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The Motet
Death Or Devotion Alec Bell
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Death Or Devotion, The Motet’s ninth album, showcases the band’s reverence for the funk tradition through masterful execution of the style. Each track exudes booty-shaking energy, thanks to airtight grooves from the rhythm section, crisp but nasty horn lines, and soulful vocals. The needle drops into a disco feel on “Highly Compatible,” whose string arrangements are reminiscent of the symphonic soul of the 70’s, while soaring vocal harmonies on the chorus draw from those of Earth, Wind & Fire. In “Whacha Gonna Bring,” the official song of HeadCount’s “Get Out The Vote” campaign, lead singer Lyle Divinsky encourages listeners to love those around them and to make the world a better place. The title track is a more laid back tune that boasts Stevie Wonderlike harmony and features the band’s newest member, Parris Fleming, on trumpet. “That Dream” and “Get It Right” follow, featuring Drew Sayers on sax and Joey Porter on B3 organ on the former, with an upbeat extended vamp in the latter that draws one’s ears to Porter’s rhythmic Clavichord comping, Ryan Jalbert’s channeling of David Williams on guitar, and Garrett
Sayers’s thumping bass lines. An expected instrumental jam, “Kneebone,” appropriately comes seventh, as it alternates between 7/8 and 7/4 time signatures, with drummer Dave Watts holding down the challenging groove; proof that The Motet reside in the big leagues. “Supernova” brings back strings for what could be a modern day MJ/Quincy Jones collaboration. “Contagious” features more Stevie-esque clav, killer horn lines, and a lyrical hook that many Coloradans can relate to. “Speed Of Light” closes out the album with a space-like atmosphere, similar to those made by their friends in Lettuce.
Death Or Devotion drops on January 25th, 2019. Catch The Motet live in Colorado at Belly Up in Aspen on January 11, Club Red in Telluride on January 12, and at Red Rocks in Morrison on July 12.
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Kaitlyn Williams Sunset
Kevin Johnston
pedigree, though the bulk of
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the record is a polished passion project of a girl raised on Sadé and Beyoncé (…can I get another “é”?) Post intro, “Sunset” jumps into a
hair-blowing-in-the-breeze
groove
easily
mistakable
for
something off Jungle’s For Ever, though “chill” is the permeating vibe on Sunset. Producers Jared Atol and Nick Spreigl maintain the
record’s
slinky
Baduism
and moodiness a lá The Staves, Williams’
a feat, considering the entire
voice on “Rain” does the best
Kaitlyn
“Kdubbs”
album was recorded in a garage.
thing an opening track can do:
Stark, Jame s Blake-like piano
invite the listener. On her debut
strides on “Learn You” support an
LP Sunset, she glides over an
intimate, reflective mood. “I will
electro-climax with cool touches
walk a million miles for you; I will
of distant synth yowls. It’s a
try to say I deserve you” precede
demonstration of her impressive
the candle-lit hook of “take it all
vocal range, the clear focus of
back, take it all in.”
the album.
Welcoming synth and 4-on-
“Time And Time Again” starts
the-floor kick make for a “coffee
with a Chet Faker-esque Fender
house of the future” scene on
Rhodes lick and stripped-down
“Used” – the line “She puts her
“boom bat” beat – ample space
hands on you. . . she lets you unzip
for Williams’ silken vocal heed:
her dress a little bit further” make
“Don’t expect me to be a friend
this also the most “No Ordinary
time and time again; my heart’s
Love” track in the collection. There’s a youthful power to Kdubzz’ lark-like breathiness too. Closer “Down With Me” reveals fun, Beyoncé-in-the-bathtub tones and vocal runs contrasting her stronger suit of vulnerable
in bruises.” “In
My
Mind”
opens
with
acoustic guitar, which seems ever-present in both Williams’ instagram
feed
shows
appears
and little
solo
on Sunset. Touches of acoustic instrumentation, such as Annie Booth’s gorgeous piano intro to the title track, offer a grounding realness amidst this solid soulful pop release. It’s a nod to Williams’ Jacobs School of Music
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but
introversion. The song’s “holla back” break will likely be a high point for the audience at Sunset’s release event Friday, January 25 at Syntax Physic Opera in Denver. Slip into something more comfortable and prepare for a close, rewarding listen.
Pie Lombardi Worry Lines
Valerie Vampola
BandWagon Magazine
Pie Lombardi’s second album Worry Lines presents a somewhat autobiographical outlook; the kind of life many millenials are discovering for themselves. It’s a coming of age, but not quite a blossoming into the expectations set for oneself. A member of the popular Greeley indie-rock band Silver & Gold, Lombardi is also a soloist and staple of the Greeley scene, performing at nearly every bar and venue in town. He’s done well, in other words, but Worry Lines reflects the insecurities and unease with the future that haunt many from his generation. Lombardi recently gave BandWagon a first-hand in-studio preview of the forthcoming album. His sound has matured since his first release, though his folk and acoustic origins are still present. The album kicks off with a delicate guitar melody in “Signals & Signs,” but he soon
departs, adding electric guitar grit and inconsonant edge used in his songs with Silver & Gold. The music, both in lyric and in composition, evokes introspective outlooks, the kind that he isn’t afforded in his bar gigs. Harmonies flow by smoothly, drawing attention to instrumental textures. Sparse electric guitars reflect empty streets, while unique song structures follow unaligned stars. “[I want to be] colorful yet simple at the same time, conveying a message as simply as possible, without being too bland,” Lombardi says, pulling in friends to form Worry Lines’ personnel. Each add their own essence and experiences, thickening the album’s sonic influence. “I’m not really limiting myself to a genre,” Lombardi said. “I’m trying to get into a bigger scope of just writing and not really thinking about what it’s supposed to sound like. In this album I feel like I haven’t quite achieved [perfection] yet,” he says, “but it’s a big step.” Worry Lines, he believes, gets him closer to finding his voice in a dissonant world. Lombardi celebrates the release of Worry Lines January 25 with a performance supporting Neyla Pekarek at the Moxi Theater, 802 8th St. in downtown Greeley. Tickets at www.moxitheater.com.
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Valerie Vampola BandWagon Magazine
“The Blues Party is about community...”
Oklahoma State basketball game, talk-
I had only been there about 15 min-
some were digging the soloist, others
people.
ing and listening to the music. And while
utes. Half a dozen people had already
"She’s here visiting from Fort Collins
approached me, asking if I was going
and this is her first night here... I've seen
The chef, who prefers to be known as
to sing that night. But I was not the only
him here a few times and he is such a
“Chef Dave,” came to the tavern a month
one who was invited to sing. Just about
great player... And Dick. We picked him
ago. One of his goals was to offer a daily
everyone there was given some kind of
up a few months ago."
sandwich special. On Wednesdays, he
were digging into their sandwiches.
invitation to participate in the music. If
Dick Buchholz, a staple member of the
someone said they couldn’t play or were
party, is a blues guitarist from Cincinnati.
The blues, he said, have their own
obviously shy, the musicians said they
A self-taught musician, he had a tuned
regional flavor, like Bourbon Chicken in-
could dig up a tambourine for them.
ear since childhood. There isn't a song
spired by Tennessee. To Dave, the food is
that he doesn’t know, Wooten said.
just as important as the music, providing
Since June, 2018, Cranford’s Tea Tav-
serves the blues.
ern has hosted the The Blues Party, a
After Buchholz opened the evening
recurring Wednesday night hang for mu-
with some holiday music and a cover of
sicians, from those who only know three
"All of Me," musicians started lining up to
As I left for the evening, everyone
chords to experienced professionals
take their turn at a tune. It didn't matter
waved goodbye – even the guys on
who’ve played their whole life.
what instrument they played, Buchholz
stage who I didn’t know before the night
him his stage to share his passion with the community.
When Aaron Wooten first opened the
and Haug gave them an equal opportuni-
began made a gesture. "We'll see you
tea tavern, he wanted to provide a space
ty to play. In between songs, the players
next week,” they all said.
for music in downtown Greeley. A gui-
exchanged song choices, guided each
Oh yeah. Next week. I promised them
tarist himself, he understood the impor-
other through grooves and made sure
I’d be back after I learned a new tune or
tance of providing live music and nurtur-
they knew how to kick off the songs.
two to sing for them. Guess I’ve got a
ing the now impressive scene Greeley
There could be three guitarists and two
fresh case of the blues and new friends
has to offer. But The Blues Party was a
frontmen, but that didn't matter. What
to share them with.
way to provide an opportunity to bring
did matter was that everyone was play-
different walks of life together. He, along
ing together and having a great time.
with with the help of host Chris Haug, decided to start a weekly jam session.
And that attitude went beyond the stage into the audience. While Wooten
“The Blues Party is about community,”
wanted to create a space for anyone to
Wooten said. Throughout the night, he
have a spotlight, the ultimate goal was
made his rounds through the tavern,
to create a space for everyone to enjoy
helping his team expedite food orders,
themselves. While people were shar-
sitting down for a couple minutes to chat
ing music on stage, others were enjoy-
with friends, and checking in on how his
ing each other's company. The packed
guests were doing. He pointed to several
house of people was keeping up with the
The Blues Party runs from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. every Wednesday night at Cranford’s Tea Tavern, 823 10th St. in downtown Greeley. It is free to listen and participate and is open to anyone regardless of ability.
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Dan England BandWagon Magazine During a rare quiet moment in what Dave Klein calls the “Dave Cave,” a basement devoted to metal music in his Evans home, three members of Open Fire remember the day Dave MacKenzie sent out the news that his son, Tyler, was killed in Iraq. Klein, the drummer, and Fernando Escobar, a guitarist, still remember that day in 2005. Just two months before, they’d had so much fun playing their first big gig before thousands at the first “Thunder in the Rockies,”
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even after Escobar tore a knee ligament during an ego strut on the band’s final song. Escobar called it the coolest knee injury ever, flashing a crazy sense of humor that won MacKenzie over despite a rocky start, when MacKenzie thought Escobar was kind of an asshole. The music helped win them over, too. It was the music, after all, that brought Escobar and Klein together. Klein wanted to start an all-80s, hard-rock band that dabbled in heavy metal, his only requirement of the other
musicians being that they had to enjoy the music. He didn’t want a skilled country-western guy to come in and just endure it. He wanted the band to be fun, not caring if they simply jammed together a couple times a month. Klein’s wife at the time, Wendy, suggested Escobar – he and Klein spent an hour talking about metal during their first phone call. He joined them a year later and the chemistry was there almost right away. The bond still runs strong: the band celebrates their 14th anniversary Saturday,
January 26 at the Moxi Theater. Four of them are in their 50s now, and McKenzie is the old man at 57. But they all remember those early days fondly, particularly playing Tesla’s “Comin’ Atcha Live.” “We played that song five times in a row just because it sounded so good,” Escobar laughs. “It took so long to rehearse because we were having such a great time playing the music.” They were fast friends because of their shared love for hair metal and the fact that no other band was doing what they were doing. When MacKenzie sent out the email about Tyler’s death, they realized how important the band was to all of them, even as they were essentially just getting started. “It became that outlet. It was therapeutic,” MacKenzie said. “It was a perfect example of how we could have a shitshow outside of the band, but when we were on stage, it was all about the music.” That was true last year for Klein too, who went through a divorce and entered a 30-day treatment facility in Texas for his anxiety and alcohol use. “I talked to each
of them individually about it,” Klein said. “When I was allowed contact on the outside, there were always there, checking on me.” The band enjoyed more success than they thought they would. Expecting to get four gigs a year, they played more than 25 annually at their peak, even writing and performing original songs. They had something: They were the only band playing strictly 80’s hair metal and hard rock. They opened for nostalgia tours by Winger, Warrant and headlined the Greeley Stampede’s free stage. Other tribute bands would eventually emerge to honor that era, but Open Fire was the first. In fact, many of those tribute bands (Rush Archives, Project: Foreigner and VanWholen) were started by members of Open Fire. They’ve learned over 60 songs and have 15-20 in their back pocket. “Everyone who listened to that music had gotten married and had kids,” Escobar said. “They wanted a break from parenting and a way to relive those times. We hit the niche.” The niche takes work, and
the expectations are higher than you’d think of a hair metal group. Everyone knows their parts before rehearsal, and the rehearsals can take hours in Klein’s metal cave, where harsh opinions are exchanged if musical standards aren’t met. It can be exhausting. The band took two long breaks over the years, after a retirement and while Klein got better. Both times they reunited because they just wanted to play. They missed it. They missed each other. They just wanted to be a metal band, but they became a family. “They’re the brothers I never had,” Klein said. They hang out, go to shows together and even play in other bands together. They still rehearse and give each other crap because it’s so much fun. “I’ve never been in a situation that I’ve been with these four guys,” Escobar said, “and I don’t think I ever will again.”
Open Fire play Saturday, January 26 at the Moxi Theater, 802 8th St. in downtown Greeley. Tickets at moxitheater.com.
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Dan England | BandWagon Magazine Yes, it was the snakes that got Neyla Pekarek interested in Katherine McHale Slaughterback. It is always the snakes, and that’s understandable because her famous dress, made from the skins of rattlesnakes, and the tale of how she killed 140 rattlesnakes in two hours always grabs everyone. Slaughterback was, after all, known as Rattlesnake Kate, and the 1925 killing spree to protect her 3-year-old son from the migrating reptiles seems like a fireside tall tale. That’s why the Greeley History Museum permanently displays her dress: It, and the story that comes with it, draws a crowd.
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Yes, it was the snakes that got Neyla Pekarek interested in Katherine McHale Slaughterback. It is always the snakes, and that’s understandable because her famous dress, made from the skins of rattlesnakes, and the tale of how she killed 140 rattlesnakes in two hours always grabs everyone. Slaughterback was, after all, known as Rattlesnake Kate, and the 1925 killing spree to protect her 3-year-old son from the migrating reptiles seems like a fireside tall tale. That’s why the Greeley History Museum permanently displays her dress: It, and the story that comes with it, draws a crowd. Before Pekarek became a third of The Lumineers (the world-famous “Ho Hey” band) Pekarek saw Kate’s dress and read the story while she attended the University of Northern Colorado. She and her friend Brian Cronan discovered Kate at the Greeley Museum downtown. The story stuck with her. She dressed up as Kate on Halloween, and would pull out the story at parties if there was a lull in the conversation. Years later, Pekarek wrote one of her first songs about the snake attack, both as a joke and a creative outlet, something she didn’t get to do in The Lumineers. The band was on a rare break from 600 days on the road over two years, and Pekarek wanted to use the freedom wisely, exploring the archives of Greeley’s History Museum for inspiration. The result, Rattlesnake, releases digitally on January 18. Pekarek didn’t believe in herself as a songwriter before penning all the songs on the album, but once those songs were on paper, they, and perhaps Kate’s own independent spirit, gave her the courage to leave The Lumineers in October and start a solo career. “There was a recipe to The Lumineers, and it was those two guys writing,” Pekarek said in a phone interview. “I took that more personally than it was meant to be, as it was more about keeping the recipe. I understood that, but hearing, over and over, ‘We don’t want to hear your ideas’ stays
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with you. This album was the validation I needed as a songwriter.” Pekarek became entranced by a box of letters in the museum written between a Civil War colonel, Buckskin Bill, and Kate. The correspondence was flirty and loving, but the two never met. Pekarek uses the material as a metaphor to Kate’s unusual independence, toughness, and the loneliness and poverty that came as a result of it: Kate was married and divorced a half-dozen times. “The more I read, the more I thought, ‘Oh, man, this is a whole story,’” Pekarek said. “She spoke her mind and lived completely outside of what was expected of women. She was fiery and didn’t stand down from saying what she believed. Her life was difficult because of that.” Pekarek drew strength from Kate’s independent spirit, but admits she was saddened by how the snake story kind of took over Kate’s life. People lumped Kate in with other legends like Annie Oakley, even though they had little in common besides their gender. Pekarek wrote the song “Better than Annie” to imagine Kate’s protest against the pairing. “Western stories are so dominated by men,” Pekarek said. “The tales of women have yet to be told.” As a result, Pekarek did her best to show all sides to Kate from the short pile of material available. “There really isn’t much known about her,” she said. “I intend to change that.” Pekarek starts this change with the album and a tour that should last until the summer, accompanied by Cronan (who sings Col. Buckskin’s songs) and a six-piece band. The presentation isn’t a play, exactly, but it’s also not a traditional concert. “You kind of trick people into coming to a musical,” Pekarek laughs. “It’s not a full-on musical, but it’s a lot of storytelling and some costuming.” There’s no dancing, no dialogue, and she’s not in character, but she does tell stories about Kate to give the songs context, and yes, Pekarek wears a snakeskin dress made by her parent’s
neighbor, a costume designer. It’s faux, Pekarek said – no snakes were harmed during the making of the dress. Fans of The Lumineers shouldn’t be disappointed in Rattlesnake. Produced by Matt Ward (Monsters of Folk, She & Him) who assured her that she and the songs were good, it sounds similar to the folk-americana vibe of The Lumineers, something Pekarek has no problem acknowledging. But there are elements of jazz and musical theater as well. She sings on the record too, something she also didn’t get to do with her old band, even though singing is her favorite thing. But the album is only part of the plan. The Denver Center for Performing Arts commissioned her to develop Rattlesnake into a full-fledged musical with script writer Karen Hartman and dramaturg Heidi Schmidt. “That was like the pipe dream behind all this,” Pekarek said. “I didn’t think I had the skills to do it, but eventually I told myself that I do! It’s really exciting.” If writing a musical isn’t the typical former-rock-star path, well, Pekarek said Rattlesnake is much more akin to her own style. She went to UNC to study musical theater and voice, not be in a pop Americana band. The Lumineers were the first band she ever joined, after answering a personal ad about the need for a cellist. She was a part of it for eight years. “I feel grateful to have stumbled across something so large,” she said. “It changed my life. But I’ve always felt like I had imposter syndrome to this music industry stuff. I always thought it should belong to someone else. Now I’m getting back to my roots and doing theater again. This is ideally how I pictured my life.” Neyla Pekarek celebrates the release of Rattlesnake Friday, January 25 with a performance at the Moxi Theater in Greeley, Colorado, Rattlesnake Kate’s hometown. Tickets at moxitheater.com
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CONCERT CALENDAR
Tuesday, January 1st “These Jokes Are For You” Stand up Comedy Showcase @ Moxi Theater - Greeley, 8pm w/ Stephen Agyei, w/ your host Patrick Richardson
w/ Empath Eyes, The Boundless Guilty Pleasures @Hi-Dive – Denver, 8pm LVDY @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Foxfeather, Brianna Straut
Leftöver Crack @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm Silver & Smoke + Two Faces West w/ Screwtape, The Ghoulies, @Larime Lounge – Denver, 8pm Rotten Reputation w/ Poets & Wolves, Places Back Home
Thursday, January 3rd
The Sogs @SurfSide7 – Ft. Collins – 9pm w/ Space Eagle
Saturday, January 5th Manabi Salsa Band @ Moxi Theater - Greeley, 8pm
Shane Smith & The Saints @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm The Leshen @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Andy Sydow w/ Infinite Conscious and Dead Characters Mike and the Moonpies @Hi-Dive – Denver, 8pm Wolfer The Final Show w/ Gun Street Ghost, Shawn @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 7pm Nelson Band w/ I Am The Owl, Attack on Venus, Foreman’s Trio and Read Southall + Chris Colston @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm Adrienne Rae Ash of Plasma Canvas
Friday, January 4th Koe Wetzel @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Kody West Steely Dead Feat. Members of JGB, DSO, Leftover Salmon @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Banshee Tree
Chris Knight @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Kody West King Tae @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Kazami, Saunaboiis, Max Montano, Tone G
NEON MASQ - Black-light Masquerade Concert & Art Show @Summit – Denver, 7pm American Aquarium @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 9pm w/ Mad Wallace, Rocket Surgeons, The Trujillo Company, w/ Jamie Lin Wilson Creature Canopy, Compass & Cavern, Ipecac Float Like a Buffalo @Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Brothers of Brass, 21 Taras, SolSatellite (EP Release) @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm Graham Good & The Painters w/ Envy Alo, Larimer Lights RitaRita @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm
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Chris KNight Wednesday, January 9th at Moxi Theater in Greeley
Sunday, January 6th Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts / Tracksuit Wedding @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 4pm w/ Something Underground, Kerry Pastine and Paul Shellooe, Angie Stevens and The Beautiful Wreck, Dear Marsha Halleway @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ The Rainbow Treatment, Sydney Clapp
Tuesday, January 8th Gestalt @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Riley!, Meliora, Tonguebyte
Wednesday, January 9th Chris Knight @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm OPIUO @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Special Guests Remember Sports @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ NADINE, Backseat Vinyl Lost Aliens @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm w/ Black Market Translation, Indra’s Net
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Thursday, January 10th Driver 8 (R.E.M Tribute) @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Roy and The Boys (The Traveling Wilburys Tribute) Spectacle @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Beak Nasty, Jordan Polovina, Tortuga Nekrofilth Album Release @Hi-Dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Phallic Meditation, Keef Duster Bear and the Beasts (Single Release) @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Los Mocochetes, The Interesting Times Gang, Knuckle Pups The Dollhouse Thieves @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 6pm w/ Nina and the Hold Tight, Moses, Mlady
Friday, January 11th Greeley Blues Jam 2019 Line-up Announcement Party @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 7pm w/ Mojomama Obie Trice @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Scotfree, Genetic Concepts, THC and Sesugh Solomon, and Special Guests
AJ Fullerton Band @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Grant Sabin & The Juke Joint Highball & D.W. Doucet Josh Blue @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Special Guests Mustard Plug @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm Black Pistol Fire @The Gothic Theatre w/ The Guestlist, Pink Fuzz
Saturday, January 12th Mr. Atomic @SurfSide7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Plasma Canvas Laura Gibson @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Stelth Ulvang (of the Lumineers/ Dovekins) Pink Hawks / Atomga @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 9pm w/ Roka Hueka
Hellgrammites @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ It’s Just Bugs, Giardia, False Report
Desert Dwellers @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Bluetech, BogTroTTer, Living Light
OFF THE WALL Reunion! @Hi-Dive – Denver, 8pm w/ DJ Jason Heller
Cypherpalooza ft.. THEYCALLHIMAP, Doobie Newton, Nathan Palmer @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Connor Ray, Koo Qua, Ransteez, Riaga, BMG Show, Drama Tone, Pac, Toussaint Lorenz, Maleman, MiKEMiNDED, Jelie, Nakira, Tre Ridah, Cash Grass Rod, Elle
The Bad Engrish @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ The Pitch Invasion, The Stick Ups, Queen City Sinners Dream Feed @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm w/ SYCDVK, Scotty & The Late Nights
888 @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Nightlove, Kill Paradise
Josh Blue Friday January 11th @ Aggie Theatre in Fort Collins
Xavier Wulf @Summit – Denver, 8pm w/ Idontknowjeffery NightWraith Album Release @Hi-Dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Glacial Tomb, BleakHeart Hugh Manatee + Zagriculture @Lost Lake – Denver, 7pm w/ Wonderlic, Mr. Specific Dreamers Delight + Guggenz @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Melody Lines
Sunday, January 13th Mad Pow @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Kaepora, Last Rhino, Bad Britton Laura Gibson @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Stelth Ulvang
Monday, January 14th Can’t Be Satisfied: Blues Night @High-Dive – Denver, 8pm
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Tuesday, January 15th 105.5 Colorado Sound Music Meeting @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 6pm Kris Lager Band @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 7pm Mick Jenkins - Pieces Of a Man @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Kari Faux The Lituation @Hi-Dive – Denver, 8pm
One Flew West
Supersuckers @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ The Hangmen
Wednesday, January 16th Wild Child @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Whitacre Young Dolph @Summit – Denver, 8pm
Thursday, January 17th Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Blue Taboo and Special Guests Wild Child @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Batty Jr Party Pupils @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Pat Lok, Jaguar Nights Pop Evil @Summit – Denver, 8pm w/ Don Jamieson, Them Evils Foxxes @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ DEBR4H (FKA futurebabes) All Chiefs
Saturday January 19th @ Moxi Theater in Greeley
Bodango @Lost Lake – Denver, 7pm w/ QUYL, Tesselation J-Calvin @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Other Black, McKnight
Friday, January 18th Ninety Percent 90s @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm Zion I @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Illuminati Congo, Thin Air Crew, Alphabet Silhouette Cursive @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Summer Cannibals, Campdogzz Railroad Earth @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm Who’s Bad: The World’s #1 Michael Jackson Tribute Band @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm
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Violent J @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Esham, JDirty, Hex Rated, Seen Loc Badklaat @Summit – Denver, 8pm w/ Space Laces, Carbin, Shank Aaron, TOC, Aarbear Tejon Street Corner Thieves @Hi-Dive – Denver, 8pm w/ The Ghoulies, Bent Brothers
Papadosio
Corsicana @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ The Milk Blossoms, These Bashful Claws, John Lensing Conquer Everest @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Rozu, Phantom Host, The Panoramic Magic City Hippies @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Future Generations
Thursday, January 24th at Aggie Theatre in Fort Collins
Sick Trick & The Tight @SurfSide7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm
@Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Vein
The Goonies (Ultimate 80s Tribute Band) @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ DJ Mike Rich
Railroad Earth @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm
Saturday, January 19th
Michal Menert & The Pretty Fantastics & Russ Liquid @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ lespecial & Krushendo
One Flew West @ Moxi Theater - Greeley, 8pm
Thursday - 20 Years: Full Collapse
Who’s Bad: The World’s #1 Michael Jackson Tribute Band @Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm Uncultured Swine @Marquis Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ ORBITER, Letter 9, Wall of the Fallen, Hollowtrap
Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels @Hi-Dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Hang Rounders, High Plains Honky, DJ Sara Splatter DJ Alf + Greeblehaus + Prelude Press Birthaversary @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ My Body Sings Electric, Innerspace, Mos Eisley Brothers, DJ Alf 45s+1 A-Mac & The Height @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm
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w/ Dog City Disco, Tula, Metafonics
Sunday, January 20th 40 Oz. to Freedom - A Tribute to Sublime @Hodie’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Sabotage (A Beastie Boys Tribute) Thursday - 20 Years: War All The Time @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Vein RJD2 @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Mikey Thunder, JusChill Gabriel Kahane @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm
THE REMINDERS
Friday January 25th @ Hodi’s Half Note in Fort Collins
LITZ @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Lavender Juicebox, Sky Pond
Monday, January 21st
Thursday, January 24th
4th Ave @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Elle Winter, Aja9
Papadosio @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Cycles The Reminders @Bluebird Theater– Denver, 8pm
Tuesday, January 22nd Cody Ko & Noel Miller @Odgen Theatre – Denver, 8pm Corrosion Of Conformity @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Guests Crowbar, Weedeater, Mothership Ghost Atlas @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Seven Sea Voyage, Colony Collapse
Wednesday, January 23rd Dawes @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm The Hip Abduction @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Special Guests Nappy Roots @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Kind Dub, Alex Knox and Special Guests NAO @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Xavier Omär Away Team (Album Release) @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm
Jeff Cramer Album Release, Anthony Ruptak @Hi-Dive – Denver, 8pm w/ New Mexican Meet The Giant @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Dead Pay Rent, Mr. Atomic Ten Miles South @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 7pm w/ Chess at Breakfast, Walking With Bikes
Friday, January 25th Neyla Pekarek @ Moxi Theater - Greeley, 7pm w/ Pie Lombardi Patti Fiasco @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Mama Lenny and the Remedy The Reminders @Hodi’xs Half Note – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Special Guests The Green @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Eli-Mac, Fia
Black Tiger Sex Machine @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ HE$H, Lektrique The Wailers @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Rastasaurus Tomorrows Bad Seeds @Marquis Theater – Denver, 7pm w/ Project 432 The Werks @Summit – Denver, 8pm w/ The Jauntee
The Wont @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ Coastal Wives, SYLVA, The Color of Sound Flaural @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Panther Martin
Saturday, January 26th Open Fire @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ VOA - The Sammy Hagar Experience
The Symbols @ Key Largo Lounge - Greeley Mama Magnolia and Retrofette @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Special Guest Los Stellarians (Ft. SA Of 311) @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 9pm w/ Lola Rising Hippo Campus @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Now, Now Adriel Favela @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm Vic N’ The Narwhals @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Colfax Speed Queen, The Corner Girls Low Hanging Fruit @Summit – Denver, 8pm
Jarren Benton Tuesday, January 29th at Moxi Theater in Greeley
Crow Cavalier @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Bourbon Brawlers, Tejon Street Corner Thieves, Smokestack Relics
Futurebirds @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ Augustus
Sunday, January 27th
To Be Astronauts @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Decatur, Instant Empire, Post Paradise
Guerrilla Radio @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ 4 Degrees, Spiral Cell, The Pierce Paradox and Tom Abella
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Bayside @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Golds
Cole Schiefele @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Hunter Burnette, Evinair
To Be Astronauts @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Decatur, Instant Empire, Post Paradise
Big Paleo (Album Release) @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Places Back Home, The Maykit, Quentin
Sumac @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Divide and Disolve, Tashi Dorij
Wednesday, January 30th
Tuesday, January 29th
Gnash @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Mallrat, Guardin
Jarren Benton @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Aaron Cohen, Stimulus
YG - STAY DANGEROUS THE TOUR @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm
Jacquees @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ special guests
Dorothy @Summit – Denver, 8pm w/ Spirit Animal
Like A Storm @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Royal Tusk, Afterlife
DASH @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ Whiskey Autumn, Cosmic Joe
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