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FeaturesGasoline Lollipops and The Artistic Vision of ‘Soul Mine’The Boulder-based folk/punk/alt-country outfit Gasoline Lollipops launches a successful Kickstarter campaign to complete their new album, Soul Mine, back in July, resulting in their first vinyl release.Jay Wallace · Oct 2, 2017MusicAlbum Review: Pandas & People – Out to SeaPandas & People’s debut album, Out To Sea, is good. And, frankly, it should be. Pandas & People have been together since 2013, putting out EP’s and singles, opening for the likes of the Doobie Brothers and Twenty- One Pilots, and placing in the top three of 93.3‘s “Hometown for the Holidays” twice over the last couple years. Not bad for a folk/alternative band formed in Greeley only four years ago.Jay Wallace · Oct 2, 2017MusicAlbum Review: Ian Mahan – RockfordIan Mahan, based out of Denver, says he blends together pop, blues, folk, “and old-time entertainment,” and his latest album, Rockford, particularly leans toward an acoustic indie/pop blend with gentle, relaxing lyrics.Jay Wallace · Sep 1, 2017MusicAlbum Review: She-Devils – Self TitledThe self-titled debut from Montreal-based rock band She-Devils possesses a fresh eccentric edge and is a well put together album as far as composition, songwriting and singing is concerned.Jay Wallace · Sep 1, 2017MusicAlbum Review: Bryce Merritt: Chroma IILast November, we spoke to Oklahoma native Bryce Merritt, a singer-songwriter and YouTuber, who had released his first album CHROMA I at the time.Jay Wallace · Aug 1, 2017MusicAlbum Review: Leslie Tom– Self-Titled EPHailing from Denver, traditional country music songstress Leslie Tom spent a few years traveling around the country, opening for the likes of Josh Turner and sharing the stage with Jeff Bates and Lee Roy Parnell.Jay Wallace · Aug 1, 2017CommunityIt Takes Courage: Greeley’s Mural Scene Goes to New Heights“Wes has been exploring courage for some time now,” Silva explained, “as far as his work goes, and it just so happens that I’ve been exploring the symbol of the heart. How it’s a thing we all have, to have life, it’s something we have reference to. We dug deeper into these two things, and we find that they actually have a common root. So we decided to go from there and grow from that.”Jay Wallace · May 26, 2017MusicAlbum Review: Gasoline Lollipops– ResurrectionBack in October, we reviewed Death, the 2014 album from folk/punk outfit Gasoline Lollipops. Clay Rose, the lead vocalist and acoustic guitarist of the Boulder-based band, said that the creative process for Death was “a very manic free for all.”Jay Wallace · Feb 1, 2017MusicAlbum Review: Edison– Familiar SpiritDenver-based folk/rock outfit Edison, consisting of singer/guitarist Sarah Slaton, multi-instrumentalist Dustin Morris and former Lumineers guitarist Maxwell Hughes gave been…Jay Wallace · Jan 9, 2017FeaturesDanielle Ate The Sandwich– The Terrible Dinner GuestFolk singer/songwriter Danielle Anderson has been playing as Danielle Ate The Sandwich since she initially started putting out YouTube videos of her work.Jay Wallace · Dec 5, 2016MusicAlbum Review: The Symbols– SymbolizeThe Symbols, consisting of singer Mer Sal, guitarist Jasco and drummer Don Stahl, is a peppery rock band out of Fort Collins that exude positive energy in their work.Jay Wallace · Nov 3, 2016CommunityBook Review: Life vs. Death Revised: My Life Story, By Beef SloanLong Time Greeley Resident Beef Sloan is the taxi-man you call when you need to ride anywhere in town, unless you call Stacey and Sassy.Jay Wallace · Oct 4, 2016MusicAlbum Review: Gasoline Lollipops – DeathAccording to Clay Rose, lead vocalist and acoustic guitarist for Boulder-based Gasoline Lollipops, it took him about 30 years to put together their first album, Dawn.Jay Wallace · Oct 4, 2016MusicAlbum Review: MISCOMUNICADO – Fun-Land ExpressTake the hooks from the best music of the 1960s, hand them over to an EDM outfit with a couple good singers/guitarists, and you would get Fun-Land Express, the fifth album from…Jay Wallace · Sep 8, 2016MusicAlbum Review: Johnny & The Mongrels – You Ain’t ReadySinger Johnny Ryan, Bassist Jeff Bostic and Guitarist Jeff Mere are the trio behind the Fort Collins blues outfit Johnny & The Mongrels.Jay Wallace · Sep 3, 2016MusicAlbum Review: The Patti FiascoYears ago, we covered an independent feature film made in Fort Collins titled Whensday, a comedy that had it’s love of bicycling, beer and Colorado on its sleeve.Jay Wallace · Aug 2, 2016FeaturesMadison & Main Bike ShowRodney Barnes, ceramist and President of Madison & Main Gallery, has never met Colorado Springs native Mike Rust, but said that he has come to know Mike through stories and riding…Jay Wallace · Jul 9, 2016MusicAlbum Review: Bryan ThomasWhile we’ve reviewed our fair share of country albums here at BandWagon, Denver-based singer Bryan Thomas is the first artist we would compare 100 proof whiskey; while casual…Jay Wallace · Jul 9, 2016FeaturesBlues Jam Spotlight: North Mississippi AllstarsBringing a little taste of Mississippi country blues to the Greeley Blues Jam, Luther and Cody Dickinson are the two brothers behind North Mississippi Allstars, celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year.Jay Wallace · Jun 6, 2016FeaturesBlues Jam Spotlight: Chubby Carrier and The Bayou Swamp BandBlues music is not a homogenous genre. The various sub-genres of blues music are very much shaped by the location they come from.Jay Wallace · Jun 6, 2016