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CommunityMisfits 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, 2015CommunityGreeley-based Company Paves the Way for Commercial UseDrone technology has become a hot button issue in American society and by and large represents the coming age of the robotics industry.Jay Wallace · Jan 14, 2015CommunityTo Vape or Not to Vape: New Smoking Ordinance Threatens Growing IndustryIt’s not what you’re smoking but where you’re smoking, that seems to be the consensus of Greeley’s city council as they schedule their final reading for banning public use of e-cigarettes for January 6th.Rose Hedberg · Jan 2, 2015CommunityA Campaign for Unrelenting Terror: “North Woods” Indie-GoGo fundraiser ends soon!Over a year ago, BandWagon Magazine spoke to local horror filmmaker Jason Kasper on his project, North Woods, a retro slasher film in the vein of Evil Dead and Phantasm.Jay Wallace · Nov 23, 2014CommunityGood Vibe Accoustic StudioOn Saturday, September 6, Ren Merry, Lindsay Davis and Daniel Bisceglia gathered before an audience in a small studio on 8th Avenue for their first group performance.Jay Wallace · Oct 11, 2014CommunityBroken Plow BreweryGreeley is currently home to Crabtree Brewery, Wiley Roots, and Syntax, but those living near 8th Avenue might not be aware of another brewery located in town on West 10th Street.Jay Wallace · Sep 13, 2014CommunityGreeley Attempts to Break World Chalk RecordOn September 6th, 2014 citizens of Greeley, Colorado will draw 3.7 miles of pavement chalk art in the parking lots surrounding UNC’s main campus in order to break the previous record made on June 5th, 2009 in Jena, Germany. Students of Jena completed the longest chalk art at 3.47 miles, made up of 6 foot by 6 foot square segments.Kendra Hamman · Sep 4, 2014CommunityBuilding Family, Not Finances: New Mural Shows Zoe’s Coffee ConnectionA cup of coffee from local café Zoe’s is not only freshly pressed but the beans travel 4,000 miles from Peru to their café.Rose Hedberg · May 13, 2014CommunityUNC’s Jazz Festival Profile: Swingle SingersRecently, a viral video surfaced of a construction worker boarding a crowded subway train. He starts beat boxing, using a cardboard coffee cup to amplify the sounds coming out of his mouth. After some bewildered stares another passenger starts singing. And then another. And another.David Ochoa · Apr 25, 2014CommunityMTV’s Star of “Are You the One” Ryan Malaty Sees Love as a SpectrumMTV has called him, “a quirky, playful guy with exotically hot looks,” saying, “His charisma and sweet demeanor are magnetic.” Ryan Malaty, who calls Greeley home now promotes…D.D Vaughn · Mar 18, 2014CommunityBusiness Profile: Moody’s American GrillTim Veldhuizen took a chance in opening a more casual restaurant downtown, after the great success of his cool upscale steak joint, The Chophouse on 8th street. He was inspired by the opportunity to cater a more casual burger and salad diner.Rose Hedberg · Mar 12, 2014CommunityAtlas Presents: The Screwtape LettersC.S. Lewis has long been known for his ability to tell a creative engaging story while also delving into serious theological and religious matters.Mikey Unruh · Mar 6, 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, 2014CommunityThe Gambler Returns to Its RootsThe Gambler and Garden City is happily reunited with an old familiar name that has come back to retake its throne as Northern Colorado’s premier hang out for live country music.Scott Hartman · Sep 13, 2013CommunityHelp Complete “North Woods!”You might have seen the above flyer around town the past month.Jay Wallace · Aug 26, 2013CommunityGreeley Scooters Set Up ShopThe last time BandWagon spoke with the pair, both said they had no intention of opening up a shop. What’s changed?Jay Wallace · Jul 2, 2013CommunitySaving the Chappelow Dance Program: A Mission For GreeleyAndrea Leggett is spearheading a campaign to save the dance program at Chappelow K-8 Arts Literacy Magnet School.James Garcia · Jul 1, 2013CommunityRolling with Rodney: 16th St. Celebrates 3rd Annual Bikes on the PatioEach year Madison and Main gallery does a members-only show. Their contributing members create art in their medium that revolves around a particular theme. Last years’ theme was motion. This years’ theme: bikes. Barns is the director of the show and has himself created pottery plates decorated with gear-like shapes.Kendra Hamman · Jun 30, 2013