BandWagon Magazine, March 2013: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, American Tomahawk // Epoch When // Grits & Gravy Snowball Music Festival // CO Pot Tourism. 10,000 copies on the street from Cheyenne to Fort Collins.

FeaturesCover Story: Macklemore & Ryan LewisMacklemore’s career is proof that you can work hard enough to earn your place in the spotlight.Mikey Unruh · Mar 4, 2013MusicReview: American Tomahawk – “So So Slowly, The History of a Perfect Spiral”Lead by Ault, Colorado native and Los Angeles, California resident Adam Halferty, American Tomahawk is a dream-like voyage that tells the story many people are living.Jed Murphy · Mar 5, 2013ReviewsMarijuana Tourism Comes to ColoradoWhen Amendment 64 passed in November, it opened a world of possibilities that stoners and entrepreneurs dreamed about.Austin Wulf · Mar 7, 2013FeaturesThe Hidden Gems of Snowball Music FestivalWe’ll have coverage of some of the best acts of Snowball early next week on our blog, but this month in our print issue we featured some of our favorite performers from this year’s event.BandWagon Magazine · Mar 8, 2013MusicReview: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – “Push the Sky Away”Hot off the heels of his 2012 film Lawless , Nick Cave returned to the studio with his most successful career project, The Bad Seeds. Push The Sky Away was released on February 18th and features some of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ most cinematic music to date.Sean Hunter · Mar 12, 2013FilmReview: “A Good Day to Die Hard”In A Good Day to Die Hard (or Die Hard 5 ) young director John Moore tries his hand at the franchise, and comes up short in just about every way imaginable.Sean Hunter · Mar 14, 2013MusicReview: The Strokes – “Comedown Machine”Comedown Machine sounds like Angles version 2.0, but that’s what they said about Room on Fire after Is This It . Personally, I think if you’re on to something juicy, keep squeezing. You can get the highly-anticipated fifth The Strokes album March 26th.James Garcia · Mar 19, 2013FeaturesLocal Band Profile: “The Howling Hex”Neil Hagerty, of The Howling Hex (and formerly of Royal Trux and Pussy Galore), has just released his newest album, ironically titled The Best of The Howling Hex .James Garcia · Mar 20, 2013FilmReview: “Hitchcock”Director Sacha Gervasi set about honoring the man himself with his biopic Hitchcock , an entertaining romp through one of Hitchcock’s biggest challenges in his career: Getting his adaption of the book Psycho to the screen.Jay Wallace · Mar 21, 2013

MusicReview: Grits & Gravy – “Symphony”Last month, G&G dropped another addition to their growing discography with their latest EP titled Symphony . Just when you thought things couldn’t get any better, the pair takes a whole new approach to hip-hop by incorporating the style and feel of major symphonic works, tastefully combined with the drive and flow that they are so well known for.Craig Basarich · Mar 26, 2013Creative WritingThe Middle RoadOver the past eight years I have check cattle in and out at the livestock auction whenever monetary need arises or I find myself longing to spend time with bovines.Sharon Graham-Ellis · Mar 27, 2013MusicReview: Epoch When – “GRIM”Epoch When is a lyricist and producer out of Fort Collins who has been growing a fan base across Colorado.John Hann · Mar 29, 2013