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BONES MUHRONI MAXWELL
Jed Murphy
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Bones Muhroni drummer Ryan Wykert describes their music as a funky folk band, but Ryan was always a little weird. Now that I think about the time they lived in Greeley and we named them the winner of the 2012 BandWagon Battle of the Bands, all the guys in Bones Muhroni were pretty weird. Now living in Los Angeles, the Muhroni boys have out done themselves with their latest release Maxwell and that weirdness has congealed into something special. Unpretentious, unabashed, soulful, and honest, Bones Muhroni have created something unique in today’s world of following trends. Although grandiose at times and the production drifting into the ‘big for the sake of big’ realm, Maxwell lives in the classic world of rock’s forefathers. Wykert is probably as close as anyone will ever get to nailing down Bones’ sound because they’re all over the place. For vocalist and guitarist Crew Rienstra this can be credited to the band’s widely varying musical backgrounds and maybe the ADD, and in Maxwell it shows. The album slows
down a bit after its raucous intro “Ejector Seat” in terms of intensity but maintains an enjoyable and sporadic folky soulfulness (damn it Ryan was right after all, maybe I’m weird?) swirling with sax and electric piano. One of the biggest strengths of the album is the humor that sort of rides over the top of the serious love songs that they really are. “Jackie’s Joni” testifies to a situation we can all appreciate and tells the story of a man struggling to return all of Jackie’s Joni Mitchell albums, but he really wants to keep Blue, which is arguably her best. At times you sit and wonder, ‘are these guys serious?’ And they very much are. Recorded in a home studio in LA with their friend Stephen Schroader, Bones took their time recording in order to enjoy the experience. “Schroader lives across the street from me and pretty much right between where we all live. We weren’t on a time or money constraint. Literally we were just like ‘lets make an album together,’ Schroader and us. We were excited, we would meet every Saturday and just hang and work. We took our time, and the relaxed environment was great for the energy of the record,” says Rienstra.
Living in LA has brought a lot of insight into being a professional band for the Muhroni boys. Understandably, they said that it was easy to get overwhelmed by the amount of competition and sheer talent everywhere. But the trick for them was to stay focused on what they’re doing. “You could think of the city as a massive behemoth with the power to crush dreams, but I prefer to think of it as a force of nature using pressure to form lumps of coal into diamonds,” says Wykert.
(Editor’s Note: Mark Maxwell, the album’s name sake, wrote the cover story of the January 2013 issue which featured Bones Muhroni after winning the 2012 BandWagon Magazine Battle of the Bands held at A.F. Rays.)
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KAMASI WASHINGTON THE EPIC
Clark M. Lamson
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If you’ve never heard the name Kamasi Washington, there’s a reason for that. It’s because up until now, he’s had no solo records outside a few small self releases. Like Kishi Bashi, Washington has supported many a musician. His first national tour was with Snoop Dogg, and he joined Raphael Saadiq for his first international tour. Before releasing his new record The Epic, he lent his skills to records like Flying Lotus’ You’re Dead! and Kendrick Lamar’s masterful To Pimp A Butterfly. Despite his laundry list of accolades, only recently have we gotten the chance to see what Washington can do as a solo artist. Well, not quite solo. On his debut record The Epic (released on Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label) Washington again joins forces with his first band, Young Jazz Giants. They began as a quartet, and have now grown to a ten piece collective called The Next Step. These are the musicians that join Washington for the almost three hour excursion that is The Epic. It’s almost comical how
applicable that title is. Not only does it encapsulate the sheer size of the triple album, but the circumstances in which is was forged. To put it plainly: it was worth the wait. Understandably, some people will be put off by the size of the undertaking. While I enjoy the occasional long, taxing slog through odiously challenging music, this is not that album. The Epic is a triple album. Don’t feel pressured to tuck in for the whole thing all at once. The albums are six, six, and five tracks apiece. If it helps you to listen to this project, then it’s worth a try. But let’s pretend you’re like me, and take pleasure in rubbing your ears in some of the deeper corners of the music, especially if said music feels like well produced elevator music at a passing glance. The album starts ferociously with “Change of the Guard,” a 12 minute blitzkrieg showcase of the talent on the album. A volley of battling brass welcomes us to the show and is soon followed by fiery keys. The percussion by Tony Austin on the track is simply staggering. As talented as each musician is, about seven minutes in, Washington shows us why it’s his album, and not The Next Step’s album. From
sweet to squelched, Washington puts his instrument through its paces, and us along with it. Notably kinder on the ears, “Claire De Lune,” which is featured on the third heaping helping of this album, is one of the more obliging tracks. The song is bookended with the original piano, but the peak is the dreamy sax solo from Washington himself, and the bass solo that follows, which is played fingered and then bowed. Though this is Washington’s debut solo project, it’s clear he’s riding without training wheels. When approached by Brainfeeder mastermind Flying Lotus to create “whatever you wanna make,” his response was “I wanna make something crazy!” From the numerous styles of jazz played here (fusion jazz, jazz funk, vocal jazz, spiritual jazz) to the exceedingly expert nature with which they are played, The Epic truly lives up to its name.
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ROMERO SANTOS FORMULA VOL. 2
Crystal Mendoza
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Después de su desintegración de Aventura, Romeo Santos se lanzó como solista en el 2011. Aunque la desintegración entristeció a fans, Romeo Santos ahora gira promocionando su álbum Fórmula vol. 2 que
estrenó el 28 de enero del año pasado. Su gira Fórmula vol. 2 world tour ha llegado hasta nosotros en Denver al Pepsi Center este 14 de junio. El álbum consiste de 16 canciones que como siempre lo hipnotizan a uno con su bella voz y su letra y sonido inolvidable. El cantautor nos enamora de él y la vida con su romanticismo que recuerda
todos los aspectos del amor. En su reciente álbum Romeo hace colaboraciones con artistas fuera de la música latina y bachata. Las colaboraciones incluyen a Carlos Santana, Drake, Marc Anthony, y a Nicki Minaj. Su colaboración con Drake y Nicki Minaj no solo la canta en inglés, pero ambos también cantan en
español. La introducción colabora hasta el comediante Kevin Hart demostrando su extendimiento hasta la música en inglés. Romeo Santos no nos deja solo enamorados de su bella voz, también nos cautiva con su música que captura todos los diferentes aspectos del amor. En la canción titulada “Odio” con Drake captura el odio que le tiene a otro cuando pierde a la persona que quiere y se va con otro.
Pero igual con la canción Necio nos recuerda como uno es irracional cuando se enamora. Lo más memorable es su mensaje de amar a otros aunque sean homosexuales, un problema social devatado abundante en nuestras comunidades. La canción No tiene la culpa habla de como la homosexualidad no es opción y no deberíamos de juzgar. En la canción dice estatisticas de suicidio por homosexuales por no sentirse aceptados.
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After the breakup of Aventura, Romeo Santos went solo in 2011. Although the end of Aventura saddened fans, now Romeo Santos is touring promoting his new album Fórmula vol. 2 which premiered January last year. His Fórmula vol. 2 world tour will be arriving at Denver’s Pepsi Center on June 14th. The album consists of 16 songs that as always, mesmerizes his audience with his beautiful voice and unforgettable lyrics and sound. The songwriter makes us fall in love with him and life with the romanticism that reminds us of all the aspects of love. In his recent album Romeo makes collaborations with artists outside of Latin music and his regular bachata. Collaborations include Carlos Santana, Drake, Marc Anthony, and Nicki Minaj. His collaboration with Drake and
Nicki Minaj includes not only English, but both artists sing in Spanish. The introduction even features the comedian Kevin Hart demonstrating his expansion into English music. Romeo Santos leaves us not only in love with his beautiful voice but he captivates all the different aspects of love. In the song titled “Hate,” Drake captures the hatred that he has for the loss of his loved one to someone else. Still, he reminds us with Necio how irrational we become when in love. What’s most memorable is his message of loving others even if they are homosexual, an abundant debate and social problem in our communities. He lets us know not to blame individuals and talks about how homosexuality is not an option and we should not judge.
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PRINZHORN DANCE SCHOOL HOME ECONOMICS
Clark M. Lamson
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In the early 2000’s, Suzi Horn had numerous jobs that brought her close to music. “I had worked in music venues all my life - behind the bar, in the coat room, on the door, but never played in a band. Then I met Tobin.” By Tobin, she means Tobin Prinz, the other half of the uncategorizable experimental rock outfit, Prinzhorn Dance School. The two began tooling around with the spare instruments Prinz had scattered about his flat, specifically the drum and bass. As Horn puts it, “We didn’t set out to start a band - and now it’s ten years on.” This sums up one of my favorite qualities about Prinzhorn Dance School. There’s an utter lack of “rock star quality,” and I mean that in the best way possible. There aren’t any masturbatory guitar solos, no winding, complicated melodies, no correct interpretation. Like John Cooper Clarke or WIlliam Burroughs, the Prinzhorn Dance School is message starkly “everyday.” It’s an unflinching look in a tell all mirror, good and bad. The beauty is drawn from, as Prinz puts it: “Landscapes. Bus stops. Ploughed fields. Birds circling above. Huge empty car parks. The sea. Dirt. Grime. Beautiful flowers in parks and fields. Visual imagery. Hearing sounds about the place too. Rhythms, crashes, dripping, humming.” This month Prinzhorn Dance School has released their
3rd album, Home Economics. At six tracks and almost 25 minutes long, it packs more punch than you might expect. If you’re a first time listener then brace yourself for bluntly skeletal composition and esoteric lyrics. If you are familiar with the UK duo, don’t think you’ve seen all they have to offer. Home Economics brings all the candidness of prior projects, with a cleaner, brighter sound. The first two records released under the PDS title were recorded in the “Red Shed” (a soundproof rehearsal space in a derelict English church) but the band found themselves stepping away from their cocoon this time and recording in a number of different locations. “Moving away from the confined and austere environment of our red shed studio had an impact,” Prinz says. “On this record we hardly worked there at all (bar some drum takes and some guitar parts where we wanted a specific natural reverb). We didn’t want to make demos and then try to recreate the subtle nuances and emotions of each take. It was a big step for us.” The step shows. The best example of this sonic shift is “Clean.” The plinking guitar against the sparse lyric and chugging bass gives the image of a field of green nestled in a city, muddied slightly from a recent rain. It feels, well, clean. For a band whose past lyrics include “I want you / stab your sweet smile / drown your laughter / drown your laughter / in a clever river,”
“Clean” is not alone in being musical evolution for PDS. “Let Me Go” is a eulogy for a recently dead relationship. That might sound like no new ground, but something about the unchanging nature of the tune allows the listener to be enveloped in the emotion of the song. Since those featured in the track are so relatable, this might be the easiest to get lost in. The melody, the guitar, the bass, all echo the post relationship haze similar to Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright.” You’re past anger or sadness, or any tangible emotions. More than anything, you just want it to be done. It’s masterful catharsis, and was summed up perfectly by Prinz when I asked him about goals for the record. “We wanted a fragility. An intimacy. But nothing that felt sorry for itself. Nothing twee. Some optimism. Some hope. A balancing act of all those things.” In Home Economics, Tobin Prinz and Suzi Horn have distilled the no fucks given attitude down to a highly potent concoction of drum, bass, and raw human observation. From the ice cool groove of “Reign” (which sounds like the soundtrack to a bank robbery) to the familiarly bare jitters of “Haggle,” Home Economics promises to please fans new and old alike.
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Jed Murphy
BandWagon Magazine If there is one thing you can say about the music industry it’s there are a lot of people really working their asses off. From the countless promoters, managers, photographers, press outlets, sound guys, door guys, bartenders, and not to mention all the artists putting everything out there every night just to scrape out a living, everything is a grind to have a seat at the table. But then there are those people who walk in, step on stage and are just so talented that everything fits perfectly together before our eyes. Twin Peaks from Chicago, Illinois is one of those bands. Everything top to bottom, from their live show to their latest release Wild Onion, to their quickly growing international fanbase, they simply make it look so easy when we all know that it isn’t. On May 17th, we had a chance to catch up with the Twin Peaks dudes before their show at the Hi Dive for the Redbull Sound Select UMS Pre Party to talk touring, recording Wild Onion, and dealing with the ups and downs of being a band on the rise. “When you’re underage you deal with the most bullshitiest of shit,” says vocalist and guitarist Cadien Lake James. “But now it’s way easier.” Twin Peaks began in 2009 when the dudes were still in high school then in 2013 they released their first album Sunken, which launched them from a Chicago outfit to an international
band all before they were old enough to drink. Now with a critically acclaimed second album and being legal drinking age, things have gotten somewhat easier for them. “People just treat us nice now. They used to not treat us so nice,” says drummer Connor Brodner with a laugh. Their second album Wild Onion was the band’s first real experience in the studio. To help them better understand the ins and outs of recording they enlisted the help of keyboardist Colin Croom. “It wasn’t a ton of pressure but it was just a learning experience. We hadn’t really worked in studios before. But we had Collin working with us and that’s when he first started playing on some stuff. He played keys on the record and co-produced it. He really helped us figure it out in there,” says James. The finished product is pure rock and roll. It’s rock back at its roots. It’s a party and if party rock wasn’t already taken as a genre by that garbage the record industry tried to sell us then I would describe their music as that. Wild Onion moves between garage rock and psych rock although they live much more on the garage rock side of the spectrum. Now the success of the album has them living in a semi constant state of touring that includes plans for a second tour of Europe. Technically everyone in Twin Peaks lives with their parents as they stated that having
a six month lease at this point when they will be gone so much of the year wouldn’t be ideal. When not on tour the Twin Peaks dudes can be found recuperating from their time on the road. They listed sleeping, video games, eating
pasta and a unanimous “catch up with the boys,” as their favorite things to do with their days off. On the road they’re all business and have learned a lot of the tricks of the trade on how to tour right and not get burnt out: don’t eat at Denny’s not even for breakfast, stay at the cheapest hotels, and have a gang mentality were decided were at the top of the list. Also, having friends with you on the road who aren’t in the band can be good psychologically for the band, they usually don’t end up helping as much as you want and according to James “If you tape a bong to the back of the front seat of the van, you can hit
it from the seat behind and call it the van bong.” A homemade van bong may not be the all ending answer to making music seem so effortless, but this unique ingenuity exposes something that some in the industry might be missing- a link between a youthful carelessness and unconfined creativity. A philosophy that the band carries on the road. “You just have to be loose, dude” says guitarist and vocalist Clay Frankel. “Shit is going to go down and you can’t really have a strict code of the road, you just have to go with whatever.”
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S ’ T S A O C T S E B P U S W O R G O N I T N E S O C Y N A BETH Kyle Eustice
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est Coast’s Bethany Cosentino has gone through some noticeable changes since the duo’s 2010 debut, Crazy For You. Aside from her smaller appearance (the result of lots of exercise), her confidence has blossomed and she’s much more self-assured on stage. Whether that’s the result of the dissolution of her long-term relationship with Wavves’ Nathan Williams or simply getting older, on Best Coast’s third studio album, California Nights, it’s clear she’s a new woman. Album opener “Feeling Ok” and “Wasted Time” seem to touch on finding strength after a break-up and reflecting on what went wrong. While her lyrics are nowhere near complicated, it’s the simplicity of them that make them so relatable. Everyone’s experienced these feelings at one point yet she’s not afraid to talk about them. While the ‘50s/‘60s surf-pop influence is still heavily intact, the album shows more maturity than past efforts. It’s not all about bong hits and the love for her cat. As Best Coast prepares to kick off another national tour, Cosentino opens up about body image issues, her not-so-secret love for Hillary Duff and California Nights. In our first interview, we talked about body image and the music business. Do you still feel pressure to look a certain way? Not really. I mean, it’s hard because when you’re in the spotlight, people will comment on your weight and your looks no matter what, but you just have to grow a thick skin and not let it affect you. I got really obsessed with exercising over the last few years and people will comment now, ‘You’re too skinny.’ When before it’s like they said, ‘I was too fat?’ It makes no sense. Like I said, people will always comment. It’s just the way the world works. I learned that for myself it was about reaching a level of confidence with myself physically and mentally where I no longer care about any of those things people say. I loved your first record and the follow-up, but it seemed some people weren’t digging the sophomore album as much. Why do you think? Do you even pay attention to what critics say? I really don’t pay attention. The way I know a record is successful is if the fans like it and if we are still playing sold out shows all over the place…and we are. I guess people weren’t ready to hear such a polished sound from us, given our first record was not polished at all. But like with the body image shit, people won’t ever be 100 percent happy with what you do. They don’t want you to make the same album over and over, but they also don’t want you to change. It’s silly so I don’t pay attention to any of it. How do you think California Nights has been received? Fade Away ? As far as I can tell, people are really enjoying California Nights . The feedback from fans has been amazing, it charted at #24 on Billboard, which is the highest of any of our records. We were confident about this one and I think that helped so much. Fade Away seemed to be received well, too. I mean, like I said, I don’t read reviews or interviews with myself, so like I couldn’t tell you what Fade Away was rated by blah blah blah blog– doesn’t matter to me. What matters is it exists as a piece of art I put out there in the world and it means something to a lot of people. How is it working with Bobb in the studio as opposed to several members when you tour?
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The two things don’t correlate at all, really. I mean when Bobb and I work in the studio, it’s like, our thing. It’s what we do. On this record, we brought in our drummer Brady Miller so the dynamic between all three of us plus Wally, our producer, was really amazing and special. On tour, we play as a five-piece, but it’s nothing like a studio atmosphere at all. Our live show is a lot fuller now. It’s louder. We can rock a little harder and I am given a chance to set the guitar down for a few songs and just sing. I love the set up we have live now compared to the days when we played as a three-piece. How did you and Bobb meet? What about your styles gelled? We met through mutual friends in the Los Angeles music scene, particularly people in bands that came out of this venue called The Smell. I would just see him at everything and always wonder like, ‘Who is this long haired Asian metal guy that is at every party and show I go to? [laughs].’ We just started talking at a party once and realized we had a lot in common. We like a lot of the
same pop culture stuff, things that most people would deny being into because they think it doesn’t make them look ‘cool.’ There was some movie coming out starring the Duff sisters and Bobb and I were both really into Hillary Duff so we went to see that movie together. He’s much older than me, but we get along so well and we are interested in a lot of the same stuff. He’s just always been a really cool guy for as long as I’ve known him. I saw you at the Slowdown in Omaha and I think you’re a strong presence on stage. Did you or do you have stage fright? Having all eyes on me has always terrified me. I never really have had ‘stage fright,’ but I think I for sure used to feel a bit awkward on stage, at least when Best Coast first started. When we started, I wasn’t sure like what to do with my body when I was playing guitar. I wasn’t sure where to look. I kind of would feel like, ‘Uhhh, am I totally boring these people?’ I mean, I have been performing on stage since I was like 5-years-old so the stage is a place I’ve always felt comfortable. I just had never been the front woman of a band before so it took some getting used to. If you see us live now, it’s like a whole new Bethany up there. I am so confident on stage now I just don’t even care if I look silly dancing around or if I’m making weird faces when I sing. It’s like my hour every night to just go wild. I love it. What are your qualms about the music “business,” if any? I mean, like any business, there are issues, but I feel like it’s important to just be dedicated to what you do and surround yourself with good people in the industry because they definitely do exist. It’s a bit frustrating that streaming music has taken over because no one buys records anymore and artists end up making less money. People assume that if you’re in a successful band you must be super rich, but it doesn’t really work that way. You have to hustle really hard to make it work. You have to do brand partnerships and synch your music in TV/film. There is a whole lot of stuff people that aren’t musicians don’t understand about the music industry. It’s not like, ‘You’re a band! Ready, set, go! You’re rich!’ But like I said, hustle hard and surround yourself with good people who will protect you and have your best interest in mind and you will survive. Why is the west coast the best coast? It’s just got a relaxed, laid back vibe unlike anywhere else. It’s a lot slower paced than most parts of the United States. The scenery and nature are beautiful. You’ve got deserts and oceans and mountains all in one place. It’s ideal to me. How did your tour with The Pixies go? Was Kim on that tour? I had the pleasure of interviewing her awhile back. It was fun. It was really cool to get to play with a band that I listened to a ton growing up. No, Kim hasn’t played live with the Pixies in a really long time. They had Paz Lenchantin from A Perfect Circle and Zwan playing with them when we were on tour with them. She did great. I can imagine it would be a really hard job to fill the shoes of someone like Kim Deal or just any original member of a band so props to her for doing such a great job. If you could communicate one message to your fans what would it be? “Be good” like what ET tells Eliot before he goes back on his space ship.
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Kyle Eustice
BandWagon Magazine Oakland has its definitive style of hiphop, or rap, if you will. The late Mac Dre helped propel the hyphy movement to a new level before his untimely murder and Hieroglyphics defined the 90’s underground skater-rap movement. People from Oakland will tell you that rap never originated in New York. People from Oakland will tell you it’s a myth. That’s just how loyal they are to their scene. According to Oakland writer, Eric Arnold, “virtually every element that can be associated with hip-hop is also associated with Bay Area hip-hop. It goes as far back as it exists. When you talk to people who are knowledgeable about cultural movements, they’ll talk about the West Coast Pop Lock and Boogaloo scenes, which were active in the ‘60s, several years before Kool Herc had his first hip-hop party in New York in 1973.” Whether or not Arnold has some credibility to his claims or is just an over-intellectualized idealist swinging from Oakland’s proverbial nuts, the Bay Area has produced some huge figures in the hip-hop community. Too Short, Digital Underground, Tupac Shakur and yes, even MC Hammer all hail from “The Town.”Only a few, however, have attained the kind of longevity that Del the Funky Homosapien of the Hieroglyphics crew has. “It’s just like that out here, I guess. Dude might have a point to what he’s saying. I’m not going to totally agree with him because hip-hop, as we know it, originated
in the Bronx. I don’t care what nobody says. I’m not going to take credit for that. Rapping is nothing new. I was born in ’72. That’s what rapping was then, street talk basically. That’s just how people talk on the street. That’s how people are in Oakland. Hella people can rap out here. Before I even knew what rap was, I was rapping.” Born Teren Delvon Jones, Del didn’t stumble into it by accident. As Ice Cube’s cousin, he had plenty of influences surrounding him during those early years. Yet Jones was always a bit of an anomaly and decidedly went a different route than his West Coast gangster rapping contemporaries. When he was just 18-years-old he released his 1991 debut, I Wish My Brother George Was Here. He took a more tongue-in-cheek approach to hip-hop, sampled a lot of Parliament and it was obvious he was a having a lot of fun with it. That album produced the single “Mistadobalina,” now a cult favorite. A couple of years later, he came out with 1993’s No Need For Alarm, which also introduced the entire Hieroglyphics crew. It showcased a style that was unparalleled to what was coming out of the Bay at that time. “The Bay Area wasn’t mined yet as far as hip-hop was concerned. Mostly street stuff was the focus primarily because of the work from King Tee, Ice T and NWA. So that was a side of it. Then Hiero debuted. Our creativity and dedication to the craft was a breath of fresh air to fans and the public in general. Those were real advancements then, good energy all over and the Bay was no exception,” Jones
recalls. “Although I’d have to say, I was not the most together cat then. I was pretty wild, but I guess that energy was part of the appeal of that record as well. Where I’m from there is a rich musical history, you know? So I was into all the counterculture stuff, still am. I was living like a rock star before that was even popular and I guess that was reflected in my music at the time. I don’t know. I just make the stuff. But these are things we were into and things fans have told me about it.” When Jones says he “was pretty wild,” he’s not lying. His frequent experimentation with psychedelic drugs led to a five-year lull in productivity. In fact, he was even released from his contract with Elektra a month before his third album was to hit the shelves. Nonetheless, Future Development came out in 1998 and then the first Hieroglyphics album, 3rd Eye Vision, in 1998. It wasn’t until 2000 when his fourth solo album, Both Sides of the Brain and Deltron 3030, a collaborative project with Dan the Automator and Kid Koala, were released that Del really started to attract national (and international) attention. Deltron 3030 really expanded Del’s fan base. “I’d be blind not to see that, but it is what it is. Deltron is just what younger cats relate to,” he says. “They weren’t there when I was rocking it before. And that’s swell, but I didn’t do it for that reason. I did it as an experiment in business and creativity. I had the idea for Deltron developing as a hobby for quite a while and I had to come up with some hypothesis to convince myself that the work was worth the time. I figured that Deltron was
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ultimately different enough from Del the Funky Homosapien to warrant it existing as it’s own actual product. It would actually expand my catalog. So that’s when I went full-fledged. But even so, it was Domino [of Hieroglyphics] who really brought it together. Dom and I were pretty close, still are really, and I just let him scope the idea for Deltron on the low to see what he thought of it.” In March 2001, the Gorillaz emerged with its self-titled debut album, which contained the single “Clint Eastwood,” a track that made Del the Funky Homosapien known around the world. Del the Funky Homosapien has always been ahead of his time and never afraid to step outside the box. After all, when all of his peers, including cousin Ice Cube, were spitting gangster rap, Jones was rapping about practicing good hygiene. Nevertheless, he has a solid grasp on his role in hip-hop. “I just work hard at what I do, no matter what it is,” he says. “That’s the way I was raised and I never saw a problem with that line of thinking so I never disputed that. So with that alone, a person would be able to expect at least a marginal amount of success, simply because the majority of people out there are not going to have the energy or drive to go hard like that. Or maybe not understand the big deal about it. So I just stood out I guess. But, add to that my personality, which is hard to get to know, I’m somewhat mysterious, but you can work with me. I don’t try to make waves. So maybe that’s why I am still in it for so long because they like me. They ain’t kicked me out yet!”
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BandWagon Magazine “I’m pretty sure that I’m as famous as I want to be,” Sage Francis says. “I can walk around and people for the most part won’t know who I am. That’s good. If I get the inclination that people are recognizing me in an environment outside of my shows, I get fidgety. I can tell when their eyes are on me. I start feeling weird. I’m good where I am. Normally the only time I leave my house is when I go food shopping and I’ll get recognized from time to time, but I’m more of a known entity outside of Rhode Island than I am here. I’ve kept a pretty low profile in my state. I don’t know if that was on purpose, but that’s how it turned out.” The Providence, Rhode Islandnative, former spoken word champion, seasoned emcee and founder of Strange Famous Records has built a comfortable career for himself over the last two decades, but he would rather stay under the radar. Francis has never been one to seek out fame, it kind of found him. His incredible writing talent was undeniable. Coupled with a strong
stage presence, it was only a matter of time before he attracted attention. Curiously, it’s the attention he tends to want to avoid. As a self-proclaimed introvert, he’s much more relaxed inside the fours walls of his home than he is outside in the world. However, that all goes out the window when he takes his first step on stage; he explodes with confidence. “It’s a very comfortable place for me,” he says. “It’s probably the most comfortable place for me when I’m outside of my house. I don’t really feel comfortable almost anywhere else. Ever since I was a kid, I did love the stage, even doing school plays. Of course, there are some uncomfortable moments on stage. Sometimes I don’t know what I’m doing is what the audience wants to see or hear. So there are moments where I second guess myself, but it’s not frequent.” Francis literally built his career from the ground up. Before the Internet and “insta-fame” on YouTube, he was hustling his demos hand-to-hand. Beginning with 2002’s
Personal Journals and culminating with 2014’s Copper Gone, he’s written his heart out. If you want to know Sage Francis, all you have to do is listen to his records. Copper Gone, in particular, addresses his anti-social personality, his feelings about the death of his stepfather and one failed relationship after another. “Make Em Purr” tells the story of one of his cats being ill, who he refers to as “his best friend,” but at the same time talks about his own self-imposed isolation. It’s the most brutally honest and beautifully dark tale on the record. Copper Gone was a long time in the making and in the four years he took off, he’s undoubtedly been through a lot since he began writing it. After all, that’s what life is about. “Significant portions of the record w e r e
written in all different eras,” he explains. “I tend to hold on to phrasing, verses and song concepts through the years and I wait for them to kind of blossom into a full song. I don’t like to rush things. If I have a good idea, I like to sit on it and wait for it to, yeah, blossom into what it needs to be rather than push the issue. Some of those were written probably like 10 years ago, but it wasn’t just this one. All of my records are like that. I hold on to pieces of writing, production, music bits and I juggle all of them until they fall into place. Of course, I do writing on the spot to tie up all the loose ends. Once I really get down and dirty into recording the record, it took about a year of piling away and getting it situated.” Released via Strange Famous Records, Cooper Gone is his fifth official studio album. Don’t think for one-second any amount of “fame” has gone to his head. He’s easily one of the most down-to-earth emcees walking this god forsaken planet. He’ll talk to his fans on Facebook
or at one of his shows and he’s also extremely accessible to certain journalists, which makes telling his story that much sweeter. “I feel like it was very important early on for me to establish that connection with the fans and let them know there’s a direct approach and way to support the artist,” he says. “That was actually huge as far as me coming up through the ranks and avoiding a lot of the pitfalls. Managers and a million middlemen ruin so much shit [laughs]. As a label owner and having to deal with managers, more often than not it’s so frustrating to see them fucking things up. If I had a direct connection to the artist, there would be no issues. As far as fans, a lot of hip-hop sites and media outlets a lot of people were avoiding me. I wasn’t making the type of hip-hop they wanted to hear. I was like, ‘Fuck it. I’ll build my own fanbase. They know how to find out what I’m doing. As long as I kept direct contact with them, we could grow the business and that’s what we did.”
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lvin Bishop has had a long and prolific career as a blues guitarist. A teenager in Chicago during the ‘60s, he had the privilege of both witnessing and taking an active role in blues in it’s heyday. Under the tutlage of several blues greats such as Muddy Waters, Lightnin’ Hopkins, and John Lee Hooker he honed his skills in the best way possible before launching into an incredible career that included the song “Fooled Around and Fell In Love” that peaked at #3 on the US Billboards, which featured Mickey Thomas and Donny Baldwin of Jefferson Starship (and for you younger kids was on the Gardians of the Galaxy soundtrack last summer). Gearing up for the Greeley Blues Jam, we had a chance to sit down with Bishop to talk about the blues and his amazing career.
BandWagon Magazine: What was it like when you were young to play with so many blues legends like Muddy Waters and Lightnin’ Hopkins? Elvin Bishop: It was kind of like a dream you know? It’s like when you’re a teenager and you’re listening to someone’s records and you fantasy about it, then it actually happens. It was amazing. It was really a big thrill to meet Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker and Lightnin’ Hopkins. BW: Any memories of those early days you wouldn’t mind sharing with us?
EB: Well, it was really a different world then you know. Whites and blacks weren’t really hanging out together. I’m from Tulsa, Oklahoma and it was strictly segregated. Even when I got with the (Paul) Butterfield Band, there were black and white guys in
there and we couldn’t stay in the same hotels. Even in the north they wouldn’t allow it. BW: When did you notice a change in the segregation? EB: It happening in the ‘60s. By the late ‘60s it had cleared up quite a bit. We got caught up in all the riots they had in Cleveland then Detroit and LA. I guess that’s what it took, then the soul music came in. When I came to Chicago blues was the music of choice for black people, much like hip hop is now, everyone loved blues. Then they got the black pride thing going in the late ‘60s and lots of soul music came in, in the minds of a lot of black people blues represented the old way of things and that’s what they were trying to get away from. BW: Now that you’ve had the career you’ve had, does the blues still mean the same to you as when you first started? EB: Well, I don’t know. Everyone is pretty much a victim of circumstance. I don’t know if it’s circumstance of it’s just the way it is. There’s a window when you’re young and you’re hormones are raging and you’re chasing chicks and you’re not settled down with a lot of obligations and shit, the music that’s happening then like
BY JED MURPHY • BANDWAGON MAGAZINE a love song hits you five times as hard as it will later or earlier. The music that you fall in love with then tends to be the music you stick with for life. BW: Do you think it’s still possible to find true blues today? EB: Yeah, just not so much of it. Blues now is one of many musical choices that people are presented with the minute they pop out because music is everywhere. BW: When you’re writing music what inspires you? What inspired you in the old days and what inspires you now? EB: I just usually think about whatever’s on my mind and whatever I think is interesting enough to push a song through. I read something interesting the other day Willy Nelson wrote, he said ‘if a song don’t flow out easy I figure it ain’t meant to be, so I leave it alone.’ I don’t work and slave over a song. The best ones just pop out. Tunes come to me sometimes when I’m digging manure in the garden or I’m out fishing or something like that. BW: Your song “Fooled Around and Fell In Love” was such a hit in its time. Did you ever find yourself trying to recreate its success?
heard about that? It’s pretty cool, you go in for a week and there are like 30 bands and 3000 rabid blues fans. I kinda resisted for a long time because I thought who would want to be on a boat with a bunch of fucked up people but it’s not like that. They give you as much interaction as you want they’re all nice people. The good thing is when you play festivals and stuff like that, you’ll see the other guys, you’re getting ready for your show you get to check out a tune or two of theirs or you see them at the airport of the hotel and you don’t really get to know anybody. On the boat you’re there for a week no traveling to do, you get to know a lot of people who I’ve been seeing for years. BW: What can we expect from you for the show at the Greeley Blues Jam? EB: I tell you what, we got lucky, we went down to Memphis for the blues awards a couple of weeks ago. The Blues Music Foundation does these awards and we won band of the year. I’m really proud of my band they’re all great people.
EB: No, I was strongly advised to do so by the record company. I think I made a half-hearted effort on the next record but I had sense enough to stick to being myself. I wasn’t under a lot of pressure but I don’t know, I think they kinda eyeballed me and I think they thought there wasn’t much use to putting a lot of pressure on me. BW: Where are some of your favorite places to play? EB: I love all the good festivals. I like the blues cruises, have you
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COLORaDO CONCERT CALENDAR Monday June 1st Will Butler @ The Bluebird Theater Denver - 8:00pm w/ Jo Firestone
Falling In Reverse - Ronnie Radke’s Three Ring Circus @ The Summit Music Hall Denver - 6:30pm w/ Ghost Town
FREE Vinyl Mondays - Micah Morris & Cassidy Gates @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 9:00pm
Before The Bulb @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 7:00pm w/ Native Harrow, Scarecrow Revival, Lucas
Red @ The Summit Music Hall Denver - 7:00pm w/ Adelitas Way, These Raven Skies, Mcclinton Cage The Elephant & Portugal The Man @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:00pm
Tuesday June 2nd Stubby Shillelaghs Stubby Tuesdays @ Patrick’s Irish Pu Greeley- 9:00pm Open Jazz Jam @ Pourhouse Loveland - 7:30pm w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio HoneyHoney @ The Bluebird Theater Denver - 8:00pm w/ Casey James Prestwood
Wednesday June 3rd FREE Party on the Patio Presents: Derek Blake & Friends @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 5:00pm FREE Bluegrass Wednesday @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 7:00pm Rustie @ The 1-Up Denver - 8:30pm Metal Alliance Tour 2015 Feat. Deicide @ The Summit Music Hall Denver - 6:00pm w/ Entombed A.D., Hate Eternal, Black Crown Initiate, Svart Crown, Lorna Shore Desert Noises @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm
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Friday June 5th @ Moxi Theater in Greeley
Old 97’s @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Oil Boom
Mandolin Orange @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Josh Dillard
Old Crow Medicine Show @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:30pm
Xavier Rudd & the United Nations @ The Mishawaka Amphitheatre Bellvue - 6:00pm w/ Mike Love
Thursday June 4th
Ryan Adams @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 8:00pm
Dizzy Wright @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Jahni Denver and Mark Collins
Friday June 5th
FREE Dead Jam @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 9:00pm
Pandas and People w/ Bones Muhroni Feat. Primary People @ The MOXI Theater Greeley - 8:00pm
Live Music with The Burroughs @ Wiley Roots Brewery Greeley - 7:00pm
Wendy Woo @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Liz Barnez and Colony Funk
Arlo McKinley and Andy Thomas Dust Heart (Full Band) @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ Grayson County Burn Ban (Members of Bud Bronson & the Goodtimers), Cory Call
Coral Creek & Uptown Toodeloo String Band @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 9:00pm w/ Mile High Express
Poudre River Irregulars @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 3:00pm Nepal Grassroots Recovery Fundraiser Feat. Psychodillo, More Than Physics, Elise Wunder and Derek Blake @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 7:00pm Cracker @ The Bluebird Theater Denver - 9:00pm w/ The HickmanDalton Gang Hi-Dive Garage Fest @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 7:00pm w/ Jermaine and the Sex Party, the Blue Rider, Colfax Speed Queen, the Savage Blush, Rootbeer and Mermentau, the Plates, Hope Dealers Whitey Morgan & the 78’s @ The Summit Music Hall Denver - 8:00pm
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BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment JUNE 2015 Mae - Performing the Everglow in its entirety @ The Summit Music Hall Denver - 7:00pm w/ All Get Out, Mike Mains & the Branches Jeremy Loops @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Patrick Dethlefs
Tuesday June 9th Stubby Shillelaghs Stubby Tuesdays @ Patrick’s Irish Pu Greeley- 9:00pm Open Jazz Jam @ Pourhouse Loveland - 7:30pm w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio
LIVE COMEDY FT. MITCH JONES June 11th @ Moxi Theater
The Helio Sequence @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 7:30pm w/ Lost Lander J Boog @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Hot Rain, Westafa Lettuce & The Motet @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 6:45 pm
Saturday June 6th Atomga @ The Bluebird Theater Denver - 9:00pm w/ Dirty Bourbon River Show, Pete Pidgeon & Arcoda Hi-Dive Garage Fest @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 7:00pm w/ Zebroids, Dirty Few, Best Creeps, The Buckingham Square, The Harms, Soft Skulls, Jobless
The Story So Far @ The Summit Music Hall Denver - 6:30pm w/ Four Year Strong, Terror, Souvenirs The JJ Evanoff Experience @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm Harmonious Junk Plays Abbey Road @ Quixotes True Blue Denver - 9:00pm The Arturo Complex @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Hypnotic Vibes, Lucida Tela, Innerspace Cracker @ The Mishawaka Amphitheatre Bellvue - 3:00pm w/ Post Paradise, Branded Bandits, Red Fox Run, Shaley Scott Band, & Winchester Holiday
Big Head Todd and the Monsters @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:00pm w/ Lucinda Williams
Sunday June 7th Sunshine Daydream Art & Music Festival @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 2:00pm w/ Halden Wofford & The Hi’Beams and The Dead Jam House Band Sunday BBQ Series - Povi Tamu @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 3:00pm w/ STEGOFORREST, SNUBLUK
Monday June 8th FREE Vinyl Mondays - Joe Linden & Ethan McCarthy @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 9:00pm
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UFOMAMMUT @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ Usnea, In The Company of Serpents, ASEETHE D’Angelo and the Vanguard @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 9:00pm w/ Meg Mac Hayes Carll @ The Mishawaka Amphitheatre Bellvue - 6:00pm w/ Ginger Whale Barenaked Ladies & The Violent Femmes @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:30pm
Thursday June 11th
Birdstriking @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ Heira Nova, Tanx
Live Comedy Feat. Mitch Jones @ The Moxi Theater Greeley - 8:00pm w/ Patrick Richardson & More!
The Life and Times @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Native Daughters
Milkdrive and The Way Down Wanderers @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 8:00pm
Tori Kelly @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:00pm
Wednesday June 10th Romantic Rebel @ The Moxi Theater Greeley - 8:00pm w/ Locals TBA Cryptic Wisdom @ The Pit Greeley - 8pm w/ Biskit, Ragdol,Outspoken Badguy, Y-O FREE Party On the Patio Presents: Whiskey & Wine @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 7:00pm FREE Bluegrass Wednesdays @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 7:00pm Aero Chord @ The 1-Up Denver - 8:30pm w/ Daktyl, and Ambasseduers
Pickin’ on Zeppelin Feat. Ragged Union & Useful Jenkins (Late Set) @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver - 7:00pm w/ Jalbatross & Fireside Collective on the Patio Two Cow Garage @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ Hooper, The Gones Spirit Family Reunion @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Eye and the Arrow Brit Floyd “The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show” @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 8:00pm
Friday June 12th Greeley Blues Jam @ Friday Fest Greeley - 6:00pm w/ Ben Pu & Crew, The Delta Sonics, and more!
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BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment JUNE 2015 Two Cow Garage @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Chad Price ( ALL/ Drag the River), Sour Boy Bitter Girl, Michael Dean Damron, and Lanedecay Donavon Frankenreiter @ The Bluebird Theater Denver - 9:00pm w/ Dave Tamkin Calder’s Revolvers @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 9:30pm w/ the Reckless Nights The Cave Singers @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm California Voodoo - Widespread Panic Tribute @ Quixotes True Blue Denver - 9:00pm
HOT BUTTERED RUM Friday June 12th @ The Mishawaka
Futurebirds @ The Bluebird Theater Bronze, Chieftan, Attack On Venus, Denver - 9:00pm w/ Gun Street and Bomb Threat @ Hodi’s Half Ghost, Whiskey Hitchers Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm Grieves @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom PAA Kow Band @ The Aggie Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Grayskul, Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Punch Reason The Citizen and ROOKE5 Drunk Monkey Funk Birch Street @ The Summit Music FREE The T-Band Bluegrass Show @ Hall Avogadros Number Denver - 7:00pm w/ Jesse RS, Ian Fort Collins - 5:30pm Mahan-Neef
The Nth Power @ Larimer Lounge The Blackberry Bushes String Band Denver - 8:00pm w/ Yojimbo, @ Avogadros Number Hamhock Fort Collins - 8:30pm w/ Fireside Collective California Voodoo - Widespread Panic Tribute @ Quixotes True Blue Denver - 9:00pm
Big Data @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:30pm w/ Inner Oceans Hot Buttered Rum & Roosevelt Collier’s Get Down @ The Mishawaka Amphitheatre Bellvue - 6:00pm w/ Dead Winter Carpenters Celtic Woman @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:30pm
Saturday June 13th Hog MaGundy @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Special Guests
Agalloch @ The Bluebird Theater Denver - 8:00pm w/ Helen Money Sunday BBQ Series - King Magnetic @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 3:00pm w/ Majesty, Moe Hendrix of F9, Sumguy, Radde Haylen / Python, American Trash Republic Austen Murray @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Kallen Ford, Doze One, Motion 5, and More Special Guests TBA Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:00pm
Ancient Colossal @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ It’s Always Sunny In Tijuana, Sheer Thrill, Bodies We’ve Burried
KRFC Presents - RISE at The Mish @ The Mishawaka Amphitheatre Bellvue - 11:00am w/ Eli Slocumb and Nice Hat Mister, Emma Marie, Footnotes, Grace Kuch, Kirby Hamill, Lexi Shandley, Mary Sue, Metaphysical Lamppost, Paradox, Sammy ‘T-Rex’ Davison, and The Gremlins.
Tedeschi Trucks Band @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:00pm
Third Day and Friends @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:00pm
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Monday June 15th
Murda Musick Massacre & SnuffHD Tour @ The Moxi Theater Greeley - 8:00pm w/ SCUM, Liquid Assassin, and Smallz One (LSP), Play the Beast - Murder Musick, and Feat. Ztarve
SESHOLLOWATERBOYZ Tour (Bones x Xavier Wulf x Chris Travis x Eddy Baker) @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver - 7:00pm w/ Ransteez, ChicityChino and Vidal
Low Sparks, and Cycles @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm
FREE Vinyl Mondays - Teenage Kicks @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 9:00pm
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Sage Francis @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver - 8:00pm w/ Proximity, J.O.B., Lyrical Minded Souljaz, DJ Gatsby and Special Guests
Stubby Shillelaghs Stubby Tuesdays Kinetix @ The 1-Up Denver - 8:30pm w/ Technicolor @ Patrick’s Irish Pu Tone Factory Greeley- 9:00pm Open Jazz Jam @ Pourhouse Loveland - 7:30pm w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio
Altas @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ the Take
Royal Thunder & Wild Throne @ Little Hurricane (At Walnut Room) @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Young Buffalo Gene Ween @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 9:00pm Electric Six @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ White Reaper, Dead Floyd @ The Mishawaka Branded Bandits Amphitheatre Bellvue - 6:00pm w/ Good Gravy Peter Frampton and Cheap Trick @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Thievery Corporation @ Red Rocks Morrison - 7:30pm Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:30pm
Wednesday June 17th
FREE Party On the Patio Presents: Blackbird @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 5:00pm FREE Bluegrass Wednesdays @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 7:00pm
Saturday June 20th Necro @ The Moxi Theater Greeley - 8:00pm w/ “Terminator Tour”, and Locals TBA
Pato Banton and the Now Generation @ Hodi’s Half Note Ryan Hemsworth and Tommy Kruise Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Rudie Clash, Spellbinder & Roots Massive, @ The 1-Up THC, Ziontist, Xyzm Denver - 8:30pm Heavy Dose DJ’s @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 9:00pm Warren G / DJ Quik @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 9:00pm Belle and Sebastian @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:30pm w/ The Colorado Symphony
Thursday June 18th Sage Francis @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Wasteland Hop, Proximity and Gencon Live Music with The Burroughs @ Wiley Roots Brewery Greeley - 7:00pm Hippie Sabotage @ The Bluebird Theater Denver - 9:00pm Lost Dog Street Band @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ Six Shooter, and the Hang Rounders Dead Meadow @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Emerald Siam, Palehorse/Palerider
Friday June 19th
The A-Oks @ The Bluebird Theater Denver - 8:00pm w/ Be Like Max, White Cat Pink, Rotten Blue Menace, Short Bus Rejects Rastasaurus @ The 1-Up Denver - 8:30pm w/ Policulture, MindState Tjutjuna @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ Accordion Crimes, Verma San Cisco @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ The Prettiots SP Double @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 9:00pm Rebelution @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:30pm
Sunday June 21st Potluck & Wrekonize @ The Moxi Theater Greeley - 7:00pm w/ Prevail of Swollen Members, Dark Presence Records, Mr. Oogie Boogie, Deejay Kosmo, Essence Ugp, Ana-Mosity Bill Smith @ The Patio at Cervantes’ Other Side Denver - 5:00pm w/ Trichome
Roadkill Ghost Choir, and Shark Dreams @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm
Ben Folds and Ingrid Michaelson @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:00pm w/ The Colorado Symphony
E N Young of Tribal Seeds @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 8:00pm
Monday June 22nd
Good Time Travellers @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 8:00pm FREE Dead Jam @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 9:00pm Zach Heckendorf @ The Bluebird Theater Denver - 9:00pm w/ Turner Jackson & The Red Plastic Cup Band
Vinyl Mondays - Death Rock @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 9:00pm w/ ECHO BEDS
Tuesday June 23rd Stubby Shillelaghs Stubby Tuesdays @ Patrick’s Irish Pu Greeley- 9:00pm GETO BOYS @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Sintax and Prince Eli
NECRO “Terminator Tour” Saturday June 20th @ Moxi Theater
Wednesday June 24th
Frontier Ruckus & Sons of Bill @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm
Wilson @ The Bluebird Theater Denver - 8:00pm w/ MF Ruckus
FREE Party On the Patio Presents:Dead Drifters @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 5:00pm
Death Grips @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 8:00pm
PINS @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ Bleak PLaza, Hope Dealers
FREE Bluegrass Wednesdays @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 7:00pm
Elle King @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm
Motion City Soundtrack @ The Bluebird Theater Denver - 8:00pm w/ William Beckett
Open Jazz Jam @ Pourhouse Loveland - 7:30pm w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio
Floetry @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 8:00pm w/ Goapele, Janine and The Mixtape
Geto Boys @ The Summit Music Hall Denver - 7:00pm
Thursday June 25th Jason Boland & The Stragglers @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ No Fences and Special Guests Ragged Union @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 8:00pm Active Child @ The Bluebird Theater Denver - 8:00pm w/ Low Roar
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BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment JUNE 2015 Arcanium @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Smackfactor, Retract, Empires From Ashes and Dysorder Shredded Beats Festival @ The Bluebird Theater Denver - 6:00pm w/ Goldlink, Sam Lachow, Krooked Drivers, Clay Jay New Orleans Suspects & Friends Feat. John “JoJo” Hermann, Duane Trucks (Widespread Panic), Col Bruce Hampton ( Aquarium Rescue Unit), DJ Logic, Big Chief Juan Pardo, Chadzilla & More @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver - 10:00pm w/ Official Red Rocks Post Show Bud Bronson + the Good Timers 7” Release @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ Ned Garthe Explosion, Warhawk Shelco Garcia & Teenwolf @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm
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Friday June 26th @ The Aggie Theatre
Wire Faces @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ AMBIT ( Former Hot IQs and Wentworth Kersey), Tommy Metz EP Release Show - Freaky North @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Inner Oceans, Ancient Elk Polytoxic / Amoramora / Bullfights on Acid @ Quixotes True Blue Denver -9:00pm
Friday June 26th Weaponizer @ Moxi Theater Greeley - 8pm
TENT SALE Saturday, June 20 8am - 4pm
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Manabi Salsa Band @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm Tyler the Creator @ The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Taco and Special Guests FREE The T-Band Bluegrass Show @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 5:30pm Jeff Finlin Band @ Avogadros Number Fort Collins - 8:00pm Shredded Beats Festival @ The Bluebird Theater Denver - 6:00pm w/ Late Night Radio, Sean Anonymous, The Reminders New Orleans Suspects & Friends Feat. John “JoJo” Hermann, Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers), Duane Trucks (Widespread Panic), Col Bruce Hampton ( Aquarium Rescue Unit), DJ Logic, Chris Stillwell (KDTU), Big Chief Juan Pardo, Chadzilla & More @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver - 10:00pm w/ Official Red Rocks Post Show Rose ‘s Pawn Shop @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm Trails & Ways @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm w/ Waterstrider Hell’s Belles @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 9:00pm w/ Rally ‘Round the Family (Rage Against the Machine Tribute) Robert Randolph and The Family Band @ The Mishawaka Amphitheatre Bellvue - 6:00pm w/ Special Guests and the Stone Foxes Widespread Panic @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:00pm
Saturday June 27th “Love For Lilah” Feat. Prism and See To Center @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins - 8:00pm One, The Only Tribute to Metallic @Moxi Theater Greeley - 8:00pm
Theory of a Deadman / Hinder @ The Ogden Theatre Denver - 9:00pm SF1 / High Five @ The Gothic Theatre Denver - 8:00pm Widespread Panic @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:00pm
Sunday June 28th Far Side Emporium @ The Patio at Cervantes’ Other Side Denver - 12:00pm South Side Slugs Tour Feat. Pouya, Fat Nick, Sir Michael Rocks, Germ, Mikey The Magician and Don Krez @ Cervantes’ Other Side Denver - 7:00pm Of Feather and Bone @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ Vimana, Hollow Earth, SWELLS Sunday BBQ Series - Casey James Prestwood & The Burning Angels, Austin Lucas @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 3:00pm w/ Chad Price (All/ Drag The River), OL Hickory, Saturn Cowboys Widespread Panic @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 4:00pm
Monday June 29th FREE Vinyl Mondays - Tyler Breur & Friends @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 9:00pm Ed Sheeran @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:30pm
Tuesday June 30th Stubby Shillelaghs Stubby Tuesdays @ Patrick’s Irish Pu Greeley- 9:00pm Open Jazz Jam @ Pourhouse Loveland - 7:30pm w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio Cabinet @ Larimer Lounge Denver - 8:00pm Ed Sheeran @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison - 7:30pm
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GAMES
CROSSWORDS
ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME
Hint: Believe it or not, every answer has to do with the name of an act in the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame.
ACROSS
5 - Smells Like Team Spirit 8 - Leader of peace and legendary reggae artist Bob ________ joined the greats in 1994, inducted by Bono. 9 - Hip-hop is in the house as ______ Enemy carries on as legends of the ‘80s.
DOWN
1 - Donna ________ lives on through her number one single “Hot Stuff 2 - _____ day is an angsty punk band and lead singer Billie Joel Armstrong where inducted in 2015. 3 - Master of the electric guitar and romantic Latin riffs ______ was inducted in 1998 4-Hardcore punk hip-hop band the ________ boys were inducted in 2012 6 -Run_____ 7 -Known famously for the Dick _______ Rockin’ New Year’s Eve, as host of American Bandstand in the early ‘60s he earned himself a spot in the museum for leading the way of Rock n’ Roll through media. 10 - Infamously their latest album was uploaded to every iTunes account worldwide for free.
Sodoku
WORD SEARCH
Complete the grid so that every row, collumn, and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1-9.
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