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CommunityBrix TapHouse and Brewery: Tapping into Greeley’s Expanding Downtown“We love it here,” says Hiatt, who was born and raised in Greeley. The bar will feature 60 different brews, all native to Colorado. The Brix team brings patrons the rarest and best beers in the state, saving them an onerous road-trip throughout the state in a search of over 200 localized breweries. Brix will also feature three “brewed in-house” beers.Cole Peterson · Jan 31, 2015MusicNEW MUSIC MONDAY: Ryan Bingham — Fear and Saturday NightThink about classic country. People like Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Merle Hagard, Dolly Parton. What do you think of? Soulful and sad melodies, and (depending on who you’re listening to) some politically tinged lyrics. Like it or not, country music is a big part of American culture and American music. If you consider yourself a true music lover, its important to give it a chance (if you haven’t already). When you do, you get people like Ryan Bingham.Clark Lamson · Jan 26, 2015FeaturesThe Flaming Lips Get Weird, It’s One Concert To See Before You DieIn 2013, the Lips’ released its 16th studio album, The Terror, which completely abandons any formulaic methods of songwriting and delivers something refreshingly unique. It may not be as commercially accessible as previous efforts, but it’s another descriptive chapter in The Flaming Lips’ story. They followed up with 2014’s With A Little Help From My Fwends and also released an EP called Peace Sword. Once again on a massive nationwide tour, which makes three stops in Colorado, Drozd took some time out of his day to talk about Wayne’s “celebrity status” and drug addiction.Kyle Eustice · Jan 20, 2015MusicAlbum Review: Duchovny —Crystal Broth“It’s not about meth,” says Noel Afan Billups, of Greeley-based band Duchovny, regarding their new EP Crystal Broth.Jed Murphy · Jan 19, 2015MusicNew Music Monday: Shady Elders — The Night Air EPWhile their name might evoke images of seniors engaging in dangerous or illicit activities, the sounds from their previous records featured heavy, lush instrumentation, and a moody melody.Clark Lamson · Jan 19, 2015FeaturesSoul Sonic Forces: Aesop Rock and Rob Sonic are Hail Mary MallonAesop Rock, real name Ian Bavitz, is one of those rare hip-hop artists who has developed such a unique rhyming style, he’s basically impossible to replicate.Kyle Eustice · Jan 15, 2015MusicAlbum Review: J. Cole 2014 Forest Hills DriveSecond only to folk music, hip-hop is the paramount storytelling genre of all time.Clark Lamson · Jan 12, 2015FeaturesNew Music Mondays: Guster- EvermotionRyan Miller, Adam Gardner, Brian Rosenworsel, Luke Reynolds, and Joe Pisapia make up Guster, a Tufts University-birthed pop outfit, which began when Miller, Gardner, and Rosenworsel met Freshman year. Evermotion is their long awaited 7th studio album, and it’s just the dose of cheer that I needed, full of atmospheric charm, and stellar melodies.Clark Lamson · Jan 12, 2015FeaturesMalcom’s World: Mac Miller Takes the ReinsTalking to Pittsburgh native Mac Miller is just what you’d expect.Kyle Eustice · Jan 8, 2015MusicNew Music Monday: Kanye West “Only One”After months of posturing, Kanye West’s ravenous fan base have been chomping at the musical bit for something new.Clark Lamson · Jan 5, 2015MusicCrítica del álbum: Miranda! SafariEste verano pasado Miranda! nos presentó con su sexto álbum llevando por nombre Safari.Lorenzo Conchas · Jan 5, 2015MusicAlbum Review: She & Him ClassicsNostalgia. One of the more relevant feelings in the age of “10 Things Only 90’s Kids Will Get” listicles.Clark Lamson · Jan 4, 2015CommunityTo Vape or Not to Vape: New Smoking Ordinance Threatens Growing IndustryIt’s not what you’re smoking but where you’re smoking, that seems to be the consensus of Greeley’s city council as they schedule their final reading for banning public use of e-cigarettes for January 6th.Rose Hedberg · Jan 2, 2015FeaturesThere’s Something To Be Said Sticking To Your Guns: An Interview With The Juan MacCleanIn true DFA fashion, the album bristles with vintage synthesizers and dreamy arpeggios, and the length of the songs allows for the grooves to have a settling effect that fits nicely into their aesthetic. With vocalist Nancy Whang taking more of a lead on the album, the songs exude class and talent. Recently, we had a chance to catch up with The Juan MacClean after his DJ set at Bar Standard in Denver. BandWagon: Do you ever see yourself as a Top 40 musician at some point? Do you ever see yourself shooting for that 3 to 5 minute pop song that’s accessible to everyone? The Juan MacClean: Yeah I used to think that kind of thing, that one day, I don’t know if you would even call it “selling out,” but as an experiment see if it is possible to do that kind of thing. But the reality of it is, it’s not really possible. At that level everything is so manufactured. I could sign to a major label and that kind of stuff but it would be burning my career. I would lose all my real fans and it would be too weird for the rest of the world.Jed Murphy · Jan 2, 2015EditorialsBandWagon Thoughts: Why Hipsters and “Lumbersexuals” Know NothingSupposedly, people my age are a forward looking, urban-focused generation. Yet they have an appreciation – no, a fetish – for the blue collar/outdoorsy/rural lifestyle, which I live. For example, The Atlantic recently ran a piece on “Lumbersexuals,” which are hipsters who dress like lumberjacks to feel more manly. Imagine Greeley fixture Paul Beveridge with more plaid, more beard and an axe.Jay Wallace · Jan 1, 2015FeaturesAll About the Bass“I’ve seen a lot of personal friends lives be damaged, destroyed or ended through making the wrong decisions with drug use,” Lorin Ashton says.Kyle Eustice · Dec 23, 2014Forking Over the Cash, A Christmas CritiqueWeather you believe in the birth of a miracle baby, the arrival of St.Rose Hedberg · Dec 21, 2014MusicNew Music Mondays “In a Dream” The Juan MacCleanThe Juan MacClean (real name John MacClean) has been a major player is the world of electronic music for almost a decade although most fans of the current style of the genre wouldn’t know it.Jed Murphy · Dec 15, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Run the Jewels Run the Jewels 2Run The Jewels has never claimed (or wanted) to be anything other than themselves.Clark Lamson · Dec 15, 2014FeaturesOh Greeley: An All American MusicalMothershed has put on theater productions in Greeley, mostly at the Atlas Theater on 16th Street for the last few years under the title of Cheaply Intellectual Theater, a platform for skewering (and informing the audience about) topics such as The Bible, American History and Classic Literature. On November 19, Mothershed and his production partners, Shane White and Eric Long, took over The Moxi and put on their most ambitious show yet, Oh Greeley: An All American Musical.Jay Wallace · Dec 10, 2014