In late February, NPR affiliate KUNC (91.5 FM) went to an all news format, seemingly leaving music fans on the front range in the wind. However, it came to light in March that KUNC had launched a new music-only station on 105.5 FM, dubbed The Colorado Sound.
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NEW ON 94.3 THE X: SONGS YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS MONTH
Shelby Taylor-Thorn: On Air M-F 3p.m.-7p.m. KONGOS – Take It From Me Take it from me, the accordion is not an easy instrument to pull off – like, really, I’ve tried. However, the guys in Kongos …
Continue readingThe Sound of Old – Aesop Rock Delivers Seventh Solo Album
It’s been three years since New York-bred emcee Aesop Rock (real name Ian Bavitz) has released a solo album, an excruciatingly long wait for those enthralled with his signature brand of independent hip-hop. That doesn’t mean he wasn’t keeping us entertained with one of his many other projects—Hail Mary Mallon with Rob Sonic, The Uncluded with Kimya Dawson and Lice with Homeboy Sandman—but he had to wait until the timing was right to unleash another one into the world. That all changed April 29, when Bavitz released The Impossible Kid, his seventh solo album.
Continue readingSave Our City: A Doors Tribute
“It started with a beard, and some sunglasses and a friend saying I looked like Jim Morrison.”
Continue readingA Rare “Wolf” from London Comes to Red Rocks: Wolf Alice
If you’re lucky enough to have heard the band from North London known as Wolf Alice you know that they are a band of many genres. The uniqueness of both their music and the members themselves will compliment the uniqueness of the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater at the upcoming show on May 2nd with The 1975.
Continue readingOne Bar at a Time – Masta Ace’s Rise to Veteran Rapper Status
In 1987, Masta Ace (real name Duval Clear) was back in his hometown of Brownsville, Brooklyn for Christmas break. He had been studying at the University of Rhode Island, where he was pursuing a degree in marketing. During that time, he got a phone call that would change the trajectory of his entire life. He didn’t know it at the time, but his decision to head down to the United Skate of America skating rink for a talent show was a pivotal one.
Continue readingBack in Effect – Luniz Reunite for 420 Show
There’s not a stoner alive who doesn’t know the song “I Got Five On It” by the Oakland-based duo, Luniz. Released in 1995 on their seminal album, Operation Stakola, it took Yukmouth and Numskull from every day street hustlers to platinum selling artists seemingly overnight.
Continue readingShinin’ – Up Close and Personal with Bastard Suns’ Clay Hiers
Bastard Suns are hitting the road partly in support of legendary ska band The English Beat and make a stop in Greeley Tuesday, April 19. Hiers took some time in between soundchecks to talk Powell Peralta, comparisons to Sublime and why he’s a “bastard sun.”
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