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BandWagon Magazine has covered Denver in 426 stories since 2012, including 156 features, 143 reviews and 72 photo galleries.

426 stories · Page 10 of 22

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MusicAlbum Review: Jaguar Stevens – Jaguar Stevens[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you’ve ever gone out drinking with public school teachers, you know they’re a rowdy bunch. Maybe the job requires the same kind of youthful energy that carries you through to late night karaoke. Maybe the stress of attempting to get kids excited about global conflict or quadratic formulas makes you yearn for catharsis atGabe Allen · Aug 30, 2021

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MusicSingle Review: Griffith James – “Market and Black” (feat. Tennis)Griffith James has released his most noteworthy song yet, “Market and Black,” which features Colorado legends Tennis on backup vocals. This folky groove, with James’s almost Simon and Garfunkel vocal, feels removed from the modern era in an off putting yet infectious way.Laura Giagos · Aug 26, 2021

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MusicSingle Review: Eli Rey – That Kinda FeelinWith slick, red dirt country rock production and a starry-eyed demeanor, Eli Rey elevates the local country scene to a radio-ready level with “That Kinda Feelin.”Laura Giagos · Aug 25, 2021

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MusicAlbum Review: King Crawdad – King Crawdad 3Fort Collins-based rock outfit King Crawdad has hit an impressive new stride, producing an EP alive with the particular energy they are clearly looking to translate. Taking their latest material to the renowned Fort Collins recording studio The Blasting Room and adding Tucker Valentine into the mix on bass, King Crawdad 3 stands as some of their best work yet. It punches where it needs to punch, kicks out the jams when it needs it the most, and shows a band really honing in on their sound.Laura Giagos · Aug 10, 2021

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FeaturesYawper Goes West: Nate Cook Defies Death; Cycles Nation-Wide for Musicians’ Sweet Relief“I’m terrified. The scope of this is insane and it’s going to be heavily publicized,” The Yawpers’ front man Nate Cook tells BandWagon. The last time he attempted a feat a quarter as intense, he stated: “I was absolutely certain I was going to die.” This summer, Cook’s attempts a nation-wide, musicians charity bike ride stretching from Greeley Square in NYC, through Death Valley in August, to LA in September with live gigs along the way. With characteristic dark wit, he quips: “I’m concerned about failing, although, I feel like if I get hit by a car or something it will drive donations even more.”Gabe Allen · Jul 2, 2021

105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – June 2021[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ((( Don’t forget: each My5 title is a link. Click on, NoCo! ))) 2. Under The Volcano – Like what Jim Guercio did with Caribou Ranch here in Colorado, Sir George Martin built the world-class AIR Studios on Montserrat Island in the Caribbean. This doc tells its story. 3. Tom Petty, Somewhere You FeelBandWagon Magazine · Jun 14, 2021

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MusicAlbum Review: Magic Beans – Slice Of LifeLongtime fans of Magic Beans keep coming back for their staple rock-funk sound, filled with high energy grooves and invigorating rock organ.Valerie Vampola · Jun 11, 2021

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MusicAlbum Review: Lighthouse Sessions – D.C. Myers‘Lighthouse Sessions’ is the debut EP from Denver’s D.C. Myers, and while it’s a dark catalogue of a sad man alone in a room with his electronics, it’s also one of the most engaging, smart and fun records to come out of Colorado in months. Myers knows this well: stimulate the more sophisticated neurons of those goths and their black-leather-clad hips will follow.Kevin Johnston · Jun 8, 2021

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FeaturesFlobots: Our Patriotism Is Future-FacingAs footage of the capitol riots circulated online, James Laurie, aka Jonny 5, watched with a unique kind of discomfort.Gabe Allen · Jun 7, 2021

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CommunityFor Life: Emily Nelson on The DrumsEmily Nelson had a feeling the universe had something in mind for her. “The drums were just a fun way to get healthy again,” she said, “and a year later, Erica was there.” Erica, Brown, the Denver blues diva and Greeley favorite, brought Nelson in to her all-woman band the Cast Iron Queens after several life-changing events gave Nelson the strength not to be paralyzed by perfectionism.Dan England · Jun 3, 2021

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MusicSingle Review: Cous – “Turpentine”Smooth and understated, Denver’s Cous, continues to find ways to make writing simple and approachable music look easy. “Turpentine” is easy going yet packed with a loneliness just below the surface that gives some wonderful depth to its sentiments.Laura Giagos · May 13, 2021

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MusicAlbum Review: LVDY – GoldThe Denver-based acoustic duo LVDY (pronounced “lady”) show what beautiful sounds two women and a guitar can make on their full-length album, Gold.Valerie Vampola · May 11, 2021

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105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – May 202150 years of NPR, the history behind Goth, the 36th Godzilla movie, the return of Red Rocks Shows, your influence on Colorado radio and so much more in this month’s My5 from the Colorado Sound.BandWagon Magazine · May 8, 2021

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MusicAlbum Review: VYNYL – The World Is On Fire, and I’m LonelyIn Denver, a hyperactive, fashion-forward group is making music that could just be the cutting edge of this pop punk resurgence. Though VYNYL strayed into synth-pop territory with their first EP, Pink, 2021’s aptly titled The World Is On Fire, and I’m Lonely is full of grit without losing any of the hookiness of the band’s earlier work. Catchy melodies are paired with crisp production and colossal energy, making it a good case as the perfect bittersweet summer soundtrack into the final stretch of the pandemic.Gabe Allen · May 6, 2021

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MusicSingle Review: OptycNerd – “Realistic”When it comes to writing and recording modern dance music in Colorado, OptycNerd are in a class of their own and “Realistic” is their latest.Laura Giagos · May 5, 2021

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MusicAlbum Review: Mlady – Maladaptive DaydreamingDenver-based Mlady’s full length album Maladaptive Daydreaming feels like its title: an atmosphere of vivid dreams told by lead singer Hannah Beeghly, accompanied by washy, pop orchestration. The record favors reversed reverb and atmospheric textures to fill out the sound of Beeghly’s forlorn, direct delivery. Songs such as “Sadder Days” and “When Do You Know”Valerie Vampola · May 4, 2021

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MusicAlbum Review: Ellsworth – EllsworthDenver’s Ellsworth has struck a vein with her eponymous 11-song LP, traversing anxiety, self-doubt and lost love in gorgeously graceful strides. Soft but with immense conviction, her quiet tone conveys intimacy, like an earnest conversation meant for one person’s ears in a crowded room. “When we push away our feelings of sadness or anxiety, we are in fact pushing away a part of ourselves,” says Ellsworth. In just a handful of masterfully crafted folk songs, she taps into the shared trauma of a generation.Gabe Allen · Apr 7, 2021

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CommunityJust Wanna Have Funds: Did the Colorado Arts Relief Grant Support the Organizations it Intended?Over 63 days, Colorado Creative Industries (CCI), created a set of criteria, launched an application, administered the selection process and allocated just under $6 million to organizations and businesses state-wide including music venues. “We were given the charge to distribute the funding as quickly as possible,” a CCI spokesperson told BandWagon. This hasty allocation of public funds was met with cynical speculation from independent venue owners who were not awarded money. Until now, the controversy over the grant has remained purely speculative. No one has pointed to specific evidence of nepotism or neglect on CCI’s part. But, thanks to the Colorado Open Records Act, BandWagon was able to obtain a copy of the scoring rubric used to evaluate grant applicants.Gabe Allen · Apr 5, 2021

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FeaturesTom Amend: Ditching the Band Scene for an Improvised Life~ It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing ~Valerie Vampola · Apr 3, 2021

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MusicVideo Premiere: Devin Tremell – Lord KnowsDevin Tremell gives us glimpses of his dual lives as the artist and as the worker in the “Lord Knows” video which premieres today, exclusively via BandWagon.Valerie Vampola · Mar 18, 2021