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ALBUM REVIEWS Rhythmic Fuzz Self-titled
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playing with language and turning phrases. The most noticeable theme to the songs appears to be a certain recently decriminalized recreational At its core, Rhythmic Fuzz’s self- activity, but the band does dip titled album is a reggae hip-hop their wick into social commentary album. But within this umbrella are from time to time, most notably on elements that nudge it in a direction the opening track “French Jones.” away from standard fare dub albums. Ultimately, for the rest of the album, These factors are the product of the that commentary is lost in the same creatively diverse members of the haze of bong smoke I’m sure the band who come from very different album was written, recorded, and musical places. Brothers Kohl and performed in. Lucas Wingfield (bass and drums) Breyer’s voice shines on this are in one of Greeley’s more prolific album with a surprising fullness metal bands, A Sonnet to Silence, that shows from the first track that and lead guitarist John Nolan played this is not going to be just another in the local favorite jam band Bovine reggae album. Breyer brings a raw Green. Michael “Big Guppy” Parker sultriness that is accented by backing has been rapping since he was in the vocalist Lauren Kumpf. Although the 8th grade and rhythm guitarist and two work well together on the tracks vocalist Patrick Breyer’s rock outfit Kumpf is featured on, there are parts This Side of Paradise has a strong that come off somewhat forced. following in the area. Together, over This, however, is the problem that several years, Rhythmic Fuzz has lies at the core of the whole album. been a means to bridge these very With so many different styles being different talents into a project that represented on Rhythmic Fuzz, the has become a pillar to the to the album struggles to find a central Greeley music scene. sound that truly describes the band. While his reggae inspirations There are glimmers of this are obvious, Parker’s work as a tonal center found throughout the lyricist rooted in the live band album, particularly on “French makes the album less fuzz and Jones,” “Voice,” and “Rude Boy.” more rhythmic. Parker’s style is This is not to say the other songs reminiscent of Nas and Mos Def, are not without their merit though, and his lyrical content is less about as “She Reminds Me” is an ode to hip-hop tropes and more about the music that inspired Parker, and
features a guest spot from Blaque Plaque the Plague. The use of a live band to perform a tribute to hiphop creates a dichotomy that is both pleasant and appropriate. Lucas and Kohl Wingfield groove on this track that highlights their abilities as the rhythm section and their comfort shifting gears into something new. Overall, Rhythmic Fuzz is a brave and positive move for the band. Recorded at Silo Studios in Denver, the tracks are polished and of good quality. With solid recordings under their belt, the band is in a good place to move beyond their usual venues. “I think the album is a great step forward and a great starting point for us. We still have a lot of learning and a lot of growing to do and I’m hoping these recordings will allow us to play more shows out of town and get our name out there,” says lead guitarist John Nolan, recognizing the potential for the future for the band.
Anchorage Patience
Lucas Wingfield BandWagon Magazine Some may be familiar with the old version of Anchorage, the hardcore/metal outfit that has graced Greeley and all of northern Colorado with their sounds for over four years. They’ve come a long way since their first release, I Have Seen Further, an album that had a chaotic and almost alternative metal sound behind it’s eerie synthesized interludes. The band also released an EP with a similar sound that was featured in the BandWagon last year (Truth in Adversity.) Although those two albums and the multitude of shows the band has played have built a solid Colorado fan base in the metal and hardcore music scene. They’ve taken a big step in a new direction with the late January tensong release, Patience. Even on the first track alone, a frequent listener of Anchorage wouldn’t be able to tell that it’s the
same band. Where there were once the firing harsh vocals of frontman Kevin Gentry, there are now soft vocal melodies and clean twangy guitars that shred even without distortion. The two guitars sing beautifully to each other in the hands of guitarists Roy Catlin and Scott Kelly as the sound turns itself into a space age and indie rock collaboration. But just when the listener may question if Anchorage has the same edge that they did before, the fast paced beginning of the second track “Time Machine” will grab anyone’s attention. For a song that the band says was last recorded for the album, it is placed perfectly in the chemical combination of songs on “Patience.” The fourth song on the album “The Fog,” features drummer Joe Hittle and bassist Derek Arrieta, the newcomers of the band, blending the heavier styles with their new rock downbeats and well-timed synchronizations. The new style of Anchorage is almost reminiscent
of an early Circa Survive, where the haunting vocals compliment the distant feeling that the droning guitars give in the background. Another impressive song on the album is the title track, a slow but groovy jam that the band says is about “what life would be like to be without the one you love.” The choruses on this disc are catchier and more memorable, the vocals are more dynamic, and the arrangement is nearly perfect. If this new fulllength disc catches the same amount of attention that they were getting with their others, they’ll be en route to the top of indie and metal fans’ tosee lists for 2013.
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Jordan Wood BandWagon Magazine Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez make up the inventive duo from New York, Buke & Gase. After being discovered by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National, they were signed to Brassland Records in 2007. Although relatively new to the music scene, Buke & Gase have already made their mark in an industry where standing out is becoming increasingly difficult. The name Buke & Gase comes from their handmade instruments: a “buke” is a small six-string baritone ukele, and a “gase” which is a guitar-bass hybrid. After their first full-length album Riposte was released in 2010, it became clear that fans could expect amazing things from this up-and-coming indie band. Their newest album, General Dome dropped on January 29th and is a 13-track display of musical prowess and unique production. It was self-mixed by the band and recorded in a large empty room that neighbors the Hudson River. The recording space provided for an organic sound quality that accentuates Buke & Gase’s grungy tone. General Dome opens with one of the strongest songs on the album, “Houdini Crush,” which is a perfect introduction to the loud, driving “gase” riffs, and clear vocals from Aron Dyer that characterize the new album. The second song, “Hiccup,” was prereleased as General Dome’s first single, and is another one of the stronger songs. Each track contributes to the album’s postgrunge feel, and the angelic tone of Aron Dyer’s voice pleasantly contrasts with the grit of the instrumentation. The whole album seems to resemble a powerful battle cry reminiscent
of old school metal, grunge, and punk. In the song “Twisting the Lasso of Truth,” Aron Dyer assists the battle cry when she seductively sings “Fight / God damnit stand up and fight.” The songs “Sturtle” and “You Do Yours First” are under 45 seconds long and punctuate the album, giving the listener two intermissions that take on a lighter tone than the rest of the tracks. Throughout General Dome, Buke & Gase showcase their musical ability through difficult vocal intervals and creative, powerful percussion. The final song on General Dome, “Metazoa,” is slightly more electronic and upbeat than the other tracks, perhaps giving the listener a small taste of future directions the band may take with their music. General Dome is a piece of art that presents something entirely new. Buke & Gase have channeled different genres to create an album that is wellconstructed and engaging. It’s clear that, although they are a newer band, Buke & Gase have already mastered their sound. Their new album is a must-listen for anyone who is looking for something different to add to their music library. General Dome is available now and Buke & Gase can be seen live at the Larimer Lounge in Denver on Febuary 11th.
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Self-titled
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Step aside, LMFAO; the real party rock has arrived. Los Angeles-based surf punk band FIDLAR (Fuck It Dog, Life’s a Risk) dropped their debut, self-titled album on January 22nd with Mom + Pop Records. Their brand of party rock is a bit more chaotic than the dance club sound of LMFAO, though. This is party rock for those parties where there’s more coke than beer. FIDLAR is the kind of album that makes you want to drink beer just to keep up. The four-piece band is comprised of Zac Carper (vocals and rhythm guitar,) Elvis Kuehn (vocals and lead guitar,) Max Kuehn (drums,) and Brandon Schwartzel (bass.) Their first full-length album features rerecordings of some songs they originally released on their EPs, Don’t Try and DIYDUI, as well as “Cheap Beer,” released as a single in 2012. It also includes the same number of original tracks that will not disappoint old fans or first-timers. The first two tracks, “Cheap Beer” and “Stoked and Broke,” introduce FIDLAR’s ethos to the world. These guys stray from
the punk bands who paved the way for this kind of music. They eschew the political and social commentary in favor of a hedonistic view of the world. FIDLAR love to get fucked up, and they don’t care what you think of it—succinctly put in the chorus of the first track: “I! DRINK! CHEAP! BEER! SO! WHAT! FUCK! YOU!” Their music matches their lyrics: strong beats that are as danceable as they are moshable, with loud, crunchy guitars, rapid-fire power chords, and lead riffs that make you bang your head. “No Waves” shows this off perfectly, pairing Carper’s laidback vocal style with Kuehn’s high-pitched tremolo lines on guitar and a powerful rhythm section. “Blackout Stout” showcases Elvis Kuehn’s voice, more melodic than Carper’s and fuller, evocative of a Beach Boys sound (if they’d been a punk band in the mid-eighties.) The song’s jangly rhythm guitar and the tone of
Kuehn’s lead guitar both lend a surf rock sound, one which appears in many of FIDLAR’s more relaxed tracks. And we need those tracks, if only as a reprieve from the high-energy head-bangers that populate most of the album. “Wake Bake Skate” blasts listeners with a doublebarreled assault of power chords and Minor Threatstyle screaming from Carper, but it is followed by “Gimmie Something,” a much mellower
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song that has Carper laying off the shouting again, as in “No Waves.” This is FIDLAR’s take on the early ‘60s pop style of bands like The Beatles. Kuehn has a short, bluesy solo here that fits right in. If you’re looking for a new sound to pump you up for anything from a party to a workout, get this album. FIDLAR are poised to take off like a rocket as they continue their high energy/low their debut album is proof that expectations style of rock, and they can deliver.
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FILM REVIEWS
Django Unchained 2012 - 165 Minutes - Rated R
Jay Wallace BandWagon Magazine Oscar season is upon us, and this year there is slightly more controversy than usual surrounding the film industry’s celebration of the Best of the Year. While much of it is regarding whether Zero Dark Thirty director Kathryn Bigelow is endorsing torture with her dramatization of the capture of Osama Bin Laden, there have been other flare-ups, including the exclusion of what many considered to be shoo-ins for Best Picture. One such film being Quentin Tarantino’s
homage to the western genre, Django Unchained. Taking place a couple years before the Civil War, the film opens with Django (Jamie Foxx of Ray) in chains with other slaves, being dragged through the South by a couple of handlers. One night, the group crosses paths with Dr. King Schultz, (Inglorious Basterds’ Christoph Waltz) an unassuming, sophisticated German dentist who’s keen on acquiring a slave: Django. After a tense standoff with the handlers, Schultz shoots them and frees Django and the other slaves. Schultz’s motive to freeing
On The Road
2012 - 124 minutes – Rated R James Garcia BandWagon Magazine The 2012 film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s bohemian classic On The Road does not fail to inspire feelings of boyish excitement and wonder. But for those easily lost in nostalgia for a time most of us never experienced, America’s glory days of the 40s and 50s, this movie will spin you into a fit of whiskey swilling and amphetamine insanity. Sal Paradise, Kerouac’s alter ego, (portrayed by Sam Riley from Control) befriends wildman Dean Moriarty, reallife Neal Cassady (Tron Legacy’s Garrett Hedlund), following him across the great nation, bathing in booze, women, and jazz. Along the way we meet Dean’s lover Marylou (Stewart), his other lover Camille (Kirsten Dunst), and their writer buddies, Allen Ginsberg (Howl) and William S. Burroughs (Naked Lunch),
Carlo Marx (Tom Sturridge) and Old Bull Lee (Lord of the Rings’ Viggo Mortensen) respectively. They all get their kicks, with Moriarty at the helm. Madness. Moriarty’s reckless abandon is at first amusing, energizing, inspiring but eventually, like most good drugs, things go over the edge and desperation sets in. Everyone is in love with the man, but he can’t, won’t be tied down. Money is non-existent and at one point Dean has to ride Steve Buscemi for a ride, which I found to be amusing. The most important thing about a book to film adaptation is the loyalty to the words the author bled onto the typewriter and this movie is mostly accurate, comparable to adaptations like Fight Club, Trainspotting, and Fear and Loathing. The problem with watching a story like this is it’s one
Django? Schultz is a bounty hunter looking for the Brittle Brothers, who used to be Django’s owners. He makes Django an offer: help him find the Brittle Brothers, and Schultz will set him free. Django agrees on one condition, though: he wants Schultz to help him find his wife Broomhilda (Kerry Washington of Scandal.) As they set about tracking down the brothers, Django takes up Schultz’s trade and eventually finds out Broomhilda’s being relegated to a prostitute at the Southern plantation known as Candieland, run by slave owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio of Inception.) Freeing Django’s love, however, isn’t exactly easy. Django is far more humorous than Tarantino’s past work, even though this is the furthest thing from a comedy. He traffics in black comedy in all of his films, but here it seems as though he’s eased back a little and is having fun shooting an homage to the spaghetti westerns he grew up watching, unlike Basterds, where he was shooting for the Oscars. The chemistry of the cast helps with that. Foxx as the hero Django – “the D is silent.” – is awesome, and the way he plays off of Waltz’s Schultz is fantastic. Foxx’s Django starts off as a slave who doesn’t have much of an education and ends up being as sophisticated (and deadly) as Schultz. The learning process in between is peppered with humorous moments such as banter between them about what “positive” means when they sight one Brittle Brother getting away on horseback – the punchline being, “He’s positively dead.” DiCaprio as Candie is crazy good. He plays an unsophisticated Francophile who is a complete SouthernFried Dandy and has a possibly incestuous relationship with his sister, but is also a man to be reckoned with. Candie is aided by his cantankerous thing to read it, where you can pick out all the romanticism and leave behind the underlying sadness in their search for the ultimate pleasure, but on the screen it’s hard to escape. But that’s the Kerouac trip: life shown how it really is when lived to the fullest extent: both sad and jovial, all of it fleeting. You can get your kicks, but they will kick back after all. The movie is gorgeous, captures the time well (as if I can say what the 40s and 50s were like), but it is lacking the one thing that a movie can’t ever hope to capture: the style of the prose. Kerouac is known for a style referred to as poetic prose, the words dance and groove with music and energy and spirit. A romanticism with a burning passion, despite the depravity of the wild youth. The cast is fantastic, the dialogue sings with bebop excellence, and the cinematography and lighting and all the technical aspects match the mood of the scene, but are non-intrusive as it should be. Like most period pieces, this movie was very expensive to produce, but it all shines.
House Servant Stephan, played by Samuel L. Jackson, who has nothing but hatred for Django for being a freed man. Jackson being Jackson, he holds his own in the film and is probably the most terrifying man in the movie. Kerry Washington, as Broomhilda, doesn’t really have a lot of screen time until the halfway point, but when she’s on screen she owns it. The glee in her eyes when she’s finally freed
from Candieland is something to see. My only complaints about Tarantino’s film is that it’s a little long. When Broomhilda gets freed, that’s when the movie should end, but instead it goes on for another 40 minutes. It’s an awesome 40 minutes, but the film could stand to be shorter. Overall, though? Django Unchained should get more than Best Screenplay at the Oscars. 9/10
Amy Adams (Catch Me If You Can) and Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) also make small, but memorable appearances. Riley as Sal was a good match, though I kept seeing Trevor Moore from Whitest Kids You Know in a threesome with Tron’s pretty boy and Twilight’s sparkly princess shirtless and sweaty. Stewart did well. She only messed with her hair once that I noticed, she had more than one emotion (vague apathy), and she didn’t shuffle around awkwardly, in fact she carried herself with an enigmatic sexual allure. Boobop, shebop, hudda-hooda, pow pow. If you don’t hear smooth drums
clanking away while Dean rattles on about his hobo pop and his time jumping trains as a kid, always on the go, then there’s something wrong with your rhythm, my friend. And the angry horns blarring away as Marylou double jerks the boys in the front seat of the car speeding off into the land of dissolution and exploding chemical reactions. “Compulsive psychosis, dashed with a jigger of psychopathic irresponsibility and violence,” says Old Bull Lee, the world’s most prevalent intellectual heroin addict, about good ol’ Moriarty. It’s all music, man. Sweet, sweet jazz. Catch the song before the last note fades.
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Colorado Snubbbed in disaster relief bill
(Left to right) Sens. Michael Bennet and Mark Udall and Reps. Doug Lamborn, Jared Polis, and Cory Gardner pushed for $125 million for disaster relief for Colorado.
Austin Wulf BandWagon Magazine After no vote on the Senate’s Disaster Relief Appropriations Act at the end of last year, legislators were forced to rewrite the bill, which offered billions of dollars in aid to victims of Hurricane Sandy and the wildfires in states like Colorado. But the House of Representatives’ draft of the bill, which passed on January 29th, excluded the funding for Colorado. That bill offered $50.7 billion dollars in relief to individuals and businesses affected by Sandy. On January 25th, Colorado Senators introduced an amendment to the bill which would allot $125 million in aid to the state for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program, an effort to restore watersheds eroded by the wildfires that put communities in danger of flooding and contaminated water supplies. Colorado Representative Jared Polis offered a motion to allow the amendment to be considered in the House, but it was voted down 9 to 4, along party lines. The allocation was in the original Senate draft of the bill, which expired when the House adjourned without acting on the bill at the end of 2012. Democratic Colorado Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet both spoke out about the House closing with no action on the Senate bill. In a statement on his website, Udall said, “Confronting the lasting effects of the High Park and Waldo Canyon fires is the fiscally responsible approach and could save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars over the long term.” Bennet and Udall were joined in support of the amendment last fall by Polis and Colorado Repre-
sentatives Cory Gardner and Doug Lamborn. After the bill passed, each expressed his disappointment that Colorado had been ignored by the House. Gardner, the representative for much of northern Colorado, could not be reached for comment but said in a tweet that he had commitment from Representative Hal Rogers (RKY,) chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, to “fix and will keep working.” Udall also expressed that he “won’t give up” on this funding. Bennet, in a statement, said that “It’s really unfortunate, given the history we have in this country to come together to aid a community in need following a disaster, that the House would not follow our lead in the Senate to include critical resources to stabilize our watersheds and protect our drinking water.” He will not oppose the bill, though, as he said “the victims of Hurricane Sandy desperately need this aid.” Without the EWP funding, over 300,000 northern Colorado residents will be at risk for contaminated drinking water due to top-level soil eroded by the High Park fire last summer. So, too, would many in Colorado Springs, as a result of the Waldo Canyon fire leaving soil much more vulnerable to mudslides and debris flow after even an average rainfall. While the Federal Emergency Management Agency can provide some relief in that event, it would be “after the damage has occurred,” as Gardner said at rules hearing on the amendment. The Colorado legislators seek to prevent such an emergency altogether.
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Wildfires near Fort Collins and Colorado Springs left watersheds susceptible to runoffs into water supplies.
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Jed Murphy BandWagon Magazine Trichome’s story is one of reinvention. It is the story of a band that found their sound and made that sound work, but when they reached a crucial moment when it was time for something new, they knew what they needed to do. Where many bands that reach this point flounder in trying to maintain an original concept, Trichome has continued to move into new and interesting places. Those fans that have been seeing their shows for several years can tell you that the Trichome of 2007 is very much not the Trichome of 2013. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist Evan Daldegan describes early Trichome as “your classic college keg party band until we brought in Matt Schooley to play percussion
with us.” Now a band in their eighth year and miles beyond a “keg party band,” last year’s release of Trichome’s selftitled EP introduced us to a group of musicians exploring the world of electro-funk, embracing the synthesizer in a declaration that disco is simply more fun to dance to than reggae. Trichome began when childhood friends Daldegan and lead guitarist Matt Newhard reconnected after Daldegan spent his high school years in Denver. They jammed and began writing songs, and eventually brought on drummer Jeff Dejohn and bassist Dave Frediani. With this lineup, they gigged around Greeley, developing their reggae set then in 2008, percussionist Matt Schooley joined and that is when Daldegan says the band began to really take the music seriously. “’School-
ey,’ as we call him, was a huge part in Trichome’s growth as a band musically. Not only a talented musician, he is amazing at arranging music. He is the conductor, so to speak.” Schooley’s knowledge of music helped the band move in new directions, and then when keyboardist and tenor saxophonist Mike Windham joined, Trichome began to explore creative new places. By 2009 Trichome could be considered the reggae band of northern Colorado. Playing extensively throughout the region and with some extremely well known acts, Trichome found a success in the genre few Colorado bands have. “We haven’t performed any of our reggae songs in almost two years… Don’t get my wrong, reggae was good to us. We got to play with reggae
legends The Wailers, Groundation, Culture, Eek-a-mouse, and Midnite, just to name a few. But we have fallen in love with a new sound,” says Daldegan. This new sound came from the music they were experiencing at many of the gigs that were non-reggae oriented. Daldegan cites the Summer Camp Music Festival in Illinois and the Wakarusa Music Festival in Arkansas in 2010 as a particular moment for the band when they were deeply inspired by bands they shared a stage with. They decided that they would not be restricted to a few styles of music when they were capable of playing it all. “We decided to embrace the fact that we can play anything we want. It was a mini
‘renaissance’ for us. It feels good to be able to play any genre from R&B to metal,” says Daldegan, citing bands such as LCD Soundsystem, Umphrey’s McGee, Jamiroquai, Chromeo, and Daft Punk as their current inspirations. This new sound is a disco infusion that feels natural and exciting to the band. Lightyears beyond a reggae jam band, Trichome is a true product of northern Colorado music scene culture. Just as the tastes of audience’s have changed over the last several years, Trichome has been a band that has always found a way to stay just one step ahead. Trichome has evolved into a funk electro band striking the chord of a disco revival that is sure to be hitting the Colorado music scene in the near future. It is this evolution that has been the key to Trichome’s success so far.
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John Hann BandWagon Magazine One local Greeley rapper’s music has finally started to take off. ROOKE5 released Colossal Chronicles on January 22nd and received lots of positive feedback on his project. The 24 yearold rapper started performing when he was 13 growing up in northern Colorado. The local hip-hop artist has been working hard on Colossal Chronicles for the past three years and has finally completed his well constructed project. The album is the first for the rapper Luke Whitrock, better known as ROOKE5. Whitrock used to rap under the name Rookie but claimed that “I have finally refined my
NorCO Rapper Releases Debut Album rap,” and has since changed his name to ROOKE5, a reference to the chess move Rook to E5. Luke cleverly chose the Rook to represent himself as a rapper because it is the second strongest piece on the chessboard, next to the queen. In the track “Storm The Castle,” ROOKE5 talks about “storming the castle to take out the queen.” ROOKE5 claims that this is “a reference to me storming the music industry in order to make some new rap worth listening to.” He feels a lot of rap these days is not saying much of value, and he wants to help the Colorado hip-hop scene grow as much as possible. ROOKE5 has been a passionate hip-hop fan
his whole life and is excited to see his music help push the hiphop scene, especially here. ROOKE5’ new release extensively shows off his newly refined lyrical talent. The local artist claimed he’s “not rapping for money but for the love of hip-hop... Fans seem to be so hungry for new intelligent rap.” He wants to help feed that hunger as much as he can, with the hope to promote his work and make a living, but “it’s never been about the money.” There is no doubt that ROOKE5 has delivered a masterful 14-track album that shows off his dedication to the genre. The emcee, originally from Loveland,
moved to Texas at the age of 14 and was there until 2010. It was in Texas where he began to focus on making his lyrics stronger and developing his style. When ROOKE5 returned to Colorado, he finished The Colossal Chronicles, hoping that this album would show that he’s reached a new professional level and would help promote his ideals for the Colorado hiphop scene. Along with being full of intelligent lyrics, Colossal Chronicles has a high production quality, which ROOKE5 crafted with DJs such as Hirolla, from the U.K.; Captain Midnite from Seattle, Washington; Denver’s
Blacksheep; and Epoch When, from northern Colorado. Each conducted an outstanding job throughout the production, showcasing ROOKE5’ catchy verses and hooks. The standout tracks on The Colossal Chronicles include “Rise,” “Momentum,” and “Clockwork.” ROOKE5 will continue to work on his rap, hoping to “finish two projects by the end of the year.” He is clearly grabbing the attention of the Colorado hip-hop scene and is pushing for fans to enjoy his music while sharing it with as many people as possible. Check out some of his tracks at ROOKE5.com and SoundCloud.com/ROOKE5.
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A New Brewery Opens in Greeley
ing things pretty slowly with the brewery because we wanted to selffinance the brewery startup. In our professional/corporate jobs, Miranda and I were both pretty close to the 2008 financial crisis and wanted This year, Greeley will see anoth- to be very deliberate with how we er brewery open up, this time in the financed the brewery. former home of Crabtree Brewing. In 2011, Miranda and I attended Wiley Brewing Company will be run the Craft Brewer’s Conference in by University of Northern Colorado San Francisco; up until the confergraduates Kyle and Miranda Car- ence, Miranda was content with baugh, both 29. We spoke with Kyle her role as a part-time brewery asCarbaugh about what lead to him sistant. But, once she attended the deciding that Greeley needs another conference and saw how awesome brewery. the beer industry is, she decided she wanted to be involved in a fullOur journey into starting a time capacity. We’ve been looking intently for a brewery started with a Christmas location for the brewery since about gift that Miranda gave me in 2008. Miranda researched all of the brew- April 2012. After looking at a myrieries in Colorado that existed at the ad of locations in Thornton, Broomfield, Westminster, Erie, Frederick, time, compiled the breweries and Brighton, Johnstown and Greeley, their locations into a leather-bound the space next to Syntax opened up journal, and gave me the journal and the timing was perfect. with a challenge: to visit all of the breweries in the journal (and any What differentiates Wiley new breweries that would pop up) Brewing Co. from other small breweries, such as Crabtree? What’s within one year. So, beginning in 2009, Miranda your emphasis or specialty when it and I spent most of our weekends, comes to making beer? some of our weeknights, and all of our vacations visiting various brewI liken the small brewing eries around the state. It was quite community to the slow food comthe Christmas present, especially munity – we each have our own since Miranda didn’t enjoy beer all passions that drive inspiration in that much when we began our jour- what we do and how we do it, and ney. However, somewhere along the aren’t necessarily in a hurry to craft way Miranda began to find herself the things we’re passionate about it liking beer a little more with every if it means sacrificing quality or our brewery we visited. And at some customer’s experience. point in those travels that neither of The things that we’re passionus can quite pin point, we decided ate about and that inspire us have that Colorado needed at least one a lot in common with the Greeley more brewery – ours. and northern Colorado communiNeedless to say, the explosion of ties. Both Miranda and I grew up breweries that we saw in 2009 was deeply involved in the agricultural quite remarkable and we weren’t community in and around Greeley, able to keep up... we’ve continued and those close ties influence have visiting as many as we can, but the influenced how we make our beer. one year timeline didn’t give us In addition to our brewing phienough time to enjoy the brewer- losophy, we want to create a comies we were going to, nor revisit the fortable, enjoyable environment ones we really liked. To date, we’ve that people can come to and enjoy been to 113 breweries – 96 in Colo- a pint of beer, connect with our phirado, 17 in other states. losophy, our process and with one In late 2009, we formed ‘Wiley another. I think all too often we unBrewing Company’, and have been derestimate the value of taking time pilot brewing in my parents’ shop/ to connect with people in a natural barn ever since. We’ve been tak- and comfortable space.
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KC:
bw: KC:
bw: You’re moving in next door to Syntax Liquors, in the old
building where Crabtree used to be. Have you guys had any support or guidance from these two businesses and/or other breweries in the state?
KC:
Early on in our discovery of craft beer, I came up to Greeley to help Jeff and Stephanie bottle a batch of boxcar brown, along with a group of other Crabtree Brewing fans and enthusiasts. At the time, I was very intimidated by the thought of opening a brewery, and spent a few minutes talking with Jeff about it. Jeff was encouraging and provided me with some very good wisdom about making sure the economics work, not just for the brewery, but also for us personally. I’ve definitely taken to heart that conversation, and I think it’s contributed greatly to how we’ve organized our brewery.
bw: Is it just you two running the business, or do you have other employees who help out? How do responsibilities break down between you two?
KC:
So far, Miranda and I are the only investors and employees of the brewery. Once we’re operational, I will run the brewing operations and Miranda will take care of the day-to-day operations in the taproom. We’re very fortunate to have my parents, one, very interested and passionate about the brewery, two, in Greeley, and three, retired so that they can both help Miranda and I in getting the brewery off the ground. Both of us have a lot of family in the Greeley and Windsor areas, so I’m sure we’ll get a few of them involved in pouring pints from time to time.
Right now, Carbaugh is hoping for a late May or early June opening date, dependent on the brewery getting it’s “Brewers’ Notice.” For now, watch for any further news from Wiley Brewing Company at WileyBrewing.com and at Facebook.com/ WileyBrewing.
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THE PHO ATL
STUC HONE
by austin
photos by sv
In a time when electronic dance music rules the airwaves, The Photo Atlas is refreshing proof that post-punk is still breathing and can serve the same demographic. Their unique style of danceable hardcore music has rocked bodies throughout Colorado and across the country. The band’s first full-length release, No, Not Me, Never, introduced these alternative rockers to the nation. Its fantastic follow-up, Stuck In A Honeytrap, is set to drop this month. Frontman Alan Andrews’ distinctive half-screamed, half-sung tenor vocals mark the new album with a sound that fans will remember from their 2007 debut. Clearly influenced by the likes of AFI’s Davey Havok and Tim Kasher of Cursive, Andrews has an intense vocal sound that defines the energy of The Photo Atlas in a big way. “Shakin’ in My Skin” and “Dresscode” showcase his style on Stuck In A Honeytrap. Andrews and William Threlkeld III both produced some powerful guitar riffs on this release as well. The lead melodies on “The Glass Crashed” and “Dresscode” are like pins and needles for the ears—in the best way, fitting of their razor-sharp sound. All of this is rounded out nicely by bassist Mark Hawkins and drummer Josh Taylor, whose driving rhythms create a sound that is equally danceable and moshable, which makes The Photo Atlas as appropriate for punk shows as for EDM crowds. Live, the quartet is as animated as the recordings suggest, if not more so. Their frenetic performances infect audiences who at times run out of steam before the
band does. Their onstag the studio, esp newest record. “ process were b much got toget the most energy Stuck In A H Denver’s Inca H playing shows Andrews, many a guitar riff and finishing with is for fun, it is heavily critique all try to push o abilities. And e most of the so valued.” The effort p The Photo Atl opening riffs o the final fading Sinking Ship,” t shows off the ta unit and individ enjoy making m Not Me, Never back to back a that, though it drastically, the b “I feel like o with crazier gu rhythms with has held on to w drive and passi I think makes m “With this new little more into alternative rock
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ge vigor is also present in pecially while making the “The writing and recording both a ton of fun. We pretty ther and just tried to bring y we could,” Andrews said. Honeytrap was written at House Collective between s on tour. According to y of the songs started with d were built up from there, the vocals. “As much as it s also very calculative and ed,” Andrews added. “We ourselves to the best of our even though I might write ongs, every part is heavily
put in by each member of las is obvious. From the of “The Glass Crashed” to g chords of “Memory Like A this is a strong release that alent of the group, both as a dually. It’s clear these guys music together. Listen to No, and Stuck In A Honeytrap and it also becomes clear ts style has not changed band has grown. our sound has progressed, uitar riffs and interesting the bass and drums, but what we started with. That ion and dedication is what music good,” Andrews said. w record, I think we got a o rocking out or more of an k world. I think the songs
are part melodic, part rocking out, and part dancing. It’s something to just let loose and have fun to.” No doubt fans will continue to have as much fun at shows as the performers have playing them. The Photo Atlas are addicted to touring and life in the van. They’ll have plenty of their fix this year, starting with a tour through the Midwest (hitting Omaha, Minneapolis, Chicago, and points in Kansas) before returning to Colorado. The West Coast will also be getting a taste of dance punk, with shows in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Arizona. The group also plans to perform at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. “After that,” Andrews said, “we’ve gotta make our way out to the East Coast and try to spread our dance punk joy as far as we can.” From the ardor they pour into live and studio performances to their dedication to touring, The Photo Atlas definitely work hard for their craft. Andrews explained, “We’ve always had the attitude that you’ve gotta go out and get results and not sit around and wait for it to happen to you. Put yourself in a situation for good things to happen.” Even as they continue to tour in promotion of Stuck In A Honeytrap, they’re writing songs. Fans can expect to hear new material as the year continues, but for now the sophomore release is welcome after five years without a full-length album. It will be available for purchase on Tuesday, February 12th, and The Photo Atlas will play a CD release show at the Hi-Dive in Denver on Friday, February 8th.
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Katie ' s Good Mai
Local Artist Profile:
“Intensions”
Photos courtesy Katie Mai
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In her new show, opening Friday, February 1st, University of Northern Colorado artist Katie Mai is shaking the walls of the BandWagon Studio in a whole new way. Mai’s painting “Burning Mask” is a great example of this. “It is a picture of a weary naked girl sitting in a chair with her face masked by a candle. This represents the weakness we have in humility. Sure the candle wax covers her face, but her body is still exposed. The more we hide imperfections and impure motives, the more relevant they are and the more they show.” Being both religious and artsy, Mai loves to find the place where these worlds collide. It is clear she is asking viewers to reconsider what they think they know about both faith and art. “I hope to make others feel and face things they have never had to before,” Mai said. “I want my art to bring up issues or purities within oneself. I want my art to make people question their motives, their timing, their influences, and their inner workings.” Many of us find ourselves weary of religious culture, or uncomfortable when we approach that topic. Mai visu-
ally starts the discussion. Her confident use of nudes and figures in uncomfortable positions instantly creates a need to re-imagine art created by a Christian. Each painting is a bold story, encouraging the participants in the show to allow fresh air to come into a sometimes stale subject. Never preachy, Mai’s work is rather conversational. Her work raises great questions about philosophy and belief, but the colors and composition retain an underlying hope. “I am focusing on how humanity and Christian culture approach God. We can be so selfish and selfless in our internal desires for the spirit, and this show is intended to be a representation of both ends [of that desire.]” With two-dimensional art as her main medium, Mai loves to play with repetitive lines and experimenting with texture. Each painting in this show has her unmistakable voice. The process and flow of the paintings she does show a very intuitive hand. “The process of a painting is 100 times more important to me than the final product. I never truly have a set idea of what my piece should look like. I start with a concept and go with it. The piece is more fulfilling if I let my expression of the concept develop as I go.”
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COLORaDO CONCERT CALENDAR Friday February 1ST A Mouthful of Thunder @ A.F. Ray’s - Greeley w/ Paul Beveridge & Company, Branded Bandits, Duchovny Frost Thane @Syntax Spirits - Greeley
Ben Pu @ The Jager - Greeley
Chumffoe @ Grabo’s Bar and Grill - Greeley The Patti Fiasco @ Road 34 - Fort Collins
The Grippe @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins The Matt Pack @ The Pourhouse - Loveland
Agent Orange @ Larimer Lounge - Denver w/ The Hate, Truckasaurus, The Hacks
RJD2 @ The Bluebird Theatre - Denver Manic Focus, Man Mantis Glowing House @ Hi-Dive - Denver w/ Elin Palmer, Lightlooms
Ellie Goulding @ The Ogden Theatre - Denver w/ St. Lucia Macklemore & Ryan Lewis @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Denver
The Darkness @ Summit Music Hall - Denver w/ Hell or Highwater
Reverend Horton Heat @ The Aggie Theatre - Fort Collins w/ Reno Divorce and The Yawpers
Icelantic’s Winter On The Rocks After Party @ The Gothic Theatre - Denver feat. Diplo, Walshy Fire (of Major Lazer), Trini Chris (of Major Lazer), Luck & Lana with DJ Nykon The A-Oks 5 Year Anniversary @ The Maquis Theatre - Denver 12 Cents for Marvin, The Repercussions, The Atom Age, The Ruckus
Saturday February 2ND Elway @ A.F. Ray’s - Greeley w/ Nasty Bunch of Bitches, Red Stinger, Sorry I Came
Travis Houle @ The Jager - Greeley Bob Meddles @ The Down Under Comedy Club - Greeley w/ Talon Saucerman
The Epilogues @ Road 34 - Fort Collins w/ Aspen Hourglass
Iration Heatseeker Tour @ The Aggie Theatre - Fort Collins w/ Passifier, Pacific Dug Blues City West @ The Pourhouse - Loveland
Supervision/ Paul Basic @ The Bluebird Theater - Denver w/ OG Status You Me and Apollo EP Release @ Hi-Dive - Denver w/ The Whicker and Pine, Josh Dillard Terravita @ Larimer Lounge - Denver w/ Dodger, Filthy Disco, Dis_1
Gold Finger @ The Ogden Theatre - Denver w/ Synthetic Elements, Nuns of Brixton, Hartrick Penry HEAVY & LIGHT @ The Gothic Theatre - Denver ft. acoustic performances by members of: Switchfoot, The Almost, Bayside, The Rocket Summer, Now, Now
The Vacationer @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver w/ We Like Monsters
Sunday February 3RD
Filthy Still @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins
Hot Water Music Super Bowl House Party @ Summit Music Hall - Denver w/ La Dizpute, Mensingers
Monday February 4TH Balance and Composure @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver The Jealous Sound, Daylight
Tuesday Febuary 5TH Bass Life: Turn it Up Tuesdays @ Whiskey River - Greeley
Stubby Shillelaghs @ Patricks Irish Pub - Greeley
Convalescents @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins
Wednesday February 6TH Paul Beveridge & Co. @UC Ballrooms, UNC - Greeley w/ Carols
Paul Beveridge & Co. @ A.F. Ray’s on 2/1/13, UNC Ballroooms on 2/6/13, Video Release Party @ Zoe’s on 2/15/13
Open Mic @ Patricks Irish Pub - Greeley
Thursday February 7TH
The Growlers @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins w/ The Billy Goats, Bad Weather California
Irish Session @ Patrick’s Irish Pub - Greeley
Glossary @ Hi-Dive - Denver w/ The Maykit, The Lollygags
Reno Divorce @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins w/ Nasty Bunch of Bitches, Right The Helm, Glitter Dick
Ana Sia and Kraddy @ The Aggie Theatre - Fort Collins Whitey Morgan @ Larimer Lounge - Denver w/ Casey James Prestwood and Burning Angels, Blow The Vault
Enslaved @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver w/ Paul Bearer, Ancient VVisdom
Vance Romance and The Bluebirds @ Hi-Dive - Denver w/ Nomad Scientist, Sunsquabi, DJ Dioxin, Crashopper
Boom Baptist @ Larimer Lounge - Denver w/ Snubluck, RumTum
Standard Mountain Time @ The Aggie Theatre - Fort Collins w/ Jeff Austin
Broadway Calls @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver w/ Red City Radio, Silver Snakes, St. Fall Apart
Friday February 8TH
Rhyme Progression @ A.F. Ray’s - Greeley w/ Giant Angry Bugs, The Squid Kids, Epoch When, Mikey Ultra
Gíí Astorga @ The Jager - Greeley Marq Fraker @ Grabo’s Bar and Grill - Greeley The 3 Amigos @ Road 34 - Fort Collins
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The Whammy (Slim Jim Phantom, The Bowler, Tim Polecat) @ Larimer Lounge - Denver w/ Reno Divorce, DJ Creeper Steve An Evening With Emilie Autumn @ The Gothic Theatre - Denver ArisDUHkats B.F.E.lectro Show @ The Library in Greeley on 2/9/13
John Brown’s Body @ The Aggie Theatre - Fort Collins w/ Eufoquestra
Mountain Standard Time Feat Jeff Austin @ The Bluebird Theater - Denver w/ Dead Winter Carpenters
The Photo Atlas (CD Release) @ Hi-Dive - Denver w/ The Epilogues, In The Whale, New Lungs
Petals of Spain @ Larimer Lounge - Denver w/ The Portrait, Bad Maps
Graveyard @ The Gothic Theatre - Denver
The Growlers @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver w/ Bad Weather California, Dirty Few
Saturday February 9TH Fresh Crew Hip-Hop SnowBall Showcase @ A.F. Ray’s - Greeley w/ G-Rel, Mystic Noize, DJ Sylent EFX
ArisDUHkats B.F.E.lectro Showcase @ The Library - Greeley w/ Tangle & Mateusz, FunDUHmental, J-Fish, Pretty Dirtty, HK Turn 4 @ Whiskey River - Greeley Johnny Burroughs @ The Jager - Greeley
El Ten 11 @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins w/ Slow Magic, Wire Faces The 3 Amigos @ Road 34 - Fort Collins
Eminence Ensemble @ The Aggie Theatre - Fort Collins
Tour De Force: Raashan Ahmad @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver w/ Coozley, 3two, An Hobbes
Sunday February 10TH Twin Peaks @ Hi-Dive - Denver w/ School Knights, Wild High Valley Young @ Larimer Lounge - Denver w/ Brave Song Circle, The Constant Tourists
Everytime I Die @ The Summit Music Hall - Denver w/ The Acacia Strain, Vanna, Hundredth, No Bragging Rights The Devil’s Blood @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver w/ Royal Thunder, Black Anvil
Monday February 11TH The Vaccines @ The Bluebird Theater - Denver w/ San Cisco Buke and Gase @ Larimer Lounge - Denver w/ Aleuchitistas
Tuesday February 12TH Mardi Gras Bead Party @ A.F. Ray’s
Bass Life: Turn it Up Tuesdays @ Whiskey River - Greeley Stubby Shillelaghs @ Patricks Irish Pub - Greeley Ty Segall @ Hi-Dive - Denver w/ Three Ding Dangs
Feed Me With Teeth @ The Ogden Theatre - Denver w/ Word Fustang
Wednesday February 13TH Open Mic @ Patricks Irish Pub - Greeley
Monophonics @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins Night Beds @ Hi-Dive - Denver
OM @ Larimer Lounge - Denver w/ Sir Richard Bishop
Thursday February 14TH Irish Session @ Patrick’s Irish Pub - Greeley
Bonnie and Beard (Masquerade Carnival) @ Hi-Dive - Denver W/ The Raven and The Writing Desk, Champagne Charlie
Acidopheles @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins w/ Two Scoops
Coheed and Cambria @ The Ogden Theatre - Denver w/ Between the Buried and Me, Russian Circles
The Rouge @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver w/ Take To The Oars, War Over Water Jimkata @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins w/ Kinetix, Jahman Brahman
Friday February 15TH
Leghounds Tribute to Jimi Hendrix @ A.F. Ray’s - Greeley w/ J.Luke & the Drifters - Johnny Cash Paul Beveridge & Co. Video Rel. @ Zoe’s - Greeley
Megan T and Ben Pu @ Grabo’s Bar and Grill - Greeley Gíí Astorga @ The Jager - Greeley James McMurty @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre - Bellvue w/ Cary Morin
Fifty to Phoenix @ Road 34 - Fort Collins w/ No More Excuses Head for The Hills @ The Aggie Theatre - Fort Collins w/ The Holler
Post Paradise @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins w/ The Epilogues Yamn @ The Bluebird Theater - Denver w/ Bedrockk
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Snake Rattle Rattle Snake @ Hi-Dive - Denver w/ Prism Waves, Pale Sun
Katy McCallister @ Larimer Lounge - Denver w/ Alex G, Sean Waldren
Alesso @ The Ogden Theatre - Denver
Turisas @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver w/ Firewind, Stolen Babies
Saturday February 16TH
The Photo Atlas @ A.F. Ray’s - Greeley w/ The Epilogues, Mike Ring & The Connection, The Portrait
Tyson Trosper @ The Jager - Greeley
Pries @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins w/ Yung Tune The New Ben Franklins @ Road 34 - Fort Collins
Trichome @ The Aggie Theatre - Fort Collins w/ Techincolor Tone Factory Funtcase and Cookie Monsta @ The Bluebird Theater - Denver w/ Coult45, Shiba
Rowboat Album Release @ Hi-Dive - Denver w/ The Big Get Even, Hollow Talk
Lindsey O-Brien Band 10 Year Anniersary Party @ Hodi’s Half Note on 2/22/13 Bit Funk @ Larimer Lounge - Denver w/ Option 4
Galactic @ The Ogden Theatre - Denver w/ The Monophonics
Neurosis @ Summit Music Hall - Denver w/ Native Daughters, Munly & the Lupercalians Mod Sun @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver w/ Cisco Adler, Tayyib Ali, Pat Bingo Players @ The Gothic Theatre - Denver
Sunday February 17TH Stone Sour @ Fillmore Auditorium - Denver w/ Papa Roach
Old Dusty Death @ Larimer Lounge - Denver w/ Aspen Hourglass, The Hinckleys, Oro Oceans, Number Station, Blind Man Def Boy Galactic @ The Ogden Theatre - Denver w/ LATRYX
Wicked Winterfest @ The Gothic Theatre - Denver
OFF! @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver w/ Negative Approach, Bad Antics
Tuesday February 19TH Bass Life: Turn it Up Tuesdays @ Whiskey River - Greeley
Stubby Shillelaghs @ Patricks Irish Pub - Greeley
Kishi Basha @ The Bluebird Theater - Denver w/ Plume Giant Straight To Denim @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins Electric 6 @ Larimer Lounge - Denver
Wednesday 13 @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver w/ Calabrese, Cold Blue Rebels, Evilive
Wednesday February 20TH Open Mic @ Patrick’s Irish Pub - Greeley
Genetix @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins
Guttermouth @ The Bluebird Theater - Denver w/ Truckasaurus, The A-oks
The Ruby Suns @ Hi-Dive - Denver w/ Tommy Metz A Silent Film @ Larimer Lounge - Denver w/ Gold Fields, Royal Teeth
Cockney Rejects and The Youth Brigade @ Summit Music Hall - Denver w/ Potato Pirates, Bad Engrish
Terror @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver w/ Bane, Backtrack, Code Orange Kids, Cruel Hand
Thursday February 21TH Texas Tenors @ UCCC - Greeley Money Shot v3 @ Whiskey River - Greeley
Irish Session @ Patrick’s Irish Pub - Greeley
Carl Denson’s Tiny Universe @ The Aggie Theatre - Fort Collins w/ Juno What? ZOSO (Tribute To Led Zeppelin) @ The Bluebird Theater - Denver w/ The Gromet Ballyhoo @ Larimer Lounge - Denver w/ Kayavibe, No Bueno
Further Ft. Phil Lesh and Bob Weir @ The Ogden Theatre - Denver Rival Sons @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver w/ Tyler Bryant, Shakedown
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Greensky Bluegrass @ The Aggie Theatre - Fort Collins The Malah @ The Bluebird Theater - Denver w/ The Sunsquabi, Soulacybin Broncho @ Hi-Dive - Denver w/ Hinder Shot, The Blind Pets
Darwin Daze @ Larimer Lounge - Denver w/ Caged Animals, A Mouthful Of Thunder
Friday March 1st Macklemore & Ryan Lewis @ Butler Handcock, UNC on 3/3/13
Friday February 22ND 1758 Promotions: LIVE COMEDY NIGHT @ A.F. Ray’s - Greeley w/ Greg Baumhauer, Nate Balding, Dan Jones, Christie Buchele & Ben Bryant
Travis Houle @ The Jager - Greeley Tristan Prettymouth @ The Bluebird Theater - Denver w/ Anya Marina Hannah Georgas @ Hi-Dive - Denver w/ Desert Noises, Sarah Slaton
Lindsey O’Brien Band @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins Infected Mushroom @ The Ogden Theatre - Denver
Mike Cooley (of Drive By Truckers) @ Larimer Lounge - Denver
Figure @ The Ogden Theatre - Denver w/ Gladiatior Mouse on Mars @ Summit Music Hall - Denver w/ Flachlights, Rumtum
Natty Vibes @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver w/ Green River Vibe, In Due Time
Sunday February 24TH
Talib Kweli @ Summit Music Hall - Denver w/ The Beatnuts, Pigeon Hole (of Sweatshop Union)
Rich With Friends @ Road 34 - Fort Collins
Monday February 25TH
Ben Pu and Crew @ Grabo’s Bar and Grill - Greeley
Tuesday February 26
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10 Years @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver w/ Young Guns, Inelements
Saturday February 23RD Full House Event Co: No.CO Hip Hop ShowCase @ A.F. Ray’s - Greeley w/ Austie Frostie & DJ Dabble, Dr. Mandible Lecture, Huff N Keen, DJ Ferf, Sintax, Juke Jointed Poetry Slam w/ Contraband @ Syntax Spirits - Greeley
Ty Bray @ The Jager - Greeley
Archnemesis @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins w/ Wick it, Floozies
The Green @ The Aggie Theatre - Fort Collins w/ The New Kingston Toro Y Moi @ The Bluebird Theater - Denver w/ The Sinkane, Dog Bite Andy Hackbarth Album Release @ Hi-Dive - Denver
Testament @ Summit Music Hall - Denver w/ Overkill Flotsam Jetsam Bass Life: Turn it Up Tuesdays @ Whiskey River - Greeley Stubby Shillelaghs @ Patricks Irish Pub - Greeley
G-Eazy @ The Bluebird Theater Denver w/ Skizzy Mars Maserati @ Hi-Dive - Denver w/ Doubters, Echo Chambers
Snowden @ Larimer Lounge Denver w/ Kinky Fingers
The Ready Set @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver w/ Out a Sight
Wednesday February 27TH Open Mic @ Patrick’s Irish Pub - Greeley
Abi Robins Album Release Party @ Hi-Dive - Denver w/ Brave Song Circle, Sean Renner XXYYXX @ Larimer Lounge - Denver w/ Real Cosby, Teen Daze
Thursday February 28TH
Trichome @ A.F. Ray’s - Greeley w/ Rhythmic Fuzz, Chumffoe YAMN / THE MALAH @ The Aggie Theater with Human Agency
Octopus Nebula @ Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins Menomena @ Bluebird Theater - Denver with Guards
Saturday March 2nd Nathaniel Rateliff @ A.F. Ray’s - Greeley
HOD and SOB present: BASSACUTION - FREE SHOW @ The Aggie Theatre - Ft. Collins featuring Oh Snap! - Numakon Break Science @ Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins
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For You the War is Over
Part Two
A creative story by Zachary Martinez
Sarge was startled out of his reminiscent dream by the sound of his cell door closing. He quickly sat up and looked at the clock. It was 11:15. The guard had started his nightly patrol, and there wasn’t much time before Jimbo would be at the door. Sarge leapt from his bed and pulled a small box out from under it. He began to rummage through it and pulled out a can of old shoe polish, an English to German dictionary, and a crucifix that he had hidden when he was captured. He blacked out his face with the shoe polish, kissed the crucifix and got dressed. He pulled his blue jeans to his waist, buttoned the button and zipped the fly and pulled his standard issue argyle sweater over his head. After he was dressed he pulled a weapon that he had fashioned out of a broken chair leg from between his mattresses. It was 11:35; Sarge sat and waited for Jimbo. He tapped his feet and scratched his leg, and before Sarge knew it, seven minutes had passed. Still no Jimbo. “Come on Jimbo,” Sarge whispered to himself. Around 11:47, Sarge heard what sounded like gears turning; it was the lock on his cell door. Sarge noticed his door open slightly as a thin beam of light dashed from the corner of the door across the floor to his feet. “Sarge?” a voice whispered from the other side of the door. “Good work Jimbo!” Sarge said. He ran to the door and opened it further. Jimbo was dressed in tight blue jeans that his gut hung over and a button up western shirt. In his right hand, Jimbo carried a chairleg weapon that Sarge had made for him. “Are you ready to go?” Sarge asked. Jimbo swallowed hard, and he was visibly shaking. “Yes Sir,” he said. “Has the guard checked your cell already?” “I don’t think so.” “What?” “Come on Sarge!” “The guard hasn’t
checked your room?” “No.” Sarge realized his mistake. He never told Jimbo to wait for the guard to check his cell, and he knew that the guard would be alerted to their escape when he found Jimbo’s cell empty. “Come on, we have to hurry.” Sarge took Jimbo’s hand, and the two made their way through the long, dark halls of the camp. They ran hunched over, as if they were avoiding enemy fire, and their bare feet made a slapping noise on the hard floor with each step they took. At every corner, they stopped, knelt down, and Sarge would peek around the edge to check the adjacent hallway. Once he was sufficiently sure that the coast was clear, Sarge would grab Jimbo’s shirt and lead him across. Polly’s cell was on the opposite side of the camp as Sarge’s cell. The two had many halls to pass, and they followed the same protocol at every juncture, until they came to Jimbo’s hall. Jimbo’s cell was the closest cell to the hall they were moving through. They knelt with the mouth of the hall right in front of them, and Sarge then heard something. It sounded like a breeze at first, and then a whisper. Sarge wasn’t sure if it was a voice, or what it was until the sound finally reached an audible volume. “Mr. Foster?” the voice said. “Jimbo?” The voice disappeared, but Sarge could hear movement in Jimbo’s cell. “The guard’s checking your cell,” Sarge whispered. Jimbo was shaking again. “I don’t think we’re supposed to be out this late,” Jimbo said. The voice retuned. “Where could he have gone?” the voice said. Sarge grabbed Jimbo’s sleeve. “Don’t move, and be quiet,” he said as he stood up. The sound of footsteps was coming toward them now; Sarge took a deep breath and tightened his grip on his chair leg. The footsteps were getting closer, and just when they were about to turn
the corner, Sarge sprung forward. “Mr. Simmons?” the guard said. “What are you doing out of be…’ “Up and in from under the rib cage,” Sarge could hear the voice of his drill instructor in his head. Sarge felt a warm sensation slowly move across his hands. He stepped back and pulled the chair leg from the young man’s abdomen. The guard stared silently at Sarge for what felt like an hour but couldn’t have lasted for more than a second. It was Klaus. The injured guard stumbled backward into the wall behind him, and slid down sideways to the floor and onto his stomach. Jimbo hadn’t seen a thing; through the whole ordeal he crouched on the other side of the corner, covering his head with his hands. Sarge took him by the wrist and pulled him past the gasping guard. “Are we going to get in trouble Sarge?” Jimbo asked. “No, we’re going home.” And they made their way to Polly’s hall. When they made it to her cell, Sarge pushed open the door. Polly was wearing her best dress and matching hat, and she sat on her bed with her suitcase on her lap. Sarge had never seen the inside of another cell; he was surprised to see that it looked a lot like his. She had the same nightstand and the same chest of drawers, but what really surprised him was the still life that hung right above her bed. Sarge took Polly’s hand and helped her off the bed while Jimbo stood guard at the door. “Let’s go,” Sarge said, and with that they left the room. Sarge was in the lead. Polly and Jimbo followed closely behind him to the corner of the hall. They turned the corner at full sprint. When they past the Jimbo’s hall, Sarge looked down toward where he had stabbed the guard. He stopped when he realized the guard was not where he and Jimbo had left him. “Klaus is gone,” Sarge said. He looked down the hall
and saw that the light in the office was on. “Get down.” Sarge and his companions crouched and inched toward the office. They moved slowly and quietly so they where not heard. Sarge was startled by gurgling cough in office, followed by a worried voice. It was Klaus. “Hello! Please, I need an ambulance,” he said. “Yes, Our Saviors Assisted Living Center. Thank you.” Sarge could see the guard’s shadow cast upon the clouded glass. His head was resting on the front desk, and his back was turned away from the open office door. “Stay here,” Sarge whispered. “Be quiet.” Sarge moved next to the office door. He raised his chair leg above his head and took a deep breath. “Almost home,” Sarge thought. He felt as though he could smell freedom in the air that made its way into his nostrils, and the only thing standing in his way was this guard. He took a deep breath, leapt through open the door and made his way toward the guard. Before the young man could turn around, Sarge had plunged his weapon into the guard’s back. Klaus tried to turn and face his assailant, but before he could Sarge had stabbed him a second time. The injured man stumbled over a chair and made his way to the floor. The room was quiet except for the wheezing gasps of the guard. Sarge began to look for the keys to the front gate in the office. He dug through drawers and filing cabinets, but he had no luck. Then he noticed a ring of keys hanging from a lanyard around Klaus’ neck. Sarge lifted the guard’s head to pull the keys off. He noticed that blood was beginning to soak the carpet around the body. Klaus’ breathing had slowed, causing growing lengths of silence, and it stopped. A loud shrieking coming from the doorway abruptly broke the office silence. It was Polly. Sarge turned toward Polly and tried to
lead her out of the office. She wouldn’t let him touch her; every time he tried to take her hand she slapped him. “Polly?” Sarge asked. Suddenly, she began to assault him, pushing him back toward the office wall. She slapped and scratched and screamed. The assault had caught Sarge off guard; he hadn’t expected to fight Polly. “Stop Polly. We need to leave!” he yelled, but this didn’t detour her attack. Finally, Sarge blocked her blows and pushed her off of him. Polly stepped backward and lost her footing as she tripped over the guard. She fell onto her side, and the sound of her hitting the floor was accompanied by a loud crack. Polly screamed in pain, and Jimbo ran into the office. “Sarge! What’s happening?” Jimbo asked. The sound of sirens could be heard in the distance. “Sarge?” “Reinforcements,” Sarge said. He knew they didn’t have time to move Polly before they arrived, and they’d surely kill all three of them if they were found. Sarge pushed Jimbo out through the office door. “We have to go.” “What about Polly?” “There’s no time; we have to go,” Sarge said. Sarge closed the office door behind them as they left. He looked Jimbo and said, “For you the war is over my friend,” and he turned the lock on the office door. “What war, Sarge?” Sarge could hear the sound of sirens getting closer. The main door was locked, but Sarge was not sure which key would open the doors. The office key was labeled. Sarge tried the first key; it didn’t work, neither did the second, third or fourth. Sarge shouted as he fumbled with the key ring. He had tried nearly half of the keys on the ring before the lock finally turned, and Sarge jumped as it did. He laughed and pushed the door open. Jimbo followed close behind. They turned immediately west, toward the Allied Line and home.
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