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MusicSingle Review: Branson Hoog – “No Vacancy”Intimate and sexy, Branson Hoog’s nimble, close-up vocals evoke an alluring darkness. The NOT A TOY (fka Shatterproof) frontman employs deep and minimalistic beats on “No Vacancy,” the second release under his own name.Kevin Johnston · Jan 11, 2022MusicAlbum Review: This Broken Beat – Far From HomeJulio Perez, lead singer of This Broken Beat has the kind of pop-rock cross-over voice that would make Adam Levine turn his chair around.Kevin Johnston · Dec 8, 2021FeaturesTrash Cat and the Absurdity of the Human Experience~ Greeley’s silliest band takes making good music seriously ~Gabe Allen · Nov 12, 2021MusicSingle Review: Silver & Gold – Saving FaceBandWagon Magazine’s favorite band Silver & Gold are at it again, and instead of going home, they went big on their new single “Saving Face.” Catch them Friday, September 10 at The Block Party in downtown Greeley.Laura Giagos · Aug 27, 2021MusicSingle Review: Eli Rey – That Kinda FeelinWith slick, red dirt country rock production and a starry-eyed demeanor, Eli Rey elevates the local country scene to a radio-ready level with “That Kinda Feelin.”Laura Giagos · Aug 25, 2021MusicAlbum Review: Banshee Tree – Banshee TreeFor the past few years, Banshee Tree has played in barrooms, theaters and music festivals all over Colorado and Wyoming. Although the band’s music showcases each member’s impressive chops, the recurring theme is vibrant energy. Dancefloor denizens will sway to neo soul for one song and spin their partner to gypsy jazz for the next.Gabe Allen · Aug 9, 2021MusicAlbum Review: Julie Koenig – Renaissance WomanJulie Koenig’s debut album explores what it means to be a woman – both the strengths and vulnerabilities – through the singer-songwriter genre and jazz. Unapologetic about her features and her attitude, Koenig uses them to draw strength and elicit feminist ideals, employing a fierce set of original lyrics on being rambunctious.Valerie Vampola · Aug 5, 2021MusicSingle Premiere: Cody – “I’m Not Really Listening”After years of solely identifying as the co-front man of Colorado’s adored brother-band Slow Caves, Jakob Mueller steps away from those familiar indie guitar shoegaze shores.Kevin Johnston · Jul 15, 2021MusicSingle Review: Lady Denim – “Old & New”Bright, energetic and bursting with pop polish has been the name of the game for Fort Collins indie rockers Lady Denim and it’s paying off.Laura Giagos · Jul 8, 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, 2021MusicSingle Review: NGHT WLVES – “C’est La Vie”“C’est La Vie,” the latest from NGHT WLVS, clearly shows them taking the things they’ve learned through 2020 and stepping up their game. Staying true to their synth-hop nature, crisp and pristine.Laura Giagos · May 12, 2021MusicDEBR4H – “The Court Of Richard II”“This isn’t the normal, like, girl-joins-the-band story,” DEBR4H’s Jed Murphy tells BandWagon.Kevin Johnston · Apr 19, 2021MusicSingle Premiere: Pie Lombardi – “Some People”Northern Colorado’s Pie Lombardi presents his finest work to date with the moving single “Some People,” which premieres today exclusively via BandWagon.Kevin Johnston · Feb 11, 2021MusicAlbum Review: Isadora Eden – All NightIsadora Eden’s second EP, the vulnerable ‘All Night,’ opens like a dark, reverberated flower in your headphones. Eden’s young, muted alto offers sad solidarity to those who will listen, while she and bandmates Sumner Erhard and Corey Coffman carry her shy messages on the shoulders of stately guitars, dignified drums and echoey atmosphere.Kevin Johnston · Feb 6, 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, 2021ReviewsAlbum Review: Pedro The Lion – PhoenixAfter the release of Pedro The Lion’s 2004 record Achilles Heel, the term “emo” would be weaponised as a slur—by outsiders and longtime acolytes alike—and earnest and plaintive music was largely cast aside for the irreverent, angular, and abstract indie rock that would define much of the next decade. Fifteen years after the band’s last release, hordes of music listeners will gather in front of stages throughout 2019 t(including The Bluebird Feb 10) to see Pedro the Lion in support of its long-anticipated return on Polyvinyl Records.Ryan Murphy · Feb 8, 2019ReviewsAlbum Review: Anthony Ruptak – A Place That Never ChangesIn a musical era defined by digital austerity, A Place That Never Changes is a powerful ode to maximalism, a carefully layered production of towering melodies and micro-cacophonies that cede just the right amount of space for Ruptak’s searing lyrical attack. It captures 2018 America’s prevailing feelings of confusion, anxiety and dread.Ryan Murphy · Dec 5, 2018