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BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment magazine october 2012
BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment magazine october 2012
ALBUM REVIEWS The Epilogues Cinematics
Jed Murphy BandWagon Magazine Cinematics teeters between the radio-friendly rock songs that have made The Epilogues a Colorado music staple and a darker, more melodic side of the band that fans have not heard before. With elements of shoegaze, progressive rock, and synth rock (reminiscent of Smashing Pumpkins, Stabbing Westward, and Nine Inch Nails,) Cinematics is polished and mature, clearly ready for the national stage. Chris Heckman’s lyrics and vocals are open and often times ethereal, with a frankness not seen on previous releases. The band has clearly unified on a cohesive sound that allows them to transcend the rank and file of the Colorado music scene. Nathaniel Hammond’s experience with synthesizers gives the album a depth that would be lost if he
were a secondary guitarist instead. The subtlety of it sometimes sits underneath Heckman’s distortion or Jeff Swoboda’s bass and Jason Hoke’s stellar drumming, but Hammond uses his large synth sound not just to fill space, but to make space for the band to create the dynamics they have become nationally recognized for. Those familiar with The Epilogues’ live sound often draw comparisons to Silversun Pickups. The band obviously made a conscious decision to depart from that with this release, and it is a solid foundation for them to work. Although that similarity still very much exists on tracks like “Call Me a Mistake,” they still have the legs to stand on their own. “My Misinformed John Hughes Teenage Youth” is the track that truly shows fans how much the band has grown over the last several years. The song has a melodic drone that is embracing and catchy, setting the tone for
Cinematics to be a rainy day album. “Hunting Season” is the song that caused so many people to fall in love with The Epilogues. It is by far the most radio-friendly and addictive song the band has recorded, and although it was released several years ago and has been a long-time staple of their set, Cinematics is the perfect home. It does seem slightly out of place with the rest of the songs, but it clearly sets a standard for the album. For those who want more like “Hunting Season,” the album’s new single “The Fallout” delivers on that with a sound ready for alternative radio stations. What makes Cinematics so pivotal for The Epilogues is it shows their ability to slow their tracks down while maintaining their original aesthetic. “The Keene Act” is a strong example of this, as it feels more akin to a David Lynch film score than a rock song. Hammond’s prowess on the synthesizer shines alongside Heckman’s vocals for a six-minute journey through ambiance and emotion. Cinematics is the start of something big for The Epilogues. With a lot on the horizon for them, it is only a matter of time before seeing them live is almost impossible for people in Greeley. Check them out on October 13th at A.F. Ray’s or at The Summit Music Hall on the 6th for their big CD release show in Denver.
Sintax
Self-Titled John Hann BandWagon Magazine Sintax is a local Greeley hiphop group of three members, DJ Tolchock, Jonny Raw, and The Prophyt. Sintax recently released their first mixtape consisting of five tracks, and their new mixtape is opening doors for them in the local hip-hop scene. The MCs rap about following their dreams of being rappers, living the hip-hop lifestyle, finding success in the game, getting money, and never giving up. The small rap group has a classic hip-hop style and have high goals for their future in hiphop. The five tracks on the mix-tape, “Endless Gain,” “Verbal Elements,” “Fabrics of Time,” “We Live HipHop,” and “Sometimes,” are all
worth checking out. Each track has a good, danceable beat and catchy lyrics. On the first track, they talk about how they will soon be pulling in the money at a rate that will seem like an “Endless Gain.” The last track on the mixtape, on the other hand, takes a slower approach, talking about never giving up on the dream of rapping while going to the top of the game. In the song “Fabrics Of Time,” they say they have an “Army of those who follow my words,” and that “you can try to run away but can’t hide” from the group’s lyrics and smooth rhymes. The track “We Live Hip-Hop” states that they are “giving the full definition of divine” with their rap, and people aren’t just “hearing my words but feeling them when I tell them.” “We Live Hip-Hop” also has a message that to achieve your
goals you might have to take the long road because it’s hard work that doesn’t happen overnight. Although there are some technical errors in the short mixtape (the beat sometimes overtakes the voices of the MCs, and certain points of the verses seeming a little off time,) it’s a great start for the young group. Overall, the five tracks by the new hip-hop group are very unique, interesting, and worth taking a look at. Check out their mix-tape online at ReverbNation.com/Sintax1.
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BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment magazine october 2012 Chris Webby Bars On Me
John Hann BandWagon Magazine Bars On Me is an incredible new free mixtape from Chris Webby, released on September 30th. The mixtape features sixteen tracks of outstanding, unique rap that shows off the independent artist’s talent and skill even more than his previous mixtapes. The unsigned 23-year-old rapper has already had over 60,000 downloads of his new mixtape from DafPiff.com as well as almost 700 ratings that leave his mixtape with five stars. Webby has the unbelievable ability to reach out to his fans with references they can relate to, as well as laying down lines that make his audience’s jaws drop from his punch lines. In the title track, Webby says, “Salute me, cause truly, I be the dopest on the chords / Master Yoda with the bars I’m the Jedi with the force.” The upbeat track is full of Chris Webby’s fast lyrics and unbelievable verses with a catchy bass beat to dance too. Throughout the mixtape, Webby talks about the hard work he has put into his dreams of becoming a rapper independently and how he will never sell out and become a label puppet like other rappers do. In his track “Change The World,” Chris Webby speaks a message about global warming and war, talking about how the world is going to fall apart unless we do something about it. He hopes to spread the idea that we need to take care of our planet and each other. Webby raps about drinking and
partying hard with all kinds of drugs, but also spreads a positive messages about the health of the planet and never giving up. The talented MC really shows off his skills on his track called “Bowser,” when he spits his lines incredibly fast with awesome punches such as “Takin’ bottles to the face until I’m like fuck man / So dirty my entourage follows behind me with dust pans.” Chris Webby continues on in the song to say that he hasn’t made it yet because of the politics in rap but that he is not rapping for the money but because he loves hip-hop, and says he is never going to quit the game because its all he has left. There is no doubt that this talented independent artist has a huge future in the rap game with a continuously growing fan base that’s supporting him along the way. Make a point to check out Chris Webby’s Bars on Me mixtape at DafPiff.com and see for yourself the creative unique style of Chris “Webby” Webster.
Why?
Mumps, etc.
Jordan Wood BandWagon Magazine Based out of Berkeley, California, brothers Yoni and Josiah Wolf make up the alternative hip-hop band Why?. Although Why? has been active since 2005, they are still relatively unknown. Why? released their first album as a band, Elephant Eyelash, under the hiphop label Anticon in 2005. That album was met with positive reviews and was followed by Alopecia in 2008 and Eskimo Snow in 2009. Why? is known for their unique style, which makes it difficult to fit them into any specific genre. Instead, they are a refreshing blend of indie rock, hip-hop, and alternative rock that makes them stand out in the modern music scene. Why?’s newest album, Mumps, etc., drops October 9th to an eager fan base that continues to grow with every EP and studio album. Why? is characterized by their explicit lyrics and the signature flat, monotone sound of Yoni Wolf ’s voice. Why?’s sound is reminiscent of Cake but with a raw, unapologetic twist. Mumps, etc. begins with “Jonathan’s Hope,” a catchy track rich with lyrics that are brutally honest, just like the rest of Why?’s material. It moves into more songs that are similar to each other in construction, but each track carries its own meaning and feeling. In the song “Thirteen on High,” the lyrics reflect a common teenage/ college experience. Wolf sings, “‘Cause I am obliterated / Get close and be frustrated / I am obliterated by the end of the night.” Although the thirteen tracks on Mumps, etc. resemble one another, the album is not boring. The lyrics to each song are honest
in the best and worst sense, and the varied beats and instrumentals that complement them make Why?’s newest album one of their best yet. The album closes on an incredibly high note with the song “As a Card,” which begins with plucking of string instruments, making it more peaceful than other songs on the album. The lyrics, however, are cheeky and meaningful. The line “I’ll hold my own death / As a card in the deck / To be played when there are no other cards left” is repeated throughout the song, making it heavy and powerful, and a perfect way to end Mumps, etc. With every new album, Why? seems to top their last and Mumps, etc. is no exception. This new album goes deeper and is more complex than their previous albums. It is a natural progression for them, and a representation of a unique and experienced band that has discovered their strong points, and a band that knows how to make a well-rounded album. Why? deserves more publicity and more listeners for the amount of work and talent that exists in Mumps, etc. For fans, and for people who have not discovered Why?, Mumps, etc. is certainly worth a listen.
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BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment magazine october 2012 Mumford & Sons Babel
Jordan Wood BandWagon Magazine In June of 2011, Mumford and Sons announced a new album, set to drop later that year, during their North American tour. They began to play a few tracks from the new album on that tour, but did not officially announce the details of the highly anticipated album Babel until July of 2012. Babel was finally released on September 24th and debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 100. Mumford and Sons is famous for their inspiring lyrics and driving banjo tunes. Babel has no shortage of what makes Mumford and Sons so popular worldwide. With Marcus Mumford (vocals, guitar, drums, mandolin,) Ben Lovett (vocals, keyboard, drums, accordion, electric guitar,) Country Marshall (banjo, electric guitar,) and Ted Dwane (double bass, bass guitar, drums,) Mumford and Sons has a full-bodied sound, rich with passion. They utilize traditional folk instruments with their own modern twist. Marcus Mumford’s vocal tone, paired with the swift rise and fall of dynamics throughout their songs, makes Mumford and Sons’ style distinctive. Babel opens with the title track, one of the strongest songs on the album. It is a joyous “welcome back” to listeners that reminds people why they are fans of Mumford and Sons. The title track is an uplifting anthem that starts the album off on a high note that
leaves anyone listening wanting more. The album continues with more upbeat tracks, complete with their signature banjo jams. The album settles in with some slower, more acoustic tracks, including “Ghosts That We Knew” and “ R e m i n d e r,” which have a more somber tone than the rest of the album. Those slower tracks are necessary to switch up the feel
of Babel and do an excellent job of complementing the album. “Lover of the Light” is an earnest song about taking risks in love, which sticks out among the rest. Marcus Mumford passionately sings “Love the one you hold / And I will be your gold / To have and to hold / A lover of the light.” Babel ends on a peaceful note with “Not With Haste,” which has the same heartening lyrics and beat that the album opened with, but its tone makes it perfect
as a closing track. Babel is exactly what fans expect from Mumford and Sons. It is an album worth appreciating, and sharing. It is a versatile album that showcases the songwriting and instrumental talent of a relatively new band. Mumford and Sons may have given people a good taste of their style with Sigh No More, but with Babel they have certainly settled into their sound and given fans more to look forward to in the future.
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FILM REVIEWS Halloween
1978 - 91 Minutes - Rated R Jay Wallace BandWagon Magazine Halloween opens on, you guessed it, Halloween Night of 1963 in the town of Haddonfield, Illinois. Judith Myers is at home, being watched by someone. This someone in question is her brother, Michael. After a quickie with her boyfriend upstairs, she’s greeted by Michael with a butcher knife. Michael stabs her to death, then heads downstairs and outside to be met by his parents. It’s then revealed Michael is only six years old. Cut to October 30, 1978. Michael’s psychiatrist, Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence,) and a nurse are preparing to take Myers to a court hearing, but Myers manages to escape. In Haddonfield on Halloween, Laurie Strode (a then unknown Jamie Lee Curtis) spend the day at school, hanging out with her friend Annie (Nancy Kyes) and Lynda (P.J. Soles) and noticing a strange fellow in a white mask and blue jumpsuit. Night falls, and the bodies start dropping. Halloween is an excellent example of “less is more.” When most people think of slasher films, they turn to the rampages of Jason Voorhees and Freddy Kruger, their respective film series loaded with blood and elaborate deaths. Given that Halloween had a rather low budget (estimated at $320,000, or just over $1.2 million today – Rob Zombie’s remake, for comparison, had $15 million to p l ay with,) Carpenter didn’t have much to work with. Instead, he used lighting, music, and sound to set up a creepy atmosphere. Subsequently, while the original Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street possesses a dated kitsch factor, today, Halloween still manages to be scary today with as little snickering as possible and
Annie Hall 1977 - 93 minutes – Rated PG Jay Wallace BandWagon Magazine Woody Allen’s Oscar-winning film Annie Hall, which arguably started the modern romantic comedy genre, is nothing more than Woody being Woody, and he is awesome at being Woody--even if his character’s name is Alvy. In Annie Hall, Allen plays Alvy Singer, a successful comedian
who’s also a depressed, neurotic mess and already twice-divorced when we meet him. He’s been seeing a therapist for fifteen years, yet not really making any progress. He routinely thinks everyone around him is out to get him, debating his laid-back friend Rob (Tony Roberts) about how everyone views New Yorkers as left-wing, Jewish, homosexual pornographers. He is always at odds with the world.
Then along comes the titular Annie, (a youthful and beautiful Diane Keaton) a goofy wannabe nightclub singer who meets Alvy at a tennis match. In due time, the pair hit it off, and then Alvy’s paranoid tendencies sabotage the relationship. Alvy is forced to follow her to Los Angeles--a city he holds nothing but contempt for--and try to win her back. As an actor, Allen is great as Alvy: his stand-up gigs in the film are the type of comedy philosophers could appreciate but normal people could enjoy, peppered with excellent wordplay. Even thirty-five years later, Annie Hall is still funny and fresh. Part of that freshness has to do with Allen’s role as the writer and director. It’s not Allen’s first time directing, so you can tell he’s been honing his filmmaking skills for some time by this point. As Alvy, he routinely breaks the fourth wall, as do the other characters of the film, s p e a k i n g directly to
without being as bloody as its imitators. It’s a feat few films ever obtain. John Carpenter’s Halloween is the definitive slasher film. It’s not the first – that honor goes to Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre – but it was the first to set up the template f o r slasher films since then. Jamie Lee Curtis’ role, alongside Sigorney Weaver in Alien, also lead to the idea of the Final Girl, the gal who defeats the Big Baddie in the end. Pleasence’s role as Sam Loomis is just as important though. If there’s noticeable snark-bait in the film for hipsters to snicker at, his monologues regarding Michael Myers as the epitome of evil could be considered a little hammy, but he still pulls it off incredibly well. Since he was the most experienced actor on set though, that is to be expected. Overall, John Carpenter’s Halloween is still scary, even after all these years. Perfect for an All Hallow’s Eve viewing. 10/10
the audience. During a night of frustrating lovemaking, Alvy chats with two versions of Annie, one of which is a bored ghost sitting nearby on a chair watching the couple try to have sex. In flashbacks, Alvy converses with his sixy e a r - o l d classmates about his Freudian urges, and even his friend Rob gets in on the act talking with Aunt Tessie at a 1945 family g e t - t o g e t h e r. Not a lot of films since then have told a story in such an interesting fashion. Through it all though, it is Woody being Woody. And he was doing well enough to win the 1978 Academy Award for Best Picture. Admittedly, Allen’s more current work as an actor and writer/ director hasn’t been as well received, but he still rarely gets
flack for “doing the same thing.” Annie Hall shows why. It’s a wildly inventive film, even decades later, and a perfect vehicle for Allen to do nothing but play a fictional version of himself. Film buffs who haven’t seen it? Watch it. 10/10
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BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment magazine october 2012 Q&A with Jeremy Ashida
And Their New Album Watchman Mikey Unruh BandWagon Magazine Jeremy Ashida has been a well-known figure in the northern Colorado music scene for years due to his constant performing, catchy and heartfelt songs, and genuine, friendly personality. In addition to his success as a solo musician, he has made a name for himself with his band Ashida, having played numerous shows around Colorado, including the Greeley Stampede. After several months of performing, writing, and recording, the band has readied their debut album, Watchman, for release on October 5th. In support of the release, the band will also be playing two shows in Greeley, the first at Church Project at 7 pm and the second in support of Churchill, Paul Beverage & Company, and In The Whale at A.F. Ray’s at 9 pm. Watchman retains much of the singer/songwriter style that Jeremy focused on as a solo musician. The vocal melodies and acoustic guitar remain the foundation of his songs, but with a band the sound extends beyond that. The various percussion elements and round, full cello lines leave room for the music to grow and diminish, keeping the songs dynamic and interesting. To further expand the sound, a number of other instruments find their way into the mix, including prominent bells and banjo on several tracks. While the sound is full and rich, Jeremy’s honest, inviting singing remains the center of attention. Like much of his previous work, Watchman is intimate and personal. If any part of the album is clearly the focus, it’s the lyrics, which are an honest extension of the band’s namesake. The album deals with topics
like faith, searching for meaning in life, relationships, and striving to be a better person. The conclusions drawn on Watchman are consistent with the positive, optimistic person Jeremy has always been. Despite the focus on the vocals, they never become overpowering. The entire record balances the singing with the music, allowing for each to take the spotlight at different moments. A number of tracks take a slower pace and give plenty of time for the lyrics to sink in, but there are also moments, like in “Ride This Train,” where the gentle, meaningful vocals take a backseat, while the upbeat, driving instrumentation are given a chance to really shine. Throughout the record the focus constantly shifts, making each track feel perfectly suited to follow the one before, yet completely different. Part of the fluidity of the transitions comes from the professional manner in which Watchman was recorded. Every element of each track is clear and complementary to the rest, putting the record in a class above basement recordings. The quality exceeds that of most debut albums, but Jeremy is obviously a seasoned musician with a clear vision and goal for what he wants to be doing musically and how he wants it to get done. The album is available now on iTunes and on AshidaBand.com.
Q: You’ve been playing music for a long time, mostly as a solo musician, so what led you to start working with a band?
A: I’ve always secretly wanted to play with a band but never really had a good opportunity. This band just came together so perfect and it seems like it’s a great fit. Q: Can you tell us a little more about your bandmates, who they are and what role they play in the band?
A: They are Jonathan Miguel and Tasha Shupe. Jonathan is so good, he can play anything, but in the band he plays drums and bells and whatever else we need. Tasha plays cello and will soon be playing some keys as well, she also sings. Q: You released a track off the album a few weeks ago, for those that haven’t heard the album, how would you compare the rest of the album to that song?
A: As far as production you can expect very similar things, as far as song writing you can expect a wide array of songs. I’ve always had trouble keeping an album only one style of music, and this album definitely shows that. Q: You really took the time and effort to get this album recorded professionally, and even had some big name people involved. What was your recording process like on this record compared to your previous work?
A: This album was far different than any project I’ve ever done. Most of the projects before were homemade; I did almost everything on all my previous songs. On this album we brought in some great people to help us do it right. Kind of like Solomon building the first temple when he spared no expense, he brought in the best craftsman around to do it right. I felt similar; if I was doing this for God, I’d better do my best. Q: On October 5th, you’ll be playing two shows, and releasing your record, what are your plans for the band after that? A: We aim to play as much as possible, practice a ton, and pray a lot!
Photo by Jade Ehlers
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Pictured Above: Jeremy D. Vanley (Left), Warren Jones (Right) BW: In the Spring, you have listed a Metropolis tour. Is this similar to the Nosferatu tour, and how will the music be different from the upcoming Nosferatu performances? Jones: Metropolis will have its own live soundtrack, presenting new material not heard in Nosferatu. Samples of music from both soundtracks can be heard on our debut LP Cinematheque. The music for Nosferatu is understandably more dark and evil, to accompany its creepy, grainy and ominous tone. The music for Metropolis is sleek in comparison, mirroring the otherworldly look of the crisp cinematography and large immaculate sets seen in Fritz Lang’s epic film.
NOSFORATU
Plastik Factory Presents Nosferatu Jay Wallace BandWagon Magazine On Friday, October 5th, The Kress Cinema and Lounge will be showing a screening of the film that is cited as the first adaption of Dracula, the 1922 silent German film Nosferatu. But this is no ordinary screening. It’s a part of Colorado music group Plastik Factory’s fall tour, where they will perform a live scoring of the film. Plastik Factory, which consists of Warren Jones and Jeremy D. Vanley, sat down with BandWagon Magazine to discuss the tour, their new LP and future projects.
BW: What lead to you two forming Plastik Factory? Vanley: Warren and I have always shared similar interests in music, film, and aesthetics. From
early on in our high school years, we both seemed to enjoy dark scifi classics like THX 1138 and Blade Runner - mostly due to their dark and theoretical message about what it means to be human. The main concept of Plastik Factory was to create artistic output that not only builds on our separate talents, but speaks to our ideas about man’s relationship with technology and how we, as humans, negotiate that relationship. The live soundtracks relates to this theme because it allows us to present some of the first footage of human record (silent films) and, through a modern electronic score, present it to a new audience. I like knowing that, for many of our audience members, this is the first time that they have ever really watched a silent film. BW: What lead to the creation of the Nosferatu tour?
Jones: While in Boston, I formed a band called Enuma Elish, combining prerecorded loops with live drums and electronically processed woodwinds. We toured all over the country doing live soundtracks to Fritz Lang’s Metropolis and the animated French film Fantastic Planet. During my time in Grand Junction I continued to accompany silent films, creating a soundtrack for Nosferatu. In 2010, I invited Jeremy to join me for a Halloween performance of Nosferatu. The performance sold out and was a huge success. Now that I’ve relocated to Denver, and have created Plastik Factory, we felt that an October tour of Nosferatu would be the perfect way to establish ourselves on the Eastern Slope. Halloween and Nosferatu have always been a natural fit.
BW: Another event you guys are doing is called the Gasman Noise Show Performance. What is that, and what’s the idea behind it? Vanley: Gasman is our on-going performance art and film project but the main point of Gasman is that he has very little rules. As an art student at the University of Texas, I used to be an avid performance artist. I enjoyed the rush of getting in front of people and doing something unexpected. For a Gasman performance, there is a microphone in the my gas mask that transmits to Warren’s electronics rig. Acting as the sound wizard, he manipulates my voice through live processing while I perform a prophetic rant that is part sermon, part sales pitch. We see Gasman as a apocalyptic southern preacher/door-to-door salesman hybrid (he wears a 70’s leisure suit) that has been sent from the future to warn the human race of impending doom. By the end of the performance, he usually glitches out and falls apart in a total sonic onslaught. Our Noise Show performances can be quite an experience for both us and the audience. They have a mind of their own! A Gasman movie mimics a silent film style (still camera shots) that shows Gasman aimlessly walking in search of human existence. We choose barren landscapes and abandoned buildings as the back
drop for his voyage. We recently shot in Green River, Utah for our last installment. It served as a great inspiration. We plan on continuing to add installments over time and build a more concrete narrative about this voyage. Gasman is also a bit of a farce and allows us to do whatever the fuck we want. We are not really sure exactly where we are going with it, which gives us room to explore and try new things. It’s a nice creative contrast to the very controlled live soundtrack performances.
BW: How would you two describe your musical aesthetic/genre? Were you always interested in this type of music? Vanley: Our debut LP Cinematheque is a complete representation of the music we present in the live soundtracks. Its foundation is in electronic music; however, all of the music is made up of live recordings. No MIDI is used to create the music. Loops and textures combining found sounds with live instruments are layered to create each track on the album. The creation of each track begins with a found sound, some of which were recorded during travels to places like Egypt, Morocco, and Ghana. Layers are then added to the found sounds to create complete compositions. The sound of Cinematheque is definitely influenced by artists like Bjork, Radiohead, Peter Gabriel, Portishead, David Byrne, and Brian Eno.
BW: What lead you to holding one of your shows at The Kress in Greeley? Jones: Jeremy is in graduate school up in Greeley and is familiar with the area. We visited the Kress Cinema and were really impressed with the facility. We wanted to launch Plastik Factory as Front Range artistic force, so we felt that doing events from Greeley to Denver would be great for getting the word out. For more information on Plastik Factory, visit their website at PlastikFactory.com.
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Local Jazz Guitarist: Joe Lee Parker BandWagon Magazine
Ryan Fourt
For Ryan Fourt, playing jazz to pay the bills has always been an absolute labor of love. Whether he’s teaching guitar, performing in a local club, or rocking the studio, the Greeleybased musician is all about having fun and spreading great sounds around the region. And for us, it means we get to hear something new and different for a change. Fourt released his own album in 2009, entitled Choose One. But for the current studio project, he’s breaking the mold and releasing his first ever rock album featuring the supertalented Kelsey Shiba (Chitlin Dixon, Soul Proprietor) on vocals. Rounding out the band are Matt Smiley on bass and Ben Waters on drums. This is essentially the same lineup they’ve had for their jazz outings of late. Ryan named the band Stone Cricket (a moniker he picked up from his dad somewhere along the way) and plans to release the debut album early next year. The idea for forming the band and making a rock record originated over the course of their two-year stint playing as a combo at Patrick’s Irish Pub in Downtown Greeley. “It was on this regular gig that we worked out all the songs that are going to be on the upcoming Stone Cricket release. It was a great period for the band to grow tighter as a group and develop our sound,” Ryan said of the transition. In the meantime though, you can see fellow guitar geeks Ryan and Grant Gordy playing clubs around the area. The two paired up after a gig one evening and have been playing together ever since. Grant is a Denver-based player out of Portland, Oregon and has recently been playing guitar with David “Dawg” Grisman as a member of the David Grisman Quintet. Grant’s own self-titled debut album came out in May of 2010 and is considered by Acoustic Guitar Magazine to be among the best of the year. Ryan says he knew right off that he and Grant worked well together as a duo. “We didn’t step on each other’s riffs but were still able to express our own styles and stretch out when we wanted. Plus, we had a great time jamming and had fun whenever we got together on or off the stage.” Though their styles are different, they share a lot of the same influences
from Wes Montgomery to Jim Hall and fit together well with Ryan’s own plans for improvising live performances in a musical style that defies categorization. After growing up in Rogers, Arkansas and studying music at the University of Arkansas, Ryan decided to settle in the Greeley area where he continues to instruct a good many of his students in the finer points of playing and technique. He performs regularly in the northern Colorado and Wyoming areas as the Ryan Fourt Trio and/ or Quartet and supports his other band mates when they headline their own shows. And like many active a r t i s t s around the region he’s involved in every aspect of his
career from creating album artwork and booking gigs, to producing his own records and even started his own label. Ryan makes it a point to stay plugged into the jazz scene, both on campus and around town, where he’s been know to sit in once in a while for Tuesday Night Jazz at the Jager on the 9th Street Plaza in Greeley. You can catch Ryan and Grant when they perform at The Kress Theatre here in town on August 24th and in Ft. Collins he’s playing Streetmosphere with Paul Faulk’s group on September 1st. For a complete listing of their upcoming shows go to RyanFourtMusic. com.
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International Film Series
Willow Summers BandWagon Magazine
Nine opportunities to transport across new cultures and lands will grace Greeley this semester. The University of Northern Colorado’s International Film Series (IFS) for Fall 2012 includes projects like Sundance feature films such as Gasland (2010, UK) as well as scarier Spanish indie films such as Orphanage (2007, USA.) Free for students and $3 for the general public, the IFS showcases an economicallypriced entertainment option that’s a visual safari. Founded in 1982, the series strives to expose audiences to a variety of cinematic creations, all of which were specifically selected to expand perspectives and inform new discussions about culture and current events. Photo courtesy Nick Prueher Excited about the new IFS lineup, director Billy said, “The purpose of IFS is to help bring a variety of cultures to the UNC
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and Greeley community. We offer a chance for students to explore different parts of the world that they would not normally see while helping them stay on campus instead of driving to an expensive movie theatre.” Although IFS is run by UNC students and faculty, anyone is invited to view a showing. Films are shown on Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm and on Thursday nights at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm in Lindou Auditorium, which is located in the basement of Michener Library on the West campus of UNC. The first film of their fall lineup, Earth is Made of Glass, was a special event that featured director Deborah Scranton, who after the showing answered questions and gave a brief talk. The 2010 documentary spins around the French government’s participation in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The film
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follows a genocide survivor who trails fifteen years of crumbs that lead him to Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame and potentially his father’s killer. IFS faculty advisor Cody Shaffer said, “Most importantly, we are here for the students, and we will continue to serve them as long as they want us here. Overall, I think the people of Greeley should be proud to have [the IFS] available to them and should take advantage of the diverse, unique film experiences
[it provides.]” All foreignlanguage films are shown with English subtitles, which provide an interesting dialogue between audiences and the film, especially as they read and work with different sounds, spellings, and conventions of an unfamiliar language. But why go to a film festival when one can watch these films at home on Netflix? Shaffer explains, “I think the reasons are different for all of us. For me it’s a chance to get out for a communal
experience as well as seeing a great film on the big screen. If you want to get together with a bunch of friends for a cheap night out, this is also a great way to do that. I love Netflix myself, but there is a big difference in the overall viewing experience.” For the official list of IFS programming for this semester, or for information about volunteering to help out, check out the University of Northern Colorado’s International Film Series website at UNCo.edu/IFS.
A Better Life (U.S., 2011): Oct. 10-11 The Forgiveness of Blood (Albania, 2011): Oct. 17-18 Footnote (Israel, 2011): Oct. 24-25 Orphanage (Spain, 2007): Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Gasland (U.S., 2010): Nov. 7-8 Chicago (U.S., 1927): Nov. 14 only
By AUSTIN WULF Paul Brandt, better known as Paul Basic, is an artist on Derek Smith’s Pretty Lights label. He and Smith are long-time friends and musical collaborators: They met fifteen years ago and played together with Michael Menert, also on Pretty Lights, in a band called The Freeze. Brandt described the band’s sound as “hip-hop/ funk rock,” inspired by Rage Against the Machine and the Beastie Boys. The group featured Brandt on drums, which he started playing at age 12, Smith on bass, and Menert on guitar and later keyboards. These days, though, Brandt’s music is made with little more than a laptop and sequencers. At 30, the Fort Collins native produces electronic music for large crowds at venues like Red Rocks Amphitheatre as well as at-home listeners. He has received radio play on Sirius Satellite Radio’s weekly Pretty Lights Hour and local stations. His album The Mirror has over 100,000 hits on SoundCloud.com. Brandt’s varied influences range from 1970s Jamaican dub music and jazz to more modern electronicbased acts like Aphex Twin and Animal Collective. As he got his start on the drums, in junior high band, Brandt has always focused on rhythm. “When Mike [Menert] started [producing beats] on the level of people we were inspired by, I wanted to do that, too,” Brandt said of his interest in making electronic music. “I had my own ideas for tracks I wanted to make and samples I wanted to use. I was a big vinyl junkie; I collected vinyls before I even started producing.” He samples from a variety of genres in his record collection and has an affinity for funk, soul, and psychedelic rock. Brandt and Menert lived together while Menert put together his first full-length release. Brandt learned a lot about producing by watching Menert work. “It was just for fun at the time, for me... I was coming straight from being a drummer for seven years,” he said. “I was really interested in getting different drum qualities. I got really committed when I started wanting to program drum parts that I couldn’t physically play— even if it was just something simple or some weird polyrhythm, different time signatures on top of each other. I could put [beats] together on a computer and tweak them, make them sound exactly like I wanted.” However, working with Menert was not Brandt’s first pass at electronic production. In 2002, he moved to Washington where he studied audio production at the Art Institute of Seattle and began experimenting with sample-based hip-hop beats. He dropped out of the Art Institute and, after taking a few years off, eventually received a degree in media arts from the University of Maine. Then, in 2008, Brandt returned to Fort Collins and reunited with Menert musically in a band called Half Color. While Brandt had been out of state, the pair listened to similar music and influenced each other by trading mixes back and forth. Playing together for the first time in six years felt natural, as if Brandt had never left. Two years later, he says, Menert’s release Dreaming of a Bigger Life marked the birth of Pretty Lights as a label. “At some point, Derek [Smith] said, ‘You should submit some tracks’ and that he’d put them out on the label.” Over a six-month period, Brandt sent tracks to
Smith, going back and forth with him and improving those pieces. Eventually, Brandt had seven completed tracks. Those tracks became The Mirror, his first Pretty Lights release, which came out in September 2011. “Some of those are pretty old,” he says, “maybe a year-and-a-half to two years old [at the time of release.] Others were brand new, finished only a couple months prior.” Though Brandt said he didn’t have a specific sound in mind when putting the album together, he describes the sound overall as gritty and dark, which he said may be influenced by his interest in “lo-fi [and] experimental music, regardless of genre.” “Those tracks all fit together in a way, they all had a certain sound. Putting those tracks together and putting it out was where I started to see my own style or direction. Before, I had just sort of experimented with so many different genres that I didn’t have a consistent style—which was fine at that time, but if you’re putting out a project, it’s important to have a stylistic uniqueness. That’s what I was looking for in [The Mirror].” Since then, Brandt’s fan base has grown, thanks in part to the Pretty Lights name. This year he went on tour with other Pretty Lights acts and performed for some of the biggest crowds he’d been in front of. He also picks up new fans online and on the radio. In addition to The Mirror, Brandt also released a single, Last Minute, in March, and made a collaborative appearance on Menert’s latest album with the song “Soul Overdrive.” Now, in the midst of performances, Brandt is working on a new album. Currently untitled and with no set release date, the album features all original material. “It’s a step up from the last one,” Brandt said of his upcoming release. “I got a better idea of what my sound is. It’s all about further solidifying my own sound and style; it’s also just a step up music-wise. I’ve gained a lot of fans over the year, and some people are still finding out about [The Mirror] now.” But Brandt admitted that fans who have been around are hungry for new material—and so is he. “Part of me would like to start a side project that’s more geared to at-home listening. The music I do now is meant to be heard live, late at night to a lot of people, loud. It’s a totally different experience from listening at home with your friends.” Brandt said though he loves producing for both live performance as much as he enjoys writing what he calls “headphone music,” he sees his music heading in a direction focused more on performance. “When I’m sitting down making tracks now,” he said, “the show is definitely very much in mind. I see music as communication and that’s where I’m communicating with the most people. It’s all about that environment. As the music industry changes, it drives the music in that direction. You have to think about live performance when recording because that’s where the money is now.” Local fans can catch a live Paul Basic set at A.F. Ray’s on October 19th, where he will play tracks from his previous release and likely preview a few from the upcoming album. Check out The Mirror for a taste of the signature Paul Basic style on SoundCloud.com and Spotify.
PHOTOS BY LUKE LEASURE All photos by Bree Nosal
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Greeley Scooters
Two-Wheeled Passion Jay Wallace BandWagon Magazine On Friday, September 21st, those traveling along 83rd Ave. and 20th St. were witness to a unique sight: a pack of scooters, ranging from Honda Metropolitans and modified Ruckuses to an old-school Cushman scooter and sidecar, traveling through Greeley to Friday Fest on 9th Street. The riders were part of a yearold group of local scooter fanat-
ics, called simply Greeley Scooters. Greeley residents and friends Scott Falconer, 43, and Chris Snider, 47, are the founders of the group. The two met twelve years ago, racing slot cars at Don’s Hobbies. Both their wives were also teachers, and they shared an interest in motorcycles. After their kids started buying scooters, Snider and Falconer moved into helping their kids keep them on the road
and became scooter riders themselves. “Chris kind of mocked it once,” Falconer said, explaining how the group came together. “I was like, ‘There’s a lot of scooters in town. Let’s try and see if we can get them together.’ So we just posted a deal on Craigslist. The first night, there were like twelve.” Since then, the group has grown to fifteen members at the most. The Greeley Scooters group
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has also met up with a Denver group of riders and often draw riders out from Loveland, Windsor, and Fort Collins. Falconer rides what he calls a MetRuck, which consists of the front end of a Honda Metropolitan – Honda’s version of a classic Vespa-style scooter – and the rear end of Honda Ruckus, a scooter with the tubular aesthetics of an old mini-bike. Snider’s ride, a heavily modified Ruckus, is simply called The Rat-Ruck. “We took every nasty part we’ve took off the scooters of our customers,” Snider said, “and put it into one conglomerate piece of junk. It’s fun; we put golf cart tires on the back, to make it as long as we could.” Amongst the group’s demographics, popular rides vary depending on age and gender. Falconer said younger men lean toward Ruckuses, which are often modified, while young women like the Metros. Falconer also said that Chinese scooters are all over the place because they’re cheap, but they’re not reliable. Some members ride Yamaha Zumas and C3s. “[With] Vespas, you start getting into the older generation,” Snider said, “which is what we should be riding but we can’t.” The two seem eager to continue growing the group, saying anyone from teachers to the young to the old, but that doesn’t mean they take a flippant approach to safety. “It’s a misconception,” Snider explained. “People don’t believe scooter have to have insurance. They have to have insurance. There’s also a misconception that they don’t have to be licensed; they do not have to be licensed through the DMV, but they have to have a low-powered scooter license. Insurance is a buck a month, the low powered scooter license is—” “—six bucks for three years,” Falconer said. “We don’t have to wear a helmets, you have to wear eye protection, you don’t have to have
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blinkers in the state of Colorado,” Snider continued. “You got to have a driver’s license,” Falconer said. “That’s a big one. ‘DUI Scooters’ is what people call them. But it’s not like that anymore.” “In fact, there’s been some heat put on us because the Greeley cops seem to think that everybody on a scooter has a DUI,” Snider said. “They’ve been known to pull people over just to see if they have licenses. Which we understand, but… It’s interesting.” Falconer further said that one thing regarding safety concerns that’s big is that no one needs a motorcycle license to ride a scooter. “So kids or adults will go and buy a scooter,” Falconer said, “and they’ve never ridden anything on two wheels. What keeps us working with the kids, we enforce the safety on the road because it is different than a bicycle. You’re only going thirty, forty miles an hour but that car’s going the same speed and it’s a lot bigger. People need to practice and learn how to ride a scooter before they just zip down 10th Street.” The September 21st group ride went well, except for a few mechanical issues. One gentleman from Denver had brought up his vintage Cushman scooter and sidecar, which allegedly caught fire and forced him to get his backup scooter to ride to Friday Fest. By the end of the ride, Snider’s Rat-Ruck was leaking gas. It was still a sight to behold. Julie Hockley, 51, was one of the members along with her daughter, Hannah, 19. The elder Hockley, who’s been riding for ten years, rode a 50cc Yamaha Zuma, while her daughter rode a Honda Metro, both wearing Despicable Me T-shirts and novelty sunglasses. What drew them to riding scooters? “They’re really cute,” the senior Hockley said.
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Local Artist Profile
Ashley White Kelly Cook BandWagon Magazine When you meet Ashley White, you will be struck by her uniqueness. Feathery and unassuming, White is a subtle piece of art herself. She is kind but serious. When she talks about herself and her art, it’s hard to believe that this oldsoul is living in a twenty-year-old body. White lives a life of art. Largely selftaught in her adult life, her work is ethereal. Even in high school she pushed boundaries both in theme and in her interpretation of what the human form could be. Often distorting figures or leaving off key body parts (like heads,) White connects to the grace and agony of day-to-day living by contorting limbs or creating a series of organ-only paintings. Her work, while technically polished, leaves the viewer struggling with the tension of a life not quite understood. Her show, Ambedo Torpedo, follows that feeling to the letter. Dreamy, chaotic, and flowing, Amebedo Torpedo is a whirlwind of color. From start to finish, each piece speaks to who White is. Look longer, and it will
speak to who you are. Her pieces feel possibly autobiographical, but become a statement about humanity, and about each of us as we explore them. Perhaps the most ambitious piece of the collection is a giant reclaimed wooden tabletop that spins with a sunburst in white shooting out of a captive eye. A pink figure unfurls around the flash in a way that is both lovely and grotesque. Human legs and arms morph into gazelle like limbs and skin wrinkles from the weight of being human… Or not. In this way, White is able to speak to
us all. Body issues, harm from friends, worldly disappointments, fear of the unknown: Her dreamy paintings are sometimes nightmarish, but always honest. Ambedo Torpedo is a triumph for White, a clear and original group of work deftly executed. It is a strong statement and a gift for Greeley as this little community climbs up the hill towards being a real arts town. White’s work is up for view and for sale through October at Patrick’s Irish Pub on 8th Ave.
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BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment magazine october 2012 SATURDAY October 6th Alive Inside (Bob Marley Tribute) w/ Ben Pu, The Woolly Jammoth @ A.F. Ray’s - Greeley The Epilogues “Cinematics” CD Release w/ My Body Sings Electric @ Summit Music Hall - Denver The Devil Makes Three John Fullbright @ Bluebird - Denver
COLORaDO CONCERT CALENDAR Friday October 5th Churchill w/ Paul Beveridge & Co., In The Whale, Ashida @ A.F. Ray’s - Greeley Plastik Factory Presents Nosferatu @ The Kress Cinema - Greeley Ashida (CD Release) @ Church Project - Greeley Burtons ‘Thirteen’ Movie Priemiere w/ DJ Largechild @ 9th St. Plaza Greeley PC, Rockie & J-Rich @ Whiskey River - Greeley Tavola Lounge Grand Opening w/ Hello My Name is, Jacob Cecil Quartet, Ben Pu, & Megan T @ Tavola - Greeley
K.Flay, Michna, Air Dubai DJ Set feat. Julian and Jon @ The Marquis Theater - Denver
The Epilogues @ Summit 10/6 & @ A.F. Ray’s 10/13
Audible Clique @ The Hideout - Fort Collins
Garbage, Screaming Females @ The Ogden - Denver
Turn 4 w/ 4H Royalty @ Bar SS Fort Collins
Whitewater Ramble w/ Fierce Bad Rabbit @ The Aggie - Fort Collins
Reno Divorce King Rat, Falstaff, The Pinup Boys @ Bluebird - Denver
Blind Strike CD Release w/ The Foot @ Road 34 - Fort Collins
The Bastard Suns w/ Knockout, No Bueno @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins
Glass Malone w/ Mossburg Pimp @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins
Laetitia Sadier w/ Achille Lauro, Fairchildren @ Hi-Dive - Denver
Less Than Jake w/ Flatfoot 56, Boldtype, The A-Ok’s @ Summit Music Hall - Denver Victory Heights @ The Marquis Theater - Denver Colorado Reggae Showcase @ Benders Tavern - Denver K.Flay w/ Air Dubai @ Road 34 Fort Collins
Jona Kimbrough @ Batter Up Greeley
Post Paradise w/ Herman Astro, The Don of Division @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins
Euforquesta w/ Roster McCabe @ Aggie Theatre - Fort Collins
Hospitality w/ TEEN, Juniper Trees @ Hi-Dive - Denver
Comedy Hypnosis w/ Randy Cummings @ Down Under Comedy Club - Greeley The Corin Tucker Band w/ The Intelligence @ Hi-Dive - Denver
SUNDAY October 7th Say Anything w/ Murder by Death @ Aggie Theater - Ft. Collins Foxy Shazam w/ The Foot, Colfax Speed Queen @ The Marquis Theater - Denver Morbid Angel, Dark Funeral, Grave @ The Gothic - Denver Toys That Kill w/ Zebroids @ HiDive - Denver
MONDAY October 8th Kendrick Lamar Ab Soul, Jay Rock @ The Ogden Denver New Medicine, Sleep Well Destroyer, The Coast Is Ours @ The Marquis Theater - Denver Synth Reaction @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins Ivan & Aloysha w/ Jen Korte & The Loss @ Hi-Dive - Denver
TUESDAY October 9th Rockie Fresh, Mark Battles, Myke Charles & DJ Chonz @ The Marquis Theater - Denver Sea Wolf w/ Hey Marseilles @ HiDive - Denver
WEDNESDAY October 10th Open Mic Night @ Patrick’s Irish Pub - Greeley Kimbra, The Stepkids @ The Ogden - Denver The Lighthouse & The Whaler w/ Ewert & The Two Dragons, Valley Young @ The Marquis Theater Denver Matisyahu w/ The Constellations @ The Aggie - Fort Collins
Handguns, State Champs, Allison Weiss, Head Injuries @ Summit Music Hall - Denver
THURSDAY October 11th Stubby Tuesdays @ Patrick’s Irish Pub - Greeley Gold Field w/ Blondfire @ The Marquis Theater - Denver Brother Ali w/ Blank Tape Beloved @ The Aggie - Fort Collins
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A$AP Rocky @ The Ogden Theatre on 10/15
CandyLand w/ Singularity, ThemLostBoys @ Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins
Wolf Gang w/ The Royal Concept @ Hi-Dive - Denver
Brother Ali, Blank Tape Beloved, Homeboy Sandman with DJ Sosa, The Reminders @ The Bluebird Denver
Cracker w/ Amber Baack @ The Aggie - Fort Collins Nancy Norton @ Down Under Comedy Club - Greeley Prof, Soulcrate Music, SplYt, 3Two @ The Marquis Theater - Denver Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels @ Road 34 - Fort Collins
Cummings @ Down Under Comedy Club - Greeley Taking Back Sunday w/ Bayside and Mansions @ The Ogden - Denver Dirty Filthy Mugs @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins
MONDAY October 15th Xzibit w/ J.O.B., Hypnautic, King Tef, & Johny Rocketz @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver Switchfoot w/ Paper Route @ Summit Music Hall - Denver A$AP Rocky w/ A$AP Mob, ScHoolboy Q, and Danny Brown @ The Ogden Denver
Friday October 12th
The Word Alive w/ Born Of Osiris, Norma Jean, I, The Breather, Crown The Empire @ The Marquis Theater - Denver
Rich Jonnson @ The Pourhouse Loveland
Hot Buttered Rum w/ Good Gravy @ The Aggie - Fort Collins
Peaches DJ Extravaganza w/ Boyhollow, option4, Teena Pizza @ Summit Music Hall - Denver
Trick or Bass Ft. KDrew @ The Gothic - Denver
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound w/ The Jekylls @ Road 34 - Fort Collins
Dead/Phish Orchesta @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins
TUESDAY October 16th
Liquid Assassin, DJ Sh3vy, G Rel, Jaizadon, IHE, TMC, Mikestar @ A.F. Ray’s - Greeley
Diego’s Umbrella w/ Vokab Company @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins
Kyle James Hauser farewell show @ Hi-Dive - Denver
Stubby Tuesday’s @ Patrick’s Greeley
Retro (80’s Tribute Band) @ 9th St. Plaza - Greeley
El Ten Eleven w/ Boyfrndz, Common Anomaly @ Hi-Dive - Denver
SUNDAY October 14th
Rusted Root, Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk @ The Gothic
Supersuckers @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre - Bellvue
SATURDAY October 13th
Aficionado & Mixtapes, w/ Citizen, Silver Snakes, Party Like Thieves @ The Marquis Theater - Denver
Bob Meddles w/ Talon Saucerman, Kevin Bennet @ The Boot Grill Loveland
RAHZEL @ The Roxy Theatre Denver
Blues Ambassadors, @ The Pour House - Loveland
New York Rifles @ Summit Music Hall - Denver
Party Hard Pizza Party: A Tribute To Andrew W.K. w/ Dirty Few, Orphans @ Summit Music Hall - Denver
The Epilogues “Cinematics” Greeley CD Release Party w/ My Body Sings Electric | Art Vandelay | Ekzetao @ A.F. Ray’s
Ott. w/ The All Seeing I @ The Aggie - Fort Collins
The Deep Dark Woods w/ Serious Moonlight, Andy Palmer & Grub Street Writer, The Stormcellars @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver
Comedy Hypnosis w/ Randy
The Soft White Sixties w/ The Lollygags @ Hi-Dive - Denver
Circa Survive w/ Touche Amore, Balance and Composure, O’Brother
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@ Summit Music Hall - Denver Two Door Cinema Club w/ Friends @ The Ogden - Denver White Arrows w/ Family of the Year @ Hi-Dive - Denver
WEdnesday October 17th Open Mic Night @ Patrick’s Greeley Crystal Castles w/ Health, Kontravoid @ The Ogden - Denver Michael Menert w/ Break Science @ The Aggie - Fort Collins Motion City Soundtrack @ Summit Music Hall - Denver The Congress w/ West Water Outlaws @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins Lost in the Trees w/ Midtown Dickens @ Hi-Dive - Denver
thursday October18th Mostly Joe Hawkins @ The Pourhouse - Loveland Bonnie & the Beard @ Avogadro’s Number - Fort Collins Steve Kimock @ The Aggie - Fort Collins Emerald Sky: The Competition w/ Raptor @ The Marquis Theatre Denver Falling in Reverse @ Summit Music Hall - Denver
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J Boogs w/ Roots in Volution @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins
Tennis w/ Hearts in Space @ HiDive - Denver
Friday October 19th Kathleen Strong Band @ The Pourhouse - Denver Paul Basic w/ Spencer Foreman (of Cobraconda), Mitch Black, G-Rock @ A.F. Ray’s - Greeley
Groundation and Trevor Hall w/ Jaden Carlson Band @ The Ogden - Denver Imperative Reaction w/ The Ludovico Technique, Everything Goes Cold, The Witch Was Right @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver Alesana w/ In Fear & Faith, Vampires Everywhere!, Glamour Of The Kill, All Human @ Summit Music Hall Denver
Hopsin w/ Shock Nation @ The Allegaeon, Iconocaust, PDA, Destroy Aggie - Fort Collins Whats Left, From Slaves to Kings @ The Gothic - Denver Wasteland Hop @ Road 34 - Fort Collins Greensky Bluegrass w/ Joshua Davis @ The Bluebird Soul Khan @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Denver Collins Deftones w/ Scars on Broadway @ The Fillmore - Denver
The Yawpers CD Release w/ Eldren @ Hi-Dive - Denver
SATURDAY October 20th Tyler T @ The Pourhouse - Loveland Chamillionaire @ The Gothic Denver Mayer Hawthorne w/ Harlan @ The Ogden - Denver The Real Deal Holifield w/ Rhyme Progression, Doctype, THC, JJ Saxx @ AF Ray’s - Greeley Blue October, Empire, Stars in Stereo @ Summit Music Hall Denver Greensky Bluegrass w/ Joshua Davis @The Bluebird Denver The Combustion Mechanism CD Release Show w/ Silencer, Nemesys, Tethys @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver
Turn 4 @ Rd. 34 on 10/20
The Stubby Shillelaghs @ Patrick’s Pub every Tuesday
SUNDAY October 21ST Groundation w/ Trevor Hall @ The Aggie - Fort Collins All American Rejects w/Boys Like Girls @ Summit Music Hall - Denver Balmorhea w/ Chimney Choir @ HiDive - Denver
TUESDAY October 23RD Stubby Tuesday’s @ Patrick’s Irish Pub - Greeley The Script @ The Ogden - Denver Buxton w/ Ned Garthe, Benyaro @ Hi-Dive - Denver
The Wallflowers w/ Places @ The Ogden - Denver
Thursday October 25th Eric Anderson @ The Pourhouse Loveland The Motet plays Parliament Funkadelic @ The Aggie - Fort Collins Waka Flocka Flame w/ Reema Major and Wooh Da Kid @ The Ogden - Denver Our Name in the Past w/ A Shoreline Dream @ Hi-Dive - Denver
WEDNESDAY October 24th
Turn 4 plays Bruce Springsteen @ Road 34 - Fort Collins
Open Mic Night @ Patrick’s Irish Pub - Greeley
Mountain Standard Time w/ Grant Farm @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins
Freelance Whales w/ Geographer @ The Bluebird - Denver
Mark Mallman w/ PrettyMouth @ Hi-Dive - Denver
All Time Low w/ The Summer Set, The Downtown Fiction, Hit The Lights @ Summit Music Hall Denver
Zion I & Minnesota w/ Broken Tongues @ The Aggie - Fort Collins
FRIDAY October 26th Bad Brad And The Fat Cats @ The Pourhouse - Loveland Kung Fu Grip w/ The Lollygags, Blind Strike @ AF Ray’s - Greeley Grace Potter & The Nocturnals w/ Rayland Baxter @ The Fillmore Denver
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Phil Keaggy, The Royal @ The Gothic - Denver
Tamaryn w/ Young Prisms @ HiDive - Denver
Nightmare on Blake St. w/ Nautical Mile, Regret Night, The Broadway, Places, Carson Allen, Perfect Like Me @ Summit Music Hall - Denver
TUESDAY October 30th
Allout Helter w/ DC Fallout, Sic Waiting, The Repercussions, No More Excuses @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver
Kung Fu Vampire w/ Liquid Assassin @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins
Musketeer Gripweed w/ The Patti Fiasco @ The Aggie - Fort Collins Mama Lenny and the Remedy play Black Sabbath @ Road 34 - Fort Collins The Bright Side w/ Yonas, Matty Mac @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins Dark Dark Dark w/ Emily Wells, The Changing Colors @ Hi-Dive - Denver
SATURDAY October 27th March Fourth Marching Band, MTHDS, Bop Skizzum @ The Gothic - Denver Universal Invasion w/ Dr. Mandible Lecture, DJ Dominic Deadbeat, Monroe Sky, Sintax, Mr. B., Dead Ugly Gentlemen, Hoody Bombs, Project Midivil @ AF Ray’s - Greeley
Electric Guest w/ NO, Line & Circle @ Bluebird - Denver
Mr. Gnome w/ Drunken Arrows, Dead Pay Rent @ Hi-Dive - Denver Stubby Tuesday’s @ Patrick’s Irish Pub - Greeley
WEDNESDAY October 31ST Rhythmic Fuzz (Free Halloween Party & CD Release) @ AF Ray’s Greeley Helicopter Showdown w/ Rainbow Wheel of Death @ The Aggie - Fort Collins Gwar w/ DevilDriver, Cancer Bats, Legacy Of Disorder @ Summit Music Hall - Denver For Today w/ Impending Doom, Sleeping Giant, Texas In July, Hundredth @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver Halloween Tribute Show @ Hodi’s Half Note - Fort Collins
Trichome w/ Bill Smith @ The Aggie - Fort Collins
Open Mic Night @ Patrick’s Irish Pub - Greeley
Zombie DJ’s Must Die feat. Eskmo w/ Slugabed, Future Simple Project, Groundislava @ Summit Music Hall - Denver
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1ST
Frontside Five 10th Anniversary Show w/ King Rat, Lyin Bitch & The Restraining Orders, Beer Boys, The Bad Engrish @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2nd
Two Cow Garage w/ The Copyrights @ Hi-Dive - Denver
Mod Sun w/ Pat Brown @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver
Soup plays Blind Melon @ Road 34 Fort Collins
Glass Delirium, Vices I Admire, Your Own Medicine, Roniit @ The Gothic - Denver
Zebroids w/ Il Cattivo, The Blue Rider @ Hi-Dive - Denver
Mark Mallman @ Road 34 - Fort Collins
SUNDAY October 28th
Matt and Kim w/ Oberhofer @ The Ogden - Denver
Agnostic Front: 30th Anniversary Tour w/ Death By Stereo, Before We’re Done, Iron Grip @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver
Tilly and the Wall w/ Icky Blossoms, Princess Music @ Hi-Dive - Denver
Skinned w/ After Dark, Rebirth of Reason @ The Aggie - Fort Collins
Ice Scream Electro Party Paul Anthony, DJ Raptor, Selph Made @ AF Ray’s - Greeley
Rosco Bandana w/ Eleven Foot Fall @ Hi-Dive - Denver Monday October 29th Cattle Decapitation w/ IAMTHESHOTGUN, IronHorse, Tree Of Woe @ The Marquis Theatre Denver
Saturday NOVEMBER 3rd
Head for the Hills w/ Milkdrive @ The Aggie - Fort Collins The Flobots, My Body Sings Electric, Astronautalis @ The Gothic Denver
Trichome @ Aggie Theater on 10/27
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In The Current A creative story by Weston Brownlee The saltwater crocodile is the largest known reptile in the world. Males can exceed lengths of twenty feet and weigh more than two thousand pounds. They inhabit a range of the south Pacific including Northern Australia, New Guinea, major island chains, and even India. In spite of this, the Saltwater Crocodile has been discovered in noteworthy populations as far away as Japan. It is an apex predator, feeding opportunistically on anything which enters its territory. While its jaws hold immense strength and are capable of splintering bone, its preferred method of taking prey is by lurking near a shoreline, and striking anything which comes close enough. It then uses its immense strength, to drag its prey beneath the water, where it proceeds into a death roll, crushing and drowning its victim. The roll is continued until a limb or chunk of flesh small enough to be swallowed is dislodged. While regarded as unintelligent, recent research has indicated this variety of crocodilian may even possess more intelligence than lab rats, and is capable of learning and problem solving at a rapid rate. Reported attacks are rare, and total below 400 every year; however, it is believed this figure is much larger due to low reporting and survival. Day One: Love the fishing hut. Waited to write anything down until I actually got here and I just finished settling in. It’s not much really, a bungalow sitting on top of some stilts in case of flooding—can’t for the life of me imagine water like that. There’s just a few rooms: big bedroom, kitchen, bath room, living room, etc. Best thing here is the pool table. I almost wish I had someone to play with me, but the solitude is something I’ve needed for a while. The whole place has a really elegant but rustic feel— very much civilization meets the wild. The locals would be annoyed at me saying it, but that’s what I’ve always thought of when I imagined Australia—like the book Heart of Darkness or something. Now I’m in Queensland finally doing what I’ve been planning for more than five years. Still can’t believe I’m really here and I can’t wait to get started. The plane ride was way too long. It was surreal to look at my watch and see it was 8 pm back home, and then look out the plane window and see the sun sitting right where it had been at noon. Left me with way too much time to think about her. And there it is—I promised myself I wasn’t going to write about it at all, so I’m stopping there. I’m in Australia now and everything bad about back home is gone—at least for now. Aside from my equipment, it’s pretty much just the bare essentials. I’ve been able to set up a few temporary holding tanks here— nothing over forty gallons. Should do fine for anything I catch. It’ll be a bigger pain getting it all back than it was dragging it here, but oh well. I’m still nervous about shipping fish
from Sydney back home, but they assure me it’ll be fine—expensive though. Still cracks me up that every step of the way I got puzzled looks when I explained I wasn’t here to sport fish, but collecting. There really are some amazing species in these waters. We’ll see if the Rainbow Fish is as abundant as I’ve heard. I already have a few buyers really interested in the ones I won’t keep to try and breed—even have a couple big aquariums that are offering me quite a bit of money. Other than that I think there’s a lot of promise for some other terrific species. Provided I get what I’m after, all the permits and fees will be well worth it. Even if I don’t, I’m still here and that’s something. I’ve pretty well got everything set up to go tomorrow—if jet lag doesn’t kick me. Going to make to some dinner… The sun’s getting low in the sky. I love how fresh the air smells, been forever since I’ve been this far away from it all. No TV, no radio, no cell, and definitely no Internet. All the more tech I have is a satellite phone in case of emergency. It’ll be nice for a change. Life’s too short and too fast. So easy to forget that in the normal grind. It’s finally cooled down, and the jungle sounds alive. Sitting for a bit before I go inside to bed. Day Two: Started trolling a few lines today, I’ve heard some of the fish around here are pretty good eatin’ so we’ll see about that. Didn’t realize yesterday the river passes right behind the hut. It practically beats up against the foundation posts. Kind of fun to throw the lines in right off the deck. I forgot to mention that yesterday—this is the coolest deck I’ve ever seen. It wraps all the way around the hut. This place really is perfect. It’s exactly what I always imagined… It’s about three now and I still haven’t done much. No catches on my deck lines. I’m in no hurry to get things going with the species I’m really after. Jet lag did hit me pretty hard today, so I’ve just been sleeping and lounging around. Shot a couple games of pool. Still pretty tired. Probably won’t be much of a day. Day Three: Really hit it hard early today. Woke up before the sun rose so I brewed some coffee and watched everything turn gold as it crested the jungle—beautiful. Didn’t take long for it to get hot and humid after that. First trip down to the river went all right. Hard to find many clear spots to get down on the shore. Mostly was just a chance to admire the scenery. I’ve got a little boat docked by the hut that I’ll take out later. My guide warned me about the crocodiles. I’ve spent enough time in the South, around gators, I know what to look for. Not a sign of a single one anywhere I can find. Shouldn’t have to worry. More worried about the snakes and spiders. Got enough river water to fill the tanks, and the pumps and filters are all in good shape. First find of the trip was a “yabby” in the shallows—really just a crayfish or crawdad. Went ahead and caught him and bagged him. I
know of some places that sell them, and hey it’ll be exotic where I come from… When I got back to the hut, one of the lines was zipping back and forth with something big. I was pretty stunned when I saw I had a sawfish on the line! Won’t play the old “big fish” game, it was only about two feet and they can get up to five or so. Haha, made me wish I hadn’t been so anti-technology, I’ll get hell for having the story and no picture when I get back. My field guide says they’re pretty rare, so that was a lot of fun to actually catch one. If that’s any indication how things are going to go, I’ve got a lot to look forward to! Spent part of the afternoon with a sandwich down by the river looking for signs of the fish I’m after in the shallows. Noticed a few small schools not too far off shore, but I couldn’t really tell what they were. The river looks like about 100 yards across, and it gets deep. I’ll be sticking to the shallows. It was nice just sitting awhile—hot, but nice. Heard something rustling around a little ways off that happened to be a wallaby. Looks like it has a den in the bank right on the backside of the house. He’ll be good enough company while I’m here. I’m going to try to get out on the river, probably won’t write anymore today. Day Four: It’s a lot cooler today. Almost cold, which is a little weird to me. Whatever though. Yesterday was great. No Rainbow Fish yet, but I currently have three Longfin Eels, 1 spotted flag tail (have a permit to get a second if it’s the opposite sex), a few more yabbys, and four mangrove jacks. I’m surprised that most of what I’ve seen is bigger than what I’d expected, but the aquariums should be more interested in those. Did I mention it’s only one in the afternoon? I’m so upbeat I don’t really want to spend time writing. The whole idea was that this would keep me from getting bored—I’m so far from that I’m half wondering what made me think it could happen in the first place. I’m having a great time. Coming here was the best decision I’ve made in longer than I can remember. Day Five: Three Rainbow Fish! People weren’t kidding when they said they were out here in droves. Sure three doesn’t sound like a lot, but I can’t believe the schools I saw. They’re really something, small fish, shaped like fans with iridescent scales. I’ve never seen one up close before they almost glitter when you look at them. My permits will allow me to collect fifty and I really hope I can grab them all. As soon as I got these three I went straight back to the hut to get them in the tank. I’ve been watching for the past twenty minutes or so. They’re beautiful. I can’t explain why, but there’s something about it—about them and being here, that feels like poetry or something. I’m going to head back out to the river now. I’ve got a pretty good idea where more are… Cut short by rain. I did get about twelve more Rainbow Fish though.
Finally had to call it quits because the shallows got so murky I couldn’t tell what was what. I almost thought about getting into the water. Wasn’t the crocodile potential that stopped me—I’m going to see one of those things in three feet of water. What stopped me was not having a place for the boat. I’m back home, I mean at the hut, now. Haha, wow I almost like that I slipped up and called it that. The rain’s nice. Falling pretty hard, but we get rain so seldom back home I don’t mind it. There’s something cathartic about it, just being in a good downpour. I like it. Whoops, something on the stove is burning… It’s really coming down hard. It rained all the late afternoon and it’s about eleven at night now. I was worried I might lose power, didn’t think about what I’d do with my fish if that happened. Luckily it hasn’t. There’s leaks in the hut. Water’s pouring in like there’s hardly a roof. The drops are so big and falling so fast it almost sounds like hail coming down. It’s not though. The bedroom’s dry at least. I can’t really sleep between the remainder of jet lag and all the noise. I’ve been up a good hour just watching the rain and the lightning. I think the most I have to worry about is putting off catching much if the rain silts up the water. Woke up half an hour ago at two in the morning. Sounds like the hut is being pulverized. Water is leaking like crazy. This isn’t good… Day Six: The rain hasn’t stopped. It’s still coming down so hard I can barely see the other side of the river. I’ve got enough food to last me a while, and water isn’t a problem—at least not drinking water. Really starting to get nervous. The ground is covered with water, and the river is already looks like its risen a foot. Double checked when it wasn’t hammering down and it looks like there’s only four feet between the edge of the deck and the water table. I don’t think it’ll keep raining though—it can’t. If it doesn’t I still have the boat. Planning to get it ready to cast off as soon as the rain lets up a little. I’m stuck in a damn flood. Once it all quits, this much rain is going to make it more difficult to find the fish I want… It’s only been a few hours, but I’m writing again because the wallaby I saw by the river is sitting out on the deck now. Really freaked me out at first when I noticed it. I didn’t know what it was. It’s just sitting, hunched beneath the eaves of the roof. That can’t be good. I mean, it must be normal though, right? I bet this isn’t the first time this thing has done that. It probably rains here a lot. It’s convenient. Man and nature working together right? Shit, I’m not fooling myself. I’m really nervous. I can’t write anything else. I’m going to try to sleep. Day Seven: Water’s still rising. I’m trapped. I can’t get out of here. Keeping cool. I’m keeping my head. Shit’s way worse but I’m keeping cool. Have to keep writing, it’s keeping me calm. The damn satellite phone isn’t working. Must be the clouds. Shouldn’t be a problem right? I’ve got the boat right? Nope. I don’t have the damn boat. The damn river rose so high during the night something snapped the damn tie and swept the dock out. The boat’s gone, the docks gone, the ground’s gone. I’m surrounded by what
has to be a few feet of water on all sides… Shit. Shit, I’m screwed. It’s the damn wallaby. I should’ve brought a gun out here, I should’ve shot the dumb thing the first time I saw it. Looked out the window and hour ago and thought I saw a log in the water. Wasn’t a log. It wasn’t a damn log. It was sitting against the damn current. Perfect. I don’t see one, not even a rut in the mud the whole trip—I don’t see one when I have my boat out on the deepest part of the river—when I’m basically offering myself up. Of course, now that I’m stuck in a four room shack, every one in Queensland shows up. Know how I knew that’s what it was? Because I saw it dip beneath the water. I looked out the window and it was there, and then I looked again and it was gone. I saw the eyes. They were looking right at me. Shit, I’m in trouble. There’s not one. There’s four. I’m the one in a damn tank now. Four of them in one place, all because of a damn wallaby. They took it too, and they’re not leaving. They took it. I heard the splash, the thrashing. It was gone—it was gone when I looked out the damn window. And they aren’t leaving. They know I’m here. They want me too. I can see one under the porch. Two are off in what used to be the front lawn. The big one has to be longer than 20 feet—it’s just sitting in the water behind the deck. People are scared of sharks and this thing is over twenty feet long and sitting level with the deck. I’ve seen it looking straight at me. If I go outside they could do the same thing to me. They could drag me under. I can’t stop thinking about it—the way they drown you. Keeping a clear head though—I’m doing way better than this makes me sound. I am. I’ve got all my supplies piled up on the pool table. If stuff really goes to hell I’m figuring what the best way up to the roof is. The satellite phone almost had a signal about an hour ago. I’m going to mess with it. Maybe I can even take it up to the roof somehow… Two hours later. Water’s still rising. It’s going to be a narrow window. I think if it gets inside I can use the window frame to get onto the roof. Only dry place is the pool table. Going to try to sleep there.
Day Eight: I don’t know what the hell is happening. This doesn’t’ seem real. Everything’s wet. I’m freezing cold. My stuff’s drenched. I can’t tell what on the pool table’s dry there’s so many leaks. Water’s inside the hut. Shit. It’s inside the damn house! The phone’s had a glimmer a few times. This rain. Shit this rain can’t keep coming down like this, can it? I’m good. I really am. I’m fine. God, I can’t tell anyone what’s happening. I can’t call for help. I can’t tell anyone what’s happening. Shit. When I get home I can’t let anyone see this… Water’s knee deep—almost up to the pockets on the pool table. It’s sitting on the deck, looking at me— watching me. I can see it’s eyes. It’s not leaving till it takes me. I can’t get out the window. The water’s not deep enough. I’m watching death wait for me. I’m not getting out of this. I can smell it—musty, rotten. It’s so big—the head. There’s so many teeth. I thought I’d be thinking of home, but I can’t think about anything. All I can do is stare at it. The water isn’t rising now. All I can think is that I hope it won’t take long. I hope I won’t feel it.
BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment magazine october 2012
CO House District 50 Carlson vs. Young Jordan Freemyer BandWagon Magazine The race for Colorado House District 50 is heating up as November’s election nears. Battling for the seat are incumbent Dave Young, a Democrat, and Republican challenger Arthur “Skip” Carlson. Young took the seat in July 2011 after fellow Democrat Jim Riesberg, who won the seat in 2010, was appointed as Colorado’s Commissioner of Insurance by Gov. John Hickenlooper. Riesberg had represented District 50 since 2004. “I consider myself a successor, not trying to fill his shoes because they were really big shoes to fill,” Young said. Carlson comes into the race with a relative lack of political experience but with plenty of experience in the private sector. He is a member of the Colorado Commission on Children and Youth and has worked with the Greeley Independence Stampede and 4-H. Young said one of his main goals during his time in office has been to maintain availability to his constituents, something he lauded Riesberg for during his tenure. “I’m approaching about 6,500 homes that I’ve visited,” Young said. “I wanted people to know that I was still accessible.” Young said one of the challenges for him in accomplishing this is the
presence of the University of Northern Colorado within District 50, as many college students don’t stay in the same residences from year to year and/or are not registered to vote within the district. However, he added that being the representative from District 50 gives him the opportunity to directly affect his constituents at UNC. “We have a funding crisis for higher education in Colorado,” Young said. “That is directly affected through work that is done at the state Capitol through the state legislature.” Young does have experience in education, having taught at the University of Colorado at Denver in the decade previous to his time in the legislature and at Heath Middle School in Greeley prior to that. “I have a lot of experience in education, but I’m not an expert in education,” Young said. Colorado is close to last in the nation in funding for hire education, and according to Young has been mired in a “race to the bottom” in that category. He cited three conflicting amendments in the Colorado constitution, TABOR, the Gallagher amendment and Amendment 23 as the cause of this issue. Hickenlooper started a program called “TBD Colorado” that brings together officials from throughout the state in order to resolve the conflict. Young has worked in the beginning stages of this project. “I think we need to get more
people talking about it,” Young said. “Because if there’s a move to change the constitution, it requires a vote of the taxpayers.” As in many races throughout the country, jobs and the economy are key issues in the race for House District 50. Young touted a bill he sponsored in the 2012 legislative session that would requiring state universities to give preference to Colorado companies with regard to technology transfer, a process in which the schools contract out production of inventions and discoveries from their research departments to private sector companies, who in turn pay royalties to the universities. “When you take an idea and put it into production, you create highpaying production jobs,” Young said. “The goal of the bill is to see if we can create a startup or find an existing company here in Colorado to create those jobs instead of going
outside the state or even out of the country.” Carlson hit back at Young over the bill on his campaign website, claiming the bill would discourage companies from outside Colorado from investing creating jobs within the state. “I believe more regulations and more taxes won’t accelerate our economic recovery.” Carlson said on his website. “We have to work with job creators, not against them, if we want to create new economic opportunity for Colorado’s families and business owners across the state.” The bill was defeated in 2012 in a 33-32 party-line vote, but Young said he plans to introduce it again in 2013 if re-elected. Early voting begins in Colorado on October 22nd and Election Day is November 6th.
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