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I AM THE OWL

A Mission to Civilize: Part I

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A Mission to Civilize: Part I is the first EP from Fort Collins punk rock band, I Am The Owl. Staying faithful to punk’s D.I.Y. mentality, the EP was recorded, mixed, and mastered by the band’s vocalist and guitarist, Josh Rivera, with the exception of the drums being tracked by Oliver Mueller of Slow Caves. With well written and executed parts, I Am The Owl is a good reflection of modern punk music. True to punk roots, the band’s six-song EP examines the current political climate. The EP opens up on a strong note with hard-hitting guitars on the track “Thoughts &

Prayers”. The song carries a message for politicians and people who stand by idly, using empty words instead of taking action. The following track, “Discharge,” perhaps the strongest song on the album, is another politically charged track about government distrust and overreach. The EP really lives up to its name as the band sets out to spread their message against uncivil acts of the government. Each song on the album posses a similar feel but there is enough variation to keep things interesting. The instrumentals are the strongest aspect of this EP, with solid playing from each member of the band. From the tight drumming, to solid bass lines, to beefy guitars, I Am The Owl really nailed the sound that they were going for. The EP is a strong first official release for a band that is quickly becoming a staple in the Fort Collins punk scene. From front to back, A Mission to Civilize: Part I hits hard with its guitar driven and politically charged songs. Catch them May 27th for their EP release show at Hodi’s Half Note with American Blackout, Men of Letters, and Foreverfall.

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Loveland, Colorado is a strange place. Situated conveniently on the I-25 corridor, it is simultaneously too far from anything cool and perfectly located between many awesome things to do. A true Colorado city, life in Loveland can be quiet, suburban, and scenic. But like everywhere else, when you mix these things together you get a reaction and often it is an artistic response to the loneliness and the self-imposed isolation of living in what can feel like a suburb of a suburb. The fourpiece dream pop outfit Gleemer is that reaction. Hailing Loveland as their home, Gleemer earns their dream pop label as their sound walks a fine line be-

tween dreary and energetic, capturing a sadness and a longing that will speak to a lot of music lovers looking for something different. They crank the distortion at all the right times, never over doing it, maintaining their aesthetic in the process. Their latest album, Moving Away, is a testament to their sound and stands strong from beginning to end. As far as production goes, Moving Away sparkles. The guitar tones are crisp and there is a depth to the instrumentation that comes from strong song writing. The vocals sound muddy from time to time but that simply adds to the overall feel. Songs like album opener “Gauze,” and later “Cool Back” show not only an attention to detail but the ability to construct a solid song. The hooks are catchy and have that stickiness that causes good songs to linger around after they’re done being played. For casual listeners not looking to dig into the album, they will find Gleemer sounding like a couple emo sad boys complaining about their parents. But for those wanting more out of their music, Moving Away is a beautiful record with a lot of depth and emotion. It goes to show what a little know-how will do for an album. Gleemer is Colorado’s sleeper band right now so do yourself a favor and check them out.

BandWagon Magazine northern colorado arts & entertainment JUNE 2016 album’s release throughout most of the month of June and a couple of dates in early July. Joining him is The Ghost Orchestra, which is comWith The Colorado Symphony prised of many Colorado musicians, with him in these recordings has as well as some members of the impacted the dynamics of his mu- Colorado Symphony. Additionally, sic substantially. “Liars,” a track he is appearing at select dates with which he recently released as a single, starts the album quietly with a somber acoustic guitar and builds continuously throughout the rest of the five-minute song, with the orchestra embellishing Isakov’s quartet and filling out every empty space. This track gives headway to what the rest of the album has in store– with the gentle yet driving folk sound Isakov is known for, envelZach Shepherd oped in the sea of sound produced BandWagon Magazine by the well-seasoned performers of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Having played with the Colorado In a recent interview with The Wall Symphony Orchestra at Boettcher Street Journal, Isakov discussed the Concert Hall back in November new album’s sound with the Colo2013, Gregory Alan Isakov has re- rado Symphony’s involvement, “It cently revisited that night by re- gives the songs a huge, dynamic cording a full length of many of his sense of space, similar to how small older compositions featuring the yet connected we can feel when we are alone beneath a huge starry sky.” Colorado Symphony. In celebration, Isakov is hitting Upon listening through, it is apparent that having the orchestra the road immediately following the

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the National Symphony Orchestra in DC, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Vermont Symphony, Maine Youth Rock Orchestra, and has plans to announce dates for a second leg of the tour throughout the west coast.

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“Grabar este disco en vivo sin hacerlo desde un estudio ni efectos, es mostrar nuestra esencia y alegría que se mantiene intacta desde que comenzamos hasta hoy, una muestra al desnudo tal y como somos” dice Emilio Regueira. La banda famosa por su fusión de rock y ska, Los Rabanes viajará en su gira compartiendo su noveno álbum en más de 35 ciudades. Con reputación internacional, en su gran gira “EnDirecto” pararán en La Rumba

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en Denver este 4 de abril. En sus más de veinte años tocando juntos, el grupo de la ciudad de Chitré, Panamá comenzó en enero en Costa Rica y hasta finales de junio transcurrirán los Estados Unidos. Esta colaboración de músicos incluye a Emilio Regueira Pérez, vocalista y guitarrista, Christian “Pipón” Torres, vocalista y bajista, Javier Saavedra sonando la batería, y Randy “Salsa” Cuevas en los teclados. Entre sus ocho discos grabados han producido independientemente al igual que colaboraciones por Centroamérica, y hasta con los estudios Crescent Moon de Emilio Estefan para Crescent Moon Records y Sony Music. No es sorprendente que han logrado ser elegidos como Mejor álbum de rock en 2000 y de Rock Alternativo en 2007 en los Latin Grammy’s. Aun con tanto reconocimiento y experiencia dicen: “Seguimos siendo los mismos jóvenes que disfrutamos como el primer día cada uno de nuestros conciertos y la cercanía con la gente”.

Continúan a declarar sus perspectivas de los temas que ven importantes, problemas sociales y económicos que existen en todas partes del mundo. Hacen su música con fuerza y motivación para expre-

sar a través de su trabajo, “la alegría de vivir, compartir, algunas veces usamos el humor, cosas cotidianas, historias que nos han ocurrido, historias que hemos vivido y qué mejor que convertirlas en canciones”.

“Recording this album live without effects or a studio, is showing our essence and happiness that remains intact since we started up until today, it displays our naked selves just as we are,” says Emilio Regueira. The band famous for its fusion of rock and ska, Los Rabanes will be touring and sharing their ninth album in over 35 cities. With a reputation known internationally they great tour “EnDirecto” tour will make a stop at La Rumba in Denver, April 4. Having played together for over twenty years, this group from Chitre, Panama began their tour in January in Costa Rica and by the ends of June they will have traveled across the United States. This collaboration of musicians includes Emilio Regueira Perez, singer and guitarist, Christian “Pipón” Torres, vocalist and bassist, Javier Saavedra playing drums, and Randy “Salsa” Cuevas on keyboards. Among the eight recorded discs they have independently pro-

duced and collaborated throughout Central America, and even with Crescent Moon Studios Emilio Estefan for Crescent Moon Records and Sony Music. Not surprisingly, they have managed to be chosen as Best Rock Album in 2000 and Alternative Rock in 2007 at the Latin Grammy’s. Even with their recognitions and experiences the band says: “We’re the same young guys enjoying each of our concerts and closeness to the people since day one.” They continue to declare their perspectives of the issues they deem important, similar social and economic problems that exist everywhere in the world. They create their music with strength and motivation to express through their work, “the joy of living, sharing, sometimes we use humor, ordinary things, stories that have happened to us, stories we’ve lived and what better way than to turn them into songs.”

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New on 94.3 The x: Songs you need to hear this month... Mollie Kendrick | On Air M-F 6a.m.-10a.m. 888 “Critical Mistakes”

Band of Horses “Casual Party”

After 12 years, 3 albums, and a 2013 project gone dormant, members of the late hybrid metalcore band Drop Dead, Gorgeous have a brand new sound and EP under the new name, 888 - plus a single pleasantly suited for radio called “Critical Mistakes.” The MySpace/ wannabe scene kid in me that listened to other Colorado bands Single File and Tickle Me Pink growing up wishes 888 was around back then; while I hate to be cliche and automatically compare them to other Colorado bands, 888 is up there with the best of them and “Critical Mistakes” is proof that they’re the real deal.

The leading single off their first album in 4 years, “Casual Party” very honestly explains how many of us feel at family get-togethers: anxious, awkward, and leaving us murmuring to ourselves, “get me the Hell out of here.” Consequence of Sound says frontman Ben Bridwell wrote most of the album around family rather than secluding himself in a cabin or beach house as usual; however, it wasn’t until he received some encouraging words from Rick Rubin that Bridwell was able to bring the record inspired by family baggage to fruition (Rubin is credited as Executive Producer on the LP, Why Are You OK).

New Beat Fund “No Type” Usually I hate when new bands release a cover as a single, but this fresh take on a Rae Sremmurd song works. New Beat Fund takes a song that would obviously never make sense to put on an alternative radio station, and effortlessly morphs it into a tune that not only fits the format perfectly, but is catchy as hell. Finally, I hate to go there but I have to (so I will): if bad bitches is the only thing that you like, you’re gonna love this song.

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Wild Belle “Throw Down Your Guns”

Running away, “crazy” producers, and a rough breakup during one long Chicago winter, along with experimental Jamaican musical textures on saxophone, keyboards, and kalimba led to one Hell of a record that I can’t get enough of from brother-sister duo, Wild Belle. “I ran away for a while, then we started making some dope s---,” Natalie Bergman told the Chicago Tribune of her tumultuous-yet-empowering relationship with producer Doc McKinney, who told her that Young the Giant “Something to Believe In” her song wasn’t a hit soon after they first met. This reality check certainly worked, because the The first radio single off their new album, track is simply kickass. “Home of the Strange,” Young the Giant’s “Something to Believe In” may or may not give Fitz and the Tantrums “HandClap” you something to believe in, but it will give you a lot to think about. Serving as a follow-up to the Fitz and the Tantrums is one of those bands online release of their Franz Kafka-inspired track that has no problem following up catchy songs “Amerika,” the song represents one piece of the from previous albums with tunes that are puzzle to what we know as the American Dream equally as catchy. This song proves that, and - just part of the baggage and symbolizing one it’s totally worthy of being played during an Ellen Degeneres Show dance party. of many emotions that comes with it.

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By Kyle Eustice | BandWagon Magazine Only a handful of indie hip-hop artists have experienced the meteoric rise to fame Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have. From relative obscurity to the cover of Rolling Stone, the Seattle-based duo is deeply submerged in the spotlight. It’s all moving incredibly fast, but they are apparently enjoying the roller coaster ride. The pair’s latest album, This Unruly Mess I’ve Made, chronicles his growth as a husband and father while juggling the insanity that comes along with his new celebrity status. Born Ben Haggerty in 1983, he grew up in Seattle and graduated from Evergreen State College in 2005 during which time he released his first EP, The Language of My World. But that’s where his career came to a screeching halt. Haggerty was struggling with a menacing drug addiction behind closed doors, which zapped his creativity. He cites 2005-2009 as years of very low production. “I had always wanted to get clean and sober, but didn’t really have the tools to do it,” Haggerty explains. “I had the desire to quit using drugs and alcohol, but I didn’t know how to get out of my environment, I didn’t know how to get out of my head and really focus on who I wanted to be. I didn’t have that resource.” Macklemore’s live shows now swarm with people of all ages, race and gender. During his performances, he often addresses his personal struggles with addiction in the most genuine and sincere way ever witnessed at a hip-hop show. At a 2014 show in Omaha, Nebraska, he said, “A lot of rappers tell you that in order for them to be creative they have to be high or drunk. For

me, it was the exact opposite. If I got high or drunk, my creativity would completely shut off. I went years back of forth of battling this and trying to get clean, but it was not working. Finally in 2008, for the first time in my life I went to rehab and I got sober. I came out of rehab and I had nothing I was broke. I moved back into my parent’s house.” At that point in his life, he started making music again, this time with former tour photographer Ryan Lewis, who eventually became his producer. One day he was in Lewis’ parent’s basement (which ironically is a recurring theme in his life) and Lewis looped a Red Hot Chili Peppers’ song. He quickly wrote the lyrics to what would become the song, “The Other Side,” one of his most powerful songs. “That’s probably the fastest song I’ve ever written,” he says. “I didn’t really have to think about writing that song. It just happened. Music is just kind of an outlet for me to kind of clean out the cobwebs and really go through whatever it is I’m going through emotionally on a piece of paper. That’s what music has always been for me in its purest form. That was definitely that song for me. It took me like 15 or 20 minutes to write the whole thing.” Sadly, Haggerty suffered a relapse in December 2011 after returning home from tour. Anyone who has struggled with addiction knows what a devastating blow this is, especially when you want nothing more to stay clean. “Initially getting sober, I went to a treatment facility and there I was able to get perspective on the broader scheme of life and realize that there’s something

greater than myself,” he says. “I had lost any contact with God or power greater than myself during the time I was using drugs and alcohol. I don’t consider myself a religious person at all, but I do consider myself a person that believes that there is something greater than us out there. Getting back into a sober mind state, I got in touch with something I lost a long time ago. I was able to realize I had a certain amount of control but I don’t in the same sense. I have the ability to choose whether I’m using drugs and alcohol yet all these things that are happening to me are false. I could choose them or I can just going against them. I used drugs and alcohol as a numbing device. The minute that I lost the desire to numb myself was the most essential tool of the tool belt.” Thankfully he was armed with these tools because the relapse could have easily derailed him completely, but instead, he forged ahead, started over and released 2012’s The Heist, which catapulted him to international recognition. The album debuted at number 1 on iTunes within hours of being released without any major label support. “It’s a lot of hard work and a lot of sacrifice to put into the art,” he says.” It’s nice to see it take off in a new way on the level that it’s at right now.” That’s an understatement. One thing, however, has seemingly remained the same, which is his authenticity. While his hit single, “Thrift Shop,” was the track that more or less got the ball rolling, there’s much more to him than a silly, albeit catchy, song about used clothing. The small amounts of talk-

ing he usually does in between songs paints an accurate picture of who Ben Haggerty really is underneath the fur coats and ‘coon hats. He knows there is a balance. While he stays true to his sobriety and the messages he puts out into the world, he knows it’s not for everyone. “If you’re at that point in your life where you’re drinking and drugging and that’s who you are and what you stand for, that’s what is going to reflect in your music,” he explains. “Schoolboy Q, Danny Brown and A$AP Rocky are all my friends, but they talk about sippin’ lean or smoking weed and taking pills. They have their own spin on drug culture, but that’s what they do. To be like, ‘you know what, you guys shouldn’t rap about this.’ I’m not in a position to say that. What makes me frustrated is seeing people that don’t drink or smoke who rap about it and glorify it and try to make money off of it because it’s popular. I want to be as genuine and authentic as possible.” Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, June 5, at 1st Bank Center, Bloomfield, 8 p.m. Tickets are $46. Visit www.1stbankcenter. comfor more inform

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THE JOURNEY

By Kyle Eustice | BandWagon Magazine By 2006, Matisyahu (real name Matthew Miller) had experienced a meteoric rise to fame. The live version of “King Without a Crown” had broken into the Modern Rock Top 10 and he was named the Top Reggae Artist by Billboard that same year. With his roots firmly planted in his Jewish heritage, the fact he was a Hasidic reggae artist became his whole persona. Not surprisingly, when he shaved off his infamous beard in 2011, a lot of people were shocked. “It was more than facial hair,” Miller explains. “It was my whole identity. My whole identity was connected to this beard and this look, and this Hasidic thing. It would be like if Bob Marley shaved his dreadlocks. People would be like, ‘How could he do that? He’s a Rastafarian.’ That’s what makes him, to some extent, who he is. Real fans or any person with half a brain would say, ‘He is who he is and people change. His music is really what matters.’ People have a hard time separating the music from the identity.” It took a lot of growing for the Pennsylvania native to figure out who he is, and in many ways, he’s still working on that. Born in West Chester, his family moved to White Plains, New York when he was a kid. He spent his childhood learning about Judaism, but as most teenagers do, he eventually rebelled against his strict upbringing. Music, however, was always a constant in the Miller household and eventually gave him a sense of purpose. “Music was a big part of my life growing up,” he says. “My parents had great taste in music. I always felt music was exciting for me. As a kid, I liked to perform and be in choruses. When I was in about 5th grade, the chorus were kind of segregated. There was the Performing Arts Choir, which was mostly white kids doing chorus music I really didn’t like. Then there was the Cultural Horizons Choir, which was mostly the poor Black kids from the projects and they were doing gospel music. I was always more interested in that.” He joined Cultural Horizons and was the only white kid, which he says was the first difficult experience that made him feel like he didn’t fit in. When he would hear the young Black girls singing, however, it moved him inside. It wouldn’t be the first time music touched his soul. “I felt I could do that,” he says. “When I was getting into my own music and reggae, there was this summer or fall when I was living in Burlington, Vermont, sleeping in the park, and there was a guy who was singing the ‘Rastman Chant.’ The same thing kind of happened. It moved me and I felt like I could do that, too, so I started singing that song.” When Miller was 16, he saw Phish in Massachusetts and had an intense psychedelic experience, another monumental event. “It wasn’t about watching the performer,”

he remembers. “It was a fully encompassing experience, where you felt like it wasn’t about being impressed by the skills of the musician or being moved by them, but more that you entered into an atmosphere or a space, and they kind of took you on journey through different rooms in a house. In these rooms, you were able to explore yourself. At that point, I felt that my true love was music. That was when I could really find myself.” Throughout all of his evolutionary changes, one thing remained constant—his passion for creating. After 2006’s breakthrough album, Youth, Miller followed up with 2009’s Light, 2012’s Spark Seeker, and 2014’s Akeda. In between albums, he found time to appear in two films, 2010’s A Buddy Story and 2012’s The Possession. “When I was 18, I was in a play called ‘Equus’ in a theater in Central Oregon,” he recalls. “I was going to see which road opened up for me—acting or music.” The road soon led to music. Miller returned to New York, where he attended to The New School and took a lot of acting classes, but continued to work music himself. Eventually, he stopped doing both to focus on religion and spiritually, although after a couple of years, he returned to music. “That door opened up so I ran with it,” he says. In 2016, Miller is focused on raising his three boys—ages 10, 9 and 5—while doing shows (he’s going out with 311 again this summer), carpooling to hockey or soccer practices, and riding motorcycles with his father. While he doesn’t claim to be a spiritual guru of any kind and his face is still freshly shaven, there’s a sense he’s found a peace only a higher power could provide. “Spirituality means a lot of different things to different people,” he says. “It’s nothing you can define or give a prescription for. Today my music is about putting together the right band and right musicians, and having the right focus; allowing music to be a lot of improvisation and exploration to create this space for people to enter into it. It’s less about me and more about environment I am trying to create with music. That’s the drive for me.” Matisyahu with Saul Williams and The Polish Ambassador, June 12, at Red Rocks, Morrison, Colorado, 5 p.m. Tickets are $20. Visit www.redrocksonlinecom for more information .

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6.11 // Island Grove Areana West Stage - 4pm

Blues music is not a homogenous genre. The various sub-genres of blues music are very much shaped by the location they come from. Zydeco, for instance, hails from Louisiana, shaped by French Creole speakers and taking its inspiration from blues, R&B and indigenous music from both Louisiana Creoles and Native Americans. And Grammy Award Winner Chubby Carrier is bringing some Zydeco to the Greeley Blues Jam. Chubby Carrier and The Bayou Swamp Band are definitely a unique flavor for the Blues Jam, but if anyone is qualified to bring Zydeco here, it’s Carrier. His grandfather, Warren, father Roy and cousins Bebe and Calvin are among the best Zydeco artists out there; Chubby even played in his father’s band at age 12. Roy Carrier went as far to create The Offshore Lounge, a club for Zydeco musicians to practice and perform. Carrier’s discography stretches back to 1989 with Go Zydeco Go, and has played on stage with various other groups and musicians ranging from Carlos Santana and Travis Tritt to Eddie Money and Weird Al Yankovic. His 2010 album Zydeco Junkie earned him a Grammy for Best Zydeco or Cajun Album in 2011. Chubby Carrier and The Bayou Swamp Band are playing the West Stage at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 11.

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6.11 // Island Grove Arena East Stage - 9pm

Bringing a little taste of Mississippi country blues to the Greeley Blues Jam, Luther and Cody Dickinson are the two brothers behind North Mississippi Allstars, celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year. Both are the sons of Memphis institution Jim Dickinson, who, along with fronting Mud Boy and the Neutrons, also worked along Aretha Franklin, Kris Kristofferson and Bob Dylan as a pianist and producer. So Cody and Luther have an enviable background. They describe their sound as “blues-infused rock and roll.” The two brothers put out five albums from 2000 to 2008, and nabbed two Grammy nominations for “Best Contemporary Blues Album,” before they decided to work on their own projects. Cody worked on movie and television scores, such as Black Snake Moan, and produced Ian Siegal’s last two albums. Luther, in the meantime, formed two bands, The South Memphis String Band and The Wandering, and released a solo acoustic album that earned a nomination for “Best Folk Album” at the 2013 Grammys. In 2010, Cody and Luther reunited, following their father’s passing, and recorded Keys to the Kingdom. Their most recent album, World Boogie Is Coming, was released in 2013. The North Mississippi Allstars will be playing on Saturday, June 11, at 9 p.m.

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Growing up in the Isle of Man, 29-year-old blues musician Davy Knowles learned to play guitar by listening to records he’d find in his father’s collection, which included artists like Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher, Oasis and Eric Clapton. At 19, after sharpening his skills in the local music circuit, he opted to split for America, where he toured with his band, Back Door Slam. His debut solo album, 2009’s Coming Up For Air, peaked at #2 on the Billboard Blues chart and permanently put him on the musical map. He quickly captured the attention of the media and soon booked performances on Jimmy Kimmel and Good Morning America. According to singer Peter Frampton, who produced his sophomore album, “Davy already has a recognizable style. He’s definitely the gunslinger guitarist of the 21st century.” After his initial success, a four-year tour cycle followed at legendary festivals such as Lollapalooza, Memphis In May, Bonnaroo, and Austin City Limits. He also headlined shows at The Troubadour, Red Rocks, World Cafe, and The Iridium. As if that wasn’t enough, he got to tour with legends Jeff Beck, Buddy Guy, The Who, Warren Haynes, George Thorogood, Peter Frampton, Joe Bonamassa, Kid Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Rhythm Devils, and the Satriani/ Hagar inspired supergroup, Chickenfoot. In 2014 as Ambassador for the Isle of Man’s “Year of Culture” he played the International Celtic Festival in Lorient, France, and that same year began filming the documentary Island Bound – tracking the migration of Celtic and European folk music with the early settlers to the British Colonies. With input from a host of local Manx and international artists, including Richard Thompson and Martin Simpson, Knowles demonstrates how this music was preserved and passed down through generations, evolving into Bluegrass, Folk, Country and Americana, ultimately influencing contemporary blues and rock music.

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orn in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Charlie Musselwhite was exposed to music early on in his life. His father played guitar and harmonica, his mother played piano and one of his relatives was a bonafide one-man band. When he was 3-years-old, Musselwhite moved to Memphis. At the time, Memphis was experiencing the period when rockabilly, western swing, and electric blues and other forms of AfricanAmerican music forged together to birth rock and roll. Much like the blues songs he writes, Musselwhite left Memphis in pursuit of the rumored “big-paying factory jobs” up the “Hillbilly Highway” to Chicago, where he continued his

education on the South Side, making the acquaintance of blues legends like Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy and Howlin’ Wolf. While studying under the tutelage of his contemporaries, Musselwhite lived in the basement of Jazz Record Mart with Big Joe Williams, working as a driver for an exterminator. During the ‘60s, he spent his time hanging out at the Jazz Record Mart and a nearby bar, Mr. Joe’s, with his fellow musicians, playing for tips at other clubs around the city. He forged a lifelong friendship with John Lee Hooker, who served as best man at Musselwhite’s third marriage. Gradually, Musselwhite became a household name.

BandWagon Magazine: What drew you to Blues? Charlie Musselwhite: Well, I heard all kinds of music growing up I liked like gospel and old hillbilly stuff, but blues to me sounded like I felt. That’s the short answer (laughs). It was a comforter, it made me feel good. I was kind of a lonely kid, I didn’t have any brothers or sisters and I had a single mom who worked all the time. I was alone a lot. When did you know you were going to play music for a living? I’m still working on that (laughs). I guess when my first album came out and I started getting calls from around the country to come and work, it made it kinda real. But i hadn’t really taken it that seriously before that, because I loved the music but I never thought I would make a living at it. I was working in these tiny blues clubs in Chicago but it wasn’t enough money to live on, everyone had to have day jobs. I was just getting by. I didn’t know where it was going to go but I loved the music and I felt compelled to play it. Photos By Nathan David Kelly

Since then, Musselwhite has released over 20 albums, including 1970’s Memphis, Tennessee, 1984’s Where Have All the Good Times Gone? and his most recent, I Ain’t Lying, which was released in 2015. Interestingly enough, he also performed on Tom Waits’s Mule Variations and INXS’s “Suicide Blonde.” With 14 W. C. Handy Awards, six Grammy nominations, Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Monterey Blues Festival and the San Javier Jazz Festival and the Mississippi Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts under his belt, he’s earned his place among the upper echelon of blues musicians.

What was your experience like performing at the White House in 2013? It was awesome to be in the White House. It was a tribute to the music of Memphis as I recall, and so there were a lot of old friends there, and it was fun to be there with them and play with them, what a thrill. I had met President Obama already and I had given him a harmonica. I told him, ‘I heard you like blues, if you have want some lessons I’d be happy to give them to you,’ and he said ‘that’s great Charlie but I’m a little busy right now.’ (laughs) What are some of your favorite places to play? Home (laughs). Every place has something unique to offer. Not all those people can come to my house so it’s great to get out and see all the smiling faces and people dancing it’s really rewarding.

When you’re not touring how do you like to spend your time?

How did your relationship with Ben Harper begin? We first met when he opened for John Lee Hooker a long time ago. John Lee would call me from time to time to sit in with him all the time so I was there. Not long after that John was in the studio and each tune would have a different band on it. He asked Ben and his band to back him up and have me on harmonica. At this point Ben and I knew each other but we had never really played together. But we really locked in there in the studio and decided we needed really ought to do more things together.

Oh, catching up. I’m gone so much there’s a lot of stuff that needs doing around the house. Just fixing stuff and cleaning stuff. And seeing friends and reading and relaxing. Sitting in the yard watching the clouds go by. When you’re sitting there staring out the window that’s an artist at work. That’s when you get ideas. Is there any advice you would give young musicians? I say follow your heart. Play what you want to play, don’t try to play like someone else. It’s great to learn from other players but you really want to play your own music. Play your own heart.

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CONCERT CALENDAR Wednesday June 1st Soda Jerk Presents: Devour the Day @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins–7pm w/ Special Guests Bryson Tiller @ Red Rocks Denver–8pm Disco Biscuits @ The Ogden Theatre Denver–9pm

Thursday June 2nd Bill Smith and Friends perform a Michael Jackson Tribute @ The Aggie Theater Ft. Collins–8pm w/ special guests

Foco Hip Hop Summer Bash ft/ Tx2, Rob The Galaxy, Mystic I, Prexcher and Vzyual @ The Artery Downtown Ft. Collins–8pm Satsang @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins–8pm w/ Rawtune, and AMac-DZ Chromeo and Jamie XX @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–5:30pm w/ Four Tet, What So Not Saints of Never After @ The Marquis Theater, Denver–7pm w/ Implicit Whispers, Corey Leiter, Smith House, Matt Rouch Disco Biscuits @ Ogden Theatre Denver–9pm

devour the day Wednesday June 1st @ Hodi’s Half Note in Ft. Collins

Friday June 3rd Ben Pu & Crew @ Moxi Theater Greeley -7pm w/ Bre Davis, Ubre Brown & The Dream Train, Kevin Johnston Kimock @ The Aggie Theater Ft. Collins–8pm First Friday with Zobomaze and The Echo Chamber @ The Artery Downtown Ft. Collins–8pm The Party People @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins–8pm w/ Boom Dispensary DJs, PhloEhitk, Executive Reality, and Cezbot Matoma @ The Mishawaka, Bellvue–6pm w/ Pandasaywhat and Moon Frog Rebelution @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–6pm w/ The Green + J Boog, Stick Figure, Through The Roots Langhorne Slim & The Law @ The Bluebird Theater Denver–9pm with Kid Reverie, Edison

Disco Biscuits @ Ogden Theatre Denver–9pm Racing On The Sun @ The Marquis Theater, Denver–7pm w/ Popfilter, Hour 24, Manic

Saturday June 4th House of Bass presents: EDM Boutique @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–7pm w/ Louiegee x Hawaii-J, Dak-Atk, Garfield, Fresh, DJ knives, R3CKL355, DJ Daca, Loktavious The Pump and Dump: A Parentally Incorrect Comedy Show and Night Out, For Once [Early Show] @ The Aggie Theater Ft. Collins–6:30 pm Shakedown Street Grateful Dead Tribute [Late Show] @ The Aggie Theater Ft. Collins–9pm w/ Wooleye Dixie Leadfoot @ Key Largo Lounge Greeley -9pm Winchester Holiday @ The Artery Downtown Ft. Collins–8pm w/ Lunde Station and Professor Fox Band

BandWagon Magazine northern colorado arts & entertainment JUNE 2016 @ The Artery Downtown Monday June 6th Ft. Collins–8pm If I Fail - Tour Kickoff @ Marquis Theater Denver–7pm w/ The Burial Plot, The Backseaters, Daydream

Tuesday June 7th Paradox @ The Artery Downtown Ft. Collins–6pm The Lumineers @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–6pm w/ Soak

Austin Young Friday June 10th @ Moxi Theater in Greeley

The California Honeydrops @ The Mishawaka, Bellvue–6pm with Mama Lenny and The Remedy The Disco Biscuits @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–5pm w/ Ghostland Observatory, Twiddle The Old 97’s @ The Bluebird Theater Denver–9pm w/ Strange Americans Shatterproof The Marquis Theater Denver–7pm w/ Almost Maine, Vista Kicks, Saving Verona, 1000 Miles of Fire, Bedford Falls

Sunday June 5th Barenaked Ladies @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–5:30pm w/ Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Howard Jones Redbull Sound Select Presents: Soulja Boy @ The Bluebird Theater Denver–9pm w/ Fembot, Catch Lungs KGNU Presents: Death By Stereo @ The Marquis Theater Denver–7pm Common War, Stay Wild, Screwtape

Brit Floyd @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–6:30pm Dale Watson @ The Bluebird Theater Denver–9pm w/ Dixie Leadfoot Lowjob @ The Marquis Theater, Denver–7pm w/ Cowcatcher, Straight Outta Luck, Flight Kamikaze

Friday June 10th

Jesus Piece @ The Marquis Theater Denver–7pm w/ Threshold, Hapless, Cyclonus

Greeley Blues Jam presents: Austin Young @ Moxi Theater Greeley– 8pm

Wednesday June 8th

Wish You Were Pink (Pink Floyd Tribute) @ The Aggie Theater Ft. Collins– 8pm

Katchafire @ The Aggie Theater Ft. Collins–8pm w/ Mystic Roots Band and Stay Positive Sound Jon Stickley Trio @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins–8pm w/ Front Country and Rabbit Wilde The Lumineers @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–6pm w/ Soak Local H @ The Bluebird Denver–9pm Koo Koo Kanga Roo @ The Marquis Theater, Denver–7pm

Thursday June 9th The Ugly Architect @ Moxi Theater Greeley– 8pm w/ The Covz, Poets & Wolves Sole, Church Fire , Otem Rellik, CURTA’s Bread & Circus Tour Kickoff Show

Musketeer Gripweed @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins– 8pm w/ special guests Lettuce @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison– 6pm w/ The Wailers, Manic Focus, Pete Rock, Rahzel Haley Reinhart @ The Bluebird Theater–9pm Chrisette Michele @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–9pm Speakeasy EP Release Show The Marquis Theater, Denver–7pm w/ Creature Canopy, Falchemist, The Uglys

Saturday June 11th The Crew Presents: As The Sky Darkens @ Moxi Theater, Greeley– 8pm w/ The Caveat, Draghoria, Imprisonment Cervantes’ and Reggae Movement Present: Gondwana @ The Aggie Theater Ft. Collins–8pm w/ Nattali Rize, Mindstate

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Soda Jerk Presents: Native Daughters @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins–8pm w/ Khemmis, Cult of the Lost Cause, and Harkener Trevor Hall @ The Mishawaka, Bellvue–6pm w/ John Wayne and the Pain Big Head Todd and The Monsters @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–5:30pm w/ Dwight Yoakam, Tracksuit Wedding Russ @ The Bluebird Theater–9pm w/ Kontrast & Fo Chief, Sid A$SP Ferg & Tony Lanez @ Odgen Theatre Denver–9pm w/ Madeintyo Valient Thorr @ The Marquis Theater Denver–7pm w/ Hammer Fight, Necropanther

Sunday June 12th Smallz One & Razakel Murder the World Tour @ The Pit Greeley–7pm The Polish Ambassador @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–5pm Matisyahu, Bluetech, Saul Williams, Ayla Nereo + Yoga w/ Hannah Mus

Monday June 13th Steely Dan @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–5:30pm w/ Steve Winwood Joywave @ The Bluebird Theater Denver–9pm w/ ON AN ON, Gleemer Meatless Monday - Vegan Pizza Party @ The Marquis Theater Denver–7pm w/ Pretty Mouth

Jmsn Wednesday June 15th @ Aggie Theatre in Fort Collins

Tuesday June 14th Joe Prudy @ The Bluebird Theater Denver–9pm

Wednesday June 15th JMSN @ The Aggie Theater Ft. Collins–8pm w/ Tiffany Gouche and Sur Ellz Caravan Palace @ Ogden Theatre Denver–9pm w/ Mikey Thunder Ben Nichols (of Lucero) & Oliver Peck (of Ink Master) Bikeriders Tour @ Hodi’s Half Note

Ft. Collins–8pm w/ Jeremy C. Grant Nothing @ The Marquis Theater Denver–7pm w/ Wrong, Culture Abuse

Thursday June 16th Los Ghost F**K Cancer Tour ft/ Illiminate @ The Pit Greeley–7pm The Oh Hellos @ The Aggie Theater Ft. Collins–8pm w/ Gipsy Moon

Paa Kow @ The Artery Downtown Ft. Collins–8pm w/ special guest Cervantes’ and Aggie Theater present: Authority Zero Summer Sickness Tour @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins–8pm w/ Brewfish Devotchka w/ The Colorado Symphony ft/ Ozomatli @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–6pm w/ Josh Blue

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Dave East @ The Bluebird Theater Denver–9pm w/RayReed,BabySean,DamientheArchitect

Radio 1190 Presents: Damien Jurado & The Heavy Light @ The Marquis Theater Denver–7pm w/ Ben Abraham

The White Buffalo @ The Aggie Theater Ft. Collins–8pm w/ special guests

Friday June 17th Bryan Thomas Band @ Moxi Theater Greeley - 8pm w/ Special Guests Tribute Night with Mellowship Fellowship (Red Hot Chili Peppers) @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins–8pm with Sabotage (Beastie Boys) and Lowdown Brass Band The Dead Floyd w/ special guests @ The Mishawaka, Bellvue–6pm w/ Technicolor Tone Factory and Miscomunicado Gramatik @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–5pm w/ Hippie Sabotage, Sweater Beats, The Geek x Vrv, ProbCause Blue October @ Ogden Theatre Denver–9pm w/ Danny Malone Authority Zero @ The Marquis Theater Denver–7pm w/ Wake The Bat, Brewfish, American Blackout

Saturday June 18th Moxi Theater & MILE HIGH Fashionz Greeley Present: Top Flite Empire @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–7pm w/ High Quality, DiViiNE, Digital Artistry, TYJA3, Good Bad Brakes Ent, Sincere Kid, Life At Risk Entertainment, Poerty X Twisted Insane’s Voodoo Tour @ The Pit, Greeley– 7pm

All Girls Rock Night ft/ Amy and the Peace Pipes, HighJacked, and Blue Mesa @ The Downtown Artery Ft. Collins–8pm Odesza @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–7pm w/ RÜFÜS DU SOL Girl Pride with special DJ set from Kate Moening @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–9pm MAGFest Presents: Game Over Denver @ The Marquis Theater, Denver– 7pm w/ Danimal Cannon, Rainbowdragoneyes, Michael Zucker, Aethernaut, Dr Zilog

METALACHI Friday June 24th @ Moxi Theater in Greeley

Andy Black @ The Bluebird Denver–9pm w/ Colours KOOL 105 Presents: Totally ‘80s Tour: Missing Persons The Marquis Theater, Denver–7pm w/ Bow Wow Wow, Trans X

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Wednesday June 22nd

Bob Dylan and His Band @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–6pm w/ Mavis Staples

Seriesfest ft/ Sia @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–7pm

Monday June 20th Snow tha Product @ The Aggie Theater Ft. Collins–8pm w/ Stay Tuned, Swizzy J, Soul Men and Kanon Lebron Birdy @ The Bluebird Theater Denver–9pm w/ Lawrence Taylor

Tuesday June 21st Slipknot @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–5pm w/ Marilyn Manson, Of Mice and Men

Thursday June 23rd SunBoy @ The Downtown Artery Ft. Collins–8:30pm

w/ special guests Serpentfoot, Meeting House and Syrup

Friday June 24th The Crew Presents: Metalachi @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–8pm Taiyamo Denku & Qbala @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins–8pm w/ Kind Dub Krew, Thin Air Crew, DJ Deadbeat, PDF, Marble Cake Widespread Panic @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–5pm James McMurtry @ The Bluebird Theater Denver–9pm w/ Max Gomez

BandWagon Magazine northern colorado arts & entertainment JUNE 2016 Widespread Panic @ Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison–5pm

Peter Bjorn and John @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver– 9pm

Medic - CD Release Show @ The Marquis Theater, Denver– 7pm w/ Paper Lights, Popfilter

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Monday June 27th Sublime with Rome @ Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison–6pm w/ Tribal Seeds, Hieroglyphics, New Kingston

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Saturday June 25th @ Moxi Theater in Greeley

The Growlers @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–9pm Channel 93.3 Presents: Holy White Hounds @ The Marquis Theater, Denver– 7pm

Saturday June 25th The Crew Presents: Afroman @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–8pm w/ VT, Bass Music Ent., Drunken Boxing Club, Church of Lazlo, EssenceUGP, Travis Emidy

The Growlers @ The Mishawaka, Bellvue–6pm w/ special guests Widespread Panic @ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison–5pm Vale of Pnath Album Release Show @ The Marquis Theater, Denver– 7pm w/ IAMTHESHOTGUN, Seren, Tethys, Apotheon

Sunday June 26th

Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals @ Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison–6pm w/ City and Colour Bad Cop/Bad Cop @ The Bluebird Theater Denver–9pm w/ The Atomic Age, The Murderburgers

An Evening with Dark Star Orchestra @ The Mishawaka, Bellvue–5:30pm Zeds Dead @ Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison–6pm w/ Tchami, Lil Dicky, Rezz, Pusher The Drunken Hearts @ The Bluebird Theater–9pm w/ Mama Magnolia, Cold River City

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