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 […]
Luna’s Tacos & Tequila Pauses Operations in Downtown Greeley: A Wake-Up Call for Supporting Local Businesses
Downtown Greeley was dealt another tough blow this week as Luna’s Tacos & Tequila, one of its most beloved establishments, announced a temporary closure to “reenergize, refocus, and rejuvenate.” Known for its lively ambiance, inventive tacos, and handcrafted tequila cocktails, Luna’s has been a community favorite since 2018. This announcement is particularly sobering given the […]
Failure to launch: Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application is delayed after months of anticipation
For the past three-and-a-half months, independent venue owners around the country have anxiously awaited an application for the now $16 billion in grant funds that the U.S. Congress allocated to “shuttered venues” at the end of last year, otherwise known as the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG). “We’ve been anticipating this day for the past […]
Arts Funding Rubric
Click HERE to read the original Bill 20B-001 And Click HERE for a complete list of which entities received funding and how much each venue was awarded.
Stayin’ Alive: Unconventional Venues Save The Scene
When Ben Mozer was 14, he took a trip to Spain with his family. Across from their hotel, a theater was playing the newly released hit Pulp Fiction, which he and his brother had been unable to see in the U.S. due to its R rating. But what stuck with him after the movie was over wasn’t Samuel L. Jackson’s iconic monologue. What stuck with him was the theater.
Earlier this winter, Mozer’s Fort Collins movie theater the Lyric was one of the only venues in Northern Colorado that was still producing live music.
And Mozer isn’t the only one finding a creative way to amplify local sounds. This winter, Dan Mladenik has tapped local talent for the Mishawaka-produced Live on the Lanes series at Chipper’s Lanes, converting a bowling alley into a cosmic live music experience.
They Saved Our Stages: Pandemic Relief saves hundreds of stages just before the deadline
The “SOS” in Save Our Stages was a bit of a happy accident, but it also wasn’t a coincidence. The $15 billion in grants set aside for locally owned venues, movie theaters and performance halls in the stimulus act is exactly what places such as The Moxi needed to survive. “It’s literally going to save [...]Fort Collins Is a Thriving Music Hub
Fort Collins, Colorado is a collaborative, non-competitive, startup music city without a big ego. This is a city built for musicians by musicians. For over ten years, musicians laid the groundwork for the next golden era of “musicprenuers“ by constructing an ecosystem built on encouragement, support, and empowerment. This shifts the paradigm and disrupts the music industry systems of the past.
New Partnership Brings New Energy Into Fort Collins Venue
Hodi’s Half Note has been a long time staple of the Northern Colorado music scene. Once known as The Starlight, it has changed hands several times over the years but it has always served as one of the best places to catch local and national music in Ft. Collins.