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Festivalgoers walk through ornate carved wooden arches with an ARISE Music Festival sign under a sunny sky.

FeaturesIt Takes A Village: Arise Festival Leaves No TraceIf you’re considering the Arise Music Festival in Loveland August 2 – 4, here’s a tip: Bring your own water bottle. The festival provides water itself, but no single-use plastic. They even plant a tree for every ticket sold. Bands and performers who follow the guidelines of ‘Leave No Trace,’ headline the event: Tipper, Leftover Salmon, Railroad Earth and more. “We are more than a music festival,” organiser Mo Hnatiuk said. “It’s a movement. Music is supposed to feed your soul.”Dan England · Jul 23, 2019

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FeaturesThievery Corporation – Inside The Temple Of I & IOne cold February morning in 2015, the two masterminds behind Thievery Corporation—Rob Garza and Eric Hilton—left the frigid air of Washington D.C.Kyle Eustice · Jul 22, 2018

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FeaturesDynohunter – A Constant EvolutionBoulder-based Dynohunter never want to completely fit in with what’s going on around them.Jed Murphy · Jul 3, 2018

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FeaturesLettuce: Erick “Jesus” Coomes Could Be Your Best FriendBassist for the funk band Lettuce and accomplished studio musician Erick “Jesus” Coomes earned a degree from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in the mid-90s.Kyle Eustice · Jul 5, 2017

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FeaturesZiggy MarleyAs the eldest son of reggae icon Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley had impossibly large shoes to fill.Kyle Eustice · Aug 2, 2016

Festival attendees with backpacks walk through a colorful scaled archway marked ARISE at the event entrance.

FeaturesARISE In It’s Third Year Prime: Loveland’s Conscious Music MovementSunrise Ranch in Loveland, Colorado hosted it’s third annual Arise Music Festival.BandWagon Magazine · Aug 10, 2015

FeaturesARISE Music Festival Spotlights: A Few of Our FavoritesARISE Music will be held August 8th-10th at Sunrise Ranch in Loveland, Colorado.BandWagon Magazine · Aug 7, 2014

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Features8 Things We Are Looking Forward to at ARISELast August, BandWagon Magazine made the voyage to the ARISE music festival, located in Loveland, Colorado.Kendra Hamman · Jul 21, 2014

A black bumper sticker reading "Damn Right I Got the Blues" with "Beale Street, Memphis, TN" on a teal car window.

Concert PhotosGreeley’s 10th annual Blues JamGreeley Blues Jam 10th annual music festival cured those summer time blues! check out the action here!BandWagon Magazine · Jun 18, 2014

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FeaturesGregory Alan Isakov Discusses Song Writing and His Work with HorticultureGregory Alan Isakov’s songs dance around the edge of modern folk music and he plays by an old set of rules. Not only was Weatherman the product of abandoning a previous album, but it was also made on analogue recording equipment from a cabin in Nederland, Colorado. His sounds as rich as they are simple, rooted in the patchwork of the hills of that state.Jed Murphy · Aug 26, 2013

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FeaturesQuixotic Introduce ARISE to a New Form of High ArtHailing from Kansas City, Missouri, Quixotic has become a force to be recognized in modern art.Jed Murphy · Aug 24, 2013

A performer in a striped shirt dances on stage as a bassist plays nearby under blue lights, with congas beside him.

FeaturesBoulder-based The Motet Take Colorado Funk to New HeightsOn Thursday afternoon the BandWagon had the chance to sit down with Ryan Jalbert, and Jans Ingber from The Motet.John Hann · Aug 22, 2013

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FeaturesMichal Menert Talks with the BandWagon about the Simple Things in Life at ARISEOn Friday August 17th, Michal Menert brought one of the largest crowds out of all of the artists at the first annual Arise Music Festival in Loveland, Colorado.John Hann · Aug 21, 2013

Festival-goers in a sombrero and tie-dye shirt walk toward a wooden pallet archway marked ARISE.

FeaturesBandWagon’s Adventures Through ARISEWhile attendance was not quite where it could have been, it was still a success overall and there is little doubt about a year two. Over the next week, the BandWagon will be sharing our experiences at the festival meeting people, taking pictures, interviewing bands, and exploring all the things that make festivals the experience we all love having.Jed Murphy · Aug 21, 2013

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FeaturesARISE Spotlight – QuixoticIn an era music saturated in synthetic sounds its always pleasure to find artists who can successfully incorporate classical sounds with new technology. Axs, released in 2012 includes songs like “Maya” and “Synergist” that would win the approval of even the most devoted bass head.Rachel Waltman · Aug 12, 2013

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FeaturesARISE Spotlight – Random RabListening to Random Rab is a unique experience while sitting at my favorite coffee shop barely being able to keep still. His variations of spatial harmonies weave in and out of glitchy over tones, and smooth trance progressions all strung together with a heavy drum line.Kendra Hamman · Aug 12, 2013

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FeaturesARISE Spotlight – The MotetFor the last decade the Motet has asked only one favor from fans, “Dance your ass off!” This summer alone they have blasted some of the most beautiful concert venues in the state…Kendra Hamman · Aug 12, 2013

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FeaturesARISE Spotlight – Westwater OutlawsWest Water Outlaws is a self-described “high energy rock n’ roll band” out of Boulder, Colorado adhere to the musical flavors of The Black Keys, and Led Zeppelin.Kendra Hamman · Aug 12, 2013

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FeaturesARISE Music Festival: A Mission for Cultivation Through ArtThe transcendent spirit of the ‘60s is alive and in ascent thanks to the upcoming ARISE Music Festival.Alex Graff · Aug 12, 2013