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BandWagon Magazine, May 2013: Capital Cities

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Capital Cities, Shady Elders // Kid Cudi // Wavves // Anamanaguchi Fierce Bad Rabbit // Sarah Redman // Bizarre Bazaar. 10,000 copies on the street from Cheyenne to Fort Collins.

Photo for “Cover Story: Capital Cities Make Colorado “Safe and Sound””FeaturesCover Story: Capital Cities Make Colorado “Safe and Sound”A musician’s status is usually measured by the number of record sales, number one singles, and sold-out shows they achieve, but the indie duo Capital Cities has found success without even releasing a full-length album.Mikey Unruh · May 6, 2013Photo for “Band Profile: Fierce Bad Rabbit”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, 2013Photo for “Review: Shady Elders – No Favors”MusicReview: Shady Elders – No FavorsNo Favors , Shady Elders’ debut EP, is a refreshing breath of reality to the Colorado music scene.Jed Murphy · May 8, 2013Photo for “Greeley Billboard Sparks Controversy”ReviewsGreeley Billboard Sparks ControversyGreeley got national media attention on the week of April 29th when a group of anonymous residents purchased two billboards, posting a picture of three men in classic Native…James Garcia · May 9, 2013Photo for “Review: Anamanaguchi – Endless Fantasy”MusicReview: Anamanaguchi – Endless FantasyAnamanaguchi, out of New York, is a band that fits in an odd niche.Jed Murphy · May 10, 2013Photo for “Movie Review: To the Wonder”FilmMovie Review: To the WonderSince 1954 the world of cinema has had a definition for filmmakers who use the medium to generate “high art”.Sean Hunter · May 14, 2013Photo for “Movie Review: It’s a Disaster”FilmMovie Review: It’s a DisasterNothing takes a backseat to couples brunch drama.James Garcia · May 15, 2013Photo for “Review: Kid Cudi – Indicud”MusicReview: Kid Cudi – IndicudAfter Kid Cudi stopped smoking weed and decided to make a rock album, critics and fans began to question whether his music would ever be as successful as his early releases.Mikey Unruh · May 16, 2013Black-and-white portrait of a young man with hands pressed to his cheeks and a small knife on his forehead.MusicAlbum Review: Afraid of HeightsModern surf rock’s darlings Wavves make a triumphant return to the record store with Afraid of Heights , their first full-length album since 2010’s King of the Beach .Austin Wulf · May 17, 2013Storefront of The Bizarre Bazaar, a used books and records shop, with glass doors and a rolling book cart outside.CommunityLocal Business: Bizarre BazaarVinyl lovers have a new haven in Fort Collins.Jay Wallace · May 20, 2013Creative WritingFiction: The Wind Sweeps Over the PrairiePa said I could marry anybody, as long as I had permission first.Saraiya Ruano · May 22, 2013