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futurebabes Day Job

Noel Billups

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Day Job is the long overdue debut EP from Greeley’s own synth pop band, futurebabes. The brainchild, Jedidiah Murphy, formed the band in 2012. The band could be seen performing around northern Colorado and Denver as a solo act or a trio consisting of guitarist Felix Hernandez and bassist Mikey Unruh, respectively. Day Job is a nostalgic nod to the days when drum machines and synthesizers ruled the land. The opening track “Hearts for Now,” grabs your attention kicking off the EP with a beefy arpeggiated synth and an insistent, thumping drum beat. Live members Hernandez and Unruh are also featured on the EP, adding texture to an already lush array of spacey synthesizers. The following two tracks “Eleanor” and “Knights of Summer” are the real standout tracks on the EP, with a more upbeat and pop feel to them. “Knights of Summer” is easily the best track on the EP with Murphy’s crooning ‘80s-esque baritone vocals and big, sweeping synth pads helping to create a lush texture reminiscent

of summer days hanging out half-stoned. Following “Knights of Summer” the EP begins to taper to a close with a track entitled “More Specific” that takes more of a darker turn calling to mind similar retrowave artists such as Kavinsky or Le Cassette and images of feathered hair and shoulder padded leather jackets. Day Job closes with the title track of the same name, leaving you in a dreamy haze wondering if it was real, or the nostalgic flashback of a soccer mom hearing Depeche Mode in her minivan as she waits for her kids to get out of soccer practice. Be sure to catch futurebabes November 10 at the Moxi Theater as they finally release their much anticipated EP along with the debut of a new live line-up.

BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment NOVEMBER 2015 The Photo Atlas Disregard Disconnect

Jed Murphy

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Things didn’t go as planned when The Photo Atlas set out to record their latest EP. “We were in the studio. We had been together for so long and I think I could see it in everyone’s faces. I don’t want to say their hearts weren’t in it but I think everyone was getting discouraged,” says lead singer Alan Andrews. In early 2015 Andrews scheduled recording time at Mammoth Cave Studios and found himself with a band on the ropes. “It was hard to get everyone together and they all had different things going on in their lives and had career oriented goals. I may have pushed people away with my urgency to record everything. It ended up working with everyone going their separate ways,” says Andrews. This put Andrews in a tough spot. Refusing to let the opportunity to record slip by, he did the only rational thing a musician in his position can do; record everything himself. The result is a five track EP of raw, blistering rock filled with everything The Photo Atlas has been known for. While the instrumentation is not at the

level it was when the original band was involved, Andrews still pulls it off. What’s interesting about Disregard Disconnect is the state in which we find Andrews writing the music. There is a frustration and anger that is palpable as Andrews muscles his way through the five tracks. The Photo Atlas has always been on the aggressive side, but now that aggression has congealed and hardened in light of all the original members leaving. After the band split there was some discussion on why he would push ahead when it was becoming clear the band was at its end. Particularly with a name like Disregard Disconnect for the EP, how Andrews did things came across callous. While it might have been the easy thing to rename the band immediately and simply move forward, this only

works on paper. For Andrews though, his reluctance to change was all a part of the letting go process. “I feel like I hit a different point with song writing. Everyone has to hit their own point, but I wanted to see The Photo Atlas out to a point where I felt good leaving it where it was, as opposed to having band members drop off over the years. I wanted to do it at my own pace.” For close to a decade The Photo Atlas has been hustling their

dance punk sound throughout Denver and the Midwest. When they first began getting traction in 2006, they were doing everything right. They gained the attention of several record labels and built a solid regional audience. During 2007-2008 they had landed, establishing a strong touring network and a record deal. They maintained that success for a few more years but after a while, they found their audience wasn’t growing like it used to. The band found themselves in a slump and

both the band and their fans were ready for something new. Disregard Disconnect symbolizes that change for the band. Still moving forward, Andrews assembled a new band and is taking the Photo Atlas name on one final tour. Once finished, Andrews plans to retire the name and move into something fresh. “Everyone moves on at their own pace. People will look at it like I held on to it for too long but I wouldn’t change a thing.”

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BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment NOVEMBER 2015 Gardens & Villa Music For Dogs

Jaida Gibson

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Since the release of their sophomore album, Dunes, Gardens & Villa have undergone quite the change in the release of their newest album, Music For Dogs. With a location change from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles, and a reconfiguration from a trio to a duo, a difference in sound is to be expected. With the move to LA, the band stayed in a warehouse that was used to record all of the songs on Music For Dogs, and was said to be the album they had always

dreamed of recording. In the album, you can hear the vocal difference in front man, Chris Lynch, as he sounds more relaxed and full of energy, especially in songs such as “Maximize Results” and “Fixations.” The general sound of Gardens & Villa has since changed from less of a dark, somber tune to a more composed and convivial assonance. Sounds of disco and new wave are spread throughout the album, and a sense of ‘60s psychedelic aria hits in a few songs such as “Express” and “Happy Times.” Music For Dogs is in fact an

album with a great meaning, it tells about how the world we live in is full of uncertainty, and is often quite unrecognizable as the times change so quickly. The album is stuck in the past, but in the best way possible as it gives a rush of nostalgia and longing. Overall, the album is a good change from previous releases and it deserves plenty of shares.

Fuzz II

Clark M. Lamson

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If you’re a regular reader of our Top Tunes Thursday column, then you’ve heard me talking about my adoration for the side project. Low professional and high personal stakes make for an amicable environment for most artists, feeling the chains of “keeping food on the table” slip away. This week, we take a look at the noisily cathartic Fuzz, the side project of rock savant, Ty Segall, and their sophomore release, aptly named II. While Segall has made a name for himself by way of sonic bombardment and voracious output (in 2012, Segall put out three albums in 12 months, quickly followed by dual reissues in early 2013) Fuzz is a noticeably nastier brand of psych-metal. With Segall on drums and vocals, long time friend Charlie Moothart on guitar and vocals, and last minute addition Mikal Cronin on bass, Fuzz turns Segall’s love of cranky amps up to 12, coating every sound in a thick, gooey layer of curdled distortion. This record isn’t meant for headphones. The imagination that pours out of II makes it play out in your speakers like some sort of disastrously gorey space opera, slow motion blaster bolts and hellish alien innards wetly

sprayed across the hellscape of battle. When you’re dealing with sounds like these, it’s a disservice to cramp them. Behind the gore and spectacle of it all, there’s an honest adoration for the sounds, especially for the guitar. The band might as well be using their instruments to slash through overgrown jungle weeds. This is all just boys on an adventure. The shameless audacity with which they embark on every track is utterly childlike. Segall plays expertly at keeping the listener on their toes. Around every corner may be some face warping breakdown, relentless cymbals and suffocating distortion making it all the tastier. When you finally reach the climax of “Let It Live,” you feel as if you’ve just taken a rollercoaster ride to the stratosphere, and all that’s left is the fall. Even in returning to the regular melody, tiny breaks in the track make every return a sternum shaking backfire out of Satan’s lowrider. While there are only two instrumentals on the record (The dubious groove “Sleestak” and the 13 minute ear blistering come down that is II) they represent the thesis of the record writ large: Rock as hard as you possibly fucking can. This record can never be played loud enough. Though the

sinister whimsy is prevalent, it’s not all mowing down demons. Moments like those in the first minutes of “Silent Sits the Dust Bowl” betray the deft hand that holds the gnarled pick, as well as the ear for composition. Ty Segal’s Fuzz looks to dustier paragons of noise like Sabbath, Wolfmother, The Hives and The Eagles of Death Metal and says “we’ll take it from here.” The sounds born within the mildewed and crawling horror swamp that is Segal’s musical brain can only be truly appreciated in the context of honestly curious rock exploration. When you’re talking about pushing the guitar to its structural and audial limits, about reaching to the very corners of our musical expectations and poking a finger over the line, Ty Segall is the only one we millennials can claim for our own. Like the artful goofballs of old (Bowie, Reed,) Segall is relentlessly catapulting himself from project to project, with no love lost in between. You can catch Fuzz at the Bluebird Theater in Denver on November 11th.

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BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment NOVEMBER 2015

Kyle Eustice| BandWagon Magazine Brooklyn-based quartet Parquet Courts has come a long way in its six-year tenure as a band. Members Andrew Savage (vocals, guitar), Austin Brown (vocals, guitar), Sean Yeaton (bass), and Max Savage (drums) released their debut album, 2011’s American Specialities, as a limited cassette release, followed up with 2012’s Light Up Gold, 2014’s Sunbathing Animal, and 2014’s Content Nausea (as Parkay Quartz). While Sunbathing Animal hit #55 on the Billboard charts, it’s not album sales the group is concerned about; it’s more about creating a memorable experience for the audience, whether at a live show or as a recording. Savage and Brown met at a record listening club in college called “Knights of the Round Turntable,” where they would geek out with fellow music nerds. Even though Savage was more into hardcore punk and Brown liked mostly indie rock bands, they bonded over a love of Belle & Sebastian. Somehow, it made sense to start a band together. Savage and Brown had time to talk Texas, songwriting and why words are important.

BandWagon Magazine (Kyle Eustice): What took you to Brooklyn? Andrew Savage: I can only speak for myself, but for me, it was the most opposite place from Denton [Texas] that I could move to, really. I think what attracted me was coming from a small town, the anonymity factor of it. It’s a small scene, a small town in Denton and everybody knows each other’s business. What you’re doing and who you’re doing it with. That gets tiring. Anonymity is something that everyone should be entitled to and that’s hard to find in a place like Denton. Being a face in the crowd was the most appealing thing. Austin Brown: I guess it has something to do with how I was living in a really small town. I only lived in small towns in Texas. I think it’s pretty easy for everyone to be in everybody else’s business. It’s hard to have the confidence to get something started when you’re in close watch of your peers and friends who sometimes maybe aren’t as understanding to a lifestyle change. I think they can be judgmental, even if they mean well. It’s a difficult place to evolve in for a young person. Why did you do Content Nausea under a different spelling of Parquet Courts? AS: It’s not the first time we’ve done that. I can’t really give an exact reason other than that’s one of the reasons we chose the band name because there were several variations of how you could spell it. To keep people on their toes is the shortest way to put it. Sean and Max are mostly absent on the new record. Any particular reason for that? AS: They just weren’t there for the most part recording it. It was a lot of me and Austin. Max plays drums on most of the songs that have drums

on them. He was recording, but he just wasn’t there for the whole process because last semester, last fall, was his last semester of college so he was pretty tied up. I was amazed he was there to play drums as much as he was. Sean had his first kid in September so he was busy with that. He couldn’t really do anything. He wrote a song and played bass on a song. He couldn’t be there so Austin and I had to do a lot of things, including playing bass and songwriting.

inept nerdy people being together and trying to communicate the only way they know how and that’s talking about music.

Speaking of, I read something in Interview Magazine where you said, “Words should be important.” Why should words be important?

AB: It wasn’t like we were sitting around getting stoned and listening to records. It was very analytical and nerdy. I guess in the beginning, we bonded over more indie rock music and then more noise stuff and improvised music. Andrew is more into hardcore punk and rock music. We found an interesting bridge with Belle & Sebastian. It was a band we could relate to even if we didn’t find any real camaraderie on other kinds of music. Belle and Sebastian is kind of genre-less.

AS: I do agree with it. I don’t know if that’s necessarily for every band. Not every band is lyrical. In a genre like hip-hop, it’s kind of the primary force of the music is the beat and words. Not to say, that’s the sole focus of listening to music, but for me, it’s an important part of creating it. For Parquet Courts, one thing that distinguishes it from other bands that I’ve done, it’s a band where I get my kicks from writing the words. Other bands, I think most bands in the pop realm, would say lyrics are the secondary supplement to music and melody. Not that that’s wrong, some of that is great, but for me one of the things that got me into music was the message, reading lyrics, identifying with them, et cetera. I guess I just want that same experience to be there for fans of my bands. Tell me about Knights of the Round Turntable. That’s how you met Austin, right? What exactly was that? AS: That’s how I met Austin 11 years ago. It’s dreadfully boring. It just involves really nerdy, socially awkward people listening to music in relative silence in a fluorescent lit classroom. I can’t really glamorize it for you. It was the most socially

Everything makes sense but the fluorescent lights. I imagined lots of black lights. AS: No, no it was in a classroom. We were all sitting at desks and we had the turntable on one of them [laughs].

I like that you really take the album making process seriously, the cover art, everything. Do you think digital downloads cheapen the experience of getting a new album in a way? AS: I agree something is just lost in the digital realm when something only exclusively exists there. I think it’s good and convenient for people to have a record digitally to listen to when they skate or whatever, but to me, records exist in a purist form, in a hard copy, something you can hold and something tangible. It’s not the materialist in me speaking, it’s the traditionalist. I don’t think records being in a physical copy is inherently good in and of itself. Conspicuous consumption exists within music culture like it does in everything else. It’s not about the object. It’s about the relationship with the object as a piece of art.

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

BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment NOVEMBER 2015

Kyle Eustice

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Since he was a little kid growing up in Houston, Texas Lil’ Flip (real name Wesley Weston, Jr.) has always known he was destined for greatness. Mediocrity wouldn’t do; he would have to do something outstanding. At 12-yearsold, he was coming from church when he passed his neighborhood record store, Stick Horse Records and Tapes. The Wu-Tang Clan just happened to be handing out demos while promoting the 1993 single “M.E.T.H.O.D. Man” and the young Flip was lucky enough to meet them. Little did he know, his life would soon come full circle. “I put a lot of people on to them,” Flip says. “What’s crazy is six years later, I signed with Sony [Records] and ended up being label mates with them.

We went on tour together and while in Amsterdam, we recorded a song for the Blade Trinity soundtrack, RZA and me. If you put yourself in the position of doing great things, you will.” In July 2000, Flip released his debut album The Leprechaun, which caught the attention of DJ Screw, who eventually added the rapper into his rap group, the Screwed Up Click. He was always the youngest of the crew so the word ‘lil’ just seemed to fit. Always the young entrepreneur, the name ‘Flip’ was given to him thanks to his side hustle. “I used to buy two pairs of new Air Jordans, one of each color, like three to four months early,” he recalls. “I would wear them for a couple of weeks, make everybody jealous and then flip them [laughs].”

Flip had done this type of thing before. At 8-years-old, he started cutting yards with some older gentlemen. After realizing he could do it on his own, he bought a lawn mower and soon had the same guys he was working for working for him. It’s clear he had values growing up and a solid work ethic in place before he reached double digits. Despite some of his braggadocio type lyrics, he knows the difference between his stage persona and the real Wesley Weston. “I’ve been doing music since I was a kid,” he says. “I was taught from the jump to never forget who you are. My real name is Wesley and Lil’ Flip is my stage name. Sometimes artists get caught up thinking they’re the stage name and they’re not the real person.” The 34-year-old Flip felt so passionate about sharing the

hard-won wisdom he’s learned along the way, he wrote a book, in addition to putting out his eighth studio album, El Jefe. The book, titled Don’t Let the Music Industry Fool You, illustrates the surprisingly insightful outlook he has on the world and his role in the music business. “I would tell young rappers to keep on grinding and having fun,” he says. “My main message in the book is to watch how you treat people. The janitor at the radio station could one day be the program director and if you mistreated him, guess who’s music isn’t getting played? Treating people the right way gives you longevity and helps you sleep peacefully at night.” With his Southern hospitality intact, Flip is on the road in support of El Jefe. The fans are reportedly eating it up and he

couldn’t be more proud of the end result. All of the successes he’s experienced, he believes, are a direct result of a positive mindset. “Since I was young, I always had a gift where I could kind of predict things,” he says. “The first big record I did was given to me on wax. I spray painted it gold and hung it on the wall, and said one day I’m going to put a real gold plaque up. A year and a half later, I put a real one up. Talk about manifest destiny.” Lil’ Flip with Special Guests, November 7, at Moxi Theater, 8 p.m. Tickets are $15/ADV and $20/DOS. Visit www. moxitheater.com for more information. **Stop by Replicaas One Year Anniversary Party: Autograph Signing • 5 p.m.-7 p.m., at Replicaas, 1646 8th Ave., Greeley.

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

BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment NOVEMBER 2015

GII ASTORGA Days of Love/Heartache Jed Murphy | BandWagon Magazine

ew musicians have pushed themselves in the Greeley scene as hard as Gii Astorga. Regularly (as in several times a week) he is doing what many musicians believe to be grueling three-hour sets at the several bars and breweries in Greeley. While these gigs are not often taken seriously by the greater music scene these are the shows that pay and by doing them as often as he does, he has made himself into a full-time musician. “I don’t do it for the ‘Greelebirty’ status,” he says with a laugh. “When I first started it was awful just singing to a wall. But I think it has challenged me enough to say, ‘ok how can I get these peoples attention?’” Taking his game to the next level, Astorga released his EP Days of Love/ Heartache and attendance of his release show at the Moxi Theater shows how his hard work has paid off. This EP is a big step forward for Astorga. While he has played locally what feels like countless times, he does not have a wide body of work recorded. Days of Love/ Heartache comes across as his first honest go at recording in a way that isn’t him simply trying to do it himself. Recorded with Alfonso Cervantes of Racing on the Sun, the songs are produced and sharp. Astorga takes a chance with his opener “Take Two” where he features a live band and he almost nails it but something gets lost in his verses. It’s the rest of the EP where I believe Astorga finds his voice. Mostly found performing solo, it’s obvious he is most comfortable as a singer-songwriter. His lyrics are heartfelt and his chord arrangements are strong creating the contradictory sullen positivity that is his signature sound. It’s like Jack Johnson only fewer banana pancakes. What I find interesting about Days of Love/Heartache is it is obviously Astorga stepping out of his comfort zone. He considers himself much more of a performing artist than a recording artist and while that shows some in his confidence on the record, this EP feels like a warm up for what he has planned next.

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TIP: IN CONCERT @ Moxi Theater in Greeley TUES. NOV. 11TH 2015

BY KYLE EUSTICE | BANDWAGON MAGAZINE “Wild Ones” is not only a song by Thin Lizzy, but also the name of the Portland. Oregon-based six-piece indie band spearheaded by longtime friends Thomas Hines and Danielle Sullivan. Instantly intriguing, Sullivan’s voice is riddled with a pop sensibility. Paired with the guitar sounds of Nicholas Vicario, drumming of Seve Sheldon, bass prowess of Max Stein, audio engineering of Clayton Knapp, and the electronic keys of Hines, there’s a depth not often mastered by the majority of pop singers. They’ve been honing in on their own sound since the early 2000s with endless encouragement from Portland’s music community. “Portland has played a significant role in our respective musical upbringings because of its incredibly supportive young music scene,” Sullivan explains. “When Thomas and I started our first band back in 2006, there was a very active house show scene where new young bands could play, learn how to perform and meet other musicians. It was a type of unofficial music training since our high school had cut all of its music programs.”

Thankfully, Sullivan manages to ignore, if not debunk, the expectations for female artists to be overtly sexual. In an age when most female pop stars are so often oversexualized, demoralized and stigmatized, Sullivan will have none of it. “I am having a lot of fun playing with my role,” she says. “I’m fascinated by the construction of gender norms and with images of androgyny. Because my voice is high and feminine sounding, I think people have an expectation of how I will look when they attend our shows. I’ve started wearing large oversized tee shirts and high tops without makeup. I like to have that little bit of gender cognitive dissonance and I think it makes our shows more interesting.” Wild Ones’ latest album, Heatwave, has indeed heated things up for the band. They’re playing bigger shows, jumping on bills with major artists such as The Flaming Lips and enjoying lots of positive accolades. “We didn’t set out with the mission to stand out,” she says. “We set out to make music we loved and to add to the canon of music that shaped our musical tastes.

For our latest release, Heatwave, I put my energy into creating narratives with engaging characters. It’s so rewarding to see people connecting to the stories.” Considering it’s early in their career, there will undoubtedly be speed bumps along the way and hard lessons to be learned, things that can only happen through experience. Sullivan is working on learning how to give herself a break. “I’m an anxious person and tend to overthink it when I feel I haven’t performed my best,” she admits. “It turns out that, yes, playing the parts well is an important part of the live show, but being present in the moment and having a connection with the audience is what sticks with everyone.” For a person who has made her own private writing and recording studio in her bedroom, it’s a big stretch to play for hundreds, or even thousands, of people. “I used to feel shy and uncomfortable on stage, but I’ve grown to love performing,” she says. “It’s empowering to lock eyes with people in the audience. I like the challenge when we play big festivals away from home

and I can tell folks that don’t know us are skeptical at first. By the end, I see those same people dancing and smiling and heading to the merch table. That’s when I know it’s working.” Her songwriting approach falls in line with her tendency towards solitude. It’s easy to picture her sitting in her bedroom, writing on the notepad next to her laptop and purging some of her most private thoughts until they become something magical. “I can only really write and record freely when I am alone,” she says. “It gives me room to try out my strangest ideas without inhibition. It becomes cathartic for me when I am recording my initial melody and harmony ideas on our demos. The words come later. First, I write parts that sound more like Sigur Ros or Cocteau Twins—no clear language. I add layers and vocal structure until it feels full. This process is therapeutic and solitary for me. When I make a part that I fall in love with before anyone else has heard it, that’s my favorite moment.” COVER PHOTO BY SAVANNAH MARK | CENTER PHOTO BYz HEATHER HAWKE

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

BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment NOVEMBER 2015

CONCERT CALENDAR Sunday November 1st

Tuesday November 3rd

Acid King @ Hi- Dive, Denver —8:30pm w/ Cloud Catcher, Abrams

Houndmouth @ Black Sheep, Colorado Springs – 8pm w/ Cicada Rhythm

William Elliott Whitmore @ Black Sheep, Colorado Springs — 7pm w/ Grant Sabin, & The Tejon Street Corner Thieves

Monday November 2nd All Time Low & Sleeping With Sirens @ 1st Bank Center, Denver – 7pm w/ Neck Deep, ONE OK ROCK Telekenesis and Say Hi @ Hi-Dive, Denver — 8:30pm w/ Costal Waves The Sword @ The Gothic, Denver—9pm w/ All Them Witches

NEW KINGSTON

Wednesday November 4th

Thursday October 5th @ Hodi’s Half Note

Open Mic Night @ Patrick’s Irish Pub Greeley—10pm

Thursday November 5th

Channel 93.3’s Complete Control Presents : Circa Survive @ Ogden Theatre – 7pm

Adam Larson Quartet @ Moxi Theater Greeley – 7pm

The Struts @ Black Sheep, Colorado Springs – 7pm w/ Andrew Watt

Karaoke @ The Jager Greeley—9pm

Channel 93.3 Welcomes: Houndmouth @ Gothic Theatre Denver – 7pm

Dan Lovett and Bill Varns @ Cranford Cove Greeley—7pm New Kingston @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins— 8pm w/ Rudie Clash and Rawtune

Flaural @ Hi-Dive, Denver— 8:30pm w/ Freaky North, Scary Drugs, RUMTUM Dj set

Channel 93.3 Presents: The Front Bottoms @ Summit Music Hall, Denver— 7pm

Channel 93.3 Presents: Family of the Year @ Bluebird Theater Denver – 8pm

Channel 93.3 Presents: 3OH!3 at Rock ‘N’ Rumble @ National Western Event Center, Denver—7pm

Moon Taxi @ The Gothic, Denver—8pm w/ Koa

Rusted Root @ The Gothic, Denver—8pm w/ Devon Allman Band, All Mac DZ

Screaming For Silence @ Black Sheep, Colorado Springs—8pm w/ Determyned, Systems, TBA THE WERKS @ The Aggie, Ft. Collins— 8pm w/ Miscomunicado

Friday November 6th My Blue Sky Honoring The Music of The Allman Brothers Moxi Theater – 8pm Intimate Evening @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins— 8pm w/ THE EXPENDABLES, Rastasaurus, Mindstate

Saturday November 7th Lil Flip @ Moxi Theater Greeley – 8pm w/ Special Guests Dysfunctional Comedy Show @ The Pit Greeley–8pm Wookiefeet @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins —8pm w/ Jaden Carlson Band WinterWonderrGrass presents: The Travelin’ McCourys @ The Aggie, Ft. Collins – 8pm w/ Wood & Wire

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BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment NOVEMBER 2015 Karaoke @ The Jager Greeley—9pm Antonio Lopez @ Cranford Cove Greeley—7pm You Knew Me When @ Wiley Roots Greeley— 7pm FRUITION @ Aggie Theater Ft. Collins —8pm w/ The Drunken Hearts Christopher Paul Stelling @ Hi Dive, Denver— 8:30pm w/ Samuel Edward Band, Brent Cowels

Kottonmouth kings Monday November 9th @ Moxi Theater

Matt Pond PA @ Hi-Dive Denver —8:30pm w/ Laura Stevenson Channel 93.3 Presents: Awolnation @ Fillmore Auditorium, Denver – 6pm w/ Meg Myers Channel 93.3 Presents: Sublime with Rome @ Ogden Theatre Denver – 6pm Image Of Album Release Show @ Black Sheep Colorado Springs – 7pm w/ Nuns Will Shudder, Thoughtpilot, Stavesail, Fall From Silence

Sunday November 8th Stevie Stone @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins— 7pm BOYTOY @ Hi-Dive, Denver —8:30pm w/ Quantam Creep HAVOK @ Black Sheep, Colorado Springs— 7pm w/ Potato Pirates, Psychosomatic, Hellhound

Monday November 9th Kottonmouth Kings @ Moxi Theater Greeley – 7pm w/ Marlon Asher, Chucky Chuck, C4MULA

Channel 93.3 Presents: Halsey @ Gothic Theatre Denver – 7pm

Pure Bathing Culture @ Hi-Dive, Denver— 8:30pm w/ The Wild Ones, Natalie Tate

Tuesday November 10th

Wednesday November 11

THE COVZ Album Release Party @ The Aggie Ft. Collins – 8pm w/ Eldren and Special Guests

UNC Jazz Thang Big Bands III, IV, & V Moxi Theater Greeley – 7pm

Wild Ones @ Moxi Theater Greeley – 8pm w/ futurebabes (Album Release), Bach Hotel Channel 93.3 Presents: New Found Glory & Yellowcard @ Summit Music Hall Denver – 7pm

The Main squeeze @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins— 8pm w/ Greener Grounds Open Mic Night @ Patrick’s Irish Pub, Greeley— 10pm

Thursday November 12

Like a Storm @ The Black Sheep, Colorado Springs— 7pm w/ From Ashes To New / Stitched Up Heart / Failure Anthem

Friday November 13 American Blackout @ Moxi Theater Greeley— 8pm w/ izcalli Sailor Jerry presents: An Evening With LUCERO @ Aggie Theater Fort Collins— 8pm The Bandits @ Hi- Dive, Denver—8:30pm w/ The Outfits, Slow Caves Punch Drunk Monkey Funk @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins—8pm w/ Workshy

and present

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12 th Featuring

SOUR BOY, BITTER GIRL Join us at SpokesBUZZ for a local music meet-and-greet, and our monthly Magnolia Sessions music video series. This month’s session features the rock/folk band Sour Boy, Bitter Girl, who will be in the house for the video viewing, followed by a casual Q&A and complimentary New Belgium beverages.

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

BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment NOVEMBER 2015

Doyle (FORMERLY OF MISFITS) Wednesday November 18th @ Moxi Theater

You Never Were “Propeller” EP Release Show @ Black Sheep, Colorado Springs—7pm w/ Knight In Colors, Shiii Whaaa, Sorrel, Aaron Noble Brown

Saturday November 14 Baeza @ Moxi Theater Greeley—8pm w/ Special Guests: Marty Obey, GT Garza CHALI 2NA & THE FUNK HUNTERS @ Aggie Theater Fort Collins— 8pm w/ Black Coal and The Party People ft. Mikey Thunder, Mr. Bugatti, and Benjamin’s Vibe

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Monday, November 16 Channel 93.3 Presents: Robert DeLong @ Fox Theatre Boulder— 7pm blessthefall @ Black Sheep Colorado Springs— 6pm w/ Stick to your Guns / Emarosa / Oceans Ate Alaska / Cane Hill

Mayhem & Watain @ Black Sheep, Colorado Springs— 7pm w/ Rotting Christ

Thursday November 19 Armed for Apocalypse @ Moxi Theater, Greeley— 8pm w/ CATHARSUS, Morbid Asphyxiation

Wednesday November 18

Tony Rosario @ Cranford Cove, Greeley—7pm

DOYLE (formerly of: MISFITS) @ Moxi Theater, Greeley— 8pm

Open Mic Night @ Patrick’s Irish Pub, Greeley— 10pm

I am Love @ Hi- Dive, Denver—8:30pm w/ Spirit Awards, Major Babes

Motionless In White & The Devil Wears Prada @ The Gothic, Denver—6:30pm w/ Upon Burning Body, The Word Alive, The Color Morale

The Fall of Troy “Doppleganger” 10 Year Anniversary Tour @ Black Sheep Colorado Springs—6:30pm w/ special guests

Kill Paris @ The Gothic Denver—9:30pm w/ IIIlenium, Toy Box, jilly.fun

Cervantes’ & The Aggie present: THE GROUCH AND ELIGH @ Aggie Theater Fort Collins— 8pm w/ The Reminders and Special Guests

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Channel 93.3 Presents Minus the Bear @ Ogden Theatre, Denver— 8pm

Cervantes’ & The Aggie present: MIKE RELM @ Aggie Theater, Fort Collins— 8pm w/ TwoScoopS, Jimeni, LER

Sunday November 15

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Cervantes’ & The Aggie x WRLD Ent present: CURREN$Y @ Aggie Theater Fort Collins —8pm w/ Y-O, RIMES, Delasean and Klassic

Yamn, The Mantras, and The Painters @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins— 8pm

Intronaut @ Black Sheep, Colorado Springs— 7pm w/ Khemmis, Cloud Catcher, Special Guests

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Tuesday November 17

Big Data @ Ogden Theatre, Denver— 7pm

Karaoke @ The Jager Greeley—9pm Party Guru presents: SUNSQUABI @ Aggie Theater, Fort Collins— 8pm w/ Mikey Thunder, Kinetic Groove Aqueous @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins— 8pm w/ Earth Like Twins

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Enjoy the holidays in Greeley! Festival of Trees November 27-December 5 at Union Colony Civic Center (UCCC) Whoville Holiday Seussabration November 28

Teddy Bear Bash December 5

Sip & Shop Ladies Night Out December 3

Cosmic Costume Skate November 7

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes November 20

18th Annual Turkey Trot-2K/5K November 26

Skate Your Turkey Off November 27 at Greeley Ice Haus

Elvis 2015 Comeback Special November 28

10th Annual Historic Skate November 28

at Greeley Ice Haus

at North Colorado Medical Center

at UCCC

Downtown Holiday Open House November 28

Downtown Plazas, History Museum & More

Greeley Philharmonic Poinsettia Pops December 5 at UCCC

at UCCC

at Greeley Ice Haus

Greeley Lights the Night Parade & Tree Lighting at Lincoln Park November 28 9th Avenue Downtown The Return of: Holiday, Handel & High Schools - The Greeley Chorale December 19 at UCCC

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DEVIN THE DUDE w/ Potluck November 28th @ Aggie Theatre

American Relay @ Hi-Dive, Denver—8:30pm w/ Band Luck City, No Dry Country Venom INC @ The Gothic, Denver—9pm w/ Necrophagia, Weaponizer, Blakk Mantra All That Remains @ Black Sheep, Colorado Springs—6:30pm w/ Devour The Day / Audiotopsy / Sons of Texas

Friday November 20 Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity and Lambda Theta Nu Sorority Present “Gunz & Rosez” @ Moxi Theater, Greeley—9pm w/ DJ Machadellic Channel 93.3 and Quiznos Freeloader: Night Riots @ Bluebird Theater Denver— 8pm

The Yawpers @ Hi-Dive, Denver— 8:30pm w/ Eldren, Dragondeer Handguns & Roam @ Black Sheep Colorado Springs— 6pm w/Broadside / Sudden Suspension, The Greatest Generation

Sunday November 22 PROF and KUTT CALHOUN @ Aggie Theater Fort Collins — 8pm w/ DJ Fundo, Nacho Picasso, Flawless,King Kong,

Cheers to the Hangover Tour: Obie Trice @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins— 8pm w/ MRDR

Liquid Assassin @ Moxi Theater, Greeley — 8pm w/ Soul Brothers, Oogie Boogie, Dies Irae Ent, Exstacy, Diviine

Saturday November 28

That 1 Guy @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins— 8pm

Tuesday November 24

Open Mic Night @ Patrick’s Irish Pub Greeley—10pm

EMINENCE ENSEMBLE & BIG SOMETHING @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins— 8pm w/Big Medicine Gang

Friday November 27

Stand Up Comedy— 7pm Funk Jam —10pm @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins

Say The Word @ Black Sheep, Colorado Springs— 7pm w/ Why They Fight, Bermuda Skies, Passing Out On Porches

Midwest Monster @ The Pit Greeley–8pm w/ #Dilema

Karaoke @ The Jager Greeley—9pm

Monday November 23

Allan Stone @ The Gothic, Denver—8pm w/ Bernhoft

My Body Sings Electric @ Moxi Theater, Greeley—7pm w/ Silver & Gold, One Flew West, Mike Ring

Thursday November 26

Live Comedy w/ Mitch Jones @ Moxi Theater Greeley–8pm

DEAN’S BIG 40 @ Aggie Theater Fort Collins— 8pm w/ Roots Massive, Rudie Clash, Beatserver

Saturday November 21

Soda Jerk Presents: FRNKERIO ANDTHE CELLABRATION @ Hi-Dive, Denver—8:30pm w/ Roger Harvey, Jared Hart

Wednesday November 25

DEVIN THE DUDE w/ Potluck @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins— 8pm w/ Endagered Species, Urban Hippie, Paradox, J.O. and Boss Goodie Through The Roots and Maoli @ Black Sheep Colorado Springs— 7pm w/ special guests

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Giving thanks for these savory bands. Hint: Bands named after food.

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2. _________ won a Grammy in the category of Best Metal Performance for their song “Here to Stay”

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5. _____ -N- Pepa is an iconic all female rap group from Queens, New York 7. The Red Hot Chili _______ have won six Grammy’s since their start in 1983. 10. Bowling For ____ is a pop punk band out of Denton, Texas. 11. The ___________ second album No Need to Argue reached triple platinum in 1994. 14. Funk Rock Band ________ Ray gained fame in ’97 with their single “Fly.”

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1. Black Eyed _____’s “Where is the Love” topped the charts in 13 different countries when released 3. Hall & _______ has sold over 40 million albums making them the second best selling duo of all time 4. __________’s second album Fashion Nugget went platinum based on the number one single “The Distance.” 6. Since their start in ’72 Blue ___________ Cult has sold 24 million albums worldwide. 7. The Smashing ________ is an alternative rock group from Chicago, Illinois. 8. _____ is a psychedelic jam band known for their amazing improvised live performances. 9. ‘60s psychedelic rock band _________ was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. 12. Lead singer Fred Durst of Limp _______ is the Senior Vice President at A&R Interscope Records. 13. Heavy Metal band ________ of God released an album under the name Burn the Priest.

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