”) and family. (“The Hardest Thing”) Aside from her cover of “Leavin’ On Your Mind,” Tom co-wrote all the songs on the album, a first for her. This includes “Didn’t Think Twice,” a patriotic tribute to her grandfather who was a WWII veteran. For those interested in a more classic country music experience, you cannot go wrong with Leslie Tom’s selftitled EP. Seriously, buy it.
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THUNDER IN THE ROCKIES
(OF BUCKCHERRY) & THE CONFLICT
9/1 GARY ALLAN
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Cage the Elephant – Whole Wide World
Foo Fighters’ 2017 fall tour isn’t coming
Ok, so this isn’t technically a Cage
to Colorado, but is going to… Casper,
the Elephant song. It’s a ‘70s tune by
Wyoming. What is that even?
CAGE THE ELEPHANT
Wreckless Eric, and you may even know the Will Ferrell version from the movie
Dirty Heads — Vacation
Stranger Than Fiction. But, given the
In a way, this song makes us feel like
fuzzy, vintage garage rock vibes the
we’re doing things all wrong, and that life
band has been strumming since they
should seem a little more like a vacation
gave us “Cold Cold Cold” in January, you
than it does. Maybe it’s a needed
kind of wouldn’t know better.
reminder to take a breather from our
ROYAL BLOOD
workdays and, you know, actually enjoy Royal Blood – Lights Out
summer a little bit.
We’re all about putting guitar back into alternative rock, and that is exactly what
Lorde – Perfect Places
British duo, Royal Blood, is giving us.
‘What the f--- are perfect places?’ she
“Lights Out,” is the band’s second radio
asks in her new song, which we’ve
single following 2014’s “Little Monster.”
appropriately edited for radio. While you hear the singer on Bleachers’ newest
Foo Fighters – Run
single “Don’t Take the Money,” she
Probably the most hardcore song we
tells Seth Meyers that it was her recent
have on The X’s playlist right now. Yes,
songs like “Perfect Places” that turned
I said ‘Foo Fighters’ and ‘hardcore,’
producer and friend Jack Antonoff into
because it’s like full of Dave Grohl
her ‘work husband.’ And, what a dream
screams – our fave. That’s the kind of
power couple they are, producing all
angst we needed when we found out the your poppy summer 2017 anthems. FOO FIGHTERS
DIRTY HEADS
LORDE
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BRYCE MERRIT T CHROMA: II Jay Wallace | BandWagon Magazine
Last November, we spoke to Oklahoma native Bryce Merritt, a singer-songwriter and YouTuber, who had released his first album CHROMA: I at the time. Growing up, Merritt had thought only country music existed since that’s all his parents listened to in the car, and began to write country songs. Upon getting his own car and picking his own stations, he discovered Motown and other genres which pushed his songwriting into a Pop direction. Merritt’s follow-up, CHROMA: II, is a continuation into pop music, but it’s still a really good album. At the time, we wrote that CHROMA I is an effortless blend of “pop, with elements of funk and R&B.” The opening track on CHROMA: II, “Honeymoon,” is very much an R&B track. It’s chill and sweet, even romantic, while being fun like a good pop song should be. Then “Electric Love” shifts into a heavier pop direction; it sounds like a Justin Timberlake song. Granted, when Timberlake’s good, he’s damn good, so that’s not a dig at Merritt.
CHROMA: II’s five tracks, like most pop albums, shift between being fun and easy listening (“Honeymoon” and “Floodwater,” which is my personal favorite track) to being soulful (“If I Do” and “Wonder”) but Merritt’s stuff doesn’t sound overproduced and committeeapproved like a majority of pop artists. “Electric Love,” in particular, sticks out on the album because it sounds like it should be on a different album, something that should have been held off until the next album, but it wasn’t. And it doesn’t matter, because the execution of all the songs, their composition, the songwriting and Merritt’s singing, is brilliant. That’s what give Merritt’s follow-up some staying power after you’re done listening to it. Nothing on CHROMA: II sounds familiar, and it has a level of personal craftsmanship that Pop music doesn’t usually have. Merritt’s has a true knack for pop music. He’s a pop artist, and a great one at that. We’re already looking forward to his next album.
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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.
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FORT COLLINS IS A THRIVING MUSIC HUB Cynthia Wilson | BandWagon Magazine
Fort Collins, Colorado is a collaborative, non-competitive, startup music city without a big ego. This is a city built for musicians by musicians. For over ten years, musicians laid the groundwork for the next golden era of “musicprenuers“ by constructing an ecosystem built on encouragement, support, and empowerment. This shifts the paradigm and disrupts the music industry systems of the past.
The foundation without ego Ten years ago, some “small time” local bands needed a place to play in Fort Collins. The venues wanted to attract big national touring acts, not book local bands. Fort Collins was not a town thriving on a local music scene, just yet. Greta Cornett, a member of one the few ska bands in Colorado, 12 cents for Marvin, was one of the Fort Collins musicians experiencing the ramifications of this. The musicians wanted more gigs, and they wanted them to be in their own backyard. Instead of moving away
Supportive synergic relationships The Music District is a hub of education, performance, and support for musicians and aficionados in Fort Collins. The MD is less than oneyear-old but it is constantly evolving. The main goal is to take the relationships that all the staff makes out in the world with artist, musicians, and music business and to bring it back through programs and community. These are both educational and inspiring programs with a component of savoir-faire from seasoned, well-established, musicpreneurs, performing
or playing on the street, they rallied together and converted a local bar, Road 34, into a performance venue. The community of musicians flocked to play at Road. When they were not playing, they were supporting each other. As much as they needed to be on stage, they craved good live music. It was evident the level of talent in this town and the need for venue support. Tight relationships formed. The ties that fated them were the kindred desires to unify the musicianship of FoCo. Musicians sought to build awareness of the burgeoning music scene in their hometown. The
newfound friends talked about how to support music in this town every Sunday, unofficially over beers. As much as it looked like just a “SundayFunday” inadvertently, they started a music revolution. That is how Fort Collins Music Association (FoCoMA), a nonprofit musicians association, originated. They run and organize the local Festival FOCOMx every year and support ongoing efforts of local music being a part of the community. Since then, the scene has not stopped growing. A new wave of support is moving through the town.
artist, and industry leaders open to the public and free.
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Local involvement In the summer, you can see live local and national music free almost every day of the week. Noontime Notes Concert Series in Oak street plaza every Tuesday starting June 6 featuring local music. The Lagoon Concerts are every Wednesday at the Lagoon on the Colorado State University Campus. The line-up is all local bands.
Downtown Sessions every Friday featuring an all Colorado Lineup. Sounds of Summer every Saturday at Front Range Village. Summer Sunday’s at Foothills mall every Sunday starting May 28.
Josh Blue CAN’T KNOCK ME DOWN Life as a stand up comedian is not easy, just ask Josh Blue. Winner of the fourth season of Last Comic Standing, this Denver resident made a name for himself for his unapologetic candor regarding his cerebral palsy. His national success has made him an important figure in the Denver comedy scene where he’s maintained a strong presence over the years. His success has also attracted the attention of some unsavory characters and recently during his show in St. Paul, Minnesota, he was assaulted in the bathroom of the venue. We got the chance to speak with Blue about the assault and his life as a Denver comic.
You live in Denver and perform all over Colorado; how does the Colorado comedy scene compare to others across the country? The Denver comedy scene is one of the top scenes in the nation! Denver has such a wealth of strong comics that live out here. Everywhere I go people talk about the Comedy Works and how well respected of a club it is throughout the community .
Patrick Richardson
BandWagon Magazine
A lot of your material deals with your disability, and there is a self-deprecating element to many of your jokes. Have you always had a sense of humor about your cerebral palsy, or is that something you had to develop as you got older? I’ve always had a sense of humor, but it has taken a while to get comfortable throwing myself under the bus for entertainment. The more I talk about my disability, the more I have people approach me who can relate.
Describe your ideal comedy show. My ideal comedy show is about 90 minutes, low ceilings, welllit stage, and a sound system that works! And of course, as many people in the room as there are seats. What advice would you give to a young person who is interested in stand-up comedy, but is afraid to put themselves out there? Don't bother, I got the shift covered!
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Is there a line when it comes to self-deprecating humor that you won't cross, or is it all fair game for you? There is definitely a line. And I like to walk right on it. The way I look at it is, if you're going to say something that is really controversial, it better be real fucking funny... You were recently assaulted and robbed in the bathroom of a bar in St. Paul, Minnesota. Can you tell us a little bit more about that encounter?
Photo credit: (Left) Art Silk (Right) Terry Ratzlaff
I was in a shitty bar and I went into the bathroom. I should've known it was not a good place when there was no door on the bathroom stalls. A man followed me into the store and started harassing me asking what I was looking at. I told him I was taking a leak and then I turn back to my business and he punched me in the side of the head. He went right for my wallet and I told him he could have it as long as he didn't punch me again, so he punched me again. I must've started fighting back and then security and a bartender ran in, but it seemed suspicious like they were waiting outside. I told them this guy just punched me and took my wallet. He said I was trying to sexually molest him then he ran out and they made no effort to stop him. I kept saying he took my wallet and everyone just stood there, so I ran out the back door to follow him and saw a maroon SUV speeding out of the parking lot. It was way too quick for him to have gotten in the car and driven away so he must've had someone waiting for him. The police came and I gave my statement. The man was at the bar all night. There were surveillance cameras in the bar and since then, we have identified the man whose nickname is peanut and the boyfriend of the head bartender. It was an inside job.
After the incident you wrote on your Facebook page, "Although the person was able to steal my wallet and knock my favorite sunglasses in the toilet he was unable to knock the comedy from my head.� One of comedy's biggest strengths is that it gives us the ability to cope with difficult and traumatic experiences. Why do you think joking about things like being robbed in a bathroom makes them easier to deal with? Laughter is important for many reasons. I could very easily be a victim the rest of my life if I did not laugh at this. Would you rather have giant glass ketchup bottles for legs, or would you rather be forced to do an hour long set at the White House for Trump everyday for the rest of his term? Although I do really enjoy ketchup, I think doing a set every day for that fuckhead would be quite enjoyable. As much of a douche is he is, I think he has a pretty good and evil sense of humor. He's one of the best comedic actors that I've ever seen.
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oughly one year ago, Atmosphere released its most personal album to date — Fishing Blues. MC Sean “Slug” Daley rapped about fatherhood and marriage, or what he calls “#DadRap,” and producer Anthony “Ant” Davis got a new creative burst after putting down the Budweiser and cigarettes. In particular, Daley appeared to present a new, more mature side and seemingly shed the once overbearing ego that was often so prevalent on older albums like 2002’s Gods Love Ugly. Throughout his catalog, he’s always described this type of duality within him, but evidently, he wasn’t quite sure how to actually quell his arrogance. But with Fishing Blues, it’s clear the family man has reached a level of peace he’s never had before. When asked if he had ever come close to finally finding that part of him in the past, he admits there were a few occasions where he felt he was honing in on the end goal. In particular, albums like 2008’s When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, 2011’s The Family Sign and 2014’s Southsiders inched closer to ditching the persona his fans had conjured up in their heads.
able writing about in the past are no longer food for fodder. But above all, at 44-years-old, becoming an “adult” has taught him that #DadRap is nothing to be ashamed of and he’s embracing it wholeheartedly. But don’t expect him to feel bad if people don’t like it. When he dropped the song “Kanye West” in 2016, he was quickly labeled a sell-out, but he has a way of looking at it that actually makes him sound more like a teacher. The fact he can simply be part of someone’s vast musical journey is mindblowing to him. “There’s a certain amount of revolt every kid has to have,” he said. “So every time a kid points at something and calls it’s a sell out that means they are one step closer to being an adult. You have to go out and call, let’s say 100 people, sellouts before you figure out what selling out really means. This isn’t the first time of being in the seat of being called a sellout by underground kids, so in that regard I’m happy to be that.
“I’m not going to say I nailed it, but it’s a work in progress— not just in my records, but in my life,” Daley said. “If you talk to my wife or other people around me, I hope it becomes visually obvious. I hope there’s a vibe where people can see I’m trying to spread my wings and be the person I’m meant to be, not just the prototype.” As Atmosphere prepares to descend on the ARISE Festival in Loveland, the duo will likely bring along with it an arsenal of material from all 11 albums. Ant might just be smoking less and sipping on water instead of his former beverage of choice, something he’s manage to adjust to over the last several years. “I’m just bored as shit now [laughs],” Davis joked. “There’s like a clarity to my thoughts and I’m in touch with my feelings a little bit more [laughs]. My drinking really just covered a bunch of shit up for so long. I didn’t realized I had drank almost every day for 10 years. You party pretty heavy on tour, but then when you start taking the tour home, that’s where I fucked up.” Along with this newfound maturity, Daley’s writing has changed and certain topics he would have been comfort-
with him or his record. I love that record now. I listen to that record now and he’s rapping his ass off on that record, but at the time, I was like, ‘Oh he’s falling off, he’s a sell out and there’s four girl songs on here!’ Imagine the irony of me criticizing anyone having four girl songs on their record, by the way. Now in hindsight, I realize that had nothing to do with LL. It had to do with me finding my own identity. Whatever role I have to play in the path of some young person’s voice ... someday they will remember me for that. Technically, when I become part of your identity, man, that outlasts art. That outlasts music. You don’t listen to the same music for the rest of your life, but the people that helped make you who you are, that lasts forever.”
“When I was a kid, I was mad at certain things, and that was just me trying to find my own identity, my own ego and voice.”
“I’m not saying that I’m happy to be a sell out, but I’m happy to be part of the road these kids have to take to finally get to more grounded and in the dirt,” he continued. “Really, it’s all about ego and getting an identity. When I was a kid, I was mad at certain things, and that was just me trying to find my own identity, my own ego and voice. When I called LL Cool J a sell-out for walking with a panther, that had nothing to do
With Daley’s confidence still intact and Davis more passionate about beatmaking than ever, the chemistry between the two longtime friends and creative partners has flourished for nearly three decades, and there’s a sense that won’t change anytime soon.
“He’s family,” Daley said. “I love him. I would give him an organ if he needed an organ. Over the years, we have actually naturally and unnaturally started to even look like each other. I don’t mean physically, I mean like who we are. There are experiences that he’s had that sometimes I have flashbacks of them as if they are mine. That’s how close we are now.”
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CONCERT CALENDAR
Tuesday August 1st TurnT-Table Tuesday @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm Meek Mill and Yo Gotti @ Fillmore Auditorium Denver–7pm
Bloodclot and Negative Approach @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm Fat Tuesdays @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver–8pm w/ Struttin’, The Meters, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint and more Darius Rucker @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7:30pm w/ Lauren Alaina
Wednesday August 2nd Jeff Rosenstock @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Laura Stevenson A Tribe Called Red @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm RE:Search @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver–9pm w/ Plastician, Decadon, Mikey Thunder, Jubee The Head & the Heart @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–8pm w/ Grouplove
Thursday August 3rd Jordan Roberts Sings Judy Garland @ Moxi Theater, Greeley - 7pm w/ Ben Pu, Devon Hildebrandt Post Paradise @ Downtown Artery Fort Collins–8pm w/ Lord of the Trident and Stella Luce Mad Pow (album release) @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Widdlywah, Octopus Tree, GhostPulse Granny Tweed @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–8pm
w/ Ned and the Dirt, Tokyo Rodeo, Edison Moth The Head & the Heart @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–8pm w/ Grouplove
SHATTERPROOF SATURDAY AUGUST 5TH @ AGGIE THEATER, FT. COLLINS
Friday August 4th Meat Wave @ Marquis Theatre Denver–8pm The Patient Zeros (EP release) @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–8:30pm w/ All Chiefs, the Cutthroat Drifters, Dead Pay Rent Lea Luna @ Larimer Lounge Denver–9pm Jerry Garcia 75th Birthday Concert @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–6pm w/ Bob Weir & The Campfire Band with Melvin Seals, Duane Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, Tom Hamilton, Kamasi Washington, Jackie LaBranch, Gloria Jones
Thievery Corporation & DeVotchKa @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–6pm w/ That 1 Guy
Sunday August 6th Delta Rae “A Long and Happy Life” Summer Tour 2017 @ Moxi Theater Greeley–7pm w/ Liz Longley Ryan Caraveo @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver–8pm w/ Travis Thompson, ROOKE5
Allday @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–8pm Face Vocal Band @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–6pm
Monday August 7th Julien Baker @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm w/ Luray Marika Hackman @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–8pm w/ The Big Moon
Saturday August 5th 40 Oz. To Freedom @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm w/ Special Guests Shatterproof @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm w/ Silver & Gold, Sink In, Saints of Never After and Ivory Circle Hellgrammites @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Giardia, No More Excuses James Vincent McMorrow @ Gothic Theatre Denver–9pm Delta Rae @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm Tyler Childers @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–7pm John Moreland @ Larimer Lounge Denver–9pm
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RE:Search @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver–9pm w/ Plastician, Decadon, Mikey Thunder, Jubee Blackberry Smoke @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ Cadillac Three The Rocketboys and the Whistles & the Bells @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–8pm The Buttertones @ Larimer Lounge Denver–8pm
ZAPP WITH THE BURROUGHS AUGUST 10TH @ MOXI THEATER, GREELEY
Luke Bell @ Larimer Lounge Denver–8pm Alt-J @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–7pm w/ Tove Lo, SOHN
Tuesday August 8th Sundy Best @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm Petit Biscuit @ Gothic Theatre Denver–8pm
Miranda Lambert @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–7:30pm w/ Wade Bowen, Randy Rogers
Thursday August 10th Emily Bell @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–8pm
Zapp @ Moxi Theater Greeley–8pm w/ The Burroughs
Miranda Lambert @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison–7:30pm w/ Wade Bowen, Randy Rogers
Brad Parsons Band @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver–8pm w/ Still Stompers and Sour Bridges
Wednesday August 9th
Sylvan Esso @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm
Nikki Lane @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–7pm w/ Jonathan Tyler
Jocelyn & Chris Arndt @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–8pm Myles Parrish @ Larimer Lounge Denver–7pm A Tribe Called Quest @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–8pm
Friday August 11th
Radio 94.9’s “Summer Jam” ft The Wind and The Wave @ Moxi Theater Greeley–8pm w/ Brent Cowles, The Bright Silence Pato Banton and The Now Generation @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–7pm w/ Dirt But So Clean, Kind Dub Dj Set and Project 432 Gipsy Moon & Friends - New West Fest After Party @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm EyeHateGod @ Marquis Theatre Denver–5:30pm w/ Primitive Man Strange Americans @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm w/ Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts
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Lil Pump @ Gothic Theatre Denver–8pm w/ DJ Yung Profit, Future Heroes, MiKEMiNDED & MEELO V, Planes! Dirty Bourbon River Show @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–8pm Pretty Lights @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7pm w/ G Jones, Manic Focus, SoDown and Daily Bread
Saturday August 12th Marbin @ Moxi Theater Greeley–8pm Everyone Orchestra Conducted by Matt Butler - New West Fest After Party @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm Hype Night @ Marquis Theatre Denver–9pm w/ J-Krupt, Cascade Delucci, Kid Vegas, Dante ThatGuy Tenth Mountain Divison @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver–9pm w/ Part & Parcel and Swimmer Stu Larsen @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–7pm Priests @ Larimer Lounge Denver–9pm w/ Lithics Pretty Lights @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7pm w/ G Jones, Manic Focus, SoDown and Daily Bread
Sunday August 13th Ballyhoo! @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–7pm w/ The Holdup and Kash’d Out Airplane Mode @ Marquis Theatre Denver–8pm Alex Napping @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–8pm The Goddamn Gallows @ Larimer Lounge Denver–8pm moe. and Twiddle @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–5pm w/ Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
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Monday August 14th
Friday August 18th
Saving Abel @ Moxi Theater Greeley–7pm w/ Tantric
David Cook @ Moxi Theater Greeley–8:30pm w/ Kathryn Dean
Barbarian @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–8pm w/ Peucharist, Nekrofilth
Black Pegasus CD release party @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–7pm
Logic @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–8pm w/ Joey Bada$$, Big Lenbo
The Rocket Summer @ Marquis Theatre Denver–8pm
Tuesday August 15th Hellyeah! @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm w/ Kyng and Cane Hill
JoJo’s Slim Wednesday @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver–9pm w/ Naughty Professor
Talking Dreads @ Cervantes’ Otherside Denver–8pm
Pink Hawks @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–9pm
MEW @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm w/ Monakr
Tethys @ Larimer Lounge Denver–8pm
The Melvins @ Gothic Theatre Denver–8pm w/ Spotlights Young the Giant @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7pm w/ Cold War Kids, Joywave
Wednesday August 16th RE:Search @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver–9pm w/ Plastician, Decadon, Mikey Thunder, Jubee Hangman’s Hymnal @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–8pm w/ The Claudettes, Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7pm w/ The Record Company and Jamestown Revival
Thursday August 17th These Jokes Are For You w/ Josh Blue @ Moxi Theater Greeley–7pm Lyle Divinsky’s Soul Survivors @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver–9pm w/ The Deer Robert Randolph & the Family Band @ Gothic Theatre Denver–8pm The Piano Guys @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7pm
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Kill Paris @ Gothic Theatre Denver–9pm
Slightly Stoopid @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–6pm w/ Iration, J Boog, The Movement
Saturday August 19th S1lencer @ Marquis Theatre Denver–6pm w/ Fat Lee, Johnny James, Six O’clock, Poedic & Nexkin, Travellers Music, UFO (CO), DJ Mr Willis
FRIDAY AUGUST 18TH @ MOXI THEATER
Khalid @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm Sam Hunt @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7pm w/ Chris Janson, Maren Morris
Tuesday August 22nd Kingdom of Giants @ Marquis Theatre Denver–6pm w/ Afterlife, Kriminals
Jacob Collier @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm w/ Dandu Washed Out @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm Pickwick @ Larimer Lounge Denver–8pm w/ Cataldo Sam Hunt @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7pm
Tatanka @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver–8pm w/ Red Sage (album release) Gov’t Mule & Yonder Mountain String Band @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–6pm
Sunday August 20th
Dead Man Winter (feat. Dave Simonett of Trampled By Turtles) @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–7pm The Schwag @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm Downtown Boys @ Larimer Lounge Denver–7pm Die Antwoord @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7:30pm
Monday August 21st Pelican @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Inter Arma
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Wednesday August 23rd
Friday August 25th
Marty Friedman @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Scale the Summit, the Fine Constant
Draghoria @ Moxi Theater Greeley–7pm w/ Murkocet, Fist Fight, Necropanther, Fistmitts
RE:Search @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver–9pm w/ Plastician, Decadon, Mikey Thunder, Jubee
Paul Cauthen @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm
2 Chainz @ Ogden Theatre Denver–9pm Joe Bonamassa @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–8pm
Thursday August 24th ¡MAYDAY! @ Moxi Theater Greeley–7pm w/ Demrick, 1 Ton (of Potluck) and Inner Family Legacy Koan Sound @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver–9pm w/ Asa “1964” The Tribute @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–8pm
Kevin Morby @ Downtown Artery Fort Collins–8pm w/ Shannon Lay Shatterproof and AVOID @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm Mama’s Cookin’ @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver–9pm w/ Smoked Out Soul Crafteon (CD release) @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–9pm w/ Sar Isatum, Amdusias, Solarfall Father John Misty @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7:30pm
Saturday August 26th Amanda Perez @ Moxi Theater Greeley–7pm w/ Steelo Bass, Dank 1, DJ El Mero Perro
MARY FLOWER THURSDAY AUGUST 31ST @ DOWNTOWN ARTERY
New Breed Brass Band @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm w/ Guerrilla Fanfare Candy Land @ Marquis Theatre Denver–6pm My Blue Sky (Allman Brothers and Gov’t Mule tribute) @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver–9pm w/ Thin Air (Widespread Panic tribute) Itchy-O @ Gothic Theatre Denver–8pm w/ SPELLS Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–9pm w/ Heather Trost Reggae on the Rocks @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–2pm w/ Sublime With Rome, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Fishbone, Inner Circle, Landon McNamara and Judge Roughneck
Sunday August 27th Session Americana @ Downtown Artery Fort Collins–8pm The Budos Band @ Gothic Theatre Denver–8pm w/ Hanni El Khatib Springtime Carnivore @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–8pm Bleached @ Larimer Lounge Denver–8pm Emancipator Ensemble / The Opiuo Band @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–5:30 w/ RJD2 (w/ live band)
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Monday August 28th Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–8pm w/ The Budos Band
Tuesday August 29th Jason Richardson @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ The Reign of Kindo, Stolas Playboi Carti @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm w/ Young Nudy, Pierre Bourne Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–8pm w/ Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
Wednesday August 30th RE:Search @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver–9pm w/ Plastician, Decadon, Mikey Thunder, Jubee Turvy Organ @ Lost Lake Lounge Denver–8pm w/ The Head, Coastal Wives Trailer Park Boys @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–8pm
Thursday August 31st The Aggie Standup Series: Andy Haynes @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–6pm w/ Special Guests Mary Flower @ Downtown Artery Fort Collins–8pm Wovenhand @ Marquis Theatre Denver–8pm
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