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BandWagon Magazine has covered Denver in 426 stories since 2012, including 152 features, 140 reviews and 79 photo galleries.

426 stories · Page 17 of 22

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ReviewsAlbum Review: Modern Leisure – Super Sad Rom-ComModern Leisure’s Super Sad Rom-Com is a chilled-out / bummed-out illustration of a songwriter’s studio apartment life. Having departed from former Denver bands The Outfit and Shady Elders, mastermind Casey Banker “wanted to express the loneliness and euphoria of being a guy living in a semi-big city in my 20’s.” Made layer by layer and then re-recorded from scratch, the resulting collection of mid-tempo dream-folk jams make us want to hit the beach and text our ex with a Bluetooth boombox and ice-cold LaCroix in hand.Kevin Johnston · Jun 29, 2018

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ReviewsAlbum Review: Kinesics – SurfacingThe release of Kinesics’ full-length album Surfacing will be its third attempt at seeing the light of day. Self-proclaimed “sad rock songs” sung mournfully and deep, this is the full and final realization of music which began its journey back in 2015. There’s a beauty in the unexpected here, most notably the fact that the somber, low voice of Kinesics’ songwriter belongs to the diminutive, dare we say cute, alto – Kenzi Everitt. A solo project on her first two tries, there’s now a universality to the work. The androgyny in her liquid vocal delivery, fully-invested band arrangements, and the fact that her main collaborator (guitarist Jason Bartek) is also her fiancé reflect the band’s mantra of community, teamwork, and equality. Did I mention that the drummer and bassist are married to each other too? They are. It’s adorable.Kevin Johnston · Jun 1, 2018

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ReviewsAlbum Review: Chloe Tang – StrangerHometown For The Holidays finalist Chloe Tang’s newest EP Stranger has the Denver songstress aiming for the fences.Jed Murphy · Jun 1, 2018

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Video Single Premiere – Kinesics: Back To YouIn anticipation of their melodious full-length debut album Surfacing on June 22nd, Denver indie-rock quartet Kinesics premiere the album’s video single “Back To You” exclusively via Bandwagon Magazine.BandWagon Magazine · Jun 1, 2018

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FeaturesTrout Steak Revival – Play Us Some Mountain MusicI attribute a lot of Trout Steak’s success to stamina. As we built the band, it felt like the steps of growth took much longer than we expected. We play about 120-150 shows each year. While we are on tour we travel in a van a lot, sleep in a different place every night. There are a lot of amazing moments on stage, there are also a lot of moments that cause you to ask yourself why you’re in a touring band. The thing that has held Trout Steak together over the years is communication. We treat each other fairly, we know each other very well and we know when to tread lightly and when to sit down and talk about it. It’s a family and we were friends first. My advice for a budding band would be to start a band with people you admire and trust: your friends!Rebecca LaPole · May 1, 2018

Seven people in sunglasses and masks pose in a red-lit room with wooden shelves and drinks on a table.

FeaturesWild Child: Connecting with Their Audience One Show at a TimeWe spoke with Alex from Wild Child about their show at the Bluebird Theatre this past Saturday.Talia Lezama · Apr 26, 2018

A bearded man in a black hat, denim jacket, and red paisley bandana smiles beside a stone wall.

MusicAlbum Review: Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats – Tearing at the SeamsNathaniel Rateliff is a name that carries a lot of weight in the Colorado.Jed Murphy · Apr 2, 2018

Five young people stand spread out in a misty pine forest, with dry grass and fallen logs around them.

FeaturesQuentin Turns Away and Finds ThemselvesI Turned Away, is a Quentin finding themselves in their own noise. What set them apart early on in the northern Colorado music scene was their jazzy approach to modern rock music. A band molded out of the music performance program of the University of Northern Colorado, Quentin formed when guitarist Jack McManaman and drummer Adam Gilsdorf wanted to branch out from the traditional jazz and classical music they were learning in college.Jed Murphy · Apr 2, 2018

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FeaturesThe Mowgli’s Find That “Real Good Life”Last Friday, Los Angeles based band The Mowgli’s hit the stage at Globe Hall playing to a sold out crowd.Talia Lezama · Mar 26, 2018

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FeaturesSlow Caves – Poser / Rover 7″ ReleaseSlow Caves evoke a depth of maturity that belies their youthful, blonde, surf-rock appearance.Kevin Johnston · Mar 1, 2018

Alex Cameron sings into a microphone in a dark jacket under blue stage lighting at Globe Hall.

Concert PhotosAlex Cameron @ Globe Hall – DenverAlex Cameron w/ Holiday Sidewinder and Molly Burch @ Globe HallBandWagon Magazine · Mar 1, 2018

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FeaturesOne Flew West – Explicitly ThemselvesTried and true emo-honesty comes off OFW’s chest in spades, but the truth is, more and more of Northern Colorado is all ears. Shout-y open-throated hooks throughout the EP evoke images from its release show last month at The Bluebird Theater, packed with hoodied disciples bopping and shouting along. “One thing we tried really hard to convey on this EP was the energy of our music that we display at our live show” OFW says. “A big part of that was incorporating gang vocals into the recording. We always get the audience to sing along when we play live and we wanted to harness the energy that comes with that into a recorded song.”Kevin Johnston · Feb 1, 2018

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ReviewsDecatur – Self-TitledDenver-based quintet Decatur proclaim their sound as “slithering guitar rock.” It’s an apt descriptor for the ominous atmosphere, overdriven guitars and cigarette-flecked vocals that permeate their eponymous EP.Kevin Johnston · Feb 1, 2018

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FeaturesWildermiss Carry Each Other All The WayDenver indie-pop group Wildermiss combine rhythmic, harmonic tension with the chart-tested power of hook repetition.Kevin Johnston · Jan 8, 2018

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ReviewsAlbum Review: Wildermiss – Lost With YouDenver indie-pop group Wildermiss combine rhythmic, harmonic tension with the chart-tested power of hook repetition. Though first looks at synth-wielding front-woman Emma Cole may conjure pop stereotypes, don’t be fooled. Wildermiss are guitar rock kids at heart – Heart they carry through their debut EP Lost With You and their engaging live shows.Kevin Johnston · Jan 1, 2018

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MusicAlbum Review: False Report – Your Addiction Sleeps TonightYour Addiction Sleeps Tonight is the newest EP from Denver based pop-punk band False Report.Noel Billups · Jan 1, 2018

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ReviewsAlbum Review: Ian Cooke – The Flight I FlewDenver music scene icon/Greeley kid Ian Cooke leaves us with a night-sky full of memories after 15 years.Kevin Johnston · Jan 1, 2018

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MusicAlbum Review: Modern Suspects – IIII is, as the name suggests, the second EP from the Denver based synth-pop group Modern Suspects.Noel Billups · Dec 1, 2017

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MusicAlbum Review: this broken beat – What’s On Your Mind?Denver pop band this broken beat has been rising to the top for the last year since releasing their first single, “Sweat And Blood,” in 2016.Jay Wallace · Dec 1, 2017

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Concert PhotosThe Maine, Night Riots, Dreamers @ Summit Music Hall – Denver[vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1511820998657-0e291995-6ba4-8″ include=”18103,18104,18106,18107,18108,18109,18110,18111,18112,18113,18114,18115,18116,18117,18118″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_wp_text]The Maine, Night Riots, and Dreamers at Summit Music Hall on October 28th 2017[/vc_wp_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]Talia Lezama · Oct 28, 2017