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MusicAlbum Review: Giants and Pilgrims – Almanac No. 1Tim Coons represents a new generation of musicians who are coming into a world of over saturation and perpetually chased website clicks.Jed Murphy · Mar 6, 2014FeaturesCover Story: The Chain Gang of 1974 is Not Just ‘Sleepwalking’No, Kamtin Mohager, the brains and the brawn behind The Chain Gang of 1974 is not a DJ.Jed Murphy · Mar 5, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Against Me! – Transgender Dysphoria BluesTransgender Dysphoria Blues is an album inherently bound to its context.Matt Hutcheson · Mar 4, 2014FilmFilm Review: Endless LoveGoing to the theater alone on Valentine’s Day to ironically watch Endless Love while surrounded by couples is not among the most exciting parts of my life.Christopher Sheridan · Mar 3, 2014FeaturesArtist Profile: The Grouch and ElighRecently there has been an influx of hip-hop artists outspoken about their battles with addiction and subsequent recovery.Kyle Eustice · Mar 3, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Thee Dang Dangs – For The PeopleInfused with the sounds of where the desert meets the ocean, Denver’s Thee Dang Dangs ride above the noise of surf and psych rock on their new album For the People.Jed Murphy · Mar 3, 2014FilmFilm Review: The Lego MovielegoThe Monomyth. You have seen it in action if you’ve ever watched a Star Wars movie, seen an episode of Community, or read through The Hobbit. Commonly known as The Hero’s Journey, it’s a structure that many myths and stories follow, often unintentionally. Summed up by mythologist, lecturer and writer Joseph Campbell in his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces, storytellers such as George Lucas and Dan Harmon have used it to put together their creations, and Hollywood has used it as a guide to screenwriting.Jay Wallace · Mar 3, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Wildbeasts – Present TenseWith the glut of electronic artists saturating the music market in recent years, it can be frustrating to find something that doesn’t sound like the rest of the crowd.Christopher Sheridan · Mar 3, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Quilt – Held in SplendorWho said it was not good living in the past?Estel Plagué · Mar 3, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Big Gigantic – The Night is YoungBig Gigantic should be listened to loudly in order to fully embrace the complex jazzy vibe.John Hann · Mar 3, 2014Paul Beveridge & Company Farewell show w/ Silver & Gold, and Mike Ring and the ConnectionPaul Beveridge & Company is accepting the natural transformation of a bands life. after 3 years of passionate performances we all came to love, the group put on their last show under their former name. While in the same night, debuts a new project called, Leash of Fox’s. Photos by Kim SalazarBandWagon Magazine · Feb 23, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Ben Allison – The Stars Look Very Different TodayThe title of Ben Allison’s new album, The Stars Look Very Different Today , might ring a bell with most music fans.David Ochoa · Feb 17, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Mogwai – Rave TapesMogwai has been churning out albums at an incredible rate.Christopher Sheridan · Feb 17, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Alcest – ShelterShoegaze is an odd musical genre, with the difference between transcendent power and boring repetition resting squarely on effective execution.Christopher Sheridan · Feb 17, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Grits and Gravy – Space ClintonSince their early releases, Grits & Gravy have found a unique perspective on hip-hop to explore in their music, focusing on every aspect in an academic and technical way.Mikey Unruh · Feb 17, 2014FilmFilm Review: HerFew things hurt quite as deeply as losing a loved one.Christopher Sheridan · Feb 15, 2014FilmFilm Review: NebraskaIt sucks getting old. It probably sucks just as much when you’re watching someone you love grow old.Jay Wallace · Feb 15, 2014FilmFilm Review: Ride AlongThe plot of Ride Along is yet another of the cut-and-paste, generic buddy movie templates : aspiring police officer, Ben (Kevin Hart), at the behest of his girlfriend, Angela,…Christopher Sheridan · Feb 15, 2014CommunityPortals in Greeley? Ingress the Game of Cellular DominationThe genius of Ingress is its integration with Google Maps and, by extension, the real world. Any given landmark around your town or the world can be a portal. Downtown Greeley itself is packed with them—the gazebos, statues, and odd architectural bits are almost all portals in the game, all ripe for contention between the Enlightened and Resistance.Christopher Sheridan · Feb 11, 2014FeaturesLocal Band Disguise the Silence Paving the Way With Their Debut Album RoadsIn a time when popular rock is filled with indie and folk acts, and hard rock with the same generic rock that’s been on the radio for years, Disguise the Silence fills a gap that few bands fit into. Their energetic live performance at the Battle of the Bands got the crowd moshing and jumping and demonstrated the bands connection to their songs.Mikey Unruh · Feb 11, 2014