The Burroughs Don’t Settle For Singles In Their Second Full-Length Album Even with attention spans reduced to 15-second blurbs on TikTok and indie artists spacing out their music releases to one single at a time, …
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Milquetoast Renditions A Timeless Classic On “Nights In White Satin”
Frontman James McAndrew and bassist Dan Zangari from the Denver-based sextet Milquetoast & Co. were out on the golf course when they spoke with BandWagon Magazine about their nostalgic new single, “Nights in White Satin.” …
Continue readingInsert A Clever Pun About Sam Having “Tallent” Here
“I just flew in from Vegas and boy are my arms tired.” Sam Tallent is killing it. The Colorado-based stand-up comic has become a source of pride for many of those who witnessed his rise …
Continue readingBuilt To Spill: On Tour
Paranoia to Peace Doug Martsch is somewhere in Little Rock, Arkansas mid-tour with Built To Spill. He hasn’t ventured outside of the bus yet, but he hears it’s really hot. As the frontman for the …
Continue readingLindsey Jordan Doesn’t Want To Write Sad Songs— At Least Not Right Now
Snail Mail’s bandleader on love, existential dread and losing her voice Lindsey Jordan’s Pain and Healing Sometimes the best albums are born from the worst circumstances. When Lindsey Jordan first began to string chords, melodies …
Continue readingShine On: City of the Sun Aims To Bring Its Instrumental Brilliance To The World
Zach Para and John Pita, collectively known as City of the Sun, recorded the Segunda Alma EP at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the concert industry brought to its proverbial knees, there was …
Continue reading100 to 16, Now Down to 4: BandWagon’s Battle Of The Bands Closes in on Title Bout
Eternal Glory, $5,000 and the cover of BandWagon Magazine are grounds for musical fisticuffs in Colorado. Last month, 16 Colorado bands who stood out from 100 submissions slugged it out (yes, metaphorically) at 4 of the state’s most worthy music venues: Oskar Blues Colorado Springs, The Moxi Theater in Greeley, The Coast in Fort Collins and The Black Buzzard in Denver.
The four finalists rocked hard to surpass their contenders and secure their spot in the final round on December 10 at The Moxi Theater. In the initial rounds, each act was assessed by a panel of celebrity judges on a combination of talent, skill, stye and conduct (along with an element of fan voting) to determine the finalists. Here’s what the original sweet sixteen brought to the battlefield in the first round.