BandWagon Magazine, May 2022: Son Lux

Son Lux, Anthony Ruptak, Alysia Kraft, Blast N’ Scrap, Horse Feathers, Cloud Catcher, Goatwhore, Electrik Animals, Ronan Andrews, 105.5 The Colorado Sound. 10,000 copies on the street from Cheyenne to Fort Collins.

MusicEP Review: Elektric Animals – ChannelsDenver’s Elektric Animals ring in the summer via the upbeat rock sound of their new EP Channels.Valerie Vampola · May 2, 2022FeaturesCloud Catcher: Carry the Heavy TorchSome kids grow up listening to Barney, Elmo or Little Einsteins.Dan England · May 3, 2022FeaturesGoatwhore: With a VengeanceEven with a name like Goatwhore, there’s room for subtlety. Yes, there are Satanic overtones in Goatwhore’s lyrics — duh — and their music reflects it, with the kind of hardcore black metal crunch you’d expect in the drums, guitars and, of course, the vocals (also duh). But the last record’s lyrics come from a concept album, Vengeful Ascension, which portray Lucifer as an underdog slighted by a God who was equally oppressive. L. Ben Falgoust II, the band’s singer (and keeper of one of the best metal monikers in history), uses historical references to color the themes, but Zack Simmons, the drummer, likes to apply the lyrics to real life.Dan England · May 4, 2022FeaturesHorse Feathers: The Endearing Nature of Justin Ringle’s Earnest SoundHorse Feathers’ spin on traditional folk and Americana spans barn dance to backyard reverie, airy ballads to full-blooded country jigs. Justin Ringle launched Horse Feathers shortly after moving to the Pacific Northwest at a time he says “all the cliches from Portlandia were being developed.” Rent was cheap and you just needed a shitty job to keep your creative aspirations afloat. “It was really less preposterous for me to try to become a professional musician than it was to get a job in graphic design at the time,” he said. Though dispelling any romantic notion, Ringle points out, “There was really high unemployment in Portland and it was just kind of tough going. Everything was really close to the bone.”Beau Baker · May 5, 2022FeaturesSon Lux Scores Everything and Frees Up Their TomorrowsIf André 3000 playing a Mayan double flute for your band’s movie score isn’t proof that the multiverse exists, we don’t know what is.Kevin Johnston · May 11, 2022Jon Wolfe Ticket GiveawayJon Wolfe is playing in Casper on Friday, May 27, and Cheyenne on Saturday, May 28.Shelby Taylor-Thorn · May 12, 2022FeaturesBlast N’ Scrap is Back on TrackMichael Gormley’s scrappy nonprofit has reemerged as the centerpiece of Fort Collins’ DIY scene.Gabe Allen · May 17, 2022105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsAlysia Kraft: 105.5 The Colorado Sound’s Featured ArtistAlysia Kraft can keenly use nature as a metaphor in her music.Kevin Johnston · May 25, 2022