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MusicAlbum Review: Spencer Zweifel and The Life or Death SituationZweifel. German for “Doubt.” From the root word zwei — meaning “two.” Or, when really straining the poetics of Middle High German for the purposes of this clumsy metaphor… Zwei —…Danny Bishop · Sep 18, 2024FilmAlbum Review: Matthew Wilburn Skinner– Play For The KingMatthew Wilburn Skinner makes up one-third of the band Tallgrass, picking up the banjo and guitar, playing the harmonica and contributing his raspy vocals to the band.Jay Wallace · Nov 1, 2017MusicAlbum Review: Melkbelly – Nothing ValleyMelkbelly’s debut, full-length album Nothing Valley may be one of the most refreshing albums of the year.Noel Billups · Nov 1, 2017FeaturesBADBADNOTGOODCanadian Jazz collective BADBADNOTGOOD is currently comprised of four dudes— Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Alexander Sowinski and Leland Whitty.Kyle Eustice · Oct 2, 2017FeaturesThundercat Comes Into His Own“As long as I don’t start murdering people are robbing banks in the name of Thundercat, I’m good,” Stephen Bruner says regarding his fixation with the ‘80s action figures and cartoon series.Kyle Eustice · Sep 1, 2017MusicAlbum Review: The Cairn Project’s Self-Titled Debut AlbumLocal Greeley group who call themselves The Cairn Project created their self-titled debut album “to serve as a marker in their own musical journey.” Started by drummer Brian…Jay Wallace · Sep 3, 2015MusicTop Tunes Thursday: Quantic Presents The Western Transient — A New ConstellationThis week, Will “Quantic” Holland released the debut record for a new side project. Holland is a man of many projects, including The Quantic Soul Orchestra, The Limp Twins, Quantic and his Combo Barbaro, as well as numerous one on one collaborations. His latest is called Quantic Presents The Western Transient, and the record, A New Constellation. At seconds under the 3/4 hour mark, the record delivers ten locations for his dream jazz vacation, and is recorded with artists and performers handpicked by the maestro. From balmy Caribbean, to melodic 70’s, A New Constellation is a warm and snuggly love letter to jazz and soul music, with just enough “Quantic” thrown in.Clark Lamson · Aug 6, 2015MusicAlbum Review: Currency of Man — Melody GardotPhiladelphia based singer/songwriter/siren Melody Gardot hasn’t known many times in her life without music.Clark Lamson · Jul 28, 2015MusicAlbum Review: Kamasi Washington— The EpicIf you’ve never heard the name Kamasi Washington, there’s a reason for that. It’s because up until now, he’s had no solo records outside a few small self releases. Like Kishi Bashi, Washington has supported many a musician. His first national tour was with Snoop Dogg, and he joined Raphael Saadiq for his first international tour. Before releasing his new record The Epic, he lent his skills to records like Flying Lotus’ You’re Dead! and Kendrick Lamar’s masterful To Pimp A Butterfly.Clark Lamson · Jun 9, 2015

Concert PhotosUniversity of Northern Colorados’ 45th Annual Jazz Festival, April 16th-19th, 2015BandWagon Magazine · Apr 17, 2015CommunityThe Amazing Deborah BrownFrom Kansas City, Missouri to the farthest borders of Indonesia, renowned jazz soul singer Deborah Brown has been establishing footholds in contemporary jazz for over thirty years.Rose Hedberg · Apr 16, 2015CommunityThe Legendary Chris PotterChris Potter is no stranger to hard work and the nature of the beast that is the professional jazz world.Jed Murphy · Apr 13, 2015MusicAlbum Review: Born to Wander – Self-Titled EPIt’s not every day that you get a debut album from a jazz trio, but more often than not, the music on it doesn’t sound that much different from anything else out there that’s getting play on the radio.Jay Wallace · Nov 25, 2014