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futurebabes

Wolves // Thirsty Man’s Hungry Plea Noel Billups

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futurebabes just released two singles, “Wolves” and “Thirsty Man’s Hungry Plea,” just in time for the holiday season. The synth pop outfit is the brainchild of singer/keyboardist Jed Murphy, who is joined by Mikey Unruh on bass and Zach Shepherd on guitar. The band channels ‘80s nostalgia with the pulsating rhythm of drum machines, lush synths, and Murphy’s crooning baritone voice. While both songs will make your body move, “Wolves” is the more upbeat of the two. The song starts off with a synthstring lead on top of a halftime beat that sets the vibe for the song right before the drums pick up to single time when Murphy’s vocal come in. The lush synth pads combined with Shepherd’s ambient guitar playing throughout the song create a dreamy texture that make for a nice contrast

against the driving drums and bass. The best part of this song may be the arpeggiated synthesizers and airy lead synth that make for some catchy melodies that will be stuck in your head. “Thirsty Man’s Hungry Plea” keeps a consistent beat throughout the song that keeps this track chugging along. There is a lot of synth work going on here as the parts are built layer upon layer with no lack of synth pads or arpeggiators. Shepherd’s guitar work again, nicely compliments the synths without getting too much in the way. While this band is all about sonic texture, Shepherd’s guitar virtuosity gets to shine a little bit at the end of the song with a short and sweet solo. Almost like Van Halen meets ‘80s synth pop. futurebabes proves that synth pop is still alive and kicking. They offer some nice variety to the Colorado music scene while they keep synthesizers cool. 5 | BANDWAGON MAGAZINE

Underseer Self-Titled

Noel Billups

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New to the Greeley music scene, Underseer is an explosive band. Starting as an instrumental group, Austin Southern, Christian Nunez, and Damon Tyson on guitar, bass, and drums respectively got together to play some heavy, in-your-face, and groovy tunes. After a while of playing as a three piece, Michael Olivier, formerly of Disguise the Silence, joined the band as the lead vocalist. Olivier’s vocals added a totally new element to the band as his clean vocals nicely compliment the band’s heavy riffs. Shortly after, the band hit the studio to record a selftitled, eight-track album with Olivier also serving as the recording, mixing, and mastering engineer for the album.

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The first track sets an ominous tone for the album as it opens up with just organ and vocals. But don’t be fooled by the simplicity, as the album is filled with plenty of post-hardcore goodness. What really sticks out on this album is the band’s ability to bounce between melodicism and heavy grooves seamlessly. With how tight the band is, it allows Olivier to totally let loose with his vocals. Not only is the album an impressive display of the band, it also showcases Olivier’s extreme talent as a singer and lyricist. Some other alums of the Greeley music scene also make an appearance on the album. Sigourney Moore provides backup vocals on “Too Easy” and Zachary Shepherd, also formerly of Disguise the Silence, plays a burning solo on one of the best tracks of the album, “Hasta la Muerta.” Each member of the band is very talented, and their attention to detail and musicality are reflected on the album. Underseer is a band that needs to be seen live as they bring the energy from the album to the stage and then some.

Empire of the Sun Two Vines

Kyle Eustice

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Since the massive success of 2008 breakthrough Walking On A Dream, Empire of the Sun have been touring voraciously, gradually floating to the top of the international headliner circuit. The Aussie duo of Emperor Luke Steele and

Lord Nick Littlemore aim to solidify that status with Two Vines, their third studio album and follow-up to 2013’s Ice on the Dune. At times, the album comes incredibly close to ‘80s soundtrack pastiche (think 1985 cult classic Better Off Dead), especially on songs like “Digital Life” and “First Crush”. After repeated listens, however, that familiar comfortability proves to be the key to what Empire of the Sun have been doing all along. Lead single, the infectious and inviting dance number “High and Low,” and “There?s No Need,” are two album highlights, the latter providing more of a subdued, loose incarna-

tion of a love song seemingly written to a current romantic partner. “There’s no need to choose sides/we are on the same team,” they sing as angelic background vocals fill up the track. Its only weakness lies in the occasionally corny lyrics, which sometimes sound more like a dated motivational poster seen hanging in a pediatrician’s office, with phrases like “Hang in there” or “Listen to your heart” plastered across the front of it. Two Vines comes to a close with the album’s best, “ZZZ,” which still relies on heavy synths and more of a Men Without Hats sound, but done in a way that feels genuine to Empire of the Sun’s origins, something they’ve clearly mastered.

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Shelby Taylor-Thorn | On Air M-F 3p.m.-7p.m. The Unlikely Candidates – Ringer If there is one band I don’t have to introduce to Northern Colorado, it’s The Unlikely Candidates. Since playing an Edge of The X with us last July, the five Fort Worth guys have done a handful of shows around town, including Greeley’s Block Party, where they had Northern Coloradans begging us to put the song “Ringer” on the air. We liked it, so we put a ring on it, and you should, too. The Fame Riot – Heart Stray “Glam rock never left, it just had to be recaptured,” the two brothers Shazam and Lizzard of The Fame Riot told me in an interview last November. The Seattle-based band listed Bowie, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed and Freddy Mercury as influences, which explains why they were speaking in faux-English accents when I first met them. Their music – just as off the wall as they are.

Graham’s powerful, echoing vocals infused with elements of hip hop. This song pushes the boundary of what we consider alternative, and pushes our dials to the right. Bishop Briggs – Wild Horses This Sarah McLaughlin is definitely not the one from the sad, abused animal commercials (so we can see why she goes by the name Bishop Briggs instead). Months ago, we heard her first single River, and her sophomore follow-up track Wild Horses takes Briggs’ bassblasting, gritty alt-girl sound to another level. It’s a must-have add to your girl power playlist (even if you’re a dude).

Sundara Karma – Loveblood It’s been a freakishly-warm winter in Northern Colorado, so why not roll down the window and listen to some surf rock? Sundara Karma sounds like a yoga studio, but they’re actually a band of Rag‘n’Bone Man – Human longtime friends from the UK who Is it weird to describe a song as really amped up Hozier? Because I are starting to make it onto U.S. airwaves, starting here at 94.3 The can think of no other comparison when I hear Rory “Rag’n’Bone Man” X!

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ALI BY EXAMPLE By Kyle Eustice | BandWagon Magazine

Rhymesayers Entertainment artist and Minneapolis native Brother Ali has been spitting out albums since 2000’s Rites of Passage. It was a brave introduction to the life of an albino rapper and offered some insight into his heavily politically minded views. In 2003, he released Shadows on the Sun and followed up with 2007’s The Undisputed Truth, 2009’s Us, and 2012’s Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color, delivering contentdriven, independent hip-hop. There’s a new business model in the rap game and Brother Ali is vocal about his stance on where things are going. He took a few minutes out of his schedule to talk about his stint with Rock The Bells and the independent music business model. Brother Ali plays The Aggie on December 15.

BandWagon Magazine (Kyle Eustice): Radio is out of control. There’s no content in the music anymore. No one is talking about anything real and that’s what kids are exposed to. What’s your solution to this? Brother Ali: I’m doing what I think should be done. You know what I mean? So rather than preach about it, that’s kind of part of what my shows are about is to show that there is a lane for this kind of hip-hop. Lead by example? Just doing what I think should be done. There’s a shift in the way business is done so the underground, independent model has become big. That’s the model we have to usher in. Whether the people that get big with it are getting credit or not is a different matter. But the reality is we put a lot of bricks in that building. That’s a good thing because it gives the kids that are coming along now an

understanding that they have a lot more control over what they’re saying or doing and how they do it. We show them that saying something and having content in their music, talking about what’s healthy and good helps build power for people. They at least have more freedom to explore those things now that there’s a lot more independents. A lot of people use Macklemore as an example. He has a bit of a different message. He’s addressing same-sex marriage and drug addiction, stuff like that. Do you think more artists like that need more exposure to maybe change the message that’s getting out to the masses? I think that it’s just really important that now that there is an opportunity for more independent business to be done. It’s important for people to see that. Now people are making their decisions on what’s best for them. They are asking the question, ‘What’s in my best interest?’ It just shows there is that commercially viable lane to talk about something and that creates people that are inspired to do it. When you were asked to do Rock The Bells, were you hoping to expand your fanbase and get your message out there? They invited me so you don’t turn something like that down. The things with Rock The Bells is it’s a little bit different today. Rock The Bells is about showing a more complete picture of the landscape of hip-hop. All of the branches of the tree are included. That’s the beautiful thing about Rock The Bells. They’re not only dealing with what’s new and hot. They’re also dealing with important parts of the culture. It changes all the time. Me, Earl Sweatshirt, Common, you know, and KRS-One. Are you digging any of the new artists? I love the Reminders. These guys aren’t new, but I love Goodie Mob’s last album. Were you impressed by anybody you saw at Rock The Bells while on that tour? I know Joey Bada$$ and Big K.R.I.T. were out there. Those guys were pretty dope, but I didn’t get to see as much of it as I wanted to.

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The Terrible Dinner Guest

Jay Wallace | BandWagon Magazine

Folk singer/songwriter Danielle Anderson has been playing as Danielle Ate The Sandwich since she initially started putting out YouTube videos of her work. Since 2009, she’s held successful Kickstarter campaigns for her albums and tours, and has even had her work featured on the soundtrack to the HBO Documentary Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Wilkinson . In September, she released her latest album, The Terrible Dinner Guest , and in comparison to her previous albums, it is sounds more like a pop-folk album. Anderson said in a recent interview with BandWagon Magazine that this was intentional. “I wanted more pop and rock influences, more power, more femininity and more fun,” she says. “One of my goals was to not take myself so seriously. My songs are often heavy and

wordy, but on The Terrible Dinner Guest I included a couple of songs that I consider fluffier than the average Danielle Ate the Sandwich song. Now that I’m older and have proven myself as a decent lyric writer, I feel better about having fun and including these little pop songs that spotlight impressive vocals more so than super deep lyrics.” Anderson said her goal for The Terrible Dinner Guest was to make something that sounded different, as well as to encounter a recording process that felt different. “I wanted change,” she said. “I didn’t want an entirely new sound or to jump to a new genre, I just wanted to mirror in my sound what I’m feeling as a slightly more grown up human woman.” Anderson spent a month in Norfolk, Virginia at TAPTAP Re-

cordings in two-week chunks, working with recording engineer Jacki Paolella, and friend and co-producer Skye Zentz. Zentz helped organize and contract the musicians that contributed to The Terrible Dinner Guest , as well as have things ready for Anderson when she arrived. “I consider these women friends, but also very talented musicians and artists who would be able to offer great ideas in a supportive and sensitive way. The stress of the studio can really get to me, so it was invaluable to not only have the professional, musical help from Skye and Jacki, but also the humor and silliness and giggle fests.” For more information on Danielle Ate The Sandwich and her latest album The Terrible Dinner Guest, visit danielleatethesandwich.com.

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BADFLOWER Behaving Like Animals

Kyle Eustice | BandWagon Magazine

Formed in Los Angeles in 2013, blossoming indie rock group Badflower is comprised of lead vocalist/guitarist Josh Katz, lead guitarist Joey Morrow, drummer/ percussionist Anthony Sonetti, and bassist Alex Espiritu. After playing gigs around West

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Hollywood and a bevy of popular venues in L.A., the group started gaining more traction with its single “Animal” after playing the 2013 SXSW Music Festival, where iHeartRadio Austin decided to throw the single in its rotation. In November 2013, the band’s acoustic rendition of LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It” played on

The Voice of Germany and since then, Badflower’s notoriety has exponentially increased. Signed to Republic Records/Universal Music Group, Badflower has just begun to plant its roots. Katz took a few moments to talk the band’s name, what it felt like to put out their first album and why “no mediocrity” is allowed.

BandWagon Magazine: Where does the band moniker come from?

had recently disbanded. We knew he was perfect, so we swooped him up.

Josh Katz: Badflower came out of a random conversation Joey and I were having with a family member of mine. We heard the two words said in a certain way that made us both turn to each other and repeat it almost in perfect unison. An unexplainable association was made, and the name stuck.

What did you have in common?

Tell me a little bit about your background. Do you come from a musical household? I grew up on movies and music. All kinds of movies all the time, and mainly Motown and disco music. I discovered rock-n-roll on my own, which is a very appropriate thing to latch on to when teenage rebellion kicks in. When did you realize music was something you wanted to pursue? As long as I can remember. I used to write orchestral music when I was really young. I wanted to score films and I used to obsess over James Horner. I love the way that music can carry a story, and eventually I realized that I could do it all and that lyrics could replace the “movie.” That opened me up to everything I do now creatively. How did you meet everyone? Joey and I met outside of an apartment complex. We jammed once and then literally moved in together the next day. Alex and I went to school together, and then reconnected later on. We heard about Anthony through another band we knew

Passion for music, of course, and as a unit, there’s a magical uniform sense of humor. With modern technology, it’s so much harder to get recognized because of the sheer volume of artists out there trying to “make it.” How do you think you stood out? We always put ourselves in the right category. If you decide that the biggest bands today are your peers, you can achieve a lot. We constantly remind each other to stay out of “fan” mentality and not accept less than what we know we’re capable of. No mediocrity allowed here. What did it feel like to put your first album out? It felt super uncomfortable in the best way. The writing room is a safe place while the public is terrifying. People can say whatever they want about our music, no one outside of our family cares about our feelings [laughs]. It’s interesting to reach a wide audience of people who don’t know you personally, but so far, so good for us. People are responding in the best way.

What does the music you make mean to you on a personal level? I’m not the kind of writer that pumps out a new song every day. I know people that do and they’re freaks [laughs]. It can take me years from the inception of a melody or single lyric to complete the idea. I’m still working on songs now that I started writing when I was a teenager, and only now am I realizing what some of those songs are about. There are others I might not understand for another few years because everything I write is honest and I refuse to finish the song until it is. Even the fictional characters I create were real inside of me at some point. Powerful emotions drive me to create in the way that I do, so every song is very special to me. I have an intense love/hate relationship with them as they’re all an extension of myself. And constant self-love requires a level of meditation I can’t even fathom yet. Badflower, Moxi Theater, January 6, 9 p.m. Tickets are $10. Visit www.moxitheater.com for more information.

What do you hope for your band in the future? I hope to inspire as many people as possible—musically, spiritually, politically, etc. I feel this band is one that deserves a platform. We’ve never been interested in money, fame or materials. We want people to listen to what we have to say because we put a lot of effort into what we say.

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N A C I R E M A

T U O K C BLA T?! YEAh So WhA

By Jed Murphy | BandWagon Magazine

American Blackout, the punk band out of Ft. Collins is here to have a good time. In today’s heavily charged political climate, it’s easy to associate their name with a more protest oriented style of punk but the truth of the matter is these guys came to party. “We have our strong opinions about things but musically we’ve never really used our music as an outlet for our politics, it’s more about life experiences,” says vocalist and guitarist Craig Miller in our recent interview. If ever there was a time American Blackout was ready to conquer the Colorado punk scene, it is now. Their latest release, Yeah So What EP, shows a band making all the right moves. Recorded at The Spot Studios in Denver, the quality of the tracks shine with the professionalism we have seen

from other projects produced there. Instrumentally and vocally, everything is in the right place as Yeah So What gives us what we want from a pop punk album. “We’ve been growing and maturing as a band and I think it shows in these recordings,” says Miller. First and foremost, American Blackout is a live band. Pushing their live show has shaped their music and Yeah So What captures that energy. “We typically go for a really energetic and rowdy kind of show and that’s morphed our sound over the years,” says Miller. Recent events seem to have charged the name American Blackout and it’s easy to assume they are a protest punk band, but in reality these guys simply want to provide a good time for all their friends and fans. “We’re just four guys who like to have quite a bit of fun

and that’s what it’s always been about and probably what it’s always going to be about.” According the Miller, the name American Blackout is actually a reference to the feeling you have the morning after a long night of partying. Miller recognizes that the current political climate is almost making it easy for a punk band to become political especially as things so divided. For the guys of American Blackout, this only shows that now more than ever people need to set aside their differences and learn to accept each other. “I feel the biggest calling towards unifying people through what I can do through music and pushing that message that hey, we all need to be accepting, we all need to be loving and now more than ever we need to band together and be the American people.

Photos By: Talia Lezama Photography | BandWagon Magazine

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AARON DAVID BEST Over the last few years, a culture of muralists and visual artists have emerged in Northern Colorado. These artists, embraced by the local community and business owners, brought vibrancy to many of the empty walls the residents have known for so long. Greeley native Aaron David Best is one of those artists. With several murals in Greeley, including one in “Art Alley” and more recently his work using projection and animation at the Greeley Block Party, Best has made a name for himself as one of the hardest working visual artists in the area. We caught up with Best after finishing his most recent piece for The Ft. Collins Mural Project to discuss his new piece and his life as a full time visual artist. The Ft. Collins Mural Project is an independent organization with

the goal of getting public art up in Ft. Collins. After the application process, the organization chooses three finalists who are then selected by the business where the mural is going. Best’s work was well, the best and he was selected as the winner. “It’s weird when people ask me where I get my inspiration from because for artists it kind of just comes then you have to piece together why is it you do what you do… Later on you can look back and connect the dots and say, ‘oh I can see why I’ve done the things that I have.’ But in the moment you just kind of create and it just happens,” says Best. Drawing influences from artists like H.R. Giger and an interest in biomechanics, Best’s art is full of motion and serpentine shapes. His latest mural is of two snakes poised

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to strike each other. “I wanted it to be a piece that felt like it had a lot of movement to it and had some sort of dramatic tension to it.” For Best, he got into doing murals because he feels it’s the best way for his art to be seen by people. “Working in my studio isolated is fun but you don’t get as much exposure. In one hour finishing a mural a hundred people will see it and so few people will actually walk into a gallery space.” As a full time artist, Best is constantly pursuing new work and this latest mural helps establish him as one of the prominent muralists of Northern Colorado. Would you like to commission Aaron Best to do a mural at your business? Contact him at aarondavidbest@gmail.com or go to www.aarondavidbest.com.

“I don’t drink a lot and I don’t take drugs when I perform so the high I get from performance is very natural.”

CONCERT CALENDAR Thursday December 1st Louis Hayes @ Moxi Theater, Greeley– 6pm w/ UNC Jazz Faculty Ensemble Roy G Biv / Serpent Foot @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins– 9pm

@ Marquis Theater, Denver– 7pm Wild Child @ Bluebird Theater, Denver– 8pm w/ Walker Lukens, Clouds and Mountains

LOUIS HAYES TURSDAY DECEMBER 1ST @ MOXI THEATER, GREELEY, CO

Collins– 8pm w/ Bogtrotter, Dream Walker, and Miss Jaedha

Phutureprimitive & Bluetech @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver– 8pm Dave Simonett & Dave Caroll w/ kLL sMTH and Soulacybin (of Trampled by Turtles) Moon Taxi @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort @ Aggie Theater, Fort Collins– 8pm Collins– 8pm Friday December 2nd w/ Wood & Wire and Special w/ Special Guests Guests Meeting on the Mountain ft. Bonny Scott- Female Fronted Bon Scott Era AC/DC Tribute Famous Last Words The Grant Farm @ Moxi Theater, Greeley– @ Marquis Theater, Denver– @ Downtown Artery, Fort 8pm 7pm Collins– 8pm w/ The Funeral Portrait, w/ Bonfire Dub, Megan Burtt, w/ Project: Foreigner Versus Me Benny “Burle” Galloway Phutureprimitive & Bluetech @ Aggie Theater, Fort Dragondeer SIMS @ Bluebird Theater, Denver– 7pm w/ Mama Magnolia, RL Cole & His Angels Moon Taxi w/ Joey Porter’s Shady Business feat. Dominic Lalli (Big Gigantic), Jen & Natalie (Trey Band), Nick Cassarino (Nth Power) @ Cervantes’ and The Other Side, Denver– 8pm

Saturday December 3rd Draghoria @ Moxi Theater, Greeley– 8pm w/ The Caveat, Infinite Conscious Klassick @ Aggie Theater, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ Calvin Hobbes, Delasean, From the Void, Drumming Up Hope Gig @ Nixons Rocky Mountain Smoke House - Ft Collins Noon - 1am Van Wholen, Sean Curtis Band, Rush Archives Greener Grounds @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ Broccoli Samurai, and Mister F Dragonette @ Bluebird Theater, Denver– 8pm w/ Gibbz Moon Taxi w/ Joey Porter’s Shady Business feat.

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Hands Like Houses / Our Last Night @ Marquis Theater, Denver– 5pm w/ The Color Morale, Out Came The Wolves Nightmares On Wax (DJ Set) @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver– 7pm w/ Romare (DJ Set)

MADCHILD

Thursday December 8th

THURSDAY DECEMBER 8TH @ MOXI THEATER, GREELEY, CO

Dominic Lalli (Big Gigantic), Jen & Natalie (Trey Band), Nick Cassarino (Nth Power) @ Cervantes’ and The Other Side, Denver– 8pm

Sunday December 4th Mark Cormican & Starwood Present “A John Denver Rocky Mountain Christmas” @ Aggie Theater, Fort Collins– 7pm Drumming Up Hope Gig @ Nixons Rocky Mountain Smoke House - Ft Collins Noon - 6pm Symbols, Watery Grave, Shawn Wright& the Tribe Rockmare Before Christmas @ Marquis Theater,

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Denver– 5pm w/ Space Law, Triangle Blue, Break The Joke, Sleeping With Sirens @ Ogden Theater, Denver– 7pm w/ State Champs, Tonight Alive, Waterparks Sara Watkins @ Bluebird Theater, Denver– 7pm

Monday December 5th Catfish and the Bottlemen @ Ogden Theater, Denver– 7pm

Tuesday December 6th

Fat Nick @ Marquis Theater, Denver– 8pm w/ Lil Peep, Mikey the Magician, Smoke Purpz

MADCHILD @ Moxi Theater, Greeley– 7pm w/ Drunken Boxing Club, Essence UGP & Keen

Rooney @ Bluebird Theater, Denver– 7pm w/ Royal Teeth, SWIMM

The Travelin’ McCourys @ Aggie Theater, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ Pert Near Sandstone

PartyNextDoor & Jeremih @ Fillmore Auditorium, Denver– 7pm

Sam Outlaw @ Downtown Artery, Fort Collins– 8pm

Wednesday December 7th Fat Nick @ Aggie Theater, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ Lil Peep, Mikey the Magician, smokepurpp,

Diane Coffee @ Marquis Theater, Denver– 7pm w/ Ned Garthe Explosion, Shady Elders Lil Durk @ Bluebird Theater,

Denver– 7pm with MIKEMINDED, RANSTEEZ WhiteWater Ramble “Pickin’ On The Rolling Stones” @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver– 7pm w/ Special Guests The Circus Records Tour ft. Doctor P @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver– 8pm w/ Funtcase, Diskord and a Special Guest

Friday December 9th

AESOP ROCK SATURDAYDecember 10th @ Aggie Theater, Ft. Collins, CO

My Blue Sky @ Moxi Theater, Greeley– 7pm

Helmet @ Marquis Theater, Denver– 7pm w/ Local H

Tour ft. LIVING LEGENDS @ Aggie Theater, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ Evidence

Red Fang @ Bluebird Theater, Denver– 7pm

Elephant Revival @ Aggie Theater, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ Gipsy Moon

The Travelin’ McCourys @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver– 8pm w/ Pert Near Sandstone

Wednesday December 14th

Cornmeal @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ Special Guests

Cornmeal & Henhouse Prowlers @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver– 8pm w/ Special Guests Hydrogen Skyline

Dayshell @ Marquis Theater, Denver– 7pm w/ Spoken, 3 Pill Morning, Thousand Frames

All Wrong @ Marquis Theater, Denver– 7pm w/ Valienta, Redlands, VYNYL Cowboy Mouth @ Bluebird Theater, Denver– 8pm Papadosio (Live PA Set) @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver– 8pm w/ Templo Broccoli Samurai @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver– 8pm w/ The RunniKine and Mister F

Saturday December 10th Aesop Rock @ Aggie Theater, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ Rob Sonic, DJ Zone, Homboy Sandman Hell’s Belles @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ Hot Apostles

Sunday December 11th Mishka Shubaly & Matt Mahern @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins– 9pm Against The Current @ Marquis Theater, Denver– 6:30pm w/ CRUISR, Beach Weather, Manic Afton Showcase ft. Xkape, Croxz, BIG Moochie @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver– 6pm w/ Suckas Can’t Join, Everyday Dynasty Entertainment 10th Annual How The Grouch Stole Christmas Tour ft. LIVING LEGENDS @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver– 8pm w/ Evidence and Special Guests

Monday December 12th 10th Annual How The Grouch Stole Christmas

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DigiTour Winter @ Bluebird Theater, Denver– 5:30pm

Tuesday December 13th Stitches @ Marquis Theater, Denver– 7pm

Planes Mistaken for Stars @ Marquis Theater, Denver– 8pm w/ Native Daughters, Dangerous Friends Too Short & Mistah Fab @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver– 7pm

Thursday December 15th Burlesque Night with Bang Bang @ Surfside 7, Ft Collins– 9pm

ROSE HILL DRIVE Saturday December 31st @ Hodi’s Half Note

Brother Ali @ Aggie Theater, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ Special Guests Vale of Pnath @ Marquis Theater, Denver– 7pm w/ Aethere DubSkin “10 Year Anniversary Party” @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver– 8pm w/ Wake Up And Live, Abstract Rude and Mikey Thunder

Friday December 16th Kizumba @ Moxi Theater, Greeley– 7pm Start Making Sense (Ultimate Talking Heads Tribute) @ Aggie Theater, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ The Swashbuckling Doctors The Velvet Rope @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ Loud Mary (CCR Tribute) Gill Landry (from Old Crow Medicine Show) @ Downtown Artery, Fort Collins– 8pm 1000 Miles of Fire @ Marquis Theater, Denver– 6pm

Channel 93.3 Presents 11th The Railbenders @ Bluebird Theater, Denver– 7pm w/ Strange Americans Greener Grounds @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver– 8pm Jans Ingber’s Funk Fellowship ft. Isaiah Sharkey (Anderson. Paak), Sharay Reed (Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan) @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver– 8pm

Saturday December 17th DubSkin “10 Year Anniversary Party” @ Aggie Theater, Fort Collins– 8pm American Blackout “Yeah So What” EP Release @ Downtown Artery, Fort Collins– 7:30pm w/ Wiredogs, I Am The Owl Loci Records Label Showcase feat. Emancipator @ Bluebird Theater, Denver– 7pm w/ Tor, Edamame, Lapa Start Making Sense (Ultimate Talking Heads Tribute) @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver– 8pm Disco Floyd @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver– 8pm w/ Honey Puddle and Stella Luce as the Cure

Monday December 19th Monday Night Menagerie ft. Collidoscope, Wabakinoset, Green Hit & More @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver– 7:30pm

Thursday December 22nd Rebirth Brass Band @ Bluebird Theater, Denver– 8pm w/ Mikey Thunder

Friday December 23rd Tonight We Rise Christmas Bash @ Marquis Theater, Denver– 6pm w/ Manic, Dallas Garcia, This Broken Beat, Dear, Me, Rain in July Rebirth Brass Band @ Bluebird Theater, Denver– 8pm w/ FaceMan

Thursday December 29th Krizz Kaliko @ Moxi Theater, Greeley– 7pm w/ Slo Pain, Anizlyst, Soul Brothers, Whyte-Out, One Click, K$:HK Stoic, Wanderer, Harkener @ Surfside 7, Ft. Collins– 9pm

Saturday, December 31st Moxi New Year’s Eve with The Burroughs @ Moxi Theater, Greeley– 8pm w/ Bryce Merritt

Michal Menert & Friends @ Aggie Theater, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ Bass Physics and Daily Bread Rose Hill Drive @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins– 8pm

My Blue Sky @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver– 7pm

Friday, December 30th Nahko and Medicine for the People @ Ogden Theater, Denver– 7pm w/ Zach Heckendorf Fox Street / YAMN @ Bluebird Theater, Denver– 8pm w/ Mlima Stick Figure @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver– 8pm w/ The Movement and Tatanka

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