BandWagon Magazine, January 2013: Leghounds (Battle of the Bands)

Leghounds (Battle of the Bands), Grits & Gravy // The Squid Kids // Nightlands Hodi’s Half Note // The Clay Center // Florio’s. 10,000 copies on the street from Cheyenne to Fort Collins.

FeaturesBOTB: Leghounds Mark Their TerritoryWith layers of harmonies that exist to move and flow, a soulful sweetness, and technical savvy, there is little surprise as to why the Leghounds won our Battle of the Bands and the $1,000 prize.Willow Summers · Jan 7, 2013MusicReview: Bones Muhroni – “Savvy”Bones Muhroni is a name that has a very soft spot in the northern Colorado music scene.Jed Murphy · Jan 8, 2013MusicReview: Nightlands – “Oak Island”Dave Hartley, bassist for Kurt Vile’s The War On Drugs, is set to release his sophomore solo-album, titled Oak Island, on January 22nd of this year under the name Nightlands.Sean Hunter · Jan 8, 2013FeaturesBOTB: Grits & GravyGrits & Gravy stand apart from other hip-hop acts.Mikey Unruh · Jan 9, 2013ReviewsGun Control in ColoradoThe latter half of 2012 was marked by a series of deadly shootings, including one right here in Colorado.Austin Wulf · Jan 10, 2013FeaturesBOTB: Squid KidsThe Squid Kids have been around the block a few times when it comes to playing shows in Greeley.Jed Murphy · Jan 11, 2013MusicReview: Juvenile – “Juvie Tuesday”“Juvie Tuesday” is the first mixtape or album release since June for the 37-year-old rapper from New Orleans, Juvenile. What makes it so unique is that it features members from Cash Money’s group Hot Boys, such as Lil Wayne and Birdman, who have not rapped together in years.John Hann · Jan 15, 2013MusicReview: David Leonard – “To and From”Leonard’s 2011 debut album, consisting of pleasant classical guitar noodling, is something you listen to after the end of a long day to unwind.Jay Wallace · Jan 15, 2013CommunityFlorio’s Shoes: A Walk-In TraditionEstablished in 1922, Florio’s shoe shop has served downtown Greeley for nine decades, becoming Greeley’s only full-service shoe store.Jay Wallace · Jan 16, 2013FilmReview: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is the first in a new trilogy of films based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1937 “Lord of the Rings” prequel of the same name and directed by Peter Jackson. Starring British television favorite and “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” star Martin Freeman as a young Bilbo Baggins (relative of Frodo Baggins from “LOTR” and previously played by Ian Holm.)Sean Hunter · Jan 17, 2013Creative WritingFor You the War is Over – Part 1The dining area smelled like ammonia. It was nauseating.Zachary Martinez · Jan 18, 2013MusicReview: Lydia – “Acoustics ’12”It is rare for a band to produce two albums in less than two years, but Lydia hates to disappoint.William Woods · Jan 22, 2013