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Concert PhotosMicrowave at Ogden Theatre, Part 2Microwave performed at the Ogden Theatre in Denver, photographed for BandWagon Magazine. This is part two.Jackie Wagner · Apr 12, 2026Concert PhotosMicrowave at Ogden Theatre, Part 1Microwave performed at the Ogden Theatre in Denver on the 10 year anniversary tour of Much Love. This is part one.Jackie Wagner · Apr 10, 2026FeaturesSlow Joy: Emotional Honesty and Universal AppealDigging Deep Esteban Flores, the visionary behind the solo project Slow Joy, stands out not only for his unique blend of grunge, emo, and shoegaze but also for his deeply…Ely Corliss · Mar 4, 2024MusicAlbum Review: False Report – Tear The PagesFalse Report is a band that hasn’t played by anyone’s rules.Laura Giagos · Oct 30, 2019ReviewsAlbum Review: Overslept – With Or Without“With Or Without” (Overslept’s newest) is melodious and melancholy, yet it’s jarring enough to keep discerning pop rock ears piqued, pushing past the boundaries of traditional indie into new, dissonant territory.Nate Wilde · Mar 29, 2019FeaturesBad Frequencies Ring Familiar – Hawthorne Heights ReturnAlmost two decades after their debut, Dayton, Ohio’s Hawthorne Heights continue to live up to their reputation as s one of the seminal bands of the emo-rock genre.Michael Olivier · Jun 1, 2018FeaturesOne Flew West – Explicitly ThemselvesTried and true emo-honesty comes off OFW’s chest in spades, but the truth is, more and more of Northern Colorado is all ears. Shout-y open-throated hooks throughout the EP evoke images from its release show last month at The Bluebird Theater, packed with hoodied disciples bopping and shouting along. “One thing we tried really hard to convey on this EP was the energy of our music that we display at our live show” OFW says. “A big part of that was incorporating gang vocals into the recording. We always get the audience to sing along when we play live and we wanted to harness the energy that comes with that into a recorded song.”Kevin Johnston · Feb 1, 2018