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IN THE WHALE Full Nelson

Jed Murphy

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Former Greeley band now Denver favorite, hit the ground running with their latest EP Full Nelson. It’s a raucous, thunderous expansion on their already raucous and thunderous sound. On Full Nelson we hear In the Whale in full command of this wild animal of a band birthed out of a particularly grueling time in the Greeley music scene. Since then they have clawed their way up the Colorado music latter with show after show, release after release, and now tour after tour. Full Nelson has them at their current best with five tracks of incredibly honest rock and roll. If ever In the Whale had found the sound it is now. Past EPs and singles saw a band finding themselves, circling the place they wanted to be and Full Nelson brings us there. Here In the Whale shows that they will settle for nothing short of pure rock and roll, and there will be no compromise. There is no attempt at eclectivity or

to scale it back to fit in the already crowded indie rock genre. No, this is the old fashioned kind of rock, the kind that causes you to drink and make poor decisions. The only major complaint to the album is how short it is. The total length is only 13 minutes and the time flies by. Once you’re hooked in, it suddenly ends. The final track is the graceful closer “Mail” where we see Sad Guy Nate make an appearance and we haven’t seen him since the Songs About You days. “Mail” is a surprising call back to a time when people dared to call them a folk rock band. The thought seems absurd now as their energy has reached a fever pitch and there will be no going back anytime soon.

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RACING ON THE SUN Save Me

Noel Billups

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Released in January 2015, Save Me, the new EP from alternative-rockers Racing on the Sun, was the perfect way to kick off the new year for the Northern Colorado music scene. Recorded at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins and released at the Moxi Theater in Greeley along with a fancy new light show, Save Me marks a new era for the band. The EP is comprised of three emotionally charged songs and is the perfect introduction to the band’s new and refined image to new and old fans alike. Save Me is written through front man Alfonso Cervantes’s

own personal experiences as well as the experiences of others. The opening track and first single from the EP, “Self Destruct,” is about seeking the approval of others, “Whether that be as a songwriter/ performer, or just as an individual,” says Cervantes. It’s also the strongest on the EP with musical intricacies ranging from guitarist Oscar Solis’s double strummed lead lines to layered gang vocals. The second track, appropriately entitled “Consequences,” gets a little personal with Cervantes’s experiences with the opposite sex. And finally, “Unbreakable” brings it all back together. Cervantes says, “We struggle through so much in our daily lives … and sometimes we

appear fragile.” The production throughout Save Me is excellent, with the drums, guitar, and bass laid down thick as Cervantes’s vocal soar over top. The fact that all the tracks on the EP coherently work together to tell a story instead of being a collection of singles is impressive. Each song brings in a different element, from acoustic guitar to piano, which allows the band to have a consistent sound without becoming monotonous. If you’re a fan of alternative rock or bands like Anberlin or The Almost, you will definitely love Racing on the Sun.

THE PANORAMIC Sequential

Noel Billups

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Sequential is the brutal, five track EP released in December 2014 by progressive metalcore band, The Panoramic. The band is comprised of four extremely talented musicians from around Colorado, with half of the band being Greeley residents. To keep things interesting, the band draws from a multitude of different influences ranging from world music to spoken word. Sequential begins with a heavy track entitled “Seminole.” The song opens up with tribal percussion, jaw harp, and an ominous bass line; which is somewhat reminiscent of the album Lateralus by Tool. It builds when all of a sudden, frontman Stefan Lopez’s gutwrenching vocals hit you like a freight train carrying a bunch of hungry bears. The following track, “Go Now Son,” is heavy right off the bat but catches you off guard with the nice contrast of clean guitar tones and trumpet, creating a lush and beautiful texture. As the EP progresses, there are other musical nuances that make it apparent that these guys put

a lot of work into it and show they really care about their craft. Listening through this EP, you can tell that they are not only conscious of musicality but they are technically skilled as well. With shredding guitar licks, tasty bass lines, solid drumming, brutal vocals, and good songwriting the band finds a happy medium between technicality and musicality, calling to mind bands like Between the Buried and Me and Veil of Maya. “One thing that the Panoramic strives to do is create an organic sound … something that’s much more enveloped in a natural sound than an electronic sound,” says Lopez. The level of production, detail, and passion that went into Sequential makes it a standout EP and will grab your attention from start to finish.

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Joe Lee Parker Daiji

Jay Wallace

BandWagon Magazine For the last few years, one of the local artists I’ve personally supported was musician/photographer Joe Lee Parker, who has been one of the mainstays of the Greeley music scene for the last few years due to his Sound Art Live shows. In January, Joe released Daiji, a collection of his experimental snyth/electronic music, on Bandcamp and on CD, but due to the hustle-andbustle of the new year I completely missed it until I attended one of Parker’s shows in March, where he gave me the CD himself. Since then, I’ve gotten to

listen to it a couple times, and it’s great. I’ve said in the past, when talking about electronic music, that it’s difficult to compare it to something that the general public is aware of given how niche it is (Ironically, I’ve used Joe’s work in past album reviews in comparison to the likes of The Echo Chamber) and that a lot of electronic music ranges from Generic Movie Trailer Music, Shitty Club Music and Glitch Mob/Daft Punk knock-off. Daiji is indescribable; it’s niche as can be. It’s very much in line with being called “Sound Art.” Using music and sound samples, the guitar playing of frequent Sound Art Live collaborator Danny Evans,

and the voice work of Milena Oda Laska and Tillie Rose Newman, Parker weaves together random music cues, chords and noises into an artful album of instrumental work that’s consistently calm, almost phlegmatic, yet there’s a dark, melancholic undercurrent throughout every track that lulls you into a sense of well-being. Each track is unique and don’t really sound alike, but together they all accomplish the same feeling. This is an album you put on while coding or writing to get into the zone, or driving on a two-lane blacktop as the sun sets. Electronic music fans, take a look into Parker’s work if you looking for a truly unique sound. You can find it at http://joeleeparker. bandcamp.com/album/daiji, and if you want to see Sound Art Live perform in person (which I recommend) you can usually find Joe and Danny here in Greeley, often at Syntax Liquors and The Garage.

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BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment APRIL 2015 Will Bulter Policy

Clark M. Lamson

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In May of last year, I was lucky enough to score some tickets to see one of my favorite bands in concert. The show was at the Pepsi Center (not my first, second, or third choice in venue) but the show was everything I hoped it would be. It was raucous and colorful. The band’s members were decked out in Bowie-esqe face paints, the set changed with every song, and at one point, the stadium was filled with gold confetti to the effect that I couldn’t see my hands in front of my face. To the left of the singer, holding a tambourine, or guitar, or pounding on the keys, was who I would later come to know as the lead singer’s younger brother. I know the singer is typically the focus in band settings, but the energy coming off the tambourine man was inescapable. The music was his voice, and he screamed his throat raw every song. The band was Arcade Fire, and the man was Will Butler. Policy marks the first solo venture for Butler, and the influence he brings from his work in Arcade Fire is clear, especially from Reflektor, their latest album. The warm, fuzzy bass lines, the nods to disco and funk, the danciness of it all, and it wouldn’t be out of line to say that the brothers have similar vocals. Understandable, but noted. There will be people bothered by this, but I expect there are even more who don’t know or care either way. After a few listens, I’m now a part of the latter camp. The lead single “Anna” is a tune dripping with ‘80s vibe. The lyrics tell of a girl on the run, and the urgency is matched in the song, if not with a Divo-tinged vocal, and a wailing saxophone. The track is unashamedly dancey, and perhaps unknowingly dated. The pulsing synth and banging snare is a combo that shows up more than once in the album, and succeeds in the kind of catchiness that creates

involuntary toe-taps and headbobs. As fun as the ‘80s pop is, Butler has forethought enough to see that it won’t fill an album. Tracks like “Finish What I Started” and “Sing to Me” provide some of the sleepier moments on the album. What they lack in tempo, they stand as some of the work that truly separates his solo material from the Arcade Fire project. It is in these songs, as well as some of the rockier pieces, “Son of God” and “What I Want” that Butler’s salience of character comes to full fruition. In brief moments, his command of the song bring to mind the sorts of musical auteurs people used to dedicate themselves to. Reed, Costello, Buckley. Not in technical skill, but in passion, and dedication to challenge. In Policy, Butler gives a performance brimming and frothing with the same frenetic energy he has on stage. It can be dramatic, or kooky. While the sonics might not be totally unique, Butler rips up an old worn gown, and douses it in paint. In the end, even if it bears resemblance to work from Arcade Fire, I’m not sure it matters much. The tunes, like the little brother, can stand on their own.

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tocando en conciertos de radio y de beneficio, publicando álbumes y demos, y girando por todo el mundo presentando sus discos estilo indie español. Desde la creación de su banda, los miembros han incluido creatividad como parte esencial de su música y por eso han obtenido menciones especiales en festivales nacionales. Hasta su nombre representa

la importancia del deseo de encontrar realidad por recorrer el camino de la imaginación que reside en todos nosotros; Vetusta Morla tomó su nombre de un personaje de la novela icónica de fantasía, La Historia Interminable, cuyos temas son similares a aquellos que continúan a instilar en sus letras estos chavos musicales. El tercer y más reciente álbum titulado La Deriva fue publicado el 8 de abril del 2014. Con su mismo estilo de indie rock, le combinaron un pequeño torsión de pop. La obra titulada como el álbum, La Deriva expone la voz del cantante principal Pucho y en los coros a David García, éste último (el Indio) también manifiesta toda la canción con su batería. El bajo de Álvaro B Baglietto y las guitarras de Guillermo Galván y Juan Manuel Latorre aplican escalas y ritmos por todo el canto y con las programaciones y persecuciones de Jorge González se completa este golpe musical. La letra conlleva el desarrollo del individuo y su reconocimiento de la situación actual al decir, “he tenido tiempo de desdoblarme… Ya cambié el balón por gasolina.” También habla sobre los feriantes de nuestra sociedad queriendo comprarnos “poniendo precio a mi agonía, habrá que inventarse una salida.” En totalidad, Vetusta Morla expresan la esperanza de ser libres en la deriva.

Vetusta Morla, a band originated from Tres Cantos, Madrid, is known for their alternative rock melodies. Since ‘98 the band of six members has been involved in state music competitions, playing at benefit and radio concerts, releasing albums, and touring around the world presenting their Spanish indie style. Since the creation of their band they have included creativity as an essential part of their music which is why they have obtained special acknowledgments in national festivals. Even their name represents the importance of the desire to find reality through the imagination that resides in all of us; Vetusta Morla took its name from a character in the iconic fantasy novel, The Neverending Story, with themes similar to those the musical group continues to instill in their lyrics. The third and most recent

album A La Deriva was released April 8, 2014. With their familiar style of indie rock, they added a small twist of pop. The title track exposes the voice of the lead singer Pucho and in the chorus it’s David Garcia, the latter (el Indio) also adorns the whole song with his battery. Álvaro B Baglietto’s bass and the guitars of Guillermo Galván and Juan Manuel Latorre apply scales and rhythms throughout the song and the programming and percussion of Jorge González complete this musical hit. The lyrics describe the development of individuals and their recognition of actual situations by saying, “I’ve had time to unfold myself... I switched from recreation to gasoline.” They also talk about the showmen of our society wanting to buy us, “putting a price on my agony, we must invent a solution.” Overall, Vetusta Morla expresses the hope for freedom on the leeway.

en español Vetusta Morla La Deriva

Irma Sandoval

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Vetusta Morla, un grupo musical originado de Tres Cantos, Madrid, es reconocido por sus melodías de género rock alternativo. Desde el ’98 esta banda de seis miembros ha estado participando en concursos musicales estatales,

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IVORY CIRCLE

Clark M. Lamson

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This month, The BandWagon sat down with Connie Hong, lead singer of Denver’s very own Ivory Circle. During our discussion, we talked about the release of the band’s triple EP series. They are titled Equilateral, Isosceles, and Scalene, respectively. In the first two chapters, Hong and her cohorts have crafted a thrumming, vibrant collection of dream-pop tunes. We discussed Hong’s creative goals for this project, and how recent life events found their way into the the backbone of its content. Equilateral is out now, and Isosceles hits shelves April 14th. Scalene is currently slated for a 2016 release. Check out bandwagmag. com for our full conversation. BandWagon: What do the first two triangles in the EP series represent to you? I don’t want to give anything away from Scalene.

Connie Hong: I decided to do three broad themes, just based on different aspects and facets of my own life. So the first one, Equilateral, that one is really more based on my spiritual journey.

The three equal sides, and you can kinda take that how you want to. The second one, Isosceles, is more based on my familial relationships. I’m an only child, so I only had my Mom and my Dad, and my Dad just passed away, so that’s that imagery, of one unequal side. So then Scalene will be the balance of the remaining relationships in my life, and even my relationship with myself. We’ll see how that one turns out, since I haven’t written much of that one yet.

instruments that we had brought over. Like, glockenspiel and shakers or something (laughs). We just kind of took turns. I think the cello player was there early, so he played a little too. So Chris kinda messed around with those sounds, and then we spent a day at Union Station, and he recorded at the Lightrail all that ambient noise, and people walking around. I think its really impactful, and really helps the mood of the song.

BW: I wanted to ask you about “Move on” from Isosceles. Now knowing what you said earlier about Isosceles, and where that’s coming from its even more moving. I wanted to ask specifically about the backing noise on the track. It gives this really great ethereal, noncorporeal quality. What did that noise do for you in that song?

BW: What sparked the idea of doing a triple EP?

CH: It was an idea that evolved because I started Ivory Circle with an idea to create a demo, just so I could start playing, and give people some sort of an idea what it would sound like. But the ultimate goal was to form a band, and create a bigger sound with that. I knew from the beginning I wanted to CH: That noise was actually Chris’ work with Chris Beeble before it ever idea. I wanted something really was a band. He’s the producer and our minimal, and focus on the vocal. I think bass player. we had one day in the studio where BW: I feel like there’s a certain we recorded the strings. In a little bit of extra time, some of the other guys type of female vocal that’s so from the band picked up some random overdone lately. That throaty, foggy

alto that we’re seeing in a lot of newer pop musicians. It was so refreshing to listen to your voice, which is clear, and bright. Is that a conscious choice, or your natural voice? CH: To be honest, I feel like its me realizing I can actually be myself. It’s funny that you bring that up, and I think people are surprised when I say this, but for a long time, I’ve been really self conscious of my voice. People used to say that I sounded like a Disney Princess (laughs). I’ve always been really self conscious of that higher tamber in my voice, because I’ve always really loved listening to that low, throaty, effortless female voice, and I just never had that, and always felt kinda silly trying to imitate that. For a while I did try to imitate that, and it sounded really silly. I think that’s what’s been really freeing about Ivory Circle. My writing hasn’t been trying to fit into what’s expected. I think it’s really freeing to be able to do what my voice wants to do. I want to be loud sometimes, and quiet sometimes, and sing high (laughs).

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His Own Self: J-Live Juggles It All Kyle Eustice

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New York City native Justice Allah Cadet, better known as J-Live, has a laundry list of collaborations, albums and EPs he’s done since emerging in the mid-90s. He’s worked with everyone from Handsome Boy Modeling School and DJ Rob Swift to DJ Nu-Mark of Jurassic 5 and Oddisse. Prince Paul, who had his hands in De La Soul, Stetsasonic, Gravediggaz and, of course, Handsome Boy Modeling School, really took J-Live under his wing. Being from Long Island, Prince Paul was easily accessible to J-Live at an early age. Their first collaboration was on Rawkus Records’ now infamous compilation album, Soundbombing II. From there, they did J-Live’s album 2001’s The Best Part and formed a tight-knit friendship along the way. Eventually, J-Live popped up on a Handsome Boy Modeling School album and ended up contributing vocals to one of the strongest tracks on the record, “The Truth.” “I worked with Prince Paul on The Best Part,” J-Live recalls. “He did the song ‘Wax Paper.’ I was at his house and I did a skit for the Soundbombing compilation on Rawkus. It’s funny because people

cite that skit like I had a whole song on the album. I was just at the right place at the right time. So we did that and then we did ‘The Day I Fell Off.’ I had some experience working with Paul so when they were putting that album together [So…How’s Your Girl?], they wanted to get me on a track. I said, ‘Heck yeah.’ Prince Paul did another album called A Prince Among Thieves and I’m actually in the artwork and a video as a security guard. I’ve been working with Paul for awhile. He’s one of my heroes.” Although there’s an elite group of illustrious emcees, DJs and producers who have made their permanent mark on the culture, there’s an even bigger group of artists that don’t get that far with their craft. It can be a difficult task to stand out among the endless troves of artists emerging from all ends of the earth. J-Live has a unique skill-set that makes him an anomaly. Not only can he rap on beat (a skill in itself, believe it or not), he can also DJ at the same time. “For my first single, ‘Braggin’ Writes,’ there was a breakbeat, and this was during the period where a lot of major labels’ hits were just taking records and lopping them, but this breakbeat, didn’t need anything else,” he explains. “I didn’t want to just loop it. I wanted

to be more creative with it. We put it down on the turntables and recorded the turntables live then I rapped over it. That was the B-side of my first single, ‘Longevity.’ It’s actually the 20th anniversary of it. So I was playing it live and trying to show my DJ at the time how to cut the break. He really didn’t understand so as I was cutting it I was rapping along with it so he could hear how I wanted it to sound. I just decided since I’m able to do it, I’ll just do it so I’ve been doing it ever since. I beat juggle while I rhyme. Over time, I’ve gotten faster and now that I’ve gotten better as a DJ, I can do more tricks with it. It’s one of my biggest songs. People still come out to see that.” As J-Live makes his way to Colorado, he’s armed with his aptly titled new album, His Own Self, which was done entirely by himself. “I didn’t seek any outside production, engineers, emcees, nothing,” he notes. “It’s all me; written, performed, produced, mixed, arranged, mastered, marketed, all that.” He clearly strives to keep everything he does fresh. “As DJs and producers, and hiphop being kind of like collage art, we’re constantly digging into the past,” he says. “As emcees, we take influences from the new, too. We’re constantly keeping our ears to the

street. You’re always looking into what’s new and then what’s new, if they’re using samples, takes you back to what’s old. I was talking about this the other day. That whole thing where Kayne is saying Beyonce should have won Beck’s Grammy. There was this backlash saying Kayne doesn’t even write his own music and Beck plays his own instruments. I wouldn’t disrespect Beck for winning the award, I wouldn’t disrespect Kanye for sampling either. “I heard Michael McDonald on this radio show talking about how unless Kayne can string a couple of notes together he should shut his mouth,” he adds. “I was like, ‘Really?’ If it wasn’t for hip-hop, I probably would have never heard of the Doobie Brothers, first of all [laughs].” J-Live incorporates all types of genres into his sets. It’s his undeniable grasp of music history that makes him such an incredible and diversified artist. Couple that with beat juggling and emceeing, it’s a sight to see. “I’ve expanded the set and I do more than just that song [‘Braggin’ Writes’] now behind the turntables,” he says. “That’s what started it all for me. I’m not the first to DJ and rhyme at the same time, but I’m one of the best [laughs].”

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15 SQUARE BLOCKS FOUR DISPENSARIES ONE HOOKAH BAR ALWAYS A GOOD TIME

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It has been rumored that during the prohibition of alcohol, A.F. Ray supplied the residents of Weld County with bootlegged booze hidden in watermelons from his own patch.

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tribal seeds works it out with reggae

SPIRITUAL FITNESS Kyle Eustice BandWagon Magazine

Growing up in San Diego, California made it easy to fall in love with reggae. The sound of the ocean, the inevitable “chill” vibe and countless music festivals around southern California painted the perfect picture for reggae music to thrive. Brothers Steven Rene and Tony-Ray Jacobo were immersed in the music early on. Consequently, it comes as no surprise they are the co-founders of the San Diego-based reggae band, Tribal Seeds. Founded in 2005, it was the Jacobo brothers’ way of finding a spiritual connection through reggae music. Much like their predecessors, which include Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Steel Pulse, among others, reggae gives them a sense of peace unparalleled by other musical genres. “We grew up with reggae,” TonyRay Jacobo says. “My parents used to play it around the house when we were babies. We naturally developed a passion and love for it. San Diego is a great place for reggae so we would go to reggae festivals all the time. It’s awesome to see how much the scene has spread in San Diego and the rest of the States. It’s amazing to see that. Listening to reggae always gets the good vibes going.” The current incarnation of Tribal

Seeds consists of the Jacobo brothers, Carlos Verdugo, Victor Navarro, E.N Young, and Ryan Gonzo. It’s grown beyond any of their wildest dreams. Beginning with 2005’s Youth Rebellion and culminating with 2014’s Representing, Tribal Seeds have maintained true to their interpretation of reggae music. In a culture so often surrounded by negativity, it’s a refreshing change to hear a positive message blaring through the speakers. Jacobo keeps a level head, even with all of the self-destruction that can often accompany the “rock star” lifestyle. “As a person in your early 20s, you have to go through that phase where maybe you indulge a little too much in alcohol or whatever it may be,” he says. “But I’ve always been a spiritual person; more so recently, I’ve been getting more and more into it. I think practicing your spirituality is essential. Just like you go to the gym on a daily basis or you have a certain diet you stick to, I think practicing spirituality on a daily basis keeps you strong in mind and body. Being consistent in our practices just keeps me clear headed and able to avoid things that are going to corrupt my mind and body.” It’s this spiritual element that has many fans flocking to their shows, especially in Colorado. It’s always one

of their most impressive markets. “Since our first trip to Colorado, it’s been an awesome support for us,” he notes. “Reggae is big there. There are a lot of reggae fans that were there to support us. Colorado has always been one of the top places for us.” They would know. Tribal Seeds has been touring consistently for years. Their tenacity has brought them to the forefront of the modern reggae scene. Representing hit #1 on the Billboard Reggae charts last year, a clear sign they are at the pinnacle of their career. They have shared the stage with some of their heroes, including Steel Pulse and Barrington Levy. “It just shows that hard work pays off,” he says. “We’ve been consistently touring for six years now and paying our dues. It’s great the music is being received the way it is by our fans. All those artists we grew up listening to, we got to share the stage with. It’s a blessing.” Tribal Seeds also went on the road with hip-hop duo Atmosphere in 2013, an experience Jacobo will soon not forget. Anyone that has ever met emcee Sean “Slug” Daley knows what a character he is. “It was awesome,” he recalls. “Atmosphere is a great hip-hop act. He [Slug] would actually wear the same Tribal T-shirt every day.

We’d try to give him a new one and he’d be like, ‘Nah it’s cool. I’ll keep wearing it until it gets funky.’ He was out there wearing it every night [laughs]. Awesome show though.” Of course, the music they deliver is enough to get you to a show, but the spiritual element adds something entirely unique. It’s something that’s been instilled in them at an early age. His faith is also something he can turn to when he feels down. “I learned spirituality mostly from reggae music,” he says. “They [artists] would tell stories about the Bible or I would hear names from the Bible. It got me more into the message of reggae music and what the teachings were. These teachings have survived thousands of years. It’s just inspirational to me. My parents instilled spiritually in me, too. It wasn’t about religion or separate groups, just the teachings. “If I have a bad day, being a spiritual person, I like to read the Bible or some type of spiritual book or watch minister Joel Osteen on T.V.,” he adds. “Spiritual upliftment brings me happiness, peace and clarity. Thats what I enjoy doing. Also, reggae music always has a spiritual message to it. It automatically makes me feel uplifted.”

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T h e Am azin g DEBORAH BROWN From Kansas City, Missouri to the farthest borders of Indonesia, renowned jazz soul singer Deborah Brown has been establishing footholds in contemporary jazz for over thirty years. Her discography expands 26 albums and as jazz is inevitably a list of collaborations, Brown’s book includes legends such as pianist Monty Alexander, trombonist Slide Hampton,

double-bassist Red Mitchell and trumpeter Clark Terry among others. All big names aside, Brown has made her own path in jazz and although her music isn’t as prevalent on American radio, with good reason she doesn’t mind that her talent has a greater influence on the international jazz community. “During the war jazz really was the music that was forbidden and as a result people loved to listen to it,” Brown stated. “They knew all the names. They knew all the songs. They held jazz musicians in high regards because it was the music that made them feel free. As a result it still has that charm about it, that emotional pull, that I think doesn’t connect with the American audience in the same way that it does with European audiences.” Brown received a ten year re sidenc y while

teaching in Holland at a music conservatory during the ‘80s. The opportunity afforded her an international presence. The jazz scene in Europe was abundant with ambitious instrumentalists who were more than willing to work with Brown on her first album Euroboppin. But she was never too far away from American influences. “I made an album with Slide Hampton which was my first European record. Slide Hampton is just a phenomenal trombonist. I also did a record there in Belgium with James Baldwin (American novelist, social critic and civil rights activist), and that was a phenomenal experience to do original music based on the works of Baldwin. I also made a lot of my own records there and those were with European musicians and American legends.” Yet the albums shouldn’t be defined by where they were produced as Brown holds true to her home roots incorporating techniques she learned during her maturing jazz career. She builds off elements of Kansas City music where there’s a mixture of bebop jazz and Chicago blues, but her rollercoaster vocal range mixes effortlessly with her scat singing and experimental jazz beats. With a simple passport and a powerful sound, Brown was able to teach, perform and record all over the world, visiting ancient places like Kazakhstan, Georgia, and Israel on a tour of cultural music exchange. “They say that jazz is an international music. Music unites people, it really does. It’s our common bond.” The music scene and mobility in Europe seemed more alluring at times, but there was still an illustrious jazz presence in the US, so Brown returned home in the mid ‘90s just in time for the retro-revival of big band swing. She returned to the historically rich culture of home-town jazz where big names like the king of bebop Charlie Parker began. Brown’s music education began with her father’s record player and hearing the confident, lively Charlie Parker through the speakers. From there, it was timing and experience that afforded her a succession of big breaks. She caught the tail end of so many now deceased jazz legends during the ‘70s and ‘80s. Her exposure to jazz in KC allowed her a

candid opportunity to see her future in action. She jumped in to the music scene after only two years studying classical music at the University of Kansas City. She culminated a “street degree” familiarizing herself with the jazz standards and learning to scat sing while mimicking records. “I was able to get to a point where I could work with them and feel what it was like to be with a jazz legend. Playing with people like Horace Parlan, who’s a pianist for Charles Mingus or Ed Thigpen who was a drummer with Ella Fitzgerald. The famous Oscar Peterson Trio or people like Red Mitchell who used to play with Billie Holiday, those kinds of people I was able to play with, Clark Terry even. I came in as kind of the new kid on the block.” The new kid on the block became confident vocalist as she branded herself with legends on the album Jazz 4 Jazz featuring Parlan, Mitchell, and Thigpen. Of her most recent work, the album Ivie Anderson catches the attention of fans who know her foundational idols to be more instrumentalists than vocalist. With idols like Charlie Parker, Fish Page, and Benny Bailey why a tribute album to the famous vocalist? What started as a reconstruction of Duke Ellington’s principal singer, turned into an unexpected nostalgic play of Brown’s childhood. “That music brought back a lot of memories for me, because of my father who listened to a lot of that kind of music. All God’s Chillun was one of the records that my father played at every party and family gathering that we ever had (laughs). I never knew what that music was until I did that record in 2012 (laughs) isn’t that weird?” The industry has afforded Brown a very humble perspective on producing music as a jazz singer. With the vast amount of jazz music and no principal media to guide fans in the right direction, the albums become wholly for the fans and not for the bank. “Putting out a record today is for the love of your fans and for the love of music and a calling card. An expensive calling card (laughs), because the radio stations, until we get like country western radio stations and develop the relationship they have with the artist, than jazz is doomed (laughs)…because the radio people are so democratic. Bless their hearts, they’re so democratic that they’ll play everybody’s record once and so no one has a point of reference and nobody knows what to find when they go to jazz show and they get confused. Then they decide that they’re just going to buy a country western album instead (laughs).”

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VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA

If it’s not already evident, maintaining a band presidency for forty-nine years is a pretty impressive feat, especially when the band is a 16 member jazz ensemble that came about during a racially tense America in the ‘60s. The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra has welcomed several top named professionals in the industry and undergone a succession of directors, but they’ve consistently produced lively, intricate jazz performances throughout their existence. They currently are post up in New York City performing the historicalVillage Vanguard, where they’ve been a weekly headline for decades. The VJO have successively preserved the initiative of big band music against all popularity odds allowing their talent to transcend listeners back and forth through time.

L e ge n d a r y

The band was established in 1966 by Thad Jones and drummer Mel Lewis. They wanted to form and lead a large jam ensemble so they gathered musicians from the surrounding studios in New York. Thad Jones‘s original arrangements gained the band world class status for their unique and lively performances of swing jazz. But Jones soon after moved to Europe and the success of the band continued under a different reign. With the direction of Lewis through the ‘80s and ‘90s, the band integrated their swing jazz origin with experimental and complex arrangements from composers such as Bob Brookmeyer. Brookmeyer composed avant-garde arrangements for the band eventually developing significant play with the power of the solo in relation to a full band. After

Lewis’s death in 1990, Brookmeyer fell in line as musical director and the band made a third transformation into the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. The band is more than an impressive lineup of the best musicians in the industry and you can check out their individual biographies online. Their collective resume includes extensive work with Broadway musicals such as The Producers and Cats, many of the members are active in Carnegie Hall Big Band as well as independent projects. They’re all educators in some sense of the word. Many of them at the Manhattan School of Music, but if it’s not a faculty position, it’s through clinics, conservatories, individual or online training. Their passion for music extends beyond their own success and it explains how they’ve been able to carry out Thad and

Lewis’s vision of playing for the love of music. Since the beginning of the orchestra, the discography has amounted to 35 albums and counting, including dozens of Grammy nominations and a handful of take home wins. Their latest work Overtime was a collection of Bob Brookmeyer’s compositions as tribute to his life’s work and his passing in 2011. Under the current directory John Mosca, the ensemble spent some much needed time in the studio producing an album that explored the compositional maturity of Brookmeyer and was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Large Jazz Ensemble. Fifty years of music didn’t come easily, but the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra isn’t giving up any time soon.

CHRIS POTTER

Chris Potter is no stranger to the nature of the beast that is the professional jazz world. With over fifteen album releases and 150 guest spots on records of some of the most prolific musicians in the industry (a list that includes Steeley Dan for all you non-jazz heads out there) Chris Potter sits in the top echelon of saxophonists in an ever changing and modernizing international scene. Drawing comparisons to legends such as Charlie Parker, which he coolly and humbly sort of deflects in interviews and recorded jam sessions, Chris Potter believes in having a right amount of balance between being in complete control of the music and being “in the zone.” When it comes to Potter’s performances, it is this balance that stands out the most. Live he exudes a casual coolness while at the same time standing apart from so much of the form and predictability of the music. There is a freedom to his sound that speaks to his audience. While he does not break with tradition, what he does do is simply make those traditions new and somewhat accessible to the next generation of jazz listeners. In a 2014 NYU Steinhardt conversation, host Dr. David Schroeder applies him with the Charlie Parker quote, “Master your instrument, master the music, then forget everything when you play.” For Potter, it isn’t about being the hardest working guy

in the room or the guy with the most raw talent; you need to push yourself to have a crap load of both. It’s about over-learning the music and your instrument beyond what you need for a particular performance so that when you go in everything is instinct. If you find yourself thinking about what comes next then you’re not in the right place. Chris Potter represents a changing field in the world of jazz. As the style gets older and becomes more academic we are currently witnessing a generation change in the music. Chris Potter stands at the head of this change as he comes from an era of jazz that existed before the Internet and the instant gratification of the genre. Potter lives in a time where the influences of jazz on mainstream music is playing a bigger role than the actual scene itself. As if the general population likes the idea of jazz more than they actually like jazz. What do the tops of an industry do when their highly educated (often over-educated) performers are in danger of being seen as elitist and too exclusive for common music fans? Although these are problems jazz has faced for some time now, it is in the next few years we will see if there is any change. Will there be a jazz song so accessible pop culture will embrace it, opening the doors for a new era of popular jazz? Or will it become an art form of a past era eternally loved, but never attended?

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JUSTINEDRUGS BY: NOEL AFAN BILLUPS

LIVE @ LYRIC CINEMA CAFé 9pm - SATURDAY APRIL 25TH

justinedrugs is an emo/experimental/punk band all wrapped up into one killer package. Brought together by veterans of the Wyoming music scene, frontmen/guitarists Amos and Coleman relocated to Fort Collins and started the band with bassist Evan, who is also a Wyoming native and founder of D.I.Y. cassette label, No Direction Records. justindrugs’s music is raw, emotional, and bound with musicality and creativity. They seamlessly channel the energy of their punk roots into an explosive and diverse sound that ranges from loud and in your face to ambient and ethereal. While they record all of their music themselves, it complements their unique sound and encapsulates their live show. justinedrug’s music is a perfect vessel for their unique lyrics which capture their personal experiences that many people will be able to relate to. They will be playing at the Lyric Cinema Café on April 25th at 9:00pm at FoCoMX.

LIVE @ EVERYDAY JOE’S 9pm - SATURDAY APRIL 25TH

Danielle Ate The Sandwich

BY: JAY WALLACE

Born Danielle Anderson, the ukulele-playing folk-singer Danielle Ate The Sandwich has been one of Fort Collins’ fixtures for the last few years. Touring nationwide since 2009, Danielle got her start playing open mic nights and getting a boost thanks to her YouTube videos. Her videos got her enough publicity that her 2012 Kickstarter campaign for her fourth album received over $16,000–ten grand more than she asked for. Danielle Ate The Sandwich has gotten the chance to share the stage and collaborate with the likes of Mumford & Sons, Pomplamoose and Lauren O’Connell. Currently, she’s working on a film score for a documentary on Edith Lake Wilkinson, an artist institutionalized in 1925 whose work was discovered 40 years later. Danielle Ate The Sandwich will be performing at Everyday Joe’s (144 S. Mason St.) on Saturday, April 25.

Bill Smith

BY: KENDRA HAMMAN

LIVE @ ILLEGAL PETE’S 8:15pm - FRIDAY APRIL 24TH

“Who is Bill Smith?” or “ Hi, I’m Bill Smith” are stickers you can see all over Fort Collins, Colorado, where the band calls home. Self described as industrial funk, funk rock, and heavy funk, Bill Smith is currently working on releasing a full length LP in June 2015. When asked why our readers should prioritize Bill Smith at FoCoMX, Nick Dalessandro, the tenor sax player says “you can expect a very tight band that has few stylistic parallels, fusing danceable grooves with a hard-hitting disposition, plus lasers.” Bill smith delivers intense rhythms mixed with funky overtones to make compositions that meld several genres of music. Bill Smith is sure to provide funky jam session at Illegal Pete’s, Friday April 24th at 8:15 during FoCoMX. If you find yourself having a great time and want to buy the band a drink they say “IPA brews, or shots of tequila” are their libations of choice. These guys know how to have a good time.

LIVE @ the boot grill 7PM - FRIDAY APRIL 24TH

CONTRABAND BY: NATALIE ALLEN

Contraband is one act that is worth seeing out of the two hundred bands playing the weekend of FoCoMX. Their unique blend of ska and reggae is also infused with afro-beat and jazz to create a combination you’re sure to fall in love with. This is their fourth year playing FoCoMX. The coordinators of FoCoMX always have a spot for them, and soon you will too. Saxophonist Kyle Etges encourages you to “check (them) out if you want to see nine killer musicians rocking some groovy, sophisticated original music. We’ve spent the past two years reinventing our sound and tightening our lineup. When we put on a show, we bring it every time! If you come out, you will dance, you will make some new friends, and you will have an awesome night!” as promised by Contraband themselves. They perform on Friday, April 24 at 7:00-7:45 pm at The Boot Grill.

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COLORaDO CONCERT CALENDAR Wednesday April 1st The Werks @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Special Guests

Jason Boland & The Stragglers @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Special Guests

Stars @ The Bluebird Theater Denver - 8:00pm w/ Wild Moccasins

FREE Dead Jam @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 9:00pm

Carmada @ The 1-Up Denver - 8:30pm w/ Dawn Safari, Sloane Peterson

Rocktin Grove @ Bluebird Theater Denver - 8:00pm w/ Mama Magnolia, Real Talk

Elliott Brood @ Hi- Dive Denver - 8:00pm w/ Denver Broncos UK, Josh Moorehead and The Guestlist

Ghosts of Glaciers @ Hi- Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ Sugar Skulls & Marigolds, Muscle Beach, Wicked Thunder

Disappears @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Emerald Siam, Pale Sun

Oh Honey @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Public

The Ting Tings @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Kane Holler

Thursday April 2nd Random Rab @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Saqi, Templo

Friday April 3rd My Body Sings Electric @ The Moxi Theater Greeley - 8:00pm w/ special guests: Leash of Foxes (EP Release), Shatterproof, Racing On The Sun Denny Driscoll @ Cranford Cove Greeley - 7:00pm

@ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Aim2Miss, Scarlight, Eyes Like Embers

Sunday April 5th

Saturday April 4th

Weedeater @ Bluebird Theater Denver - 8:00pm w/ King Parrot

Harkener - Album Release Show @ The Moxi Theater Greeley - 8:00pm w/ Disguise The Silence, Duchovny, Origami

Lieutenant (Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters) @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Yukon Blonde

Poudre River Irregulars @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 4:00pm

“SHE SAID” Feat. Qbala, Bianca Mikahn, Koo Qua, Emily Rae Cassell, Grim & Darling, D-Stylz @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm

Ratatat @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Despot

Lineage Music Project & Ragged Union @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 6:30pm

Papadosio @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 7:00pm w/ The Malah

Monday April 6th

Joe Pug @ Bluebird Theater Denver - 9:00pm w/ Field Report (Solo)

Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 8:00pm

New Kingston @ The Moxi Theater Greeley - 8:00pm w/ Arise Roots

Quantic DJ Set @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver - 8:00pm w/ DJ Vadim and Mikey Thunder

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band @ Bluebird Theater Denver - 9:00pm w/ Leopold and His Fiction, Chanpagne Charlie

The Werks @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver - 8:00pm w/ The Malah and Vine Street Vibes

Rob Garza @ The 1-Up Denver - 8:30pm

Euforquestra @ The 1-Up Denver - 8:30pm w/ The Quick & Easy Boys In the Whale @ Hi- Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ SPELLS Edison @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Rob Drabkin, Science Partner, Maxwell Hughes (Formerly of The Lumineers) Dan + Shay @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Canaan Smith Discount Cinema

River City Extension @ Hi- Dive Denver - 7:30pm w/ Cold Fronts, Mike Ring and the Connection Hawthorne Heights @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Courage My LOve, Mark Rose, Dayseeker The Sing-Off Live @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Motive Woo Park, The Jauntee, Indigo Sun @ Quixotes True Blue Denver - 9:00pm Colin Hay @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:00pm

PHOX @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Daniel and the Lion

FREE Stand - Up Comedy @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 7:00pm FREE Funk Jam @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 10:00pm Kitty Daisy & Lewis @ Bluebird Theater Denver - 8:00pm w/ Gemma Ray Kiesza @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Betty Who

Tuesday April 7th UNC Vocal Jazz Concert @ The Union Colony Civic Center Greeley - 7:30pm Open Jazz Jam @ The Pourhouse Loveland - 7:30pm w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio Punch Brothers @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Gabriel Kahane Clean Bandit @ The Gothic Theatre

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Austin Young - Late Show @ The Moxi Theater Greeley - 9:00pm w/ Special Guests UNC Band Concert @ The Union Colony Civic Center Greeley - 7:30pm The Burroughs @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Special Guest Hypnotic Vibes Teenage Bottlerocket @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ The Pears Cary Morin - CD Release Party @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 8:30pm

Danielle Ate The Sandwich @ The Moxi Theater Greeley - 8:00pm w/ Johnny Burroughs, Esai Love And Light @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver - 8:00pm w/ Mr. Bill & Sixis Hayden James @ The 1-Up Denver - 8:30pm w/ Mt. Roue, MANCAVE CHRONICLES Monophonics @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm

Thursday April 9th In The Whale @ The Moxi Theater Greeley - 8:00pm w/ Reno Divorce

UNC Small Ensembles Concert @ The Union Colony Civic Center Greeley - 8:30pm Felabration feat. Dave Watts and members of Euforquestra and Atomga @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Special Guest DubSkin

Choice City Singers @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 4:30pm

The Soul Rebels (2 sets Performing the Music of Marvin Gaye & D’Angelo) @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver - 8:00pm w/ Special Guests

Rowdy Shadehouse @ Bluebird Theater Denver - 9:00pm w/ Dragondeer, James and the Devil

Yung Lean @ Sad Boys Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver - 8:00pm w/ Special Guests

xxyyxx & Late Night Radio @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver - 8:00pm w/ The Geek x VRV and Krooked Drivers

Bronze Radio Return @ Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ Swear and Shake, Beau Jennings

Dengue Fever @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Freaky North, Sea Of Eyes

Tattooed Strings @ Bluebird Theater Denver - 8:00pm w/ Pride in Pieces, Father John Misty Averse to the End, Leung and the @ The Ogden Theatre Wreck Denver - 8:00pm w/ King Tuff Grass For That Ass feat. Head For The Hills @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver - 8:00pm w/ Travis Book (of The Infamous Stringdusters) and Rumpke Mountain Boys /// Daniella

Mimosa @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Special Guests

Katzir Band feat. Leslie Ziegler (The Railsplitters) and Brian McRae (Kyle Hollingsworth) performing on THE PATIO at 8pm

Tyto Alba @ Hi- Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ I Am Love, All Chiefs

BoomBox @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Mikey Thunder

The Rumpke Mountain Boys @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Canyon Collected

Bag Raiders @ Bluebird Theater Denver - 9:00pm w/ Action 52

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Wednesday April 8th

Colorado All State Band @ The Union Colony Civic Center Greeley - 4:00pm

The Honey Gitters & Choice City 7 @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 9:00pm

@ Aggie Theater ~ 4/11/15

Denver - 8:00pm w/ Meg Mac

Saturday April 11th

Friday April 10th Austin Young @ The Moxi Theater Greeley - 6:00pm w/ Special Guests

Adam Cayton - Holland ‘Album Release Party’ - Free CD w/ admission @ Hi- Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ Troy Walker, Kevin O’ Brien, Ned Garthe Explosion, Total Ghost The Yawpers @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm North Mississippi Allstars / Anders Osborne Present N.M.O. @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 9:00pm

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Strange Americans @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Andy Hamilton & The Whiskey Hitchers Infected Mushroom @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 9:00pm w/ Au5 Tonight We Rise @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Random Hero, Pullman Standard, Skyfox, Syke 96 Hayes Carll @ The Mishawaka Amphitheatre Bellvue - 8:00pm w/ Ginger Whale

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Groove for thought @ Union Colony Civic Center ~ 4/17/15

Sunday April 12th Staging Youth Showcase @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 4:00pm GPO Family Concert: The Legend’s Afoot! @ The Union Colony Civic Center Greeley - 4:00pm Jarren Benton’s Slow Motion Tour @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver - 8:00pm w/ ITsEVi, D-Stylz and Ransteez The Denver Battle of the Bands @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver - 3:30pm

Monday April 13th FREE Stand - Up Comedy @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 7:00pm FREE Funk Jam @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 10:00pm

NOSAJ Thing / Clark @ Bluebird Theater Denver - 8:00pm Sixx:A.M. @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Special Guest Apocalyptica, VAMPS

Wednesday April 15th Tribal Seeds @ The Moxi Theater Greeley - 8:00pm w/ The Movement Passafire & Fortunate Youth @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 8:00pm Morgan Heritage @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver - 8:00pm w/ Jemere Morgan, Apex Vibe and The Plates feat. Jeep from The Samples Tiger & Woods @ The 1-Up Denver - 8:30pm w/ Falcon Punch, Fun Factory

Saturday April 18th UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival feat. Chris Potter @ The Union Colony Civic Center Greeley - 7:30pm

Lois and the Lantern @ The Mishawaka Amphitheatre Bellvue - 8:00pm w/ Elise Wunder The Grass is Dead @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm Cupcake Cabaret @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 8:00pm Zion I x The Grouch x Eligh @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver - 8:00pm w/ SOL and Proximity

Heavy Dose DJs @ Hi- Dive Denver - 9:00pm

Throttlebomb @ Hi - Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ Six Shooter, Luna Sol

Red Bull Sound Select Presents: Denver Featuring: MO @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Inner Oceans

Jared & The Mill @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm

Jason Hann’s Rhythmatronix @ The 1-Up Denver - 8:30pm w/ Naryan Padmanabha, Greener Grounds

The Disco Biscuits @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 9:00pm

The Epilogues @ Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm

The Disco Biscuits @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 9:00pm Kalin & Myles @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Anjali

Thursday April 16th UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival feat.

Groove For Thought & Deborah Brown

@ The Union Colony Civic Center Greeley - 7:30pm Sapient @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Jon Sleeves, David Dalla G Feat. Surebert, DJ Deadbeat, Aklock, Native Son

Friday April 17th UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival feat. The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra @ The Union Colony Civic Center Greeley - 7:30pm MF RUCKUS @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ White Fudge, Rudie Clash Solomon Cook & Capo Zero @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 8:30pm Twin Shadow @ Bluebird Theater Denver - 9:00pm w/ Erik Hassle Passafire & Fortunate Youth @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver - 8:00pm w/ Hirie and Stranger Mickey Avalon & Dirt Nasty @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver - 8:00pm w/ Lil Debbie, Cobraconda and MenacE Jason Hann’s Rhythmatronix @ The 1-Up Denver - 8:30pm w/ Naryan Padmanabha

Kodak To Graph @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Big Wild, Obeson, Bollywood Life

SOJA / NAS @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:30pm w/ J BOOG

Sunday April 19th Collie Buddz @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 7:00pm w/ The Movement, MindState, and Rawtune ( A Very Special 420 Eve Show) We Dream Dawn Feat. Sage Cook (Formerly of Elephant Revival) @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 8:00pm Cypress Hill x Method Man & Redman @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver - 8:00pm w/ 8Ball & MJG Suicide Girls Blackheart Burlesque @ The Summit Music Hall Denver - 8:00pm Sleep @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 10:00pm w/ Primitive Man, In The Company of Serpents

Ivory Circle @ Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm

Monday April 20th

Mushroomhead @ The Summit Music Hall Denver - 7:00pm w/ Doyle (of the Misfits), The Family Ruin

4/20 Jam w/ Nappy Roots, Kutt Calhoun, Hypnotic Vibes @ Natures Herbs and Wellness Greeley - Noon-8pm, Free Admission

Reptar @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Clouds and Mountains Shawn Mendes @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 7:30pm w/ Jacquie Lee The Grass is Dead / Barrel House Band @ Quixotes True Blue Denver - 9:00pm 100 Shots @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Oveda, Scarlet Canary, Nexkin, Poedic, 8th Element, DJ Diabolic Bisco Inferno: The Disco Biscuits Feat. Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 6:00pm w/ Break Science

Whitewater Ramble Pickin On Bob Marley 4/20 Show @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Switchman Sleepin’ - A Grateful Dead Tribute Setup Shop Volume 2 Tour @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Cham, Wayne Marshall, Jo Mersa, Christopher Ellis, and Black Am I Avo’s 420 Celebration @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ WOOLEYE & Hyona Hill Lee “Scratch” Perry @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver - 10:00pm w/ Special Guests /// OFFICIAL 420 In The Streets After Party

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420 IN THE STREETS feat. Method Man and Redman, Cypress Hill, Collie Buddz, Flatbush Zombies, Dizzy Wright, The Underachievers, Con Brio, The ReMINDers @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver - 12:00pm Joey Bada$$ @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver - 10:00pm w/ Very Special Guests (Official 420 In The Streets After Party) Kaleo @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm

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Tuesday April 21st Open Jazz Jam @ The Pourhouse Loveland - 7:30pm w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio

Two Gallants @ Bluebird Theater Denver - 9:00pm w/ Blank Range

FOCOMX @ Downtown Ft Collins Fort Collins - All Day

Dreadnought @ Hi- Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ He Whose Ox Is Gored, The Bronze

Tennis @ Bluebird Theater Denver - 9:00pm w/ Inner Oceans

Parker Millsap @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm

Alkaline Trio @ The Summit Music Hall Denver - 7:00pm

Nightwish @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 7:00pm w/ Sabaton, Delain

Savoy @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:00pm w/ Michal Menert

Vance Joy @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Kaleo

Sunday April 26th

Wednesday April 22nd Peelander Z @ The Moxi Theater Greeley - 8:00pm w/ The AOK’s and The Nasty Bunch of Bitches SHLOHMO @ Bluebird Theater Denver - 8:00pm w/ Purple (Live), Nick Melons The Relationship @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver - 8:00pm w/ Gringo Star Alkaline Trio @ The Summit Music Hall Denver - 7:00pm Milky Chance @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Mighty Oaks

Friday April 24th RITTZ @ The Moxi Theater Greeley - 7:00pm w/ KXNG Crooked, Horseshoe Gang, JHorney, Y-O UNC Opera presents “Carmen” @ The Union Colony Civic Center Greeley - 7:30pm FOCOMX @ Downtown Ft Collins Fort Collins - All Day In The Company of Serpents @ Bluebird Theater Denver - 9:00pm Wayne “The Train” Hancock @ Hi- Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ Reverend Deadeye, Ol Hickory Alkaline Trio @ The Summit Music Hall Denver - 7:00pm OK GO @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ White Arrows

Saturday April 25th UNC Opera presents “Carmen” @ The Union Colony Civic Center Greeley - 7:30pm

Greeley Childrens Chorale @ The Union Colony Civic Center Greeley - 4:00pm

Monday April 27th Rapunzel: The Musical @ The Union Colony Civic Center Greeley - 6:30pm FREE Stand - Up Comedy @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 7:00pm FREE Funk Jam @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 10:00pm

Tuesday April 28th Willy Wonka, Jr. @ The Union Colony Civic Center Greeley - 4:00pm & 7pm Open Jazz Jam @ The Pourhouse Loveland - 7:30pm w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio Electronic Tuesday - 8 Year Decompression feat. Kahn @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver - 8:00pm w/ Caustik, Dillard & Dubwol

Thursday April 30th J Live @ Moxi Theater Greeley - 8pm w/ Marble Cake The Midtown Men @ The Union Colony Civic Center Greeley - 7:00pm Rowdy Shadehouse @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm ATOMGA @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 8:00pm Prawn Frameworks @ Hi- Dive Denver - 7:00pm w/ Free Throw

BandWagon Magazine northern coloradoâ€™s arts & entertainment APRIL 2015

BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment APRIL 2015

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