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Rainbow Kitten Surprise performs on April 27 at the Odgen Theatre in Denver, CO. Rainbow Kitten Surprise performed two nights in a row at the Ogden, selling out both nights and performing with their opening act Caamp. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

Photo gallery: Rainbow Kitten Surprise performs at the Ogden Theatre

Colin Shepherd April 30, 2018

Last Friday and Saturday, Rainbow Kitten Surprise spent two nights in Denver, Colorado, performing back to back sold out shows at the Ogden Theatre. Among their shows, RKS performed multiple songs from...

Twenty three year old London native, singer and songwriter Ella Mai performs for a crowd of people in the LSC North Ballroom during the Colored Souls Spring Concert presented by Colorado State Universities United Women of Color organization April 28, 2018. (Matt Begeman | Collegian)

Ella Mai performs at CSU for the Colored Souls Concert

Isabelle Rayburn April 30, 2018

Ella Mai was “Boo’d up” with the crowd Saturday night.  The United Women of Color had their Colored Souls spring concert Saturday night which featured Colorado-based artists Kayla Rae, Rachel Bailey...

Terrah Schultz with Rat Doctor performs 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)

FoCoMX celebrates local music with a large selection of bands and venues

Julia Trowbridge April 29, 2018
For it's 10th annual festival, FoCoMX had around 7,500 band members, plus ones, sponsors and other attendees in the community watching over 300 bands at over 30 venues, which is more people than there's ever been before, according to Greta Cornett, one of the co-founders of FoCoMX. 
Punk icons Jello Biafra and Karl Alvarez share their life experiences at FoCoMX

Punk icons Jello Biafra and Karl Alvarez share their life experiences at FoCoMX

Henry Netherland April 29, 2018

Two punk legends traded their usual wild-energy rock shows for an evening of revealing discussion at FoCoMX.  The former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra and current Descendents bassist Karl...

The members of I Am The Owl enjoy getting beers and listening to live music at Surfside 7 in Old Town Fort Collins.  The band has been together for 4 years and Surfside 7 was the first place where they had consistent shows.  They will be performing on April 27th for FoCoMX at The Whisk(e)y. (Matt Tackett | Collegian)

Fort Collins band I Am The Owl combines metal and punk to encourage unity

Miranda Moses April 27, 2018

A group Fort Collins music scene veterans are committing themselves to producing the important messages behind punk music with some Colorado flare.  Josh Harrelson, Kyle Krueckeberg, Josh Rivera and...

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5 albums Pitchfork rated extremely wrong

Jonny Rhein April 26, 2018

A Pitchfork review can make or break the success of a record. The online music magazine Pitchfork does a lot for the indie music scene. So many bands who may have never had a voice have been heard because...

Rapper, author and talk show host Action Bronson performs at the Aggie Theatre on April 20, 2018. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

Photo gallery: Action Bronson performs at the Aggie Theatre

Colin Shepherd April 25, 2018

  Last Friday, rapper, author and talk show host Action Bronson performed at the Aggie Theatre on April 20. After about an hour of performing, Bronson forgot the words to his song and threw the...

UCA to end semester with 3 powerful performances

UCA to end semester with 3 powerful performances

Maddie Wright April 25, 2018
As the school year wraps up, the School of Music Theater and Dance is finishing strong with three music events for the end of semester.
Jesse Neth performs with Write Minded at the kick off event for FoCoMX in the RamSkellar on April 19. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

The Fort Collins Music eXperiment brings local music to the spotlight

Julia Trowbridge April 25, 2018
FoCoMX is presenting 360 artists at over 30 locations on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28. Created by the grassroots nonprofit FoCoMA ten years ago, FoCoMX gives the community an opportunity to hear the aspiring local music in the Northern Colorado area.
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Kali Uchis gets her foot in the door with ‘Isolation’

Henry Netherland April 25, 2018

In her short career as a performer, R&B singer Kali Uchis has managed to nab collaborations with some pretty big names including Snoop Dogg, Gorillaz and most importantly Tyler, the Creator. Now...

Luke Pell performs at the Lory Student Center ballroom on 21st April 2018 (Brandon Mendoza | Collegian)

Phi Delta Theta hosts former ‘Bachelorette’ contestant Luke Pell for ALS fundraiser concert

Ty Davis April 23, 2018

Although Phi Delta Theta's Sunday night philanthropy event lacked in size, it was full of entertainment.  The Colorado State University chapter of Phi Delta Theta hosted a fundraising concert featuring...

Slam poet turned professional rapper Watsky performs for a packed house Saturday night at the Ogden theater in downtown Denver as part of his "Low Visibility Tour" featuring the band Invisible Inc. (Davis Bonner | Collegian)

Q&A: Poet turned rapper Watsky talks fans, touring and politics

Davis Bonner April 23, 2018

From humble beginnings performing spoken word poetry in coffee shops and college campuses to packing theaters across the country and around the world, Watsky has always performed from the heart and remained...

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