Tag: colorado
Erin Cookman
by Tim Wenger Erin Cookman takes singer-songwriter style indie rock, a genre of which Colorado has no shortage of, and does it with angst and raw energy. Upbeat and honest, her songs are chalk full of punk fury and indie style, and bring to mind the […]
Jessica Eppler- Dust Storm Dance
by Tim Wenger Jessica Eppler of The Prarie Scholars has dropped an instrumental EP dubbed Dust Storm Dance. The songs are very easy listening at its finest. Piano work is what it’s all about here, and she does it with the class of the finest lounge in Vegas. “The Two Handed Scramble” was my favorite […]
Fierce Bad Rabbit at the Aggie Theater
by Hannah Lintner Photo credit: Ryan Levander Shatterproof, A. Tom Collins, and Fierce Bad Rabbit joined together at the Aggie Theater in Fort Collins on July 14. Shatterproof, a young Fort Collins band, introduced the evening. They released their first album, Running in Circles, in January of 2012, and the band includes: Branson Hoog (vocals), […]
Make a Rain Dance, Colorado!
COLORADO local, Megan Burtt, has created the Make a Rain Dance, Colorado!! Album Project to raise money for the victims of the recent string of fires throughout Colorado. This is a project for musicians to support their state by sharing their music. You can import them to SoundClound, and post them on her Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Make-a-Rain-Dance-Colorado-Album-Project/486918961323552 […]
Local Metal band Dissonance in Design goes on Tour
by J.A. Campbell www.writerjacampbell.com Local metal band Dissonance in Design is going on tour with Vale of Pnath for their Prodigal Empire Tour. The whirlwind 15-day west-coast tour starts off on June 13 at Moe’s Original BBQ in Englewood, then down to Craig, Colorado. After their Colorado shows, they head to Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona […]
The Yawpers
by Tim Wenger Few bands have climbed the ropes of Colorado’s music scene faster than Boulder’s three-piece Americana rockers the Yawpers. Formed just under a year ago, the band has already landed a relationship with the Vinefield Agency, support from Adventure Records, and will be touring nationally for much of the summer. Not bad for […]
Interview with the Fray’s Isaac Slade
by Jenn Cohen photo by Jenn Cohen [email protected] Interviewing the Fray’s front man, Isaac Slade, felt more like we were two people just catching up. Lyrically, the Fray gets deeply personal, so I somewhat expected that element of seriousness in our talk. I was pleasantly surprised at how funny, and opposite of serious our conversation […]
Artist Spotlight: Del Hayes
by Max Giffin [email protected] “Inspiration comes at the weirdest times,” says Del Hayes, a local musician from Fort Collins, Colorado. The 18-year-old singer/songwriter has been playing guitar since he was 11, and says that music is his artistic outlet for emotions. Hayes’ music can be described as folk rock played on an acoustic guitar, […]
Allegaeon–Formshifter CD Review
by: Stephan Hume Don’t buy this album for your grandma–unless she is into head-banging, fist-pounding fury! Colorado locals, Allegaeon (pronounced: uh-lee-juhn), and consisting of Ezra Haynes (vocals), Ryan Glisan (guitar), Greg Burgess (guitar), Corey Archuleta (bass), are releasing Formshifter on May 8, 2012. It is a “must have” for metal fans and studying musicians alike. True to its […]
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