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BandWagon Magazine, November 2016: Bryce Merritt

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Bryce Merritt, Post Paradise, The Symbols, Hodi’s Half Note Toro Y Moi, Southern Avenue Band, Jai Wolf. 10,000 copies on the street from Cheyenne to Fort Collins.

Four people sit on teal leather chairs against red patterned wallpaper beside a framed Leroux liquor advertisement.MusicAlbum Review: Post Paradise– Bring It To Life (Side B)Post Paradise is a band with chops. Few Northern Colorado bands have the experience or industry know-who as the members of Post Paradise.Jed Murphy · Nov 3, 2016Three musicians pose in a studio with a red drum kit, electric guitar, bass, and vintage amps behind them.MusicAlbum Review: The Symbols– SymbolizeThe Symbols, consisting of singer Mer Sal, guitarist Jasco and drummer Don Stahl, is a peppery rock band out of Fort Collins that exude positive energy in their work.Jay Wallace · Nov 3, 2016Four men pose in a cream-walled hotel hallway with red patterned carpet, one sitting on the floor in front.New on 94.3 The XNew on 94.3 The X: ‘Songs You Need To Hear This Month’New from Saint Motel, K. Flay, Paper Route, JOSEPH, and Blink-182.Shelby Taylor-Thorn · Nov 3, 2016Sepia photo of Hodi's Half Note's brick storefront, with a marquee listing bands and a bare tree out front.CommunityNew Partnership Brings New Energy Into Fort Collins VenueHodi’s Half Note has been a long time staple of the Northern Colorado music scene.Jed Murphy · Nov 3, 2016Four people pose in a poster-covered room with a red stringed instrument, a frame drum, and an animal skull on the floor.FeaturesSouthern AvenueMemphis, Tennessee based band Southern Avenue, has a co-sign that most bands dream of.BandWagon Magazine · Nov 3, 2016A man in glasses and a gray jacket covers his mouth on a city street, with a blurred white car behind him.FeaturesToro y Moi: Ever EvolvingBorn in South Carolina, Toro Y Moi (born Chaz Bundick) is in the middle of a career that is taking him all over the world, which could explain his rather eclectic musical style.Kyle Eustice · Nov 3, 2016A man in a camo jacket over a grey shirt and black YOUTH cap touches his ear outdoors near a blurred stone building.FeaturesJai Wolf: Ahead of The PackWhen Sajeeb Saha, A.K.A. Jai Wolf, made the move out of EDM he discovered a sound that finally fit the musician, and person, he was.Jed Murphy · Nov 3, 2016A man in dark-rimmed glasses, a green bow tie, and a dark blazer poses behind palm fronds against a green backdrop.FeaturesBryce Merritt: Connecting Through ChromaBryce Merritt’s latest release, Chroma: I, effortlessly blends pop with elements of funk and R&B. He pulls his influences from artists ranging from Stevie Wonder to John Mayer, but it was actually country music that first got him into writing songs. “I grew up in Oklahoma and just based on what my parents listened to, growing up, the only thing that I knew existed, musically, was country music. They controlled the [radio] dial in the car,” recalls Merritt. He knew he always wanted to sing, so naturally he got his start writing country songs. “But then I got my car whenever I started driving in high school and I had control over the radio and I started discovering so much more music. The first thing I really got into was Motown,” he says, realizing that was the music that he wanted to make.Noel Billups · Nov 3, 2016