BandWagon Magazine, August 2018: Flatland Cavalry

Flatland Cavalry, DeVotchKa, Eugene Mirman, Paul Noffsinger, Gingerbomb, The Colorado Sound’s Top Picks. 10,000 copies on the street from Cheyenne to Fort Collins.

105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured Artists105.5 The Colorado Sound – Top Picks You Should Hear In AugustSparrow is Ashley Monroe’s 4th album, a record that shows the Nashville singer-songwriter heading in a new direction. Since 2014, Mike Peters, lead singer for The Alarm, has taken on ‘re-imagining’ some of his band’s catalog for 30th-anniversary tributes. Reflecting the world today is the angle Peters takes on the new Alarm album “=” (pronounced “Equals”). Iggy Pop, one of the grandfathers of punk, continually collaborates with interesting musicians; musicians one would not expect Iggy to venture into the studio with. But perhaps that’s his point.BandWagon Magazine · Aug 1, 2018FeaturesDeVotchKa’s ‘Night’ Finally Falls On Fans’ Ears“Straight Shot,” the lead single from DeVotchKa’s forthcoming release This Night Falls Forever, takes both citizens of “Old Denver” and global fans of the pioneering Gypsy-Folk band “right back to the good times – before the paperwork got signed.” After years of soon-to-be-released announcements, the album finally arrives this August 24. “We have been extremely lucky in attracting so many great collaborations,” Nick Urata says. He admits, however, “with the benefit of hindsight, we now see that it took us away from finishing our album. We can only hope that the projects we have done will somehow find a way to influence our latest music.”Kevin Johnston · Aug 1, 2018ReviewsSingle Review: Gingerbomb – WildfireGetting a 5-piece, all-redhead band with members from New York, Denver and Los Angeles together is an accomplishment. Colorado songstress Megan Burtt has wrangled such a group, aptly named: Gingerbomb. LA via NYC producer/drummer Ryan Vaughn and engineer/multi-instrumentalist Zach Berkman along with Burtt, vocalist / keyboardist Sara Dee and bassist Casey Sidwell join forces for the project with a maturity that defies any red-headed stepchild jokes critics might conjure. They kicking off the Bohemian Nights New West Fest in Fort Collins August 11th, 2018.Kevin Johnston · Aug 1, 2018FeaturesPaul Noffsinger – Most Magic Sucks“Most ‘magic’ sucks,” Paul Noffsinger says.Jay Wallace · Aug 1, 2018FeaturesEugene Mirman Has A Voice For ComedyEugene Mirman has a voice for comedy. Speaking with him over the phone for this interview with BandWagon Magazine ahead of his performance at Washington’s in Ft.Jed Murphy · Aug 1, 2018FeaturesFlatland Cavalry – The Real StuffCleto Cordero grew up in Lubbock, Texas, a dusty city in an area dominated by oil rigs and the badlands.Dan England · Aug 1, 2018