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ALBUM REVIEWS Beyoncé

Self-Titled Aaron Hammond BandWagon Magazine Traditionally, the term “critical mass” referred to the exact amount required for a sustained nuclear reaction. Any less, and your bomb would just fizzle. Celebrity is affected by this rule, as well–If enough people know about you, even keeping quiet is big news. Beyonce released her fifth and self-titled album with no fanfare in the early hours of Friday, December 13th. There were no promotional singles, no advertising tie-ins, no exhausting interview circuit on talk shows. All of a sudden, iTunes had a full album (with a music video that accompanies every song) available for purchase. Beyonce is a solid album, with a narrative arc that takes a more honest approach to Mrs. Carter’s relationship with Jay Z than she has ever shared before. It also takes some risks, with the R&B singer occasionally lettings loose with her own rapped or half-sung verses. Similarly, for an artist known for keeping most of her music somewhat free of swearing and overt explicit content, this album gets downright dirty. All this in addition to a song with a sampled speech by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a well-known feminist, prove that Beyonce is more than ready to step outside the comfort zone her career and fans have put her in. Unfortunately, most of the welldeserved press this album is receiving is for her unusual release method. As I write this, the internet has been flooded for the past week with talk about how this was “so brave” and a “revolutionary act for the future of the music industry.” While I don’t want to diminish what Beyonce has accomplished, I think some of her fans

and music journalists are completely over-selling the release at the expense of any legitimate talk about the album itself. I’m impressed with Beyonce’s album. I’m grateful to her for not allowing a marketing team to pound a few singles into my head over and over until I give in and buy the album. I’m even glad she made the album unavailable piecemeal, so that her fans were almost forced to listen to and consider it in it’s entirety. However, I don’t think that this was done out of charity or some desire to change the way the music industry functions. For one of the first times in recent years, an album by a major musician was not leaked before the release. For some that woke up on that Friday, the only way for them to hear a single song from the album was to buy the whole thing, exclusively from iTunes. It didn’t drop for free on streaming, like Cut Copy or Death Grips did earlier this year. It wasn’t available DRM free or in a pay-what-you-want model like In Rainbows did back in 2007. While there was undoubtedly some thought as to what her fans would like, this was also a shrewd business move. By not spending a dime on press, telling a few white lies, and some effort to keep her video production secret, she’s created better press than she could’ve generated before. Just like Beyonce deserves to get paid for her work, her album deserves to be judged on it’s own merits. Musicians all over the country release music without doing any press, either because they can’t afford it, or because they believe their album stands for itself. Maybe I’m too close to the release of this album, and by the time this paper comes out people will have started judging an album by what it says and how it sounds, not how it was handed to them. We can only hope.

The Stubby Shillelaghs Celtic-American

Chris Sheridan BandWagon Magazine Stubby Tuesday at Patrick’s Irish Pub on 8th Avenue is an event for Greeley citizens. Every Tuesday, Irish band The Stubby Shillelaghs play music at the charming little bar and a good number of fans show up to drink dangerous amounts of alcohol with the group while singing along to a few hours of great music. The Stubby Shillelaghs aren’t just a one-night-aweek attraction, and they’ve built an impressive brand and fan following over the course of just a couple of years. One night of The Stubby Shillelaghs per week sn’t quite enough, and the group’s newest album CelticAmerican satiates the craving for more. The Stubby Shillelaghs are about as Irish as a band can get, but the group is far from a one-trick pony and, as with their other albums, they branch out and try other things with Celtic-American. One standout is “Corn Shuckin’ Time,” which feels less an Irish song than it does an Irish-flavored redneck ditty. “The Blue Bullock Blues” feels like it’s been wrung through a folk rock filter, and “The Cash-Up” is, as the name suggests, a Johnny Cash mashup with a Celtic treatment. The whole album

has been styled as a meshing of two different musical influences, and the fusion works well. One of the biggest things The Stubby Shillelaghs have going for them is the strong sense of camaraderie running through the group. These are guys that truly feel like best friends, from the call-and-response that pervades some of their songs such as “Celtic-American” to the downright stupid (and hilarious) banter of “Give Me Back My Family.” There’s simply a sense of organic fun here—far from the self-seriousness or forced injokiness of most modern music—that makes this such an entertaining piece of work. It’s inevitable with a band that has such an astounding stage presence, but some of the energy of the live show is lost on the album. As one would expect, it’s difficult to replicate 50 wasted people pounding on their tables, standing on the chairs, and yelling the lyrics back at the band, and that’s an experience that really is unparalleled when it comes to live music. However, the trade-off is an extremely well-mastered and mixed album that has greater musical fidelity and, in a couple of songs, more robust instrumentation. Some of these songs, particularly Stubby Tuesday favorites “Gotham’s Finest” and “A Toast to Phil

(Earth’s Mightiest Heroes)” sound cleaner--and, more importantly, still deeply satisfying. Stubby Tuesday is something that really everyone should experience at least once; everyone is friendly as entire swaths of fans throw their arms over each other’s shoulders and sway to the loud music, and spilt beer is not uncommon. It’s all fueled by The Stubby Shillelaghs’ incredibly catchy style. Whether it’s a cover, a mashup or a new composition, these folks know how to put together fun music. CelticAmerican doesn’t reinvent the wheel, and that’s a good thing. However, what it does to is take what works and put a slightly new spin on it, while adding just enough of a twist to make things fresh. Celtic-American is exactly what you want and expect from The Stubby Shillelaghs.

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Bliss N Eso

Circus in the Sky John Hann BandWagon Magazine Bliss n Eso is a hip-hop group from Sydney, Australia that has been making music since they were kids releasing their first album on August 23rd 2004. The group dropped their fourth album called Circus in the Sky on June 28th. Although the group has been together for thirteen years their popularity has recently been vastly expanding over the last few months. Circus in the Sky reached number one on the iTunes album charts upon release and their clever unique sound and positive perspective shines through their rap. Circus in the Sky has become a huge success for the group whose contagious positive vibes have spread from Australia across the world. The unique rap group consists of three members, emcee Bliss (Jonathan Notley), emcee Eso (Max MacKinnon), and DJ IZM (Tarik Ejjamai). Bliss n Eso recently finished a surprisingly short world tour playing in Australia, Afghanistan, the United States, and all over Canada. The group also found out October 14th that their album was nominated by “ARIA” (the Australian Recording Industry Association) for Best Urban Release at this year’s ARIA Official. The group’s positive message and Australian accents give their music a unique style that is addicting and nostalgic. Bliss n Eso rap about being young and loving hip-hop while working to unify the world in what is arguably their best album yet. “Life’s Midnight,” “I Am Somebody,” and “Home Is Where the Heart Is” are great tracks that talk about the group’s life story of pulling their music together

and watching their music grow. Other tracks on the album such as “Reservoir Dogs,” “Pale Blue Dot,” and “Sunshine,” show off Bliss n Eso’s lyrical talent and relatable creative metaphors that entertain and inspire their audience. Circus in the Sky is all about feeling united with people in the world and being empowered by love and perseverance, concepts that add to the overall beauty and art of the album. The passionate rap group has been making an impact around the world and are finally starting to see all their hard work pay off. DJ IZM provided the album with beats that really captures the essence of the message on each track. Bliss n Eso are capturing the hearts of hip-hop fans worldwide and starting a philosophical movement that their fans love as a result. A movement that pushes the ideas that you can be whoever you want to be, that we should set goals and thrive off positive thought, and that we should care for each other because we are all united in this world we share. Bliss n Eso’s catchy phrases and references have created a cult-like following, with their merchandise constantly sold out and their music receiving global attention. Circus in the Sky is perhaps one of the best hip-hop albums to be released so far in 2013 and has done nothing but impress. Bliss n Eso’s music can be found online at blissneso.com, itunes. com, and soundcloud.com. Check it out for yourself and hear the magic behind their tracks that has been stealing the hearts of hip-hop lovers everywhere. The group is finally getting famous and it is going to be exciting to watch them grow and develop as the word of their music continues to develop.

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FILM REVIEWS Anchorman 2

2013 - 119 Minutes – Rated PG-13 Chris Sheridan BandWagon Magazine Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy took the world by storm when it released nine years ago. Will Ferrell’s collaboration with Adam McKay about a pompous news anchor became a cult hit with its endlessly quotable dialogue and zany characters and situations. The film was only a modest commercial success, however, which made the prospect for a sequel a bit dim. Anchorman 2 is a strong example of what fan demand and artist dedication can do for a film; after what has seemed like an eternity, Ron Burgundy is back. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues is a very strong comedy that picks up some time after the conclusion of the first film. Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) are married and the co-anchors of a major network, and Ron’s friends have parted ways with him and gone onto their own careers. But when the network fires Ron and promotes Veronica, the hotheaded anchorman leaves his wife in a rage and hits rock bottom. Months later, he is approached to be a part of a 24 hour news

network called GNN, and calls upon his news team to join him on the revolutionary new network. Of course, Ron Burgundy being who he is, there’s bound to be conflict as the pompous, obnoxious and biased reporter clashes with everyone from the strikingly handsome Jack Lime (James Marsden) to network head Linda (Meagan Good), the latter resulting in one of the most shocking scenes of the year as the socially inept Ron sits down to dinner with an African American family. Really, the plot is little more than a means for Will Ferrell and company to bounce improvised dialogue that moves broadly between idiotic, clever, and politically incorrect (to a shocking degree), but the lines rarely miss and the best ones hit hard, with the follow-up almost lost due the laughter rippling through the theater. This, like any comedy, is best seen with a lively crowd, and even better if that crowd is composed of devout Burgundy fans. The killer app of the original Anchorman was the incredibly strong energy and chemistry of the news team. Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, and Steve Carell play off each other extremely well. While Rudd’s suave Brian Fantana

and Koechner’s buffoonish Champ Kind are a bit underutilized, it’s Steve Carrell as the severely idiotic Brick that steals the show this time. Brick enjoys plenty of screen time meeting his soulmate, an equally stupid Kirstin Wiig. The group is great, but Brick also manages to be engaging as his own character (spinoff, please?). The film occasionally suffers from a minor overreliance on the original. Understandable though it may be to want to update the

most memorable jokes form the first film, some of them feel a bit forced, as if they were shoehorned into the movie for no other reason than to appease the fans. Some of them don’t land, but a couple do; one of them (you can probably guess which) boasts an astonishing number of cameos that will deeply please fans. That’s really what this film boils down to: pleasing the fans. This movie is aimed squarely at those that have been clamoring

for a sequel for almost a decade, and it delivers on those demands completely. This is an Anchorman sequel through and through, and those that were in stitches with the first film will find much to love in the second adventure. It’s not as quotable or as memorable as the original, but at the end of the day, this is another Ron Burgundy film— and a good one at that—and isn’t that all we wanted in the first place?

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The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 - 180 Minutes – Rated R Chris Sheridan BandWagon Magazine Who would have thought that Martin Scorsese, the prolific director behind such masterpieces as Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, and The Departed would take a story about stock market fraud and help adapt into a dark comedy with jokes about penises and drug addiction? To the surprise of probably just about everyone,

he’s done just that. However, The Wolf of Wall Street, as wild and hilarious as it is, is nothing less than pristine, classic Scorsese. The Wolf of Wall Street follows entrepreneur Jordan Belfort’s rise to and fall from power, starting with his humble beginnings as a stock broker, followed by his swift fall from grace during Black Monday, his discovery of the shady business of pump and dumb schemes, and his

meteoric rise once again as the mastermind of a $200 million dollar scheme. Belfort was eventually caught by the FBI, serving 22 months in prison and paying $110 million in restitution before becoming a motivational speaker. This film is about most of that in the first half. Leonardo DiCaprio is utterly electrifying as Jordan Belfort. His is charismatic, unhinged, intense, and commands the screen like he never has before. He and Martin Scorsese have collaborated numerous times, but not since The Aviator has the director pulled such a powerful performance from his leading man. Jonah Hill is equally engaging as Belfort’s best friend and business partner Donny Azoff, giving another performance that reminds us that he is not just another crass comedian. In its original form, The Wolf of Wall Street was four hours long and reportedly slapped with an NC-17 rating. That means that Martin Scorsese had to cut an entire hour of film from the finished product to get it to a manageable running time and a more commercially viable R rating. At one minute shy of three hours long, the film still feels a bit bloated, with a hefty chunk of the second act devoted to Belford’s decadent, excessive lifestyle. These are as wild as one would expect, but after Belfort’s sixth party, tenth hooker, and twentieth drug trip, it all starts to run together and feel slightly repetitive. The parts of the film that feature Belfort building his empire are by far the most compelling, as the man morphs from an earnest wannabe to the envy of his friends. Unfortunately, this doesn’t take up nearly enough

of the film, which again is mostly devoted to drugs, sex, and parties. The actual illegal part of Belfort’s scheme is not explored as thoroughly as it could have been, and those interested in the world of stock market fraud might not be as well-served here. What Belfort did was trade “penny stocks,” extremely inexpensive shares in tiny public companies. Belfort would purchase huge quantities of those (usually, literally costing pennies) shares, then artificially inflate interest in that company to buyers by making grandiose claims. The buyer would then make a huge investment, causing the share price to plummet and the investor to lose money while Belfort and his employees collected commission. This was gleaned more from Internet research than it was through the movie’s info, and it makes one wish that the movie had focused bit more on the enterprise and a bit less on the parties. But for all of that debauchery, excess, and just overall engorged feeling, what truly drives the film forward is its ferocious, wild energy. Scorsese has rarely blustered forward with this much virtuosity, employing freezeframe, cutaways, slapstick, and just about everything else in the book, all wrapped up in the director’s signature style. Bloated and exhausting though it may be, boring is never a word that could be used to describe The Wolf of Wall Street. It’s a good comedy, and a great movie—and while it sometimes pushes itself too hard, it’s part of that excess that makes it that much more enjoyable, and that much more of a contender for one of Scorsese’s finest achievements.

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American Hustle 2013 - 138 Minutes – Rated R Jay Wallace BandWagon Magazine Some creative minds are notoriously difficult to work with. These minds are incendiary, moody, and intensely disagreeable. But with that comes passion, rawness, and naked depth. David O. Russell is such a mind, and so is Christian Bale. Two forces known for being passionate and difficult come together for the director’s latest effort American Hustle, and that intensity translates into one of the most engaging and flat-out entertaining movies of 2013. The film follows Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) and his partner and lover Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) running a credit line scam where they collect payment up front from potential debtors and never follow up with the loan. They’re eventually caught, by hotheaded FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper), who, enamored with Sydney, gives the pair the chance at a reduced sentence by helping him entrap multiple high-ranking politicians, most notably mayor Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner). Among

the multiple wrenches in the grand scheme is Rosenfeld’s unstable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence), whose wild unpredictability could crash the house of cards at any second. Based on true events yet highly caricatured with changed names, American Hustle is, at its core, a tale of everyone vying for the American Dream, doing what it takes to survive in the changing landscape of a late ‘70s America. Everyone wants something, some people want what others have, and almost all of them try to take the easy path, which will always backfire. The movie is great fun; on one level, there is a power to the film with each character pushing only for his or her own survival. On another, it’s just silly; the opening scene is Irving meticulously engineering his impossibly awful toupee/comb-over, while Renner’s Polito’s comically exaggerated quiff could have been its own character. The dialogue, true to Russell’s form, cracks like a whip and is frequently laughout-loud funny as most of the characters spew it with dead seriousness. It’s the best type of pseudo-deadpan in which

the characters seemingly have no idea how absurd their setting and selves are, while the audience is treated to the goofy aftermath. It’s all bolstered by Russell’s robust, engaging, utterly delicious filmmaking style. It looks beautiful, from the retro opening logos to the creative editing and camerawork that is dynamic without being distracting or appearing pompous. Under Russell’s direction last year, four performers in Silver Linings Playbook got nominated for Academy Awards (Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver), with Lawrence winning her Best

Actress Oscar. Lawrence and Cooper return under Russell’s direction, and they’re both better than ever here with excitingly nuanced performances. Bale, for his part, shaved part of his head and gained 42 pounds, a change that rendered him unrecognizable to co-start Robert De Niro upon first meeting him. Bale, as always, dissolves completely into the character of Irving. All of these actors, however, felt like their actual characters rather than actors playing characters. David O. Russell can be an asshole, and his personality has resulted in projects falling apart and actors quitting

mid-production. But even one of his most famous rows, with Lily Tomlin on I Heart Huckabees, eventually ended with the two making amends and Tomlin remarking on Russell’s intensity: “human and available and raw and open.” Those aggressive traits translate into a slavish dedication to his craft. We, the viewers, come out on top every time when this happens, and it holds true for American Hustle, itself a raw, real, fairly exaggerated yet utterly entertaining picture. This is damn good filmmaking.

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Jay Wallace BandWagon Magazine Colorado is not Silicon Valley, but it has been home to quite a few high-tech firms including Hewlett Packard and IBM, with a rather vibrant if unnoticeable tech scene. RoadNarrows Robotics, located in downtown Loveland, is one of the smaller tech firms that you wouldn’t notice until you stumbled across it. Located in a nondescript building on East 5th Street off of Cleveland Avenue, employees work in the back room working on their own designs and selling different products, such as servos, and other robot types, including a few toys and DIY kits. One of their star products is their Hekateros robotic arm, sitting on a table in the main workspace. Philip Kulikauskas, the company’s Asia-Pacific Business Manager, said RoadNarrows’ big focus is getting the arm into research institutions. “Eventually, the aim is looking at things like the light industry, light manufacturing, things like that that can use this sort of technology,” Kulikauskas said. “What’s interesting about it is we’re at roughly the $5,000 pricepoint to enter, whereas the really big, heavy industrial arms are going to cost you, like, a hundred grand.” Sitting on the floor next to the table is one of the company’s mobile platforms called the Kuon. It’s an imposing thing: a big yellow box with offroad tires, a computer and power source inside, and a pair of rails atop for mounting anything

and everything to it, including the Hekateros arm. The $45,000 machine can even be controlled with an Xbox controller. “Think of an RC car on steroids,” Kulikauskas said. “It’s a mobile platform so you can haul things around, it can go on all sorts of different kinds of terrain. It’s pretty much water proof. What distinguishes this from an RC car is, not only the size and hauling capacity, but also the fact that it’s got a computer in there, so you can start to program things like autonomous behaviors, and make sure that, for example, it’s not going to run someone over. Just put a little camera, and you hook things up so that it sees something and it stops.” RoadNarrows was founded in 2002 by Kim Wheeler and Robin Knight. Both had Academic backgrounds in Intelligence Systems, Robotics, and Computational Algorithms. “After years of working in industry,” Wheeler said, “we decided that we wanted to go back to our academic roots, and the best way we felt to do it, in order to direct our own research goals, was to form our own research company.” Wheeler, a native of Canada, initially came to Colorado through a prior work opportunity with Boulder-based Qualcomm, saying she loved it here, and her and Knight decided to continue

and found their business here. Wheeler also said that while most of the public is surprised to find out RoadNarrows takes up residence in a cool building in downtown Loveland, those in the tech community weren’t. “There is a very strong high tech presence [in Colorado] due to HP and different companies that have been started from people who used to work at HP and some of the other high tech companies in the area,” Wheeler said. “So given that Loveland is in the center of a triangle between University of Northern Colorado, CU Boulder and Colorado State University, and then, as well, School of Mines and the universities in Denver, not to mention Cheyenne, Larmier and Wyoming centers, we’re actually in an ideal location to both connect with the universities as well as the national labs, and other high tech companies in the area. “There’s somewhat of a cluster, you might call it, of robot companies in Colorado. There’s a Colorado Robotics Association that brings together other robotics companies in the area that diverge between the robots that we do – the wheeled robots and the legged and the manipulators – to UAVs. In fact, Colorado has a very strong presence in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle robotics companies.”

Wheeler said the company’s current goals are to really develop out their current product line, such as the Hekateros arm and the wheeled platforms, primarily in terms of software capability. “The areas that we’re working on right now is extending out the software capabilities of, for example, multi-arm coordination,” Wheeler said. “How do you program the arms to work collaboratively to pick up a difficult object? How do you do that software intelligently for one robot with several arms or two independent robots with several arms trying to have collaborative tasks? That’s our goal; we’re building up that foundation and the toolset to start tackling these difficult problems.” For more information on RoadNarrows Robotics, visit their company website at http://www. roadnarrows.com/, and their company store at http://www.roadnarrows-store. com/. RoadNarrows also has two Meetup Groups: ROS on the Rocks!, which is about spreading the word about their new framework for writing robotic software called the Robot Operating System, and Thursday Tech Talk, which meets once a month to have a speaker give a short presentation and Q&A regarding some aspect of technology. For more on that, visit http://www.meetup.com/ROSon-the-rocks and http://www.meetup. com/RoadNarrows-Thursday-Talk/

Photos by Jay Wallace Pictured Above: The mobile platform Kuon, left, and the Hekateros robotic arm, right. Both are more intended for research purposes as of now.

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Jay Wallace BandWagon Magazine To get your tea fix here in Greeley, you usually go to the numerous, excellent coffee shops around town to get a limited selection of tea that you could probably find at King Soopers, or just go to your grocer of choice and pick up a box of whatever you wanted, even if what you actually wanted, such as a loose-leaf, exotic blend like oolong, wasn’t there. Now though, The Cranford Cove Tea Tavern has opened up on 10th Street and 9th Avenue to serve any and all who want not only more choice when it comes to tea, but not have to drive to Loveland or Fort Collins to get it. And those that patronize Cranford Cove will be helping donate toward a good cause. “My wife [Sarah] had had kind of a dream-vision four years ago,” said Aaron Wooten, the owner of the Tea Tavern, “about opening a business where a portion of the profits would go to support the fight against sex trafficking. And so, we thought about it, we prayed about it, and said, ‘This is the opportunity to do that.’ To create a business that makes downtown better, that makes Greeley a better city, and that provides a way for us to follow out that vision and dream that Sarah had had about four years ago.” The story of the Tea Tavern began earlier in 2013, when Wooten got a call from friend and Café Panache owner Roger Brindisi. “He called me in June of this year and said, ‘Hey, the space next door opened up. I want you to come and tell me what you think it should be,’” Wooten said. “I walked through, and it was a dark, dirty place. It was nasty.” W o o t e n said that the store had previously been a tattoo

823 10th St. Greeley, CO parlor, complete with a stripper pole in the back, and there were signs of people that obviously had been living in the basement, “or at least doing things in various rooms in the basement.” “And I waked through and I said, ‘Roger, this is suppose to be a tea shop,’” Wooten said. “And he said, ‘What?’ And I said, ‘yeah, seems pretty clear to me this is suppose to be a tea shop.’ And he said, ‘well then, you should open it.’ And I said, ‘Absolutely not.’” Wooten’s initial hesitation came from the fact that he already had a couple businesses and jobs, many of which allowed him to work from home. His wife Sarah was also on the fence about opening up a tea shop after a walkthrough of the building, saying, “I don’t see how this could be a tea house.” Eventually though, they dove into converting the store into the Cranford Cove. Wooten said he literally gutted the whole building and built walls, bathrooms and the bar. Brindisi helped out his new next-door neighbor, including going before judge to speak on Wooten’s behalf to obtain his liquor license. “Since we had just gone through all the machinations of the city and licensing and so forth,” Brindisi said, “we were able to give them a little help in that regard too. Just navigating all the things one must to open a business here.” Brindisi said he was very excited about the Cranford Cove opening up. “We were very eager for somebody with good social sense, ambitious, clever, just like Aaron and Sarah, to come in, for a lot of reasons,” he said. “[Brindisi and his wife] thought, ‘if anyone could make a successful business, it would be them.’ And their success would help us in our success, it’s helps our entire community, all of downtown, having more thriving businesses that people with good conscience are operating.” The Cranford Cove Tea Tavern doesn’t just serve tea. Along with Toddies – Tea mixed with booze of your choice – the Tea Tavern also serves a Soup of the Day, a Hummus plate, wine, beer, and pastries, with future pla ns to serve Paninis. They also have live music

playing in the evenings, and sell single-serving loose-leaf tea mugs and bags of loose-leaf tea to take home. At the time of the interview, Wooten said the best sellers were Pumpkin Spice Chai and Earl Grey. “I sell tons of both of those every day,” Wooten said. “In terms of the tavern side of things, actually, our specialty drinks, which are tea-infused cocktails, sell more than anything else. More than draft beer, more than wine, more than well drinks.” Those that want to pop in, the Cranford Cove Tea Tavern is located next to Café Panache at 823 10th Street, and is open Tuesday to Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. For more information, visit http://www.cranfordcove.com. Again, a portions of the profits are donated to Love Made Claim, a faith-based non-profit focused on fighting sex trafficking. For more information on that, visit http:// lovemadeclaim.com.

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Everything is New International Recording Project Shines with the “Light of Love”

Kendra Hamman BandWagon Magazine Transgressive North is a group of artists based in Scotland working independently with various organizations to make art with humanitarian overtones. In 2007 Trangressive North and Scottish Love In Action, a charity group doing wonders in Tuni, India with Dalit children, put their love for the arts and for people together to create something truly beautiful. The Everything is New Project combines a three disc compilation including Marram’s Sun Choir and Boats Disc 1 and 2. Marrams Sun Choir depicts a musical journey with The Love of Light children choir while Boats features samples from the Sun Choir recordings and transformed by a wide variety of talented musicians. The Light of Love home teamed with the Scottish Love in Action organization feeds,

clothes, houses, and cares for Dalit children. Formally known as the “Untouchables,” the Dalit are the lowest class in Indian culture holding no political or social power. The choir director of Light of Love explains that the children in the home are born into a reputation that leaves them at a great disadvantage. SLA and a group of musicians and filmmaking activists known as Transgressive North decided to help the cause. The three-album compilation Boats and Marrams Sun Choir LP was first thought up with musicians Rob Barber and Mary Pearson of High Places, a duo out of Brooklyn, New York. They were asked to have their music featured on the Everything is New film. When the timing didn’t quite add up, High Places and TN were keen on the idea to keep recording with the children’s choir in India. High Places wrote to their friends in other bands who then signed on. Ultimately, 30 or so musicians signed on to the project and were given samples of the children’s choir from the Light of Love as

well as free artistic license to sample and remix in which every style they fancied to create truly original pieces of art. We got in touch with Jamie Chambers, a founding member of Transgressive North to get the scoop. Chambers and other artists who share a need to tie their artistic expressions to “cultural urgency” founded Transgressive North in 2006. Those of us lucky enough to be born into a society that takes into account one’s basic needs on Maslow’s hierarchy often take for granted those secondary yet necessary creative outlets that bolster one’s confidence and self-esteem. Chambers explains Transgressive North’s philosophy of sharing their positive experiences with those in communities who may not have access to the same training or materials that participating artists in Transgressive North have been exposed to in Scotland. “Of course, when it comes to cultural agency, the issues of ‘untouchability’ and the caste system which face the children of the Light of Love Children’s Home, create a real LACK of cultural agency – which is one of the reasons why we found the children’s cause so compelling, and something that we wanted to engage with. The fact that these children might be told they were somehow less valuable or important than other kids their age, was something we found deeply compelling –and engaging with that core notion was what the Everything is New project was founded on.“ When asked why they chose to invest so heavily in the Dalit children both musically and visually, Chambers reverts back to TN’s philosophy, one to empower and motivate. “We of course believe strongly in the power of music to empower, build pride and confidence, and bolster the spirit! Making music has been a huge source of empowerment for us, (as I’m sure it has been for a lot of our contributing artists), and

so we wanted to open up that opportunity for the kids as well – so they could hear themselves at the heart of some exciting, fresh, progressive NEW music, and now that their voices were being heard all over the world.” Boats certainly showcases the children above all else and the videos currently circulating Youtube show nothing but big smiles and killer dance moves when the kids hear the music for the first time. Over 1000 artists, audio engineers, producers, designers, and so on including Owen Pallett, The Ruby Suns, Gang Gang Dance, Bear In Heaven, and Rustie contributed to the heartwarming project for not a penny. Boats features unique sounds and songs ranging from Dan Deacon’s trance drivin down tempo tune “Glass Voices” to more up-beat indie pop songs like “Music Will Change the World” from Matthewdavid. Chambers tells us that some artists, like Kieran Hebden of Four Tet, brought meaning to the track by understanding the children’s dialog. It is clear that these kids have become friends of Chambers, when he lists off three of the children’s names; Nockratnum, Bhavani, and Queenie who are talking to Gilli Amma, the Light of Love founder, mother, and spiritual figure, in one of the recordings. Hebden made the interaction between the girls and their obvious respect for Gilli Amma the center of his track. Greg Saunie of Deerhoof preserved the mystery of the children’s interaction with Gilli Amma in his track by running the dialog backwards. Both artists

kept the children at the heart of the music while utilizing opposite techniques. Deerhoof’s song sounds more elusive, and creating a mysterious vibe while Four Tet’s remake of the children’s interaction is spacious, and emotional. The sheer variety of The Everything is New music project is proof that music transcends cultures, and can make deeply spiritual and downright fun and uplifting tracks. All this while giving 1000 plus children who have been told they have literally no worth an incredible opportunity to be heard all over the world. The Ruby Suns, Yacht, and Rustie are among the musicians who make electro dance beats with the many voices. The kids love to dance, and first and foremost the music is for the kids. That was the driving force, and honestly, could a project of this size have been done so totally without such a selfless cause at the heart of it? You can find the answer at www. eve r y t h i n g i s n e w p ro j e c t . c o m . Marrams Sun Choir and Boats is set to release January 20th on iTunes and Amazon. all proceeds will go directly to the Light of Love Childrens home In Tuni, India.

BandWagon Magazine northern coloradoâ€™s arts & entertainment magazine JANUARY 2014

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Josh Espinoza BandWagon Magazine Ask Skinny DeVille what he likes most about Colorado, and he’ll provide a simple, honest answer: the views, the people, and the marijuana. “Getting to see the sunset over the Rocky Mountains is just amazing, the people always treat us like family when we go out there [...] and the weed is the best in the country,” says Skinny, an original member of the Kentuckybased hip hop quartet Nappy Roots. “We have a tradition of starting every year in Colorado because the vibes and love are like a breath of fresh air for us.” And 2014 will be no different. This month, the members of Nappy Roots will continue that annual tradition by kicking off the Mile High Club Tour in Breckenridge, making a Jan. 11th stop at the Moxi Theater in Greeley. The concert, which will include performances by Grits & Gravy, High Quality, The Squid Kids, Dockman, G Rel, & DJ Dabble, is said to be a showcase of old and new — featuring Nappy Roots’ early 2000 hits, as well as tracks from group’s side projects 40 Akerz and Buffalo Stille. “If you come to the Mile High Club tour, you’ll get a lot of energy, a lot of our classics, and a lot of new music you’ve never heard before,” Skinny says. “You’ll feel a level of fellowship and camaraderie that you haven’t felt in a while. We’ll share, what I call, the Nappy Roots

experience. We’ll share some music, share some shots, share some blunts.” But the group’s generosity doesn’t end at mind-altering substances. In addition to creating and marketing their own music, Skinny says he and his bandmates have made an effort to give back to up-and-coming acts for the past several years— developing and mentoring artists under their label, Nappy Roots Entertainment Group. “That’s what we’ve been working on, making this whole thing bigger than Nappy Roots; because when it’s all said and done, we want the next generation to have something to hold on to, as well,” Skinny says. “It doesn’t make sense to hoard all the success, all of the knowledge. If you can’t pass down your legacy, then you’ll fade away and become a memory. And for us, we’ve always had a bigger vision for Nappy Roots. The name will live on, and the brand will continue to flourish.” As an outfit that was formed in 1995, Nappy Roots has demonstrated noteworthy longevity in a genre that is no longer dominated by group acts — acquiring two Grammy nominations, platinum-selling records and an impressive discography during their nearly two-decade run. But even with those accolades under their belt, the members of Nappy Roots aren’t exactly household names. And that is exactly how the group likes it. As Skinny explains, the group has never made fame or money a priority in their endeavors. They instead focused on creating music that is

true to their roots, rather than succumbing to industry pressures. “We’ve never been with the trends or the fads. Nappy Roots has always been unwilling to conform,” he says. “We’ve always wanted to be this underground, respected, never over-saturated group. I don’t want a million followers that are fake; I want the followers who are real. I don’t need the arena full of people that don’t even know about the artists they’re coming to see; I’d rather take the the small club that hosts 500, and see the fans who are really dedicated and loyal to our music.” Recognizing the benefits of quality over quantity has even propelled Nappy Roots to revamp the way they approach touring. In the past, the group would be on the road 200-plus days a year; but as their families grew, their priorities shifted. Now the tour duration has been cut almost in half, which gives Skinny and his crew the ability to put more energy and effort to each of the performances. “We’ve focused on picking the 100 best venues in the best cities, so we’ll have more time with our kids and more time to put on an unforgettable show,” Skinny says. “When it comes down to it, the show’s going to be a great two hours. Some how, some way, you’re going to remember this night as probably one of the most memorable nights of your life. And that’s what we, Nappy Roots, pride ourselves on.”

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The temperatures were record setting; black ice caused by the Tennessee River was developing on the O’Neil Bridge each day. A peculiar something was developing in Muscle Shoals, Alabama that year; something different. This wasn’t the ‘70s when Muscle Shoals was “The Hit Recording Capital of the World.” This was 2005, the last hit song written by anyone in the Shoals area was “I Swear” by Gary Baker and performed by both country music legend John Michael Montgomery and popgroup All 4 One in the ‘90s. The Pussycat Dolls were climbing the Top-40 charts, and the terms EDM and tweet had yet to sink their claws in the English vocabulary. BoomBox had just gotten the master recording of Visions of Backbeat back from their mastering engineer, and I didn’t know I would get lucky enough to be in the room when the box of CDs came in. I didn’t know I would be listening to the record as much as I did when I first put the disk in my car stereo. I didn’t know I would get lucky enough to be so close to the beginning of something bigger than I was. I found myself boldly crossing the icy bridge several times each week to go meet Zion and Russ in an old abandoned 3500 square foot warehouse

space in Sheffield that the duo had just secured for rehearsals. BoomBox had just released Visions, I was meeting with the guys about the specifics of throwing a showcase. The living area of the old furniture factory was made to feel like a San Francisco style loft on one side, and the rehearsal space on the other. It was barren, cold, and, with the exception of the group’s gear, empty. The neighborhood was rough, police regularly patrolled the abandoned warehouse district late nights in an effort to reduce amount of violent crime in the area or, Godforbid, pot smokers. Our local electronic music scene was in a sad state of affairs; many of our friends had ended up caring more about drugs than the music that brought us all together. Most of the talented DJs had moved to either Huntsville, or Birmingham and in many ways funky breakbeats turned into funky egos. The handful of us that actually cared about the music were finding ways to bridge the talent gap. The dance music scene was just as filled with ridiculous clichés and performances that lacked any originality then as it is now; and Zion and Russ were not about to play second fiddle to anyone in this town, not when it came to dance music. We would typically meet after 3 or 4 pm to talk about the vision of BoomBox, and what that translated to in a live performance. Zion recruited the session players on the album to come perform for a live showcase of the record. The

line-up included his mother Donna Jean who sang with everyone from Elvis to Cher, and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead in 1994. Always the artistic visionary, Zion also decided that an interpretive dancer performed from 15 foot stilts, twirling fire, and swinging from carnie-grade spandex 20 or so feet above the ground while the band was playing was going to be a slight logistical issue, but nothing to be too terribly concerned with. We decided that we were throwing a New Years Eve show to promote the album in the old Muscle Shoals Music Hall; an older, seldom-used venue with no house PA for sound, a few strobe lights, and a central heater that almost worked. I put together a flyer and immediately headed over to Kinko’s, and

after all of the work we put into the show, on Dec. 31, 2005 some of our closest friends came out to experience a moment that changed us all forever. That experience was, and still is humbling. I often thank my younger self for having the courage to follow his instincts, and listen to what his gut was telling him. At the time my gut was telling me that these guys were going to be huge one day, they just needed the world to hear them. At that moment It told me to give everything to be involved with that show. My gut was right. After that show, BoomBox booked with a well known professional management agency and began to take the show on the road, and the rest as they say, is history. That story bears a certain significance to me now, because that peculiar something that was developing in Muscle Shoals, Alabama ten years ago, is currently happening in Greeley, Colorado. You see, Muscle Shoals music is bigger than any one artist or producer, it’s bigger than a songwriter, or a player. It’s about everyone getting on the same page, in the same groove. That is what experiencing a BoomBox show is about. I’m forever grateful of what growing up in such a historically rich musical town did for my early development as an artist and musician, and I’m more grateful for what it did for my soul. Recently, I was one of the lucky few to be the first to hear the new album, Filling in the Color. The first single “Waiting Around,” instantly has a bass

hook that is keeps your head nodding and sets the tone for the rest of the album. After hearing the stream, I can’t remember the last time I’ve so anxiously anticipated dragging a needle against a vinyl record. Once again, a couple of white dudes from Muscle Shoals made one of the funkiest, most soulful records I’ve ever heard. It’s funny how history repeats itself. I couldn’t stop shaking my hips to “Dirty Red Penny,” which chances are, is a song about a hot female BoomBox fan who couldn’t stop shaking her hips either. The funky bass-line in “Lost Ya” reminds me of the cold nights in the very beginning in that big Sheffield warehouse. This is definitely a record that you listen to from beginning to end. The hooks are sick,and the production immaculate. BoomBox is releasing Filling in the Color on January 14th, The Moxi is the most intimate place for a fan to catch the performance in Colorado. For support on this tour, the guys brought along Ramona; a wellseasoned deep house DJ with impeccable taste and technique from Belgium who now resides in Vail, Colorado. Like my facebook page for more great music, artists, and stories :https://www.facebook. com/AenAnomaly Check out Boombox for yourself at https://soundcloud. com/boomboxmusic or www. thisisboombox.com Ramona has some great mixes @ https://soundcloud. com/ramonawouters or https://www.facebook.com/ ramona.wouters.7?fref=ts

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BOOMBOX

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: Lets talk about the new record: Filling in the Color, in what ways has Boombox “filled in the color” since first recording Visions of Backbeat? ion - When we started out, we only had a broad sketch of the sound. On this record we have found new ways to capture the moment through our experience and technology combined. This has allowed us to more fully render our songs.

: Most memorable Boombox moment at a show for you?

uss - we were playing a show and this really drunk woman climbs on stage and stands right in front of me and starts screaming...I wear in ear monitors during the show so I can’t hear anything she is saying. I take my in ears out and she is screaming, “I am the owner and you need to stop.” I was unsure what to do since I had no idea who this person was and no one from our crew or security was coming to my aide. So I eventually just stop the song thinking there is some real problem, police or fire issue...anyway, as soon as I stop this women says simply, “Tom Petty”....by this point I along with everyone around me realize she is not the owner and just a drunk local who needed help and attention and who obviously really wanted to hear Tom Petty...after my head stopped spinning from disbelief, security dealt with her and we continued on with the show. That was one of the only times we have ever had to stop a show.

Q R

: Describe the creative process between the 2 of you live vs. in the studio, How has the live performance of the Boombox sound evolved with technology & what is different on this tour?

uss - In the studio we are both very involved in the track production and arrangements. We normally start with Zion’s songwriting demo and then build on that idea or direction. We pass tracks back and forth and build them together till we feel they can be worked out in the live show. We love to road test material. When it gets to the live show, I play back what we have created in the studio and we explore the possibilities of that track and sonic space. It’s not just hitting play. The tracks are built in such a way that we are not locked into a set arrangement or tempo so that every time we play a song it can be performed differently. This approach gives us ultimate flexibility when playing a set since we don’t use set list and go out on stage every night without a game plan. For this tour we are moving all of our songs to the computer platform. For years we have used a combination of hardware drum machines and computers. The drum machines are now becoming antiquated and difficult to keep working when touring as much as we do. We have been working hard in the studio over the past couple of months building our older tracks on the new platform which is giving them new life and excitement.

: The Grateful Dead influence is heavy on the music, what did growing up around that musical culture teach or show you that translates to both recordings and the live show?

ion - there are subtle key elements that contribute to making people feel like they have to move. It doesn’t matter if the music is slow or fast. Like the active ingredient in a medicine. The Grateful Dead helped show me where all that’s at, among other things.

Q Z Q

: 2014 marks 9 years since you’ve released Visions if you could send a tweet back in time to yourselves, what would you #tweet? ion - don’t buy that van, or if you do, at least get the heater fixed before the winter of ‘09.

: And what is your current go-to music while on the road?

ion - J-Dilla

Q Z

: How is the electronic music scene different from when you were initially exposed to it as fans, as DJs, and now as a band that is influencing it?

ion - well it is essentially a pop thing now. In the old days, when you were at a party, you had the feeling that your parents and grownups in general have no idea of what’s going on in this underground, borderline illegal scene. And what little exposure the mainstream had to it, they dismissed as fake music. But we (the rave culture) knew differently. Quite differently actually. And that’s what it was all about. Knowing differently in a world that thought the same.

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: If Boombox could throw a party anywhere in the world it would be?

ion - Alexandria, Egypt.

: What is 1 piece of gear you couldn’t live without?

ion – Monitors uss - MacBook Pro

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COLORaDO CONCERT CALENDAR

Thursday January 2nd Grass for that Ass ft. Chuckwagon @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver - 8pm

Snubluck @ Larimer Lounge, Denver - 7pm w/ Dawn Safari, Dalco, PHONOReason, UToPiaN ViBeS Caramel Carmela @ The Marquis Theatre, Denver - 7pm w/ Bleach Blonde, The Broadway, Rumours Follow, Anchorage, DJ Electrobliss No Bird Sing @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 8:30pm w/ Doctype, Gila Monsta

Friday January 3rd Gii & the Spots @ Moxi Theater, Greeley - 8pm

Future Sound Meltdown ft. J.WAIL @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece, Denver - 8pm

Uncle Lucius & Shinyribs ft. Members of The Gourds @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver - 8pm

DO OR DIE with Johnny P @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 8pm w/ Eric C & Tempa Tantrum Locusts of Egypt @ Larimer Lounge, Denver - 8pm w/ Dillon Ford and the Losers, Miss Miniver Rose, Thunder and Rain Sleep @ The Gothic Theatre, Englewood - 9pm w/ Helen Money

Green River Vibe @ The Marquis Theatre, Denver - 8pm w/ James & the Devil, Rocktin Grove, Lead By Design Audio Dream Sister Album Release @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 9pm w/ Hawk Attack, The Born Readies

Do or Die @ Hodi’s Half Note in Ft. Collins on 1/3/14

saturday January 4th Black New Years @ Moxi Theater, Greeley - 8pm w/ Scum, D.I.E., Oogie Boogie, Dark Presence Records, Psychological Productions, and more! Aspen Hourglass @ The Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins - 8pm w/ Red Room Rendezvous, Technicolor Tone Factory

Magic Beans @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver - 9pm Missed the Boat & Whiskey Tango @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver - 8pm w/ Chain Station

Michael Houser Birthday Celebration ft. Sam Holt, Tori Pater, Spanky, Eric Martinez, Andy Clapp @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver 8pm - w/ Special Guests

Kristina Murray @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 8pm w/ Strange Americans Indiecent Exposure @ Larimer Lounge, Denver - 8pm w/ Pan Astral, The Circus House

Who’s Bad: Tribute to Michael Jackson @ The Ogden Theatre, Denver - 9pm Vetta Star @ The Marquis Theatre, Denver - 7pm w/ Anthony Ruptak, Branded Bandits, Michelle Mandico Oliver Bravado @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 9pm w/ Calder’s Revolvers

Black New Years @ The Moxi Theater, Greeley - 7pm w/ Scum, D.I.E., Oogie Boogie, Dark Presence Records, Psychological Productions

sunday January 5th Maria Taylor N@ Larimer Lounge, Denver - 8pm w/ Blake Brown

monday January 6th

Funk Jam Presents: Jimi Hendrix @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 9:30pm w/ Free Comedy @ 7pm

tuesday January 7th

David Cook @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver - 8pm

Electronic Tuesday ft. Badklaat @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver - 8pm w/ Dubwol ft. support from Electronic Tuesday Battle winners

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Male Bonding @ Larimer Lounge, Denver - 7pm w/ Tom Waits for No Man, Wandering, Vela The Stubby Shillelaghs @ Patrick’s Irish Pub, Greeley - 9pm 106.7 KPBI Low-Dough ft. In This Moment @ Fillmore Auditorium, Denver - 5:30pm

Open Jazz Jam w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio @ The Pourhouse, Loveland - 7:30pm

wednesday January 8th

Danielle Grub @ Moxi Theater, Greeley - 8pm w/ Mike Ring and the Connection, Pie Lombardi Adventure Club @ The Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins - 8pm

Denver Showcase #5 ft. Maleman & Jairon, Klassick, Lily Fangz, Dhy-Lan & More @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver - 8pm Sophistaphunk and Turkuaz @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 8pm Champagne Charlie @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 6pm

thursday January 9th LG Group Showcase featuring Wuki @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver - 9pm w/ Vinnie Maniscalco, CRL CRRL Grass For That Ass ft. Cowboy Dave Band @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver - 8pm w/ Caribou Mountain Collective

These Things Take Time Tour @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 8pm w/ Codependents, Traff the Wiz

Twin Peaks @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 8pm w/ dust: orbiter

friday January 10th Austin Young @ Moxi Theater, Greeley - 5pm & 9pm

Fox Street @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver - 9pm w/ Sophistaphunk (N.Y.), Wagon Wheel Chandeliers

Nappy Roots @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver - 8pm w/ D-Stylz, LivedLife Movement - {HushLife & (uNiT)e}, Courier, Indigenous Peoples and DJ Selko Turkuaz @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver - 8pm w/ Garrett Sayers Trio

Envision Festival Pre-Party ft. Zilla, Rising Appalachia, The Human Experience, Soulacybin @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver - 8pm Shatterproof CD Release Show @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 8pm w/ Wiredogs, Fairwater

Metalachi (The Ultimate Metal Mariachi Tribute Band) @ Larimer Lounge, Denver - 8pm w/ Skulls (Misfits Tribute), Fool For a Day (Rage Against the Machine Tribute)

Adventure Club @ The Ogden Theatre, Denver - 9pm

Metalachi @ Moxi Theater in Greeley on 1/12/14 The Deceived @ The Gothic Theatre, Englewood - 8pm w/ Public Display of Aggression, Sling Fist, Core Zero, Fallen and Forgotten

Final Blow Album Release Show @ The Marquis Theatre, Denver - 7pm w/ Total Annihilation, Make Way, 908, Impacts Mosey West @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 9pm w/ Winchester Holiday, The Outfit Roberty Cline Jr. @ Road 34, Fort Collins - 9pm w/ John Magnie and Steve Amadee from the Subdues

saturday January 11th Nappy Roots @ Moxi Theater, Greeley - 8pm w/ DJ Dabble, Grits & Gravy, High Quality, The Squid Kids, Dockman, G Rel Gregory Alan Isakov @ The Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins - 8pm

Roniit @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver - 9pm w/ Amanda Hawkins, Starcar Sunday Envision Festival Pre-Party ft. Russ Liquid, Nico Luminous, Lafa Taylor,

Janover & reSUNator, kLL sMTH @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver - 8pm

Naive Melodies - A Talking Heads Tribute @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver - 8pm w/ SHRNK performing the music of Frank Zappa fr. Fleeb Thomas & Dan Raasch and Wonderlic

Mosey West Album Release @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 8pm w/ In the Whale Paula Nelson @ Larimer Lounge, Denver - 8pm

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VibeSquaD @ Moxi Theater on 1/17/14 in Greeley Adventure Club @ The Ogden Theatre, Denver - 9pm Black Acid Devil @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 8:30pm w/ Of Feather and Bone, Khemmis, Blighter

Dave and the Gin Mall Gypsies Album Release Party @ Road 34, Fort Collins - 9pm w/ Matt Mahern, Constitution Nappy Roots @ The Moxi Theater, Greeley - 8pm w/ Grits & Gravy, High Quality, The Squid Kids, Dockman, G Rel, & DJ Dabble

sunday January 12th

The Stubby Shillelaghs @ Patrick’s Irish Pub, Greeley - 9pm

Open Jazz Jam w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio @ The Pourhouse, Loveland - 7:30pm

wednesday January 15th Mile High Sound Movement @ Moxi Theater, Greeley - 8pm w/ The Last Astronuats (Live Band Feat. Digital Connection), Kruza Kid, Chemdawgz, Nights Robert Delong @ Larimer Lounge, Denver - 8pm w/ Mancub

Matt Pryor @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 7:30pm w/ Jeff Brinkman, The Whicker and Pine

FREE BEER!!! Metalachi @ Moxi Theater, Greeley - 7pm w/ The Stubby Shillelaghs

Envision Festival Pre-Party ft. Russ Liquid, Nico Luminous, Lafa Taylor, Janover & reSUNator, kLL sMTH @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver - 8pm

Phillip H. Anselmo & The Illegals @ Summit Music Hall, Denver - 7pm w/ Author & Punisher, Hymns

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Earl Sweatshirt @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver - 8pm Funk Jam Presents: Jimi Hendrix @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 9:30pm w/ Free Comedy - 7pm

Live Comedy @ Moxi Theater, Greeley - 8pm w/ George McClure, Charles C Pang, Gary Sixkiller Pickwick @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver - 8pm w/ Rose Windows

Grass For That Ass ft. Wood & Wire @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver - 8pm w/ Hilltop Harvest Band Yamn @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 8pm w/ Hippo, Genetics

‘The Come Up’ @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 8pm w/ Ill Se7en, Luke Skyy, Typhy, Rolphy, Mikey Fresh

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Combined Leagues Honor Bands @ Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley - 7pm

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Floodwood ft. Al Schneir and Vinnie Amico of moe. @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 8pm

Patriot League Honor Choir @ Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley - 7pm

monday January 17th VibeSquaD @ Moxi Theater, Greeley - 8pm w/ Alive Inside

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BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment magazine JANUARY 2014 Open Jazz Jam w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio @ The Pourhouse, Loveland - 7:30pm

wednesday January 22nd Yellowcard @ The Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins - 8pm w/ What’s Eating Gilbert

Gravity A @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 8pm Sarah & The Meanies @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 8pm w/ La Manche

Justin Timberlake @ The Pepsi Center, Denver - 8pm

thursday January 23rd Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute @ The Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins - 8pm

MarchFourth Marching Band @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver - 8pm

The Matt Skinner Band @ Road 34 on 1/25/14 in Ft. Collins

Rob Drabkin’s Birthday Bash @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver - 9pm w/ GS3 (Garrett Sayers Trio) Assembly of the Dust & Floodwood ft. Al Schnier & Vinnie Amico of moe. @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver - 8pm w/ The Great Guys ft. Members of Yamn, The Congress & The Whales

An Evening with Naive Melodies @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 8pm Drag the River Album Release Show @ Larimer Lounge, Denver - 8pm w/ The Hollyfelds

Reel Big Fish @ The Gothic Theatre, Englewood - 7:30pm w/ Suburban Legends, Mighty Mongo, The Maxies

The Dusty 45s @ The Marquis Theatre, Denver - 8pm Railroad Earth @ Fillmore Auditorium, Denver - 7pm The Media Fires, guests @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 9pm

Guerilla Radio @ Road 34, Fort Collins - 9pm w/ Pipin Hot Ghost Peppers Trina @ Summit Music Hall, Denver - 8pm w/ Special guests

saturday January 18th Plans & Complications (Album Release) @ Moxi Theater, Greeley - 8pm w/ Origami, A.Zebra, Pie Lombardi Project, Racing on the Sun

Drag the River @ The Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins - 8pm w/ BJ of Sour Boy, Bitter Girl, Cory & GB of Arliss Nancy Futurebirds @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver - 9pm

w/ Natural Child, Dragondeer

Assembly of the Dust & Floodwood ft. Al Schnier & Vinnie Amico of moe. @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver - 8pm w/ The Great Guys ft. Members of Yamn, The Congress & The Whales Panic! At the Disco @ The Ogden Theatre, Denver - 8pm w/ The Colourist, X Ambassadors Allegaeon @ The Gothic Theatre, Englewood - 8pm Railroad Earth @ Fillmore Auditorium, Denver - 7pm

The Blue Rider, guests @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 9pm

sunday January 19th

Reel Big Fish @ The Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins - 8pm w/ Suburban Legends, Mighty Mango, The Maxies Dustin Bones & The Body Stealers @ Larimer Lounge, Denver - 6pm w/ My Wooden Leg, Arthur Lawrence Poor Moon (solo) @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 8:30pm w/ The Maykit P!NK @ The Pepsi Center, Denver - 8pm

monday January 20th Boombox @ The Moxi Theater, Greeley - 8pm w/ Ramona

Funk Jam Presents: Jimi Hendrix @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 9:30pm w/ Free Comedy @ 7pm

tuesday January 21st The Stubby Shillelaghs @ Patrick’s Irish Pub, Greeley - 9pm

Grass For That Ass ft. Lil Smokies @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver - 8pm w/ Wood & Wire and Caribou Mountain Collective

2014 Waka Winter Classic Competition @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 8pm The Disco Biscuits @ The Ogden Theatre, Denver - 9pm Lady Antebellum @ The Pepsi Center, Denver - 7pm

friday January 24th King Los @ The Moxi Theater, Greeley - 8pm w/ Jordan Hollywood, Hi-Rez, Indastreets Misfits

The Toasters @ The Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins - 8pm w/ The Wiredogs

ZOSO (Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience) @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver - 9pm w/ Bullethead (tribute to Van Halen) Hog Magundy & Policulture @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 8pm The Disco Biscuits @ The Ogden Theatre, Denver - 9pm Murs @ The Gothic Theatre, Englewood - 9pm w/ Jabee, Marley B., Cash Lansky

Baywood Album Release Show @ The Marquis Theatre, Denver - 7pm w/ Pretty Mouth, Attic Attack The Jane Thatcher Band @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 8pm w/ Bear Antler, Megan Burtt, Betsy Lay The Photo Atlas @ Road 34, Fort Collins - 9pm

saturday January 25th My Body Sings Electric @ The Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins - 8pm

Rubedo feat. Ikey Owens of The Mars Volta @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver - 9pm w/ The Other Black

BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment magazine JANUARY 2014 Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School of Medicine @ The Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins - 8pm Prefuse 73 & Nosaj Thing & FaltyDL @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver - 8pm

Trey Anastasio Band @ The Ogden Theatre, Denver - 8pm

Cody Canada & The Departed @ The Marquis Theatre, Denver - 8pm w/ American Aquarium On the Cover #6: Elvis Costello first two albums performed by Quantum Creep @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 9pm District 6 Honor Bands 2014 @ Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley - 7pm

thursday January 30th

Swollen Members @ The Aggie Theatre on 1/31/14 in Ft. Collins Waka Winter Classic @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver - 8pm

Anthony B @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver - 8pm Liquid Assassin @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 8pm w/ Vicious Cycle BLKHRTS @ Larimer Lounge, Denver - 8pm

Into It. Over It. @ The Marquis Theatre, Denver - 7pm w/ The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die

The Motet @ Fillmore Auditorium, Denver - 7:30pm

High Plains Honky Tape Release @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 8:30pm w/ Ned Garthe, Pizza Time, Dudebabes The Matt Skinner Band @ Road 34, Fort Collins - 9pm

Passion Pit DJ Set @ Summit Music Hall, Denver - 8pm Agent Orange @ The Moxi Theater, Greeley - 8pm w/ In The Whale, Skyfox

GPO Connoisseur Concert #4 @ Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley - 7:30pm

sunday January 26th Tribal Seeds @ The Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins - 8pm w/ Mystic Roots with special guest Wakane

EyeHateGod @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver - 8pm w/ Speedwolf, In the Company of Serpents Afton Showcase ft. Matthew McDonald, The Lion’s Mouse & Guests @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver - 6pm

monday January 27th

Pepper @ The Moxi Theater, Greeley - 8pm w/ Lionize

Hopsin @ The Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins - 7pm w/ Dizzy Wright, DJ Hoppa + special guests from Funk Volume MxPx @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver - 8pm w/ Allister, Potato Pirates

Shredded Beats - Night 1 ft. Swollen Members & Step Brothers (Evidence & Alchemist) @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver - 8pm w/ Madchild, Slaine, and Kruza Kid

Bad Suns @ The Marquis Theatre, Denver - 7pm Snowdown 2014 ft. Juicy J, RL Grime, Salva, Bass Physics @ Fillmore Auditorium, Denver - 7pm Ballroom With a Twist @ Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley - 7pm

friday January 31st Swollen Members @ The Aggie Theatre, Ft. Collins - 8pm w/ Mad Child, Slaine, Thin Air Crew

RJD2 @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver - 9pm w/ DJ Chonz Shredded Beats - Night 2 ft. Deltron 3030 @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver - 8pm w/ Mikey Thunder, Heatbox and Reason the Citizen

Cody Simpson @ The Marquis Theatre, Denver - 6pm w/ Plug In Stereo STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) @ Fillmore Auditorium, Denver - 7pm Pure Bathing Culture @ Hi-Dive, Denver - 8:30pm w/ The Still Tide, Eros and the Eschaton Icelantic’s Winter on the Rocks @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison - 7pm HABAJEEBA! @ Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley - 7:30pm

Grass For That Ass ft. Gangstagrass @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver - 8pm w/ Wood & Wire

White Denim @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver - 8pm w/ Moon Taxi Through The Roots & Tatanka @ Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver - 8pm w/ Mystic Roots and J. Armijo

Funk Jam Presents: Jimi Hendrix @ Hodi’s Half-Note, Fort Collins - 9:30pm w/ Free Comedy @ 7pm

tuesday January 28th St. Lucia @ The Bluebird Theater, Denver - 8pm The Stubby Shillelaghs @ Patrick’s Irish Pub, Greeley - 9pm

Trey Anastasio Band @ The Ogden Theatre, Denver - 8pm A Lot Like Birds @ The Marquis Theatre, Denver - 7pm w/ Sianvar, Stolas, The Venetia Fair, Mixolydia

Open Jazz Jam w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio @ The Pourhouse, Loveland - 7:30pm

wednesday January 29th A.F. Ray’s 5 year Anniversary @ A.F. Ray’s, Greeley - 8pm

Agent Orange @ Moxi Theater on 1/25/14 in Greeley

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13 Belly “___ the Tree” 15 Rock mag surveys 17 Bret Michaels single about his daughter 21 Sting’s “Dune” movie genre (Hyph.) 22 Page McConnell “Close ___” 23 What emotional girls did at Beatles show 24 Phish “One foot follows the ___” 25 “5 Years Time” ___ & the Whale 27 The Eagles “___ Eyes” 29 “Don’t want to be an actor ___ on the stage” 30 Gazed at performer 32 DeBarge “Stop! Don’t ___ Me” 33 RJ Mischo “Bit Off More Than I Can ___” 34 What song does to emotions 36 Repeated word in Def Leppard song title that brings you closer? 37 John Mellencamp “Now More ___ Ever” 39 Queensryche song for when the cops are coming after you (with “The”)? 42 Kimya Dawson “So Nice So ___” 43 Hugh of Headstones 45 Doobie Brothers “___ Fool Believes” 46 Australian country trio 47 System of a Down “Toxicity” song 48 Brooklyn indie band Grizzly ___ 49 Like a ballad 51 Machine Head song for an angel? 53 Sony rival 54 Sex Pistols “I’m a Lazy ___” 55 Phish head 56 New Musical Express, for short 57 Collective Soul “Let’s mingle. And make it well” song

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Across 1 Hall, to Oates 8 “___ Personality” 14 Alice in Chains “Down ___” 15 Fun Lovin’ Criminals “___/Aggressive” 16 “The Final Cut” Pink Floyd song “When the ___” 18 Volume option for bad song 19 Green Day “Private ___” 20 Phish “Possum, your ___ is the road” 21 Phish song about secret supply? 23 Phish song about Tom Hanks’ buddy? 26 What GnR slipped into on “Use Your Illusion I”? 27 No Trigger “Fish Eye ___” 28 The best Stones song on “Tattoo You”? 31 Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James 32 “Bloody Kisses” ___ O Negative 33 Phish songs don’t see them often 35 ’75 UFO album 37 Glenn Frey “___ is On” 38 ’55 masculine Bo Diddley classic 39 She had a Caesars show from 2008-11 40 Above & Beyond “___-State” 41 They might get inflated 42 Tommy of Styx 43 Feel like one in headlights, post-show 44 “I Love L.A.” Randy 46 Sandra McCracken “The Tie That ___” 47 ’80s “Be Near Me” band 50 “This ___ all been wonderful but now I’m on my way” 51 Idlewild “You ___ the World in Your Arms” 52 ’85 Kiss “Asylum” hit 58 Vampire Weekend’s Cape Cod song 59 Black Crowes “Lay It ___” 60 “Superstylin” Groove ___ 61 Gregg Allman “I’m ___” Down 1 Dead Milkmen lyric “In the bottom of the bottomless ___” 2 “Puddle Dive” DiFranco 3 ’69 single off “The Band” album 4 Where Bruce was “Born”? 5 ’88 Gerry Rafferty album “___ and South” 6 Eddie Cochran “Somethin’ ___” 7 Winger guitarist Beach 8 Delicious Marvin Gaye instrumental? 9 Phish “What’s the ___?” 10 Kasabian indie anthem from ’04 11 Get bored at show 12 JLo “Fresh Out the ___”

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