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Pandas & People Out To Sea
Jay Wallace
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Pandas & People’s debut album, Out to Sea, is good. And, frankly, it should be. Pandas & People have been together since 2013, putting out EPs and singles, opening for the likes of The Doobie Brothers and Twenty-One Pilots, and placing in the top three of 93.3’s “Hometown for the Holidays” twice over the last couple years. Not bad for a Folk/Alternative band formed in Greeley only four years ago. Paring up with Warner/ Chappell producer-songwriter Zac Maloy, Out to Sea is the best expression of alternative music we’ve listened to in a while, a heavily folkbased album with optimistic, whimsical lyrics. We admit, in the always expanding ocean
of alternative and genreblending music, Pandas & People’s latest album can, at times, sound familiar to other alternative albums we’ve reviewed previously. Out to Sea is flawless though from a production standpoint. The album’s overall execution in its songwriting and composition is top notch, and Joshua Scheer’s gentle, soulful singing imbues a warm, positive feeling over the listener. This album is filled with good vibes. I’ve listened to my fair share of folk albums and folk-infused alternative music, and I do place Out to Sea as some of the better stuff I’ve listened to. Nothing about the album is pretentious or overly quirky, though it can sound nondescript at times, like it’s been filtered so much that the flavor’s been muted. Out to Sea is peak folk-infused alternative rock. Having listened to so many folk albums and folk-infused alternative music albums to the point that I can’t name a favorite, I can say that Pandas & People’s debut album is a solid record. You should absolutely listen to it. For those looking for a strong folk-inspired alternative album, this is perfect.
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Protomartyr
Relatives in Descent
Jed Murphy
BandWagon Magazine
Relatives in Decent, Protomartyr’s third full-length record reads like an existential crisis, full of the bitterness and anger we have come to expect from their style of post punk. Anxiety and frustration rides high on this record, and brings with it a tension that gives their sound form. At the front of it all is vocalist Joe Casey, who’s mumbled crooning is delivered like the venomous philosophies of a drunk and angry step dad. Being called Relatives in Decent, familial strife is one of the main underlying themes of the album. With songs like “My Children” and “Half Sister” Casey creates imagery of despondent family members and the bonds of being related to almost complete strangers.
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Relatives in Decent deals primarily in truth. In a press release for the album Casey states: “I used to think that truth was something that existed, that there were certain shared truths, like beauty. Now that’s being eroded. People have never been more skeptical, and there’s no shared reality. Maybe there never was.” That’s what makes Protomartyr such an incredible band, as with them there is always something underneath their music. Like some hidden message you can only find if you listen in the right way at the right time. The aggression that fuels this record is palpable and yet it’s not punk or even hard rock. The post punk label only works for this because nothing seems to quite fit their sound. This album is the sound of collective rage, of when people have had enough. It’s about the slow burn to chaos, not the sudden explosion. Produced by Sonny DePerri who has worked with acts like Animal Collective and Dirty Projectors, all the tones are in the right place, making this one of their best albums.
Get Along
Let My People Go
Noel Billups
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Get Along is a husband and wife indie-pop duo made up of Nicholas and Cara Yañez, who just released their diverse EP, Let My People Go. They may be a two piece but they don’t let that limit them in the studio as their arrangements are bold and ambitious. Their
songs range from upbeat, danceable synth-pop to orchestral ballads and everything in-between. The opening track “Death of a Death Metal Band” is a high energy, dance song featuring both Nicolas and Cara on vocals. The band really pulls out all the stops on this one, featuring a large arsenal of instruments including vocoder and trumpet. The third track “Let My People Go I” is a ballad that dramatically changes the pace of the EP. Opening with a string orchestra, glockenspiel, and operatic vocals before Cara delivers a heartfelt vocal performance. The song leads
into “Let My People Go II”, which is an epic pop anthem that builds to an epic ending of just vocals and pounding drums. The closing track, “Exodus”, brings it back down with Cara singing on piano, accompanied by vocoder and trumpet, ending the EP on a calming and peaceful note. While the band has a big, multi-layered sound they still perform live as a two piece. Cara is on lead vocals and pianos while Nicholas is the wizard producer behind it all, playing synths, live drums, and triggering samples. Both are very talented musicians and a great match for each other. Be sure to check out Let My People Go on all streaming services and catch this band live!
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Ron | Nick Lowe Most music fans were first exposed to Nick Lowe with his 1978 album Jesus Of Cool (UK title) / Pure Pop For Now People (US title). It was hard to escape radio that summer without hearing “So It Goes” multiple times. Now, Yep Roc Records is re-releasing six of Nick Lowe’s 1982-90 albums. For the real “complete-ist”, you can own 1982’s Nick The Knife & 1983’s The Abominable Showman; 1984’s Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit & 1985’s The Rose Of England; and 1988’s Pinker and Prouder Than Previous & 1990’s Party Of One (both being released Oct 20) on CD and/or vinyl. They come with live tracks, demos and rare tracks, too. And getting them all at once gets you the special Nick Lowe lunchbox! (what will they think of next?!) And there’s a Colorado connection…all 6 were re-mastered by Boulder’s Grammy-winning Dave Glasser at Airshow Studio! Margot | Deer Tick Deer Tick haven’t released an album in four years but they have more than made up for their absence by releasing two albums simultaneously. What’s special about these albums is they are one idea but two different listening experiences. Deer Tick Vol. 1 is perhaps the more “classic” Deer Tick, an album full of rockers featuring acoustic guitar and piano. Vol. 2 is meant plugged in and a bit more “in your face”. Both albums perfectly capture the dichotomy of being a band like Deer Tick in 2017. When four years have passed since your last album, with the attendant life changes like marriage and kids plus your musical influences are The Replacements, Rolling Stones, and Neil Young, it makes sense that they have released two different sides to themselves. Recommended tracks, Vol 1.: “Cocktail”, “Doomed From the Start”, “Sea of Clouds” Vol. 2: “Jumpstarting”, “Tiny Fortunes”, “SMF” Stacy | The National The National’s new album Sleep Well Beast may be their best since Boxer. It has all the elements you’d expect; broodiness, existentialism, and that unmistakable baritone but something in it feels different. Coming closer to the exuberance of their live shows, lead singer Matt Berninger has cut through some of those elegant recording restraints and let loose, relatively speaking. Maybe it’s the comfort of their new studio, or being able to collaborate without having to spend time together (band members are scattered between five different cities and two countries). The album flows effortlessly from the synth driven “Walk it Back”, to the drum and guitar heavy “Turtleneck”. Feeling both familiar and exploratory, The National delivers another fine album. Slip on the headphones and give it a listen, you won’t be disappointed. Benji | Tyler Childers There’s a reason why when Rolling Stone Magazine was putting together it’s list of 10 county musicians you need to know, Tyler Childers was at the top of their list. Coming out of Kentucky, Childers’ music contains a powerful combination of strong lyrics and tight musicianship with a hint of melancholy and darkness tossed just to make you a little uncomfortable. Listening to Childers new album Purgatory, you are immediately reminded of Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson. Not surprisingly, Simpson was asked to produce Purgatory and his influence couldn’t be more obvious. If you like country music that belongs in a roadhouse at the end of a dark road then Tyler Childers is the perfect artist for you.
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GASOLINE And the artistic vision of Soul Mine
The Boulder-based folk/punk/alt-country outfit Gasoline Lollipops launched a successful Kickstarter to complete their new album, Soul Mine, back in July, resulting in their first Vinyl release. We quizzed drummer Adam Perry about the creation of Soul Mine, the kickstarter campaign, and releasing their first CHROMA: vinyl record. II’s five tracks, like most pop albums, shift between abeing fun and easy listening (“Honeymoon” and “Floodwater,” is myabout personal track) camIn July, I receivedwhich an email thefavorite Kickstarter to beingfor soulful I Do” “Wonder”) butlong Merritt’s paign Soul (“If Mine andand discovered not after that stuff doesn’t itssound it exceeded initialoverproduced goal of $10K.and Howcommitteequickly did approved like a majority of goal? pop artists. “Electric Love,” in the campaign meet its particular, sticks out on the album because it sounds like it be on campaign a different and album, somethingour that should It should was a 30-day miraculously fans met the have beenbefore held off the next album, it wasn’t. goal well theuntil 30 days expired. Webut had a good And time makit matter, because the execution all the songs, ingdoesn’t little videos from each band member of in the studio, in the their composition, theduring songwriting Merritt’s mountains, and even one of and my bike rides singing, up to Jamesis brilliant. town, thanking everyone and giving the status of the campaign and the recording. Even with our tiny home studio, it’s incredThat’s whatrecording give Merritt’s follow-up some –staying ibly expensive and releasing an album especially on power aftertheyou’re listening to it. Nothing vinyl – and moneydone we raised was genuinely just theon bareCHROMA: II sounds familiar, some and equipment it has a level of and bones expenses for an engineer, upgrades, personal craftsmanship that Pop music usually mixing, mastering and manufacturing the doesn’t new album. Rememhave. Merritt’s has a true knack for pop He’syour a goal, ber also that Kickstarter takes a chunk aftermusic. you meet pop artist, and greatinone that. already looking and we have to afactor theatcost of We’re the items we sold on there, forward to his next such as tickets to thealbum. Aggie Theater show in October, t-shirts, tattoos and lots more. I can’t stress enough that Soul Mine would not be possible without the generous Kickstarter donations from Gasoline Lollipops fans, who are amazing.
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This will be the first time GasPops will be releasing a vinyl record of one of their albums. Has releasing a vinyl always been a goal of GasPops? It’s common knowledge that CD’s are just business cards at this point. Mostly people buy them at shows to support musicians they love, not because CD’s are necessities. CD’s sound about the same as mp3’s and don’t have much room for art, let alone the sweet stickers and posters that used to come with vinyl albums so frequently. I’ve been a hardcore vinyl collector ever since the thrill of finding a $1 copy of the White Album at a Pittsburgh thrift store as a teenager, complete with the four 8x10 photos of the band and the huge fold-out poster. When you combine the tangible feel of holding a record in your hand, looking at the art and dropping the needle on it with the reality that the sound quality is out of this world – I remember listening to Astral Weeks as a kid and feeling like the band was in the room with me – yes, it’s always been a goal to release a vinyl Gasoline Lollipops album, and I can’t wait to hear it and share it. What were the big challenges of putting together Soul Mine, aside from running short of funds to complete the album? Time is always the #1 challenge, the “thing all things devour.” Clay and I are always coming up with ambitious madcap ideas
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for places to play, things to pull off on stage, cover songs, etc., and it seems like the only way they actually happen is to have a deadline. We thrive on deadlines. So when I booked us at the Fox Theatre in Boulder for Saturday, December 16 and suggested we put out a two-song vinyl record at the show, of course Clay texted me a photo of a list of songs to go on the record. There were a dozen, and they were almost all new. With the crazy amount of time it takes to manufacture vinyl , we knew we only had a few months to rehearse, record, mix, master and manufacture Soul Mine, and Clay hadn’t even written the title track yet. But pressure makes diamonds; hence a summer spent working in the soul mine. Like everything, Soul Mine is really Clay Rose’s baby, and he’s put an incredible amount of time into what I know is going to be a great Gasoline Lollipops record. In comparison to previous albums, what did you guys want to do differently/experiment with/improve upon with Soul Mine? I think Clay had more control of the artistic vision, especially the mixing and arrangements, on Soul Mine than on the previous Gasoline Lollipops stuff. He’s been spending something like 20 hours a day in the studio since we finished recording the basic tracks, and the stuff I’ve heard so far sounds incredible. The record has a breadth of direction I’m very excited about, and a bunch of the songs are a little more rock ‘n’ roll than anything the GasPops have done before. People will be hearing Clay on
electric guitar for the first time, and far less country beats, and the song Soul Mine is a really beautiful, weird mixture of Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Johnny Cash. There’s even a track that’s just acoustic instruments, and no drums, around one microphone, and it’s wonderful. Any particular reason you choose the Fox Theatre to release the album? We all live in the Boulder area and the Fox Theatre is the best venue in town, no contest. Rolling Stone named it the #4 club in America for a reason. They really took a chance on us for our Valentine’s Day show earlier this year and our amazing fans packed the place on a freakin’ Tuesday night, so we really want to show gratitude to everyone involved and have a big ‘ol Christmas love fest. We’re pumped to share Soul Mine with everyone and have a whole slew of surprises in store for our set that night, but my lips are sealed for now. Any plans on touring following the album release? We’re playing in Belgium and the Netherlands for a few weeks just before the Soul Mine release show, and we’re returning to Belize for two shows in January, but a longer stretch of shows around the United States is in the works for sure. Stay tuned. Make sure to catch Gasoline Lolipops at their album release at the Fox Theatre Sunday, December 16.
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Canadian jazz collective BADBADNOTGOOD is currently comprised of four dudes — Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Alexander Sowinski and Leland Whitty. Since emerging in 2010, they’ve inched their way towards notoriety with albums like 2011’s BBNG and the aptly titled BBNG2, which they released in 2012. In 2015, a collaboration with Wu-Tang Clan legend Ghostface Killah — Sour Soul — really seemed to cement their credibility, and before they knew it, they were making tracks with Snoop Dogg. Now, on the heels of BADBADNOTGOOD’s sixth proper studio album, 2016’s IV, which featured contributions from Future Islands’ Sam Herring, hip-hop artist Mick Jenkins and producer Kaytranada, the group has
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hit its stride. Incredibly (and not too uncommonly these days), it all started with YouTube videos … and a lucky co sign from Odd Future’s Tyler The Creator.
“We started by recording an offthe-cuff video of us jamming together on a couple hip-hop covers, and the response was really crazy,” Hansen says. “We had no idea people would check it out, so it was a huge surprise that people found something they liked in us just goofing around. After that, we kept putting stuff out, having fun and trying to work hard.”
Once Tyler The Creator saw their video, “The Odd Future Sessions Part 1,” he gave them the support they needed to go viral. Although they routinely record with various vocalists, instrumental music has always been their speciality. Seven years ago, Tavares, Sowinski and Hansen met through the jazz program at Humber College in Toronto. It was through this shared love of jazz that BADBADNOTGOOD was born. “We all went to jazz school and have a huge appreciation and love for instrumental music, so I guess we always have [gravitated towards jazz],” he says. “We also love playing and recording with vocalists, but at our core, we’re instrumental.” Earlier this year, BADBADNOTGOOD would team
up with the Doggfather himself, Snoop Dogg, for the track “Lavender.” The subsequent video garnered a response from President Donald Trump, who scoffed at his mock assassination depicted in the visual. “[Working with Snoop] came about just from him posting a video of him smoking on his Instagram to one of our songs [laughs],” he explains. “Then eventually, we found out he wanted to use ‘Lavender’ for his own song and we were stoked. We actually didn’t have anything to do with the making of the video, but the attention was insane.” He adds, “Unfortunately we haven’t met him [Snoop Dogg] yet as the collaboration was done remotely, but we hopefully will someday soon.”
Right now, with the addition of Whitty on saxophone and extra help from keyboardist James Hill, the latest incarnation of the group is focused on an extensive tour in both the United States and Europe. However, they’re planning on working on some new music soon. “In between, we’re trying to record some things ourselves as well as with friends,” he says. “We’ll hopefully have a chunk of time to work on new music over the winter.”
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With the dreamy, shoegaze Fort Collins band’s newest record on the way, songwriter, frontman, and engineer Corey Coffman reflects on conviction in inspiration, friendships, and the writing and engineering process behind new album Anymore. It’s clear when talking to Corey Coffman that beyond his immensely kind, relaxed, video game-loving demeanor, he is a deeply focused, creative force to be reckoned with. Since the inception of Gleemer, Coffman has meticulously curated a sonically and aesthetically coherent emotional identity that is uniquely his – leading to ever growing success within the alternative community. The follow up to the band’s 2015 LP Moving Away is due this November. This latest release – titled Anymore – is shaping up to be the most Gleemer-sounding record the band has produced yet. Coffman’s creative power resides in his ability to actualize internal meaning through music. He has a patience and conviction in his writing process that leads to an incredible vulnerability that doesn’t so much shine in their music, but more sulks familiarly and earnestly. “If I’m creating something, it should be satisfying to me and only me for a really specific reason that is indescribable – except for what it is saying to me,” Coffman said. “I try to be really isolated with it.” Coffman recounts that when growing up he resigned himself to being the “guy who records things.” After receiving Pro Tools at 15 as a gift from his father, he went down the engineering route as he grew older, but never wrote much. “I didn’t write songs or anything like that because it was so scary.” Coffman said. “When I moved to New York I was away from everybody
that I was afraid of – away from all the musicians who were better than me, and I thought ‘you know, maybe I can do this. I’ve been listening to a lot of music’. I didn’t know how to sing, but I just tried.” This willingness to just go for it in the face of fear has become one of the mainstays of Gleemer, and Coffman tries to relay that to as many people as possible. “I think anyone can do it and the whole band has just been me trying to figure out how to be a band and I still feel that way.” Coffman said. “I’ve just been finishing stuff and I think that’s where a lot of people get scared.” The guy’s a pro, and it’s very easy to tell. Before pursuing internships at various recording studios in New York, he attended the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences in Arizona – an intensive 8-month program. “I went into this record with such a plan for everything.” Coffman said. “We did 8 different drum-tracking sessions, just to try different microphone techniques. I was like a freak about it.” Even after already creating incredible-sounding records, Coffman clearly wants to keep pushing himself to do better, and is already thinking about what’s next for the band. “This record was my effort to make something as technically perfect as I could. I definitely achieved better results.” Coffman said. “Charlie and I are writing some songs right now and I’m just thinking
‘how can I make it better?’ It’s like a game to me.” Despite Gleemer being Coffman’s personal project, the history of the band is intrinsically tied to the history of his relationships. Jack Garland, the photographer who does Gleemer’s covers has been friends with Coffman since “before they could drive.” Nick and Joey are the newest members and, naturally, also old friends of Coffman’s. Charlie O’Neil, a longtime bandmate and classically trained multi-instrumentalist has been on every instrument at least once in the band’s history, and was crucial in the creation of Anymore according to Coffman. “It was so sick, Charlie and I had this vibe – the spirit of the record that we were in touch with,” Coffman said. “We knew what was right and what was wrong. Charlie and me did 100% of the record together – he played drums, bass, and lead guitar and I played rhythm guitar and sang.” The friendships formed around Gleemer are just as important to Coffman as the band itself, as you can hear him speaking with the same level of reverence and enthusiasm for both. “Everybody in our band is so nice,” Coffman said. “I’m really proud to be taking this crew around the country on tour.” Anymore is out November 17th from Other People Records. Catch them at the Marquis Theatre December 10th with Hundredth, Spotlights, and Tennis System.
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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.
photos by anthony kunovik
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Being in a new band can be exciting, awkward, and in your case experimental (regarding instrumentation, sound, etc.). Describe your creative process. Patrick: Look, Before I go into answering these questions, I want to warn you: Alex is a compulsive liar and I know that he’s answering these questions too. He’s gonna say some bizarre stuff, and I promise none of it is true. Anyway, It has been extremely exciting, and a lot of that is because we are so open to experimentation. None of us have ever been in a band like this before, and none of us came into this band with a preconceived idea of how it should sound, and that’s given us so much freedom to tinker around with sounds and song ideas. We’re all open to taking our sound in 1,000 different directions. And having a lot of fun doing it. Alex: Usually we just rely on the drugs to get us going. Not me tho. I’m sober. But I let the guys do their fair share of Mexican brown dust before we reel it in and let the magic flow. I’d say we’re more of a drug-fueled artist collective than a band. P: I swear to god, if Alex told you we all do Mexican brown dust or whatever, I’m going to kick him out of the band. That’s not even a real drug. Briefly describe how you met and decided to make a band. A: So Patrick found me actually. I was living in Pueblo, CO at the time. Basically I’d go out every day and freestyle on street corners to scrape up a few bucks. Then I’d go get a bag of potato skins from the farmers market and that was how I was surviving. Patrick saw
potential in me and asked if I wanted to become a bug. I’m pretty sure it’s the same story for the other guys. Noel was working at the Tilted Kilt as a busboy, Jack was a yard salesman, Tyler was still working on the Al Gore ‘04 campaign. Patrick really had the vision we needed. P: Alex said all of that? Literally none of that is true. I’ve never even been to Pueblo. He thinks we need like an origin story to make us seem tough and cool. I can show you the text messages where he said that. I can tell you the real story. Tyler has been a good friend of mine for years, and we had always talked about starting a hip hop project with live instruments. It was kind of just drunken talk for a long time, but one day I decided to hit up Noel to jam with us, because he’s an incredible musician and one of the coolest people I know. And then to round things out, I asked Alex. When I used to do hip hop years ago with Giant Angry Bugs, Alex was like one of two rappers in the Colorado scene who was actually good. The four of us got together to play, and it was really rad right off the bat. We started off playing a couple songs I had written on my computer awhile back and those became our first three songs, including “Sad Sack” and “God Never Sleeps.” We all just clicked really well instantly. A few months later we added Jack, and things have been going well since. Since winning the Battle of the Bands, how have things changed? What did you do with the money? Did you expect to win? P: We definitely did not expect to win.
Our first two shows as a band we’re for that battle of the bands; we were just kind of using it as a jumping off point. Winning was the cherry on top. We used the money to record our EP that’s coming out this month (October 10th). That’s about it. We’ve been lucky, things have been really easy, and that battle of the bands was one of the best things that has happened to us as a band. A: The battle was a tough time for us. Honestly we’re handling the fame differently. I was at a food truck and the guy gave me half off cuz I think he recognized me. Like, I don’t need special treatment man, I’m just a bug. The other guys invested their share of the winnings in bitcoin and so they’re living pretty large. I spent mine in CD stock cuz I tend to trust my gut when I’m investing. I should see my ROI in 5-10 years. P: I don’t even know how bitcoin works. Favorite activity to do outside of making music. A: Lately I’ve been focusing on staying off the junk. I consider sobriety a full time activity. I usually sit at home and just tell myself “one day at a time Alex. You got this. One goddamn day at a time.” That’s sort of my mantra. I know Patrick’s favorite hobby is trolling on 4chan. Jack likes to cut letters out of magazines and send random people death threats. Noel’s an Instagram model so he dedicates all his time to doing squats and trashing the bugaboos who slide up in his DMs. Tyler just fucks girls when he’s not at rehearsal or doing shows. P: None of that’s true. Please don’t put any of that in this magazine. This interview was a mistake.
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CONCERT CALENDAR
Sunday October 1st Doll Skin @ Moxi Theater Greeley–8pm w/ Bitter Suns, Maddie’s Changed, Wolfblitzer Birdtalker @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm w/ Whitacre
The Palmer Squares @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm w/ Thin Air Crew and Tristan Moore Obituary @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm w/ Exodus, Power Trip, Dust Bolt
Atlas Genius @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–7pm w/ Special Guests
Arkaik @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Alterbeast, Inanimate Existence, Inficier
Lockjaw @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Cold Shoulder, Fox Lake, Screwtape (CO)
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard @ Ogden Theatre Denver–9pm w/ Other Worlds
Monday October 2nd
Thursday October 5th
Strung Out @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm w/ Runaway Kids, Mission Accomplished
“These Jokes Are For You” ft/ Adrian Mesa and host Patrick Richardson @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–8pm
Kings of Leon @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7pm
Tuesday October 3rd Jaw Gems @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm w/ JuBee Live Band Ice Nine Kills @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Lorna Shore, Enemy In I, Fall Of Scylla Incubus @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7pm w/ Jimmy Eat World, Atlas Genius
Wednesday October 4th Sick Puppies + Trapt @ Moxi Theater Greeley–7pm w/ Saints Of Never After, The Hollow
Doll skin Sunday Octover 1st @ Moxi Theater
Pears @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ The Big Ups, Russian Girlfriends, Poor Me Moon Hooch @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm w/ Lavender Fields BLEACHERS @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ Tangerine Snails + NGHTMRE @ Red Rocks Amphtiheatre, Morrison–5pm w/ JOYRYDE, MUST DIE! b2b Laxx, Boogie T., Squnto
Saturday October 7th Kid Vegas @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–7pm w/ NaPalm and Yasi Wick-It The Instigator & Marvel Years @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–7pm w/ The Party People Start Making Sense (Ultimate Talking Heads Tribute) @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm w/ Wake Up and Live - A Bob Marley Tribute
Leyla McCalla @ Downtown Artery Fort Collins–7pm Moon Hooch @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm w/ Lavender Fields and Jackson Whalan North Mississippi Allstars @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm w/ Musketeer Gripweed The Expanders @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm The Shins @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7pm w/ Spoon and Day Wave
Friday October 6th Michael Morrow & The Culprits @ Moxi Theater, Gteeley–8pm w/ Steel March Zoogma @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm w/ Cofresi and Funkstatik MiM0SA @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm
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Weezer @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7pm w/ X Ambassadors
Sunday October 8th Mom and Dad (feat. Members of Dopapod Performing One Orignal Set and One Black Sabbath Set) @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm Immortal Synn CD Release Party / Plasma Canvas @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Sideffect, Divine Torture Noah Gunderson @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm w/ Silver Torches
Monday October 9th Triptych Jazz Trio @ Moxi Theater Greeley–7pm JR JR @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm w/ HEMBREE Café Tacvba @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm w/ Flor De Toloache The xx @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–8pm w/ Perfume Genius
Tuesday October 10th RE:Turn Tuesday’s feat. DYNOHUNTER @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins–8pm Touché Amoré @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Single Mothers, Gouge Away, Muscle Beach The Early November / The Movielife @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm w/ Racquet Club Krewella @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ Unlike Pluto and Decadon Queens of the Stone Age @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7pm w/ Royal Blood
Wednesday October 11th Analog Son & PHO @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm w/ We’s Us
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mewithoutYou @ Marquis Theatre Denver–6:30pm w/ Pianos Become The Teeth, Strawberry Girls BADBADNOTGOOD @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8:30pm
Thursday October 12th 13 Nails @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–7pm w/ Tenative, Shattered Halo, The Retrospective, King Barbaris Little Wings with Porlolo @ Downtown Artery Fort Collins–8pm Joey Harkum (of Passadena) @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm w/ Special Guests Battalion Of Saints @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Nobodys, The Cryptics The Orcastrator @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm w/ Kinetik Groove, Midicinal, Gaia’s Groove, Choppy Oppy, DJ Set by Alex Bowman Alison Krauss & David Gray @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7:30pm
Friday October 13th Kirko Bangz @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–7pm w/ Slake Dransky, Fabian Angel, Bass Music Ent., Miss Rice, Arieh & Dawn Milo One Flew West @ Downtown Artery Fort Collins–8pm w/ Me & The Sea and The Ugly Architect Tribute Night @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm w/ Guerrilla Radio, Desert Radio and Mr. KNOWITALL Aggie Standup Series: Adam Cayton-Holland @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–5:30pm Snow Tha Product VibeHigher Tour @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm w/ Kanon Lebron SOULFLY DOES NAILBOMB: Performing “Point Blank” @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Cannabis Corpse, Noisem, Lody Kong, Carnivorous Greed
2017 concert series line up
2017 concert series line up THUNDER THE ROCKIES 9/22INJUDAH & THE LION
8/3 BUSH with JOSH TODD
(OF BUCKCHERRY) & THE CONFLICT
9/1 GARY ALLAN 9/30 george thorogood &
THUNDER IN THE ROCKIES
8/5 AARON WATSON 9/1 GARY ALLAN
destroyers 9/2 TEXASthe HIPPIE COALITION
9/2 8/13TEXAS big HIPPIE & richCOALITION 9/3 JOAN JETT
10/1 the wailers
9/3 JOAN JETT
“roots rock sunday”
tICKETS AVAiLABLE AT TMACONCERTS.COM be part of our shows this year
tICKETS AVALIABLE AT TMACONCERTS.COM be part of our shows this year
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The Stubby Shilleelaghs Saturday October 14th @ Moxi Theater
Zach Heckendorf @ Marquis Theater Denver–9pm w/ Maggie Mulvihill Billy Currington @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm w/ Cale Dodds Tech N9ne @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–6pm
Saturday October 14th The Stubby Shillelaghs @ Moxi Theater Greeley–8pm w/ Bolonium
SINCE 1992
Campfire Caravan ft/ The Lil Smokies, The Brothers Comatose & Mipso @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm Knuckle Puck @ Marquee Theatre, Denver–7pm w/ Movements, With Confidence, Homesafe Pinegrove @ Gothic Theatre Denver–8pm w/ Florist, Lomeld The War on Drugs @ Ogden Theatre Denver–9pm w/ The Building
High Waisted @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Corner Girls, The Coax Tash Sultana @ Ogden Theatre, Denver–8pm w/ Pierce Brothers
Tuesday October 17th Dälek @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Street Sects, Echo Beds, It’s Just Bugs BORIS @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm w/ SubRosa, Endon
Wednesday October 18th Waker @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins–8pm w/ Thomas Harpole Radical Face @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm w/ Aisha Badru
Sunday October 15th
YELAWOLF @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm w/ Mikey Mike + Big Henri
Popa Chubby @ Moxi Theater Greeley–7pm
Thursday October 19th
Listener @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Levi The Poet, Comrades Shook Twins @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm w/ Tallgrass, Ian Mahan The War on Drugs @ Ogden Theatre Denver–9pm w/ The Building
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Monday October 16th
Wild Adriatic @ Downtown Artery Fort Collins–8pm P.O.S F/W 2017 RAP TOUR @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm w/ B L A C K I E Zion I @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm w/ Reason the Citizen, ROOKE5 and Prolly Jay
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Barb Wire Dolls @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Svetlanas, 57, Sparkle Jetts BLEEP BLOOP @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm w/ Sayer, Sumthin’ Sumthin’ deadmau5 @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–7:30pm w/ BlackGummy, Electrocado
Friday October 20th Passafire @ Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins–8pm w/ Pacific Dub and Special Guests Keller Williams (Solo) @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm w/ The Accidentals The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Rozwell Kid, Mylets ZOMBOY @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm w/ 12th Planet, Fury, Notorious Conduct deadmau5 @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison–8pm w/ No Mana, Electrocado
Saturday October 21st Young Dirty Bastard @ Moxi Theater Greeley–8pm w/ Verbal Pimp and Voz 11
Wednesday October 25th
Wookiefoot @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm w/ Satsang
Thee Commons @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm w/ Swashbuckling Doctors
P.O.S. @ Marquis Theatre Denver–8pm w/ B L A C K I E
Guided by Voices @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm
Bob Schneider @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm w/ Ryan Hamilton & The Traitors
LANY @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm w/ Dagny
ZOMBOY @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm w/ 12th Planet, Fury, Tugboat
Thursday October 26th One Flew West @ Moxi Theater Greeley–7:30pm w/ Poets & Wolves, Holdfast., The Midnight Horrors
Sunday October 22nd Art of ILL Fusion @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm w/ Muscular Housecat and Special Guests
Pert Near Sandstone @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm
Maxwell Mud @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm w/ The Seers, Rosedale, Wolfer
Rally Round the Family celebrates Rage Against the Machine’s 25th Anniversary of their debut album @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm
MUTEMATH @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm w/ Colony House, Romes
I The Mighty @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Hail The Sun, Good Tiger
Tuesday October 24th
The Black Angels @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm w/ Ron Gallo
Ariel Pink @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm
Friday October 27th
JOHNNYSWIM @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm w/ Striking Matches
The Burroughs’ 4th Annual Moxi Halloween Extravaganza @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–8pm w/ Slow Caves
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Skinned @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm w/ A Flood Foretold, Inficier and Voracious Souls Gasoline Lollipops @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm w/ WHIPPOORWILL, Special Guests Sammy J / Anuhea @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm Chelsea Wolfe @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm w/ Youth Code The Infamous Stringdusters @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm w/ Pert’ Near Sandstone
Saturday October 28th Cary Morin and AJ Fullerton @ Downtown Artery Fort Collins–7pm David Ramirez @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins–8pm w/ Molly Parden Eufórquestra performs Led Zeppelin ft/ Kim Dawson @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm w/ The Burroughs Gemini Syndrome @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Deadset Society, Spoken The Infamous Stringdusters @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm w/ Midnight North
Sunday October 29th Johnny Smiles Metal Halloween Bash @ Moxi Theater, Greeley–8pm w/ Skinned, Last Word, Infinite Conscious, Cyber Zodiac Papadosio @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins–8pm w/ Moon Frog, Cualli Koo Koo Kanga Roo @ Marquis Theatre Denver–7pm w/ Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship
Monday October 30th Hiss Golden Messenger @ Bluebird Theater Denver–8pm LECRAE @ Ogden Theatre Denver–8pm
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