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Alec Reviews Music: Top 5 albums released in 2016

Alec Erickson December 10, 2016

Say what you will about the year 2016, you might think of it a good year or a bad one. Major news events or pop culture fads might be what sticks out in everyone’s mind, but it is hard to deny that...

Why Fort Collins is the best town for aspiring artists

Why Fort Collins is the best town for aspiring artists

December 8, 2016

The Fort Collins nightlife is alive and well, as anyone who lives here should know. What everyone might not realize is that in Fort Collins, a star may be born on any given night because so many spotlights...

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Hypnotic Vibes wins First Annual CSU Battle of the Bands

December 5, 2016

The Lory Student Center got a rock n' roll makeover Friday night with the First Annual CSU Battle of the Bands.Battle of the Bands. The ballrooms were decked out with two fully equipped stages and professional...

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20th Anniversary Broadway Tour of ‘RENT’ visits Lincoln Center on World AIDS Day

December 3, 2016

The 20th Anniversary Broadway Tour of the iconic musical "RENT" brought audience members to their feet and tears to their eyes when it took the Lincoln Center stage on its opening night. The highly acclaimed...

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Five essential Christmas albums to bring you holiday vibes

Alec Erickson December 1, 2016

With Thanksgiving being over, we are finally able to listen to Christmas music free of judgement from others. Everyone has their favorite holiday soundtracks, and they usually consist of the exact same...

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Renowned horn player performs guest recital at UCA

November 30, 2016
The Colorado State University Center for the Arts welcomed Jennifer Dugle for a free horn performance on Tuesday night.
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Alec Reviews Music: The Weeknd’s ‘Starboy’ transcends genres as one of the best records in 2016

Alec Erickson November 29, 2016

In the craziness that is Black Friday, thousands spend their time trying to find all the best deal for the holiday season. In that mass confusion, there was one record that may have flown under some people’s...

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Alec Reviews Music: Metallica’s latest album is not worth it

Alec Erickson November 27, 2016

Every genre has a member that eventually becomes synonymous with the genre itself. For metal, that has always been Metallica, the band that has been around for the better part of 35 years now. With their...

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Colorado band Greener Grounds to headline Hodi’s Half Note

November 27, 2016

Representing Northern Colorado, the jamtronica Denver based band Greener Grounds is set to headline at Hodi’s Half Note with Mister F and Broccoli Samurai here in Fort Collins on Saturday, Dec. 3. Since...

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Face Vocal Band to bring holiday music to the Lincoln Center

November 20, 2016

Face Vocal Band will be performing their holiday concert on Friday Nov. 25 at the Lincoln Center. Face is a vocal rock band from Boulder, Colorado consisting of four singers and a vocal percussionist....

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CSU Jazz Ensembles celebrates the history of big band style at the UCA

November 19, 2016
Both of the CSU Jazz Ensembles performed an eclectic repertoire of swing and jazz pieces by the genre's most influential composers at the UCA.
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Music and meditation open to all at Danforth Chapel

November 17, 2016
Every Tuesday, Ananda Murari Das and other monks from the Society of Krishna Consciousness in Denver host a night of music, chanting, philosophy and food in celebration of non-sectarian spirituality
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