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The Panoramic
Dead Trumpet Call Nate Wilde
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While Fort Collins undoubtedly has an amazing, thriving local music scene, death metal is hardly the genre most widely associated with The Choice City. However, Northern Colorado’s metal fans have needs, and those needs are filled by the sheer sonic brutality of The Panoramic who surprise-dropped the independently released EP Dead Trumpet Call on October 13th. Formed in 2012 by guitarist AJ Garner, drummer Jason Sykes and bassist Josh Barratt, The Panoramic deliver straight up death metal with a hint of black metal, echoing styles popularized by such staples as Lamb of God, Behemoth and Cattle Decapitation. The band added lead vocalist Stefan Lopez and guitarist Josh Romero in 2016 releasing their debut album Sacred Anatomy in February of that year. Upon first spin, Sacred Anatomy appeared to be heavily influenced by the phenomenon dubbed “The New Wave of American Heavy Metal,” a genre that saw enormous success in the early to mid-2000s. However, The Panoramic’s new EP sees the band growing as a unit and exploring new, darker territories. Dead Trumpet Call kicks off with the anthemic “Man Of The Crowd” which builds a sense of impending doom, leaving the listener waiting on the edge of their seat with feelings of both excitement and horror for the “wall of death” to commence. While “Man of the Crowd” serves as the perfect intro to the record (and great would-be opener live) it’s the
title track that really kicks the disc into high gear. With Dead Trumpet Call, The Panoramic leaves no amount of heaviness behind, expanding on it with dissonant, eerie guitar work, pounding double bass, and vocals that range in style from death metal to black and extreme metal all in one composition. The title track gives further evidence of the band’s exploration via its accompanying music video which features Michael Olivier (Trash, Disguise The Silence) on bass. Though not on Dead Trumpet Call, Olivier reports working on new material with the Fort Collins heavy hitters. Though their eyes are on the horizon, the Dead Trumpet Call EP is fresh as new blood and proves that The Panoramic is as heavy as ever, fully capable of creating a brutal, sonic horror movie with each new twist along their path.
Nate Wilde is an on-air personality for 107.9 KBPI, Radio 94.9 and 92.9 The Bear
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Bryce Merritt CHROMA: III
Jed Murphy
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Bryce Merritt is good. He’s the kind of good that makes other musicians quit because why even try when the Bryce Merritts of the world are out there making it look so easy? To his credit, that’s what he has been doing unintentionally each time he puts out new music. Freshly releasing CHROMA: III (the five track follow up to 2017’s CHROMA: II) on October 26, Merritt is at it again with some of his best work yet. Merritt’s understanding of pop music is undeniable, and songs like “Good Taste” and “Cool” show that he has only gotten better at it, especially when compared with some of his earlier albums. Drawing comparisons to Justin Timberlake and the like on his previous work, Merritt has distanced himself from that sound on CHROMA: III with
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a quality of music that feels much more timeless and less stuck in any particular era of contemporary pop. The smooth bass lines and crisp guitar licks are complemented by Merritt’s strong leading vocal. From the recording standpoint, pretty much everything is exactly where it should be - to an almost agonizing perfection. Something worth noting is the subtlety of the production, due in no small part to Merritt as a songwriter. While the energy of “Brothers” feels like a misstep, the EP as a whole carries the listener through with no problem. While at its’ best, CHROMA: III is both sexy and sleek, moments can come off a touch goofy, for lack of a better word, and that goofiness comes from the tendency for Merritt’s unique enthusiasm and the inevitable awkwardness of walking the line between sensuality and remaining accessible. The result could be read as disingenuous on the surface, but at the same time it shows a musician stepping out of his comfort zone and going for it. At its heart, that’s what CHROMA: III is and frankly what all Bryce Merritt’s previous releases have been as well: pulling out all the stops and going for it.
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During one round of this year’s BandWagon Battle of the Bands, each contestant’s score was within one point of the other, meaning the fan vote would decide who moved on to the next round. It was this close round where we first heard the then-recently formed Nelsen. Nelsen didn’t advance that night but they left a lasting impression on us. The Wind, their debut album released October 27, lives up that first impression. Nick Nelsen fronts the Greeley four-piece with his soulful, unrestrained voice and acoustic guitar, backed by guitarist Conner Shaw, drummer Mike Rhian and Landon Mills on keyboards. Nelsen’s sound is calm but full and passionate, with influences drawn from various places. “I’m Glad” consists almost entirely of Nelsen’s acoustic guitar picking, with the backing vocals of his bandmates, though the group’s instrumental foundation is
strong. Shaw’s electric guitar ranges from 1950s country to prog rock, while Rhian’s drums and cymbal work are jazz influenced. Mills’ keys are particularly noticeable on “Story” and “The House,” complimenting each song in question, adding variety on opener “Well I Guess Then,” and “Now I Know.” For a four-piece, Nelsen has a very full sound that isn’t cookie-cutter, challenging us to compare it to anything else. The songwriting is marked with a declarative confidence that should belie their calm sound, but instead only feeds back into the streak of passion running through The Wind. This is a rock album full of emotion, poignancy, whimsy and just plain coolness. Songs like “The Wind,” “The House” and our personal favorite “Father,” carry emotional weight, giving them more punch than a typical rock/ americana song. Nelsen doesn’t shout their feelings, they pour their heart out with a confident heir of cool. Fashioning themselves as americana rock, there’s a streak of folk influences in The Wind, but it’s really a rock album with nothing to prove. Nelsen showed up to BandWagon’s Battle of the Bands with only their raw talent, and came close to winning their round. The Wind is the result of that polished, raw talent showcasing each member’s abilities.
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Trash.
January
Jed Murphy
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Trash., in a way, has been a long time coming. Kayleigh Gutskey and Michael Olivier have been very active in the Colorado music scene for years, both together and separately. Once upon a time they were Greeley punk heroes when they formed the socially conscious Nasty Bunch of Bitches. The Bitches could be pretty rough but the heart was there, and while Olivier eventually left the outfit, both Gutskey and Olivier established
themselves as knowledgeable and competent musicians. Since splitting ways, Gustkey carried on with the Bitches while working as a sound engineer and Olivier became the Obi Wan Kenobi of the Greeley rock music scene as an engineer at the University of Northern Colorado Recording Studio. Now full circle, Olivier and Gutskey have released January, a four-track EP under the name Trash., a slow burning rock n’ roll ode to the chick-rock of an era not so long ago. Very much a studio project, the two producers teamed up and did everything themselves from top to bottom. “It’s much easier to work with just two people. We compliment each other,” says Gustkey. The instrumentation is sharp, the production is crisp, and Gustkey delivers vocally on each song with an emotional vulnerability that gives
us a peek at where the songs came from. “By the time we got to mastering, it was apparent we were happy with what we had,” says Olivier. And they should be, as January is more than just another release for these prolific musicians. There’s an organic quality to the music missing from some of their independent work, showing a compatibility between Gustkey and Olivier that can rarely happen in the studio. Those used to Nasty Bunch of Bitches might be a touch disappointed as the level of rock is turned down from eleven to about a seven but the heart of rock is still there. Love it or hate it, there is a lot to respect in Trash. Between Gustkey and Olivier, they are independently doing everything themselves, from the music itself to the videos they are releasing for each song. These aren’t your Bitches anymore, this is Trash.
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Ron: Kurt Vile – Bottle It In
When I would make mixtapes (or CDs), I’d try to fit as much music as I could on the tape or disc. Kurt Vile must have done the same thing. With Bottle It In, listeners get almost 80 minutes of music. That’s just-shy of 3x longer than the Ramones debut! There’s no shortage of classic Kurt here, as his lo-fi, Stephen Wright-like deadpan delivery is in fine form. To me, Kurt has left behind the ‘galloping tempo’ of his former group War On Drugs. Here, his reverbed, moody voice and banjo (his 1st instrument) take “Come Again” from sounding like it’s of the Mother Maybelle Carter catalog to “Oh, that’s Kurt Vile” territory. However, during one of the three 10-min-long songs (“Bassackwards”), I also hear studio tape tactics of the Beatles or early ELO. If you have a road trip to South Denver planned, this disc will take you door to door!
Margot: Southern Culture On The Skids – Bootlegger’s Choice
Southern Culture On The Skids (or SCOTS, as they are known to their fans) have been at it a very long time. SCOTS got their start in the heyday of DIY 7” and cassette recordings, forming in 1983. Since then, they have released 14 full-length albums. Their fifteenth is called Bootlegger’s Choice and it features 16 new recordings of the most requested songs from their out-of-print major label releases: Dirt Track Date (1995) and Plastic Seat Sweat. (1997). Bootlegger’s Choice also includes a remastered edition of the original 1991 recording of “Camel Walk” from the Santo Sings EP. Let’s face it, SCOTS are not reinventing the wheel here, but it is nice to hear a 2018 take on old favorites like “Voodoo Cadillac” and “Fried Chicken and Gasoline.” Bootlegger’s Choice is not a must-have but it is a cool thing to have, especially if your collection is missing Dirt Track Date and Plastic Seat Sweat.
Stacy: Carl Broemel – Wished Out
Carl Broemel is no stranger to the recording studio. The classically trained guitar player, who holds down the lead-guitar spot in My Morning Jacket, has three solo albums under his belt and has just released his fourth, Wished Out. Recorded in his home studio in Nashville, Broemel recruited friends Russ Pollard (Sebadoh), Robbie Crowell (Deer Tick) and MMJ bandmates Tom Blankenship and Bo Koster to round out his sound. The result is a melodic, eight-track delight that showcases Broemel’s guitar prowess and songwriting skill. From the rhythmic, guitar-driven opening track, “Dark Matter” to the melodic, eloquent “Malibu Shadow,” the disc seamlessly transitions from rockin’ to introspective. It’s a solid album that’s not too far out of the MMJ wheelhouse but different enough to set Carl Broemel apart and make people take notice.
Benji: Loretta Lynn – Wouldn’t It Be Great
Loretta Lynn has just released her 41st album: Wouldn’t It Be Great. The album features songs written by Lynn over the years which she has decided to rework for a more contemporary feel. The title track is a perfect example of the direction Lynn wants to take these new versions. Originally released in the early 80’s, Lynn redid the song for the album she did in the 90’s with Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton. Each version of the song begins the same way before breaking free and developing its own personality. Lynn obviously keeps finding inspiration from the song and wants to share those feelings with us all. The album is produced by her daughter Patsy Lynn Russell and John Carter Cash, offspring of two of the biggest luminaries in country music. As a result, the album has a very familial feel to it. It’s like sitting around the parlor singing with your kin - something we could all benefit from these days.
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Dan England BandWagon Magazine The next time you attend a Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra concert, you may want to bring your kazoo. Oh, you don’t have one? That’s OK. The Philharmonic’s gotchu. On November 9, the orchestra will play, among other classics, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, perhaps the most striking and well-known piece in classical music (yes, you’ve definitely heard it). To celebrate the performance of this masterpiece, the Philharmonic wants the audience to play along using, yes, a kazoo. Unless you’re a stick in the mud — and since you’re reading BandWagon instead of, say, The Economist, you probably aren’t — you may think the kazoos are fun, or even funny. The
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Philharmonic not only hopes you do, but officials hope it brings you back for another show. The kazoo is an admittedly small but symbolic part of the Philharmonic’s season. This season is, in many ways, the most audiencefriendly of its astounding 108 years and there are ways to prove it. This season is the most pops-heavy ever, said Glen Cortese, the Philharmonic’s musical director. There’s an even split between pops and classics concerts, starting with October’s season opener which featured Mandy Harvey, the deaf sensation who did well on America’s Got Talent, continuing right into the Nov. 9 concert. Even the more traditional
classical concerts, the ones the uninitiated still think orchestras play all the time, are different. The Nov. 9 concert, for instance, features those kazoos. The effort to attract a wider audience isn’t exactly a new concept for the Philharmonic or for orchestras all over the country, and yet, there’s an urgency like never before to do so. Some orchestras are closing, and, let’s face it, their audiences are literally dying off. Even the most stoic are trying new things. The New York Philharmonic, for instance, recently played a concert to a film in the background. Yes, the movie was The Red Violin, an art film with a classical music theme, but it was still
a groundbreaking moment, Cortese said. “They never would have done that 10 years ago,” Cortese said. “The times, they are a changin’, as Bob Dylan said. If we want to preserve what we do, we have to adapt.” The Greeley Phil, for its part, has tried new ideas for the last few years, including playing to a film and partnering with the University of Northern Colorado to present West Side Story. The show was packed both nights. They also played with a Beatles tribute band later in the season to another sold-out concert. The success of both events emboldened the Philharmonic to stretch out even more this year, with another UNC partnership to present the Broadway musical Disney’s Beauty and the Beast as well as a buffet of music sampled from different countries in Around the World in 80 Minutes. The last concert, another traditional offering, features 150 UNC singers. The Philharmonic reached out in other, less wild ways as well. Members of the orchestra gave introductions to the evening’s concert and talked about how the music influenced them. Trombonist Frank Cook, who also teaches UNC’s History of Rock and Roll class, talked about The Beatles before last year’s show and how they made him want to play the loudest instrument in the
band. The Philharmonic will do that this year too, and the only soloists will be members of the orchestra – another change. “There’s an invisible barrier between the stage and the seats,” said Nick Kenney, the Philharmonic’s executive director. “When you have them speaking to the audience, that Greeley Philharmonic clarinetist Robert Vitale will humanizes them. It perform the Mozart Clarinet Concerto November helps the audience 9th at Union Colony Civic Center; an evening also make a connection.” featuring audience kazoo participation during Cortese still wants Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 the Philharmonic to present those more traditional offerings. That, he said, the audience about how it morphs should never change. “People gain and changes throughout the piece.” insight from the great classics. It’s The kazoo will help the audience important to have both,” Cortese said. connect to those first few famous “An orchestra’s principle job is to notes and perhaps ready their ears preserve music from all those years to listen for the theme throughout ago.” Cortese said he believes this the 40 minutes of the rest of the season does offer that balance, even symphony, Cortese said. It’s cheesy, as it shifts to more pops offerings but the kazoo is a way to help the than ever before. Yes, even the kazoo audience engage with the music. has a purpose. Besides, everyone knows how to play “The thing that’s really interesting a kazoo. about the Fifth Symphony is the piece “We could have given them is based on a simple, concise motif,” clarinets,” Cortese said and laughed. Cortese said. “It’s the obvious main “But not everyone plays those.” theme, and yet I’m hoping to teach
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or Gary Dean Smith it’s been a transformative year. The 55-yearold singer-songwriter signed a deal with The Symbols’ vocalist Mer Sal and Grammy winning Jazz musician Jeff Lorber, tracking
together in July at Mighty Fine Productions. Titled Awakening, Smith calls
the project “the one I have imagined doing for years,” slating it for a 2019 release via a distribution deal with Manta Ray records - a division of Sony. But one year ago, Smith was bouncing back from a botched surgery that destroyed his vocal chords, leaving him uncertain of his musical future.
A music veteran, Smith was in “a stupid metal band” from ’89 to ’92 and spent time in the Kari Gaffney Band in LA in the 90’s. At the encouragement of Greg Gaffney, he attempted a singer-songwriter path, putting together the Americana No Liquor in 2007. He eventually moved to Colorado where it seems his musical path might have permanently changed. In December of 2018, Smith had surgery on a herniated disk in his neck - a procedure done through the throat. His doctor reassured him it wouldn’t affect his voice but two weeks after the surgery he knew something was wrong. “He said, ‘(It’s) nothing. You’ll be okay after three days. You’ll be hoarse. It’s very rare anything ever happens,’” Smith recounts. “Well, after a couple weeks I had no voice back and realized they screwed me up!” In January, his throat doctor told him the nerves were dead, stating “if I had known you were a singer I would have been more careful.” “It was horrible,” Smith said. “I couldn’t talk. I couldn’t call my dog. Nobody could hear anything I was saying. It was just frustrating. There was nothing moving there at all for four months.” Figuring he wouldn’t be able to sing anymore, Smith picked up his guitar and practiced 12 hours a day. Then in February, something miraculous happened. “I was in California with my wife,” Smith said. “We stopped at a Mexican place and I ate some salsa
which was really hot. I knew I was going to choke, so I got up and started towards the restroom so I wouldn’t choke in front of people. I took two steps. My throat just slammed shut.” After a hospital trip, Smith visited his Colorado throat doctor who scoped his chords again - this time with a smile. “He goes, ‘Dude, it’s moving!’ I had no [vocal] projection because [my vocal chords] weren’t touching. I always had a hole between them. He said there was enough life in the nerve that when it sensed the intense heat in the peppers, it snapped shut to protect anything going into my lungs.” Smith’s recovery was hopeful from this point on. His speech-language pathologist Allison Lekich “really did wonders for my recovery,” he says. “She would grab me by the throat and literally shake it around,” he laughs. Dr. Lekich encouraged Smith to start singing again, but has still yet to sing in a live performance, focusing instead on the Awakening deal he’s made with Jeff Lorber for who won a Grammy earlier this year for his album Prototype. “I met [Lorber] by working with Jimmy Haslip, who I met through Steve Fitzgerald. Working with Jimmy and Jeff is pretty much a dream come true,” Smith said. “I’ve been a fan of Jimmy for 20 years, listening to his composition “Evensong,” at least once a month drawn to it because of Robben Ford’s performance. But the production is flawless. The opportunity to have Jimmy produce my project is a real
‘pinch me’ thing.” Haslip sent Smith a rough cut of the tune in January, which included Lorber, Haslip and drummer Gary Novak. He asked Smith if he’d like to play guitar on it, though they still had no vocalist. “Jeff and Jimmy intended the tune to be an instrumental,” he said. “I played scratch guitar parts on it and realized the potential in it being a vocal jazz pop tune. I called Mer (Sal, The Symbols) because she’s the right singer.” Sal elevates the recording, dotting the multi-instrumental 6-song EP with vocal-hook flair on the title track “Awakening” and most excitedly on “Lucky” - a Steely Dan meets Curtis Mayfield jazzy dancer and our clear choice for the record’s single. Sal said of Smith’s rebound: “Gary was depressed about losing his voice - this recording was a way to keep his musical dreams alive.” In fact, these musical dreams have become a proper comeback. Smith has announced that he’ll sing a vocal duet with Mer Sal at the Awakening pre-release party on November 15th at The Walnut Room, marking his first vocal performance since he lost his voice a year ago. “I got a second chance and I’m going to use it this time,” Smith says. “I’m gonna take it as far as possible.”
Mer Sal is featured on Gary Dean Smith Project’s Awakening, and opens for GDS at The Walnut Room, duetting with Smith for his public return to singing.
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Kyle Eustice | BandWagon Magazine With the inimitable Tech N9ne at the helm, Strange Music’s roster has been bursting at the seams with explosive talent since its inception. Donnie “Godemis” King and Mike “Ubiquitous” Viglione — better known as the rap duo Ces Cru — have been Strange Music mainstays for 12 years. But over the past few months, there’s been a noticeable change within the group. Ubiquitous has embarked on his own solo tour while Godemis is seemingly laying low. During Tech’s 2017 Independent Grind Tour, there was some type of incident on the bus that resulted in Godemis leaving the tour. “It was a long tour,” Ubi says. “It was a 65-date tour and he only made it 50 shows through. So, I did do the last fifteen shows as a soloist. It’s sort of mine to tell, but I feel like it’s my partner’s [story] to tell more than mine. Basically, it was probably physical and mental exhaustion. I think he had some sort of a breakdown.” “We did show 50 in Buffalo, New York but he had his episode that night after the show,” he continues. “We pushed on to Cleveland the next day at the House of Blues, and he stayed in Buffalo and we all went to Cleveland. It was his decision. We tried to talk about it, tried to discuss it and essentially convince him to keep going on the tour but he refused.”
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Ubi was left with two choices — either carry on without Godemis or do all the heavy lifting on his own. He chose the latter. “I could have just left the tour too, but I was like, ‘Well I’m just gonna go ahead and finish,’” he says. “And that was pretty difficult. Between Buffalo and Cleveland, I didn’t get any sleep. I stayed up all night writing a new set, putting it together and rehearsing it, sort of just revamping everything. I didn’t miss a day. Show 50, he was there. Show 51, he was not and there was no days off in between.” Unsurprisingly, Tech and the rest of the Strange Music crew on the tour were incredibly supportive of Ubi’s decision. “Everybody was rallying for me,” he says. “I got lots of support from Tech and from everybody else on the production crew and stuff. Travis O’Guin, the label head, is the one that kind of brain-childed it. He gave me the opportunity to do that - let me choose. It was super cool. I thought it was really nice that he had enough faith in me and confidence in me to be able to pull that off and to even extend that offer to me.” Although the Denver native admits his relationship with Godemis is “a little distant,” Ubi is laser focused on his burgeoning solo career. He just
released a solo EP titled Under Bad Influence, the first in a series of four projects. “That was actually Travis’ idea,” he explains. “He’s been studying the game and how things have been changing with the advent of streaming, and sort of the physical CDs deteriorating as a medium, so this is his new way that he wants to roll stuff out. “I was going to be the guinea pig for the record label and kinda go first, but they were like, ‘Maybe you’re not the one to lead the charge,’ so Tech just put out a couple of singles maybe a week or two ago just to test the release format. That’s been pretty good, so I’m second, I went right behind him.” When asked what “bad influence” he’s under, exactly, Ubi offers a laugh. “What a good question,” he says. “That’s part of the reveal. We’re only on chapter one of my four chapter novel, so you’ll have to find out.”
Ubi’s Under Bad Influence Tour hits the Moxi Theater in Greeley Sunday, December 2 with The Palmer Squares and Joey Cool.
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Thursday, November 1st
Tank and The Bangas @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Big Freedia, Naughty Professor
Rittz & King Lil G - The Top Shelf Tour @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm Stray From The Path w/ Dawn Milo, Kanon Lebron, @Marqui Theater – Denver, 8pm High Quality w/ Silent Planet, Kublai Khan, Greyhaven, The Burial Plot Royal Bliss @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Joyous Wolf, Messer, Doug Ware and Special Guests
Saturday, November 3rd
Wildermiss + Slow Caves Hell’s Belles @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Poets & Wolves w/ Tracksuit Wedding, Beaux Cheveux Anjunadeep’s David Hohme @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 9pm Of Montreal @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm Dubskin Halloqueen ft. Jukebox The Ghost @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Denver Reggae Social Club, 23rd Vibration, DJ THC w/ Luke Null Holy Wave @hi-dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Pale Sun
Consider The Source @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Genetics
The WLDLFE + Phangs @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ Rumours Follow
The Leshen @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Villyns, Soviet Mothers
Friday, November 2nd
Cherub @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Maddy O’Neal
My Blue Sky @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 6pm
Sure Sure + Wilderado @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm
DeadPhish Orchestra feat. John mewithoutYou Kadlecik of Further @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Smidley, Davey and the w/ Amorphic Chains Classic Rock Tribute Night @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm SPITE / Shadow Of Intent w/ Ten Years Gone, The Strange @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Falsifier, Depths Of Hatred Parade, The Substitutes Musketeer Gripweed @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 6pm w/ Last Call Romance, Manabí
Tera Melos + Mouse On The Keys @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Rumble Young Man Rumble
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Wednesday, November 7th Perpetual Groove @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Kung Fu Avenhart @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ The Lonesome Days, The Heartstring Hunters Thrice @Summit – Denver, 6pm w/ The Bronx, Teenage Wrist Triathalon @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ The Marias, Toast
SLOW CAVES Saturday, November 3rd at Moxi Theater in Greeley, Co
Monday, November 5th
Sunday, November 4th Black Dots @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Clean Room
The Contortionist @Summit – Denver, 7pm w/ Intervals
Saints of Valory @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Pandas & People
Wild Nothing @Bluebird Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Men I Trust
Hate Drugs @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ The Jacks, Harbour, Guys on a Bus
Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Child Bite
Brandon Rodgers @The Gothic Theatre – Denver 2pm
Molly Burch @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Jesse Woods
Tuesday, November 6th “These Jokes Are For You” @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ Kyle Pogue and your host Patrick Richardson An Unpredictable Evening with Todd Rundgren @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 8pm The Wind + The Wave @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Shawn James, Swells Joywave + Sir Sly @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Donna Missal The Story So Far @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Turnover, Citizen, Movements Lil Xan @Summit – Denver, 7pm w/ Steven Cannon, phem Acid Dad @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Serpentfoot, Emerald Siam
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Death Valley Girls @Larimer Lounge – Denver – 7pm w/ Gymshorts, Keef Duster
Thursday, November 8th Coco Montoya @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 7pm Sea Wake @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Kill Your Darlings and Alana Rolfe The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Kerry Pastine & The Crime Scene Why? Plays Alopecia @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Lala Lala
Friday, November 9th In The Whale @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ It’s Just Bugs, Came & Took It Wildermiss @Downtown Artery – Greeley, 8pm w/ Silver & Gold with Ivory Circle Organ Freeman @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Special Guests Super Diamond @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 9pm w/ Under a Blood Red Sky Low Cut Connie @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ Ruby Boots
Saturday, November 10th
w/ Tiny Moving Parts, Daddy Issues
Senses Fest 2018 @Moxi Theater – Greeley w/ Senses to Destroy, Sevidemic, Signal 99, Orifice A, Dee Jay Nonstop, Burdens of Truth
Voodoo Dead @Gothic Theatre – Denver, 9pm w/ Steve Kimock, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti, Jackie Greene, John Morgan Kimock
Funk Club @Downtown Artery – Greeley, 9pm
Tyler Childers @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Blank Range
Write Minded and Great Salmon Famine @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Rastasaurus, Shovelin Stone Satsang @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Special Guests Tim & Chitty (of Nahko & Medicine for the People) Counterpoint @ Key Largo Lounge - Greeley Zach Quinn @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm w/ Brian Wahlstrom The Menzingers @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm
Cloud Catcher @hi-dive – Denver, 9:30pm w/ Tricoma, Rotstrotter
IN THE WHALE Friday, November 9th at Moxi Theater, in Greeley, Co
Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ Andy Sydow
Sunday, November 11th
Perpetual Groove @Summit – Denver, 8pm w/ Kung Fu
Cloud Nothings @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Nap Eyes, Life Support
Rozwell Kid @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Prince Daddy & The Hyena
Tyler Childers @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Blank Range
SPELLS @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Eyes And Ears, Great American House Fire, HOOPER
Cro-Mags @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ EyeHateGod
Dead Bars @Surfside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm
Nathan Palmer @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Ray Reed, U.T.I.C.A. Turner Jackson @Lairmer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Rob4Real, HR People
Monday, November 12th UNC Jazz Thang @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm Can’t Be Satisfied: Blues Night @hi-dive – Denver, 9pm
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Tuesday, November 13th Tab Benoit @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Eric Johanson and Jeff McCarty Tail Light Rebellion @Sufrside7 – Ft. Collins, 9pm
CU Denver’s R&B, Pop/Rock Ensemble @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Fresh Fruit
Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Treehouse Sanctum
Zimmer @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Haulm, Fredroknows
Behemoth @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ At The Gates, Wolves in The Throne Room
wednesday, November 14th
Cleopatrick @hi-dive – Denver, 8pm w/ CITRA, Too Many Humans InVogue Records Tour ft. Boys Of Fall @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ In Her Own Words, Ky Rodgers, Valienta, 1,000 Miles Of Fire, Pusha T @Summit – Denver, 7pm w/ Phony Ppl
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Hands Like Houses @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Emarosa, Devour The Day, The Faim, Arlington
The Fritz @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Bill Smith Caamp @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Graham Good Rubblebucket @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Thick Paint, Tōth Good Charlotte @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Sleeping With Sirens, Knuckle Puck, The Dose
The Puscie Jones Revue @hi-dive – Denver, 8pm Ruston Kelly @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm w/ Katie Pruitt Roxy Roca @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Sixty Minute Men, Zagriculture Em Possible (Album Release) @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Sarah Slaton (of Edison), Mxxnwatchers
Thursday, November 15th Dead Jam @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 9pm Wick-it The Instigator @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ ELCTRX, ILL.Banks Lucero @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Strand Of Oaks Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin Performs “Suspiria” @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm GALLERIES @hi-dive, Denver, 8pm w/ Grass, Wild Call LESSKO @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ NXTLVL, aelodie, Clockwise, Dr. Pill Hot Dub Time Machine @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ 2AR The Fritz @Lost Lake – Denver, 7pm w/ Intergalactic Peace Jelly, Float Like a Buffalo
Daughters @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Echo Beds
Friday, November 16th OGT Productions @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ PE$O, PRADA-G & A.B. , Essence UGP SoMo - A Beautiful November Tour @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Johnny Stimson, Keenan TreVon Rumpke Mountain Boys @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Wood Belly and Special Guests Every Time I Die @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Turnstile, Angel Du$t, Vein Magic Giant @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm The Motet @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Escort Michal Menert & The Pretty Fantastics @Summit – Denver, 8pm w/ Trophy Beats Fed Rez @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Ramakhandra, GoStar, GhostPulse Local H Pack Up The Cats Tour @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm
Saturday, November 17th Whitey Morgan & The 78’s @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm Ryan Montbleau Solo @Downtown Artery – Ft. Collins, 8pm
Somo Friday, November 16th at the Aggie Theatre in Fort Collins
Manic Focus: Just Like You Tour @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Artifakts, TwoScoopS Weareforests @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ The Ugly Architect and D.W. Doucet The Wonder Years @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ Have Mercy, Oso Oso Every Time I Die
Stabbing Westward @Summit – Denver, 7pm w/ Kill Minus Nine, Radio Scarlet Magic Giant @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm
Sunday, November 18th J Mascis @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ James Elkington
@Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Turnstile, Angel Du$t, Vein, Line Brawl
Ryan Montbleau @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm
Tab Benoit’s Whiskey Bayou Revou @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Eric Johanson, Jeff McCarty
Ural Thomas & The Pain @hi-dive – Denver, 7pm w/ Jumbo’s Hi-Dive Blues Band, Neon Brown
Motet @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 9pm w/ Cory Wong, Antwaun Stanley
Monday, November 19th
Drag The River @hi-dive – Denver, 8pm w/ Casey James Prestwood (Duo), Valdez William Clark Green @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ U.S. Tygers
Julien Baker @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 7pm w/ Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus TYuS @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ 3AM, Eso.XO.Supreme, Rene’
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Tuesday, November 20th TYUS @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ ESO.XO.Supreme, RENE’, 3AM, Keenan Trevon Shallou @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Japanese Wallpaper The Lituation @hi-dive – Denver, 9pm Erika Wennerstrom (Heartless Bastards) @Globe Hall – Denver, 7pm Odonis Odonis @Lost LAke – Denver, 7pm w/ Voight, Church Fire
WHITECHAPEL Sunday, November 25th at the Aggie Theatre in Fort Collins
Nordic Daughter @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Sharone & The Wind, Spiral Cell, Monkey Fire
Thursday, November 22nd Mac Sabbath @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm
Leftover Salmon @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Gasoline Lollipops
Wednesday, November 21st Friday, November 23rd All Them Witches @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Handsome Jack
Why Not? Ft. Vonny Loc @ Moxi Theater, Greeley, 9pm
Snakehips @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Pluko
Delve Deep Corp Presents: FI’YAH feat. 6Blocc @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 7pm w/ MC Jamalski
Fest ival ofTrees
Justin Martin @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8p
The Last Waltz Again @Washington’s – Ft. Collins, 7pm
Underoath @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 7pm w/ Dance Gavin Dance, Crown The Empire, The Plot In You SF1 @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm OptycNerd, Thunderthief
Saturday, November 24th Kissm @Moxi Theater – Greeley, 8pm w/ The Band 4:44 Underoath @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 7pm w/ Dance Gavin Dance, Crown The Empire, The Plot In You
Sunday, November 25th WHITECHAPEL - “This Is Exile” 10th Anniversary Tour @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Chelsea Grin, Oceano, Slaughter To Prevail, SKINNED
Nov. 23 - Dec. 1 A holiday tradition of beautifully decorated trees, choirs & musicians, a silent auction, horse & carriage rides, kids’ activities, and Santa & Mrs. Claus visits!
Adults $3 | Kids 1-12 $2 | Seniors 60+ $2 Union Colony Civic Center, 701 10th Ave., Greeley, CO For public hours and a complete festival schedule visit
GreeleyFestivalOfTrees.com
Presented by
Sponsors:
Tuesday, November 27th The Black Dahlia Murder @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Khemmis, Gost, Skeletal Remains Novo Amor @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Gia Margaret Saint Jhn @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Jazz Cartier
BAND OF HEATHENS
The Regrettes @Marquis Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Welles, Micky James
Friday, November 30th at the Aggie Theatre in Fort Collins
Kasbo @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm w/ Vancouver Sleep Clinic The Devil Wears Prada @Summit – Denver, 8pm w/ Fit For A King, ‘68 River North Music & Arts Showcase @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Float Like A Buffalo, 21 Taras, FLOATGOAT, Yarrow
Monday, November 26th Pale Waves @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Kailee Morgue, The Candescents The Body @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Author & Punisher, Many Blessings
Wednesday, November 28th G Jones - The Ineffable Truth Tour @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Yheti, Honeybee Cult Leader @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm Justin Courtney Pierre @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm w/ Thin Lips
Thursday, November 29th Lil Smokies @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Pert Near Sandstone The California Honeydrops @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm
Friday, November 30th Chitlin Dixon @ Moxi Theater - Greeley, 8pm
The Band of Heathens @Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, 8pm Yak Attack feat. Jeff Franca (of Thievery Corporation) and Tnertle @Hodi’s Half Note – Ft. Collins, 8pm w/ Galaxe Lil Smokies @Bluebird Theater – Denver, 8pm w/ Joe Pug Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul @The Gothic Theatre – Denver, 8pm Troyboi @Ogden Theatre – Denver, 8pm Extra Gold Album Release @hi-dive – Denver, 8pm w/ The Guestlist, Jeff Crosby, in/PLANES Halleway + Andy Sydow @Globe Hall – Denver, 8pm w/ Larimer Lights Magic Beans @Summit – Denver, 8pm w/ Eminence Ensemble Angel Vivaldi @Marquis Theater – Denver w/ Nita Strauss, Jacky Vincent MZG @Lost Lake – Denver, 8pm w/ Cat Party, Ollie Mumbles Subtronics @Larimer Lounge – Denver, 8pm
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