July 2025 – Ben Garcia

IN THIS ISSUE: Ben Garcia | salvatore! | Dacono Arts & Music Fest | Logan Farmer
Riding the Rhythm: Ben Garcia Finds His Voice in a Life Well Lived

By Jason Alfaro Ben Garcia doesn’t just write songs. He documents experience. Whether it’s the winding path of personal growth or the quiet rhythm of a morning spent training bird dogs, every lyric he delivers comes rooted in real life. Sitting down with the rising Americana artist doesn’t feel like a formal interview; it feels […]
Tough Luck: salvatore!’s ‘Clover’ is a Bedroom-Built Heartbreaker That Heals

by Landon Ungerman salvatore! didn’t set out to write Clover. He just got ghosted. If “we had a good thing going—what happened?” were an album, it’d be this. The upcoming artist from Thornton, CO, had seemingly met his match heading into summer, until it came to a sudden end — no goodbye, no explanation. Blocked […]
Dacono Music & Spirits Festival Brings Rhythm and Revelry to Northern Colorado

By Dawn Duncan The small-but-mighty town of Dacono, Colorado is turning up the volume for the 17th Annual Dacono Music & Spirits Festival: a celebration of sound, flavor and community that has grown into a can’t-miss summer tradition. This year’s fest will take place on Saturday, August 2 with free admission at Centennial Field in […]
Logan Farmer – ‘Butchers’ EP Review

By Jed Murphy Dreamy, ponderous, and rich in texture, subtlety is the not-so-subtle name of the game this time around for northern Colorado folk artist Logan Farmer on his latest EP, ‘Butchers,’ released by Western Vinyl on May 23, 2025. Zoomed out, ‘Butchers’ can feel like a dreary collection of folk songs, but at a […]