Inside Magenta Wave’s Next Chapter
On the heels of a new single, Magenta Wave opens up about their process, their influences, and what’s ahead. Magenta Wave’s name came from an unlikely place: a bouldering wall. “I think the name jumped out at us while we were bouldering in a pretty deep and thought provoking way,” the band said. It wasn’t […]
The Burroughs: Apocalypteque
The Burroughs are back with Apocalypteque, their third studio album and their biggest reinvention yet. The Colorado nine-piece, fronted by Johnny Burroughs, has spent over a decade building a live show built on multiple vocalists, a four-person horn section, and a rhythm section that just doesn’t quit, playing everywhere from Salmonfest Alaska to the Mishawaka […]
The Long Way Home
From family business to breakout single: Ryman Leon on the risk that almost didn’t happen. Ryman Leon was 22, working for his family’s business, and unhappy in a way nobody around him knew about. He made music privately, something he worked on while his friends built fan bases and toured and texted him to say, […]
Capture This: Headspin Review
Denver pop-punk band Capture This released “Headspin” on June 26, a track that takes mental health struggles and turns them into something you can shout along to. Fronted by Leah, with Alex on drums, Andrew on guitar and Zach on bass, Capture This has built its sound on the same 2000s-leaning pop-punk lineage as Paramore, […]
Kat Hasty Grew Up and Kept Going
The West Texas singer-songwriter brings her Red Dirt sound to Colorado and Wyoming this July. Kat Hasty is a West Texas singer-songwriter, a single mom, and one of the names Rolling Stone put on Red Dirt’s next wave. She’s earned every bit of it on her own terms. “Pretty Things” is the song that put […]
How The Lincoln Is Stepping Into Cheyenne Frontier Days History
For roughly 25 years, the afterparty had an address. When the Outlaw Saloon closed its doors, it left more than a vacancy in Cheyenne’s nightlife calendar. It left a ritual without a home. Cheyenne Frontier Days is the kind of event that doesn’t need a subtitle. This event draws hundreds of thousands of visitors every […]
Hooked From the First Bar: The Dirty Turkeys’ “Under Your Spell” Lives Up to Its Name
There are songs that ask for your attention, and then there are songs that just take it. “Under Your Spell,” the new single from Boulder’s The Dirty Turkeys, firmly belongs to the latter category. I’ll be honest: I’ve been following this band for a while now, and getting this track early felt less like a […]
Thirty Years Loud: How The Blasting Room became one of punk’s most important studios without ever leaving Fort Collins.
No sign out front. No marquee, no logo, nothing on the building at Laporte Ave that tells you what happened inside. Rise Against cut their first album here. Bad Religion came through. Offspring recorded in these rooms. A Grammy from a Mexican rock band was won in Northern Colorado by a guy who had spent […]