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Music

Wes Kenney and the Fort Collins Symphony stand for applause at the end of their performance. Shot by Lyra Wiley.

Fort Collins Symphony presents season 69 of Odyssey: Sound Travels

Lyra Wiley February 4, 2019
Conductor Wes Kenney directs Odyssey: Sound Travels "London to Leningrad" performed by Fort Collins Symphony. Hsing-ay Hsu performs as the featured guest artist.
Stoned V Sober Graphic (Collegian)

The Able Dogs kick off 2019 right with new album “Twisted Kiss”

Henry Netherland February 4, 2019

In the northern Colorado music scene, there is seemingly no shortage of garage rock bands. Fortunately, Greeley band The Able Dogs shows much more potential on their debut album “Twisted Kiss”...

Collegian Reviews (Illustration by Caleb Carpenter | Collegian)

Weezer releases cover album with ’80s classics

Maddie Wright January 31, 2019

For those wondering what the Los Angeles based rock group Weezer has been up to lately, there's a new project from the band they can tune into.  Most people know about Weezer, the alternative rock...

Stoned V Sober Graphic (Collegian)

FIDLAR descends further into madness on ‘Almost Free’

Henry Netherland January 28, 2019

California based surf-punk band FIDLAR is an acronym for Fuck It Dog, Life's a Risk, and boy, do they live up to that name. The band consistently delves into the deepest realms of partying and hardcore...

Headphones sit on a phone displaying the Spotify app. (Photo Courtesy of Flickr user download source.fr)

5 albums in the making to look out for in 2019

Miles Parrish January 28, 2019

The year 2019 is here, and plenty of new music is on its way as well. Although there will be countless releases throughout the coming months, here are five albums to keep an eye out for. Schoolboy Q:...

James Blake brings soul into the future on ‘Assume Form’

James Blake brings soul into the future on ‘Assume Form’

Henry Netherland January 23, 2019

James Blake brings classical and electronic music together in a way no one has ever heard before. Truth be told, I have not previously been a fan of James Blake. My first exposure to him was from...

Sean "Slug" Daley and Anthony "Ant" Davis  of  Atmosphere perform at the Aggie Theatre on Dec. 9, 2017. Atmosphere stopped in Fort Collins as a part of their "Welcome to Colorado" tour. (Jack Starkebaum | Collegian)

Aggie Theatre shows to look forward to this semester

Maddie Wright January 20, 2019

The Aggie Theatre in Fort Collins brings a new round of shows to look forward to in the upcoming semester. With shows for hip-hop, reggae, comedy, EDM and plenty of other genres, the Aggie sets the pace...

The Peer Awards, presented by the Fort Collins Music Association, highlighted the local music scene with the presentation of awards and performances from five local artists. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

FoCoMA highlights local, Northern Colorado artists with Peer Awards

Julia Trowbridge January 14, 2019

Highlighting a handful of bands out of the hundreds in the Northern Colorado area can be a difficult task, but that’s what the Fort Collins Music Association did with their 10th annual Peer Awards. FoCoMA...

A raver's right of passage: 5 must-see artists at Decadence NYE 2018

A raver’s right of passage: 5 must-see artists at Decadence NYE 2018

Elena Waldman December 21, 2018

New Year's Eve is coming up sooner than later, and everyone is scrambling to make last-minute plans for the global holiday. For those who don’t want to spend another night out tossing ping pong balls...

Capstone performers from left to right Madison Martinek, Jenny Trenchard, Mohammed York, Cassie Eron and Katelyn Doyle. Photo by Jackie Nunnally.

Capstone dance concert highlights senior dance majors

Molly Strader December 9, 2018

Last Friday, Colorado State University senior dance majors Katelyn Doyle, Cassie Eron, Madison Martinek, Jenny Trenchard and Mohammed York performed the opening night of their 2018 Fall Dance Capstone...

Childish Gambino performing at Pepsi Center in Denver. Courtesy of Henry Netherland

Childish Gambino shows vocal talent in Denver on last tour ever

Henry Netherland December 5, 2018

In recent years, Donald Glover also known as Childish Gambino has had a hand in every aspect of significant American popular culture including television, movies, internet content and most importantly...

Sad girl of the week: UMI puts listeners in their feels

Sad girl of the week: UMI puts listeners in their feels

Miranda Moses December 5, 2018

In music, there is currently an unforeseen era of 'lil' mumble rappers and the symphonic marriage of emo, rock and hip-hop. This also comes with the constant boasting of new age emotional boys or...

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