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MusicAlbum Review: Brian Claxton – When I Get HomeBrian Claxton is one of the Colorado music scene’s most treasured side-men.Valerie Vampola · Jan 14, 2020105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – January 2020We have a feeling 2020 is going to be epic. The pop, alternative, rock, folk scholars at The Colorado Sound sift through the flotsam of the new decade and deliver their top 5 notable arts thaangs each month right here, from 5,000 years of Chinese culture to Colorado artist’s Grammy nominations.BandWagon Magazine · Jan 13, 2020FeaturesHit The Ground Running – Hodi’s Half Note: 10 Years of the FoCo Music Mainstay“I have a deep love for music,” Daniel Mladenik, owner of Hodi’s Half Note says. “I feel like this is what I was put here to do.” Mladenik may be the big boss at Hodi’s now, but he began his time at the Fort Collins music mainstay as the “heavy” demanding derailed drunks to chill. This January 24, Hodi’s celebrates 10 years on North College Avenue with a performance by Dave Watts and Friends, a Motet / String Cheese Incident supergroup.Dan England · Jan 10, 2020MusicAlbum Review: Mike Shamrock – “Not I” Said The Lil’ MouseMike Shamrock is the on-stage moniker for Mike Robertson, a leader in one of Northern Colorado’s most well loved, yet under-celebrated categories: cover bands.Kevin Johnston · Jan 9, 2020MusicAlbum Review: Tyler T – Wild FlowerWild Flower features so many different instruments that it’s hard to keep track. In addition to Tyler T’s signature vocal rasp, the record boasts both acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, banjo, organ, saxophone, flute, dobro, and two notable staples of every Tyler T. show: marimba and didgeridoo, provided by Tyler himself.Nate Wilde · Jan 7, 2020ReviewsAlbum Review: Meat And Potatoes – After MathBrandon Harris has lived the first few chapters of a quintessential Fort Collins musician success story.Nate Wilde · Jan 6, 2020FeaturesWho Gives A Scrap About Your Art? Blasti DoesOne look around Blast N Scrap and the authenticity is palpable.Laura Giagos · Jan 3, 2020FeaturesRapper’s Delight: Andy Seth Breaks The Struggle Through The Wisdom Within Hip HopNot everyone has to meditate for an hour and a half every day like author/rapper Andy Seth does, but he wants everyone to achieve their goals, as they resolve to do in the New Year. He chose the parable of a rapper to communicate his philosophies in his book and album Bling. “Hip-hop is a big part of my life. I wanted to provide a book that’s accessible, along with music that is a part of our culture, to make [life] lessons stick,” Seth says. With reflection and flow, he believes success and balance – not only the struggle – is real.Valerie Vampola · Jan 2, 2020FeaturesWildermiss: Star-Faced but GroundedIn many ways, Wildermiss made it big a couple years ago with their first album “Lost With You,” spawning regular rotation on 93.3 KTCL, performances at Red Rocks and a slot on Last Call With Carson Daly. But they’re not exactly flying in private jets when outside the comfort of Colorado. In fact, they’re still driving vans that suck. Wildermiss haven’t forgotten where they came from because they can’t afford it yet. And that’s reflected in their new album “In My Mind”.Valerie Vampola · Dec 16, 2019105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – December 2019 – Top 105 albums of 2019This month, the Colorado Sound’s My 5 is our choices for the Top 5 albums released in 2019.BandWagon Magazine · Dec 15, 2019FeaturesBreaking the Cycle – UPLIFT: FOCO Plucks For a Good CauseAndy Whilden knew exactly who to turn to when he was putting together a house band for his first music festival: bluegrass players.Dan England · Dec 13, 2019MusicAlbum Review: The Great Salmon Famine – Kelp!The Great Salmon Famine’s newest release ‘Kelp!’ along with their recent, packed Aggie Theater CD release party are helping to solidify their place among the Burroughs, Silver & Gold and other stellar Northern Colorado bands of note. From breakneck speed funk to deep grooves, ‘Kelp!’ is a record no lover of good times can afford to miss.Daniel Thompson · Dec 8, 2019ReviewsAlbum Review: People In General – PigletPeople In General is a self-described jazz-pop band out of Fort Collins, though their new record ‘Piglet’ is no One-Note-Samba. Delivering complex sound behind the cutesy lyrics guitarist Abe Dashnaw sings, the trio deftly use the technicality of their compositions to draw the listener in without being heavy and pretentious.Jay Wallace · Dec 6, 2019MusicAlbum Review: Mitchell James – Further NoticeHave you ever been so fed up with your 9-to-5 that you decided to quit your job and pursue your true calling?Doc Dee · Dec 4, 2019FeaturesTrying To Catch A Wave: Murs & The Music District Bring Open Mic Hip Hop BackMurs was well aware the open mic part of hip-hop culture was dying, or at least inching toward its last breath.Kyle Eustice · Dec 3, 2019MusicAlbum Review: Boundless Septet – BoundlessBoundless, the debut record by the jazz septet of the same names sounds like many other modern jazz projects to come out in the past few years. But that isn’t a bad thing. Rather, it’s an accomplishment for three young composers Zach Rich, Matteo Sabattini and Joey LeClerc (as well as Daniel Thompson, who pennedValerie Vampola · Nov 26, 2019105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – November 2019An amazing month of gems from The Colorado Sound, from the best music you’ve never heard of from Zambia to the West and The Netherlands. Plus amazing choices for music documentaries on the punchy times of Ginger Baker and events like the Colorado Music Hall Of Fame’s induction December 3rd and music and mental wellness in Fort Collins.BandWagon Magazine · Nov 15, 2019ReviewsAlbum Review: Luna Shade – Flock TogetherWhat sets FoCo’s Luna Shade apart from many reggae bands is their use of the Spanish language: the majority of the stand-out tracks on Flock Together’ feature a Spanish verse. And as ‘invierno’ approaches in Colorado, we’ll need a break from the snow. Thankfully, when ‘Flock Together’ drops on November 28, it’ll be a sunny day in reggae paradise.Nate Wilde · Nov 14, 2019FeaturesThe Blasting Room: FoCo’s Punk Rock Heart Beats For 25 YearsThe Blasting Room didn’t start with a Big Bang, as you might expect, but a drunken nap.Dan England · Nov 11, 2019FeaturesA Tempest Of Inspiration: Whippoorwill and The Nature Of StormsAlysia, Staci, and Tobias were in the middle of nowhere, Oklahoma when the sky turned green.Valerie Vampola · Nov 8, 2019