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FeaturesThe Ultimate Freak: Sir Mix-a-Lot Still SwassIn the early ‘90s, Seattle native Sir Mix-a-Lot proudly proclaimed: “I like big butts and I cannot lie” on 1992’s Mack Daddy, his third studio album and first for Def American.Kyle Eustice · Apr 11, 2014MusicAlbum Review: In the Whale – NateAs always, In the Whale boasts a driving, electrifying power that takes up an incredible amount of sonic space despite being composed of just two guys. The basic guitar-and-drum formula works, and while there’s nothing at all elaborate about the band’s music, it’s the earnestness with which they perform it that makes it so damn fun.Christopher Sheridan · Apr 9, 2014MusicAlbum Review: The Wild After – Lesson LearnedPeople who consume music on a casual basis don’t realize what a strange process it is to start a band.Aaron Hammond · Apr 9, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Protomartyr – Under Color of Official RightOnce a beacon of progress and success, Detroit has become the standard modern example of what can go wrong in an American city.Matt Hutcheson · Apr 8, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Musketeer Gripweed – Floods and FiresIt’s difficult to liken comparisons to Musketeer Gripweed.Christopher Sheridan · Apr 8, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Pandas & People – Pandas & PeopleIt’s always exciting when an existing band branches off to explore a new sound and style.Christopher Sheridan · Apr 7, 2014FeaturesSan 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: Against Me! – Transgender Dysphoria BluesTransgender Dysphoria Blues is an album inherently bound to its context.Matt Hutcheson · Mar 4, 2014FeaturesLove and Theft – From the Opry to UNC’s Spring ConcertFor Greeley-area fans, the duo’s show March 29th at the University of Northern Colorado’s Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion stands to be memorable for them. It’s the only stop on Love And Theft’s tour this year that will be in Colorado. Liles said that he and Gunderson love the state, except for possibly the horse at DIA.Jay Wallace · Mar 3, 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, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Wildbeasts – Present TenseWith the glut of electronic artists saturating the music market in recent years, it can be frustrating to find something that doesn’t sound like the rest of the crowd.Christopher Sheridan · Mar 3, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Quilt – Held in SplendorWho said it was not good living in the past?Estel Plagué · Mar 3, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Big Gigantic – The Night is YoungBig Gigantic should be listened to loudly in order to fully embrace the complex jazzy vibe.John Hann · Mar 3, 2014MusicVon Stomper @ The Moxi Theater 02/12/14One of Fort Collins blue grass bands, Von Stomper, came to The Moxi for a NorCo collaboration with The Primary People, an up and coming Greeley act, for a dance your ass off, whiskey drinking, foot stomping good time.BandWagon Magazine · Feb 19, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Ben Allison – The Stars Look Very Different TodayThe title of Ben Allison’s new album, The Stars Look Very Different Today , might ring a bell with most music fans.David Ochoa · Feb 17, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Mogwai – Rave TapesMogwai has been churning out albums at an incredible rate.Christopher Sheridan · Feb 17, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Alcest – ShelterShoegaze is an odd musical genre, with the difference between transcendent power and boring repetition resting squarely on effective execution.Christopher Sheridan · Feb 17, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Grits and Gravy – Space ClintonSince their early releases, Grits & Gravy have found a unique perspective on hip-hop to explore in their music, focusing on every aspect in an academic and technical way.Mikey Unruh · Feb 17, 2014