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Straight Outta Luck- Burn
by Tim Wenger One thing that can be said about punk rock music is that is has never lacked heart. Straight Outta Luck epitomizes that, perhaps even turning it into an understatement, with their new full-length record Burn. Songs like “Underestimated” and “Loyalty” were penned through years of paying their dues in the scene. The […]
G-Stylez – Memoirs of an Emcee: Reason Over Rhyme
by Charine Gonzales KDUR Hip Hop Music Director G-Stylez is a Pueblo-area MC that celebrates rapping through symphonic beats and metaphoric lyrics. G-Stylez’s latest album, Memoirs of an Emcee: Reason Over Rhyme, has an old school feel that will have listeners bobbing their head. This is especially true when saxophone sneaks under his voice and […]
The Prarie Scholars- The Good Old Days Now
by Thom Jackson The Prarie Scholars have dropped a project that will cement them among Colorado’s hardest working bands- a 20-song double album that jumps freely between soul, country, folk and ragtime, often within the same song. The songs are catchy and memorable- tunes that get stuck in your head with lyrics that you continue […]
Land Lines- Th Natural World
by Tru Blue The Natural World is the first “Best Album of the Year”. You can quote me on that. The Land Lines record opens with the tick-tock track Rivers + Streams and carries a natural ebb and flow of haunting vocals from Martina Grbac and stunning mixes throughout. The vibe is indie but this […]
Perditus
by Tim Wenger Sometimes, beautiful things happen when one gets lost. Such seems to be the case with the two piece group Perditus, who after finding themselves “lost in Aurora” have dropped an album that is both melodic and spiritual. The duo raps and harmonizes, synthesizes and sings. They present pop music with honed vocals, […]
Anthony Ruptak- Between The Hangman and The Halo
by Tim Wenger Some artists have a natural ability to paint pictures with their music, and Anthony Ruptak is one of them. His new release Between The Hangman and The Halo has a feel of intricate precision, and an emotional folk kick as strong as any in Colorado. Each track on the album sounds as […]
Wasteland Hop- Symbiotic
by Tim Wenger Wasteland Hop is hip hop, heavy on wide ranging talent, and heavy on the diva. With their new EP Symbiotic Clock, the group expands on the full-band hip hop notion popularized in our state by groups like Flobots and adds their own creative take- pop influenced female vocals. The songs are very […]
Zea and the Copper Children- Copper Children
by Tim Wenger Zea and the Copper Children is a new name to us here at CMB. The group recently dropped their album Copper Children at Lost Lake. Their sound is an interesting one- dominated heavily by blues, I was able to detect elements of indie rock, soul and a touch of folk in the […]
Wiredogs- Kill The Artist, Hype The Trash
by Tim Wenger Wiredogs are one of the hottest names in Denver music right now, and they will be striking while the iron is hot by dropping the ep Kill The Artist, Hype The Trash at the Marquis Theatre on January 24. The five songs tell five very different stories, set on top of punk […]
Oak Creek Band- Glorietta
by Thom Jackson The Oak Creek Band’s new EP Glorietta takes listeners on a spiritual journey into the minds of four musicians that have watched hard work take their music, and themselves, around the country in a whirlwind of jazzed-up pop-rock furor. The best part is, the journey is danceable. Jenna Waters’ vocals are soft […]
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