Winter on the Rocks with Atmosphere!
by Corey Blecha As I walked up the road to Colorado’s most legendary concert venue, Red Rocks Amphitheater, a slight snow began falling. Knowing that with the inaugural winter event, there would be some new “experiences” for everyone, the snow that slowly came down seemed to be an omen for a truly groundbreaking night. […]
Spring Creek-Hold On Me
by John Feuling Bluegrass music always reminds me of the Rockies in summertime. The pure analog instruments, led by powerful but easy-going vocals and harmonies paint an aural mountain scene. Spring Creek’s release, Hold On Me, meanders around these bluegrass musical mountains with a classic groove. The first-class banjo work by Chris Elliott holds […]
Descendents @ Fillmore Jan. 28th, 2012
by Jenn Cohen Disclaimer: If you’re looking for an unbiased review of the Descendents show, you probably won’t find it here. I’ve been waiting to see these guys live since I was (gulp) 14 years old, and that was a LONG time ago. Couple that with the fact that their music got me through some […]
Venue of the Month-3 Kings Tavern
by Ryan Edwards “The Three Stooges” was taken, so we went with three kings,” said Jeff Campbell, co-owner of the 3 Kings Tavern. Located on 60 S. Broadway, not far from downtown, and across the street from the Hi-Dive, 3 Kings has been owned and operated by Martin Killorin, Jim Norris, and Jeff Campbell, […]
The Symbols
by Tim Wenger I’ve heard it said that you better know how to run a business if you want to run a successful band. I don’t know how the Fort Collins-based group the Symbols are when it comes to the monetary side of things, but if unfaltering organization, and jumping on top of opportunities […]
Le Divorce
by Allison Diekhoff [email protected] Formed in 2009 in the wake of founding members’ Kitty Vincent (vocals/guitar) and Joe Grobelny’s (guitar/vocals) own separate divorces, the pair, having both played in Façade ten years ago, joined up again to make music as a kind of therapy. What resulted is the appropriately named Le Divorce, an early ‘90s […]
Mat Kearney-Young Love
by Jenn Cohen Released in August 2011, Mat Kearney’s fourth studio album Young Love focuses primarily on that, young love. Wanting it, finding it, holding on to it. Why are we reviewing it now? Kearney is scheduled to play the Ogden Theatre on February 10th, so, why not? The CD offers the same catchy choruses […]
Rock for your Health-Happy Heart Month
by Brandy Cordova February is all about the heart! And I’m not referring to Valentine’s Day! February is actually National Heart Month. According to recent statistics from the American Heart Association (AHA), “approximately every 25 seconds, an American will have a coronary event, and approximately every minute, someone will die of one.” Awareness is […]
The Oak Creek Band- “We Ain’t No Bluegrass Band”
by Charlie Sullivan The Oak Creek Band has been flying under the radar since forming in September of 2009. The outfit has been performing at various local venues and has been on the road touring, most recently returning from a run of shows in Arizona. “We played at the Glendale, AZ Glitter and Glow Festival,” […]
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