The Stephen Lear Band: Where You Been, Babe?
Stephen Lear is a young (25) guitarist/vocalist making his way into the music biz. Generally speaking, he does “blues rock,” but he’s quick to add that he and his crew do “rock, old school, hard rock, a little of everything.” He isn’t imitating anybody. He’s taking his influences (Stevie Ray, Hendrix, Redding, Fogerty and others) […]
Capture This: Headspin Review
Denver pop-punk band Capture This released “Headspin” on June 26, a track that takes mental health struggles and turns them into something you can shout along to. Fronted by Leah, with Alex on drums, Andrew on guitar and Zach on bass, Capture This has built its sound on the same 2000s-leaning pop-punk lineage as Paramore, […]
Replica City – A Better You review
Once again, the Mile High City has another solid post-punk album on the shelf. In June of 2026, Replica City, the three-piece rock outfit based out of Denver, released their second full-length album, A Better You. This emotionally charged, raucous affair leans in while tuning out, delivering another one-two punch from the DIY record label, […]
Deth Rali – The Fall of Neon Review
Denver goth outfit Deth Rali’s latest full-length album, The Fall of Neon, walks a fine line between scratching the itch for the genre and discomfort. Soaked in the darkwave synths and chorused-out guitar that became iconic in the ’80s, while clad in black lipstick and white face paint, Deth Rali checks all the gothic boxes. […]
The Crooked Rugs Find Their Sweet Spot on Self-Titled Fifth Album
Ever expanding and prolific, Fort Collins-based psychedelic high-desert rock outfit The Crooked Rugs is back with a self-titled fifth full-length album. Locking in on the things that made their previous album Hear & Now so interesting, The Crooked Rugs is contemplative and precise, feeling more like the steady forward motion of a train than a […]
Hooked From the First Bar: The Dirty Turkeys’ “Under Your Spell” Lives Up to Its Name
There are songs that ask for your attention, and then there are songs that just take it. “Under Your Spell,” the new single from Boulder’s The Dirty Turkeys, firmly belongs to the latter category. I’ll be honest: I’ve been following this band for a while now, and getting this track early felt less like a […]
Thirty Years Loud: How The Blasting Room became one of punk’s most important studios without ever leaving Fort Collins.
No sign out front. No marquee, no logo, nothing on the building at Laporte Ave that tells you what happened inside. Rise Against cut their first album here. Bad Religion came through. Offspring recorded in these rooms. A Grammy from a Mexican rock band was won in Northern Colorado by a guy who had spent […]
Intern to Alpha: Celebrating 10 Years of Khary’s Intern Aquarium
A decade after the his breakout project, Khary is finding peace, touring DIY, and gearing up for his next major release: Alpha Male Podcast We are all keeping an eye on gas prices. But for an independent artist on a DIY tour, when the number at the same station jumps from $3.60 to $4.40 inside […]