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MusicAlbum Review: Crunchy Kids – MintWhen thinking of Minneapolis and hip-hop, Rhymesayers is the undeniable forefront.Rose Hedberg · Nov 17, 2014FeaturesFood For Thought: Imortal Technique Breaks it DownWhen Immortal Technique speaks, you listen.Kyle Eustice · Nov 15, 2014FeaturesAfroman: Older. Higher. Wiser.Afroman could quite possibly be the best spokesperson for the legalization of marijuana.Kyle Eustice · Nov 14, 2014FeaturesThe Tenacity of Kyle Gass: KGB Hits GreeleyMention Tenacious D and people’s faces light up.Kyle Eustice · Nov 5, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Silver and Gold – CompressionSilver and Gold have been a Greeley talent treasure trove with bounds of musical silver, and surprise, surprise… premium gold.Alex Johnson · Nov 5, 2014MusicAlbum Review: The Deadwood Saints 6th Street TrinityAlternative country is something that I don’t necessarily pay much attention to, even though I have a love and appreciation for country music.Jay Wallace · Oct 26, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Too Many Zoos, Fanimals EPSelf-described brass house trio Too Many Zooz has only been around since late last year, and rose to national prominence sometime in January when someone posted a video of the group performing in Union Square.Christopher Sheridan · Oct 21, 2014FeaturesGrieves A different Kind of WolfCould it be? Could Grieves, the Rhymesayers emcee, be leaving hip-hop for neo-soul?Kyle Eustice · Oct 15, 2014FeaturesLittle Dragon: Fired Up for the New TourThe moment vocalist Yukimi Nagano drops her first note on the 2010 Gorillaz track “Empire Ants,” she promptly steals the show from Damon Albarn.Kyle Eustice · Oct 13, 2014FeaturesThe Evolution of DJ Qbert“Everyone can have fun being a DJ,” DJ Qbert says.Kyle Eustice · Oct 11, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Camila, ElypsePor primera vez en la historia de Camila tenemos un dúo.BandWagon Magazine · Oct 10, 2014FeaturesRiot Fest: Three Days of Badass Rock MusicFirst off, Riot Fest was awesome. There is no other way to say it, after it’s all said and done and we the critics have our say about what went well and what didn’t and ask the ultimate festival question of if it was worth the ticket price, Riot Fest was still awesome. To see this particular line up whether you grew up listening to them or not was something everyone there knew would only happen a few times in our lives. To see The Flaming Lips then literally turn around and see Primus begin made me wonder, where the hell am I?Jed Murphy · Oct 10, 2014FeaturesThe Mastermind Behind the Mask, Slow MagicAside from the mesmerizing instrumental electronic music Slow Magic makes, there’s a mysticism surrounding the young producer that pulls you in even more.Kyle Eustice · Oct 10, 2014

FeaturesClutch Shares Their Success at Riot FestClutch, an original 90s rock band played the Byers General Store Stage at Riot Fest this weekend and an interview with drummer Jean-Paul Gaster shed some light on the process of…Rose Hedberg · Sep 25, 2014

FeaturesUp the Mountain – Conor Oberst Plays the MishawakaSinger-songwriter Conor Oberst always seems to be in high demand, at least in terms of interviews.Kyle Eustice · Sep 25, 2014

FeaturesThe Truth is Here: Brother Ali Talks Independent MusicRhymesayers Entertainment artist Brother Ali has been spitting out albums since emerging out of Minneapolis with 2000’s Rites of Passage.Kyle Eustice · Sep 18, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Zoe- ProgramatonZoé es una banda Latinoamericana formada por cinco integrantes.BandWagon Magazine · Sep 17, 2014FeaturesJimmy Angel: The Yankees, Mommy and the MobEvery dream 79-year-old Rock ‘n Roll idol Jimmy Angel ever had growing up was to be a New York Yankee, not a legendary Rock star.Rose Hedberg · Sep 15, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Tv Girl – French ExitTV Girl started as a collaboration between Brad Petering and Trung Ngo before becoming Petering’s solo act in 2013. Petering casually refers to French Exit as a solo album “Depending on how you look at it,” which is an odd line considering this follows a 15-track mixtape a couple of years ago titled The Wild, the Innocent, the TV Shuffle. The album’s Bandcamp page goes on to advertise “12 songs about lost lust, too much love and not enough.”Christopher Sheridan · Sep 12, 2014FeaturesHigh Art Hip Hop: Lyrics Born Rock With Chali 2naAs we all know, hip-hop has a revolving door of rappers. With contemporary artists being chewed up and spit out faster than you can say Lil Jon, the probability of a career spanning multiple decades is highly doubtful. Notable East Coast emcees such as KRS-One, Mos Def and Talib Kweli are among the few that can claim years of longevity. Lyrics Born (real name Tom Shimura), however, has been at it since the early ‘90s and is still going strong with his latest release, As U Were. Growing up in Berkley, Shimura had a hard time getting his hands on good hip-hop. Fortunately, he crossed paths with future label mates, Gift of Gab (Blackalicious) and Lateef the Truthspeaker (Latyrx) while attending school at UC-Davis where the idea for Quannum Projects was born. In addition to putting out their own records, the three entrepreneurs started putting out material by artists like DJ Shadow, Lifesavas and Pigeon John under the Quannum moniker. As Lyrics Born, Shimura has reveled in plenty of success with his funk and soul-infused hip-hop, something he learned as a college radio DJ in California.Kyle Eustice · Sep 12, 2014