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Radio Rebel to Offer New Approach to Digital Music Distribution
by Tim Wenger Pause for a moment and think about the ideal situation for distributing your music to the masses. What would you want that platform to look like, and to feature? At the top of the list, most likely, would be 100% of all proceeds. Up there as well you might also list streaming […]
Crosely Hotshot-Denver’s Best, or Worst, Kept Country Secret?
by Tim Wenger Local country outfit, Crosley Hotshot, has just released a new single, and in the vein of what the band stands for, it is meant to honor the troops who have served and died in foreign wars past and present. The song is called “Sing Freedom’s Song,” and it is the first single […]
by Jenn Cohen Born and raised in the Denver, Holly Lovell moved to Australia at age 12 with her family. She quickly realized that surfing and tanning were not her thing, so she taught herself how to play guitar, and tried her hand at songwriting instead. It turned out to be the better option. At […]
Anxious Ryan
Higher. Inner. Peace – Helping. Other. People. This acronym for hip hop represents not only what the music should be about, but it represents me, Anxious Baby. I live my life on this very principle, and I believe strongly in having my story told. Denver is not the largest hip-hop hot bed in the […]
Forty Fathoms @ Marquis Theatre
by Max Giffin On May 25, Denver metal band Forty Fathoms shredded the Marquis Theatre before setting out on their first west-coast tour. Vocalist, Taylor MacNicholas, describes the band as “melodic metal-core” with aspects of hardcore, post-hardcore, and some pop to it as well. For two and a half years, Forty Fathoms has shaped Denver’s […]
Chris Daniels-Better Days
by Torch Chris Daniels is releasing his second solo album of his 40-year music career, the first being The Juggler, from 1982, and now Better Days. The album is more of an effort of a circle of friends joining Daniels on an unexpected adventure in music. Better Days honors a nostalgic past with songs like […]
Benefit for the Asbury House CD
by Max Giffin [email protected] On April 7, five talented Fort Collins artists came together at the Alley Cat Café to play a show with a noble cause in mind: raising money for the Asbury House. The show alone raised over a hundred dollars in donations, but wanting to make a larger impact, the musicians decided […]
Sleeping with Sirens @ Marquis Theatre
by Max Giffin Katie Schmoker [email protected] On March 4th, a crowd of young music lovers sold out the Marquis Theatre to see popular post-hardcore band Sleeping With Sirens headline a show with SECRETS, Conditions, and Abandon All Ships. SECRETS opened the show by getting the audience involved with crowd surfing, mosh pits, clapping, singing, and […]
The Manager’s Corner April 2012
by Chris Daniels I’ve managed my own band since the 1980s, and despite the amazing change in technology, success in the music business is built around four tried and true elements: great music, really hard work and timing (often mistaken for luck). The other key element is getting the help you need to make that […]
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