2025 saw the amicable demise of Colorado power duo INTHEWHALE, but like a phoenix rising from the ashes, guitarist/vocalist Nate Valdez and drummer Eric Riley were quick to bounce back, bringing in additional personnel to give us an equally impressive Graveyard Choir. Designed by Valdez as an outlet for his love of “more traditional songwriting” […]
If you’ve been around the Colorado music scene for a while, chances are you’ve felt the strange, electrifying pull of Flahoola. The delightfully weird, high-octane power trio has been grinding for nearly a decade, and now their long-awaited debut full-length album, Electric Scythe, is set to carve its way into the world—bringing your speakers a […]
By Nate Wilde Like stereotypes, tired old cliches like, “all good things must come to an end” exist for a reason. In the case of Colorado’s INTHEWHALE, one of the best things to come out of the state’s local music scene in the past 15 years is doing just that, but not before leaving behind […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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, […]
