In This Issue: Ellsworth | Debr4h | Carti Ferrari | Devin Tremell | CO Sound’s My5 | Tom Amend | Colorado Arts Relief Grant | Will Venues see a Full-Capacity Fall?
April 2021 – Into The Great Wide Open
In This Issue: Ellsworth | Debr4h | Carti Ferrari | Devin Tremell | CO Sound’s My5 | Tom Amend | Colorado Arts Relief Grant | Will Venues see a Full-Capacity Fall?
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In This Issue
MusicSingle Premiere: Carti Ferrari – The FarthestThe term “in the box” has taken on more meaning over the past year, especially for musicians forced to do almost everything from only (and often for only) their computers.Kevin Johnston · Apr 2, 2021
FeaturesTom Amend: Ditching the Band Scene for an Improvised Life~ It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing ~Valerie Vampola · Apr 3, 2021
CommunityJust Wanna Have Funds: Did the Colorado Arts Relief Grant Support the Organizations it Intended?Over 63 days, Colorado Creative Industries (CCI), created a set of criteria, launched an application, administered the selection process and allocated just under $6 million to organizations and businesses state-wide including music venues. “We were given the charge to distribute the funding as quickly as possible,” a CCI spokesperson told BandWagon. This hasty allocation of public funds was met with cynical speculation from independent venue owners who were not awarded money. Until now, the controversy over the grant has remained purely speculative. No one has pointed to specific evidence of nepotism or neglect on CCI’s part. But, thanks to the Colorado Open Records Act, BandWagon was able to obtain a copy of the scoring rubric used to evaluate grant applicants.Gabe Allen · Apr 5, 2021
MusicAlbum Review: Ellsworth – EllsworthDenver’s Ellsworth has struck a vein with her eponymous 11-song LP, traversing anxiety, self-doubt and lost love in gorgeously graceful strides. Soft but with immense conviction, her quiet tone conveys intimacy, like an earnest conversation meant for one person’s ears in a crowded room. “When we push away our feelings of sadness or anxiety, we are in fact pushing away a part of ourselves,” says Ellsworth. In just a handful of masterfully crafted folk songs, she taps into the shared trauma of a generation.Gabe Allen · Apr 7, 2021
105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – April 2021A true Colorado story becomes a gripping film, a Summer Music Camp for adults hosted by famous rockers, a new release from French / Cuban sisters, a father singing a song written by his late son, and lots of fun Oscars / Music cross-over. That’s The Colorado Sound’s My5 for April! This month’s top picks for what to check out include all that and more, courtesy of Colorado’s home for music discovery, 105.5 The Colorado Sound.BandWagon Magazine · Apr 15, 2021
MusicDEBR4H – “The Court Of Richard II”“This isn’t the normal, like, girl-joins-the-band story,” DEBR4H’s Jed Murphy tells BandWagon.Kevin Johnston · Apr 19, 2021Keep Reading
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