Harkening to bands like Title Fight and early Death Cab for Cutie, Routine, the third album from Denver-based Broken Record, is a ride on the churned up wake of late stage capitalism. This post emo/hardcore band is not out to drain your money (although they could probably use some if you’ve got it), instead they […]
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 […]
It was two in the morning. The world felt still. Stevie Stone was driving from St. Louis to Kansas City, Missouri, contemplating what to call his new label. After all, this was a big decision. Following his 2021 departure from Strange Music—his label home for nearly a decade—it was time for him to steer his […]
Northern Colorado’s psych punk power house Bitchflower came out of the gate swinging with their latest album, Aghast, Aroused, Appalled. A staggering work of rock and roll, Bitchflower waltzes through these ten tracks pulling together a sound with the energy and power of punk yet the contemplation of psych rock. Bitchflower is made up of […]
Two aspiring creatives meet for the first time, seated in conversation. One makes indie films, the other makes indie music. What begins as talk of their current projects soon develops into a larger discussion about the creative process and pursuing passion in the social media age. They part ways, only to slip into new, free-flowing […]
While still riding the high of their 2022 debut album, Summer on A Salt Flat, Denver-based alt-rock group blankslate almost came to an abrupt end last year when they parted ways with their lead singer. Founded by University of Denver roommates Tess Condron (keys, drums, percussion, and backing vocals, often simultaneously) and Rylee Dunn (guitar, […]
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. […]
For artist Armando Silva and musician and art manager Briana Harris, bringing a mural festival to Greeley was a no-brainer. The city has a decades-long history of investment in public art. Large-scale works are splashed across walls around the city, with a particular concentration of murals downtown. Spend five minutes on the 8th Avenue corridor, […]
