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Alec Reviews Music: Flobots provide protest songs for the modern age with ‘NOENEMIES’

Alec Erickson May 10, 2017

Successfully crowdfunding an entire album is no small feat. However, Flobots made it look easy when they did just that. The band, which has taken activism to a whole other level, is back to do it again...

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Alec Reviews Music: Grayscale delivers emotional new record with ‘Adornment’

Alec Erickson May 9, 2017

Bearing your feelings into a song might be a difficult challenge for some. For Grayscale, this is something that they never had much of a problem with. Telling stories in a way that makes sense and is...

KCSU Staff Picks: Our meaning behind the music

KCSU Staff Picks: Our meaning behind the music

Guest Author May 8, 2017

Editor’s note: As part of a media transparency initiative, on May 8, 2017, the Collegian spent the last day of publishing of the year telling our readers about us. You can read more about the people...

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Meet the Alec behind ‘Alec Reviews Music’

Alec Erickson May 8, 2017

Every day, we are all around music in one way or another. Whether it's advertising that clouds our news feeds, or we are just listening to our favorite records, we as human beings are constantly listening...

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Chance the Rapper plays first show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Maegan Garcia May 4, 2017

Chicago native Chance the Rapper took the stage at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado this Tuesday night to a sold-out crowd on his Be Encouraged 2017 U.S. Tour. The singer is no stranger to...

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Mainstreet performs spring showcase

Maddie Wright May 4, 2017

The Colorado State University a cappella group Mainstreet demonstrated their passion for music Wednesday night at their spring showcase. With the theme of “Through the Decades,” Mainstreet...

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Alec Reviews Music: Album releases to lookout for this summer

Alec Erickson May 4, 2017

With summer vacation less than two weeks away, we can welcome in the free time with some new music. From classic artists to more contemporary ones, there is plenty of new music to fill out your summer...

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New music-based fraternity for women charters

Maddie Wright May 4, 2017

The new fraternity, Sigma Alpha Iota, recently chartered as a chapter at CSU. SAI is a place for female students to come together and express their musical talents. Currently, SAI does not have a house...

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Best songs for end of year parties

Jayla Hodge May 4, 2017

With the end of the year approaching, its time to update your party playlist with some fresh songs. Here are of the best party songs for all end of the year occasions and vibes: https://play.spotify.com/user/rmcollegian/playlist/75JInDAEb8C56QufXZICpK   These...

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Bohemian Nights announces summer lineup

May 4, 2017

One of the best things about being in Fort Collins during the summer is the amount of free music there is. Once again, Bohemian Nights is here to provide Fort Collins with some free local music all summer...

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Green Report: Getting stoned at concerts

Dylan Simonson May 3, 2017
Getting high at concerts, commonplace, but still illegal.
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Gorillaz provides a soundtrack for the apocalypse with ‘Humanz’

Zach Bermejo May 3, 2017

“What type of music is the Gorillaz?” This question was asked of me about a week ago at a stranger’s apartment.   I first heard this question when “Demon Days” was released in 2005...

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