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Silver & Gold Headed West EP

Jed Murphy

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For three days Pie Lombardi of Silver & Gold essentially lived in The Blasting Room. “It was a blast,” (dad laugh) “I expected it to be more intimidating than it was. It was a very relaxing experience.” Recording at The Blasting Room in Ft. Collins is an unofficial declaration of moving forward as a band. The amount of talent that has recorded there is staggering and The Blasting Room is known for their quality of work and professionalism. But like everything in the music industry, that quality is not cheap. Paying out of their own pocket, Lombardi was not about to waste that time. For their allotted time, Lombardi tried to spend every waking hour in the studio to have some insight on the whole process. “I didn’t get all sweaty or anything, I was just sitting on a coach most of the time.” For Silver & Gold, recording their new EP, Headed West, at The Blasting Room was a very important step for them. The last couple of years they have made a name for themselves as one of the most surprising and talented bands in Greeley. Their mix of alternative rock has developed into an emotional powerhouse live that gets better and better with each song they write. Headed West brings that to us with two tracks that showcase what this band is capable of.

Both “Smoke” and “Headed West” are tight, concise, and have the touch of a group of artists with a strong education in music. The technical intricacies can be heard all over these two songs. Soaring above it all though, is vocalist Devon Hildebrandt. With an incredible range and melody, Hildebrandt nails these songs. After their live set, most men and women want to both be him and be with him. There is an undeniable pop quality to his style and delivery that has potential written all over it. This EP begins to bring that out. The only real downside is the lack of more songs to the EP. As good as these songs are and would fit nicely on a full-length album or longer EP, both tracks are missing the catchiness and hooks of a radio hit to stand alone (although no one is blaming them for not recording more because they’re all poor). Silver & Gold is like an airplane circling an airport. Although Headed West doesn’t quite have them landing yet, it shows that you’re going to want to be around when they do. Right now, the band is focused on getting ready for their release show at the Moxi Theater October 30. Gearing up for it, they have launched an Indiegogo campaign to help get new merch and finish paying off the rest of their recording cost. If you have $2,000 sitting around, I suggest donating it so that Pie, Devon, and Brandon all get your name tattooed somewhere on their body.

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POST PARADISE ON THEIR NEW ALBUM

BW: When writing and recording, are there specific themes the band wishes to convey through the music? ND: I feel like that changes as we go. The last record, Digging Secrets was a pretty poppy record but overall the themes were dark. With Bring It To Life, it’s a pretty rocking record but it’s mostly love songs. I think that with lyrics it all depends what head space I’m in at the time. I take long spans of time and work on multiple songs at once. Sort of like being in the middle of several books. It just depends which one I feel like working on lyrically at the time. It’s sort of the same with the music. The band gets together and we work through different song pieces until something clicks. BW: As a SpokesBuzz band, does learning how to handle the band in a healthy manner financially and socially impact the music? ND: I think maybe it could have, but we try to keep the art as separate from the business as we can. The more you learn about songwriting and the more music you listen to, it gets easier to see what kinds of songs make money. We try to write music that we like. The goal is never to write a song for a specific purpose, monetary or otherwise.

Stefan Lopez

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BandWagon: What inspired the name of the band?

BW: Is having fun or taking the band seriously more important?

Post Paradise took a moment to answer a few questions from BandWagon Magazine and we’re excited to get the inside scoop from another blossoming SpokesBuzz band. Their newest record Bring It To Life is a double-sided smash hit, and we spoke with Guitarist/ Vocalist Nick Starr Duarte about what makes Post Paradise tick.

Nick Starr Duarte: The name came from my time in Florida. I ran a band down there for a number of years, and it wasn’t the most cooperative place to have a rock band. A popular phrase people say down there is, “another day in paradise.” At a certain point I realized that the scene I’d found in Fort Collins was way better than anything in “paradise,” so, Post Paradise.

ND: I think the more we take it seriously the more fun we’re able to have. The band is very important to us, probably because we have so much fun doing it. I guess it’s gotta be a balance. Some days I’m stressed out with all the work it takes, but once you get onstage there’s just nothing better. You appreciate all the hard work that pays off as soon as the show starts.

Photo By Kirsten Savage

BW: Is becoming a professional BW: Who is one band Post Paradise would love to tour with? touring band an imperative goal? ND: It’s definitely a goal. But we want to be really smart about how we go about it. Trying new markets and building up crowds in other cities is a priority. We never put a deadline on those kinds of things. We want this band to survive for a long time, we love it.

ND: At the moment, I’d have to say Manchester Orchestra. Our drummer Mark and I recently came across them (not sure how we’d missed them for so many years) and we’ve been listening to them a lot and watching videos online. So good!

BW: Are other string players desirable for the sound to become more operatic or is the band content with its current lineup?

BW: Any immediate touring plans?

ND: Originally, I thought having a viola with the cello, guitar, bass and drums would be cool. But the cello serendipitously worked out so well I didn’t want to mess with the formula. BW: Who are the biggest influences to the band? ND: They’re varied for sure.

ND: We’re on the road right now! Trying to get some dates in before our EP drops on October 9. I’m filling this interview out on my phone in our van on our way to a show in Wichita. Please excuse any autotext weirdness, ha. Follow Post Paradise on all popular social media websites for tour updates and purchase information for their newest EP Bring It To Life. Once you’ve bought it, put it in your ears.

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en español

Irma Sandoval

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Denver based band Fed Rez is a group of emcees that have been making music together for more than five years, and have officially been a rap collective since 2013. Rappers, Higgz Boson, The B.I.Z. and Oliver Tomwell add the declamation of their rhymes over beats that Tom creates, and DJ Who Tony? scratches and cuts during live performances. Fed Rez have created their albums organically since they got their own music production center. Their sound has been influenced by hip hop groups like Run The Jewels, but with this new project they wanted to incorporate their self-made “older beats.” On their second project, Folk Rock, scheduled for a November release the group says “What fuels us creatively... is the weird shit in life” and having spent time listening to blues records. This album was the “backside reality.” Something fun about this album is how they incorporated more Spanish, as heard in “Destellos” (flashes). They give the flavor of the Chicano area they grew up in. They even mention the taco spot known all around Denver, Tacos Rapidos and jokingly say “call me queso blanco.” They hope to have more people involved in their music as a result of this album. This past June, artists, tricking athletes, bands like Sin Vida, and other local entertainers like freak show circuits participated in their event “Soiree on Santa Fe” where Fed Rez headlined. This took place after one of the art walks on Santa Fe, which was filled with people and the soiree had dozens of exhibitions from the participating artists. This hip hop group demonstrates their creativity in its second project while “trying to give it a little more buzz.” Enjoy their impressive jumps, and their spontaneous jokes while seeing these musicians engage their audience during their next performance.

Grupo basado desde Denver, Fed Rez, consiste de emcees (maestro de ceremonia) que llevan mas de cinco años creando música juntos y desde el 2013 son colectivo oficial de raperos. Los raperos, Higgz Boson, The B.I.Z. y Oliver Tomwell agregan la declamación de sus rimas sobre los beats que crea Tom, y DJ Who Tony? hace los rasguños y cortes durante las actuaciones en vivo. Fed Rez ha creado sus álbumes “orgánicamente” desde que consiguieron su propio centro de producción musical. Su sonido ha sido influído por grupos similares como Run The Jewels, pero con este experimento nuevo quisieron incorporar ritmos viejos creados por sí mismos. Sobre su segundo proyecto que se estrenará este Noviembre, Folk Rock, el grupo dice que el “estímulo creativo, son las cosas extrañas de la vida”, y pasar tiempo escuchando muchas colecciones de blues. Este álbum fue la “parte trasera de la realidad”. Algo divertido del álbum es que incorporan el español mas, como se escucha en “Destellos”, dan el sabor chicano del área en donde crecieron. Mencionan la taquería reconocida por todo Denver, los Tacos Rápidos y burlonamente dicen “dime queso blanco”. Esperan que puedan tener a más personas tomando parte en su música como resultado de este album. Este pasado Junio, artistas, atletas, grupos musicales como Sin Vida, y más individuos del entretenimiento local participaron en su evento “Soiree en Santa Fe” que hospedaron, Fed Rez luego terminó titulando. Este tomo parte después de una de las caminadas de arte en la calle de Santa Fe que se llena de gente, el soiree de Fed Rez tuvo exhibiciones de docenas de los artistas participantes. Este grupo de hip hop demuestra su creatividad en su segundo proyecto y van deseando avivar un poco más el zumbido. Disfruten de sus vueltas impresionantes y chistes espontáneos al ver estos músicos enganchar a su audiencia en sus proximas presentaciones.

BandWagon Magazine northern coloradoâ€™s arts & entertainment OCTOBER 2015

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BUILT TO SPILL BUILT TO LAST KYLE EUSTICE | BANDWAGON MAGAZINE “When it comes to this career, I’m probably most proud of that name more than anything,” Doug Martsch says with a laugh. “It just rolls off the tongue.” Martsch, the mastermind behind Boise, Idaho’s Built to Spill, has a few other things he can feel good about. In terms of his career, he’s attained longevity, something that can be quite elusive for a lot of bands. Twenty-two years in, Built to Spill boasts a catalog of eight studio albums, three live albums/compilations, five EPs and several singles. Built to Spill has also managed to cultivate a loyal relationship with major label Warner Bros. yet retain its independence. After the dissolution of Martsch’s first band, Treepeople, he formed Built to Spill in 1992. The band blends Martsch’s grungy guitar sounds with his unmistakably higher voice, one immediately recognizable. Built to Spill quickly signed with the Seattle-based independent label, Up Records, in the early ‘90s. Up Records, founded in 1994 by the late Chris Takino, then released Built to Spill’s sophomore album, There’s Nothing Wrong With Love to critical acclaim. However, their relationship was not meant to be. Built to Spill was offered a deal with

Warner Brother Records and hopped on the opportunity. The rest is history. From 1997’s Perfect from Now On to 2015’s Untethered Moon, Warner Bros. has remained Built to Spill’s most loyal supporter. Not to say everybody was necessarily happy about the decision. “I’m sure Chris [Takino] was a little bummed, but he was so supportive,” Martsch remembers. “When we recorded Perfect From Now On, I went and stayed with Chris. He came to the studio with us all the time, even helped out on some tracks. There’s a song where he runs the pedals on the whole thing. He was completely supportive. I imagine he was kind of bummed about it. I know he was bummed when Modest Mouse left, too. He turned me on to Modest Mouse. When he first heard their initial demos, he was in love with them and so was I before they even came out. So yeah, he was supportive, but not psyched to see two of his band’s leave.” Although Martsch initially wanted to have a revolving door of musicians, eventually he solidified the Built to Spill lineup. There were several reasons he wanted to remain the core member, but came to the conclusion it wasn’t the smartest idea. “I just came out of Treepeople and there’d been a lot of drama,” he explains.

“Two of the guys were brothers. There was a little bit of extra drama I didn’t want to have in a band situation. I also wanted complete control over musical ideas and I was also a big David Bowie fan. I liked how he made alternate kinds of records. To make records that different, obviously you have to change up the personnel. That was my idea back in those days. I didn’t imagine I’d tour all the time. I imagined I wouldn’t tour hardly at all.” Obviously, it doesn’t work that way in 2015. Record sales account for very little of an artist’s profits and touring is critical for survival. For a live band, he wanted to keep the same guys and keep getting better. Built to Spill is currently on tour in support of Untethered Moon, which was released in April. As usual, Martsch was praised for his consistently impressive guitar work, a style heavily influenced by ‘90s alt-rock god J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. Because of Built to Spill’s association with Seattle, they are routinely grouped in with the “Northwest sound,” which includes bands like Dinosaur Jr., Mudhoney and even Modest Mouse. It’s safe to say, at this stage in the game, Built to Spill has carved out its niche. Martsch has also come to terms with his unique voice. He might not love it, but he’s comfortable with it.

“I’ve kind of just given up,” he admits. “I think for a long time, I wanted to mold it into something I liked. I think I just gave up and accepted it how it is. I struggled for a long time to leave it unique, but to also have a little more control over it and push it where I want it to go. The uniqueness is whatever because I was born with it. Every once in a while it will sound good to me. I’m still trying to figure out how to get into that zone because it’s not always there. The mechanics of singing are still kind of a mystery to me.” He’s also had to learn how to stifle his inner critic. Earlier in his career, he thought being self-conscious was a good thing. Now in his 40s, things have changed, well, sort of. “Unless you’re a full on raving narcissist, you’re going to be cutting yourself down constantly when you’re trying to work so you have to shut all that stuff out,” he says. “You should not be selfconscious. Everyone has an inner critic, but you should not have one when you’re creating. When you’re creating you just have to let yourself go and not be critical at all. You go back and look at it later. Actually, I don’t know [laughs]. I have no idea what I’m doing.”

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GIANTS & PIL GRIMS Jed Murphy

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“You’re always moving, you’re always becoming. The soul is always dynamic. While the body might get old and die there is something inside us that is still fresh and learning better how to become a loving, patient, in depth human being,” says Tim Coons lead singer and songwriter for Giants & Pilgrims. I met Tim at John Galt Coffee on 16th St. in Greeley, Colorado where he and many other of the budding city’s artistic entrepreneurs’ have their unofficial office. From here Coons can usually be found coordinating his life as a full time musician and family man. Now, as Tim gears up to release Becoming, the fulllength follow up to his 2014

release Almanac No. 1, we find him returning to a simpler place as a musician. In doing so he found that life isn’t so much about growing up as it is about simply growing as a human being. Tim and his wife Betony have been foundations in the Greeley art scene for more than a decade now; Tim working with many local musicians and Betony a prolific visual artist and promoter of local talent. In 2014, the couple formed a collaborative project called Giants & Pilgrims where the two would pair a song with a piece of visual art from Betony. That year they released Almanac No. 1 which featured a monthly handmade magazine of selected poetry, recipes, and all around good advice to coincide with a full-length album.

Photo Courtesy of Giants & Pilgrims

Almanac No. 1 was Tim finding a voice that elevated him above your run of the mill folk bands. It was experimental, it was risky, and it was polished, earning him some sweet ad spots including the use of one of his songs in a Cheerios commercial. Along with Betony creating some of her best work, they struck the

creative vein they had been looking for. “I feel like Betony’s visual components made and completed the Almanac sound and vibe. This is the same case with Becoming. Besides the visuals, she and I both push each other intensely as fas where the art is taken.” Becoming follows Almanac No. 1 nicely without being too much of the same thing. Stepping back from recording in a traditional studio, Tim recorded almost everything himself using a basic microphone and Garageband at his home in Greeley. “With this one there was such an ease for me. Probably the best experience I’ve had recording an album was Frailty, which was several albums ago. I had a cheap microphone and I would record in the basement. All the songs I was writing were very very intimate because I was processing all the feelings of ‘oh my gosh I’m going to die,’ (laughs) after my child was born. I think people go through this when they have kids or turn 40 there is this sense of my time here is finite and that had never hit me before until Lucy was born.” Don’t be fooled by the simplicity of the recording process though. Becoming is a fully fleshed out album that breathes with a confidence and uniqueness that clearly shows that this is the music Tim wants to make. Bringing his expertise to Tim’s work once again is Dave Wilton of

A Boy and His Kite. “The reason Becoming sounds as good as it does is because of Dave Wilton,” says Tim. Tim refers to Wilton as an industry “gatekeeper” and this description fits perfectly for the work Wilton does. For those familiar with his band A Boy and His Kite or Almanac No. 1, they will find a similar quaint airy surrealness present on Becoming that elevates the quality and the tone of the album. Tim simply provided the content and a vision and Wilton put a polish on it that brought that vision to life. For Tim, it was the process of the producing that content that he enjoyed particularly for Becoming. Writing simple music with his friends in his own home brought a casualness to the songs that can be heard from beginning to end. “It was this really fun, family kind of affair where we would have Hayden Farr (of The Burroughs) come over and we would feed him and then we would go into the back studio and record through a cheap podcast mic.” One, this is for sure with Becoming, Tim and Betony have found their stride as artists. “If I can record an album in the basement and have a song used in a Cheerios commercial then I might as well do that and have a great time doing it and not sweat the studio time as much.”

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Keep Runnin’: Killer Mike On Some “Badass Sh*t” Kyle Eustice

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tlanta native Killer Mike, real name Mike Render, made his debut on Outkast’s “Snappin’ and Trappin” from 2000s Stankonia and later appeared on the Grammy Award-winning track, “The Whole World.” Under the surface, however, Render was waiting to step out from behind the shadows of Big Boi and Andre 3000 to emerge as a lyrical assassin all his own. In 2012, he teamed up with producer/emcee El-P of Company Flow and Definitive Jux fame to release R.A.P. Music. It showcased Render’s more personal side and offered more introspection into his political views. Coupled with El-P’s outrageously wild production, it was a slam dunk. Their chemistry was undeniable and inevitably, the duo partnered up again. Now billed as Run the Jewels, the duo is turning everything they touch to gold. In 2013, Run the Jewels released their eponymous debut, Run the Jewels to critical acclaim and followed up with Run the Jewels 2 in 2014. Run the Jewels 3 is currently in the works, but in the meantime, check out Meow the Jewels, music history’s first ever “cat rap” album for free at www.runthejewels.net. Killer Mike had a few brief moments to talk owning a barber shop, why he gels with El-P and the beauty of being independent.

BandWagon Magazine (Kyle Eustice): Obviously you and El-P work really well together. Were you happy with how R.A.P. Music was received? Killer Mike: Yeah, I was really happy. I think the fans that have followed me through the Pledge series that I’ve doing for the last few years, they were happy. I think a bunch of new fans jumped on board; they were happy. I think people are anticipating R.A.P. Music 2 and I’m going to be working on that. In the interview we did with Wax Poetics, you said how different both you and El-P were musically. Do you feel collaborating with El-P expanded your fan base? I think it’s a good thing. It introduces people who wouldn’t regularly be introduced to one another. You might see a Grind Time fan and Def Jux fan right next to another. That’s what music did for me so I hope I can give some of that back. What made you decide to start going by Run the Jewels and what does it mean exactly? Run the Jewels is from an LL Cool J record. ‘Run the Jewels’ is basically the most hardcore shit you can say that sounds slick. In the ‘80s and ‘90s, when you hear you’re going to run something, you know you’re being robbed. You won’t have a chance to fight back. Musically, that’s what it is. We didn’t want to give people the chance to forget about us or give people the chance to go, ‘what are Mike and Jaime doing next?’ After the success of our solo records in

2012, Cancer 4 Cure and R.A.P. Music, we wanted to make sure we were still in your face. What’s more in your face than a dope ass rap group? We were just determined to do it. Run the Jewels also gave us a chance not to be so serious. Jaime’s records are always kind of dark and heavy then R.A.P. Music was very personal. As an artist, it’s not always easy to keep replicating that emotion. You have to really experience things, sit down and mull it over. Run the Jewels gave us the opportunity to just be rappin’ for rappin’s sake on some badass shit. That’s the cornerstone of rap music, too. Every rapper has some braggadocio to them and has some machismo to them so Run the Jewels give us the chance to do that so we’re going to keep doing it. I saw a little evidence of that on the video for “Get It.” You filmed it during your North American summer tour, right? Yes. I want to thank everyone that came out. That video was as much starring the people that came to the concerts as much as Jaime and me. We had a lot of fun. Is that what attracted you guys to each other in the first place? You seem to have a lot of fun together. It’s just that simple. There’s no mystery. You get to a point where you survive and thrive in this music game as long as you aren’t playing the corporate game of being set up in these false competitions and picking sides, and you just want to have fun. That’s the beauty of being independent and controlling the course of your own career; a lot of what you do is based on fun. You keep having fun and you keep having

success. That’s pretty much the simplicity of our blueprint. Do you still own Graffiti SWAG in Atlanta? I’m just getting ready to go to the shop. We’d like to have one in the airport if all goes well. That airport is incredible. It’s its own city. I couldn’t believe what they have there. It’s pretty dope. The closer we got to New York City, the worse the airports got. The D.C. airport was horrible. By the time you land, all of it is like a public bathroom. It was hood at JFK. There were pigeons flying around. But Atlanta’s was nice. It’s just missing a barbershop. Why is it called Graffiti SWAG? It means ‘Shave, Wash, And Groom.’ That’s all we do there.

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Out of the Ashes: Back on Top BY KYLE EUSTICE • BANDWAGON MAGAZINE Madchild (real name Shane Bunting) is driving from Montreal to Quebec City in the middle of an 80-date tour run. The Swollen Members emcee is juggling radio appearances, interviews, business calls and setting up European dates. Work has become his new addiction. The former opiate addict has been vocal about his struggles with drug addiction both in his music and also in his day-to-day life. Four years in, he can use his addictive personality to his advantage, but still has to tread lightly. “I find that my music and my work is my therapy so the only challenge for me is when I go home and have too much downtime,” Bunting says. “That’s when my addictive personality can affect me in the wrong way. When I’m working, it’s good. Right now I’m doing 80 shows in a row until Christmas and will probably book another 60 shows after that. It keeps me so busy. I love that. I love working. My addictive personality can be a very positive thing, but it can be a very negative thing.” He refers to his lifestyle today as “normal.” Sometimes there’s an occasional slip-up or he allows himself a glass of wine with dinner, but, as he puts it, it doesn’t make

him want to get “an 8-ball and a hooker.” Frankly, he doesn’t have time for that. Bunting found an abundance of success with Swollen Members. Along with Prevail, the group catapulted to fame in their native country of Canada. They won Juno Award after Juno Award (Canada’s version of a Grammy Award) and became big time celebrities. With that came a lot of pressure. Around 2007, he found himself immersed in an addiction that quickly got out of control. For four years, he was a slave to Oxycontin, which in turn destroyed his life. He was 55 lbs. overweight, had lost nearly $4 million dollars and basically disappeared from friends and family. “When I was on drugs, I was pretty hard to get ahold of,” he admits. “When I got off drugs, Evidence flew up to see me. He stayed with me for a week. We worked on music a little bit, but more just walked and talked. I think he just came there to make sure his brother was ok. I know Evidence was looking out for his friend and that’s why he came up.” The Dilated Peoples emcee pops up on Madchild’s latest

solo album, Silver Tongue Devil, on the song “Devils and Angels.” Evidence was one of the only people there for him the minute Bunting said he wanted to kick drugs. It gave them the opportunity to finally work together. “He’s one of my best friends,” he says. “My whole next album is completely produced by him. “Devils and Angels” is actually a track from that album. I wanted to put something on Silver Tongue Devil to give people a little taste of what the album is going to sound like. He’s one of my only real friends. It’s something I’ve wanted to happen and he just offered so I guess it’s one of those things I can check off my bucket list.” As he continues to navigate through the rough waters of life, he finds it’s easy to avoid all the temptations he encounters on the road, including drugs. “When people come up to me with their eyes popping out like the Cookie Monster, it doesn’t really make me want to do chopped up cocaine with whatever rat poison they put in it,” he says with a laugh. “It doesn’t make me want to get in the state they’re in when they’re grinding their teeth uncontrollably with their eyes bulging

out. Then when people are drunk acting like fucking retards, I’m like, ‘I’m really glad I’m not acting like that right now.’ I find it super easy to be sober on the road.” Bunting is surprised by the outpouring of love and support he’s received from his fans who can relate to what he’s been through. While he’s grateful for the fame, album sales and everything that came along with being a Canadian superstar, success looks a little differently these days. “I lost $4 million dollars because of my drug addiction so I’m not going to lie to you and say rebuilding my life financially isn’t something of importance to me because I’d be lying,” he says. “There’s a lot more to it than that. I had no idea that sharing my story and talking about my experience, whether it be abstract or songs where you can follow the story from start to finish, would affect so many people’s lives. Literally, every day, I get direct messages, letters and emails from people crying from how my story or music has helped them get clean off a certain substance or whatever. It’s a lot of emotional stuff, but it’s so rewarding.”

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CONCERT CALENDAR Friday October 2nd Bones Muhroni @ Moxi Theater Greeley — 8pm w/ Silver & Gold Turbo Suit @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Bill Smith

R3CKL355, Joey Trouble b2b Darksku, Sckooby, MC Loktavious, The Body Rockers RED FANG @ Aggie Theatre Ft. Collins—7pm w/ Whores and Wild Throne

TYLER T. @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins—8pm BONE THUGS N HARMONY “Performing E 1999 Eternal In It’s w/ JONATHAN SADLER Entirety” @ Aggie Theatre Dale Earnheart Jr Jr @ The Ft. Collins— 8pm Bluebird, Denver— 9pm w/ Courier, Smitty, Sella Rocc, w/ Hippo Campus oXy HiGH and Fresh Crew DEAD JAM @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins— 10:30pm Ben Howard @ Red Rocks Morrison— 8pm

Saturday October 3rd Project Underground @ Moxi Theater, Greeley—8pm w/ Laphtrak, Parnell x Pinnacle, mILL.T, GARFI3LD, Fresh,

Sunday October 4th Fortunate Youth @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins— 8pm w/ Stranger, Sensamotion, and Mindstate Karaoke @ The Pit Greeley— 9pm MASON JENNINGS @ Aggie Theatre, Ft. Collins—6pm w/ Sera Cahoone

Head injuries Friday October 9th @ Hodi’s Half Note

Monday October 5th Caskey @ Moxi Theater Greeley—7pm w/ Exstacy, James Not Jim, ADIKT GVNG Stand Up Comedy—7pm, Funk Jam—10pm @Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins

12 Cents for Marvin @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Choice City Seven IRON HORSE PLAYS BEST OF PICKIN’ ON @ Aggie Theatre Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Lineage Music Project

Helvetia @ Artery Ft. Collins—8pm LEGENDARYSHACK SHAKERS @ w/ Clarke and the Himselfs & Aggie Theatre Running Niwot Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Joe Fletcher Drenge @ The Larimer Lounge Denver— 8pm Pompeya, LZRWLF @ The w/ Made Violent Larimer Lounge, Denver— 8pm w/ ALBNY Friday October 9th

Tuesday October 6th

Stubby Tuesdays w/ Stubby Shillelaghs @ Patrick’s Irish Pub, Greeley— 9pm CID Initiative Presents: EDM Tuesdays - Mug Night @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins—8pm Open Jazz Jam w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio @Pourhouse Loveland—7:30pm Gardens & Villa @ The Bluebird Denver— 8pm w/ Sunboy, Flaurel

Wednesday October 7th Titus Andronicus @ The Marquis Theater, Denver— 7pm w/ Spider Bags and Baked Nathan Cahoone @ The Larimer Lounge, Denver— 8pm w/ Zea and The Copper Children, Scupanon and Luke Mott The Districts @ The Bluebird Denver— 8pm w/ Sun Club, The Outfit

Thursday October 8th Freestyle Rap Battles @ Moxi Theater Greeley—8pm The Burroughs @ Wiley Roots Greeley - 7-9pm Karaoke @ The Jager Greeley—9pm

Dustbowl Revival @ The Hi Dive Denver— 8:30pm w/ The Burroughs and Scott Schuman Cosmic Mesa @ The SpokesBUZZ Lounge Bellvue— 8pm

Saturday October 10th SAVOY @ Aggie Theatre Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Decadon and Avenue Prod Sadistik @ Artery Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Sapient, Ceschi & Early Adopted

Prairie Scholars @ Cranford Cove Tea Tavern Greeley—7pm

BILL HEARNE @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins—5PM-7PM

Head Injuries @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Special Guests

GONE BEFORE THEY GOT HERE @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins—8pm

ANALOG SON & ATOMGA @ Aggie Theatre, Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Home Fried Boogaloo

Andy Mineo @ The Summit Music Hall, Denver— 7pm w/ SPZRKT

Post Paradise ‘Bring It To Life’ EP Party @ Artery Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Red Fox Run

Built To Spill @ The Bluebird Denver— 9pm w/ Helvetia, Clarke and the Himselves

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BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment OCTOBER 2015

Wednesday October 14th Cody Johnson @ Moxi Theater Greeley—7pm w/ Sean Curtis Band, Caballero Karaoke @ The Pit Greeley— 9pm MARTIN SEXTON @ Aggie Theatre, Ft. Collins—7pm w/ Dechen Hawk Decker @ Artery Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Metafonics & Lara Ruggles

twiztid Sunday October 11th @ The Moxi Theater

Sunday October 11th TWIZTID @ Moxi Theater Greeley—6pm w/ Blaze- Ya Dead Homie, Boondox, PROZAK, Wolfpac, SCUM, Slo Pain, Scum, Dies Irae Ent, DPR Karaoke @ The Pit Greeley— 9pm THE UNDERACHIEVERS FOREVERMORE EXPRESS TOUR @ Aggie Theatre, Ft. Collins – 8pm w/ Pouya and The Buffet Boys, Kirk Knight and Bodega Bamz

Glen Phillips @ The SpokesBUZZ Lounge Bellvue— 7pm Bob Moses @ The Larimer Lounge, Denver— 8pm w/ Desert Sound Colony

Monday October 12th Cage @ The Larimer Lounge Denver— 8pm w/ Input + Broken, Travellers Music RETOX @ The Summit Music Hall, Denver— 7pm w/ Muscle Beach, Mako 1972

Tuesday October 13th Stubby Tuesdays w/ Stubby Shillelaghs @ Patrick’s Irish Pub, Greeley—9pm CID Initiative Presents: EDM Tuesdays - Mug Night @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins—8pm Open Jazz Jam w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio @ Pourhouse Loveland—7:30 Destroyer @ The Bluebird Denver— 8pm w/Jennifer Castle

Denny Driscoll @ Cranford Cove Tea Tavern Greeley—7pm Lyrics Born @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Special Guests Tallgrass @ Artery Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Mitchel Evan & the Mangrove

Saturday October 17th

The Stubby Shillelaghs “Critical Fail” Listening Party @ Moxi Theater Cameron Esposito @ The Hi Dive Greeley—2pm Denver— 8pm Hotel Books @ Moxi Theater w/ Rhea Butcher Greeley—7pm w/ Bad Luck, Harkener, Until We Thursday October 15th Are Ghosts, Motives Mitchel Evan and The Mangrove Scarlett Canary @ The Pit @ Wiley Roots Greeley - 8pm Greeley - 7-9pm w/ Resonance Karaoke @ The Jager American Blackout @ Hodi’s Half Greeley—9pm Note, Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Reno Divorce & Gasoline BEATS ANTIQUE Presents: Lollipops CREATURE CARNIVAL @ Aggie Theatre, Ft. Collins – DARK STAR ORCHESTRA @ 8pm Aggie Theatre, Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Moon Hooch w/ Special Guests Hemingway Hero @ The Marquis DARRYL PURPOSE @ Theater, Denver— 6pm Avogadro’s Number w/ It’s Always Sunny in Tijuana, Ft. Collins—7pm The Burial Plot, Forty Fathoms and more IAMX @ The Marquis Theater Denver— 7pm Wild Belle @ The Hi Dive w/ Mr. Kitty Denver— 8pm

Friday October 16th

Sunday October 18th

Euforquestra @ Moxi Theater Greeley—8pm w/ Electric Stair Child

The Wind + The Wave @ Moxi Theater, Greeley—7pm w/ The 14ers, Esai Sanchez

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DARK STAR ORCHESTRA Saturday October 17th @ The Aggie Theatre

Karaoke @ The Pit Greeley— 9pm

Thursday October 22nd

Dopapod @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins—7pm w/ The Nth Power

Josh Hoyer & The Soul Colossal @ The Moxi Theater Greeley— 8pm

DEAN WEEN GROUP @ Aggie Theatre, Ft. Collins—8pm

Karaoke @ The Jager Greeley—9pm

DANIELLE ATE THE SANDWICH @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins—8pm

Blackbird and The Storm @ The SpokesBUZZ Lounge Bellvue— 2pm

The Burroughs @ Wiley Roots Greeley - 7-9pm

Saturday October 24th

DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN @ Aggie Theatre Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Naa’Mean, Fresh Breath Committee and The Beatserver

Groupie- Palooza @ The Moxi Theater, Greeley— 8pm

Monday October 19th Yairms @ Artery Ft. Collins—8pm w/ AlhhlA Rachel Yamagata @ The Bluebird, Denver— 8pm w/ My Name Is You

Tuesday October 20th Madchild @ Moxi Theater Greeley—7pm w/ Special Guests TBA Stubby Tuesdays w/ Stubby Shillelaghs @ Patrick’s Irish Pub, Greeley— 9pm CID Initiative Presents: EDM Tuesdays - Mug Night @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins—8pm Open Jazz Jam w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio @ Pourhouse Loveland—7:30 Vinyl Williams @ The Marquis Theater, Denver— 7pm w/ Shady Elders and JJUUJJUU

Wednesday October 21st Israel Vibration @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Special Guests Roots Radics & Roots Massive Karaoke @ The Pit Greeley— 9pm CORAL CREEK CD Release Tour @ Aggie Theatre Ft. Collins—8pm w/Luke Bulla (of Lyle Lovett’s Big Band) and Special Guests Knuckle Puck @ The Marquis Denver— 6pm w/ Seaway, Sorority Noise, Head North and Everyday Heroes

Vinyl Williams @ Artery Ft. Collins—9pm w/ JJUUJJUU FREE THE HONEY @ Avogadro’s Number, Ft. Collins—8pm w/ CHAIN STATION

Friday October 23rd Fox Feather @ Cranford Cove Tea Tavern Greeley—7pm Trout Steak Revival @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Blue Gramma

KELLER WILLIAMS with Cabinet @ Aggie Theatre Ft. Collins— 8pm w/ ROB WASSERMAN AND RODNEY HOLMES

Gipsy Moon & The Rumpke Mountain Boys @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins— 8pm w/ Special Guests Deafheaven @ The Summit Music Hall, Denver— 8pm w/ Tribulation

Sunday October 25th Karaoke @ The Pit Greeley— 9pm BENYARO @ Avogadro’s Number, Ft. Collins—8pm Karaoke @ The Pit Greeley— 9pm

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BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment OCTOBER 2015

Silver & Gold: EP RELEASE October 30th @ Moxi Theater

Monday October 26th

Wednesday October 28th

David Caffey Jazz Orchestra @ @ Moxi Theater Greeley - 7pm

Enemy In I. @ Moxi Theater Greeley—7pm w/ All Wrong, Riverdale, September Downpour

Aiden @ The Summit Music Hall, Denver— 7pm w/ Kissing Candice and ashestoangels

Birth of Demon Tour @ The Pit Greeley - 8pm

The Story So Far @ Aggie Mod Sun @ The Marquis Theater, Theatre, Ft. Collins—7pm Denver— 7pm w/ Basement and Turnover w/ New Beat Fund and Allday Karaoke @ The Pit Tuesday October 27th Greeley— 9pm Stubby Tuesdays w/ Stubby Shillelaghs @ Patrick’s Irish Pub, Greeley—9pm CID Initiative Presents: EDM Tuesdays - Mug Night @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins—8pm The Stone Foxes @ The Artery Fort Collins— 8pm w/ iZACALLi

We Came as Romans & All That Remains @ The Summit Music Hall, Denver— 6pm w/ Like Moths To Flames and Red Sun Rising

Thursday October 29th Allegaeon @ Moxi Theater Greeley—7pm w/ The Panoramic, The Caveat, Crown-Magnetar Gii Astorga @ Wiley Roots Greeley - 7-9pm The Railsplitters @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins—8pm w/ TAARKA DEADPHISH ORCHESTRA @ Aggie Theatre, Ft. Collins—8pm w/ PICKIN’ ON WEEN feat. members of Whitewater Ramble,Hot Soup, Runaway Truck Ramp, and James Brown

Friday October 30th Silver & Gold w/ Hypnotic Vibes, Slow Caves, Red Fox Run @ Moxi Theater Greeley - 8pm

S.T.D. CD Release @ The Pit Greeley - 8pm The WatchHill @ Cranford Cove Tea Tavern Greeley—7pm Pimps Of Joytime With Dechen Hawk’s Jus Sayin @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins—8pm CON BRO CHILL @ Aggie Theatre, Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Este Noche DAY OF THE DEAD JAM @ Avogadro’s Number Ft. Collins—9pm

Saturday October 31st The Burroughs @ Moxi Theater Greeley—8pm 2nd Annual Halloween Extravaganza HallowEvil @ The Pit Greeley - 8pm w/ Mars and Luni Spade Patti Fiasco with Mosey West and Tallgrass @ Hodi’s Half Note Ft. Collins—8pm THE MAGIC BEANS @ Aggie Theatre, Ft. Collins—8pm w/ Skydyed GWAR @ The Summit Music Hall Denver— 7pm w/ Born of Osiris, Battlecross, and Vale of Pnath Mac Miller/ Action Bronson @ Red Rocks Morrison— 6:30pm

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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

A Food Desert No More: Locally Sourced Groceries Comes to 16th Street in Greeley Jay Wallace | BandWagon Magazine In February of 2013, The Book Stop on 16th Street and 10th Avenue in Greeley closed up shop after many decades of selling textbooks to University of Northern Colorado students. Now after two years, it’s doors may open again, but it won’t be called The Book Stop. It will be The Farmer’s Pantry, selling locallysourced fresh food and groceries. Todd Doleshall and Glen Cook of Eaton are the men behind Farmer’s Pantry. On September 9, Doleshall began a GoFundMe campaign in the name of procuring $50,000 to began making Farmer’s Pantry. Cook says he and Doleshall started a small hobby farm about ten years ago and gradually increased production to the point that they were producing more food than they could use. “But there were limited outlets in Greeley for locally sourced fresh produce, other than the Farmer’s Market which was one or two days

a week,” Cook says, “so when the downtown Safeway closed, that also created a food desert. There’s about 33,000 people that don’t have ready access to groceries, don’t have ready access to fresh food. So we saw a need for the community.” Since the GoFundme Campaign started in September, Doleshall and Cook have collected $11,555. They also have a $23,000 grant for start-up costs; the GoFundMe campaign is going toward purchasing refrigeration equipment. Doleshall and Cook also say that at some point in the future their plan is to open a commercial kitchen and in the name of reducing the amount of wasted food, they’ll repurpose produce in ways such as making salsa with ripe tomatoes. Cook also says that while they will be contributing what they grow on their farm to the store, their output will only be a tiny part of what is available.

“We’re working with other farmers in the area,” he says, “particularly organic farmers in the area that will provide produce for the store. They’ll provide a variety of products for the store. We’ll also be working with LoCo Foods in Fort Collins, which is an intermediary between area producers and getting their food on the shelves. But they deal only in locally sourced foods, so food that has been produced within 400 miles, so we’ll be featuring a lot of their products on the shelves. Really, our goal is to raise awareness and get people to eat local and take advantage of what is produced and available locally.” Cook says November 5th is their goal for opening day, should funding come through. They’re also pursuing other options in regards to funding. For more information, and those looking to contribute to the Farmer’s Pantry GoFundMe campaign, go to gofundme.com/farmerspantrys.

BandWagon Magazine northern coloradoâ€™s arts & entertainment OCTOBER 2015

BandWagon Magazine northern colorado’s arts & entertainment OCTOBER 2015

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