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Jack Elliott of the band Fat Stallion plays bass and sings during his band’s KCSU in-studio performance on Sept. 28. (Josh Schroeder | Collegian)

Local band Fat Stallion shows ‘unity over uniformity’ in live session

Guest Author • October 2, 2018

Last Friday evening, 90.5 KCSU reined in Fat Stallion, a local band, for a live in-studio session. The band enjoyed horsing around in the station, showing off their personal sound which they have dubbed...

Alcario Artuso, Terrah Schultz and Dylan Orth with Rat Doctor perform at the Aggie Theater for the 10th annual FoCoMX. Rat Doctor, a Fort Collins band which goes against the idea of a genre defining their music, performs music they describe as groovy, dynamic and cool. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Rat Doctor gives amicable performance at New Belgium Brewery

Walker Discoe • September 30, 2018

Nestled into a room just off the main bar at New Belgium Brewing, a stage is filled with the warm glow of incandescent light bulbs and local band Rat Doctor belted out their wavy, muddled songs to a reasonable...

Collegian Reviews (Illustration by Caleb Carpenter | Collegian)

Stoned vs. sober: Brockhampton’s ‘Iridescence’ provides an immersive hip-hop experience

Henry Netherland • September 25, 2018

Editor's note: The activities portrayed in this article were done legally and in a safe environment.  The self-proclaimed "Greatest Boy Band in the World" is back with the first album outside of...

The Downtown Artery features Glass Cases's first ever performance; the band officially formed in February and has been working hard ever since. With Austin Seifert on the ukulele and Alex Van Keulen on the bass, the duo write original music together (Maya Shoup | Collegian).

Fort Collins band Glass Cases gears up for debut EP release

Walker Discoe • September 24, 2018
The three members of alt-indie band Glass Cases are busy working hard to prove themselves as musicians, including the release a new EP.
Tribulation members Jonathan Hultén and Johannes Andersson perform on stage at the Bluebird theater in Denver Friday night. (Walker Discoe | Collegian)

Swedish goth-rock band Tribulation defies labels in new tour

Walker Discoe • September 24, 2018

Tribulation is a band characterized by slow, heavy guitar, a crescendo of roaring drums and the muddy, fierce vocals typically associated with Scandinavian death metal. The band’s newest release, “Down...

Ricardo Valentine, aka 6lack, performs at Grandoozy Sept. 15. 6lack played his set despite orders to be on vocal rest. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

6lack’s “East Atlanta Love Letter” shows a more emotional side of rap

Isabelle Rayburn • September 20, 2018
Throughout his musical career, the Grammy-nominated artist has broken down barriers of masculinity by describing his feelings and emotions throughout music, which is exactly what he did in his new sophomore album, “East Atlanta Love Letter.”
Café Tacvba performs at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre. (Henry Netherland | Collegian)

Café Tacvba kicks off Latinx Heritage Month at the Mishawaka

Henry Netherland • September 18, 2018

Latinx Heritage Month is off to a fiery start thanks to Mexican alternative rock band, Café Tacvba. On Sept. 15, more than 100 people gathered at the Mishawaka Amphitheater to see the band perform live....

Mary Claxton, who is usually the drummer for Trash Cat, switched out her drum sticks for an electric ukulele for this performance.

Flying V Sessions kicks off monthly series with female powered folk-funk fusion

Lauryn Bolz • September 17, 2018

Women empower women through female powered fulk-folk fusion. Saja Butler, a member of local, all-female band Lois and the Lantern and proud "mother" of the Flying V, has been assembling groups of female...

Miguel performs Friday evening at the Grandoozy Music Festival in Denver, CO. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

New major music festival ‘Grandoozy’ premieres in Denver

Henry Netherland • September 17, 2018

(Editor's Note:) This article discusses the first-day lineup of Grandoozy. This is not representative of the entire Grandoozy weekend of performances. Ever since rumors began spreading in early 2017 about...

Emmy award-winning composer Ramin Djawadi's Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience made its stop in Denver on Friday night. The Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience is on its second North American Tour. Djawadi was awarded the Emmy for an Outstanding Music Composition for a Series in early September of 2018 for his score in the last episode of season 7, "The Dragon and the Wolf." (Matt Tackett | Collegian)

Game of Thrones live concert returns to Denver, brings fans together

Austin Fleskes • September 16, 2018

When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. Or you could just listen to some great music. The Game of Thrones live concert experience returned to Denver Friday, Sept. 16 to bring fans the...

J. Cole preforms at the Pepsi Center on Sept. 10, 2018. Cole is currently on tour for his album 'KOD' which dropped in April this year. (Isabelle Rayburn | Collegian).

J. Cole connects to the community during his ‘KOD’ tour

Isabelle Rayburn • September 13, 2018

There are hundreds of artists worth seeing in concert and J. Cole is just one of the many. Luckily the tour of his latest release, "KOD" hit Denver on Sept. 10 at the Pepsi Center.  Cole had a surprise...

All Sales Vinyl, a new record store, is now open in Old Town. (AJ Frankson | Collegian)

All Sales Vinyl spins into Old Town music scene

Walker Discoe • September 9, 2018

Seated inside the old Bisetti’s building in downtown Fort Collins, All Sales Vinyl is a young and upcoming buy-and-sell record store. The new business was founded by Mike Fogerty, a longtime member...

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