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Race To Neptune Share My Frequency
Nate Wilde
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Many would argue that alternative rock has lost some edge since its 1990’s heyday. Some attribute this segmentation to artists striving to be heavier than traditional alternative, treading into the waters of mainstream rock. On the contrary, others cater to the lighter side, sharing elements with their contemporary pop counterparts. Despite the current climate, Northern Coloradans have quite the tasty alternative rock scene, rife with artists like Race To Neptune who stick to their roots. Since Race to Neptune’s inception in 2015, they’ve been delivering gritty yet fun, melodic rock to Northern Colorado. Their upcoming EP Share My Frequency, out September 28, is the best example of their sound yet. The record kicks off with the angsty “Unnatural Desires,” which delightfully reeks of flannel and Converse, taking the listener straight back to the era that gave us Empire Records and Singles. Share My Frequency doesn’t necessarily stay in one vein, drifting into pop-punk on “Motion Blur,” and daring to employ a spooky, almost Halloween vibe on “Her Last Vengeance.” Another stand-out is the delicate yet driving “Will the King.” It’s a hopeful composition
reminiscent of Siamese Dreamera Smashing Pumpkins, ideal for an introspective ride in a taxi through the rain - you know, like that movie scene where the main character is going through a hard time, but is optimistic about the future. But Share My Frequency pulls away from the cinematic, sentimental imagery, going out with a bang on the 7-minute opus “Watch It Bleed.” This, the album’s closer, is the truest representation of Race To Neptune’s identity. Featuring their signature alternative rock with elements of goth, Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, and an intense jam à la Ween’s “Did You See Me,” it’s not unreasonable to say that Race to Neptune have truly outdone themselves. Race To Neptune play Friday, Sept 13 at Blast N’ Scrap in Fort Collins. The Share My Frequency release show is Saturday, Sept 28 at the Downtown Artery with Valdez and Plasma Canvas.
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The 14ers
Mountaintop Folk-Pop Jay Wallace
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Ryan Kirkpatrick, frontman and songwriter for Fort Collins’ The 14ers, has a love of the outdoors, to say the least. His time is spent either traveling, nature photographing or playing with the band, currently Barry Bates, Stu Cruden, Jacob Anderson, and Paul Martin. They formed in 2012 but haven’t released proper albums until 2019, dropping both Get Some, and Mountaintop Folk-Pop. All those years finding inspiration in the wilderness, focusing on music have finally paid off. Mountaintop Folk-Pop is breezy and hook-y, like a ‘60s pop band trying their hand at punchy folk. It’s layered with organs, piano licks and even synths with abundant Coloradorocking guitar. Kirkpatrcik’s lyrics and crystal-clear tenor are reminiscent of the band Fun, and fun seems to be the point. Most albums labeled as “folk” of late are dark or melancholic affairs, but this one ain’t. Indeed, the “pop” part of the album seems to be the true focus, evoking They Might Be Giants without the tongue-in-cheek. Kirkpatrick’s background as a vagabond shows itself on “Westbound,” “Vacation,” “Mountain Town,” and “Lean Forward Paddle Hard,” and the band outwardly owns up to their wanderlust. Kirkpatrick says he “draws inspiration
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from the places and people surrounding him as he travels the globe leading skiing, photo and hiking trips from Colorado to Mount Kilimanjaro.” All these life experiences subsequently filter down into Mountaintop FolkPop, giving it a joyous, travelling feel that sounds like it was actually lived by someone real. “Westbound,” for instance, tells the tale of a windowsdown road trip you’d take with your friends in your 20s, while “Mountain Town” regales you with a picture of settled life in the snowbound Rockies. Mountaintop Folk-Pop is a genre-defining album for folkpop, but Kirkpatrick and crew walk the walk (or, hike the hike) too. In true catch-and-release fashion, so to speak, The 14ers have presented it online at 14ersmusic.com in a pay-whatyou-want format, calling the album “yours; like the outdoors.” The 14ers celebrate the release of Mountaintop Folk-Pop on Friday, September 13 at Washington’s in Fort Collins.
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In 2017, VYNYL released an album that drew heavy alternative influences into their music. PINK, (out October 4) instead pays tribute to the band’s name VYNYL by incorporating more 80‘s synthpop flavors, but still maintaining a modern sound. Their songs from 2017 had hints of synth backgrounds, but they were dominated by alternative rock elements, most notably, distorted guitars. In contrast, the new album features drum grooves that bleed into a strong synthesized bass presence that gives PINK a danceable feel, especially paired with Tyler Whiteley’s clean vocal delivery. The moody synth-pop elements on the album are fresh like St. Lucia, but strongly reminiscent of vintage synth
groups from the late 80’s like Erasure, Pet Shop Boys and Depeche Mode, especially complementary synth melodies with the band’s penchant for a that are subtle and tasteful but darker sound pioneered by the add fullness to the tracks. latter of that trio. “Sleepless in Songs like “Insomniac” and LA” features an echoey spoken “Found Dead” have layers of layer over the music (a straight- little melodies and riffs that fill up Pet Shop Boys trick) almost the spaces between the groove like a recitation of poetry that’s and vocal melody, giving the disconnected from the verse songs a unique, lush sensibility. and chorus. When the band quiets them, Stripping their sound the music feels minimalistic, of it’s previous distorted drawing attention to White’s and “alternative” overtones voice, the make-or-break opens up opportunities forS:7” element of any band.
PINK is dark and moody, taking some classic new wave, synth-pop ideas and dressing them up in 2019’s clothes. Which, by the way, fit like a pair of vinyl gloves. Check out VYNYL live at White Groves Barber & Taproom in Loveland on Friday, September 13 - the only place to hear PINK before it drops on Friday, October 4.
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Ron: Weekdays 6am - 10am 1. Colorado Sound Music Meetings - Here’s a chance for you to let us know what you think about new music. Join us at Avo’s in Ft. Collins on Thursday, September 19, in Loveland on October 10 and Boulder on November 6! 2. Ride at the Boulder Theater on October 4 - Imagine putting your band “on hold” so you can go play bass for Oasis. That’s what Andy Bell did! Now he’s back with Ride, playing Boulder on October 4. 3. Colorado Sound & Vision film series Now The Colorado Sound can be visual too! Our Sound & Vision film series at The Lyric Cinema has already screened films on Dylan, The Grateful Dead, Joni and more! Stay up to date on the latest additions to the series at LyricCinema.com 4. Baseball post-season - Of course I want to see the Rockies play in October. But if they don’t, this baseball fan will still enjoy watching games unfold, no matter the teams! 5. Ticket-stub door mats - A friend of mine has 2 of these with his favorite Springsteen show stubs for all to see as they come in his front or back door. I’d need about 200 doors to display all the stubs from my fave shows! Search ‘Ticket Stub Doormat’ at Etsy.com to check it out.
Margot: Weekdays 10am - 3pm 1. The Stooges turns 50 - One of the albums that laid the groundwork for punk is 50 years old. To celebrate, Stooges frontman Iggy Pop is releasing a new album this year. The man is a machine! 2. Kiltro - This Colorado band is wonderfully talented and self-described as Chilean Folk music. Check out their new song “The Hustle” on 105.5 The Colorado Sound or at kiltromusic.com 3. Lloyd Cole’s new album Guesswork - Lloyd Cole made his bones in the 1980’s with his band The Commotions, playing distinctive
jangle pop. His new synth-infused album is really good. 4. More Fun In The New World: The Unmaking And Legacy Of L.A. Punk - Co-authors John Doe and Tom DeSavia pick up where they left off with Under the Big Black Sun. On volume 2 of this history of L.A. punk, they explore the years 1982 to 1987. 5. The 25th Anniversary of the 25th Anniversary of Woodstock - Everybody is reminiscing about Woodstock’s 50th so check out the Woodstock ’94 celebration! It was a mix of original Woodstock performers and the hottest musicians of 1994. Plus, Woodstock ‘94 was marred only by mud, not Fred Durst, audience violence, fires or rape allogations like Woodstock ’99 sadly was.
Stacy: Weekdays 3pm - 7pm 1. Kishi Bashi: Omoiyari - I love this new album! Kishi Bashi is the pseudonym of singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Kaoru Ishibashi. The Berklee graduate composes beautiful soundscapes with an uplifting vibe that’s easy to love! Go see him live at the Ogden on October 2. 2. Penny & Sparrow: Finch - Austin songwriting team Andy Baxter and Kyle Jahnke craft solid folk-pop tunes with beautiful harmonies and smart lyrics. If you need a last-days-of-summer vibe, slip this on and pay close attention to ‘Don’t Wanna Be Without You’. They play November 16 at The Gothic Theater. 3. Jon Batiste: Anatomy of Angels - This live album from a six-night residency at the Village Vanguard in New York features terrific covers: Thelonious Monk’s “Round Midnight” and Ray Noble’s “The Very Thought of You” featuring Rachel Price of Lake Street Dive. The original compositions here show why Batiste was awarded the American Jazz Museum Lifetime Achievement Award at the age of 32. 4. Cuco: Para Mi - 20 year-old Cuco, aka Omar Banos told Rolling Stone he’d only sign to a label if he could have full artistic control under whatever terms he wanted. The bravado worked. Interscope signed the bedroom
popstar to a seven-figure deal! See him September 19 at the Mission Ballroom. . 5. Mission Ballroom - Wow! By nature, I’m suspect of hype, but here, it’s well warranted. The new Denver venue’s design, flow and vibe are stunningly good. September highlights: Maggie Rogers, Brandi Carlile, Atmosphere, Cuco (see #4), Of Monsters and Men, Social D and two nights of The National.
Benji: Weekdays 7pm - 10pm 1. Charley Crockett: The Valley - Crockett’s new album is awesome. The first single “Borrowed Time” is especially fitting considering he underwent emergency open heart surgery this past January. Good uplifting music with a healthy dose of twang. 2. Football Season - Things have gotten so bad with my football addiction that I tuned into the recent Hall of Fame Game to watch third-stringers get called for false starts and it’s made My5 two months in a row. Best of luck this season whoever your team may be. 3. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - Quentin Tarantino’s new movie cements his place as the leading director in Hollywood. This is one of those movies that delivers with strong acting, attention to detail, great dialogue and a killer soundtrack. 4. Amy Lavere: Painting Blue - You may have seen Amy Lavere playing the role of Wanda Jackson in I Walk The Line or with Samuel L. Jackson in Black Snake Moan. She’s also an amazing musician, both as a member of Motel Mirrors and on her own, latest album Painting Blue 5. Ken Burns: Country Music - His latest documentary is another stellar example of the power of film. Country Music shares the history of the genre from its’ humble beginnings in Music Row to where it is today. This series will hold your attention and earn anyone’s respect. TUNE IN TO 105.5 THE COLORADO SOUND. AIRING ALL ALONG THE FRONT RANGE!
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Mike Doughty: Escape and Return to Ruby Vroom - by Dan England
MIKE DOUGHTY ESCAPE AND RETURN TO RUBY VROOM By Dan England Mike Doughty knew he wouldn’t be able to shed his association with Soul Coughing, so the only thing he chose to keep from his old band was the approach to music. Doughty was a doorman at
time, and though he didn’t have any jazz training himself — or any musical training at all, really — the improvisational vibe seeped into his, well, soul. The band was formed on the
“Soul Coughing was a very disconnected environment. It’s no wonder I had a desire to feel a connection.” The Knitting Factory, a gathering place for the hot avant-garde New York City jazz players at the
idea that compositions were fluid, not songs to be played in their recorded forms to-the-note, like
a jukebox. When they played live, they would play with the songs as well, something Doughty called structural improvisation. He would solo a bit, but the jazz vibe came from, say, playing a section softer than normal, or telling the drums to sit out in the beginning. “You reinterpreted it,” Doughty said in an interview for BandWagon. “That’s what I grew up trying to emulate. I don’t want to say it was jazz, but it had the mindset of it.”
The songs were still recognizable, as they are today during his solo performances, but they were much different than the recording. In fact, Doughty said when he records an album, he loves it for two months and never plays it again, preferring
an album at press time in August, of raw, rough and super-funky dubstep. It’s a departure, he admits, but a beautiful one. No release date is set, though this kind of forwardfacing momentum is Doughty’s mode of operations.
“It’s really funny when people don’t know me from Soul Coughing, but it does happen. Now they want to hear my solo stuff. It’s good to live in a state of flux.” to allow the current stage version to be THE version. He played Soul Coughing songs for years the same way, in different styles that help him leave the ugly past behind. In 2012, Doughty wrote The Book of Drugs, a memoir that referred to his time with Soul Coughing as a “dark, abusive marriage.” It’s no coincidence that he freed himself from his addiction to painkillers, heroin and alcohol the same year he broke up Soul Coughing. That was in 2000, and he’s remained clean for 19 years. Doughty was willing to go through a humbling five-year period of touring in a rental car, playing acoustic sets and selling his own record Skittish on CDs in plain white sleeves, just so he could establish his own career and keep away from Soul Coughing.
And yet, he isn’t afraid to look to the past. His current tour honors the 25th anniversary of Ruby Vroom, Soul Coughing’s groovy, dissonant debut album that established Doughty as a crazy slam-poet/jamband cat. A distinctive pastiche, it
“A lot of what people are doing when they reproduce stuff is going for the energy of the crowd. And that’s fine – the theory is that’s what unites them. But that’s not what I prefer as a listener.” features punchy snare and upright bass hooks, ad-libs on two songs, (including one by his ex-girlfriend from a payphone into an answering machine) toy xylophones, a train whistle and vintage keyboards. The music still matters, he says, and because of that, he’s able to get beyond the emotional attachments
“I just enjoy hearing live music that feels engaged, with the people on stage finding things to be fascinated with...” His big escape from the Soul Coughing shadow happened when Dave Matthews, a fan, released Doughty’s album on his own ATO label. This returned Doughty’s music to the mainstream. His singles were used on TV shows, and he landed an appearance on David Letterman. He has since enjoyed a prolific career and was actively working on
and listened to Ruby Vroom for the first time in decades to use it as a reference and honor the recording, which, after all, was part of the point of this tour. When he plays it in its entirety, it’s probably closer to the original form than he would normally allow. “I just enjoy hearing live music that feels engaged, with the people on stage finding things to be fascinated with,” he said. “A lot of what people are doing when they reproduce stuff is going for the energy of the crowd. And that’s fine – the theory is that’s what unites them. But that’s not what I prefer as a listener.” He’s comfortable with himself now, as a solo artist and not just the
contained in the songs. Ruby Vroom’s revival is also in part because he now values human connections more than ever, calling them the key to his sobriety. “Soul Coughing was a very disconnected environment,” Doughty said. “It’s no wonder I had a desire to feel a connection.” For this tour, he broke his own rule
former lead singer of Soul Coughing, even though he knows that’s still how he’ll be remembered by most people. Not all, however. “It’s really funny when people don’t know me from Soul Coughing, but it does happen,” he said. “The first few years (of his solo career) a lot of people got really angry at me for not wanting anything to do with Soul Coughing. Now they want to hear my solo stuff. It’s good to live in a state of flux.” Mike Doughty plays the seminal 1994 ablum Ruby Vroom - by his former band Soul Coughing - in full at Washington’s in Fort Collins on October 5. TIckets at washingtonsfoco.com
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Slim Cessna’s Auto Club DENVER’S DARK, PROLIFIC MESS PASSES THE TEST OF TIME BY KEVIN JOHNSTON
There are more new pop, soul, folk and rock bands than you can shake a Colorado flag at these days, but certain founding fathers of our current music scene still lead the charge by doing what they’ve always done. In the case of Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, that means doing the unexpected and a lot of it.
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SCAC, as they’re lovingly acronymed, have been crafting dark, avante-garde, even morose country, gothic, rock, americana … well, doing what they do for over two decades. “We’re in year 27 now,” Slim Cessna said in an interview for BandWagon. “What else are we gonna do, really, but continue
playing music? And yeah, we are different than everything else,” he said with his charming, raspy, everpresent laugh. “We used to be a country band in 1992, and the foundation of what we do is still American Roots music, but it goes different places. We don’t even really have a genre,” he said. “Spotify doesn’t ever put us in
the right place and record stores don’t know what bin to put us in because there’s no group of other bands that really work for us to be played with.”
is a great player in the band, I think I’m the sloppy mess, but I have a blast doing it, I tell you what.” Wild though he is, Slim’s selfeffacement is just his way of being
“We’re in year 27 now. What else are we gonna do, really, but continue playing music? And yeah, we are different than everything else.” Defiance of genre and categorization seems to be at the heart of Slim and “the club.” They have taken on many incarnations over the years, earning the feel of a collective. “We’ve had a lot of different people come and go, though it’s a lot easier to accomplish things
humble about a prolific career. The spirit of veering from the expected extends to two fully active, selfproduced side-projects: Munly & The Lupercalians and DBUK. “We like the process of doing everything ourselves,” Slim said, “and we have a lot of projects that we’re working on at the same time.
“The foundation of what we do is American Roots music, but we don’t really have a genre. Spotify doesn’t ever put us in the right place and record stores don’t know what bin to put us in.” when you have the same people in the band,” Slim said with a selfaware laugh. “With the Auto Club, it’s been (Jay) Munly, Lord Dwight Pentacost and myself for quite a long time. The most recent member is my son George, aka Snake Cessna. He’s played bass with us for a year and it’s been awesome. He’s really good - he has his own albums, band and he’s also toured. He’s better than all of us, musically, so who knows how long he’s gonna stick with us,” Slim
DBUK (Denver Broncos UK) is so different than the Auto Club. We get a kick out of showing another side of ourselves. If anyone were to hear DBUK and they didn’t know it was us, they wouldn’t have any idea it was related. We’re proud of being able to do that.” DBUK will extensively tour the West Coast this fall, and Munly & The Lupercalians are currently recording a new album. But this month, Slim’s original outfit perform one of only two shows planned for
“We get a kick out of showing another side of ourselves. We’re proud of being able to do that.” laughed. “He has his own vision.” But Slim says his son’s polished musicality and vision hasn’t changed the Auto Club’s legendary of-the-cuff shows. “Oh no. We’re still a sloppy mess,” he laughed, “in a good way. I’m kidding - everyone
the rest of the year in none other than Greeley, Colorado. Having toured the US and Europe extensively with what’s been described as “playing out a cathartic war between good and evil on stage,” this Friday,
September 20 will be the first ever appearance by Slim Cessna’s Auto Club in Greeley. “I would suggest that it might be the greatest rock n roll show of all time,” Slim says with his signature laugh. “The Auto Club is a live band and we’ve been working on our show for a couple decades. And I certainly have a good time. We’re looking forward to playing Greeley!” Though September 20 will be a maiden voyage of sorts, Slim attests the Auto Club’s unexpected, strange and rowdy show will be met eye-to-eye by the crowd. “Our audiences are like us,” he says. “They don’t belong in any category. More often than not, they’re just music lovers, and those are the people we attract. We played a black metal festival in Wyoming this summer and we nailed it! We’re this weird, kind-of
“The people who like our music like to see new things and challenge themselves. It works both for us and for them.” country band with all these metal bands ... it went over really well. The people who like our music like to see new things and challenge themselves. It works both for us and for them.” “We try to stretch ourselves,” he continues. “But we also try to challenge our audience along the way. Whether or not we’ve accomplished that I don’t know,” he laughed, “but that certainly is the intention.”
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club plays Greeley for the first time on Friday, September 20 at The Moxi Theater.
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High School friends reunite by playing an annual festival |
Peter Paul & Gary (yes, you heard right) are going into their 24th year together as a band, and they are unoriginal in every way. Intentionally. On September 13 they will headline the 12th Annual My Favorite Bands festival, where they will entertain the patrons of the Moxi Theater in Downtown Greeley with a performance of, as per their own tradition, an iconic movie soundtrack.
As a bunch of adults who grew up when movies like Footloose and Pretty in Pink were in theaters, they
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“It’s really just an excuse to get some high school buddies together,” said band member Colin Bricker in a phone
“It’s really an excuse to get some high school buddies together. What’s great is that everyone knows what the music is supposed to sound like.” definitely feel a sense of community and closeness when they play these songs together.
interview for BandWagon. All ten members of Peter Paul & Gary had their ties to Greeley, mostly
through attending Greeley Central High School together. When they first came together, they wrote and played original music, but as people relocated to areas like Denver, or across the country to New Orleans, playing original music became tough. Writing and arranging
coordinating through long distances and accommodating 10 different schedules. Logistics need to be addressed, like who is singing lead on which songs, or how they’ll incorporate the second guitar part with only one guitarist. Still,
“We are all involved in our own creative projects, so it’s a fun way to be involved in a music performance without too much work. The audience really responds to that.” original tunes requires rehearsal. And the truth was, Peter Paul & Gary wasn’t as much about creating music as it was the theatrics of putting together a casual, fun and comedic show anyone could enjoy. “We are all involved in our own creative projects outside [of Peter Paul & Gary], so it’s a fun way to be involved in a music performance without too much work. And the audience really responds to that,” said Bricker. They toss around ideas from their favorite iconic 80’s and 90’s films until they settle on a concept. Then the challenge becomes orchestrating the music (and the idea behind it) in the most entertaining way possible. In the past, they’ve combined “Careless Whisper” by Wham! and “Smooth Operator” by Sadé and created “Careless Operator.” Or the more elaborate “Playing Jump Around With The Boys,” which mashed-up songs by Kenny Loggins, Van Halen, The Pointer Sisters, and House of Pain. When they performed the Top Gun soundtrack recently, they wore matching air force jumpsuits. When they played the Miami Vice soundtrack, they paired them with those colorful 80’s-style Don Johnson suits that have since been relegated to thrift stores. It’s a fun process for the band, and they let the audience in on the joke. Pulling off a project like performing a soundtrack and planning costumes (especially something like air force jumpsuits) is still an undertaking, especially when it comes to
thanks to modern technology, they can communicate the ideas, so cramming for the show with one long rehearsal that stretches into the early morning makes it work. Of course, they grew up with these soundtracks, so that helps too. “What’s great is that everyone knows what the music is supposed to sound like,” said Bricker. The music, in other words, basically plays itself, all testaments to the group’s high level of musical skill aside. While the My Favorite Bands festival was originally birthed to fulfill a reunion for long-time friends, PPG now invite other bands across the Denver and Northern Colorado music scene to pay their tributes as well.
Every year brings new acts. Line-ups have included Denver’s own The Doors tribute group Save Our City, and Chitlin Dixon, a band comprised of University of Northern Colorado music faculty who performed Prince and Queen sets. This year, Trash Cat makes their debut, opening for Peter Paul & Gary with a Flight of the Conchords set. Some bands allow themselves more creative freedom with their sets by adapting their favorite band to their unique instrumentation, like local Irish group The Stubby Shillelaghs playing Iron Maiden with a mandolin and fiddle. From Creedence Clearwater Revival to No Doubt, there is music for everyone to enjoy at this reunion turned cover-song tradition. And hey you never know, your favorite band just might turn up.
My Favorite Bands goes down Friday, September 13 at The Moxi Theater in Greeley, featuring Peter, Paul & Gary performing the Back To The Future Soundtrack, Trash Cat performing Flight Of The Conchords and Matt Skinner Band performing Willie Nelson. 8pm show. Tickets at moxitheater.com
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CONCERT CALENDAR
Sunday, September 1st Panoramic @SurfSide7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Wolfblitzer, Thought Pilot Red Shahan @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Special Guests
Monday, September 2nd Grace Vanderwall @Washinton’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Special Guests Western Centuries @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Julie Szewc & Dave Huebner
Thursday, September 5th Roger Creager @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Special Guests
@Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ OGT Productions, Dion King, GFC Gang, Zaxk OZV, Danny Santos DWARVES @SurfSide7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Special Guests Ricky Retro @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Masstree, b2b, Nic Kato Rusty 44 @Broken Plow – Greeley, 7pm
Sunday, September 8th Son Little @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Special Guests
Tuesday, September 10th
Elise Wunder @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm
Millencolin @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ I am the Owl and Came and Took It
Friday, September 6th
Wednesday, September 11th
Block Party @Downtown – Greeley, 6pm w/ Silver & Gold, Slow Caves, Neyla Pekarek and more!
Dub Trio @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Roots Massive
DWARVES @SurfSide7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Special Guests Dale Cisek @Broken Plow – Greeley, 7pm w/ Mike Ryan Streamline Cannonball - Doc and Merle Watson Tribute @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Jim Bertolin & Clark Wright
Saturday, September 7th Kirko Bangz
Thursday, September 12th Mersiv @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Freddy Todd Summer Cannibals @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Special Guests
Friday, September 13th My Favorite Bands @Moxi Theater – Greeley w/ Trash Cat, Matt Skinner Band
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CONCERT
CALENDAR SEPTEMBER
Manic Focus
SEPT
Melvins
SEPT
06 Fort Dub 2 07 Ricky Retro w/ Masstree b2b Nic Kato
12 13 14 18
Mersiv w/ Freddy Todd Jimmy Herring and the 5 of 7 Manic Focus w/ Daily Bread Psychedelic Porn Crumpets w/ Meatbodies, Serpentfoot, and My Dog Ate Chad
19 Melvins w/ Redd Kross 20 Priceless Da Rock 21 Fruit Bats w/ Sun June, Satellite Pilot
26 Vinyl Destination 45 tour feat. DJ Jazzy Jeff & DJ Scratch
27 ATLiens w/ Exo, AVRY, Recon
OCTOBER 04 Sinkane w/ Mad Alchemy light show
05 HE$H w/ Maia and Zleeper The Main Squeeze 09 Ghost-Note w/ Jaden Carlson
OCT
Band, Moves at Midnight
10 Teton Gravity Research: Winterland
16 17 18 19 25 26 27 30
Dave Mason The Main Squeeze w/ Bombargo Buku w/ Esseks, FRQNCY Joshua Radin & The Weepies SOLD OUT: Liquid Stranger Music of Phish for Kids Shook Twins Riot Ten w/ Jessica Audiffred, Jaykode and Throwdown
31 Cory Wong w/ Paris Monster
Aggie Theatre | 204 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524
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The 14ers Friday, September 13th @ Washington’s in Fort Collins
Big Business @SurfSide7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Special Guests
Manic Focus @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Daily Bread
Guerrilla Radio @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins w/ Mr. Knowitall, American Idiot
99.9 The Point Presents: Back to OLD Schools 2000’s Bash @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 8pm
Jimmy Herring and The 5 of 7 @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Special Guests
Elmer Funk @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 8pm
The 14ers Album release @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Special Guests
The Polish Ambassador @Mishawaka – Bellvue, 8pm w/ saQi Wildlight, The Polish Ambassador
Don Graham @Broken Plow – Greeley, 7pm
Sunday, September 15th
The Polish Ambassador @Mishawaka – Bellvue, 8pm w/ Tone Ranger Desert Dwellers DJ Set, The Polish Ambassador
Saturday, September 14th Jon Wayne & The Pain And Wake Up and Live @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Special Guests
Apathy and Celph Titled @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Special Guests
Wednesday, September 18th Psychedelic Porn Crumpets @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Meatbodies, Serpentfoot, My Dog Ate Chad
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Thursday, September 19th Red Shahan @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Estin & The 86’d The Commonheart @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Homefried Boogaloo Melvins @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Redd Kross Ruthie Foster @The Armory – Ft. Collins, 6pm
Friday, September 20th Slim Cessna’s Auto Club @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Special Guests Skating Polly @SurfSide7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Senorita Sometimes Goldyloxx Farewell Show @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Special Guests Priceless Da Roc @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Hyphy Duo, Johnny Paparazzi, DJ Victory, Koolin K Charlie Cuningham @The Armory – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Special Guests Jim Kristoff @Broken Plow – Greeley, 7pm The Jeff Finlin Band @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 8pm
Saturday, September 21st Fruit Bats
THE ARTISINALS Wednesday, September 25th @ Moxi Theater - Greeley
Iya Terra @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ For Peace Band and The Ries Brothers
The Stanleytones @Avogadro’s – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Special Guests
Saturday, September 28th
Sunday, September 22nd
ATLiens @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Exo, Avry and Recon
Anderson East @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Special Guests
In The Whale @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Special Guests
Greg Laswell @The Armory – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Special Guests
Missippi Jake @Broken Plow – Greeley, 7pm
@Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Sun June and Satellite Pilot Uncle Barnaby @Broken Plow – Greeley, 7pm
Authority Zero @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Came And Took It and Autumn Burn Noah Gunderson @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm Daryl Ray @Broken Plow – Greeley, 7pm
Wednesday, September 25th Okey Dokey @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Special Guests
Thursday, September 26th Decent Criminal @SurfSide7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Dirty Shrines
Friday, September 27th
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