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BandWagon Magazine, September 2016: 888

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888, The Spill Canvas, Prophets of Rage, Atmosphere, Igaus Davis Circus House, Top Flite Empire, Johnny & the Mongrels. 10,000 copies on the street from Cheyenne to Fort Collins.

A man in a red number 10 jersey holds a football by a lake while a suited man sits on a lifeguard chair.FeaturesAtmosphere: Growing PainsIn June 2003, when 16-year-old Marissa Mathy-Zvaifler was raped and murdered backstage by the venue’s janitor at an Atmosphere show in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sean “Slug” Daley’s perspective on life changed forever.Kyle Eustice · Sep 3, 2016Five men pose on a city sidewalk beside a wooden utility pole, with parked cars and a chain-link fence behind them.FeaturesProphets of Rage: Making America Rage AgainThe United States is currently in a state of emergency.Kyle Eustice · Sep 3, 2016Four men stand in a row on a paved street before a maroon wall, wearing plaid and dark button-up shirts, with one in a cap.FeaturesThe Spill CanvasAs one can imagine, growing up in the vast nothingness of Sioux Falls, South Dakota doesn’t exactly provide for an exciting upbringing or much of a musical landscape, but The…Kyle Eustice · Sep 3, 2016Five people sit in a row against a wall beneath a framed seascape painting and small ship pictures.MusicAlbum Review: The Circus House– Graceful JungleGraceful Jungle is the newest album from Denver pop collective, The Circus House.Noel Billups · Sep 3, 2016Cartoon cover art of two figures seen from behind, one in a black hat and plaid shirt, overlooking a mountain town.MusicAlbum Review: Top Flite Empire – Bad DecisionsIn the opening track of Top Flite Empire’s Debut LP Bad Decisions, they give the definition of a bad decision.BandWagon Magazine · Sep 3, 2016Black-and-white photo of three men in dark clothing standing in a glass-walled walkway under an arched ceiling.Features888: No More ‘Critical Mistakes’When Denver musician Danny Stills was surfing the internet one day, he stumbled across an 888, which is a tape made for a machine manufactured in the 1960s used to record the Beatles and other timeless acts.Kyle Eustice · Sep 3, 2016Five musicians perform on a dimly lit stage under blue and purple lights, with bass, guitar, keyboard, and drums.MusicAlbum Review: Johnny & The Mongrels – You Ain’t ReadySinger Johnny Ryan, Bassist Jeff Bostic and Guitarist Jeff Mere are the trio behind the Fort Collins blues outfit Johnny & The Mongrels.Jay Wallace · Sep 3, 2016Miscomunicado posing for a group portrait in a teal studio with a black leather couch, no instruments visible.MusicAlbum Review: MISCOMUNICADO – Fun-Land ExpressTake the hooks from the best music of the 1960s, hand them over to an EDM outfit with a couple good singers/guitarists, and you would get Fun-Land Express, the fifth album from…Jay Wallace · Sep 8, 2016Bearded man strums an acoustic guitar in a green armchair in a wheat field beside a lamp and mug.MusicAlbum Review: Igaus Davis – Too Fallow, Too LongIgaus Davis, real name Matt Davis, has a story relatively common in the emerging Greeley music scene.Jed Murphy · Sep 8, 2016Man in a red number 10 jersey holds a helmet by a lake while a suited man sits on a wooden chair at sunset.New on 94.3 The XNew on 94.3 The X: Songs You Need To Hear This MonthDreamers – Sweet Disaster For anyone who dresses like The Rolling Stones, and dances like the Talking Heads while listening to some ‘young Ramones,’ you and I have a lot in…Shelby Taylor-Thorn · Sep 8, 2016