Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2012
by Rhapsody Berg The 2012 Mayhem Festival, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink and Jagermeister, is a multi-stage festival featuring Asking Alexandria, the Devil Wears Prada, Slayer, Whitechapel, Motorhead, and Slipknot, as well as many others. It came rocking through Denver on July 8. With tents handing out free Rockstar Energy Drinks and Jager shots (for […]
Spotlight: déCollage
by Corey Blecha Psychedelic avant-pop artist, déCollage, AKA Reed Fuchs, has fan-funded his conceptual debut album, ∞The Telos Amaranthine∞, scheduled for release on October 6. déCollage’s ineffable genre-defying debut LP transcends our lexicon, but can be imagined as a crystal prism that twirls around in your mind’s eye, watching, unfolding in Technicolor upon every […]
Mickey Avalon at the Aggie Theatre
by Rhapsody Berg Stock Photo On June 19, Mickey Avalon had the Aggie Theatre in Old Town Fort Collins hopping. Opening for Avalon was Seth Abrumz, and last-minute concert addition, Millionaires: A catchy, foul-mouthed electro-pop sister duo. Avalon’s music could best be described as west-coast glam rap, with fun, indulgent, occasionally juvenile, lyrics laid over […]
Be Brave-Medicine for Mistakes
by Jenn Cohen Medicine for Mistakes is the latest CD from Denver locals, Be Brave. Made up of Evan Bell (vocals), Tommy Trent and Mike Payne (guitar), Brett Marcovich (bass), and Matt Neiberger (drums), their sound is both familiar (think Fall Out Boy and Jack’s Mannequin), as well as unique. After a quick intro, the […]
Swing Hero-CD Review
by Tim Wenger Marshall Gallagher has been a busy man. He has been on stage performing with 3OH!3, My Body Sings Electric, and his former group Solar Bear, that helped put him on the musical map here in Denver. He also recently released an EP as Swing Hero, a solo project that showcases Gallagher […]
Fierce Bad Rabbit at the Aggie Theater
by Hannah Lintner Photo credit: Ryan Levander Shatterproof, A. Tom Collins, and Fierce Bad Rabbit joined together at the Aggie Theater in Fort Collins on July 14. Shatterproof, a young Fort Collins band, introduced the evening. They released their first album, Running in Circles, in January of 2012, and the band includes: Branson Hoog (vocals), […]
Syke 96
by Tim Wenger In what has become almost a stereotype in the punk and pop-punk world over the last twenty years, Denver rockers Jay Rock, Josh Rock, and Ryan Teater got that dreaded email demanding that they change the name of their band. Synergy, as it turns out was trademarked by synthesizer music pioneer […]
Fiona Apple at the Paramount
by: Sal Christ Photo: Stock When I digitized my Fiona Apple collection years ago, I filed it under the genre of “Chick Power,” a non-descript moniker, save for its insinuation that such music was rowdy, raucous tuneage that may or may not have a predilection toward feminism. While I wouldn’t have called Apple and her […]
Number Station- With My 1,000 Ft. Lucifer
by Tim Wenger If you are looking for a record that will have you slightly bobbing your head while at the same time uttering an amused WTF?!, then Number Station’s new record With My 1,000 Ft. Lucifer is a disc you need to pick up. Kate Whysner offers up some mystic vocals with a voice […]
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