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New Music Tuesday – Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

By Monday, October 6, 2014 0 Music, New Music Tuesday Permalink 0
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

Andrew McMahon is one of my favorite singer/performer/artist and has been since High School. I've been lucky to meet him on many occassions, and see him perform countless times. He's coming back to Colorado at the end of October with his newest iteration, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. Slowly he is releasing new songs from the album that will be released on October 14th, and I discovered he put them on all SoundCloud the other night when I was searching for songs to listen to on my drive home from Denver. Yesterday he also put out a preview of his whole new album on Billboard and ...

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Riot Fest Denver 2014 – Shuttles, Schedules, Food Trucks, Tickets And Aftershows

By Wednesday, September 17, 2014 1 Denver, Festivals, Music Permalink 0
Map of Riot Fest in Denver at Mile High Stadium

It is almost upon us, one of the last music festivals of the Summer 2014 season here in Colorado. Riot Fest has been in the news quite often due to the change in venue, and the fact that since it had it's 10 year anniversary in Chicago, they've extended the bands performing albums in their entirety to all three venues. See below for which bands are performing in Denver this weekend. Gates Opening at Mile High Stadium Gates open at Riot Fest on Friday at 2:30 pm, Saturday at Noon and Sunday at Noon. I definitely recommend getting there early to beat the lines, but also ...

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SpokesBUZZ Incubator Sessions

By Monday, September 15, 2014 0 Fort Collins, Life, Music, SpokesBUZZ Permalink 0
SpokesBUZZ.org's Logo

I've previously written about how I recently joined the board of SpokesBUZZ, a nonprofit organization in Fort Collins whose mission includes amplifying music scenes and developing the professionalism of artists. SpokesBUZZ Incubator Sessions As part of the professional development series for their artists, they have a monthly incubator session where SpokesBUZZ brings in professionals to speak on topics ranging from trademarks, band agreements, marketing, taxes and more. I've had the pleasure of speaking on (three times over 4 years now) and attending many of these sessions (too many to count), and they are chock full of great information for bands. ASCAP, Lawyers, LLC's - Oh My! I recently ...

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Recap of Higher Ground Music Festival 2014 – #GetToHigherGround

By Friday, August 29, 2014 0 Denver, Festivals, Music Permalink 0

The Higher Ground Music Festival was so much fun this weekend! The layout in RiNo was perfect for the 6 stages that were set up, the baby pools were great to cool your feet off in, the VIP areas were a great place to hide from the sun (although my sunburn clearly shows I didn't use these enough), the food and drink options were varied and delicious and the weather held out and only sprinkled a little bit over the course of the day. There were so many great bands that I've been meaning to see and just hadn't made my way to a show yet, like ...

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New Music Tuesday – The Griswolds – Be Impressive

By Wednesday, August 27, 2014 0 Music, New Music Tuesday Permalink 0
The Griswolds - Be Impressive

The Griswolds were definitely one of the best bands I saw at UMS this year that I had never heard of before. They are from Australia, have catchy, indie songs and put on one helluva show. And, in case you were wondering, they are named for Chevy Chase's family from the Vacation movies. While I could spend more time telling you why you should listen, I'm just going to let the music stand for itself. Listen here: The Griswolds - Be Impressive So, what do you think? Who wants to see them with me next time the come to town?

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Higher Ground Music Festival 2014 in Denver – #GetToHigherGround

By Thursday, August 21, 2014 0 Denver, Festivals, Life, Music Permalink 0
SpokesBUZZ at Higher Ground Music Festival 2014

Did you miss Bohemian Nights at New West Fest last weekend? You missed out, HOWEVER there are quite a few bands that played last weekend that are also playing at Higher Ground Music Festival, this Saturday, August 23rd. I'd recommend you not miss this festival as well! General Admission tickets are $20 for 40 bands! Seriously, just $2 a band - right downtown in RiNo! Benefit SpokesBUZZ Another perk? All proceeds benefit SpokesBUZZ who also have an amazing stage (including Baywood)! Don't Miss These Bands Barcelona Baywood Finish Ticket Post Paradise Wiredogs The Wild After Izcalli Sarah & The Meanies Gasoline Lollipops Instant Empire Rob Drabkin Edison Shatterproof Qbala I thought that list ...

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Review of the 10th Annual Bohemian Nights at New West Fest – #FoCoMusic

By Tuesday, August 19, 2014 0 Fort Collins, Life, Music Permalink 0
Bohemian Nights at New West Fest 2014 Logo

This past weekend was New West Fest which was started to celebrate the birthday of Fort Collins. This year Fort Collins turned 150! Lookin' good for 150 FoCo! It was also the 10th annual Bohemian Nights at New West Fest, and boy was it fun! Upgrades I love the upgrades that Bohemian Nights made including using the Mountain stage for the main stage on Friday and including a secondary stage at the Library for even more rock to start the weekend off right. In addition, the stage backgrounds were amazing. Think Starry Night over Horsetooth. And when the lights came out, it made it even more magical. Friday Unfortunately I ...

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Bohemian Nights at New West Fest 2014 – #FoCoMusic

By Wednesday, August 13, 2014 0 Internet, Life, Music Permalink 0
Bohemian Nights at New West Fest 2014 Logo

I'm excited for yet another year of Bohemian Nights at New West Fest - and it's only a day away! This three day event starts on Friday, August 15th and rocks straight on through August 17th. Bohemian Nights is always a favorite Fort Collins festival of mine as they always have a few stages of local bands, in addition to some national headliners, and the lineup this year is just as awesome. Included in the lineup are my faves (obvi) Wiredogs! I'm excited to see my brother, Stefan, and his wife Madeline. This festival is just like a family reunion, but with good music! Monika's List of ...

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Navigator – A Fun, Geeky, Addictive Video Game Set to Chemistry Club’s Music

By Thursday, July 31, 2014 0 Denver, Life, Music Permalink 0
Navigator - Chemistry Club's Video Game

What's better than shooting a high quality music video for local bands? How about taking it to the next level and designing a mobile video game, set to your songs? That's what local band Chemistry Club is about to do! Their upcoming show with Post Paradise will aptly be held at the 1upColfax, and will be where they are releasing the video game, Navigator. After meeting Chemistry Club at Big Gig, I knew I had to learn more about them and what inspired them to create and release a video game. Yesterday I had lunch with Jeff Wiencrot and we had a long discussion about everything from ...

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