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BandWagon Magazine has covered FoCoMX in 50 stories since 2013, including 20 features, 6 reviews and 10 photo galleries.

50 stories · Page 2 of 3

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MusicDouble Single Review: The Beeves – “Playing Bingo” & Slow Caves “Walk In The Park”With top production, austere turn of phrase and beautifully transparent melodic construction, “Walk In The Park” by Slow Caves sparkles with the slow motion lens-flare of memories you haven’t even made yet. Riff-heavy with the pizzaz and swagger of the White Stripes, The Beeves’ new single “Playing Bingo” highlights the proper rock yelps of vocalist Ian Ehrhart and the grooving instrumental playfulness of bassist/vocalist Margot Sease and drummer Will Ehrhart.Kevin Johnston · Jul 6, 2020

Cars fill a drive-in lot at dusk while a large screen shows three musicians playing upright bass and guitars.

FeaturesHighway To Heaven: Drive-Ins Revive The Live Music Experience“I’ve reset my expectations with everything we do in the music business,” said Adam Aijala. “The best attitude is to just roll with it.” The last time his group Yonder Mountain String Band played was March 12, 2020. Then coronavirus hit. With band members scattered across different time zones in the lower 48, they made video collaborations. But then, their agent called. They had a gig. A live one. Blue Pig Presents in Cheyenne took a chance and installed a drive-in theater set-up at Terry Bison Ranch, booking Yonder Mountain live. The idea of drive-in concerts spread almost as fast as the virus itself, with The Holiday Twin Drive-In Movie Theater in Fort Collins collaborating with FoCoMX to fill the festival void with their Drive & Jive concert series.Valerie Vampola · Jun 30, 2020

Five people play cards at a green felt table with whiskey bottles and poker chips, an upright bass behind them.

MusicAlbum Review: Whitewater Ramble – PseudonymousWhitewater Ramble recently dropped their third full length, the long awaited non-live release Pseudonymous.Cole Peterson · Mar 1, 2020

105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – December 2019 – Top 105 albums of 2019This month, the Colorado Sound’s My 5 is our choices for the Top 5 albums released in 2019.BandWagon Magazine · Dec 15, 2019

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105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – June 2019What do the “20 Feet From Stardom” background singer’s documentary, My Dog Ate Chad, The Denver Zine Library and Bee Savior Cards have in common? They’re all part of The Colorado Sound’s My5 this month! Check out what else is on the radar at NoCo’s home for music discovery.BandWagon Magazine · Jun 14, 2019

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105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – May 2019The top 5 music and culture blips on the collective DJ radar at Northern Colorado’s home for music discovery, from Marvin Gaye postage stamps and the new venue Mission Ballroom to the film Generation War andThe Miami Showband Massacre via Remastered on Netflix. Read up, tune in!BandWagon Magazine · May 21, 2019

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FeaturesBands To See At FoCoMX 11FoCoMX is this weekend! There’s too much amazing music to see for even a whole magazine, so here are five favorites of ours this year. See you in Old Town Fort Collins!Laura Giagos · Apr 24, 2019

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MusicAlbum Review: Goatz! – Sweet Inspiration“40 years in radio. 50 years as a working musician. This is my official debut, at age 64. Crazy huh?” This is the line we got from Chris Kresge, frontman of GOATZ! when he sent us his debut bluegrass/Americana record “Sweet Inspiration”Jay Wallace · Apr 15, 2019

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April 2019 – Take 6IN THIS ISSUE: Take 6 | 311 | Michael McDonald | FOCOMX 2019 | Overslept | Julian Cary | Graham Good & The Painters | Goatz!Ely Corliss · Apr 1, 2019

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CommunityFort Collins Is a Thriving Music HubFort Collins, Colorado is a collaborative, non-competitive, startup music city without a big ego.BandWagon Magazine · Aug 1, 2017

Bassist in plaid flannel leans over a bass guitar under blue stage lights as a cap-wearing musician performs behind.

Concert PhotosFOCOMX 7 April 24th, and 25th 2015BandWagon Magazine · Apr 26, 2015

Smiling woman with short curled hair and a sparkly top sings into a microphone on a jazz festival magazine cover.

April 2015 – UNC Jazz FestivalIN THIS ISSUE: UNC JAZZ FESTIVAL | DEBORAH BROWN | CHRIS POTTER | THE VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA | FOCOMX | J LIVE | TRIBAL SEEDS | IN THE WHALE | RACING ON THE SUN |THE PANORAMIC |…Ely Corliss · Apr 1, 2015

FeaturesBand Profile: Fierce Bad RabbitAlthough they are certainly established and thriving, Fierce Bad Rabbit is looking at a new chapter in their music. As they begin to start families, they are considering their future as a band. Chris Anderson is relocating to Boston later this month, on the tail end of a two-week midwestern tour. For many bands, the frontman moving away could be a death sentence, but Fierce Bad Rabbit doesn’t see it that way.Jordan Wood · May 7, 2013

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FeaturesQ&A: Huff ‘n Keen @ FoCoMXHuff n’ Keen played day one of FoCoMX at Washington’s Bar on the downstairs stage.John Hann · Apr 24, 2013

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FeaturesQ&A: Danielle Ate The Sandwich @ FoCoMXDanielle Ate the Sandwich filled up Everyday Joe’s to the point that standing room in the back of the audience was shoulder to shoulder.John Hann · Apr 24, 2013

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FeaturesQ&A: The Wendy Woo Band @ FoCoMXThe Wendy Woo Band played to a packed house, bringing everyone into their Mile High spirit and the audience really responded to their energy.James Garcia · Apr 24, 2013

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FeaturesQ&A: MISCOMUNICADO @ FoCoMXMISCOMUNICADO brings dance, psychedelic, rock, and sweet guitar licks together to melt faces. Mine was liquidated, for sure. I remember looking over to the guy next to me and saying, “This right here is baby making music!” He said, “What?” I just smiled and nodded and he did the same, both of us dancing like headless chickens.James Garcia · Apr 24, 2013

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FeaturesQ&A: Rachel and the Kings @ FoCoMXRachel and the Kings looked like they were bigger than Kings of Leon and Florence and the Machine combined on that stage. You could see the passion on their faces and hear it in their songs. I think Rachel and I made eye contact once.James Garcia · Apr 24, 2013

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FeaturesQ&A: WhiteCatPink @ FoCoMXAll of a sudden we, the audience, were surrounded by furries who were all dancing madly to the leader of the animal gang, David Jacoby, donned in a fuzzy cat outfit of his own and playing the drums, singing insanity into the microphone.James Garcia · Apr 24, 2013

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Concert PhotosPhotos: Mouthful of Thunder @ The Aggie, 4/19Photos from Mouthful of Thunder’s FoCoMX performance at the Aggie in Fort Collins on April 19th.BandWagon Magazine · Apr 24, 2013