Archive for March, 2015
The Manager’s Corner- March
By Chris Daniels I’ve managed my own band for 31 years and I’m in the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. All that’s nice but today’s music business is changing at light-speed and you have to be more engaged in the ‘biz’ than ever. Some things have not changed, careers are still built on some tried […]
Boulder’s SunSquabi On Tour March-April, Headline Fox April 24
by Tim Wenger SunSquabi is one of Boulder’s brightest starts rolling into 2015, and the group will be headlining the Fox Theatre April 24 with Skydyed and Tnertle following tour dates in March and April that include the Mcdowell Mtn. Music Fest in Phoenix and a string of dates through the Midwest and south. CMB […]
Frozen Dead Guy Days Returns To Nederland for 14th Year
Celebrating its 14th year in 2015, Nederland, Colorado’s Frozen Dead Guy Days is known as one of the most unique and quirky festivals in the country and continues to be a world-renowned spectacle. The home-grown frosty fest pays homage to Bredo Morstol who is frozen in a state of suspended animation and housed in a […]
Stories From The Tour Life: Grayson Erhard and Morning Bear Western US Tour Summary
by Grayson Erhard Starting off the tour was a surreal experience, knowing that Morning Bear and I were about to be on the road with no breaks—just nonstop music and driving for 20 days. Like tour kickoffs are expected to be, the show at the Aggie in Fort Collins was awesome. It never ceases to […]
Swallow Hill’s Lindsay Taylor on What’s Coming Up For The Organization
by Tim Wenger Swallow Hill Music recently opened a third satellite location in the Highlands at Highlands United Methodist Church. The location will offer adult guitar and ukulele lessons and kids guitar, piano and ukulele lessons, in addition to other classes. CMB spoke with Swallow Hill’s Lindsay Taylor to find out what’s next for the […]
Colorado Music Party Returns to Austin During SXSW Week
by Tim Wenger SpokesBUZZ is again hosting the Colorado Music Party at this year’s South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. The lineup is massive and includes representatives from just about every scene in Colorado. CMB caught up with Julie Sutter, who handles the marketing for the event, to get the lowdown on what will […]
Dirty Few- Party or Don’t
by Tim Wenger Dirty indie rock is one of the few genres that, while maintaining enough mainstream appeal to keep progressing, never let go of its underground roots. Dirty Few has got that formula down to pure science, and they just dropped the documented proof in the form a new album entitled Party or Don’t […]
Teenage Bottlerock- Tales From Wyoming
by Tim Wenger It is a good day when you play an album for the first time and what you hear puts to rest any anxiety about where the band’s sound is headed. Such is the case with the new album from Laramie, Wyoming (don’t hassle them, they’re almost local. . .) pop-punkers Teenage Bottlerocket. […]
The Crags- Long Shadow Day
by Dana Mastrangelo The Crags offer Durango mountain town locals and tourists a unique concert, contrary to the countless bluegrass or funk shows they’ve grown to expect on a Friday night. The four piece band has a straightforward, seriously catchy sound, creating a successful balance between the genres of surf, rockabilly, and alternative country. Songwriter […]
The Stubby Shillelaghs- Uisce Beate: The Water of Live
by Tim Wenger First off- the intro track to Uisce Beata: The Water of Live, the new live album from The Stubby Shillelaghs, is a winner in itself. Any band that takes the opportunity to throw a nice jab at EDM and frat boys in front of a live audience is by default a friend […]
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