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CommunityGreeley Celebrates Dia de Los MuertosTo honor the memory of their deceased loved ones, the peoples of ancient mesoamérica (e.g., the Azteca, Tolteca, and Olmeca) held elaborate festivals and processions with music, dance, food, and flowers.Jessi Howell · Oct 2, 2017CommunityMulticultural Festival Shines Light on Greeley’s DiversityAs the time goes by, the fabric of Greeley is changing.Jessi Howell · Oct 1, 2017CommunityFort Collins Is a Thriving Music HubFort Collins, Colorado is a collaborative, non-competitive, startup music city without a big ego.BandWagon Magazine · Aug 1, 2017CommunityIt Takes Courage: Greeley’s Mural Scene Goes to New Heights“Wes has been exploring courage for some time now,” Silva explained, “as far as his work goes, and it just so happens that I’ve been exploring the symbol of the heart. How it’s a thing we all have, to have life, it’s something we have reference to. We dug deeper into these two things, and we find that they actually have a common root. So we decided to go from there and grow from that.”Jay Wallace · May 26, 2017CommunityAaron David BestOver the last few years, a culture of muralists and visual artists have emerged in Northern Colorado.Jed Murphy · Dec 5, 2016CommunityNew Partnership Brings New Energy Into Fort Collins VenueHodi’s Half Note has been a long time staple of the Northern Colorado music scene.Jed Murphy · Nov 3, 2016CommunityBook Review: Life vs. Death Revised: My Life Story, By Beef SloanLong Time Greeley Resident Beef Sloan is the taxi-man you call when you need to ride anywhere in town, unless you call Stacey and Sassy.Jay Wallace · Oct 4, 2016CommunityLifting the World to the Highest Vibration: Mike Love At ARISE Music FestivalHailing from the island of Oahu, Hawaii Mike Love was a powerful force at the ARISE music festival this weekend.Rose Hedberg · Aug 10, 2015CommunityPropia Tejano música de Greeley: Poquito mazGanadores de la Batalla de las Bandas de Colorado del Norte y Los Campeonatos de la Feria Estatal de Colorado, Poquito Maz comparte su emocionante música tejana con sus fans y comunidad.Irma Sandoval · Jul 8, 2015CommunityThe All-American Musical That Honors Our All-America City“Clearly there’s something happening here that is worthwhile, so let’s talk about why we like Greeley,” says Mothershed and thus emerged a production about just that–Greeley. Repeated in a quote, this sounds unintentionally cheesy and was far from the original vision for the show Oh Greeley! An All American Musical. It seeded from an eye opening visit to Greeley’s historical museum and playful musical banter about Prohibition. Under the company and troupe of Cheaply Intellectual Theater, Mothershed, Eric Long and Shane White compiled their historical interests and gave birth to a hilariously entertaining and witty production about the town.Rose Hedberg · Jul 2, 2015CommunityBandWagon Choice Awards at The Moxi TheaterThis weekend marked the first annual Bandwagon People’s Choice Awards hosted at the Moxi Theater.Dylan Adams · Jun 21, 2015CommunityFrom All Star to Ah Shit: Smashmouth Unleashes on Bread Throwing Fans At Taste of Fort CollinsThere are several issues going on with the whole Smash Mouth incident that occurred over the weekend.Kyle Eustice · Jun 15, 2015CommunityFriday Fest: Cale Dodds @The Penalty BoxPhotography by Dylan Adams BandWagon Magazine [vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid style=”lazy” grid_id=”vc_gid:1491963685826-85ca51ff-57d3-10″ include=”13011,13012,13013,13014,13015,13016,13017,13018,13019,13020″][/vc_column][/vc_row]BandWagon Magazine · Apr 17, 2015CommunityThe Historic Vanguard Jazz OrchestraIf it’s not already evident, maintaining a band presidency for forty-nine years is a pretty impressive feat, especially when the band is a 16 member jazz ensemble that came about…Rose Hedberg · Apr 17, 2015CommunityThe Amazing Deborah BrownFrom Kansas City, Missouri to the farthest borders of Indonesia, renowned jazz soul singer Deborah Brown has been establishing footholds in contemporary jazz for over thirty years.Rose Hedberg · Apr 16, 2015CommunityThe Legendary Chris PotterChris Potter is no stranger to hard work and the nature of the beast that is the professional jazz world.Jed Murphy · Apr 13, 2015CommunityBijou Creek Winery: A New Home for Greeley’s Wine LoversNow wine lovers in Greeley have a place to call home, and it is Bijou Creek Winery, located just off of West 10th Street. Erwin Hillman, owner of the winery and tasting room, is originally from Greeley, but got his start in Fort Morgan, making wine as a hobby and selling his product throughout the state to varying degrees of success.Jay Wallace · Feb 18, 2015CommunityMisfits for Music’s Sake: Hypnotic Vibes Wins Battle of the BandsThey are six distinct characters that don’t initially seem to match one another. A juggler, a poet, a bilinguist, a mechanical mind, a beat-boxer, and a Rubik’s cube master, are all musicians with a singular vision: to play good music. And that vision won this funkadelic reggae band the 2014 BandWagon Magazine Battle of the Bands.Rose Hedberg · Feb 16, 2015CommunityBrix 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, 2015CommunityTake It Out Back: City Council Bans the Use Of E-Cigarettes and Vaporizers in Public PlacesGreeley’s smoke-free law, an ordinance passed in 2003 (9.44.020 of Greeley’s Municipal Code), was motioned to include electronic smoking devices in October 2014.Rose Hedberg · Jan 22, 2015