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The Great Aerodrome

Happy Birthday to Me, I Guess Noel Afan Billups

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rockGenre-bending ers The Great Aerodrome knock it out of the park with their debut album Happy Birthday to Me, I Guess.

The band is comprised of just three members: Justin Maul, Philip Sellabarger, and Michael Ross but they have a larger than life sound. Combining elements of punk, dance-rock, metal makes for a high energy album that is fun to listen to from start to finish.

The opening track “Slow Posion” is everything but slow; it almost immediately grabs your attention and hooks you in with an infectious drum beat.

Something this band does is incorporate synths and keys into their guitar driven

sound without it sounding out of place or too cheesy.

This song is a great example as it features a portamento lead synth, electric piano, and piano. The synth adds a dance element to the song while the piano is featured during the bridge, sounding like something straight out of a haunted carnival.

Just past the halfway point of the album, the band dials it back slightly with “River”. This song is in no way a reggae song but they bring in a little bit of that vibe with guitar chords with a triplet delay. Coming in at 5:45, it’s the longest track on the record but the payoff is definitely worth it. The vocal performance starting just past the three minute mark is absolutely stellar and full of rawness and emotion.

This is just a small taste of the album, if you want the whole picture you’ll definitely have to pick yourself up a copy. From the great drum, bass, and guitar work, to the solid songwriting, tasteful keys, and great vocals, this band is definitely a power trio and force to be reckoned with.

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Melkbelly

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Melkbelly’s debut, fulllength album Nothing Valley may be one of the most refreshing albums of the year. Spanning a multitude of genres such as noise rock, punk, jazz, doom, and psychedelia, the Chicagobased quartet smashes all those walls down and picks up the pieces to build something new.

Made up of Miranda Winters on vocals and guitar, her husband Bart Winters and his younger brother Liam Winters on guitar and bass respectively, and James Wetzel on drums. The band came together under just the right circumstances, with each member bringing something unique to the table. The best example of that would probably be the opening track “Off the Lot”.

Miranda has a solo folk project called reddelicious, but

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here her vocals match the intensity and grittiness of the driving guitars and bass. If you were to hear the drums isolated on this song, you’d almost think it was a grindcore track. Wetzel’s tightly tuned snare (which he uses sparingly throughout the album) cracks through like a whip and his drumming is spastic and melodic, thanks to his background studying jazz in college.

While the band delivers an intense wall of sound, they also are melodic and dynamic, bouncing between catchy consonant vocals melodies and dissonant riffs, as made apparent on the song “Greedy Gull”. Following that, they slow things down with “Petrified”, a midtempo, lsd-tinged, doom inspired track that builds into a disorienting wall of noise.

With all the different influences the band members pull from, there is never a dull moment as you never know what is going to happen next.

Melkbelly loves to push boundaries and won’t let themselves be defined by any one genre. Nothing Valley perfectly captures the band’s energy and chemistry on tape, it is unapologetically raw and exciting.

Matthew Wilburn Skinner Play For The King

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Matthew Wilburn Skinner makes up one-third of the band Tallgrass, picking at the banjo and the guitar, playing the harmonica and contributing his raspy vocals to the band. Tallgrass managed to nab a spot on NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest as well as share a stage with former President Barack Obama.

Skinner is also a solo per-

former, and earlier this year put out Play For The King, a perfect showcase for his Delta Blues/jazz style of playing.

While this is his debut solo album, it doesn’t sound like it. The fifteen years Skinner spent practicing his craft as both a sound engineer and a musician is quite evident.

The album was mastered by Butch Jones at Beathaven Studios, but Skinner mixed and recorded it, as well as performing and writing every song except “Wayfaring Stranger”.

It is seemingly an allacoustic affair. If there is digital instruments being used, I couldn’t tell, so if there was digital instruments used, it’s only a testament to Skinner’s talent as a sound engineer.

The all-acoustic sound gives Play For The King a refreshing, warm sound in comparison to recent folk-inspired albums we’ve listened to.

Skinner’s banjo-picking is methodical and slow, not sloppy or rushed, which allows the listener to sink into the music and Skinner’s lyrics and voice, like a comfy recliner or a warm bed. Skinner’s voice is a little more raspy and country-ish than, say, Arlo Guthrie, but he exudes both a warmth and a well-earned weariness in a way the early work of Guthrie doesn’t. Listening to Play For The King, you get the idea that Skinner enjoys life, while Guthrie was a little ambivalent, if not cynical, of life.

In total, Play For The King is an excellent folk album.

For those looking for a wellcrafted, full-bore folk album with soul, Skinner’s debut solo album is the pick of the litter.

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Benji | Jade Jackson Jade Jackson’s Gilded, may just be the debut album of the year. The 25 year old Jackson demonstrates songwriting skills far beyond her years. Songs like “Motorcycle” are reminiscent of classic breakup songs with a hint of “Nebraska” era Bruce Springsteen. Not surprising Jackson grew up listening to artists like Springsteen and Hank Williams in a home void of computers and television. She started performing her original blend of music as a teenager in coffee shops. It was there she caught the attention of the wife and son of Mike Ness, the leader of the legendary punk band, Social Distortion. Ness eventually developed a rapport with Jackson himself which lead to her opening for Social Distortion on their latest tour and also landed Ness the role of producer for this impressive release. The album is steeped in the tradition of classic Lucinda Williams and Townes Van Zandt. This is one of those rare releases you’ll find yourself returning to over and over.

Margot | Hiss Golden Messenger Coming hot on the heels of last year’s excellent album When The Levee Breaks, is a new album from Hiss Golden Messenger, called Hallelujah Anyhow. MC Taylor and company have once again crafted a beautiful, heartfelt album that feels like a seamless continuation of Heart Like A Levee. Though Hiss Golden Messenger eschew the traditional protest song, it would be a mistake that there isn’t a message tied into the events of this past year in the songs. Yet, the message is more uplifting than doom filled—life is what you make it. The single is “(Domino) Time Will Tell” but there are many tracks to recommend, including, “John The Gun”, Lost Out In The Darkness”, “Jaw”.

Lukas | Julien Lennon I recall when I first heard Julien Lennon in 1984. It was hard NOT to think of John. There were moments like that as I listened to Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real’s new disc. Not only did I hear dad-Willie-like vocals in some of the songs, but I also heard Rodney Crowell-like writing (“Four Letter Word”), ‘Jimmy Webb/Glen Campbell meets Allen Toussaint’ music (“Just Outside of Austin”) and early Bonnie Raitt style (the hit “Find Yourself” with surprising vocals by Lady Gaga). The capper is the video for “Find Yourself”, where I see a Magic Music-era Chris Daniels! I’ve always said, “being an offspring gets you in the door, but talent keeps you in the room”. Lukas has earned his place with this 4th album.

Benji | Beck Beck is one of those rare artists that can reinvent himself repeatedly without losing his essence. On the heels of the introspective Morning Phase, his new album Colors is a straight across the board, pop treasure-trove. Working with Grammy winning songwriter, musician and producer Greg Kurstin (Adele, Sia, The Bird and the Bee, Foo Fighters), Beck intentionally set out to make a feel good, sing-along kind of album – and he delivers. From the catchy, rap laden “I’m So Free” to the electronic fueled anthem “Up All Night”, Colors is a jangly, psychedelic romp, with an 80’s aesthetic. What it lacks in depth, it fully delivers in pure pop goodness. Hats off to Beck for delivering a sunshiny, danceable disc to get us through the fall.

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After listening to the songs and reading lyrics, the group will be guided through a discussion of the significance of the albums for Hip Hop music, culture and larger society.”

Although Fort Collins is often considered a creative hub of music and art, Hip Hop often gets underrepresented in the overall big picture. There are a few sporadic shows with artists like EPMD, Doomtree’s P.O.S. or Zion I, but for the most part, indie rock acts and folk music is more common in the Front Range area. The Music District aims to change that with November’s week-long celebration of Hip Hop culture.

Kebrina Chirdon, who helped spearhead The Music District’s Educational Programs, is the mastermind behind Hip Hop History Week.

“The programming team was in the middle of a visioning session for 2018,” Chirdon explains to BandWagon. “One of our event coordinators, Jess Reed, mentioned having done a Hip Hop History Month during her time at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle. I was immediately inspired to do Hip Hop History Week knowing that a month’s worth of programming would not be possible with only six weeks of lead time. Thus, the idea was born.”

From a listening party dissecting a collection of classic Hip Hop albums to a graffiti exploration workshop, the week is packed with a variety of events in honor of Hip Hop culture.

“I’m most looking forward to the graffiti exploration on Saturday [November 11] at 1 p.m. and the Listening Session on Wednesday [November 15] at 7 p.m.,” she says. “Saturday, attendees will have the opportunity to learn a bit about the culture surrounding graffiti art then have hands on experience creating their own tag.

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“The Listening Session is a time for those that want to delve deeper into the culture of Hip Hop music,” she continues. “Small groups will listen to three to five songs from two influential albums — of course, there are many to choose from — choices, choices.

For those unfamiliar with Hip Hop’s impact, over the course of the last four decades, it has become the most popular music genre in the world since its 1973 inception.

“Hip Hop is not just music or clothing or an attitude — Hip Hop is a culture,” she explains. “[It’s] a culture that tends to be misunderstood, misrepresented and too often pushed to the borders of long-standing U.S. cultures. The Music District seeks to shine a light upon the phenomenon that is hip hop in a city that does not experience enough of it.”

From Thursday (November 9) to the following Thursday (November 16), The Music District will host a plethora of additional events, including a movie night with moderator Jamaal Curry for the 2012 Ice-T film Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap and a meetup with former Fort Collins resident/ rapper Qbala. Hip Hop music will also fill the air for the entire month of November.

“We will be streaming Hip Hop music throughout the entire month of November and doing several other events meant to engage Hip Hop culture,” she says. “Fort Collins Creative District is partnering with The Music District to present a movie night, KindDub is hosting a workshop on sampling and the Music District is hosting a DJ Meet Up.” Chirdon adds, “The goal for Hip Hop History Week is to honor and engage two audiences equally. One audience is going to be those that are curious or interested in Hip Hop music and that may be the extent of their interest, which is totally fine. The other audience is going to be those that are curious, interested in, already integrated into Hip Hop culture and that want to further explore Hip Hop itself as well as how it relates to the rest of society.

There is something for everyone during this week.”

For a full schedule, visit www.themusicdistrict.org.

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FACE A l i t t l e face t i m e w i t h :

VOCAL BAND

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They’ve been booked before Jay Leno, Bon Jovi, Reel Big Fish, and recently Barenaked Ladies at the Greeley Stampede, and they did it all with only their voice.

Face, an A Cappella group out of Boulder, have been rocking crowds since they debuted in the early 2000s. Initially formed in 2000 by Ben Lunstad and Joseph DiMasi, the “vocal rock group” has performed on America’s Got Talent and Sing Off , held shows across the world, and have put out six albums, a concert film, and a live album recorded during their European tour; their latest album, Big Time , was released in August when the group headlined at Red Rocks.

DiMasi and Lunstad are no longer with Face, leaving the group with five members: Tenor Ryan Driver, Bass Forest Kelly, Countertenor Stephen Ross, Vocal Percussionist (i.e. Beatboxer) Mark Megibow, and Tenor Cody Qualls. BandWagon got a chance to speak with Qualls and Megibow in the lead-

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up to their upcoming show at The Moxi on November 17.

“Most of us knew of each other though the CU Boulder A Cappella scene,” Qualls said.

“While we all like vocal music, none of us are super A Cappella nerds. We are more of bunch of rockers and pop artists who somehow ended up in an A Cappella group. So we decided to brand ourselves as a ‘vocal rock group’ and it took off. We are the single most successful all vocal group in Colorado history, as far as we know. We feel very lucky and humbled by it all.”

Megibow, one of the original members of Face, said he was introduced to Contemporary A Cappella while at Northwestern University. Furthermore, Face isn’t the first A Capella group Megibow was involved with.

“I was a founding member of a quartet that, like Face, focused almost exclusively on rock music,” he said. “It was one of my favorite

things I did during my college years, so when the Face opportunity came up, I was pretty excited to get back into it.”

Megibow acts as an interpersonal business relation lead alongside his work as the “drummer” for Face.

At the time he joined circa 2001, Megibow was still practicing his beatboxing abilities, so he had initially joined as a tenor and split beatboxing duties with another member who eventually left the group. Qualls said he joined Face in 2002 after his rock group, Kindred, broke up.

“Although I’m not one of the arrangers or songwriters,” Megibow said, “I still create all of the drum parts for every song, which as a former ‘real drummer’ comes very naturally to me. The songwriters and arrangers frequently give me some direction in terms of tempo and general feel, but then it’s up to me to figure it out from there. In addition to that, I’ve always loved taking care of Face communications. I still write and send the newsletters to our email list.”

“I was busking on Pearl St. Mall in Boulder for tips when Joe DiMasi asked me to audition for Face,” he said.

Currently, Qualls is one songwriter for Face, the other being Kelly, as well as the head of market growth and outreach for the band, while

For more information on Face, visit their website at facevocalband.com. Those in Greeley, keep in mind, you can see Face perform at The Moxi on November 17.

Jacob Felix | BandWagon Magazine (həd) p.e. is a highly energetic, socio-political, in your face, band that brings a sense of familiarity to their listeners. (həd) p.e. has shared line ups with bands such as Black Sabbath, deftones, System of a Down, Skindred, Primus, Snot, Powerman 5000, Kottonmouth Kings and Tech N9ne just to name a few. Eleven Studio albums have been recorded from 1994 to 2016 scattered over four record labels. The spirit of the band has evolved over the years, but the above mentioned description stands the test of time.

The one common denominator throughout the years has been their frontman Jhared.

We caught up with (həd) p.e. to gain more insight.

Q: (həd) p.e. has always transcended many genres such as hip hop, reggae, gangster rap, punk rock and heavy metal which keeps the listener guessing. Is there a method to this madness?

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A: I’d like to think there is. Sometimes it’s a blessing and a curse to just go where your musical compass is taking you without worrying too much about trying to keep things within the same genre which is what’s normally done. There is a method to the madness regardless though.

Q: What has been the mission of (həd) p.e. past, present and future?

A: Part of the mission for me is to sustain myself as an artist. In other words, to continue making a living from doing music. In the beginning the mission, I think, was just to jam and the mission now is I’m a devoted father and husband, which is much different from when I started twenty years ago when the mission was to get fucked up and get pussy and more pussy or whatever. Within the music is where I am passing on the messages that I’m getting and then there’s times where it’s more personal and passing what I feel I’m going through to see if other people are having the same experiences.

The next phases of the mission are antifascist, because I’m feeling really anti-fascist at the moment.

It’s definitely though going to continue to a statement about commitment to family and things like that, but there may be an anti-fascist thing coming up.

A: A lot of times it’s just looking for music that I like and then when I find the music that I like I sit there for a few days in a row listening to the same track for hours trying to feel what kind of words or message the music is fit to carry and from there start writing the words to the music. There are times when I would come up with a lyrical idea and put the music to that, but most of the time I am looking for music to stimulate the lyrical thought process. I’ll have ideas of songs that I want to write about or certain subject matter, but it’ll come out according to whatever track is moving me at the moment.

The next phases of the mission are anti-fascist, because I’m feeling really anti-fascist at the moment.

It’s definitely though going to continue to a statement about commitment to family and things like that, but there may be an anti-fascist thing coming up.

Q: Describe the process of writing a song, where you start? Do you start with lyrics incorporate music stylization and pick a specific song if you will.

Q: What the next step for (həd) p.e.?

What’s your touring schedule look like and when can we expect some new material?

A: We’re leaving for two months to go over seas in January, so we’ll be all over the place for that. We’re trying to get back to Australia next year and also trying finish an album next year.

It’ really busy, but it’s great. Trying to balance out constantly touring. At the level I’m at, it takes a lot of shows put together to finance my life. I’m on the road more than I’d like, but at least there are clubs that want us in there.

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Brady Parks, the vocalist and songwriter of The National Parks was drawn to folk music by the storytelling aspect of the genre. “There is something about telling a whole life story in a three minute song,” says Parks in a recent interview with BandWagon Magazine. It’s this love for folk music and conveying himself artistically that eventually led to him forming The National Parks in 2013 and there was no turning back.

Jed Murphy

BandWagon Magazine

Its Just Bugs。are one of the most outrageous bands to ever win

the BandWagon Battle of the Bands. Entering as the underdogs, no one saw them coming as they swept the whole thing, winning the cover of this magazine and taking home the $1,000 prize. Essentially a

hip hop band, Its Just Bugs。mixes elements of hardcore, electronic, and comedy into an honest and insanely original rap package. Made

up of MCs Patrick Richardson and Alex Koutsoukos, Noel Billups

on keys, Tyler Sanderson on drums, and Jack Jordan on bass, Its Just Bugs。has found themselves resonating with audiences. We

spoke with Richardson and Koutsoukos about winning the battle

of the bands, and the answers weren’t quite what we thought they would be.

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Our first two shows as a band we’re for in me and asked if I wanted to Being in a new band can be exciWith three albums under their belt potential and 13.2 milthat battle of the bands; we were just become a bug. I’m pretty sure it’s the ting, awkward, and in your case expelion plays on Spotify, Parks has turned from Parker, Colorado, Parks off moved kind of using it as a jumping point. same his storyfolk for the otherOriginally guys. Noel was rimental (regarding instrumentation, was Young the cherry on top. We not at the Tilted Kiltto asUtah a busboy, pop outfit a national presence.working Drawing early to attendWinning Brigham University sound, etc.).into Describe your creative usedhis the money to record that’s JackFoxes was a yard Tyler was process. inspiration from bands such as Fleet andsalesman, knowing how much life was aboutour toEP change. coming out this month (October 10th). still working on the Al Gore ‘04 camBon Iver, The National Parks uses strong male/fe- While getting hisThat’s degree, he wrote several songs about it. We’ve been lucky, things paign. Patrick really had the vision we Patrick: Look, Before I go into answemale vocal melodies guitar, and drum that would lead to the forming of aand band.

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“I think there is something in 5-10 years. ded to hit up Noel to jam with us, becau- should see my 1,000 different directions. And having a se he’s an incredible one lot of funnature doing it.that is connected to our for theand success he has found and enjoys what he about moods and musician P: I to don’t even know hownever bitcoin been the coolest people I know. then coming does.And “I love a place we’ve relationships… Sometimes I like toofdrive up into to round things out, I asked Alex. When I works.

Alex: Usually we just rely on the drugs before orGiant only a few times and seeing people rethe myI’mguitar find a to years to place do hip hop ago with to getmountains us going. Notwith me tho. sober.and used ally getting for theactivity music, says Parks. work on stuff, ” says Parks.

Favorite to” do outside of Angry Bugs, Alex was like one of two excited But I let the guys do their fair share of making music. rappers in the Colorado scene who was Mexican brown dust before we reel it actually good. in and let the magic flow. I’d say we’re Currently on tour supporting their third album With a degree in Advertising and Graphic Design, A: Lately I’ve been focusing on staying more of a drug-fueled artist collective Places , you can find the Moxi Parks pretty much has the best possible educaoff thethem junk. I playing consider sobriety a fullThetime The four of us got together to play, than a band. activity. I usually and modern it was really rad right off the bat. ater Tuesday, November 7th. sit at home and just tell tion to prepare him for a career in the myself “one day at a time Alex. You got We started off playing a couple songs I P: I swear to god, ifVisual Alex told we serves music industry. artyou also as a counhad written on my computer awhile back this. One goddamn day at a time.” That’s all do Mexican brown dust or whatever, ter weight for Parks for when the grind of playing sort of my mantra. I know Patrick’s favoand those became our first three songs, I’m going to kick him out of the band. musicnotbegins to get to him. “Sometimes I rite hobby is trolling on 4chan. Jack likes includingwhen “Sad Sack” and “God Never That’s even a real drug. to cut letters out of magazines and send We all need to take a break from working Sleeps.” on music, I’lljust clicked really well random people death threats. Noel’s an instantly.

A few months later we added Briefly describe how you met and work on some concert posters or something. It Instagram model so he dedicates all his Jack, and things have been going well decided to make a band. helps me center myself I think,” says Park. time to doing squats and trashing the since. bugaboos who slide up in his DMs. Tyler A: So Patrick found me actually. I was just fucks girls when he’s not at rehearsal Since winning the Battle of the living in Pueblo, CO at the time. Basior doing shows.

Bands, how have things changed? cally I’d go out every day and freestyle What did you do with the money? Did on street corners to scrape up a few P: None of that’s true. Please don’t you expect to win? bucks. Then I’d go get a bag of potato put any of that in this magazine. This skins from the farmers market and that interview was a mistake.

P: We definitely did not expect to win. was how I was surviving. Patrick saw

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CONCERT CALENDAR

Friday November 3rd

Wednesday November 1st Cody Canada & The Departed @ Moxi Theater, Greeley– 8pm Useful Jenkins @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins–8pm w/ The Way Down Wanderers Aggie Standup Series: Nate Bargatze @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins–7pm Slowdive @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ Cherry Glazerr POPPY @ Bluebird Theater, Denver–8pm Zach Maxwell @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–8pm w/ Type1ne, DK Wayne Watts

Thursday November 2nd These Jokes Are For You ft. Aaron Urist @ Moxi Theater, Greeley– 8pm w/ host Patrick Richardson Seth Glier @ Downtown Artery, Ft Collins–8pm Donna The Buffalo @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins–8pm w/ Special Guests Mandolin Orange @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8pm Haley Reinhart @ Bluebird Theater, Denver–8pm w. Pross Pop Punk Cover Night @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–8pm ft/ Worst Neighbors (performing Blink 182), The Chandeliers (performing Paramore)

Its Just Bugs @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–8pm w/ THE GREAT AERODROME, futurebabes Sonic Blossom ft. Kalya Scintilla & Eve Olution @ Aggie Teatre, Fort Collins–8pm w/ Bluetech, Whitebear, Frameworks Live Band Swingin’ Utters @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Western Settings, Darius Koski, The Blackeyed Saints The Motet: Mixtape @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ Exmag Rally ‘Round The Family (Rage Against The Machine Tribute) @ Bluebird Theater, Denver­–8pm w/ Fauxgazi (Fugazi Tribute) The Stone Foxes @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–7pm w/ Indigenous Robot, And The Black Feathers

Saturday November 4th Trev Rich @ Moxi Theater, Greeley– 8pm w/ Ray Reed, High Quality Holdfast. @ Downtown Artery, Ft Collins–8pm w/ Places Back Home, Bitter Suns Graham Good & The Painters @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft Collins–8pm w/ Hermit Commune and SYCDVK Witt Lowry @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ Ro Ransom The Motet @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–9pm w/ Analog Son

ITS JUST BUGS Friday November 3rd, 2017 at Moxi Theater

YHETI @ Bluebird Theater, Denver–9pm w/ Toadface

6lack @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ Sabrina Claudio, Sy Ari Da Kid

Sunday November 5th

Wednesday November 8th

Butcher Babies @ Moxi Theater, Greeley– 7pm w/ The Panoramic, Scarlet Canary, A Vintage Future

Acoustic Nights ft/ Sammy Johnson @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins–8pm w/ Special Guests

Diarrhea Planet @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ The Beeves, Professor Plumb

Tyler, The Creator @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–9pm w/ Taco

Will Hoge @ Bluebird Theater, Denver­–8pm w/ Dan Layus

Ryan Dart (Album Release) @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–7pm w/ Super 400, A.J. Fullerton

Mild High Club @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–7pm Shy Boys

Monday November 6th The Safes @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm w/ Men of Letters The Drums @ Bluebird Theater, Denver–8pm w/ Methyl Ethel

Tuesday November 7th The National Parks @ Moxi Theater, Greeley– 8pm w/ Special Guests Justin Jay @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft Collins–8pm w/ Special Guests Beach Slang @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Dave Hause and The Mermaid, Hannah Racecar

Thursday November 9th Amplified Heat @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm w/ Brent Loveday & The Dirty Dollars The Burial Plot, Remain and Sustain Split EP Release @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Dead Set, Souls, Venom and Valor SPAFFORD @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–9pm 2/ Soule Monde Luca Lush @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–7pm w/ Thoreau

Friday November 10th Draghoria & Swedish Invasion Tour @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–8pm w/ Deception, Strykjärn, Incarnit, Escaping Amenti

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Slaughter Beach, Dog @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–7pm w/ Shannen Moser

Saturday November 11th Secondhand Serenade @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–7pm w/ Ronnie Winter, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Bardots @ Downtown Artery, Fort Collins– 7pm w/ Wool Eye and Elise Wunder

SECONDHAND SERENADE Saturday November 11th, 2017 at Moxi Theater

Femme Showcase @ Downtown Artery, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ Bandits, Rat Doctor, Hello Dollface

This Broken Beat - Album Release Show @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Nightlove, OptycNerd, Wanderer, Water Aerobics

We Are William @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ ThoughtPilot, Autumn Burn, Wolfer, Soviet Mothers

Desert Dwellers & Quixotic @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–9pm w/ Mikey Thunder, Erothyme, Moon Frog

SPAFFORD @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins–8pm w/ Soule Monde

Cabinet / Billy Strings @ Ogden Theater, Denver–9pm w/ Whiskey Shivers

Iron Chic @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–7pm w/ plasma canvas Consider The Source @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ Vintage Pistol Mark Farina @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins–8pm w/ PK, Douglass, massTree and Anthony Cole Ghostemane @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ Wavy Jone$, Nedarb, Wasted Youth Andrew McMahon in The Wilderness @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–6pm w/ Acoustic Performances by Allen Stone, Oxblood, Zac Clark. Guest Appearance by Brian Ireland

Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–6pm w/ Steady Hands, Chase Huglin, Crooked Teeth, Shortly Kishi Bashi @ Ogden Theater, Denver–8pm w/ Tall Tall Trees WIFISFUNERAL @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–7pm DANNY TOWERS, 458KEEZ, CHRIS DINERO, DJ YAZMINE

Monday November 13th Rodney Whitaker @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–6:30pm w/ UNC Jazz Faculty Ensemble Lil Debbie @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ Raven Felix, Swizzy J

Tuesday November 14th Quinn Cicala @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm w/ The Great Aerodrome, Nearby Liars HIRIE @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft Collins–8pm w/ Nattali Rize and Special Guests

Cabinet / Billy Strings @ Ogden Theater, Denver–9pm w/ Whiskey Shivers

Rittz @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins–8pm w/ Special Guests

Jacob Banks @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–7pm w/ Vera Blue

‘68 @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Stolas, Alistair Hennessey

Sunday November 12th

Wednesday November 15th

(Hed) P.E. @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–7pm

The Blasters @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft Collins–8pm w/ Special Guests

John Statz @ Downtown Artery, Fort Collins– 7pm w/ Hayward Williams, Sam Burns, Jason Larson Black Dots @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm w/ Vertical Arrays, Bastards Of Young

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Earphorik @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ The Great Salmon Famine

Within The Ruins @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Enterprise Earth, Aversions Crown, Currents, Skyburial, It’s Always Sunny in Tijuana Cut Copy @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8pm

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NEW FOUND GLORY Wednesday November 16th at Aggie Theatre in Fort Collins

SonReal @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–7pm

Thursday November 16th Triton @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm w/ Kenaima, The Leshen SoDown @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ Statik and Krushendo New Found Glory @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins–7pm w/ Special Guests

SINCE 1992

Cindy Wilson (of the B-52s) @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ Olivia Jean Action Bronson @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–9pm w/ Trash Talk Melkbelly @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–7pm

Friday November 17th Face Vocal Band @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–7pm w/ Special Guests The Good Time Travelers @ Downtown Artery, Fort Collins– 7pm Edison @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ Lola Rising and Maxwell Hughes Trout Steak Revival @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins–8pm w/ Canyon Collected

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Suicide Silence @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Upon A Burning Body, Slaughter to Prevail, Prison Super Diamond and The Neil Diamond Tribute @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ Petty Theft Kitchen Dwellers / Horseshoes & Hand Grenades @ Ogden Theater, Denver–8pm w/ The Two Tracks Flobots @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–7pm

Saturday November 18th Grieves @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins– 8pm w/ PROBCAUSE and Reason The Citizen Everyone Orchestra ft. Claude Coleman, Jr., Chuck Garvey, Joel Cummins, Mike Rempel, Zdenek Gubb, Josh Schwartz & Shira Elias, Matt Bricker @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins–8pm w/ The RunniKine IAMTHESHOTGUN @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–6pm w/ Doomsday for the Destroyer, The Common Good, Instant Transmission, Sulphurensis, Dirty Sprite The Devil Makes Three @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–9pm w. Scott H. Biram Kitchen Dwellers / Horseshoes & Hand Grenades @ Ogden Theater, Denver–8pm w/ Mile High Express

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Dead Horses @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–8pm w/ Luke Callen & Wolf van Elmand (Von Stomper)

Sunday November 19th BILL THE WELDER & BOMB THREAT @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm Oceans Ate Alaska @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ invent, animate, Dayseeker, Afterlife, Bermuda Skies, A Flood Foretold The Devil Makes Three @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–9pm w. Scott H. Biram Hayes Carll @ Ogden Theater, Denver–8pm w/ The Band of Heathens

Monday November 20th I Prevail @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ We Came As Romans, The World Alive, Escape The Fate

Wednesday November 22nd Citizen @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Sorority Noise, Great Grandpa REZZ @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ Dr. Fresch, BlackGummy Gryffin @ Ogden Theater, Denver–8pm w/ Win and Woo, Aaokay Flaural @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–7pm w/ Bad Licks

Friday November 24th The River Arkansas @ Downtown Artery, Fort Collins– 7pm w/ Stelth Ulvang and his Earnest Pack of Wild Dogs Guttermouth / Koffin Kats @ Marquis Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ The Atom Age, Gallows Bound San Holo @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–9pm w/ DROELOE, Just A Gent

Magic Beans @ Bluebird Theater, Denver–8pm w/ Cycles Klassick @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–8pm w/ Q Mack, Koo Qua, David Frederick, Sour Street, Luke Hightree, Katarak

Saturday November 25th Cycles & Moves At Midnight @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins–8pm w/ The Jive Tribe San Holo @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–9pm w/ DROELOE, Just A Gent Hayden James @ Bluebird Theater, Denver–9pm w/ BAYNK, Grace Pitts

Tuesday November 28th MOGWAI @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ Xander Harris The Frights @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–7pm w/ Hockey Dad, Vundabar

Wednesday November 29th The Broken Crowns Tour ft/ Matisyahu @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins–7pm w/ Common Kings & Orphan

Thursday November 30th Señorita Sometimes @ Surfside 7, Fort Collins–9pm w/ Bevin Luna

Sunday November 26th

My Body Sings Electric 10 Year Anniversary @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins– 7pm w/ Slow Caves, Modern Suspects, Silver and Gold and Luxxe

Jack & Jack @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ PRETTYMUCH

Dopapod @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins–8pm w/ Genetics

The Midnight Club @ Larimer Lounge, Denver–5pm

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