Author Archive: Tim Wenger
Indigenous Robot Drummer Launches Non-Profit Record Label
by Tim Wenger [email protected] In the true spirit of independent music, local music luminary and Indigenous Robot drummer Ryan Longenecker has turned his own self-started business Rainless Records into a registered non-profit organization. The object of the not-for-profit label is to put out compilations featuring local acts both physically and digitally, spreading them into the […]
Mosey West- Bermuda
by Tim Wenger Surf-country is an interesting, hooking style of music that is working its way into the spotlight, and Mosey West is putting out the freshest offerings in the genre here in the Rocky Mountain region. Their latest offering, Bermuda, drops January 7 and is an eclectic mix of theatrical guitar work and enjoyable […]
5th Annual RAWards: Well Done
by Leah Parker [email protected] Angela Kerr [email protected] photo credit Avavision “All you need to dispose of a demon is hydrochloric acid and a dumpster.” – Possession. Directed by Hawk Vaccaro (http://hawkvaccaro.com/), Filmmaker of the Year; Written by MQ Tran (http://www.mqtran.com/). Nearly 500 creatives and art lovers gathered on December 5, 2013, at the RAW:natural […]
Michael Engberg- Collage and Collidoscope
by John Christen Michael Engberg’s double album, Collage and Collidoscope, is a tale of two cities. Collage is a man and his acoustic guitar sitting in a European coffee shop, possibly Spain or Italy, serenading passerby’s with orthodox classical offerings. The traditional wordless arrangements tend to the listener’s imagination and calm the senses, lending to […]
Musician 101- Knowing and Targeting Your Audience
Musician 101 – Round 7 What to do to take it to the next level By the Swami Back in the 90’s when I had a developmental deal with Sony, I was privileged to have several great mentors. Then the labels still had A/R departments and would look for talented artists to sign and then […]
Archive Nights- Clock Ocean
by Tim Wenger Archive Nights have dropped a relieving and fresh record entitled Clock Ocean. The six song EP showcases strong guitar lines throughout mixed with equally compelling vocal work, and the album as a whole is a very professional representation of the state of modern alternative rock. Originally from Nashville, the quartet now calls […]
Something Underground- Confessions
by Tim Wenger [email protected] We’ve been anxiously waiting for new tunes from Something Underground for quite some time, and our craving has finally been quelled with the release of Confessions. The band, gaining a good amount of momentum in the vast rock world surrounding the Mile High City, has delivered a release well worth waiting for- an […]
Between The Covers: The Grey Bar Motel
The Grey Bar Motel Between the Covers By Torch Jail is not the place to attempt your encore after a night of playing great music, yet oh so many musicians land in the pokey after doing really addlebrained acts on stage. The most notable start of such defiance would have been: 1967 when Jim Morrison […]
Denver Music Professionals to Design Networking Forum – Presenting the Own it Music Master Mind Series
by Angela Kerr and Leah Parker [email protected] [email protected] Last month we let you know about the monthly networking events hosted in collaboration with CREATE MSU Denver, a virtual incubator for creative entrepreneurs on the Metropolitan State University of Denver campus. We took our first steps with local Colorado music professionals in December, holding two meetings: […]
Nikki-Z- Feel
by Tim Wenger Nikki Z rocks out hard- and with the level of intensity Nicholas Zamora and his eccentric band bring to the table with their new release Feel, it shouldn’t take long before they have left their imprint on Colorado’s music scene. They crank out heartfelt songs about love that easily stir the emotions […]
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