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Union Colony Civic Center

BandWagon Magazine has covered Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley, CO in 27 stories since 2016, including 21 features and 1 photo gallery. The latest: The Soundtrack of This Little Town (Aug 1, 2026).

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Window of the Downtown Sound record store with a lit OPEN neon sign and records displayed inside.

FeaturesThe Soundtrack of This Little TownInside The Downtown Sound, Greeley’s sole record shop and the quiet heart of a growing music scene.Landon Ungerman · Aug 1, 2026

Black-and-white photo of a bearded musician in a wide-brimmed hat playing guitar on a dark stage.

FeaturesLegends Never Die: Billy Gibbons and ZZ Top Stay On TopSince 1969, ZZ Top has been bringing their unique brand of blues-tinged southern rock around the world.Nate Wilde · Mar 6, 2026

Photo for “Darci Lynne Finds Her Voice One Character at a Time”

FeaturesDarci Lynne Finds Her Voice One Character at a TimeWhen Darci Lynne stepped onto the stage of America’s Got Talent in 2017, it felt like a spark.Rowan Clark · Dec 15, 2025

Chris Isaak performs on stage in a black suit with white embroidery, singing into a mic as a bassist plays behind him.

Concert PhotosA Night of Classic Hits: Chris Isaak at UCCC| 9.16.24Chris Isaak, a name synonymous with timeless rock and roll, has been serenading audiences for over three decades.Jason Alfaro · Sep 17, 2024

A woman in a white dress sits on a wooden chair in a vast, glowing yellow room with a reflective wooden floor.

FeaturesHome Team For The Win: The Burroughs’ “Zero Sum Game”After a year, The Burroughs have re-emerged with a new video and single, “Zero Sum Game,” a first time songwriting collaboration between drummer Mary Claxton and frontman Johnny Burroughs.Valerie Vampola · May 7, 2021

Empty red picnic tables face a large outdoor movie screen under a dramatic storm sky at sunset.

FeaturesInto The Great Wide Open: NoCo & WY Venues Hopeful for a Full-Capacity FallPresident Joe Biden believes we’ll have smaller gatherings with family and close friends by the Fourth of July.Dan England · Mar 31, 2021 BandWagon Battle of the Bands 2020-2021 Finale @ Union Colony Civic Center – Dowtown GreeleyEly Corliss · Mar 19, 2021

FeaturesBattle Profile: Nelsen“The momentum was really good,” Nick Nelsen said. “We were doing four gigs in a one month span.” On the first day of February last year, Nelsen (the band) beat out Hot Tub Wrestler, Ethan More or Less and the Able Dogs in round one of BandWagon’s 2020 Battle of the Bands. The success was three years in the making. Nelsen had also competed in 2018 and 2019, never to make it past the first round. Now, armed with tearjerkers new and old, Nelsen is poised and ready to make the audience “feel” when the Battle of the Bands returns on March 12.Gabe Allen · Feb 16, 2021

Four men pose between tall brick pillars at night, lit in red, wearing dark casual clothes and looking toward the camera.

FeaturesBattle Profile: Lady Denim“We were starting to get the ball rolling, you know, the snowball effect,” recalls Lundeen, Lady Denim’s lead vocalist, of the band’s momentum heading into March 2020, “and then it all got paused.” Lundeen looks back on the band’s last headliner at the Aggie Theatre in Fort Collins, where the band walked out to a crowd of 450. At a show a month later on March 13, just as news of COVID-19 began to flare up, the band walked out to a crowd of less than 50. “The silver lining of it all was that we were able to set aside time and record,” Lundeen reflects. Trading rehearsals for recording sessions not only brought the band closer, but also yielded the seeds for what Lundeen said will be their next release.Diego Felix · Feb 15, 2021

Five people pose with swords and props in front of a red-lit mural of a painted warrior woman.

FeaturesBattle Profile: Hannah & The CuddiesHannah Rodriguez knew that The Cuddies were entering a new chapter in January of 2020 when they won the first round of BandWagons’ Battle of the Bands. She eagerly planned their finalist set and looked forward to the future. But the future had changes in store. So now, after a year-long unplanned intermission, losing / gaining new band members and the optimism of a vaccine, Hannah is ready for The Cuddies’ first gig in 2021.Valerie Vampola · Feb 13, 2021

Musicians play guitars on a lit outdoor stage at night while a crowd watches from behind metal barricades.

FeaturesThe Thin Black Line: Venues Fight To Survive“It’s nowhere near the money I need to sustain, but I was lucky,” says Travis Ragan. Ragan was a partner in the Roxy Theater in Denver and the Mesa Theater in Grand Junction, booking shows in 15 different markets. Now he hauls equipment for his brother, a construction manager out of Colorado Springs. “I know venues are closing down, and yet, we have no leadership backing us and supporting us. We have no one telling us what we should do as opposed to what we shouldn’t do,” Ragan says. “The place is not made to be at a 250 person capacity,” Renee Jelenik says of The Lincoln Theater in Cheyenne, “and even then, it’s not like we sold out those shows. People just aren’t coming out.” “We’ve been asked to shut down, or told to shut down, for months now,” says Ely Corliss of The Moxi Theater in Greeley. “We’ve done that, and where are we now?”Dan England · Dec 3, 2020

Illustrated crowd of masked people in red tones raising hands and phones, with a ferris wheel in the background.

FeaturesThe Fate Of Festival FutureEven right after she was the sickest she’d been in her life, Alison Hamling still cried after she essentially canceled Friday Fest in Downtown Greeley.Dan England · Jun 5, 2020

A giant coronavirus model hovers above a microphone on an empty stage lit by blue and red spotlights and haze.

FeaturesNoCo Music NoGo: COVID-19’s Massive Impact On Colorado’s Music Industry“It’s pretty easy to see how unprepared everyone was,” said Brian Claxton – a touring drummer and music educator based in Greeley, Colorado. Music venues, restaurants and bars across the globe and in Colorado have been ordered to close due to coronavirus precautions, essentially cutting off the lifeblood of the music industry. But the ramifications go deeper, from the 50th anniversary of the huge UNC Jazz Festival delaying one year to smaller bands such as Float Like A Buffalo cancelling their shoestring budget tours. “I think it will take a year to recover, not just in the economy but in the entertainment industry here,” Moxi Theater Ely Corliss said, “and that’s if we resume in April. If this goes until May 11 or so, it’ll be catastrophic for the Moxi and (his restaurant) Luna’s both.”Dan England and Valerie Vampola · Mar 25, 2020

Five men in dark and tan jackets pose outdoors in front of a graffiti-covered concrete wall.

FeaturesInto The Original: Tyler Walker & John DeWitt at the RMCMAsAs the talent booker for the Greeley Stampede’s music acts, John DeWitt always liked the Tyler Walker Band.Dan England · Mar 6, 2020

105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – March 2020Cherokee Heirloom seeds locked in an arctic vault. An unsung hero known as “The Female Elvis.” The most famous mime saving children during a world war. Girls skateboarding in Kabul. The demise of the most rock’ n’ roll magazine ever (no, not us…). What do they have in common? Why they’re in this month’s My5 from The Colorado Sound, of course! Always worth checking out what’s on the minds of our radio gurus – March is no different!BandWagon Magazine · Mar 5, 2020

Man in glasses and a red shirt sings and plays acoustic guitar before a snowy mountain backdrop.

FeaturesJim Curry Is Not John DenverJim Curry is not John Denver. Well, no #@%*!, you say, but when you see him sing on stage, you may have doubts.Dan England · Mar 3, 2020

105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – February 2020Probably the best short read you’ll do all month. Internet overwhelming? We get you. So does the Colorado Sound. Check out their My5 for February and sift through the music and culture mire no longer!Kevin Johnston · Feb 11, 2020

105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsThe Colorado Sound’s My5 – January 2020We have a feeling 2020 is going to be epic. The pop, alternative, rock, folk scholars at The Colorado Sound sift through the flotsam of the new decade and deliver their top 5 notable arts thaangs each month right here, from 5,000 years of Chinese culture to Colorado artist’s Grammy nominations.BandWagon Magazine · Jan 13, 2020

Vintage black-and-white photo of a formal orchestra with strings and music stands before a painted garden backdrop.

FeaturesFirst Class: Greeley Arts Legacy’s Hall Of Fame“We do not want to forget what happened,” said Ed Rogers, chairman of the Greeley Arts Legacy board. “It’s easy to select what we know, but we also want to go back and make sure our past is remembered.” The Arts Legacy board did just that, honoring Ruth Savig, a visual artist for decades in Greeley, Hellen Langworthy who started Little Theater Of The Rockies 80 years ago, the Greeley Philharmonic and more. Friday, October 4 at Union Colony Civic Center, all 6 inductees will be celebrated.Dan England · Oct 2, 2019

Smiling woman with short blonde hair in a blue top leans on a white railing beneath a porch with dark columns.

FeaturesStill At It: Producing the Greeley Arts Picnic Ain’t Just A Day In The ParkRhonda Welch, festival / event coordinator for the City of Greeley answers calls from close to 150 artists and crafters, 24 performers (including 18 music groups) more than a dozen food vendors and representatives for the Coors beer garden at The Greeley Arts Picnic. She’s spends most of June and July inside so you can be outside in Lincoln Park the weekend of July 27 for the 41st annual Arts Picnic, featuring a kick-off party on the 26th by Funkiphino. For now, Welch is still at it.Dan England · Jul 19, 2019