Good Carver Examines Uncertainty on Debut Album The Steps We Have To Take

Navigating uncertainty isn’t a process that goes away with time. While the questions may change as we age, and so too the world around us, our responses to these unknowns are defined by patterns both given to us and learned. It’s here that indie folk project Good Carver picks up the pen on debut record […]

Five More Acts To See at FoCoMX 2026

With so many bands to see at FoCoMX you can’t catch them all. So here are five more acts that will blow your mind and fill out your festival schedule. Bitchflower FOR THE FREAKS Friday 10:00 p.m. @ Aggie Theatre Fort Collins psych punk outfit Bitchflower takes the Aggie Theatre stage for FocoMx this year, […]

Starting Fresh: David Wimbish Leans on His Roots

Under the helm of songwriter David Wimbish, the band known as The Collection has been pumping out sprawling, alternative folk records from the Appalachians for over a decade now. The band’s sound evolved over the course of four full-length records, culminating in a contemplative, yet spirited folk rock catalog backed by Wimbish’s poetic, at times […]

Behind the Sound Bar, The Newest Music Venue in Fort Collins

The music venue at the corner Linden Street in Old Town Fort Collins has gone through many changes over the past several years. Formerly The Coast (prior to that it was The East Coast Bar, and prior to that the Artery), what hasn’t changed is its importance to the Fort Collins music community. Now rebranded […]

‘Unteachables’ Comics Laugh Off the Chaos

For most of us, it’s not hard to remember what it was like sitting in the back of a classroom for all those years of grade school. For comics Stephen Taylor and Lou Pharis, as former teachers it’s even easier, and they’ve got plenty of absurd material to share about the experience.  Teaching is a […]

Reinventing The Song with Peter Morén of SunYears (and Peter Bjorn & John)

More than two decades into his career, Peter Morén (of the globally-renowned, Sweden-based project Peter Björn & John) continues to carve his own musical identity through SunYears. The Song Forlorn, the project’s sophomore release, features 10 tracks drifting from early psych rock to modern indie rock, each carried by Morén’s ear for a good hook. […]

Ducki ‘The Duck’ – Album Review

By Zachary Visconti Today’s world feels like it tends toward maximalism, especially as more music and media is released than ever. It’s against this dense backdrop that the debut release from Fort Collins ethereal indie folk band Ducki stands out, aggressively using space, slow tempos, and dynamic, mesmerizing progressions to create a moment of relief […]