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DEBR4H
Taipei Rock City Kevin Johnston
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Moving forward takes change. Luckily for indie synth pop fans, Jed Murphy did just that. He stepped down as editor of BandWagon Magazine, fell in love, moved to a different city and extinguished the torch he held for his band Futurebabes. Kind of. Bringing his girlfriend, vocalist, keyboardist and designer (yes, your band needs a designer) Kayna Hobbs into the creative fold, the two re-branded the band as DEBR4H, surprisereleasing their debut EP Taipei Rock City January 18. 8-Bit Nintendo pings of arpeggiated triplets kick off the record at a head-bobbing clip in “Lit Cigarette.” The vintage uptempo precision is reminiscent of Devo beneath Jed Murphy’s Morrisseyesque vocal glissandos, landing the band’s sound squarely in The Strokes territory. It makes sense, as Taipei Rock City was co-produced by Murphy and Slow Caves’ Oliver Mueller, who happens to do a killer Julian Casablancas impersonation. “Ronnie4Real” takes the tempo down a click and boosts the mood to steamy, evoking Tokyo street lights via dreamy synth pads. Think M83 or “A Real Hero” from the Drive soundtrack and you’ll feel the glow of this, arguably the EP’s top cut. “You were in a dream I had - we were falling, falling fast. Life just falls apart sometimes. Where do I go? Where is my dream,” Murphy expounds. A thesis statement for this period in his musical path. The title track has the audacity
to straight-up steal Guns N’ Roses lyrics – trust us, you’ll know – a nod to DEBR4H’s freedom of experimentation. “Spreadsheets” throws some electric guitar riffing via Jakob Mueller into the nerdpop blend, channeling “Machinery” by Ash. Murphy expounds: “Where do you go when the mystery fades? Where do you go when it all becomes the same?” In the EP’s closer “Eleanor,” Hobbs’ breathy vocals are highlighted, offering a welcome layer of production but moreover a look at the former Futurebabes’ new direction: partnership. “You’ll take space and I’ll take time” Murphy sings in the EP’s most poetic moment. Taipei Rock City is an experiment of combinations built on the joy of taking risks, from mashing-up gameboy sounds with vocal croon to melding romantic relations with a band partnership. The whole concept seems to be about new chapters and leaps of faith. Ditching the old name and adding love to the synth-y mix has flung DEBR4H even further into the future.
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INFINITE CONSCIOUS Becoming
Nate Wilde
region’s dark forces to be reckoned
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with, as made evident with their latest, aptly titled EP, Becoming.
Becoming comes out of the gate swinging, with the opening track “Finally Breathe” echoing elements of such noted genrespanning influences as Soilwork and
Killswitch
Engage with
a
groove-oriented, almost infectious head-nodding riff, complemented by frontman Chris Blackman’s gritty yet melodic vocals. The record’s sonic journey at times incorporates Almost
since
its
inception,
eerie,
clean
vocal
style
reminiscent of Type O Negative’s
as heavy metal has consistently
Peter Steele, while spontaneously
undergone what can only be
turning a dark, dungeonous (if I
described as mass segmentation;
may) atmosphere into that of an all-
dividing artists into countless sub-
out brawl.
genres in a perceived attempt
Another notable track from Becoming, the morose “Insecure,” showcases Infinite Conscious’ ability to slow their pace into near ballad territory, while maintaining their heaviness with unapologetically aggressive passages. As the band shifts from solemn to aggro, Blackman alternates between clean and gritty vocals, adding to the unnerving tension of the song. Becoming, Infinite With Conscious has not only succeeded in paying offerings to the gods of the riff, but have also created a dark, adrenaline-pumping hunk of metal that caters to headbangers across the board. Catch Infinite Conscious at The Moxi Theater March 23 with Triton. Tickets at moxitheater.com Nate Wilde is an on-air personality for 107.9 KBPI, Radio 94.9 and 92.9 The Bear
to
categorize
freshly
birthed
bands into groups that are more comfortably grasped by onlookers. However, because the vast majority of metal outfits carry influences from multiple of said sub-genres, simply carrying the “metal” flag is typically the most desirable. And Greeley’s Infinite Conscious has succeeded in doing just that. Since forming in the fall of 2014, Infinite Conscious has been making waves in the Northern Colorado music scene, opening for such well respected veterans of the wide genre as Otep, Powerman 5000 and Hed PE. Their unique ability to effortlessly combine groove and death metal riffs, drum patterns to match, and vocals that range from clean, to dirty, to all-out black metal screams has solidified Infinite Conscious’ reputation as one of the
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an
the phenomenon that we know
RACE TO NEPTUNE Abandon Fashion
Jay Wallace
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Abandon Fashion from Fort Collins’ Race To Neptune is a sturdy four track EP and one of the better modern interpretations of early ‘90s grunge and alternative rock. With it’s distortion, crashing cymbals and guitar and mic feedback, it’s reminiscent of the music that followed hair metal’s death in the ‘80s. But this is not a throwback album. Race to Neptune have enough of their own sensibility and style – a permeating sense of fun and experimentation which makes the EP stick out in the alternative rock scene. In a general sense, this is probably the most truly “alternative” rock album we’ve come across lately. It could have very easily gotten airtime on MTV in the early ‘90s, but there is a sense of craftsmanship in the compositions and stylistic touches sprinkled throughout
Abandon Fashion which set it apart. On top of this, Race to Neptune doesn’t really possess the underlying seething/anger present in classic grunge. There’s an eclectic playfulness to their vibe. “Sunsets,” for instance, is an upbeat song about going to California, while the EP opener “Mortal Melody” is a rowdy party-starter with a long instrumental opening which fills well over half the song. Abandon Fashion’s title track, which closes out the EP, is an unexpectedly instrumental track, and it’s an excellent one. It begins spacey and ominous before launching into a proper hard rock form. No singing. This kind of scribbling in the margins, so to speak, is what sets artists apart from wannabes, carving Race To Neptune’s identity into the NoCo scene. We should mention, this isn’t Race to Neptune’s first album. They put out a full length album in 2016 titled Oh Contraire, taking time off until they released both Abandon Fashion and their single “The Phantom Deep” in May of 2018. While only four songs long, Abandon Fashion is an excellent return for Race to Neptune and a slow-burner for sure. Check it out at racetoneptune. bandcamp.com.
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JENNA MCLEAN Brighter Day
Valerie Vampola
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Jenna McLean’s debut album Brighter Day encompasses everything that a true jazz musician should present: Homages to classic recordings in her arrangements, original lyrics, an original composition and clear, precise improvisations through the chord changes. But what makes McLean stand out as a vocalist is her approach. She abandons the path of the lounge songstress, instead programing her album like a horn player. As a current Jazz Studies doctoral student at the University of Northern Colorado and winner of Downbeat’s 2018 Outstanding Vocal Jazz Soloist award in the graduate category, McLean has truly refined her craft. Brighter Day opens with the up-tempo, super swinging “Long Ago and Far Away,” featuring an aggressive yet clean scat solo. Immediately McLean stands out from the pack. She includes deliberate bebop language, intuitively demonstrating her internalization of the chord changes, even at a fast pace. Her improvised melodies have a narrative arc, while maintaining a conversational aspect. She is virtuosic and has complete control of her instrument.
Sometimes it would seem that there’s an unspoken list of songs that every jazz vocalist must include, sometimes exclusively. McLean follows this “rule” with selections from the Great American Songbook, including ”I’m Glad There Is You,” but she also eschews the jam-session’s greatest hits with other lesserknowns, including refreshing pieces from Wayne Shorter, Joni Mitchell, and an original composition, the title track “Brighter Day.” But her self-written tune is far from the only original thing here. She’s a clever lyricist who sees the songs as opportunities for her own stories and anecdotes, writing them over the pre-existing melodies. While it’s not uncommon for vocalists to write lyrics over traditionally instrumental tunes, like her selection “Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum,” McLean stretches that ability, even including lyrics over a re-do of Stan Getz’s solo in “Lover Man.” McLean understands the prestige of the “jazz musician” label, yet she is personal, expressive and keeps up with her instrumental counterparts, never losing her personality in her music. Brighter Day drops February 21 with a release concert at Nocturne Jazz & Supper Club in Denver. For reservations go to nocturnejazz.com
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Dan England BandWagon Magazine
Years ago, a fellow Greeley Central
one another. Some have tough family
High School teacher suggested to Noel
lives while others simply don’t. Three
So – the kids do find a ghost. Saying
Johnston that more Mexican American
speak Spanish and English fluently, and
anything more would be too much of a
kids would try out for his theater program
several other characters give a second
spoiler, though the themes presented by
if there was a play for them. Johnston
language a solid effort.
Johnston appear in a key scene between
saying to each other.”
thought so too, but there was a risk. Not
Then he needed a plot. What would
only was there a dearth of good material
the kids be into? Well, how about ghost-
“That’s the scene that made me want
available, but what if no Mexican
hunting? It worked in Stranger Things,
to do this play,” said Kayla Boldry, the
Americans tried out for it? The worries
but it’s not what he had in mind. “I like
director. When Johnston was close to
kept him from finding something that fit,
that show, but it’s so weird,” he said with
an early draft, he brought Boldry into the
and he always felt bad about that. Even
a laugh. So instead of the Upside Down,
process for feedback. A couple drafts
more maddening was that more than 20
Johnston based his spooks on Greeley’s
later, the play was ready to go, and he
years ago, he was inspired by a play he
old Chief Theater, which was allegedly
had to hand it off. Now, the play is doing
saw at a theater convention in Montana,
haunted. The theater no longer exists,
some inspiring of its own.
featuring the three major languages of
though the ghost apparently might, and
“There’s a lot of ‘grand scheme’ things
Quebec, Canada: Chinese, French and
the play isn’t based in Greeley, but long-
that I hope the kids will really latch onto,”
English, but he never found a place to put
timers will have fun recognizing the
Boldry said, noting that the play will be
that inspiration.
shoutouts to the history here.
presented to middle school audiences
the ghost and one of the girls.
population
Johnston also likes the idea of
for a few special performances. Boldry
continued to diversify — Latinos are
embracing people for their differences,
wants to show it as often as possible
close to 50 percent now, in addition to
with other messages middle-school kids
for middle schools in Greeley and the
the Africans who have moved here as
should relate to, such as those about
surrounding region.
refugees. Something told him it was
bullying. “I didn’t want it to be this really
That’s Johnston’s hope as well. If the
time.
heavy thing,” he said. “But I did want to
play is successful, he has many more
put in some gentle themes of tolerance.”
ideas, like writing a play for the African
Troupe Community Theater, of which he
Presenting this play was a challenge
kids here, or possibly a Teensy Taylor
is president, that he’d have it ready for
as well, Johnston said, but this time, he
series. And this time, he has the ultimate
this spring and that they should schedule
went for it. They did some recruiting from
deadline to get him going. “I may be
it as one of their children’s productions.
the arts community to find Latino kids to
getting too old for this,” Johnston said
He works better under deadlines. At age
cast. “I didn’t want it to be white kids in
with a laugh.
70, he is an accomplished writer, director,
Spanish 3 faking their way through it,”
teacher and performer, but was about to
Johnston said.
And
yet,
Greeley’s
He told the Board of The Stampede
That was especially important. Just
write his first proper stage play. The Troupe will perform that play,
like the play that inspired him 20 years
Teensy Taylor and the Daughters of
ago, Johnston didn’t want to translate
Doom in “The Ghost of the Chief Theater”
the Spanish for what he expects will be a
on Feb. 22-23 in downtown Greeley.
mostly English-speaking audience.
play’s
“I wanted the idea to be that they are
protagonists as group of middle-school
Johnston
envisioned
the
all such good friends they don’t need the
girls who were smart, curious, friends,
translating,” Johnston said, “even if they
and – most importantly – different from
may not understand everything they’re
Teensy Taylor and the Daughters of Doom in “The Ghost of the Chief Theater” plays February 22-23; Friday and Saturday nights with an afternoon show on Saturday as well. All take place in the Hensel Phelps Theatre in the Union Colony Civic Center. Call (970) 356-5000 for tickets or go to ucstars.com.
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Kyle Eustice BandWagon Magazine Jojo Garza laughs easily. He’s also a master of metaphors. From comparing families to giant fruit trees to describing the music industry as a golf course, Garza effortlessly paints pictures with words. The Los Lonely Boys vocalist/bassist — who, at press time, is expected to play at Washington’s in Fort Collins alongside his brothers Henry and Ringo February 2 — applies his positive attitude to everything he does, especially Los Lonely Boys’ music. Since catapulting to international notoriety with their 2004 hit “Heaven,” the San Angelo, Texas-based trio has pumped out five more albums, culminating with their latest project, 2014’s Revelation. But in the music industry’s ever-evolving landscape, Garza understands albums aren’t currently in high demand. “The business has changed a lot and the need for full albums isn’t exactly supply and demand these days, especially if you’re independent,” Garza tells BandWagon Magazine. “If you’re part of a major label, they just throw you in the box with Cracker Jacks or Golden Grahams. We’re still doing this ourselves. One of the things we’ve always said is that the music of Los Lonely Boys never stops being written. We’ve always got songs to record and play. Usually people want to hear a lot of the stuff they’re familiar with. I feel the market is really leaning toward singles.” “It’s like the golf course,” he continues. “You gotta see what the land is doing, so you make your
PhotoS by Piper Ferguson
“Nobody has your back like your la familia and sometimes, nobody stabs you in your back like your familia. It’s all of it.” judgement call by that. For us, we always have new music. The way the business is, we’re definitely looking to bring something out very, very soon though.” For over two decades, the Grammy Award-winning Garza brothers have tackled the music industry together. While Garza admits they’ve had their fair share of disagreements, their common goals are the glue holding the group together. “For the most part, we’ve have the same ambitions, hopes and dreams,” he says. “We all saw the same stage, audience and lights. We’ve pretty much been on the same page as per this music gig. Los Lonely Boys are not just musicians. This is what the world knows Los Lonely Boys for. There’s a lot more depth to the Garza brothers than just being a musician or somebody who plays a piece of wood with metal strings or pounds on drums. That’s something we wanted to express over the years. We have these other sides to our creativity, as well.” Garza jokingly credits his mother’s “chancla,” which the Urban Dictionary defines as “The deadliest weapon known to a Latin kid; a flying slipper/ flip-flop.” “If we needed a spanking, we got it,” he says with a laugh. “My mom was dead aim with the chancla and could hit us with blazing speed. All of this is really true. We fought. We’ve gone all
through that. Nobody has your back like your la familia and sometimes, nobody stabs you in your back like your la familia [laughs]. It’s all of it.” In March 2013, Ringo and Jojo found themselves in a position where they had to have Henry’s back, almost literally. After performing at Los Angeles’ Downey Civic Center, Henry (the guitarist) fell through the orchestra pit as he was going to greet their fans, suffering serious back and neck injuries. It’s something that still affects the Garza brothers today. “Oh my gosh, even to this day we’re feeling the after effects every day,” he admits. “It hasn’t gone away at all. The most beautiful part of it all is that our brother stares in the face of adversity that is unknown. Of course we’re there, too. But the process is still daily. The shows have to be a little altered because he’s not as physically capable for a certain amount of time and we’ve had to adapt. That’s the way it is for all of us. “Henry would tell you he’s not 100 percent, but he’s 100 percent happy to be alive. That’s carried over the rest of us. There’s always light in the darkest places. However, I think one of the things we spread to our youth is don’t bet on tomorrow. People believe you’re guaranteed the next second. Much can be learned and lost from these experiences. Like, ‘Hey you’re not the only one who’s been through it,’ but we just gotta keep going.”
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Valerie Vampola | BandWagon Magazine In August of 2017, Devon Hildebrandt and Taylor Drose drove out to Nashville to meet with a producer and take a tour of a recording studio. The long road trip for the two Greeley musicians represented a big step for of their band Silver & Gold, the remainder of whom couldn’t make the trip at the time. Despite their success as one of Greeley’s more well-known local bands, they’d never used a producer to record their music. After taking a tour of the studio, the bandmates took a big risk and booked time for their project. Now all they had to do was write the music.
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Silver & Gold’s new EP Color (out February 8) used the influence of a short production span, their closeness as a band (both geographically and emotionally) and a man named Dan Diaz to create an album that stands out from the rest of their work. In early 2017, Silver & Gold opened for the band Civilian (with whom Diaz played bass) at the Moxi Theater. They maintained a casual acquaintance until they were in the process of recording their last album, Point A - Point A. Diaz reached out to Silver & Gold expressing his interests in working with them. They’d only finished a couple songs on Point A, but they drove out to Nashville anyway. “We decided ‘Y’know what? Let’s set the bar really high for ourselves and see if we can reach it’... And we came home with the idea [of pushing] ourselves to make the best songs we possibly can.” explained Hildebrandt. At the time, almost all the band members lived in the same house, allowing them to constantly write and collaborate. When they returned to Nashville, they had songs completed and in recording condition, so that when they presented them to Diaz, they
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Let’s set the ourselves and see were able to dig deep into polishing them up. Before living together, Silver & Gold would spend late nights in Frasier Hall at the University of Northern Colorado, waiting around for available rehearsal spaces after long exhausting days. Color made their collaborative writing more accessible and deepened their relationship with each other as friends.
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Even while in Nashville, where they expression of growth, maturity and selfspent a week polishing and recording awareness. It’s a realization that life the album, Hildebrandt reminisced on is filled with puzzle-piece experiences spending the day playing music together, which somehow fit together. The lyrical and spending the evening just enjoying themes and perspectives jump around each other’s friendship. Much We were friends before we were like their college c a m a r a d e r i e musicians, and that’s still always true. where the music As long as that doesn’t change, we’ll and friendship be in a band for awhile reciprocally enhanced each other, their recording process is about the same way the chapters of our lives do, and Silver & Gold make that apparent: themselves as a whole. Diaz proved to be beneficial to the No two tracks on Color sound the same, whole as well, helping them explore but move the album forward together. approaches outside of their comfort This interconnected attitude is a zone. He pointed out redundancies, not result of their approach in the recording only in what they had written for the EP, studio. In previous albums, the band tracked their instruments individually at separate times. In Color, they chose to record most of their tracks live and collectively, resulting in a more joyful, homogenous and brighter sound. “We want to be able to play all of this [music] the same way [we do] live,” said Hildebrandt. Since finishing the album, some of the members have relocated to other parts of the Northern Colorado and Denver area, which has challenged some of the band’s productivity. bar really high for Living apart means being deliberate if we can reach it... about scheduling, booking rehearsals weeks in advance and holding agendabut also in what they had done on Point based sessions. But the truth is they A - Point A. With his involvement, every make it work. “We’re still getting it done and we’re song has nuance and is distinguishable still really happy with the music we’re from the others, yet like the band itself, clearly part of the same organism. He writing,” Hildenbrandt said. “We were helped them introduce subtle changes friends before we were musicians, and within individual tracks, incorporating that’s still always true. As long as that groove changes from verse to chorus doesn’t change, we’ll be in a band for a and more. His feedback allowed them to while.” mature their songwriting without taking away their sonic identity. “He challenged us a lot to push outside of our norms. Silver & Gold celebrate the release of Color on February 8 at The Moon And he pushed us to really make the Room in Denver and February 9 at best songs we could,” Hildebrandt says. The Moxi Theater in Greeley. In fact, the album itself is an
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CONCERT CALENDAR
Friday, February 1st Eldern’s Dark Side of The Moon @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm
Evanoff @Hodi’s Half Note – Greeley, 8pm w/ Telemetry, Floatgoat
Los Lonely Boys @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 8pm Black Out Party @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Los Mocochetes w/ JNoCap, Hyfy, Keenan Small Houses Trevon, Trayce Chapman @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Saja Spectacular of Lois and Los Lobos @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 8pm the Lantern w/ Cary Morin Maddie’s Changed @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm “Green Dream” Dookie LP w/ In My Room, Meliora, @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm Bridges Will Break, Flahoola King Iso @Black Sheep – Colo. Springs, 7pm Cycles @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/Special Guest King Kash w/ Spyscraper, Goose Boldtype @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm Dangerous Friends @Hi-Dive – Denver, 8pm w/ The Gamits, Reno Divorce, w/ Future Perfect, State Drugs No Bueno The Amity Affliction @Summit – Denver, 7pm w/ Senses Fail, Silent Planet, Belmont
half•alive @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Joan, Austin Prince
Herobust @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ DMVU, MZG
Sunday, February 3rd
The Parrots + Mozes And The Firstborn @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm Valentino Khan @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Billy Changer, Super Bummer
BRONCHO @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Pinky Pinky
King Iso & King Kash @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 7pm
Monday, February 4th
Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm J.I.D “Catch Me If You Can Tour” w/ Graham Good & The Painters @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Reason, Hardo and Lou The Human
Saturday, February 2nd
Kimberly Dunn @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Lendon James & The Highway 34 Band
Shaggy 2 Dope @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Ouija Macc, JDirty, Hex Rated, Seen Loc The Districts @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Deeper
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Josh Hoyer & The Soul Colossal Thursday, February 7th at Moxi Theater in Greeley
Jesse Mccartney @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Whitney Woerz Post Animal + Ron Gallo @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Stuyedeyed Naked Giants @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ TWEN, Hello, Mountain
Tuesday, February 5th Chris Robinson Brotherhood @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm Yadada Beeaaattt Show 13 @Black Sheep – Colo. Springs w/ CO-Grown, #PressPlayDoe, LivEvil, M.A.D, Terror, Blak Jac da FYE boy, Misfitikal Rejects, The Soul Switcher, Mr.Kuss, Michael III, MiniMan, E.O.E., 2crazy madafuckas Madeintyo @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Thutmose, 12 HONCHO, DNA Picasso, J-Krupt LP - Heart To Mouth Tour 2019 @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Yoke Lore Post Animal + Ron Gallo @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Stuyedeyed
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Wednesday, February 6th Orgone @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm 7th Annual Bob Marley Bday Feat. Wake Up And Live @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Dubskin, MountainUs, Wadada P.O.S @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm The Knocks @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Young & Sick, Blue Detiger Aaron Carter @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Lenerd, Justin Stone, SF1 Josh Hoyer & The Soul Colossal @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm w/ Leon and the Revival
Thursday, February 7th Josh Hoyer & The Soul Colossal @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 7pm w/ Kerry Pastine & The Crime Scene, Blues Party House Band Jeremy Garrett & Friends @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Bill Nershi, Neal Evans, Joel Searls, & Josh Shilling, Jeremy Garrett, The Sweet Lillies The Greyboy Allstars @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Mike Dillon Band
Wheels @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Slap Happy Milo @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Sb the Moor, Pink Navel The Midnight Club @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ One Flew West, Creature Canopy
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Guster @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Henry Jamison A Light Among Many @Hi-Dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Kenaima, Urn. (CO), Giardia HUNNY + Hockey Dad @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Pllush paris_monster @Lost Lake – Denver, 9pm The Commonheart @Larimer Lounge – Denver w/ Ghost Tapes
Friday, February 8th Project Foreigner @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 7pm w/ Fire and Ice
Friday, February 15th @ Moxi Theater in Greeley
Triton Album Release @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Green Druid, Chieftain, and the Leshen Megalodon @Marquis Theater – Denver, 9pm w/ Tyro, JOOF, Sektah Silver & Gold @Moon Room – Denver, 7pm w/ Overslept, Tolstoy, Nina and the Hold Tight
Silver & Gold @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 7pm w/ Overslept, Tolstoy, Ten Miles South
JJ Grey & Mofro @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ The Commonheart
Thriftworks @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Goopsteppa, Supersillyus,
Pictures of Moss @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Wolfer, Stioc
Flamingosis @Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Tortuga Chris Robinson Brotherhood @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm
Todd Barry @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 6pm
Bud Bronson & The Good Timers @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Muscle Beach, SPELLS
VALDEZ @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm
Thought Process
ZOSO (The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience) @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm
Stratus @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Pitta Patta, LoTemp, BVNE
Stay Lit College Tour @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ DJ Blasian and DJ Victory
Saturday, February 9th
Public Safety @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Dream Feed, Tony Goffredi and the Strangely Famliar
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Floor Model @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/Tom Scharf and Government Shutdown, Trash Cat Unwritten Law @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Ignite, Audio Karate Born Of Osiris @Summit – Denver, 6pm w/ Chelsea Grin, Make Them Suffer, Kingdom Of Giants
THE CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS
ZOSO (The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience) @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm
Saturday, February 16th, 2019 at the Aggie Theatre in Fort Collins.
Two Friends @Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Win & Woo, Codeko, Jamesik
Head For The Hills @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ Strings and the Box, Pick & Howl,
Adam Cayton-Holland, @Marquis Theater – Denver, 7pm w/ Ramon Rivas, ShaNae Ross
The Funk Hunters @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 9pm w/ JackLNDN, Jenaux, FunkStatik
Kiltro Verses The Inevitable @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Maya Bennett
Pedro The Lion @Bluebird Theater – Denver. 8pm w/ Tomberlin
Don Chicharrón Album Release @Hi-Dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Los Mocochetes, High Plains Honky, DJ A-Train
Sunday, February 10th Sonic Ammunition @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Bad Decisions
RiNo Showcase Mini Feature @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ Graham Good & the Painters, Motion Trap, Silver and Smoke, James Smith, Mary Sullivan
VALDEZ @Lairmer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Good Family, Slap Happy
Monday, February 11th TV Girl @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ George Clanton Gang Of Four @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm
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Tuesday, February 12th Groovement @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Judo Chop, Michelle Sarah TV Girl @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ George Clanton
Wednesday, February 13th Whitey Morgan @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Alex Williams Liquid Strangler @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm
Thursday, February 14th A Capella Valentine’s Day Concert @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 7pm w/ The Bearitones, Varsity Men’s, 11th Ave, Vocal Iron, Northern Lights - UNC Women’s A Capella Roots of a Rebellion and Resinated @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Luna Shade Shwayze @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Red Coat Kid, Nevv DeVotchKa @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm The Orcastrator @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Andy Immerman, Low Frequency Output, Morphics, Y Liquid Strangler @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ LSDREAM, Champagne Drip, G-Rex, Lucil Valentine’s Day Special: “Sweethearts of the Rodeo” II @Hi-Dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Chella and the Charm, Jennifer Jane Niceley, Ryann & Lee, Five Mile Woods
Friday, February 15th Wildermiss @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Rob Drabkin, Places Back Home
Post Paradise @Hodi’s Half Note w/ The Trujillo Company, Stella Luce Groundation @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Rastasaurus, Roots Massive Shwayze @Black Sheep – Colo. Springs, 8pm NaPalm @Marquis Theater – Denver, 7pm Evanoff @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Skydyed Chewy&Bach Tritonal @Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ SJ Colter Wall, @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Wade Sapp One Way Ride @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ Jen Korte & The Loss Scotty & The Late Nights @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Boot Gun, Meeting House, Billy the Poet Retrofette + The RunniKine @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Whiskey Autumn
Saturday, February 16th The California Honeydrops @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm Luis Coronel @ Moxi Theater - Greeley, 8pm An Evening With Leftover Salmon ‘StoriesfromtheLivingRoom’ @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm The Myth of Modern Medicine @Black Sheep – Colo. Springs, 7pm Kill Paris @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ StayLoose, Subtact 1000 Miles of Fire @Moon Room – Denver, 7pm w/ Why They Fight, Pythalo, Stray The Course Bleep Bloop @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Mono/Poly
Alex Cameron & Roy Molloy
Wednesday, February 20th @ Lost Lake in Denver
Reverand Horton Heat @Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers Turkauz @Odgen Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Eminece Ensemble Oxeye Daisy @Hi-Dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Pout House, Tyto Alba Mass Appeal ft. The Starting Five @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Fashawn, Ezri, Cuz
Lightyear, Stro, Cantrell Le Butcherettes @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm
Sunday, February 17th Common Kings @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Nattali Rize Saymyname @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Gladez
Monday, February 18th Sharon Van Ettenn @Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Nilüfer YanyaNilüfer Yanya Dreamgirl + Acid Tongue @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Whole Milk
Tuesday, February 19th Haystak @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 7pm w/ Statik G, Sintax Saves The Day @Marquis Theater – Denver, 7pm w/ Remo Drive, Mighty Poppy @Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ YaSi Men I Trust @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ Michael Seyer
soccer mommy Sunday, February 24th at Moxi Theater in Greeley
awakebutstillinbed @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Alien Boy, Sunsleeper
Thursday, February 21st Cypress Spring @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Long Cut
Warbly Jets @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Danny Dodge, Pink Fuzz
Okilly Dokilly @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Playboy Manbaby and Sunnydale High
Wednesday, February 20th
Shook Twins @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm
The BellRays @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins w/ The Atom Age Corb Lund @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Branson Anderson One Ok Rock @Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pn w/ Waterparks, Stand Atlanic David Dondero @Hi-Dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Knuckle Pups Vundabar @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ Slow Pulp, Backseat Vinyl Alex Cameron & Roy Molloy: Take Care Of Business A Duo Tour @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Lola Kirke Sundressed +
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BoomBox Cartel @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Phlegmatic Dogs, Rickyxsan
Friday, February 22nd The Sleights @Black Sheep – Colo. Springs, 7pm Loud Life Crew @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Doozy, JayDubb, Prestone Gasolina @Summit – Denver, 8pm Token @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm Gasoline Lollipops @Gothic Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Strange Americans, Foxfeather Boogie T.rio @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm
w/ Mersiv, Vampa In The Whale @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ Reno Divorce, Too Many Humans The BellRays @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm Okilly Dokilly @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Playboy Manbaby, Dirty Few
Saturday, February 23rd Maddy O’Neal and Megan Hamilton @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Special Guests J Boog @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ EarthKry and Eddy Dyno Magic Cyclops Dance Party @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm
OKILLY DOKILLY @Black Sheep – Colo. Springs, 7pm w/ Playboy Manbaby Infected Mushroom @Summit – Denver, 7pm Boogie T.rio @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Esseks, Vampa Quaker City Night Hawks @Hi-Dive – Denver, 8pm Plastic Daggers (EP Release) @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ It’s Just Bugs, FATHERS, Cheap Perfume
Sunday, February 24th Soccer Mommy @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 7pm w/ Hovvdy, Motiongazer Loud Life Crew @Marquis Theater – Denver, 6pm
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