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BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment magazine JUNE 2014
BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment magazine JUNE 2014
ALBUM REVIEWS
The Burroughs Self Titled EP
Chris Sheridan BandWagon Magazine Whether they’re starting a fullon dance contest during a show with original compositions or performing rip-roaring covers of everything from Beyonce’s “Love on Top” to the Ghostbusters theme, The Burroughs are never short on energy. In under a year of operation, the band has already displayed impressive talent and limitless confidence to match a group several times their tenure. The wait has seemed longer than it actually was, but The Burroughs EP is here, and as expected, is plenty of fun. “Anna” starts the EP off perfectly; it’s an aggressively catchy opener with a downright divine horn riff. The lyricism as well is not only sufficient, it’s satisfyingly well-executed. “Anna” features the lines “So many songs have been sung about some unfallen spring/ But every season you’re the reason for my heart to sing.” It’s one of a number of clever lyrics that rejects repetitive lines in favor of more thoughtful ones. The epicenter of the band’s fun factor is the vocal performance of frontman John Burroughs, “Johnny B’s” vocalization and scenery-chewing stage presence feels like a cross between Justin Timberlake and James Brown, devouring his lyrics with infectious enthusiasm and garnishing them with generous falsetto. That old-school vocal style is utilized on the wonderfully nostalgic “Love My Baby,” which could have come straight from a diner in the 70s. The supplemental punch to The Burroughs’ sound is the horn section, which punches through with a satisfying gusto. Even the otherwise slightly unremarkable “Tighter” features a terrific solo at its midpoint, elevating
the song to the same level as the rest of the album. Even casual Burroughs fans ought to recognize closer “Dance Now,” which lives up to its namesake and requires supreme force of will to not want to get moving along to. The almost conversational interplay between music and lyric is great fun, and the track stands as one of the band’s absolute best. It’s testament to how great the group is that the EP’s 4-track length is a mild disappointment. It’s over quickly, and with four mostly-excellent tracks it’s easy to want more right away. Even though what we get is just fine, it’s hard not to miss Burroughs concert mainstays such as “Poor Man’s Blues” and “Cut You Down.” However, with active social media outlets that feature every original cut not on the release, there are still plenty of ways to access the rest of the band’s excellent catalog. Burroughs concerts are nothing short of outstanding, managing to get more or less everyone in the entire room dancing with each other, and it’s only to be expected that some of that incredible energy is lost on a studio album. Nevertheless, most of the power is maintained here, and even though the group’s sound feels tailor-made for live shows, there’s still plenty of excitement captured in the recording studio. Even in their infancy, The Burroughs have shown just how much they can bring to the table. The EP nails most of that live energy, and the four songs we get here are satisfying additions to the collection. These are songs that will stay in your head for a good long while, and extremely strong for a band that hasn’t even been in operation for a full year. The Burroughs have a bright future, and this fusion of classic and contemporary funk is perfect for dancing.
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Parquet Courts
Sunbathing Animal Matt Hutcheson BandWagon Magazine Currently posted on Parquet Court’s official website is a rather long list of quotations from the endless procession of indie rock blogs that describe the band as some variation on “slacker rock”. It calls to mind ‘90s bands with videos on Beavis and Butthead, and there’s certainly no small amount of Pavement and The Replacements in Parquet Court’s DNA. Sunbathing Animal, the band’s third album, sounds without question like the sum of its influences. It is difficult to label this album as “slacker” in anyway though, as it fills its space with enough urgency and variation to warrant more worthy consideration than the average stoner fodder. Like its title implies, Sunbathing Animal stretches and yawns with a relaxed fury,
alternating between restless punk (“Sunbathing Animal”) and rambling second-wave Dylan blues-rock (“Instant Disassembly”), while finding plenty of room to jam econo in between. The Minutemen comparison is almost unavoidable, but Parquet Courts have a tendency to stretch even the punk numbers out, throwing in a guitar solo or simply relying on repetition and singalong mantras to carry the song. A band that can pull off something like “Instant Disassembly” in the middle of a full-blooded indie punk album deserve mention on that virture alone, but Parquet Courts manage to surround their obvious centerpiece with some masterful explorations of ‘90s punk and indie revival. Sunbathing Animal does not offer anything revolutionary, but Parquet Courts have a grasp on a fairly complex aesthetic that
blends witty lyricism with an indie punk impetus that is very much of this moment. Nostalgia ages, and Parquet Courts are near the forefront of a group of bands choosing guitars over synths and drum machines.The album presents further evidence that substantial music can arise from the endless revivals, and hopefully foreshadows a new burst of energy and wittiness in indie rock.
BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment magazine JUNE 2014 Dub Thompson 9 Songs
Chris Sheridan BandWagon Magazine It’s not easy being weird. Bands that attempt it come off as either trying too hard, or simply botch the effort to produce a product that skews too heavily in one direction: either half-hearted and boring, or so aggressive and outrageous, it’s off-putting. How impressive it is, then, that duo Dub Thompson toes that line with astonishing precision, edging debut album 9 Songs into territory that lies comfortably between those extremes and rarely veering off-course. Dub Thompson assures us that they’re not messing around right from the opening seconds of “Hayward!” by not even allowing a single guitar riff to eke by without a powerful dose of squishy psychedelic frills to go along with it before launching into speedy, thrashing and
oversaturated vocals. Even that change in direction isn’t quite enough, and once again they have to switch gears, all within the space of a song that’s just under five minutes long. This is a trend that follows through the entire album (which is, in keeping with the band’s anarchic feel, actually 8 songs long). “No Time” sounds like the love child of Mr. Bungle and David Lynch, and “Epicondyles” slows things down even more to a crawling groove before pumping back up into a loud chorus. The album stumbles but once, with an uninspired guitar riff and boring lyrics in “Mono,” but it picks itself back up right away with the last three songs on the album, which build to an awesome, aggressive climax with “Pterodactyls.” There’s not really any reason why any of these songs are named as they are, and the lyrics similarly make little to no sense—yet in their own weird little universe, they’re just right. Almost more than anything, the album is just daring. Dub Thompson isn’t afraid to experiment with multiple styles and sounds even within the same song. While this could be a death sentence, the duo owns the strange and embraces that absurdity for a sound that is delightfully unpredictable. The effortlessness with which Dub Thompson moves through so many different ideas is a rare strength. They explore more in
a single album than some bands attempt in years. While most songs carry a similar thread or reuse sounds or concepts, each usage is fresh and weird. Right at the middle of the album, “Dograces” is a magnificent musical casserole, featuring an absolutely killer drum rhythm before dropping the keyboard, dissolving into a Zappa-esque cacophony and ending with what might be Hell’s elevator music. “9 Songs” begins with utter chaos before sliding into more coherent territory.
Photo © Ward Robinson
9 Songs is madness, and yet, the cacophony never feels disorganized. There’s an immense amount of sound firing off in every direction, each piece slamming into the others, but there’s still a definitive order. Each switch to a new idea, time signature and instrumentation feels completely organic despite the intense unpredictability. Dub Thompson are well equipped on their current trajectory to occupy a very special corner of indie rock: the bizarre, eclectic, and completely
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unique that is not treasured by the majority, but held close to the heart by those that do. It’s almost viciously unique, and promises to be incredibly divisive. These two 19-year-olds probably don’t care. They’ve made an album that does exactly what they’ve wanted it to do, and that alone makes is completely worth listening to.
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FILM REVIEWS
Godzilla 2014 - 123 Minutes – Rated PG-13 Jay Wallace BandWagon Magazine Last year, Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim graced the screen, and it was a welcome respite from the sequels, remakes and adaptations that have flooded the multiplexes in the last few years. While it was not a Blockbuster success, del Toro’s Mechas Vs. Monsters movie succeeded at introducing western audiences the term, “Kaiju.” Kaiju is the name of the Japanese Monster Movie genre. You know the kind. Oh, you don’t? Let me say just one word: Godzilla. The Japanese OG. Tokyo’s answer to King Kong. What del Toro grew up watching that would partially inspire Pacific Rim. Godzilla is the uber-Kaiju; his American debut in 1956 even had the subtitle “King of the Monsters.” The 1954 film spawned 27 sequels, and thanks to Monsters director Gareth Edwards, the number of attempts at remaking Godzilla just for America is at four. Edwards, however, may be the first to make an American Godzilla film that could be considered truly successful. This is actually an excellent film, possibly this year’s Dark Knight. Be warned though, this may not
be the Godzilla movie you were expecting. (Spoilers ahead.) Godzilla begins in 1999 in the Philippines. Scientists Ishiro Serizawa (Ken Watanabe of Inception) and Vivienne Graham (Sally Hawkins) of the Monarch Corporation have been dispatched to a mine collapse that’s uncovered fossils and what appears to be a cocoon. An ancient cocoon that, for some reason, is still alive. Oh yeah, and there’s a tunnel leading out to the sea from where another cocoons was. In Janjira, Japan, something happens at a nuclear power plant that causes it to fail and collapse, leading to the evacuation of Janjira. Authorities say it was an earthquake. Plant supervisor Joe Brody (Bryan Cranston) thinks otherwise, and spends 15 years trying to uncover what happened. His grown-up son Ford (Kick-Ass himself, Aaron Taylor-Johnson) wishes he would stop obsessing over the incident, but finds himself in the Quarantine Zone with his father, and learns of what’s actually in the remains of the nuclear plant. And it’s not Godzilla. It’s what Serizawa calls a Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism, or MUTO. The creature escapes, the Navy gets called in to clean up the mess, dragging Ford along even though
he only wants to go back to his home in San Francisco, where his wife (Elizabeth Olsen, sister of the Olsen twins) and son are. MUTO feeds off of anything radioactive, so nukes are out of the question for Serizawa. As far as he’s concerned, the only thing that can stop MUTO is an equally old alpha-predator that The Monarch Corp attempted to kill during the Bikini Atoll Atom Bomb “tests.” And that creature is Godzilla. Where is he? They don’t know. But he’s coming for MUTO. So here’s what Edwards’ Godzilla is not. It’s not Pacific Rim without the Mechas; unlike del Toro’s film, there is pretty much no focus on world building because it’s supposed to be our world in the present. It’s also not an all-out action film like Pacific Rim; in fact, I would be willing to say that this is actually an action-horror film. There are a couple of moments where the hairs on your neck stand up. It’s also not the 1998 version helmed by the Independence Day duo where a giant, mutated Iguana stomps around New York City and lays eggs and Ferris Bueller is trying to stop it. While Edwards takes his cues from the original 1954 Japanese film, the story is more in line with some of the (infamously cheesetastic) sequels where Godzilla is a protector of humanity. This isn’t a bad thing, but if you were expecting a movie where people run around screaming while Godzilla destroys everything, this is not that movie. Again, not a bad thing, mostly thanks to Edwards’ directing and the actors. The only real gripe I have is regarding Watanabe’s character, who stands around like he’s in a daze during the latter half of the movie. Watanabe is a great actor, and they don’t give him much to do in the remaining 60 minutes of the film. Everyone else, though, is on fire. I dug Taylor-Johnson in KickAss years ago, and here you can tell he’s matured as an actor and can totally pull off being an action star. Cranston is fantastic, we’ll leave it at that. This is the first time I’ve actually seen Elizabeth Olsen perform, and while she’s not in the movie all that much, she’s great in all the scenes she’s in. I’m looking forward to Olsen and TaylorJohnson in the second Avengers movie. And Edward’s directing? Brilliant. No shaky-cam, no quick cuts. When you see Godzilla and MUTO fighting, you see it all, and it’s just great. When Godzilla finally uses his radioactive fire breath, that’s when the movie won me over. This is an excellent Godzilla film. Go see it on the big screen while you can.
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FILM REVIEWS
X-Men Days of Future Past 2014 - 131 Minutes – Rated PG-13
Chris Sheridan BandWagon Magazine The comic X-Men: Days of Future Past was an astonishing, sprawling epic and one of the absolute highlights of the entire franchise. It was nearly perfect as an X-Men story, and for that reason an extremely risky one to translate to film. It combined the overarching prejudice allegory of the franchise with a chilling Holocaust parallel and a constantly rising body count that raised the stakes incredibly high. Even for comic books, it was ambitious—so who felt the need to translate a story that was perfect on the page into a two hour movie? X-Men: Days of Future Past is an admirable effort, but the execution is unforgivably sloppy. Taking place in an alternate apocalyptic present day in which mutants are being systematically hunted down by giant shapeshifting robots called Sentinels, Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto (Ian McKellan) and the few remaining mutants make a last-ditch effort to save the world: send Wolverine (Hugh Jackman)—or
rather, his consciousness—back in time into his body in the ‘z70s so he can get younger Charles and Erik (James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender) to play nice long enough to stop Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) from killing the creator of the Sentinels, Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage) and coercing the government into pushing the program through out of fear of mutants. The movie is a massive middle finger to continuity. Instead of being a direct sequel to First Class, this film takes a step backward into the continuity of the previous franchise (which famously met its end with the disastrous one-two punch of The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and brings back most of that cast. Time travel is a handy filmmaking tool in this regard, though despite input from the makers of the impressively airtight Terminator, the time travel aspect here is slapdash at best. Continuity errors from the last films are either shoddily explained away or outright ignored, and time travel itself as a plot device is shrugged
away with a single line of dialogue, only for that rule to be broken later in the film anyway. Still, there are things to like here. Director Bryan Singer (back for the first time since X2) and his writers clearly have a love for the source material. There are a number of references to little things that will delight fans of the comic, and the mutant powers are beautifully wellrealized, even if the action sequences they occupy are frustratingly bland (this is nowhere near as satisfyingly stylish as Matthew Vaughn’s First Class). The dystopian “future” segments are extremely dark and violent and Singer pulls no punches in showing many mutants slaughtered by the Sentinels. In keeping with a trend set by First Class, there are a couple of moments of cleverness where mutant mythology is weaved through real world history. The one scene that fires on all cylinders here is the one featuring Quicksilver (Evan Peters), an extraordinarily fast mutant (with an awful hairdo and jackass attitude to boot) recruited to help break Magneto out of his holding cell in the Pentagon (don’t ask) in an uproariously funny scene before being chucked aside for the rest of the film. Apparently no one considered that someone who could run a mile in the time it took for a bullet to exit a gun would be useful in stopping an assassination. McAvoy once again brings excellent emotional gravitas to the frustrated and
disillusioned young Charles (despite an absurd explanation to his ability to walk) and Michael Fassbender, without being given much to do as Magneto, is still chillingly confident and ruthless. As good as they are, the treatment of Wolverine is unforgiveable. The number of times the claws come out can be counted on one hand, and the ones that he kicks someone’s ass, even fewer. The famously feral poster child of the franchise is downgraded to a docile voice of reason, doing very, very little at all besides try to convince the mutants in the past how bad the future will be. This takes moments, after which he more or less stands around. The supporting cast is so massive that none of them have all that much to do. Days of Future Past isn’t an outright bad film, but it comes damn close. Were it not for the outstanding acting from Fassbender and McAvoy and the solid special effects to save it, the movie would be a resounding swing and a miss. The way in which the film hastily interchanges plot points from the rest of the franchise, keeping some while erasing others, gives it a serious case of mistaken identity (is it a sequel? A re-reboot?) and further muddying the franchise’s already disastrous continuity. There are some inspired bits to Bryan Singer’s return to the franchise, but for the most part this is a frustratingly overstuffed, poorly paced and downright boring movie that belongs in the past.
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Tech Tech
Kyle Eustice BandWagon Magazine
“fuck Being
anything else
During the making of 2009’s K.O.D. (King of Darkness), Tech N9ne was going through a very emotional time. The Kansas City, Missouri-based emcee (real name Aaron Yates) was at risk of losing his mother to pancreatitis and things were looking grim. All this was happening during a fulfilling career he began when he was barely breaking out of his teens. Since then, he’s become one of the most successful independent artists in music history. Clearly the atypical rapper dealing in fallen angels and atheism, which alone sets him worlds apart from most other MCs. He has a style that absolutely murders the competition; speedy raps that combine wicked, tricky wordplay with melodic hooks, an on stage presence that involves tribal face paint, a straight jacket, and blood red hair, making him one of the most unique figures in the game. With a career spanning over two decades, including fourteen studio albums and over two million independent sales, he’s no slacker either. After becoming increasingly frustrated with major labels, Tech launched his own imprint, Strange Music, Inc. in 1999 with his manager. “I’ve been dicked around so many times by major labels,” Tech explains. “I’ve been through a lot of major
label deals, and nobody could do what I wanted. So I figured who better to do you then you? I started the label with my manager, Travis O‘Guin. We can do it better than anybody even without video or radio. If I had all that shit backing me up, I would still be number one with my face painted and everything. Call me a weirdo. I love it.” While the commercial successes of 2008’s Killer and 2009’s Sickology 101 put Tech N9ne’s record sales well over the one million mark, the aforementioned album, K.O.D. (King of Darkness), impacted him in ways he could not predict. The ominous content that envelops the bulk of his catalog has always been a staple in his music, but during the recording of K.O.D, he was fighting some personal demons that hit a little too close to home. It nearly destroyed him in the process. “I have a few songs on there about my mom being sick,” he notes. “It’s also about me questioning God. That album was different, because on past releases, I only had sections of darkness. K.O.D. is completely dark. I had no idea that all the negative energy would affect me the way it did. I vowed never to do another album like that again. I made a mistake. I thought I could enjoy it, but it really brought me down.
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n9ne n9ne but crazy” “It’s beautiful music,” he continues, “but the negative energy had me sulking. It had me falling out with everybody around me. I was deep in my hole. That’s what the clown is for: It helps me hide. Behind that, there’s a lot of pain. I hid it really well.” Despite his challenges, Tech has emerged stronger than ever. His new album, Strangeulation, just hit the shelves and he’s amidst a massive nationwide tour. Strange Music is also growing in ways he didn’t even imagine. “I’ve been growing as you can see,” he says. “I’m not talking about getting fatter because I’m losing weight on this tour. I mean growing as an artist since we talked. It’s such a blessing. We have the rest of the world to infest. It’s a blessing to even have fans. I know what it’s like not to have any. I’m just really in love with music, man. Even if I’m tired, if I hear a dope beat, I have to rap to it or I have to sing to it. I just feel the music. The fact people want to spend their hard earned money to come to my shows and buy my CDs and my artists’ CDs is such a blessing. That’s motivation enough to keep me going every day. New fans come in and I’m showing the older fans that I’m still here and not going anywhere.” “We have to build on to the headquarters now,” he
adds. “Not to mention, we just bought another building on the next block, which is a 4 million dollar project called Strange Land Studios. Now we have to add on to the headquarters, the one we’ve always had. It’s humungous. We have to add on ten more offices spaces so we’re going to build another building on to it. So we’re steadily expanding. It’s crazy.” With the revolving door of rappers that make up contemporary hip-hop, Tech N9ne’s longevity is a testament to his relentless work ethic. He makes no apologies for who he is, what he does or what he raps about. Being real is what comes naturally. “My music is me being inside out,” he points out. “It’s me not holding anything back. It’s me not having a defense mechanism. People call me a devil worshiper. Fuck them for not coming to my shows. They are missing one of the best rappers alive. I have no sympathy for them. I try to get people to my shows that hate on me. A lot of black people hate on me because I’m different. People don’t like what they don’t understand, so they try to destroy it. At first they’re like, ‘Eww, I don’t like him.’ Then they listen to me, then they’re like, ‘Wait this guy is good.’ Don’t judge a book by a cover and fuck being anything else but crazy.”
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Kyle Eustice BandWagon Magazine Fake Four, Inc., a small independent record label in New Haven, Connecticut, has far surpassed the expectations of its founders, brothers Ceschi and David Ramos. Established in 2008, it was born out of a mutual passion for music and grown by the love and support of its fans. As Fake Four was gathering momentum, putting out album after album and touring the world, Ceschi Ramos found himself in a terrible predicament, one even Hollywood couldn’t make up.
On September 4, 2013, Ceschi Ramos started an 18-month prison sentence stemming from a controversial marijuana charge. David Ramos, who consequently took control of the record label, described the situation: “After our family was threatened and Ceschi was forced to give a coached statement to police in 2010, he ended up going to court for years. In the end, he has taken a reasonable plea bargain compared to the 5-7 years he was facing.” The stability of Fake Four was threatened by Ceschi’s situation and the exorbitant amount of debt that had been accumulated due to legal fees so they started an Indiegogo campaign. The inordinate amount of support was nothing less than incredible. It helped Fake Four stay afloat while Ceschi was away. Fortunately, he was released shortly before Christmas, but he was a changed man. In some ways, it was a humbling experience, but in others, it was the most devastating thing he’s ever gone through. Nonetheless, he came back to a label still brimming with hope and an endless amount of people who support him. Currently, Fake Four boasts a colorful roster consisting of artists like Awol One (The Shapeshifters), Myka 9 (Freestyle Fellowship), Astronautalis, Sole and the Skyrider Band, Grayskul, and of course David and Ceschi Ramos.
BandWagon: Your absence was obviously felt by not only me, but also a lot of people in the music community. How did it feel to have so much outside support? Ceschi Ramos: It was unbelievable, really. I could have never guessed that so many people would care so much. Fake Four is a small independent label operating in a post-label era. We’re mainly about building a community and I was always aware that a small community existed, but I honestly didn’t think it had that much reach. When I first put up the Indiegogo campaign to try and save the label, it was nerve wracking for me. It’s just not the type of thing I would normally do, but it was a completely necessary last resort. It went far beyond my expectations though. The letters and books I received from supporters and friends were amazing, as well. It just felt good to know that I made an impact on a community like that. BW: When this whole situation went down, what was the scariest part for you? CR: Aside from having 10 guns pointed at my head and having my mother, brother and 98-yearold grandfather threatened by aggressive asshole cops, the scariest or most difficult part for me was having to leave my life behind. I have a lot of responsibilities out here in the regular world and it was just really stressful having to prepare to leave that behind me. My grandfather is 101-years-old now and my brother does an incredible job helping him out every day, but it really scared me to leave him behind for that time. Also, my girlfriend Amber moved from Texas to be with me and doesn’t have many people aside from me here in Connecticut, it upset me that she’d have to be without me for so long. The actual part of going to prison didn’t bother me all that much. I’m pretty accustomed to inconvenient living situations. BW: How was Fake Four, Inc. able to function without you? CR: Fake Four has a small core group of workers. Jeep Ward is our acting label manager, Tom Filepp
handles our web site, Dave Mails does our shipping. When I left, my brother David ended up taking on a bulk of my label responsibilities and spearheaded our Indiegogo campaign. Financially we wouldn’t have been able to continue without the Indiegogo campaign - that’s the only reason we were able to release albums by Grayskul, Blue Sky Black Death and Louis Logic in 2013. By the time I got out of prison, that money was mostly all spent BUT we had survived. BW: How did that experience change you? CR: Prison definitely changed me. There’s just something about having all of that time to think alone in an uncomfortable living situation surrounded by strangers. There’s a level of respect that you learn by living in a place like that. You have to respect one another to survive. People who lack respect get checked. I also think that the experience helped me realize what was important to me. When you’re locked up, you’re not worried about the petty bullshit of social media or even a career, you’re just wondering when you’ll speak to your loved ones again and have a decent meal. It humbles a person for sure. Another major change is that it helped me focus on my own health and well being more than I ever have. BW: What was the first thing you did when you were given your freedom back? CR: Unfortunately, the first thing I did was go to the hospital. My Grandfather had been brought to the E.R. for something that ended up not being serious. I burst into tears when I saw him. Then I walked outside and ran up and down the stairs like Rocky or something. It felt stupid as hell, but it was my first taste of freedom. BW: At this point, do you want to forget about it and move forward? What does moving forward look like at the moment? CR: When I first got out of prison there were intense moments of anxiety, depression, and paranoia. Apparently, that’s pretty common for people who serve time. I was
convinced that everybody in public was constantly staring at me, that cops were after me (that may still be true) and that I was useless to the world. A counselor told me those were symptoms of PTSD. I’m happy to say that months have passed since I’ve felt that way. As much as I want my life to move forward, I’m trying really hard not to forget what I learned in that place. I’m constantly checking myself when I start to feel like I’m falling back into the chaos of my old ways. It’s a struggle really. All I want to do is be a working musician - not critically acclaimed or buzz worthy or even all that popular. I just want to tour and make music that my small community loves and that I can be proud of. I’d like to continue to run a label that can survive and be respected. Most importantly, I want to be around my loved ones - dogs included. BW: Has Fake Four signed anyone new to the label? Why did they seem like a good fit and what do you look for when bringing someone new on? CR: Two of the newer acts we signed in 2013 were Sister Crayon and Moodie Black. They are both groups that make unique hiphop influenced music that is not necessarily hip-hop at all. They are both hard working groups who tour a lot and care an awful lot about what they do. Those are some of the main things we look for in an artist: a unique sound that fits well within our catalog & hard work ethic. In 2014, it’s not possible for a small label like ours to push an artist that isn’t willing to push themselves. We’ve had instances where we’ve taken chances on artists who just don’t seem to do anything for their own careers. They just expect us to do all of the work to make them famous or something. That just doesn’t happen. Even though Fake Four has developed a sort of built in fan base of supporters, we don’t have the resources or industry power to just miraculously make a new artist into an indie superstar. When we release a project, it is more like a team effort with the artist, we all want people to hear these records so
we all work together to tell people about it. BW: Are you working on new music right now? CR: Yes. I’m in the process of finishing a new album produced by Factor. I’ve also got my hands in a couple of other projects - an acoustic split 12” with Pat The Bunny of Ramshackle Glory and another album/collection of songs with DJ Scientist. BW: What are your hopes for Fake Four’s future? CR: My hopes for Fake Four are simple: we just want to be a selfsustaining label that stays true to our aesthetic values and philosophy. In the future, I see the label slimming down its roster and just focusing a lot more on less projects and artists. It’s been a wild ride so far, but it would be smarter for us to do less and focus on it more. Hopefully our fans will continue to have faith in what we release. BW: What did you miss about playing live and how does it help you deal with difficult things you go through? CR: I missed it a lot. Playing live is my ultimate high, my most important form of release. The first time I performed again after prison was at a tiny secret house party thing. I was just overflowing with adrenaline, playing around 20 friends or so. Performing keeps me sane and it also helps me connect with people on a primal level. I can’t really analyze it well, but I know that I make these songs to be expressed in this format. BW: What can Greeley expect from this live show? CR: I’ll be doing a solo performance with guitar and beats, some newer material and a hodge podge of stuff from my albums The One Man Band Broke Up and They Hate Francisco False. Moodie Black will also be playing. They’re a super intense full band that does something in between noise rap and atmospheric post-rock. I’ll be performing a song with them, as well.
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Tab Benoit
Headlines the 10th Annual
Greeley Blues Jam It’s June again and that means one thing for the people of Greeley: it’s time for the Blues Jam. After ten years, the two-day event that turns quiet downtown Greeley into a Mecca for celebrating the blues continues to keep the genre alive and kicking in Northern Colorado. Local businesses see record sales, bands play anywhere a stage will fit, and the Blues Jam feeds the flame to a weekly summer event called Go-Cup where the city pretty much gets to party outside. This year, the good people behind the Blues Jam have topped themselves with an incredible line up from across the blues genre. Sitting in the highly coveted headlining spot is none other than the legendary Tab Benoit. Benoit is considered by many to be among the best Delta blues players alive today. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, everything about his life and music embodies his home state. His voice is brutally honest and has a quality that transcends any particular blues era. It’s anchored in the present, but
lives in the places he grew up, removed from the hustle of life in the city. Benoit represents the wetlands of Louisiana with a sound that is rich and emotional, steeped in the things that make Cajun culture a dynamic and unique part of the American make up. Those locations fuel Benoit’s songs. His music takes the listener to a place deep in the bayou where people were never really meant to live but did anyway. Songs such as “Long Lonely Bayou” and “When a Cajun Man Gets the Blues” speak not only to the locations reachable by mud boat, but more importantly, what is taking place there now. The wetlands of Louisiana are disappearing. Before Hurricane Katrina, Benoit was reluctant to get involved with government, but what he saw taking place needed a broader audience. The people of the wetlands saw how quickly things were eroding and they knew the problem was big enough to create a serious flood threat to New Orleans. So he formed an organization called Voice of the Wetlands
to bring national attention to the problem. But shortly after forming Voice of the Wetlands, the storm they wanted to teach the people of Louisiana to prepare for, hit. Hurricane Katrina struck, devastating the region well before proper public outreach had been made and the destruction was unprecedented for the city of New Orleans. Since then, Benoit has championed the cause of wetlands preservation, taking the issue before the government on all levels from local to national. The bottom line, though, is the music. Benoit is a true blues musician, releasing new material every year since 1991 as well as winning several awards including the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year award in 2007. Headlining the entire Blues Jam at Island Grove Park on June 14th, there is no doubt he will bring these qualities to the main stage. Expect to hear his take on several blues standards as well as originals for a show that demonstrates why he’s the best.
Jed Murphy
BandWagon Magazine
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Friday Night Blues Jam Downtown greeley, June 13th Free admission
9th St plaza MAIN STAGE
5:00 PM - Blue Recluse with Shawntel Royale 6:00 PM - Ori Naftaly Band
Afternoon music - 3pm-5pm
AFTER HOURS - 9pm-Midnight
@ The Rio Grande: Maynard Mills @ Stuft Burger: Mojo Medicine Show @ Penalty Box: Bad Brad & The Fat Cats @ The Jager: Blues Recluse with Shawntel Royale @ Mad Cow Saloon: Tony Rosario @ Patrick’s Irish Pub: Austin Young @ Roasty’s: Sammy Dee @ Grabo’s: Johnny Johnston @ Bears Country Saloon: Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band with Erica Brown @ Kress Cinema: Catfish Kray Band @ Greeley Chophouse: Cary Morin @ Moxi Theater: : My Blue Sky @ Moody’s: Robert Wilson Blues Band @ Cranford Cove Tea Tavern: Stage Walker Shellist Duo
@ Accessories with a Flair & Hair: Johnny Johnston @ Doug’s Hang Up: Jasco
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11:10am - Ori Naftaly Band * 12:00pm - Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys + 1:00pm - Lurrie Bell with the Delta Sonics * 2:00pm - Heritage Blues Quintet + 3:00pm - California Honeydrops * 4:00pm - Trampled Under Foot + 5:30pm - Royal Southern Brotherhood * 6:45 - Phantom Blues Band + 8:00 - Marcia Ball * 9:15 - Tab Benoit +
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COLORaDO CONCERT CALENDAR
Sunday June 1st The Hologram Logic Tour @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins – 8pm w/ Louis Logic, Psalm One and more!
Chief Greenbud @ Bluebird Theater Denver – 8pm “Local Hip-Hop at it’s Finest” @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver – 5pm ft. Hear, See, Speak, Generation for Creation and many more!
Terrapin Flyer feat Mark Karan and Melvin Seals (JGB) @ Quixotes True Blue Denver – 4:15pm Spafford /Dorian Vibe @ Quixotes True Blue Denver – 9pm
Black Label Society @ The Ogden Theatre Denver – 8pm w/ Devil You Know, Butcher Babies
The Bloody Beetroots @ The Gothic Theatre Denver – 8pm w/ option4
monday June 2nd Open Mic @ Grabo’s Greeley – 8pm
Erin Cookman @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins – 8pm w/ Benjamin Kellogg Future Simple Project @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver – 7pm w/ Strait Flexin’, and D.J. Sammy
tuesday June 3rd
The Veer Union @ The Moxi Theater Greeley – 7pm w/ Righteous Vendetta, Blacklite District, Black Oxygen, Syndrome of Fire The Stubby Shillelaghs @ Patricks Irish Pub Greeley – 9pm
Zion Souljahz Soundsystem @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins – 8pm
Open Jazz Jam @ Pourhouse Loveland – 7:30pm w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio The Milk Carton Kids @ The Bluebird Theater Denver – 8pm w/ Tom Brosseau Mr. Bill and ETHER @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver – 9pm
Tweak Bird @ Hi-Dive Denver – 9:30pm w/ Bridges Will Break, Cloud Catcher
wednesday June 4th Open Mic Night @ Patrick’s Irish Pub Greeley – 8pm
The Veer Union @ The Moxi Theater in Greeley on 6/3 Bill Smith @ The Aggie Theatre Ft. Collins – 7pm w/ The Dead Drifters, and Members of Good Gravy
Seth Phillips @ Pourhouse Loveland – 8pm
Chet Faker @ The Bluebird Theater Denver – 8pm w/ Sweater Beats
Uptown Toodeloo Stringband @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver – 9pm w/ Von Stomper and Black Mountain Boys
Guided by Voices @ The Gothic Theatre Denver – 8pm w/ Bobby Bare Jr.
Father Murphy @ Hi-Dive Denver – 9:30pm w/ Curta
David Murphy (DJ set) @ The 1up Colfax Denver – 9pm
thursday June 5th Ben Pu @ Cranford Cove Tea Tavern Greeley – 7pm
Havok @ The Aggie Theatre Ft. Collins – 7pm w/ WRETCHED and Skinned
The Mountain Goats @ The Gothic Theatre Denver – 8pm w/ Loamlands
friday June 6th Lucid Vigilantes @ Cranford Cove Tea Tavern Greeley – 9:30pm Chad Price @ The Aggie Theatre Ft. Collins – 7pm
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Wasteland Hop @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins – 8:30 pm The Shaley Scott Band @ Road 34 Ft. Collins – 9pm Marty Nightengale @ Pourhouse Loveland – 9pm
Indubious @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver – 9pm w/ Rastasaurus and J Dubular The Congress @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Denver – 9pm w/ The Deadly Gentlemen, The Tony Furtado Trio, The Casey Driessen Singularity, Rushad Eggleston
The Drunken Hearts @ The 1up Colfax Denver – 9pm w/ Tim Cabone and Allie Kral
Pink Talking Fish @ Quixote’s True Blue Denver – 9pm
Red Fang @ The Gothic Theatre Denver – 9pm w/ Big Business and American Sharks
Rocky Votolato @ Hi-Dive Denver – 8pm w/ Lotte Kestner, Kevin Long
Dax Riggs @ Larimer Lounge Denver – 9pm w/ Josh Moorehead and the Guestlist, Secret Wars Wendy Woo Band @ Oskar Blues Longmont – 8pm
saturdday June 7th Bipolar Bear @ Club 357 Greeley – 9pm
Matt Hires @ Moxi Theater in Greeley on 6/11 Mile High Express @ The Aggie Theatre Ft. Collins – 7pm w/ Special Guests
wednesday June 11th
The Burroughs @ Road 34 Ft. Collins – 9pm
Open Mic @ Patrick’s Irish Pub Greeley – 8pm
Hemp Seed Revival @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins – 11am
Matt Hires @ The Moxi Theater Greeley – 8:30pm w/ The Wild After, Kyle Cox
Anthony Russo Band @ Pourhouse Loveland – 8:30pm
Dead Jam House Band @ The Aggie Theatre Ft. Collins – 7pm w/ Hunab and members of Good Gravy
Tyler Ward @ The Bluebird Theater Denver – 9pm
sunday June 8th
Maxwell Hughes @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins – 8pm w/ MaryLeigh Roohan
The Denver Battle of the Bands @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver – 4pm ft. Poison Politix, Soon to be Titans, Doctors of the Sun, Scarlight, Sarinaid, Odio, Gone West and RSD
monday June 9th Open Mic @ Grabo’s Greeley – 8pm
Meshuggah @ The Ogden Theatre Denver – 8pm w/ Between the Buried and Me Sage Francis @ Gothic Theatre Denver – 8pm w/ B. Dolan, Wheelchair Sports Camp
Throttlebomb @ Hi-Dive Denver – 9pm The Heroine, The Bronze, Warhawk
tuesday June 10th The Stubby Shillelaghs @ Patricks Irish Pub Greeley – 9pm
Open Jazz Jam @ Pourhouse Loveland – 7:30pm w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio Yann Tiersan @ Bluebird Theater Denver – 8pm w/ NO Ganja White Knight & Dubwol @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver – 9pm
The Detroit Cobras @ Larimer Lounge Denver – 9pm w/ Pujols
Chyi the Prynce @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver – 9pm w/ D-Stylz, MDG, SSK, and Supreme Ace Robert Francis & the Night Tide @ Hi- Dive Denver – 8:30pm w/ the Raven and the Writing Desk, Carly Ritter Lee Bains and the Glory Fires @ Larimer Lounge Denver – 9pm
thursday June 12th Wish You Were Here - A tribute to Pink Floyd @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins – 8pm
Hackensaw Boys @ The Aggie Theater Ft. Collins – 7pm w/ The Deadwood Saints Dead Jam @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins – 9pm Jack Hadley Duo @ Pourhouse Loveland – 8pm
Kitchen Dwellers & Uptown Toodeloo Stringband @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver – 8pm w/ Sweet Lillies
friday June 13th
My Blue Sky / Greeley Blues Jam Kickoff @ The Moxi Theater Greeley – 9pm
Walker Shellist Band @ Cranford Cove Tea Tavern Greeley – 8pm
Bass Music Entertainment @ Club 357 Greeley – 9pm
Tech N9ne @ The Aggie Theatre Ft. Collins – 7pm w/ Freddie Gibbs, Krizz Kaliko, Jarren Benton, and Psych Ward Druggies T-Band Bluegrass Show @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins – 5:30pm
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saturday June 21st Meadowlark Jivin @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins – 8pm Cupcake Cabaret @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins – 8pm
Roots and Rhythm @ Pourhouse Loveland – 8:30pm Alan Alda @ Hi-Dive Denver – 9:30pm w/ Accordian Crimes, I Sank Molly Brown Young Dubliners w/ Familiar Looking Stranger @Aggie Theater on 6/18 Just Jazz Quintet @ Avogadro’s Number Neon Trees @ The Ogden Theatre Chatham County LIne @ Avogadro’s Ft. Collins – 5pm Denver – 7:30pm w/ Smallpools, Number NIghtmare & the Cat Ft. Collins – 8:30pm Honey Gitters @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins – 8pm w/ Von Stomper Dear Rabbit @ Hi-Dive Mark Mallman @ Road 34 Denver – 9pm w/ Ancient Elk, Ft. Collins – 9pm Guerilla Radio @ Road 34 Suspender Defenders, Grease Pony Ft. Collins – 9pm Grey Weather @ Pourhouse Loveland – 9pm Joe O Bryan Band @ Pourhouse Loveland – 9pm DJ noDJ @ The Bluebird Theater Love Triangle @ The Moxi Theater Denver – 9pm w/ Hey Ladies! Greeley – 9pm w/ Special Guests TBA Dirt Nasty @ The Bluebird Theater Denver – 9pm The New Mastersounds @ Cervantes’ Michael Arslanian @ Cranford Tea Masterpiece Ballroom Luciano & iKronik @ Cervantes’ Cove Denver – 9pm w/ The London Souls Masterpiece Ballroom Greeley – 7pm Denver – 9pm w/ Knocean, Ganja Zula and Bloodpreshah Open Mic @ Patrick’s Irish Pub
wednesday June 18th
saturday June 14th
Electronic Vibe @ The Moxi Theater Greeley – 8:30pm w/ Trey G, 2-stage EDM Party w/ Chocolate Drop, Nyevz, K-Smash and more! Metal Night Vol. 2 @ Club 357 Greeley – 9pm
Particle @ The Aggie Theatre Ft. Collins – 7pm w/ Special Guests Dave Connelly @ Pourhouse Loveland – 8:30pm
Dog Fashion Disco @ The Bluebird Theater Denver – 8pm w/ Psychostick, the Bunny the Bear, Lotus Gait Joe Purdy @ The Gothic Theatre Denver – 9pm w/ Brian Wright
sunday June 15th
Xavier Rudd @ The Ogden Theatre Denver – 8pm w/ Ash Grunland
Jail Weddings @ Hi-Dive Denver – 9:30pm w/ Denver Broncos UK, Blacksalt
monday June 16th Open Mic @ Grabo’s Greeley – 8pm
Vinyl Mondays @ Hi-Dive Denver – 9pm w/ DJ Brewski and J-Bone
tuesday June 17th
Open Jazz Jam @ Pourhouse Loveland – 7:30pm w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio Electronic Tuesday @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver – 9pm ft. Leon Switch and Toast MC
Greeley – 8pm
Soap @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins – 8pm w/ Red Room Rendevous
Young Dubliners @ Aggie Theater Ft. Collins – 7pm w/ Familiar Looking Stranger Acorn Project & Snug Harbor @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver – 9pm w/ Brother Gow
RE:UP Wednesdays @ The 1up Colfax Denver – 9pm ft. Robert Koch
thursday June 19th Metalachi @ The Moxi Theater Greeley – 8pm w/ Fistmitts
Gangtsa Boo of 3 6 Mafia @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins – 8pm Freeway Revival @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins – 9pm Kurt Humann @ Pourhouse Loveland – 8pm
Dedere @ Hi-Dive Denver – 9:30pm w/ Grandhorse, Thanks for Everything, Hiraeth
Wheeler Brothers @ Larimer Lounge Denver – 9pm
friday June 20th
Joel Kachel @ Cranford Cove Tea Tavern Greeley – 7pm
Beaten and Eaten Tour: Troglodyte, Torn the Fuck Apart, Wyvern Spire, DEMISE UNSEEN, Oak, Ash, and Thorn @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins – 8pm
Red Baraat @ Quixotes True Blue Denver – 9pm
Jackie Greene @ The Gothic Theatre Denver @ 9pm w/ Cereus Bright
Lime Cordiale @ Larimer Lounge Denver – 9pm
sunday June 22nd
Slopeside @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins – 7pm
Asher Roth @ The Bluebird Theater Denver – 9pm
Christ Gang ft. Pastor Steven Cartwright (Potters House Denver) @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver – 7:30pm w/ The Fire Nation All Stars and Special Guest Marcus Cole
monday June 23rd Open Mic @ Grabo’s Greeley – 8pm
The Foreign Exchange (Phonte + Nicolay) @ Cervantes’ Other Side
Denver – 9pm w/ Live Band and DJ Low Key Future @ The Ogden Theatre Denver – 8pm w/ Rico Love, Que, Bando Jonez
Vinyl Mondays “Goth Night” @ Hi-Dive Denver – 9pm Denver Port Authority @ Larimer Lounge Denver – 8pm w/ Finding Common Ground, Then I Fly DEVO @ Summit Music Hall Denver – 8pm
tuesday June 24th Fresh Hops @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins – 8pm w/ Hog MaGundy
Open Jazz @ Pourhouse Loveland – 7:30 w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio
Sharon Van Etten @ The Bluebird Theater Denver – 8pm w/ Jana Hunter (Lower Dens)
wednesday June 25th Open Mic @ Patrick’s Irish Pub Greeley – 8pm
Vine Street Vibes & Auditory Elements @ The Aggie Theatre Ft. Collins – 7pm w/ members of Good Gravy RE:UP Wednesdays @ The 1up Colfax Denver – 9pm ft. Ant-Ten-Nae and Atomic Reactor
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The Neighbourhood @ The Ogden Theatre Denver – 8pm w/ Travi$ Scott, and White Arrows
Wendy Woo Band @ Summer Concert Series Northglenn – 6:30pm
thursday June 26th Hatchet @ The Moxi Theater Greeley – 8pm w/ Locals TBA
Mang a Tribute to Ween @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins – 8pm Pop Evil @ The Aggie Theatre Ft. Collins – 7pm w/ Arcanium
Dead Jam @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collin – 9pm Kris Lager Band @ Road 34 Ft. Collins – 9pm
Johnny Johnston @ Pourhouse Loveland – 8pm
Grass for that Ass @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver – 8pm ft. Sam Holt Band w/ Gipsy Moon Aspen Hourglass @ The 1up Colfax Denver – 9pm w/ Devan Blake Jones, Bill Smith
friday June 27th Blak’Out (Scorpions Tribute) @ The Moxi Theater Greeley – 9pm w/ Pipin Hot Ghost Peppers (RHCP Tribute)
Lexi M Shanley @ Cranford Cove Tea Tavern Greeley – 9:30pm
A Live One (A Phish Tribute) @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins – 8pm Widow’s Bane @ The Aggie Theatre Ft. Collins – 7pm w/ The Hooten Hallers, and The Billy Goats The T-Band Bluegrass Show @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins – 5:30pm
Chuck Pyle @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins – 8:30pm w/ Gordon Burt Papa Juke @ Pourhouse Loveland – 9pm
Common Kings @ The Bluebird Theater Denver – 9pm
Radical Something @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver – 7:30pm w/ Splyt Rocky Mountain Power Jam ft. George Porter Jr. and many more! @ Cervantes’ and The Other Side Denver – 10pm
Sam Holt Band ft. Danny Hutchens and Eric Carter of Bloodkin @ Cervantes’ and The Other Side Denver – 10pm A-Trak @ The Gothic Theatre Denver – 9pm w/ Salva
Shel @ Larimer Lounge Denver – 9pm w/ Bonnie and the Beard
Cherry Poppin Daddies @ Summit Music Hall Denver – 8pm
Kris Lager Band @ Road 34 and 6/28 @ 9th St. Plaza Downtown Greeley
saturday June 28th Black Pegasus @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins – 8pm Tony Williams @ Pourhouse Loveland – 8:30pm
Old 97’s @ The Bluebird Theater Denver – 9pm w/ Madison King
Sly & Robbie and The Taxi Gang @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver – 9pm
Rocky Mountain Power Jam ft. George Porter Jr. and many more! @ Cervantes’ and The Other Side Denver – 10pm
A Live One (Phish Tribute) @ Quixote’s True Blue Denver – 9pm w/ Mang (Ween Tribute)
Nightmates on Wax @ The Gothic Theatre Denver – 9pm
Black Acid Devil @ Hi-Dive Denver – 8:30om w/ Destroyer of Light, Deer Creek, Dead Temple, Night of the Living Shred, Iwakura The Truth and Spectacle @ Larimer Lounge Denver – 9pm w/ The Host Club
Victory Heights @ Summit Music Hall Denver – 7pm also ft. The Fulfillment,
Hit the Ground Running, Defy You Stars, Owleye
sunday June 29th
Sweet Wednesday - Lisa and Dave Houseman @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins – 7pm
monday June 30th Open Mic @ Grabo’s Greeley – 8pm
Vinyl Mondays - DJ Laurel Lee @ HiDive Denver – 9pm
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SUDOKU © 2013 Knight Features. Reprinted with permission of Universal Uclick. All rights reserved. WORD ROUNDUP by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek © 2012 Reprinted with permission of Universal Uclick. All rights reserved. ROCK AND ROLL CROSSWORD © 2013 Todd Santos. Reprinted with Permission of UNIVERSAL UCLICK. All rights reserved.
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9 Clapton “Don’t want ___. Just another reason for another lie” 10 2nd Vampire Weekend album 11 Live Grateful Dead album “Without ___” 12 Long for idol 13 Madonna “Lucky ___” 18 REO Speedwagon “Throw away the ___ forever” 23 Bluesman Ronnie 25 311 “You’re cruisin’, don’t ___ care about what you’re losing” 26 Led Zep “When the ___ Breaks” 27 “Jewellery Quarter” band, with “The” 28 Dire Straits sidekick for “Juliet” 29 Hard up Collective Soul song off “Dosage”? 30 New Zealand “Walkie Talkie Man” band 31 Free/Bad Company drummer Simon 32 Honey-colored 311 song? 34 What The Roots “Guns are”? 37 Elton John “Madman Across ___” 38 Deep Purple classic 40 U2 “White as ___” 41 B in BTO 43 Some clubs in the late ’70s 44 Allman Bros. “___ Peach” 46 “From Russia With Love” crooner Matt 47 ___ Kennedys 48 Hyphenated Beck song off “Guero” 49 Alice in Chains “Gonna end up a big ole ___ a them bones” 50 Clarinets just have one 52 Get sick of a song 53 “Yesterday Once More” ___ Kross 56 Metal band Hallows ___ 57 ’80s Norwegian “Take On Me” band
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Across 1 Jagged Edge “Good Luck ___” 6 Saxman Getz 10 Concert souvenirs 14 “Rock Around the Clock” Bill 15 ’05 OK Go album 16 Mindless Self Indulgence ’08 single 17 ’87 Madonna hit “La ___”” 19 “99 Luftballons” singer 20 ’70s “A Lonely Man” soul band ___-Lites 21 Waterboys song that went to riches? 22 Box Tops classic “The ___” 24 Listens 26 Untrue Korn song? 27 Barker of Blink-182 29 ’82 Springsteen album recorded on 4-track 33 Experimental rock band really into fabric? 34 Kris Kristofferson “The Silver Tongued ___ and I” 35 Mahoney of 311 36 Said at end of gospel show, perhaps 37 Lovehammers song that grew roots? 38 Mr. Alpert 39 Bottom line tour earnings 40 Kiss “Hot in the ___” 41 “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love” Solomon 42 Modest Mouse “___ for People Who Love Bad News” 44 Lifehouse “___ to Be” 45 Bread “Everything ___” 46 Kind of men the Village People were 47 “Two Angels and a Dream” rockers 50 Uli Jon of Scorpions 51 ’80s Hackett/Howe supergroup 54 Like amazing show, slangily 55 ’80s “Lovergirl” singer 58 “Son of the Wind” Guthrie 59 Depeche Mode “All I ___ needed is here in my arms” 60 Dylan “___ Rain’s a-Gonna Fall” 61 Nancy Sinatra “How ___ That Grab You, Darlin’?” 62 Completely make over in the studio 63 Goo Goo Dolls “A Boy ___ Goo” Down 1 “Good Times” band 2 Weezer “___ Pipe” 3 Everly Brothers “___ Do Is Dream” 4 Singer/songwriter Chris 5 Alice in Chains “Check ___” 6 Numbers 7 Stray Cats “Rock ___ Town” 8 “Anthology” Alien ___ Farm
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