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MusicAlbum Review: Magic Beans – Slice Of LifeLongtime fans of Magic Beans keep coming back for their staple rock-funk sound, filled with high energy grooves and invigorating rock organ.Valerie Vampola · Jun 11, 2021MusicAlbum Review: Lighthouse Sessions – D.C. Myers‘Lighthouse Sessions’ is the debut EP from Denver’s D.C. Myers, and while it’s a dark catalogue of a sad man alone in a room with his electronics, it’s also one of the most engaging, smart and fun records to come out of Colorado in months. Myers knows this well: stimulate the more sophisticated neurons of those goths and their black-leather-clad hips will follow.Kevin Johnston · Jun 8, 2021105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – May 202150 years of NPR, the history behind Goth, the 36th Godzilla movie, the return of Red Rocks Shows, your influence on Colorado radio and so much more in this month’s My5 from the Colorado Sound.BandWagon Magazine · May 8, 2021105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – April 2021A true Colorado story becomes a gripping film, a Summer Music Camp for adults hosted by famous rockers, a new release from French / Cuban sisters, a father singing a song written by his late son, and lots of fun Oscars / Music cross-over. That’s The Colorado Sound’s My5 for April! This month’s top picks for what to check out include all that and more, courtesy of Colorado’s home for music discovery, 105.5 The Colorado Sound.BandWagon Magazine · Apr 15, 2021105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – March 2021[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ((( Don’t forget: each My5 title is a link. Click on, NoCo! ))) 2. Rock Hall Nominees – The Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame has announced the 16 noms for 2021. From Foo Fighters to Fela Kuti to Kate Bush, YOU can help vote them in! 3. Today In Music History – LateBandWagon Magazine · Mar 9, 2021FeaturesKolby Cooper’s Best, Worst YearKolby Cooper returned through single-digit temperatures and deep snow to his East Texas home on January 17 to find the hallways full of water.Dan England · Mar 2, 2021105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – February 2021[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ((( Don’t forget: each My5 title is a link. Click on, NoCo! ))) While listening to music beds to play at 7:30 for Today In Music History, I realized all of these could help you get through this part of the winter! 1. Cliff Nobles & Co. – “The Horse” – This ’68 gold recordBandWagon Magazine · Feb 10, 2021MusicSingle Review: Plume Varia – Hold On To MeA haunting tune, “Hold On To Me” is like a nighttime journey through the southwest, channelling the late night cold of the desert.Laura Giagos · Feb 9, 2021MusicSingle Review: Andy Sydow – “Piece Of The Valley”Andy Sydow enters 2021 with “Piece of the Valley,” a raucous and bombastic single that pulls no punches. Leaving the mark of someone with a clear ear for what they want, Sydow shoots for the fences as one of Colorado’s most notable working songwriters.Laura Giagos · Feb 5, 2021105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – January 2021[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ((( Don’t forget: each My5 title is a link. Click on, NoCo! ))) 1. Ken Burns Jazz Box Set – I picked up an item from Craigslist and the guy tossed in some CDs, including the 5-CD box set that went with the 10-hour Ken Burns Jazz film from 2000. It’s 94 tracks, fromKevin Johnston · Jan 14, 2021FeaturesDead Amps: Where We Are Now / Harnessing the ChaosErin O’Toole isn’t Dr. Phil, but she does have a little marital advice: “If you can record an album together and remain happy,” O’Toole says, “you can survive anything.” O’Toole…Dan England · Jan 12, 2021FeaturesSarah Slaton Says It’s Time to Get Up and You Know ItDespite the chaos that was 2020, Fort Collins singer-songwriter Sarah Slaton has been able to find one gig: “I’m joining a bunch of other folks from the music industry who have been laid-off from their normal jobs,” she tells BandWagon. “We are part of a Covid rapid-response team, going to small cities to build testing infrastructure and testing sites.” Because let’s be honest, if you need to build a mobile facility meant to deal with a lot of people, call are the music festival folks. “We get shit done quickly,” Slaton says. Additionally, Slaton released the “Get Up” single and video in December, which speaks to what so many are going through. She championed the Save Our Stages Act, spearheaded community events and much more.Laura Giagos · Jan 5, 2021105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – December 2020[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ((( Don’t forget: each My5 title is a link. Click on, NoCo! ))) Simply enough, here are my 5 fav holiday tunes. 1. Bruce Springsteen – “Merry Christmas, Baby” – I’ve seen him sing this and “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” live a few times, and this Charles Brown tune really gets someKevin Johnston · Dec 10, 2020FeaturesFor Once In My Life: John March Remembers Ted Greene.During the 2013 Colorado Floods, John March broke both of his elbows and then continued trying to make a living as a gigging guitarist despite crippling pain. “Two weeks later, I was playing at a fundraiser for people whose homes had been destroyed in the floods,” March said. MusiCares was the first organization to provide financial assistance to March, who is now donating a portion of the proceeds from his new album For Once In My Life to three charities, including MusiCares. The album is March’s second tribute to his former mentor and jazz guitar legend Ted Greene.Gabe Allen · Dec 9, 2020105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – November 2020As the holidays approach, The Colorado Sound’s thoughts turn to: Things you can do to help members of your vibrant community through tough times; The best TV and film to cozy-up with; and most fun of all – the best music about food!BandWagon Magazine · Nov 21, 2020MusicSingle Review: Bones Muhroni – “I SHOULD HAVE IT RN”Making the best of quarantine, Crew Rienstra (aka Bones Muhroni) released “I SHOULD HAVE IT RN”, a song and video summarizing all the weirdness your average person is going…Laura Giagos · Nov 15, 2020MusicSinge Review: Método ft. Neoma and Amantina – “Gold Chain”Ecuadorian-pop-songstress-turned-Denverite Neoma has been making waves in Colorado since relocating here in 2018.Laura Giagos · Nov 12, 2020FeaturesThrough Thick and Thin: Heartsick HeroineAllen and Hannah Maddox want you to believe that their world is pain.Dan England · Nov 9, 2020Features2GETHR 4EVR: NGHT WLVS Find The FormulaFor Northern Colorado-based synth hop trio NGHT WLVS, creating music together was nothing new. Long-time friends Will Duran, Sam Archuleta, and Tommy Martinez began making music together over a decade ago, and while life took them down separate roads, they reconnected. Rocking a sound saturated in the lushness and sparkle of classic synth pop while sticking to their hip hop roots.Laura Giagos · Nov 7, 2020105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – October 2020BandWagon Magazine · Oct 16, 2020