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MusicAlbum Review: A.J. Fullerton – The Forgiver & The RunawayColorado’s A.J. Fullerton is a roots, blues artist with a reputation for slick, fingerpicking guitar and bottleneck slide talent.Chick Cavallero · Mar 19, 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, 2021MusicAlbum Review: Shwarma – Loveworthy LiveOn (yes) Valentine’s Day, Colorado’s funky genre-hopping Shwarma continued their saga of madness with the Loveworthy Live EP, debuted as a live stream. In the video, the overtly-silly mix of tightly-arranged funk jams and melodramatic ballads is accompanied by a revolving door of meticulous costumes, sets and effects.Gabe Allen · Mar 5, 2021CommunityStayin’ Alive: Unconventional Venues Save The SceneWhen Ben Mozer was 14, he took a trip to Spain with his family. Across from their hotel, a theater was playing the newly released hit Pulp Fiction, which he and his brother had been unable to see in the U.S. due to its R rating. But what stuck with him after the movie was over wasn’t Samuel L. Jackson’s iconic monologue. What stuck with him was the theater. Earlier this winter, Mozer’s Fort Collins movie theater the Lyric was one of the only venues in Northern Colorado that was still producing live music. And Mozer isn’t the only one finding a creative way to amplify local sounds. This winter, Dan Mladenik has tapped local talent for the Mishawaka-produced Live on the Lanes series at Chipper’s Lanes, converting a bowling alley into a cosmic live music experience.Gabe Allen · Mar 4, 2021CommunityTurning The Dial: Radio’s Stu Haskell Passes OnStu Haskell shot rattlesnakes for fun and shot tequila with co-workers.Dan England · Mar 3, 2021MusicVideo Premiere: Isadora Eden – GhostsDenver singer/songwriter/shoegazer Isadora Eden’s history includes living in New Orleans and New York City where underground music scenes the likes of the late, great Sidewalk Cafe shaped her talent for forlorn, connectable music. The soft elocution in her young, muted alto reflects her well-traveled soul; one who’s stories we believe regardless of how few wordsKevin Johnston · Feb 25, 2021MusicSingle Premiere: Goth Club – Sweep Me Up“Sweep Me Up” premieres via BandWagon today, and it’s a black lipstick affair. Goth Club’s third release, it sinks to the half-spoken, sultry depths of Monster Magnet’s “Paradise” or even Ramstein with an added layer of synths and old-school drum machines akin to an early Depeche Mode. McFadden looks directly into the black mirror on “Sweep Me Up,” finding shadows, distortion and sludge within it.Kevin Johnston · Feb 18, 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: Retrofette – Photogenic2021 is going to see Denver’s best synth pop outfit Retrofette become one of the biggest bands in Colorado.Laura Giagos · Feb 4, 2021MusicAlbum Review: Jess Parsons – Hear Me CallingStop sifting for obscure ‘70s soft-pop on Spotify playlists like “candle-lit living room slow dance” and buy Jess Parsons’ “Hear Me Calling.” Denver’s Parsons knows well that charm and honesty go a long way.Kevin Johnston · Feb 3, 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, 2021FeaturesA Brother’s Bond: Holdfast. Stays, Fights and Reflects“We are three brothers” is the first sentence Holdfast. wrote in their Facebook bio and they’re not really wrong about that. Brothers Tom and Mikey Maddocks and their cousin Charlie Maddocks grew up right next door to each other in Windsor, CO. They did everything together, including signing a sync licence with Audio Network in 2020 and releasing their first full length Stay And Fight on January 8, 2021.Valerie Vampola · Jan 11, 2021FeaturesDIY Kick: Colorado’s Recording Industry Takes It HomeIndependent artists made more music online and at home during lockdown, and recording studios have adapted. Mike Davis was uniquely prepared for this shift, founding Koncept Jewel Studios, an itinerant collection of recording equipment and instruments that operates wherever Davis happens to be living at the time. “It’s kind of an amorphous thing. I’ve moved around since I started it and plan to continue moving around,” he said. This can-do, remote DIY sentiment is echoed by Ben Behrens of Wright Studios: “It doesn’t matter how cheap or weird your gear is. If it works, we can make something cool with it.” Stone Cottage studios in Boulder has even turned its space into a stage for live-streaming artist performances online.Gabe Allen · Jan 6, 2021MusicAlbum Review: Nick Sanville & Timo Massa – Eat Out Culture, Vol. 1For listeners looking to skip the drive-thru, Eat Out Culture, Vol.Diego Felix · Jan 4, 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, 2020MusicSingle Review: Enzi – “Mad Chemistry”As with all of Enzi’s music, her full-throated vocal performance on “Mad Chemistry” carries the track. She croons through a hooky chorus while calling and responding to a many-layered harmony of her own voice. You get the feeling Enzi is jut getting started.Gabe Allen · Dec 7, 2020MusicVideo Premiere: The Sickly Hecks – “Four Years”Good music waits for no man, and pandemics make shit times for everyone, so what better time to release a sad-boy pop punk album?!Laura Giagos · Dec 4, 2020FeaturesThe Thin Black Line: Venues Fight To Survive“It’s nowhere near the money I need to sustain, but I was lucky,” says Travis Ragan. Ragan was a partner in the Roxy Theater in Denver and the Mesa Theater in Grand Junction, booking shows in 15 different markets. Now he hauls equipment for his brother, a construction manager out of Colorado Springs. “I know venues are closing down, and yet, we have no leadership backing us and supporting us. We have no one telling us what we should do as opposed to what we shouldn’t do,” Ragan says. “The place is not made to be at a 250 person capacity,” Renee Jelenik says of The Lincoln Theater in Cheyenne, “and even then, it’s not like we sold out those shows. People just aren’t coming out.” “We’ve been asked to shut down, or told to shut down, for months now,” says Ely Corliss of The Moxi Theater in Greeley. “We’ve done that, and where are we now?”Dan England · Dec 3, 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, 2020