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The Blasting Room

BandWagon Magazine has covered The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, CO in 24 stories since 2013, including 8 features and 13 reviews. The latest: June 2026 – Logan Ryan Band (Jun 1, 2026).

24 stories

Logan Ryan Band cover: black-and-white portrait of a mustached man in a cap, leaning on a counter beside a beer bottle.

June 2026 – Logan Ryan BandIn This Issue: Logan Ryan Band | Blucifer | Khary | Aubrey Dale | The Blasting RoomEly Corliss · Jun 1, 2026

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FeaturesThirty Years Loud: How The Blasting Room became one of punk’s most important studios without ever leaving Fort Collins.No sign out front. No marquee, no logo, nothing on the building at Laporte Ave that tells you what happened inside.Ava Harris · Jun 1, 2026

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FeaturesHeavy-Psych Band Flahoola Unleashes Debut Album Electric ScytheIf you’ve been around the Colorado music scene for a while, chances are you’ve felt the strange, electrifying pull of Flahoola.Nate Wilde · Oct 6, 2025

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FeaturesUnderseer: Worth the WaitIn the heart of Northern Colorado, a band has been quietly, yet powerfully, redefining the boundaries of math rock and post-hardcore.Landon Ungerman · Jul 29, 2024

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Featuresclementine: Growing Up PunkOrganic Beginnings A young alternative rock band is making waves in the Rockies, with black Sharpie X’s on their hands, handed out by security bouncers at venues across the state.Landon Ungerman · Jun 27, 2024

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MusicPlasma Canvas | Dusk Album ReviewIf you’ve kept up with the rock scene in Northern Colorado for the past several years, you’ve undoubtedly heard of Plasma Canvas.Nate Wilde · Nov 6, 2023

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MusicAlbum 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, 2022

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MusicAlbum Review: Logan Farmer – A Mold For The BellFollowing in the Soft-Croon tradition of fellow Colorado folkers Covenhoven and Gregory Alan Isakov, Fort Collins’ Farmer paints with a palette of little more than acoustic guitar and vocal. But a flutter of woodwind textures, flecks of orchestral harp and thoughtful string arrangements elevate the album’s eight songs to a 10. Fans of Bon Iver will love A Mold For The Bell, but expect a few unique brush strokes in this impressionist piece, namely, the pointed, trembling timbre of Farmer’s vocal: It’s hushed and rife with vibrato yet convinced with a determined grit.Kevin Johnston · Nov 9, 2022

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MusicAlbum Review: King Crawdad – King Crawdad 3Fort Collins-based rock outfit King Crawdad has hit an impressive new stride, producing an EP alive with the particular energy they are clearly looking to translate. Taking their latest material to the renowned Fort Collins recording studio The Blasting Room and adding Tucker Valentine into the mix on bass, King Crawdad 3 stands as some of their best work yet. It punches where it needs to punch, kicks out the jams when it needs it the most, and shows a band really honing in on their sound.Laura Giagos · Aug 10, 2021

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MusicSingle 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, 2021

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FeaturesA Brother’s Bond: Holdfast. Stays, Fights and Reflects“We are three brothers” is the first sentence Holdfast. wrote in their Facebook bio and they’re not really wrong about that. Brothers Tom and Mikey Maddocks and their cousin Charlie Maddocks grew up right next door to each other in Windsor, CO. They did everything together, including signing a sync licence with Audio Network in 2020 and releasing their first full length Stay And Fight on January 8, 2021.Valerie Vampola · Jan 11, 2021

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FeaturesSarah Slaton Says It’s Time to Get Up and You Know ItDespite the chaos that was 2020, Fort Collins singer-songwriter Sarah Slaton has been able to find one gig: “I’m joining a bunch of other folks from the music industry who have been laid-off from their normal jobs,” she tells BandWagon. “We are part of a Covid rapid-response team, going to small cities to build testing infrastructure and testing sites.” Because let’s be honest, if you need to build a mobile facility meant to deal with a lot of people, call are the music festival folks. “We get shit done quickly,” Slaton says. Additionally, Slaton released the “Get Up” single and video in December, which speaks to what so many are going through. She championed the Save Our Stages Act, spearheaded community events and much more.Laura Giagos · Jan 5, 2021

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MusicAlbum Review: VIVIAN – The Warped GlimmerEven during the pandemic, Fort Collins-based dream pop band VIVIAN pushed forward the release of their debut full length album The Warped Glimmer, and according to the band, are already well into producing a full length follow-up. Spacy in all the right ways and saturated in the tell tale signs of art-rock gone pop, The Warped Glimmer is VIVIAN turning on cruise control and putting the seat back for you. It’s a warm envelope to rest in but exciting enough not to put you to sleep.Laura Giagos · Jun 11, 2020

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MusicAlbum Review: A.M. Pleasure Assassins – Careless LaughterWith their (yes) fifteenth release Careless Laughter, A.M. Pleasure Assassins remind us there’s a whole scene of bands in Northern Colorado who refuse to care what you migh think. They remind us that making music is supposed to be fun; it’s about putting yourself out there.Laura Giagos · Jun 9, 2020

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MusicAlbum Review: I Am The Owl – I Can’t See“I Can’t See” is an evolution for I Am The Owl. Their no-nonsense shredding with a twist of experimentation has flourished into a galloping monster of thought-out riffs and rhythms that will have Every Time I Die fans grinning from ear to ear. It deserves to be heard and supported, so buy this EP if you can.Michael Olivier · May 12, 2020

FeaturesThe Blasting Room: FoCo’s Punk Rock Heart Beats For 25 YearsThe Blasting Room didn’t start with a Big Bang, as you might expect, but a drunken nap.Dan England · Nov 11, 2019

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MusicAlbum Review: Post Paradise – Lonely WorldsPost Paradise has been a staple of the Northern Colorado music scene for several years with their blend of cello, piano and guitar-driven alternative prog rock.Nate Wilde · Nov 6, 2019

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November 2019 – The Blasting RoomIn This Issue: The Blasting Room | Whippoorwill | Post Paradise | Luna Shade | False Report | Kenyon Brenner | 105.5 Colorado Sound’s my5Ely Corliss · Nov 1, 2019

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ReviewsAlbum Review: I Am The Owl – A Mission to Civilize: Part III Am The Owl’s newest release is for longtime fans of the Fort Collins punk/metal band and new listeners alike. Recorded at the Blasting Room, a heavy hitting local recording studio readers should familiarize themselves with (if you haven’t already), A Mission to Civilize: Part II rips. Fans of the hybrid genre will dig the searing guitars and signature “tight, but huge” drums. Following up their first release, A Mission to Civilize: Part I, the new drop expands on I Am The Owl’s galvanizing sound with much-welcomed production value increase. Fans of local DIY punk rock, don’t let that turn you off.Michael Olivier · Jul 1, 2018

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MusicAlbum Review: Post Paradise– Bring It To Life (Side B)Post Paradise is a band with chops. Few Northern Colorado bands have the experience or industry know-who as the members of Post Paradise.Jed Murphy · Nov 3, 2016