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FeaturesSanta Kimex: MEXiiiC*NTLong pink hair, a trace of charisma behind a shimmery, glossy smile, and a flirty “meow” are the essence that belongs to Santa Kimex.Odalis Canchola · Oct 1, 2026FeaturesDenver Funk Pop Band Hand Turkey Reaches A New Level On Fridge Art Vol. 2′Following the band’s victory in BandWagon’s Battle of the Bands in the spring, Hand Turkey is set to release another album this month, celebrating with a release show at Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox in Denver on August 15.Zachary Visconti · Aug 1, 2026FeaturesKat Hasty Grew Up and Kept GoingThe West Texas singer-songwriter brings her Red Dirt sound to Colorado and Wyoming this July.Ava Harris · Jul 1, 2026FeaturesSilverada Has The ‘Hottest 90 Minutes in Country Music’Mike and the Moonpies Have Rebranded, and They’re at the Top of Their Game.Gabe Allen · Jan 6, 2025FeaturesFleeka: Embracing Big Feelings and Crafting Her Own PathFleeka’s journey into music was as natural as breathing.Matthew Dietrich · Dec 10, 2024FeaturesDoogie Brings Da Funk to G-TownIvan Cervantes has lived in Greeley all his life.Kasey George Smith · Mar 27, 2024FeaturesCasper Allen: The Honesty of a Broken VoiceCasper Allen’s Wild RideLandon Ungerman · Jan 30, 2024FeaturesA Few Questions With Toad The Wet Sprocket’s Dean DinningThere are countless ridiculous band names—from Chumbawamba and Limp Bizkit to Hoobastank and Thirty Odd Foot of Grunt.Kyle Eustice · Jul 24, 2023EditorialsWhy David Cross Will Never Quit Stand-UpThe Comedian, Writer & Actor Talks Parenting & Life On The RoadGabe Allen · Jun 26, 2023Insert A Clever Pun About Sam Having “Tallent” Here“I just flew in from Vegas and boy are my arms tired.”Nate Wilde · May 22, 2023EditorialsBuilt To Spill: On TourParanoia 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 Idaho-based band, the seasoned pro is used to the various elements thrown his way. After all, he’s been touring theKyle Eustice · May 9, 2023EditorialsShine On: City of the Sun Aims To Bring Its Instrumental Brilliance To The WorldZach 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 little left to do but create. So, that’s what they did. Armed with a small arsenal of instruments and recordingKyle Eustice · Mar 13, 2023FeaturesxDeadBeatx Ignites a Hardcore Punk Resurgence in Fort Collins“When I moved to Fort Collins, I didn’t want to have to drive to Denver to go to hardcore shows,” Billy Fabrocini tells BandWagon. “Now people will drive up here to go to shows. That’s what DeadBeat was always about. DeadBeat was about showing people, ‘yeah, we can do it ourselves. We can do it here.’” In addition to being a hardcore band, xDeadBeatx is “straight edge,” a label that arose from the hardcore scene in 1981, after the seminal band Minor Threat released a 46-second track by the same name that disparaged drug and alcohol abuse. Since then, straight edge has evolved, morphed and splintered into its own genre and subgenres. A strict set of ethical guidelines come along with the musical characteristics — no drinking, smoking, drugs, promiscuous sex or addictive behaviors of any kind for life. Each member of xDeadBeatx has his own reason for embracing the straight edge ethos. Each of those reasons can be traced back to long before the band was founded in 2019.Gabe Allen · Jan 31, 2023FeaturesTreaty Oak Revival: An Alliance Between Punk and CountryTreaty Oak Revival didn’t really have a choice but to be a country band.Dan England · Dec 15, 2022MusicAlbum Review: Trash. – GhostsLet’s face it. For many, the past couple of years have been pretty garbage, in a lot of ways.Nate Wilde · Dec 13, 2022FeaturesNothing to Hide Behind: Wheelwright’s Jared Kolesar After The Mill“I think there’s an element of a lonely cowboy out on the trail,” Jared Kolesar of Wheelwright tells BandWagon. “There’s many songs now with a story that is best told while I’m alone with my guitar.” The reworked songs give his Jared & The Mill fans a chance to preview his new sound, one he calls more sonically interesting, with more synth and more effects to his vocals to go with some new hip-hop vibes. He calls the sound Neo-Western and compares it to a mix of 80’s futurism and Americana. Or, in his own words, “like Blade Runner with more cowboy vibes.”Dan England · Oct 10, 2022FeaturesBirth, Death and Time In The Sun: SUSTO’s Justin Osborne Finds new Dimesion“There were ravines growing between me and people in my life,” Justin Osborne tells BandWagon.Kevin Johnston · Sep 12, 2022Bevin Luna: 105.5 The Colorado Sound’s Featured Artist“Madison & Angelus is a garage rock EP because it’s rock and roll. And it was literally recorded in a garage in LaPorte, Colorado,” Bevin Luna says. True to the garage band ethos, the 6 tracks mesh originals, covers and co-writes with big, fuzzy guitars, overdriven vocals and bashing drums. But the garage has a heart and some depth behind its door. Much of the writing discusses the turmoil of being a musician in the digital age, and as Luna puts it: “In the middle of a pandemic sandwich: never knowing where to begin or if it’s ever going to end – constantly trying to reassure ourselves that everything was gonna be OK.”Kevin Johnston · Jul 21, 2022MusicAlbum Review: Musuji – Blanket StatementTo say that Musuji’s reputation precedes them would be an understatement. Known for their “wild with madness” moniker, Musuji mash together layer upon layer of sound and energy to create their own blend of funky, intense indie rock that is equally as chill as it is disastrous – and that’s in a good way.Nate Wilde · Jul 7, 2022MusicSingle Review: Eufórquestra – “Arizona to Georgia”Eufórquestra’s recent single, “Arizona to Georgia,” leans into groovy funk-rock, with jammy vibes and a big sound, reminiscent of early Steely Dan or Steve Miller’s “Fly Like an Eagle.” This song has a lot of potential to extend to a full jam, pushing audiences to have a “little less talk, a little more listen” as the lyrics demand.Valerie Vampola · Jul 6, 2022