Author Archive: Tim Wenger
Capitol Hill People’s Fair Entertainment Process
by Cathleen Carico On Saturday February 15 Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) began the first step in selecting the entertainment lineup for the 2014 People’s Fair. In previous years The People’s Fair has held a listening party to select the acts to perform at the live audition, during which the entertainment committee and CHUN staffers […]
SpokesBUZZ to Sponsor/Host Colorado Music Party at SXSW
SpokesBUZZ, the Fort Collins-based non-profit that has been doing wonders for a carefully selected group of Colorado bands over the last few years, has once again worked to organize the Colorado Music Party, a showcase of Colorado talent at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX. We got the word from SpokesBUZZ marketing director […]
Guitar Center Product Reviews: Universal Audio Apollo Twin
by Zach Bauer By far one of the most exciting new pieces of gear to come of the 2014 NAMM is the Universal Audio Apollo Twin. The newest edition in UA’s popular Apollo line, The Twin, boasts a very sleek portable even beautiful desktop design, giving more IO than most other portable desktop audio interfaces […]
Pride in Pieces- Falling
by Tim Wenger Pride in Pieces take the popular elements of songs on both hard rock and modern-rock formatted radio stations and meshes them into the sweet sounds of their Falling ep. Utilizing different guitar tones underneath Levi Johnson’s light sounding but heavy hitting vocals, the band has delivered a solid four song release for […]
The Lyric: “Stolen Valentine” by Damon Wood’s Harmonious Junk
Featuring Damon Wood’s Harmonious Junk – Stolen Valentine by Angela Kerr – [email protected] photo credit Jim Mimna Damon Wood’s Harmonious Junk consists of Damon on Guitar and Vocals, Brian Efros on Bass and Rob Buehler on Drums, originally formed in December of 2001. When not performing music, Damon provides guitar and bass guitar lessons, Rob […]
DrumCity GuitarLand Product Review: Year 3,000
Drum Workshop (DW) a 40 year old company, thousands of turns ahead, throws us drummers into a loop. Snare drums have been the voice of drummers for centuries, it’s our “Holy Grail.”We have the choice of multiple woods and metals to find that sound. What sound is that? “I don’t know” cause we all march […]
Guitar Center Product Reviews: Semi-Hollow Gibson Les Paul Special
by Austin Day It’s easy to say that one of the coolest guitars to be introduced after NAMM 2014 is the Semi-Hollow Gibson Les Paul Special. Yes, you read correctly, a SEMI-HOLLOW Les Paul! The mere sight of this Les Paul is enough to get any guitar enthusiasts full attention. The first luring feature of […]
7 Questions With Lost Caravan
by Tim Wenger [email protected] Lost Caravan just returned from a headlining gig at the Sundance Film Festival, providing some great exposure for an already rising band. CMB caught up with the crew upon their return to get the word on the trip, their plans, and how they keep themselves occupied during long stints in the […]
The Sweet Spot, March: Bigger is Better
by Glenn Sawyer Dynamics is a word that you hear musicians using a lot and with good reason: it’s important. Dynamics breathe life into music and when used correctly creates a lot of excitement. When most musicians talk about dynamics they are referring specifically to volume and how it fluctuates, but there are other ways […]
Branded Bandits- Change
by Tim Wenger [email protected] Branded Bandits are dropping a new EP, Change, on March 15, and the brother/sister/add-a-drummer duo are hitting hard. The guitar riffs are straight Zeppelin-esque, and the tempo is as fast as a heavy-hitting punk song. The attitude of the record’s production comes across very clearly- leave the focus on the talent, and […]
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