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The Velvet Rope performs at Aggie Theatre Friday during the first night of FoCo MX. Photo credit: Nate Day

FoCoMX Review: The Velvet Rope brings the `80s to Aggie Theatre

Nate Day April 29, 2017

The Velvet Rope performed at the Aggie Theatre Friday for the first night of FoCoMX. There is nothing quite like a local band. They are fun, they are genuine and they are able to connect with a crowd...

Alternative rock band Bayside will be at Summit Music Hall on May 2. Photo courtesy of Bayside

Bayside returns to Denver with Say Anything

Jonny Rhein April 27, 2017

Alternative-rock band Bayside is coming back Summit Music Hall to play songs that spread across their extensive discography. The band released their latest album “Vacancy” in August of last year....

Kendrick Lamar's The DAMN. Tour to stop in Colorado

Kendrick Lamar’s The DAMN. Tour to stop in Colorado

Alec Erickson April 27, 2017

Chances are that you or someone you know has been listening to "DAMN.," the latest album from Kendrick Lamar. The rapper has been proving himself to be an icon. Finally, this rap icon has announced a...

Loveland’s Tierkrieger blends death and black metal. Photo credit: James Wyatt

Tierkreiger brings brutality to the Fort Collins area

James Wyatt April 25, 2017

In some circles, no genre holds more disdain than death metal with its themes and images of brutality and horror. Seldom do those unacquainted with the genre think of the differences between death and...

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Alec Reviews Music: Have Mercy digs deep with ‘Make the Best of It’

Alec Erickson April 25, 2017

Often, we see a band struggle to definitively find their sound and stick with it. That is always a huge challenge for anyone who is trying to stand out in the music industry. For Have Mercy, they found...

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Spring Dance Concert makes social statements with movement

Nicole Towne April 24, 2017

Over 20 dancers took the stage at the University Center for the Arts Dance Theater this weekend for Colorado State University’s Spring Dance Concert. The concert featured 10 separate pieces choreographed...

4 stores offering Record Store Day sales

4 stores offering Record Store Day sales

Adelayde Dahlin April 21, 2017

Over the years vinyl, CDs and even mix tapes have made a comeback, though some may argue they never really left. Either way, it is something to celebrate, so if you are a music connoisseur or new to this...

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Alec Reviews Music: Cold War Kids are at their best with ‘LA DIVINE’

Alec Erickson April 20, 2017

When you think of Long Beach, California, chances are you are not thinking of rock music. At least not at first. Instead, you get all the classic clichés of the beach and California life, all of which...

Joey Bada$$ at Splash Festival in 2013. (Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org)

Joey Bada$$ proves himself to be more than a revivalists with latest album

James Wyatt April 20, 2017

Brooklyn’s very own Joey Bada$$ along with his Pro Era crew have been an immense force in the boom-bap revival of New York City. Along with other young acts like Flatbush Zombies and the Underachievers,...

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Alec Reviews Music: The Flatliners switch things up with ‘Inviting Light’

Alec Erickson April 19, 2017

Loud, in your face and edgy are all terms usually associated with The Flatliners, at least early on in their career. Now after spanning 15 years they are starting to mature a bit more with their sound...

The Maine performs at Summit Music Hall on March 30. Photo credit: Adelayde Dahlin

The Maine’s new album “Little Lovely Lonely” successfully mixes genres

Adelayde Dahlin April 19, 2017

The Maine’s new album “Little Lovely Lonely” is out now and their fans are rejoicing. Every year, this Arizona rock band seems to get more and more recognition from fans and the industry. They consistently...

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Best albums to listen to on 4/20

James Wyatt April 18, 2017

Does weed make music better or does music weed better? It is the modern chicken-or-the-egg question, but most people will probably agree that any good 4/20 needs good music. For those planning on hanging...

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