Music and Art Abound at Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest
With the dog days of summer in full swing, the residents of Northern Colorado are once again prepping for the Choice City’s birthday. And this year’s installment of the annual August assembly of world-class national and local musicians proves once again that we have much to look forward to.
The 2011 edition of Bohemian Nights at [...]
Laporte Boasts Up-and-Coming Music Destination
A little north of the Fort Collins city limits lies a watering hole that is the perfect bike ride from town (the Poudre River bike trail practically takes you right to the front door). It’s Bar SS, in the town of LaPorte, and it offers the opportunity to take advantage of the magical Fort Collins [...]
Radio & TV Collide in an Effort to Highlight Local Young Musicians
A group that includes parents, fellow musicians, a voice coach, technicians and a writer are chatting in the control room of Poudre School District’s Channel 10 TV studio, basking in the afterglow of a marvelous recorded interview/performance by 14-year-old singer/songwriter phenomenon Lexi Shanley. Vincent Burkardt wouldn’t have it any other way. As congratulations are being [...]
SpokesBUZZ & Eleven FoCo Bands Make Encore Trip to South by Southwest Festival
Austin, get ready to meet Fort Collins all over again. After its wildly successful maiden voyage to 2010’s world-renowned South by Southwest festival, local nonprofit organization SpokesBUZZ is returning to “SXSW” for round two. And this time, it’s bringing reinforcements. The 2011 edition, which takes place on Friday, March 18, will feature a [...]
Cualli – Quantum
A quantum is defined as the smallest unit of matter in an interaction. As such, it is a well-suited title for Cualli’s debut album. Aaron Holsapple leads us in a masterfully mixed journey through wildly fresh musical varieties by giving fine attention to the smallest elements. Cualli blends several types of electronic music punctuated by [...]
Jim Bradford – Redraw the Line
Bob Dylan was the poster child for folk artists with mediocre vocal talents. As a matter of fact, it is not the vocal qualities of most folk artists that draw in their fans. In keeping with this tradition, Jim Bradford’s artistic talent can’t be judged by the vocals. Classical folk tale playfulness and the use [...]
Musketeer Gripweed Brings Revival and Reckoning to Scene’s ‘Sunday Dinner’ Shows
Blues rock revivalists Musketeer Gripweed are set to headline the second edition of the Scene ‘Sunday Dinners’ concert series, and will be bringing their own special brand of old-school jams to the Hodi’s Half Note stage.
Entry to this special show, which will take place on February 27, only costs five dollars. But better yet, bring [...]
Trichome Tomorrow at Sky Nightclub
For those of you in the Greeley area or nearby, Trichome will be playing at Sky Nightclub on Thursday, January 20. The show is 18+ and costs $7 for under 21 and only $5 for 21+. Plus, there’s a drink special going on from 9:30 -10:30 where you and up to 10 friends can get [...]
Enjoying the Climb: Summit Studios Nowhere Near its Peak Yet
Boldly turning regular folks into rock stars and movie stars and sometimes even hanging them from stars, Darren Mahuron has photographically transformed dozens of local bands, icons, rebels, families, well-knowns and unknowns into surreal characters that look like still shots from boundary-breaking, counterculture movies.
“I don’t consider myself a photographer first,” Mahuron says. “I use the [...]
SpokesBUZZ Band Together CD Release Tonight at Hodi’s
On December 14th don’t miss the SpokesBUZZ Band Together CD Release party at Hodi’s Half Note. There will be smokin’ hot dancers from High Performance Dance Theatre on the bill with SpokesBUZZ bands Stella Luce, Fierce Bad Rabbit, Wire Faces, Peace Officer, The Nu Classics and Honey Gitters all playing their tracks from the CD. Friends [...]
The Patti Fiasco Wins Scene’s Battle of the Bands
November 14 brought the unwashed masses to Hodi’s Half Note for Scene Magazine’s 19th annual Battle of the Bands. This year’s battle presented nine of Northern Colorado’s best new acts; everything from ‘90s grunge to metal to progressive rock and bluegrass acts pitting their musical prowess against fate and judgment, in hope of some exciting [...]
Katharine Ruestow – Katharine Ruestow
Katharine Ruestow’s debut album is full of heat: Think coffeehouse music gone wild. Although this album features Ruestow’s jazzy voice as well as her name for the title, Matt Grundstad did almost all the instrumentals and helped write the songs as well. So this eight-track album is truly a collaboration between the two artists.
Although Grundstad [...]
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