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BandWagon Magazine, November 2019: The Blasting Room

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The Blasting Room, Whippoorwill, Post Paradise, Luna Shade, False Report, Kenyon Brenner, 105.5 Colorado Sound’s my5. 10,000 copies on the street from Cheyenne to Fort Collins.

A man in a dark suit and open-collared shirt plays a gold saxophone against a black background.ReviewsAlbum Review: Kenyon Brenner – The Long and Short of ItColorado-based Jazz saxophonist Kenyon Brenner steps into the spotlight on his first solo album The Long and Short of It.Valerie Vampola · Nov 5, 2019Black-and-white group portrait of four people in dark tops against a plain backdrop, with no instruments visible.MusicAlbum Review: Post Paradise – Lonely WorldsPost Paradise has been a staple of the Northern Colorado music scene for several years with their blend of cello, piano and guitar-driven alternative prog rock.Nate Wilde · Nov 6, 2019Black-and-white tintype portrait of three people posed close together with damp hair against a dark backdrop.FeaturesA Tempest Of Inspiration: Whippoorwill and The Nature Of StormsAlysia, Staci, and Tobias were in the middle of nowhere, Oklahoma when the sky turned green.Valerie Vampola · Nov 8, 2019Recording studio mixing console and speakers, with a Blasting Room 25th anniversary logo and group photo overlaid.FeaturesThe Blasting Room: FoCo’s Punk Rock Heart Beats For 25 YearsThe Blasting Room didn’t start with a Big Bang, as you might expect, but a drunken nap.Dan England · Nov 11, 2019Five people sit barefoot in a row on a bright blue bench in front of a blue slatted wall on a sunny day.ReviewsAlbum Review: Luna Shade – Flock TogetherWhat sets FoCo’s Luna Shade apart from many reggae bands is their use of the Spanish language: the majority of the stand-out tracks on Flock Together’ feature a Spanish verse. And as ‘invierno’ approaches in Colorado, we’ll need a break from the snow. Thankfully, when ‘Flock Together’ drops on November 28, it’ll be a sunny day in reggae paradise.Nate Wilde · Nov 14, 2019Logo for 105.5 The Colorado Sound over musician photos and album covers, including a bearded guitarist.105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – November 2019An amazing month of gems from The Colorado Sound, from the best music you’ve never heard of from Zambia to the West and The Netherlands. Plus amazing choices for music documentaries on the punchy times of Ginger Baker and events like the Colorado Music Hall Of Fame’s induction December 3rd and music and mental wellness in Fort Collins.BandWagon Magazine · Nov 15, 2019Boundless Septet poses outdoors before a stone wall and blue sky, seven members in casual dark and denim clothes.MusicAlbum Review: Boundless Septet – BoundlessBoundless, the debut record by the jazz septet of the same names sounds like many other modern jazz projects to come out in the past few years. But that isn’t a bad thing. Rather, it’s an accomplishment for three young composers Zach Rich, Matteo Sabattini and Joey LeClerc (as well as Daniel Thompson, who pennedValerie Vampola · Nov 26, 2019