Kaoticus: ‘Mass Hysteria’ EP Review
By Nate Wilde For generations, heavy music has served as a worthy and efficient means to disconnect from the mundane and often harsh, debilitating, and unwanted advances of everyday life. Sitting and listening to a record that causes one to involuntarily clench one’s fists and headbang from the sheer energy and passion is an experience […]
Bishop Briggs: A Bittersweet Encore at Edge Fest’s Grand Finale
Concert season in Cheyenne, Wyoming will be ending on a bit of a bittersweet note this year as the beloved Edge Fest returns for its final year. However, what has been recognized as Wyoming’s largest free outdoor music festival in recent years will be making its farewell journey with a stacked lineup including Edge Fest […]
GEMINI by Heartsick Heroine | Album Review
Historically, progressive rock and metal have been genres primarily reserved, or perhaps almost exclusively enjoyed, by a largely male demographic. However, with their latest release, the female-led Heartsick Heroine not only smashes the stereotypes of progressive metal being a boys’ club, but they do it with a roaring ferocity. Heartsick Heroine is the brainchild of […]
Sam Tallent: A Hilarious Journey to the Top
Sam Tallent is killing it. The Colorado-based stand-up comic has become a source of pride for many of those who witnessed his rise to the top of the comedic mountain—and likely the source of childish resentment from his peers in the comedy scene still frequenting open mics, as it goes all too often. However, anyone […]
Ovira is on a Mission to Spread Intergalactic Love
Fighting the Force Not so long ago in a galaxy somewhere nearby, an alien empress walked down a boulevard lined with her adoring subjects on her coronation day. Before she could reach the dias, a deafening, hollow sound from above silenced the reverie, and a black cloud spread across the sky. It was the void, […]
Plasma Canvas | Dusk Album Review
If you’ve kept up with the rock scene in Northern Colorado for the past several years, you’ve undoubtedly heard of Plasma Canvas. And, if you’ve happened to be fortunate enough, you’ve had the outfit rock you to your bones live on stage in one iteration or another. Now, with their newly-born full-length debut “Dusk“ out […]
INTHEWHALE – Chosen at Random Album Review
Unless you’ve been living underneath a rock in a compound with no electricity, you’ve more than likely heard of the phenomenal force of nature that is Colorado’s Inthewhale. Inthewhale is the loudest two-man operated rock outfit you’re likely to find in the Centennial State. Consisting of the powerful vocals and fuzz-drenched guitar work of Nate […]
Insert A Clever Pun About Sam Having “Tallent” Here
“I just flew in from Vegas and boy are my arms tired.” Sam Tallent is killing it. The Colorado-based stand-up comic has become a source of pride for many of those who witnessed his rise to the top of the comedic mountain—and likely the source of childish resentment from his peers in the comedy scene […]