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FeaturesThe Art of Becoming Giants & Pilgrims“You’re always moving, you’re always becoming.Jed Murphy · Oct 7, 2015FeaturesBandWagon Thoughts: A Breakdown on Booking Your BandSo you’ve written a handful of songs and your post reggae swing fusion band is ready for the next level, how do you proceed?Jed Murphy · Oct 5, 2015FeaturesTime Travel, Trends, and Self-Publishing With Greeley’s Connie WillisWillis is an award-winning, Greeley-based science fiction author responsible for 1992’s Doomsday Book. She grew up with “girls’ books” such as Little Women and Anne of Green Gables, but eventually discovered the work of sci-fi author Robert Heinlein and fell in love with science fiction. Soon, she had devoured all the science fiction she could find at her library, including The Year’s Best Short Story Collections.Jay Wallace · Sep 15, 2015FeaturesIt’s Going Down: ¡Mayday! Plays The MoxiMiami-based rap collective ¡Mayday! never imagined a superstar like Lil’ Wayne would gravitate towards their music.Kyle Eustice · Sep 3, 2015FeaturesString Cheese Incident at Red Rocks is a long awaited return to sacred groundString Cheese Incident and Nahko and Medicine for the People at Red Rocks 07/26/15 BandWagon Magazine Mark Rudolph A beautiful sunny day at the spiritual Red Rocks Amphitheater…Mike Pope · Aug 28, 2015FeaturesThuggish Ruggish Krayzie Bone On the Solo Tip… For NowBelieve it or not, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony’s first record contract with late Eazy E’s Ruthless Records resulted from a single phone call.Kyle Eustice · Aug 26, 2015

FeaturesARISE Year Three: Setting an Example for the FutureAs we move into a new era of Colorado festivals the focus has been shifting as the tastes of Colorado music fans has been shifting as well. While the formula of big names + camping + various visual gimmicks = ticket sales has more or less stayed the same from festival to festival, ARISE has tapped into something missing from the others; cleanliness.Jed Murphy · Aug 18, 2015FeaturesARISE In It’s Third Year Prime: Loveland’s Conscious Music MovementSunrise Ranch in Loveland, Colorado hosted it’s third annual Arise Music Festival.BandWagon Magazine · Aug 10, 2015CommunityLifting 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, 2015Featuresen espanol: Mc MagicAunque apenas había regresado de su viaje a Guadalajara, el rapero Sonorense, MC Magic compartió detalles sobre el comienzo de su carrera musical, trabajos actuales, y de su gira…Irma Sandoval · Aug 8, 2015FeaturesA New Chapter: The War On Drugs Signs to Atlantic RecordsThe most obvious observation about The War On Drugs is they sound like old Bruce Springsteen or Bob Dylan.Kyle Eustice · Aug 7, 2015FeaturesThe Spill Canvas with Silver and Gold and Mike Ring at Moxi TheaterThe Spill Canvas with Silver and Gold and Mike Ring at the Moxi Theater.Dylan Adams · Aug 6, 2015FeaturesThe Evolution of Derek Smith: Pretty Lights Still ShiningFort Collins, Colorado native Derek Smith, better known as Pretty Lights, started making beats in high school, but eventually found himself at the forefront of the electronic music scene.Kyle Eustice · Aug 3, 2015FeaturesIt’s Just Who We Are: The Burroughs Unveil Their Live Album Sweaty Greeley Soul“Everything from the groove that you’re in, to the words that you say, to the melodies you sing is suppose to come from right here,” Johnny Burroughs says using both open faced…Rose Hedberg · Jul 28, 2015FeaturesKyle Hollingsworth Band: Q&A With The Man Behind The CheeseKyle Hollingsworth is famously known as the keyboardist for The String Cheese Incident and his own “SCide project,” The Kyle Hollingsworth Band.Mark Rudolph · Jul 22, 2015FeaturesCut Chemist of Jurassic 5 ‘The Audience is Listening’Anyone who has seen Macfadden on the turntables knows he will be just fine. Last year’s Renegades of Rhythm Tour with DJ Shadow featured albums pulled strictly from Afrika Bambaataa’s collection, which is currently archived at Cornell University. The performance was nothing short of mind-blowing. From the Shaft in Africa soundtrack and Isaac Hayes to Chicago Gangsters and even Jurassic 5 (which Macfadden couldn’t believe Bambaataa had), the magical duo took the audience on a trip through some of the best eras of soul, funk, disco, hip-hop and more.Kyle Eustice · Jul 18, 2015FeaturesBuzz Osborne of the Melvins: as Outspoken as EverBefore Nirvana, there were the Melvins. Lead singer/guitarist Buzz Osborne has been at the helm since its 1983 inception. The story is not only did the Melvins inspire Kurt Cobain and Nirvana’s first album, Bleach, but apparently Osborne is responsible for their very existence. Born in Montesano, Washington, Osborne grew up 10 miles away from Cobain’s hometown of Aberdeen. It was only a matter of time before their strong love of music and desire to escape their hometowns put them in each other’s paths.Kyle Eustice · Jul 15, 2015FeaturesIn The Whale at the Aggie TheatreBandWagon Magazine Presents In The Whale with Slow Caves, American Blackout and Lion Drome at the Aggie Theatre in Fort Collins.Dylan Adams · Jul 12, 2015FeaturesMorgan Heritage with special guests at Aggie TheatreMorgan Heritage with special guests Hypnotic Vibes, Apex Vibe, Roots Massive and Spellbinder at the Aggie Theatre in Fort Collins.Dylan Adams · Jul 12, 2015FeaturesEOTO: ‘Good Sound’ Comes to the Mish“EOTO” in Japanese means “good sound” which perfectly suits electronic duo, EOTO.Kyle Eustice · Jul 9, 2015