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Five More Acts To See at FoCoMX 2026With so many bands to see at FoCoMX you can’t catch them all.Zachary Visconti · Apr 13, 2026CommunityFoCoMX 2026: A Celebration of Colorado MusicMusic festivals have gone through a lot changes in Colorado.Jed Murphy · Apr 4, 2026Features5 Acts to See at FoCoMX 2026The Ft. Collins celebration of Colorado music known as FoCoMX is back on April 25-26 and to help you navigate this 400-plus band festival we are highlighting just a few of our northern Colorado favorites.Jed Murphy · Apr 1, 2026FeaturesPink Fuzz: Blood Runs DeepIf you notice a particular sweetness in the vocal harmonies soaring above the sludgy riffs, ripping guitar and ruthless drums of Denver rock trio Pink Fuzz, you’re on to something.Kevin Johnston · Apr 12, 2022MusicAlbum Review: Holdfast. – MoviesHoldfast.’s new album Movies brings their expected electro dark-pop and rock aesthetic but leans into other styles that open their doors to new fans. Singer Charlie Maddocks demonstrates a dramatic contrast in dynamics, one that MUSE’s lead Matt Bellamy is well known for, though Maddocks’ tone is undoubtedly his own, becoming one of Colorado’s most recognizable lead vocals. Holdfast. continues to deliver strong songs while experimenting with new sounds and textures.Valerie Vampola · Apr 6, 2022MusicAlbum Review: Young Habitat – In First Person PerspectiveMusic seldom tells you what to imagine in a concrete, absolute way. It requires you to fill in the gaps — sometimes thin, sometimes wide. Young Habitat’s debut EP In First Person Perspective, is a meditation on this idea. Riley Sbarna and saxophonist Hayden Farr (Trash Cat, The Burroughs) have long riffed about a potential musical collaboration, but the inspiration to finally follow through came from an unlikely source: the pandemic. Though In First Person Perspective retains the emotional vulnerability of Sbrana’s previous work, the sonic landscape is a left turn. Understated vocals often devolve into heavily affected opacity. The instrumentation is reminiscent of lo-fi hip hop with frequent saxophone odysseys provided by Farr. It’s one part contemporary Bon Iver and one part Porches with a sprinkle of neo soul. It’s both melancholic and beautiful.Gabe Allen · Apr 5, 2022CommunityBuckle Up: FoCoMX Drive and Jive Continues Despite BoHo NoGoTaking place on Sundays this month at the historic Holiday Twin Drive-In, FoCoMX: Drive and Jive continued its live offerings last month with further programming into August and beyond. Reimagining the series to feature a mix of established veteran Colorado acts as well as “discovery” artists from the region, Drive and Jive aims to build engaged audiences and more. In light of yesterday’s news that the Bohemian Foundation’s recently announced Bohemian Light Music Festival is now in fact cancelled due to COVID precautions, the Drive and Jive series offers a live music format which has proved to function well under pandemic restrictions.Kevin Johnston · Aug 7, 2021FeaturesWriting on the Wall, Festival on the Screen: FoCoMX at the Drive-In and On the WebThis weekend, in lieu of the real, re-scheduled thing, FoCoMX will offer “A Digital Retrospective” of photos taken by fans as well as rare backstage shots by FoCoMX staff on September 4-5 via the festival’s social media channels. The festival wants to celebrate the fan perspective and involvement as well as host live, in-person music to folks in their cars every Tuesday via Drive & Jive, pulling from its scheduled lineup of more than 400 acts.Dan England · Sep 2, 2020FeaturesBands To See At FoCoMX 11FoCoMX is this weekend! There’s too much amazing music to see for even a whole magazine, so here are five favorites of ours this year. See you in Old Town Fort Collins!Laura Giagos · Apr 24, 2019Concert PhotosFOCOMX 7 April 24th, and 25th 2015BandWagon Magazine · Apr 26, 2015FeaturesBand Profile: Fierce Bad RabbitAlthough they are certainly established and thriving, Fierce Bad Rabbit is looking at a new chapter in their music. As they begin to start families, they are considering their future as a band. Chris Anderson is relocating to Boston later this month, on the tail end of a two-week midwestern tour. For many bands, the frontman moving away could be a death sentence, but Fierce Bad Rabbit doesn’t see it that way.Jordan Wood · May 7, 2013FeaturesQ&A: The Wendy Woo Band @ FoCoMXThe Wendy Woo Band played to a packed house, bringing everyone into their Mile High spirit and the audience really responded to their energy.James Garcia · Apr 24, 2013FeaturesQ&A: Rachel and the Kings @ FoCoMXRachel and the Kings looked like they were bigger than Kings of Leon and Florence and the Machine combined on that stage. You could see the passion on their faces and hear it in their songs. I think Rachel and I made eye contact once.James Garcia · Apr 24, 2013FeaturesQ&A: MISCOMUNICADO @ FoCoMXMISCOMUNICADO brings dance, psychedelic, rock, and sweet guitar licks together to melt faces. Mine was liquidated, for sure. I remember looking over to the guy next to me and saying, “This right here is baby making music!” He said, “What?” I just smiled and nodded and he did the same, both of us dancing like headless chickens.James Garcia · Apr 24, 2013FeaturesQ&A: Huff ‘n Keen @ FoCoMXHuff n’ Keen played day one of FoCoMX at Washington’s Bar on the downstairs stage.John Hann · Apr 24, 2013FeaturesQ&A: Danielle Ate The Sandwich @ FoCoMXDanielle Ate the Sandwich filled up Everyday Joe’s to the point that standing room in the back of the audience was shoulder to shoulder.John Hann · Apr 24, 2013FeaturesQ&A: WhiteCatPink @ FoCoMXAll of a sudden we, the audience, were surrounded by furries who were all dancing madly to the leader of the animal gang, David Jacoby, donned in a fuzzy cat outfit of his own and playing the drums, singing insanity into the microphone.James Garcia · Apr 24, 2013Concert PhotosPhotos: Mouthful of Thunder @ The Aggie, 4/19Photos from Mouthful of Thunder’s FoCoMX performance at the Aggie in Fort Collins on April 19th.BandWagon Magazine · Apr 24, 2013Concert PhotosPhotos: Fierce Bad Rabbit @ The Aggie, 4/19Fierce Bad Rabbit’s set at the Aggie closed day one of FoCoMX.BandWagon Magazine · Apr 24, 2013Concert PhotosPhotos: The Blendercats @ Hodi’s Half Note, 4/20The Blendercats played day two of FoCoMX at Hodi’s Half Note in Fort Collins.BandWagon Magazine · Apr 24, 2013