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Soul Brothers Inertia

Colton Bierbaum

BandWagon Magazine

Sampling is an art. Though you’ll hear a few you recognize on Greeley hip hop group Soul Brother’s new album Inertia (out June 28), what an artist does with the choppedup interpolation can be the difference between a good song and a great song. Soul Brothers have mastered this technique, a credit to group member Thomas Easter’s slick production style. The self proclaimed “Sons of God” are blessed and don’t take anything for granted. They have found their voice and individual flow here, combining them to make a head bobbing masterpiece. Inertia is a blend of unique instrumentation and sampling as well as truth and honesty in their rhymes. The first track, “John Henry,” comes at you with hardknocking drums and a fast vocal delivery which the three emcees display throughout the album. On “Bango,” you feel as though you’re entering the jungle with the shakers and hand-drums that thump at the track’s beginning, complete with a rhythmic group grunt. Comparisons that come to mind lyrically here are New jersey’s Abstract and the Philadelphia rap group Ground Up, whose beats are just as impressive as their bars.

Starting off with a reversed sample, horns and a catchy chorus, “Nike Slides” shows Soul Brother’s versatility and DIY approach to music. “Acceptance Speech” has the group proclaiming “we came here to make the lames go bye,” addressing their adversaries and doing whatever it takes to make it in the process. But they’re not all agro. The trio craft the downtempo track “Clint Eastwood’s Basement” with standout hi-hats atop a chill vibe of melodies and flows that take you down a path of self-reflection and truth. Inertia surprised me in more ways than one with both their production and ability to paint a picture through words. Overall, this album is hip hop to the core and pleasing both sonically and emotionally.

Take a listen to Inertia online now and catch hip hop trio Soul Brothers live in Greeley at The Moxi Theater July 20.

AMerican Tomahawk Mr. Griever

Laura Giagos

BandWagon Magazine

American Tomahawk has been a well regarded name in the Colorado music scene for years despite being Los Angeles residents since 2011. Growing up in Ault, Colorado, frontman and mastermind Adam Halferty formed his musical identity in Northern Colorado as an active member in a surprising and sorted list of Colorado bands. Playing with groups like The Chain Gang of 1974 and 3!OH!3, as well as helping out with Night Beds, Halferty had a hand in some of the most notable Colorado acts. So when he formed his own project, the local scene was paying attention. Through American Tomahawk, Halferty created two deeply rich albums. Contradictions, Generalities, and Future Criminals and So so Slowly (The History of a Perfect Spiral) breathed like indie rock records but at their heart was a south-western country sound waiting to break out. Then in 2018 American Tomahawk released Mr. Griever, a seven-track ode to the country sound that beat in the chest of their previous work. Still very much an indie rock album, the production is layered in a way that reaches for something deeper. Incredibly nuanced, Halferty uses arrangements that seem like standard fair in modern music, yet the way Halferty does

it is mesmerising, emotional, and almost terrifying in the way that only honest self-reflection can be. This honesty is what’s at the core of Mr Griever. Songs like “Dames” and “Restless Wrestler” put it all out on display bringing with it a real feeling of being slightly out of time and place. This album is achingly beautiful in its simplicity with a slight stench of toxic masculinity lingering over it, bringing a brutality to that honesty. “Worshipping” is the gem of the album, tugging at the heart strings like a night trip through the desert with that special someone. Halferty doesn’t simply paint a picture with these songs, he weaves a tapestry that tells a story which feels like it could be passed down from generation to generation. Mr. Griever is a steller album from an artist still flying below the radar. While their previous work was noteworthy amongst Halferty’s peers in the Colorado music scene, Mr Griever is something special in a broader sense. It’s a slice of modern digital Americana, wearing the colors of tradition but bringing them into a new era.

American Tomahawk performs live at Magic Rat in Old Town Fort Collins on Friday, July 26 at 8pm. Head to magicratlivemusic. com for more.

C onc e r t Un d e r Th e S ta rs Unde r A NE W R o o f : UNC Summer Festival Hosts FY5 And More Indoors BY EMILY WENGER Mike Finders, lead singer and songwriter for Fort Collins-based bluegrass band FY5, is drawn to song-centered music. To him, that means bluegrass, a style he said encourages new songs. Because the twang of a banjo or mandolin and the lilting notes of a fiddle are integral to the sound of bluegrass, musicians who play the style are comfortable working within it, jamming with each other to discover new patterns that turn into new songs. The bluegrass scene is vibrant in Colorado, Finders said, in large part

because it fits so well with the state’s blue skies and purple mountains. The scenery and the weather means there’s a wealth of great bluegrass musicians here. But at this summer’s Concert Under the Stars series at the University of Northern Colorado, FY5’s performance will be in a new, indoor venue. Although the concert series name directly refers to its typical venue, the university’s outdoor Garden Theatre stage, more than half of this year’s shows will be in the new Campus Commons Performance Hall. The concert series

began in 1931, and traditionally it has consisted of free, outdoor shows. Mark Allwein, a marketing specialist with the University of Northern Colorado, said the main reason for the change was so the university could attract more notable acts. The first show, July 12, will be a performance from the Colorado Symphony. The symphony wouldn’t have fit on the Garden Theatre stage, Allwein claimed. But the move, he said, will also encourage people to pay for the art they enjoy. The university doesn’t have a sponsor for the concerts, so it needs a

way to sustain the series. The ticket cost, which ranges from $10-$30 for the indoor concerts also, Allwein said, allows the school to bring in acts like FY5. “Music is art and art has value, so we try to bring that value to our art,” he said. Finders said FY5 is excited to bring their musical art to Greeley. This year will be the band’s first time playing in the Concert Under the Stars series in their nine years of existence. “We’re honored and grateful to be invited,” he said. Even for Greeley area residents who don’t always seek out a bluegrass show, the

“Music is art and art has value, so we try to bring that value to our art.” style is what Finders calls “authentic and honest.” There are no sound-altering effects on the instruments, and the musicians, a fivepiece mini-orchestra that comprises a bluegrass band, have to work together, playing off each other in order to function. Every sound works with other sounds. Perhaps most notably is the beat of the band, which Finders said is largely found in the interplay between bass and mandolin. “They have to play together: ‘boom-chuck, boom-chuck, boom-

chuck,’” he said. “They’re integrated that way with each other.” The band members are well-versed in working together, having all played together for nine years, but as is common with small to mid-level touring acts, they all play non-musical roles for the band too. The banjo player, Finders said, handles the money, the mandolin player does the booking, the bass player handles social media and the fiddler does web work. “If you’re doing it right you have to play your part, because your part’s needed for other’s to play theirs,” Finders said.

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FY5: New American Roots will be performing at the new Campus Commons Performance Hall at UNC

The 2019 Concert Under the Stars series line up at the University of Northern Colorado: Friday, July 12 - Mozart Under Moonlight with the Colorado Symphony 7:30 pm, Campus Commons Performance Hall. Sunday, July 14 - Mariachi Aztlán & Ballet Folklorico 7:30 pm, Campus Commons Performance Hall. Tuesday, July 16 - Colorado Jazz Orchestra 8 pm, UNC Garden Theatre. Free Friday, July 19 - FY5: New American Roots 7:30 pm, Campus Commons Performance Hall. Sunday, July 21 - UNC Alumni Band 8 p.m, UNC Garden Theatre Free

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Ron: Weekdays 6am - 10am 1. Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese - For those of us who are fans of this period of Dylan’s career, this 2 ½ hour Netflix documentary is pure gold! After I saw it, I learned of the “Dylanesqe” tellings of some of the details. I still loved it! 2. Bohemian Nights at New West Fest – Here we go again! Just another stellar lineup of Colorado artists spread out over the entire Ft. Collins downtown area, along with Tank and The Bangas, Andrew Bird, Israel Nash and the fantastic Bonnie Raitt this year. And all for free to the public! 3. John Prine’s The Living Room Sessions to Benefit Non-Profits – John has released a couple live records from his living room with guests like Margo Price, Jason Isbell & Tyler Childers. Profits will be directed to the ACLU & the Appalachian Citizens Law Center. 4. Amazing Grace – If you do nothing else this summer, you MUST watch this stunninglyemotional documentary film of Aretha Franklin recording her 1972 award-winning gospel album in a South Central L.A. Baptist church. 5. The All Star Break - OK, this is where the baseball season gets real. Teams that had a streak going in April & May…pah, who cares! Here’s where the best show their stuff as we head to October. See you at Coors Field!

Margot: Weekdays 10am - 3pm 1. National Park Font - Do you like the typeface used by the National Park service? Well, now there’s a font you can download and use yourself. National Park is a typeface designed “to mimic the National Park Service signs that are carved using a router bit”- check out nationalparktypeface.com 2. 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 blasted off into history. Geek out on NASA’a Apollo 11 web page at nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/ apollo-11

3. Brian Eno - To commemorate the anniversary of the moon landing, Brian Eno is re-releasing Brian Eno – Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks in an extended edition. 4. Road trips — There’s nothing like a road trip in the summer. With the right music any road trip can be fun. This list from NPR will help you plan your own road trip playlist! Start your navigating here: Google “npr.org ‘your road trip playlist is ready.’” 5. The Alan Lomax Archive — The field recordings of folklorist Alan Lomax date back to the 1940’s. They have now been digitized and made available online for free listening. It’s a wonderful listen into the past. Head to research.culturalequity.org/homeaudio.jsp

Stacy: Weekdays 3pm - 7pm 1. Red Rocks Ampitheatre – We’re now fully into what I call Red Rocks Season! How lucky we are to have this nationallyrecognized gem right in our backyard! Check out redrocksonline.com for the schedule. 2. Dear Mr. Watterson – I’ve been watching this 2013 documentary about the artist who gave us the Calvin and Hobbes comic strips. Of course it’s made me pull out my books showing the history of the strips! 3. Fontaines D.C. – While you may think this post-punk band is from Washington, D.C., they’re really from the Emerald Isle: Ireland! These days I’ve been digging the crunchy sounds on this Dublin quintet’s 2019 debut Dogrel. 4. Tinariwen – Tuareg people are an ethnic confederation who live in and around the Sahara. The Grammy-winning group Tinariwen are Tuareg musicians whose new album isn’t due out until September. But they gave us an advance single to hold you over ‘til then: “Taqkal Tarha” featuring Micah Nelson (yep, son of Willie!)

. 5. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Because it’s just you and me here on this page, I’m going to admit something I don’t tell everyone . . . I just totally binged season 2 of this really marvelous Amazon Prime series! Rachel Brosnahan is perfectly cast!

Benji: Weekdays 7pm - 10pm 1. Bill Callahan: Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest - The former leader of the lo-fi band Smog strikes out on his own for a very impressive release. Callahan has a very laid-back approach to his songs, reminiscent of Lambchop. The songs come across comfortably to the listener via his close baritone, creating a sense of instant familiarity. 2. Tour De France 2019 - The best sporting event of the year. It is going to be sad watching without the late Paul Sherwin commentating, but Peter Sagan is guaranteed to provide plenty of highlights. 3. American Ninja Warrior - What’s not to love about this show? Each of these athletes has an inspiring story. This is the only competition where you find yourself rooting for everyone on the course. By the end of the show you will be chanting “beat that wall!” 4. Calexico + Iron & Wine: Years to Burn - It’s a 14 year follow up to 2005’s In the Reins release and it’s awesome. Two great bands combining to make each other sound better. And they’ll be at the Denver Botanic Gardens this summer! 5. Fire-in’ up the Grill! - It’s summer. Nothing better than a burger on the grill. Oh sure, one can grill in the winter but who wants to go outside when it’s 20-degrees? Charcoal or propane, grilling = summer! TUNE IN TO 105.5 THE COLORADO SOUND. AIRING ALL ALONG THE FRONT RANGE!

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Keep it Like A Secret: Built To Spill Comes To The Mishawaka

BY: Kyle Eustice

Just the band name Built To Spill is endlessly clever. In a 2015 BandWagon interview with Built To Spill frontman Doug Martsch, he admitted it’s one of his claims to fame. “When it comes to this career, I’m probably most proud of that name more than anything,” Martsch told us. “It just rolls off the tongue.” Fast-forward four years later and

to Up Records. Although Built To Spill ultimately left and signed with Warner Bros., they managed to always retain their independence. After eight albums, the group (comprised of Martsch and a revolving door of members) is still thriving and a definite mainstay in the indie rock world. Martsch jokes that it’s because he’s so easily entertained.

The main key is, of course, luck. But there’s also the fact that I am so simple, I don’t get bored playing these songs over and over again. Built To Spill has just wrapped up a European tour. The Idaho-based outfit’s last album, Untethered Moon, was released in 2015, which was followed by an extensive North American tour. Martsch notes there’s only one subtle difference about playing shows overseas. “The audience responses seem about the same in Europe as they do in the United States,” he says. “The main difference is that they sing along even worse.” Built To Spill emerged in the early ‘90s from the ashes of Martsch’s now-defunct band, Treepeople. He’d wanted to start his own band since he was an ambitious high school student. “When I was a teenager, I discovered punk rock and the local hardcore scene, and that’s what inspired me to start a band,” he explains. “State Of Confusion was the best Boise band. Caustic Resin and Dirt Fishermen were also influential to me.” Built To Spill was ultimately grouped in with the “Northwest sound” cultivated by artists such as Modest Mouse, Dinosaur Jr. and Mudhoney, a result of being signed

“The main key is, of course, luck,” he says. “But there’s also the fact that I am so simple, I don’t get bored playing these songs over and over again.” But to some Built To Spill fans, another reason Martsch is so revered in the music community is due to the “uniqueness” of his inimitable, essentially iconic voice. As Martsch revealed during the 2015 conversation with BandWagon, he’s come to terms with it being “different.” “I’ve kind of just given up,” he admitted then. “I think for a long time, I wanted to mold it into something I liked. I think I just gave up and accepted it how it is. I struggled for a long time to leave it unique, but to also have a little more control over it and push it where I want it go.

“The uniqueness is whatever because I was born with it. Every once in awhile it will sound good to me. I’m still trying to figure out how to get into that zone because it’s not always there. The mechanics of singing are still kind of a mystery to me.” In 2017, Built To Spill announced via Facebook they’d split with Warner Bros. and would be taking over their own management. Still, Martsch and company have hit the road on the Keep It Like A Secret Tour, a massive 80-date run to celebrate the anniversary of 1999’s Keep It Like A Secret, the band’s fourth studio album and second with Warner Bros. Built To Spill play a rare performance at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre in Poudre Canyon on July 26. Tickets at mishawaka.ticketforce.com/

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Sometimes the Locrian sharp-two scale and “backdoor two-five” chord progressions were a little too much at 9 in the morning – or ever, for those who didn’t attend Jazz school. At least Lauren Johnston had the Funk Lab to look forward to in the afternoon. The Funk Lab was also a part of the University of Northern Colorado Jazz program, which Johnston attended, but it’s where the students learned how to “get down” (in an academic way, of course) with a repertoire of tunes from Earth, Wind & Fire, Steely Dan and Tower of Power. So when Johnston and keyboardist and fellow jazz-schooler Spencer Zweifelsat down for a cup of coffee, they decided it was time to bring that same Funk Lab fun outside the classroom and into the Northern Colorado music scene. The members of the Funk Lab gathered for a non-collegiate rehearsal and began to play something different. It was still fun – way fun – but different. Suddenly,

By: Vale

this band was not the Funk Lab. They were a burgeoning quirky dancepop band with a new, separate identity. They called themselves Swerve. “We wanted to fill this void in the local music scene with weird pop. So we decided ’you know what? Let’s just go for it,’” Johnston said. And ‘go for it’ they have. Johnston, who also instructs Zumba classes, gets crowds moving in coordinated dances at Swerve shows. While that may make total sense, the contents

and Matt Brown lays down beats tighter than your high school jeans. And much like they do in jazz class, they allow for occasional moments of free form, knowing it will all work out in the end. “We can trust each other in concert, or write difficult [musical] parts, knowing the other person is going to pull it off,” Zweifel said. Swerve’s sound is a melting pot of influences. Sure, they all love KNOWER and Thundercat, but each individual member brings

You don’t need permission to do anything musically, which is great. If people like it, then great! They like it. If not, well that’s going to happen anyways. of the weird songs the band jams out to on stage might not. Case in point, the track “Peach Beach,” an ode to Nintendo’s Mario Kart. Odd though they are, the band is an impressive team. Adam Wissman shreds super technical guitar solos

their own flavor to the group. That’s why on their debut album, Swerve, out July 1, you can hear keys that flash-back to 1999 à la Prince and guitar solos that cut into you like Van Halen, accompanied by funky vocal melodies sung like Hiatus Kaiyote’s Naomi Saalfield.

They are colorful, quirky, exciting and eccentric, like Mario Kart, but they all wanted to be in a band playing music that was not only fun, but their own. “You don’t need permission to do anything musically, which is great. If people like it, then great! They like it. If not, well that’s going to happen anyways,” said bassist and back-up singer Julian Cary. While clearly on their own path, the 5 members of Swerve strove to follow in the footsteps of bands before them: Quentin, The Burroughs and Silver & Gold, all UNC School of Music affiliates who ventured out to invent their own creative projects.

Their ingenuity and unapologetic attitude brought them victory at BandWagon Magazine’s 2019 Battle of the Bands and into the studio to record the album. With the help of recording engineer Alcario Artuso and their own Wissman as producer, they kept full production control of the album amongst themselves. They are well aware of how goofy and over the top their music is (like making it rain with Monopoly money in their music video “Green,” which premiered via BandWagMag.com) and they want to keep it that way, leaving all the seriousness for Jazz school. “It was cool keeping it among friends because we knew we could be ourselves,” said Wissman.

Only a year old, there is a cloud of mystery surrounding their future as a band, and honestly, they’re okay with that. With individuals pursuing other projects or relocating, sometimes you have to find yourself a Sammy Hagar or a Robert Trujillo to keep the legacy of the band alive. And sometimes you have to acknowledge when something has truly come to an end, and let it be a fun and rewarding chapter in their musical lives. For now, Northern Colorado audiences are swerving smack dab in the middle of that fun, rewarding chapter.

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The Longest Curve By: Dan England

a band capable of playing the music in his head, which sounded more like film scores than Rock N’ Roll. We now know that band as DeVotchKa.

W hen

Nick Urata finally figured out what band he wanted, he stopped hanging around bars and began shuffling around the University of Colorado’s School of Music. He was in rock bands, and enjoyed it, but it never felt right. He didn’t think he was being honest with himself. It was impossible not to be shaped by rock music, he said — but all that guitar seemed to be overwhelming the character of his songs, resulting in halffinished tunes that seemed to want something more. He wanted a band with many instruments, a unique sound and like-minded, intelligent players to push the boundaries of what music could be. He wanted

“I wanted my songs to sound cinematic,” he said in a phone interview for BandWagon. “I was fascinated with film music. It was the music I loved as a kid.” Urata laughs when people compare DeVotchKa’s most recent album to the trailer for an indie flick. It was, after all, an

biggest dreams come true too: his music made it into a motion picture (one he liked) and his band toured the world, playing at major festivals, sparking a career both for the band and Urata. The band did more soundtrack work, for the film I Love You Phillip Morris, in 2009, and now Urata composes for films as his “side hustle,” he said. But you wouldn’t be wrong if you called it his main gig. Urata scored for films such as Paddington, Crazy Stupid Love and Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. In fact, he got so many gigs composing that it took him away from the band.

“Songwriting was the longest curve. You have to write all these bad songs before a good one comes out. It took a lifetime really. I feel like I’m still learning and writing. independent movie that brought them out of obscurity. Little Miss Sunshine was a huge smash in 2006, one of the more notable indie movies of the last 20 years. The score DeVotchKa composed and performed for it got them a Grammy nomination, worldwide fame, and their own Wikipedia entry. It made both of Urata’s

Last year’s album, This Night Falls Forever, was their first since 2011. And yet, the same band who found each other back in the late 90’s at CU Boulder’s Music School still fit together. They’ve all got lives now, including children (Urata has a daughter)

and their own composing gigs to keep them busy when they aren’t being DeVotchKa. Urata, Tom Hagerman, Jeanie Schroder and Shawn King each

“When you’re studying others the whole time, you can get squashed, but then you can take all that knowledge and use it for your own. play at least three different instruments, from theremin and bouzouki to flute and sousaphone. So not only do each of them make up an orchestra themselves, but they each “got it” from the beginning. They wanted the same sound. Urata says he was eventually able to compose using all the colors the band supplied him. He’d written the aforementioned “pretty bad halfsongs” as a sideman, but putting himself out front of this group got him over the hump. “Songwriting was the longest curve,” he says. “You have to write all these bad songs before a good one comes out. It took a lifetime really. I feel like I’m still learning and writing. I was in several bands, the sideman for years, and I just started to envy the frontman spot,” Urata said. “He was driving the creative narrative.”

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When Urata finished his first song leading DeVotchKa, he found it freeing; like a permission to write more. Hanging around the music school was freeing too, despite the protests of bar musicians who said he couldn’t rock if he studied music. He found the opposite was true when he formed his quartet of accomplished musicians. “It lends itself to a great foundation for more creativity,” Urata said. “When you’re studying others the whole time, you can get squashed, but then you can take all that knowledge and use it for your own selves. [Hagerman, Schroder and King] all had a deeper understanding of music, and that made it much easier to branch out.”

doesn’t he just write film scores full time? Well, as it turns out, he still loves to rock. “Really, there’s nothing like traveling the world with a band.” Urata said. “It’s a great, challenging endeavor, but there’s nothing like connecting with a live audience. That’s what we are trained for. Your life feels empty after a while when it’s not there.” Ergo, the band plays Greeley for the first time, July 17 and 18 at the Moxi Theater. Urata says he can’t wait for the chance to play in a new town, so the band will play-on despite the distractions, dependents and side hustles. He’s already writing songs for a new album too. He just hopes the film gigs don’t keep him from working on it.

“Really, there’s nothing like traveling the world with a band. It’s a great, challenging endeavor, but there’s nothing like connecting with a live audience. Having slept on many couches and even washing dishes for a living, Urata claims that 99 percent of all careers make you more money than being in a band. (Like, you know, film composing) and he just finished another score for a documentary called 17 Blocks, which is hitting the festival circuit now. He has a 9-year-old to support too, so why

“This is the sweet spot for that, actually, when your album finally gets released,” Urata said. “I can now concentrate on new songs. I’m hoping this one won’t be another five years or so. But I may have to eat those words.” DeVotchKa performs both July 17 and 18 at the Moxi Theater, 802 9th St. in downtown Greeley. Go to moxitheater.com for tickets.

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Tuesday, July 2nd Swerve w/ Ben Pu & Crew @ Greeley Stampede (Park Stage), Greeley - 9pm. Aaron Lee Tasjan @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm w/ Kind Hearted Strangers

Kimberly Dunn @ Greeley Stampede (Park Stage) - Greeley, 7:30pm w/ Jesse Cornett, Theo Kurtzer

Friday, July 5th Zion I @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Equipto, DJ True Justice, Vocab Slick, Thin Air Crew, Sintax Nappy Roots @ Greeley Stampede (Park Stage) - Greeley, 7:30pm w/ Anville, Soul Brothers Cody Johnson @ Greeley Stampede (Arena Stage) - Greeley, 8pm

Techno Collective Takeover @Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins, 9pm

Project 432 @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ MountainUs, IrieOso

Wednesday, July 3rd

The Poudre River Irregulars @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 4pm

Eli Young Band @Greeley Stampede (Park Stage) w/ Silver & Gold, Trent Hughes The Honey Gitters @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 5pm Shred Is Dead + Tula @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 7pm w/ Kaepora Dead Rocks VI @Red Rocks – Morrison, 5pm w/ Nosia, 1788-L, Mersiv, Lick, Holly

Thursday, July 4th Shakedown Street @Boulder Theater – Boulder, 8pm w/ Nick Gerlach Blues Traveller @Red Rocks – Morrison, 5pm w/ Leftover Salmon, Jackie Greene

Rancho Deluxe @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Will Kimbrough, Grayson Capps, Cary Morin, Corky Hughes Ziggy Marley @Mishawaka – Bellvue, 6pm w/ Jamal and Wylie of Dubskin The Avett Brothers @Red Rocks – Morrison, 7pm w/ Erika Wennerstrom

Saturday, July 6th The Artisanals @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ The Velveteers, Poets & Wolves Nappy Roots @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm Brothers Osborne @ Greeley Stampede (Arena) - Greeley, 8pm

Rae McCalister @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Brian Collins, Amy and the Peace Pipes Trout Steak Revival @Mishawaka – Bellvue, 6pm w/ The Lonesome Days, The Sweet Lillies Cycles + Flash Mountain Flood @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 10pm Dead & Co After Party Jake Shimabukuro @Chautauqua – Boulder, 6pm w/ Trace Bundy The Marcus King Band @Boulder Theater – Boulder, 10pm Dead & Co After Party The Avett Brothers @Red Rocks – Morrison, 7pm w/ Nicole Atkins

Sunday, July 7th Jamie Wyatt @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ High Plains Aaron Lee Tasjan @The Armory – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Elli Perry Heart Bones @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 8pm Rebecca Folsom @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm The Avett Brothers @Red Rocks – Morrison, 6pm w/ Lake Street Dive

Monday, July 8th Mug Night: Stand Up Comedy @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 7pm

Rose Hill Drive @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm w/ The Velveteers Face Vocal Band @Red Rocks – Morrison, 6pm w/ Stallion, Float Like A Buffalo, The Long Run

Thursday, July 11th DASH @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Native Station Mike Blakely @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm Louis The Child @Red Rocks – Morrison, 6pm w/ Gryffin, Chelsea Cutler, Evan Giia

Friday, July 12th The Stubby Shillelaghs @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm Guys and Dolls @UCCC - Greeley, 7pm Ben Kronberg @Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Timmi Lasley Aaron Maslow, Dylan Williams Whip It! 80s Dance Party @Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ DJ Jason Heller Jimmy’s Friday Night Follies @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Jeff Plankenhorn Mitchell James & Anville @Aggie Theatre - Ft. Collins, 9pm

Breath and Hammer @Rialto Theater – Loveland, 7pm

The Motet @Red Rocks – Morrison, 7pm w/ Galactic, Moon Hooch

Tuesday, July 9th

Saturday, July 13th

Casual Commander @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm

Guys and Dolls @UCCC - Greeley, 7pm

Performer, Tad Smith @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm

Kottonmouth Kings @Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Boondox, Bad Neighbors, SeenLoc, DJ Killa B, Alphabet Silhouette

Tab Benoit @Aggie Theatre - Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Eric Johanson

Wednesday, July 10th

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Tab Benoit Mitchell James & Anville The Timberline CD Release Fit For A King w/ Norma Jean Skydyed w/ 3For20 Jokechella Robert DeLong Born of Osiris Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights

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Graham Good & The Painters

31 The Larry Keel Experience

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Leo Kottke (seated event) Charlie Crockett Shane Smith & The Saints Break Science w/ Maddy O’Neal Brandon “Taz” Niederauer Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October William Clark Green James McMurtry Cris Jacobs Naive Melodies Truth LaserDUNGEON w/ Spag Heddy

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The Timberline @Aggie Theatre - Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Valdez, Holdfast.

Norah Jones @Red Rocks – Morrison, 7pm w/ Mavis Staples

Weiner Cat @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Granny Tweed

Wednesday, July 17th

Real Estate @Mishawaka – Bellvue, 7pm w/ Paw Paw, Flaural Bound For Peaches @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm w/ Clear Creek, Zeta June, BluePrint Metro

DeVotchka - Night 1 @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm The Colorado Green Band @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 5pm Full Draw Film Tour 2019 @Rialto Theater - Loveland, 6pm

Cody Jinks @Red Rocks – Morrison, 8pm w/ Mark Chesnut

The Head and The Heart @Red Rocks – Morrison, 8pm w/ Hippo Campus

Sunday, July 14th

Thursday, July 18th

Guys and Dolls @UCCC - Greeley, 7pm

DeVotchka - Night 2 @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm

Cas Haley @Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Chase Makai

Dead Jam @Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins, 8pm

Ross Newell of the Mulligan Brothers @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm Micheal Mcdonald @Chautauqua – Boulder, 6pm

Monday, July 15th Mug Night: Stand-Up Comedy @Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins, 7pm Lyle Lovett & His Large Band @Red Rocks – Morrison, 7pm w/ Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky Thunder

Tuesday, July 16th Supertask + Potions @Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins, 8pm

Kelly Hunt @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm Fit For A King @Aggie Theatre - Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Norma Jean Currents, Left Behind, I Am The Owl

Mitchell james & Anville Friday, July 12th @ Aggie Theater in Fort Collins

The Just Jazz Quintet @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 4pm Kerry Pastine & The Crime Scene @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ South to Cedars Skydyed @Aggie Theatre - Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ 3For20 Colter Wall @Washinton’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm Prof with Cashinova @Mishawaka – Bellvue, 7pm w/ Kind Dub, Thin Air Crew,

Rolos The String Cheese Incident @Red Rocks – Morrison, 7pm w/ Cory Wong

Saturday, July 20th Soul Brothers @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm Guys and Dolls @UCCC - Greeley, 7pm Shawn James @Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins, 8pm Deborah Stafford & the State of Affairs @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 8pm Jokechella

Dr Sleep @Surfide7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Triton The Head and The Heart @Red Rocks – Morrison, 8pm w/ Hippo Campus

Friday, July 19th Jesse Cornett & The Revolvers @Moxi Theater - Greeley 8pm Guys and Dolls @UCCC - Greeley, 7pm

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@Aggie Theatre - Ft. Collins, 6pm

Monday, July 22nd

Disco Nouveau @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm

Robert DeLong @Aggie Theatre - Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Gothic Tropic

The Yawpers @Mishawaka – Bellvue, 7pm w/ Stella Luce, Plasma Canvas, The Sickley Hecks, David Arcari Bob Schneider @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm w/ Carolina Story The String Cheese Incident @Red Rocks – Morrison, 7pm w/ Keller WIlliams

Sunday, July 21st Jack Ingram @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 9pm Guys and Dolls @UCCC - Greeley, 7pm Brandon Howard and the Red Iron Push @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 8pm The String Cheese Incident @Red Rocks – Morrison, 5pm w/ The Dell Mccoury Band

Diana Ross @Red Rocks – Morrison, 8pm

Wednesday, July 24th MDC @Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Round Eye Odell Brewing Company The Haymarket Squares @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 5pm

Jack ingram Sunday, July 21st, 2019 at Moxi Theater in Greeley

The Barefoot Movement @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 8pm

Born of Osiris @Aggie Theatre - Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Bad Omens, Spite, Kingdom of Giants, We Are William

Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights @Aggie Theatre - Ft. Collins, 9pm

Trampled by Turtle @Red Rocks – Morrison, 7pm w/ Deer Tick, The Dead South

Race To Neptune @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Attack on Venus, The Sogs

Thursday, July 25th Butcher Brown @Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins, 8pm

Orchard Lounge @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm Tenacious D @Red Rocks – Morrison, 8pm w/ The Colorado Symphony

Friday, July 26th 90’s vs 00’s Dance Party @Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Jimeni and TwoScoopS Kendall Street Company @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Sean Waters & Johnzo West Orchard Lounge @Aggie Theatre - Ft. Collins, 9pm Sister Hazel @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ special guests

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Built To Spill @Mishawaka – Bellvue, 8pm w/ Orua, Dirt Russell Butcher Brown @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm Tedeschi Trucks Band @Red Rocks – Morrison, 7pm w/ Blackberry Smoke

Saturday, July 27th Tessa Violet @Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins, 8pm Archie Funker @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm Take Two: A music Adventure Graham Good & The Painters @Aggie Theatre - Ft. Collins, 7pm Groverage @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 8pm

Tedeschi Trucks Band @Red Rocks – Morrison, 7pm w/ Blackberry Smoke, Shovels & Rope

Sunday, July 28th Strange Music Presents: JL & Joey Cool @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Sacramento Billy Bio (of Biohazard) @Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Cutthroat Slamogadro @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm John Prine @Red Rocks – Morrison, 8pm w/ The Colorado Symphony, I’m With Her

Dirt Monkey @Mishawaka – 6pm w/ G Space, Tsimba, Kyral x Banko

Monday, July 29th

Joey Alexander @Boulder Theater – Boulder, 7pm w/ Annie Booth Trio

Radkey @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 8pm

Mug Night: Stand-Up Comedy @Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins, 7pm

JL & Joey Cool Sunday, July 28th at Moxi Theater in Greeley

Toots & The Maytals @Chautauqua – Boulder, 8pm w/ The Gladiators, Droop Lion

Tuesday, July 30th Pitta Patta w/ Jakattak @Hodi’s Half Note - Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Enenra, DJ Wadada Hayes Carll @Washinton’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Travis Linville Crown The Empire @Boulder Theatre – Boulder, 8pm

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Wednesday, July 31st Ben Saraco and The New Effect @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm The Lori Amey Band @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 5pm The Larry Keel Experience @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 9pm Hayes Carll @Fox Theatre – Boulder, 8pm w/ Travis Linville

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