Jed Murphy

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FeaturesSan Francisco Based k.flay Is a Strong Female Voice in a Genre Driven by MenWith a string of solid EPs and some serious chops, her rap is intelligent (a degree in psychology and sociology from Stanford helps with that), frankly speaking to the things that make the average hip hop fan normal. She doesn’t boast about street cred or display an image of a rich kid roughing it, she simply tells her story. Oh and she’s fast.Jed Murphy · Mar 28, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Giants and Pilgrims – Almanac No. 1Tim Coons represents a new generation of musicians who are coming into a world of over saturation and perpetually chased website clicks.Jed Murphy · Mar 6, 2014FeaturesCover Story: The Chain Gang of 1974 is Not Just ‘Sleepwalking’No, Kamtin Mohager, the brains and the brawn behind The Chain Gang of 1974 is not a DJ.Jed Murphy · Mar 5, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Thee Dang Dangs – For The PeopleInfused with the sounds of where the desert meets the ocean, Denver’s Thee Dang Dangs ride above the noise of surf and psych rock on their new album For the People.Jed Murphy · Mar 3, 2014Features2014 Battle of the Bands Winner: The BurroughsIf there were a single word to summarize The Burroughs as a band it would be family.Jed Murphy · Feb 11, 2014MusicAlbum Review: The Dig “You & I”Based out of New York City, the members of The Dig are no strangers to the workings of the modern music scene.Jed Murphy · Nov 11, 2013The Chain Gang of 1974 Makes a Return to ColoradoSince the release of The Chain Gang of 1974’s 2011 full-length album The Wayward Fire put this former Denver, now LA-based electro band in the national spotlight.Jed Murphy · Oct 16, 2013FeaturesGregory Alan Isakov Discusses Song Writing and His Work with HorticultureGregory Alan Isakov’s songs dance around the edge of modern folk music and he plays by an old set of rules. Not only was Weatherman the product of abandoning a previous album, but it was also made on analogue recording equipment from a cabin in Nederland, Colorado. His sounds as rich as they are simple, rooted in the patchwork of the hills of that state.Jed Murphy · Aug 26, 2013FeaturesQuixotic Introduce ARISE to a New Form of High ArtHailing from Kansas City, Missouri, Quixotic has become a force to be recognized in modern art.Jed Murphy · Aug 24, 2013FeaturesBandWagon’s Adventures Through ARISEWhile attendance was not quite where it could have been, it was still a success overall and there is little doubt about a year two. Over the next week, the BandWagon will be sharing our experiences at the festival meeting people, taking pictures, interviewing bands, and exploring all the things that make festivals the experience we all love having.Jed Murphy · Aug 21, 2013FeaturesTaste, Tenderness, and Appearance: Barbecuing with New Garden CityGarden City is an anomaly to many people who have lived in the Greeley.Jed Murphy · Aug 20, 2013Trichome Ends Their Eight Year RunAfter eight years of being one of northern Colorado’s most distinguished bands, they have decided to take an “indefinite hiatus.”Jed Murphy · Aug 5, 2013MusicLos Lonely Boys Talk Their Love of Colorado Before Taking on the Greeley StampedeJojo Garza, the bassist of Los Lonely Boys who will be one of the Greeley Stampede headlining acts on June 30th, spoke with the BandWagon about their experiences in Colorado and what it’s like to be in one of the most prominent Texican rock bands to take the stage of the Greeley Stampede. Currently on their Brotherhood tour with Los Lobos and Alejandro Escovedo, Jojo spoke on his excitement to be returning to Colorado.Jed Murphy · Jun 29, 2013MusicLady Lamb the Beekeeper Talks About Life on the Road and Recording Her First LPAly Spaltro, 23, or better known to her fans as Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, began making music in secret.Jed Murphy · Jun 20, 2013Vandaveer Speaks About Their New Album and the History of Murder BalladsVandaveer treats the album with regard for the world the songs came out of. Heidinger’s spirited vocals and strong arrangements never shy far from the roots of the music, but without a doubt, Vandaveer’s take on these traditional songs is fresh and enjoyable. It is backing vocalist Rose Guerin who gives the songs a sense of their past as she gives a passionate and motherly voice to the female characters who are in most of the songs the victim of the violence.Jed Murphy · Jun 7, 2013MusicBlues Artist Martin Harley Speaks to the BandWagon About the Blues and Traveling the WorldHarley’s music is modern and natural, neither contrived or overreaching and seems to speak from his heart. As an Englishman, he brings an outside perspective to the genre and while for some it is easy to pigeonhole British blues musicians, Harley is a reminder that blues as a form of music does not belong to anyone or any place.Jed Murphy · May 28, 2013MusicReview: Anamanaguchi – Endless FantasyAnamanaguchi, out of New York, is a band that fits in an odd niche.Jed Murphy · May 10, 2013MusicReview: Shady Elders – No FavorsNo Favors , Shady Elders’ debut EP, is a refreshing breath of reality to the Colorado music scene.Jed Murphy · May 8, 2013FeaturesDenver’s Speakeasy, Tiger Reunites at the MarquisElectro-rock group Speakeasy, Tiger returns to the stage after a nearly three-year hiatus tonight at the Marquis Theatre in Denver.Jed Murphy · Apr 27, 2013Concert PhotosQuixoticPhotos by: Rachel Waltman and Kendra Hamman [vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid style=”lazy” grid_id=”vc_gid:1491963685826-85ca51ff-57d3-10″ include=”8410,8409,8408,8407,8406,8405,8404,8403,8402,8401,8400,8399,8398,8397,8396,8395,8394,8393,8392,8391,8390,8389,8388,8387,8386,8385,8384,8383,8382,8381,8380,8379,8378,8377,8376,8375,8374,8373,8372,8371,8370,8369,8368,8367,8366,8342,8341,8340,8339,8338,8337,8336,8335,8334,8333″][/vc_column][/vc_row]Jed Murphy · Apr 11, 2013