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Rumors suggest Taylor Swift will release a surprise album at the end of this month

Rumors suggest Taylor Swift will release a surprise album at the end of this month

October 14, 2016

Taylor Swift fans everywhere are sitting on the edges of their seats waiting for the end of October to roll around in order to find out if the rumors are true. Will Swift release a surprise album at the...

Alec Reviews Music: OneRepublic goes generic with ‘Oh My My’

Alec Reviews Music: OneRepublic goes generic with ‘Oh My My’

Alec Erickson October 14, 2016

In Colorado Springs, you can find the home of one of the biggest pop bands in the country. From humble beginnings in the early 2000s to mainstream success today, OneRepublic has been tearing up the charts....

The Dalí Quartet performs Latin music at the UCA's Classical Convergence Series

The Dalí Quartet performs Latin music at the UCA’s Classical Convergence Series

October 14, 2016

The Dalí Quartet performed an imaginative program of Latin-American and classical compositions at the University Center for the Arts Wednesday night. The performance, as part of the ongoing Classical...

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Alec Reviews Music: Green Day defies labels with ‘Revolution Radio’

Alec Erickson October 13, 2016

It is not common for a band to end an entire genre. To achieve that, the band would need to start a movement. That is exactly what Green Day has come out to do. Regardless of whether an actual revolution...

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Gorillaz tease first album since 2010

October 11, 2016

British virtual band Gorillaz have been busy lately. The group has taken to their various social media platforms and website, releasing a series of cryptic multimedia stories that have been rumored to...

Norah Jones returns to her roots with new album 'Day Breaks'

Norah Jones returns to her roots with new album ‘Day Breaks’

Zoë Jennings October 11, 2016

Norah Jones returns to the piano-filled jazz songs of her debut album “Come Away with Me” with her new album “Day Breaks.” Released on Oct. 7, the album is a cozy return to the artist we all fell...

Dweezil Zappa and his band play Frank Zappa's music. Photo credit: Zoё Jennings

Dweezil Zappa brings his father’s iconic music to The Aggie Theatre

Zoë Jennings October 10, 2016

Dweezil Zappa, son of iconic experimental rock musician Frank Zappa, tours to carry on his father’s musical legacy. Dweezil Zappa is touring to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of Frank Zappa’s trend-setting...

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Alec Reviews Music: Bob Weir goes Americana in ‘Blue Mountain’

Alec Erickson October 7, 2016

To have a career that spans more than five decades, several genres and multiple projects is no easy feat for anyone. Bob Weir is one of the few musicians who has done just that. You most likely recognize...

Band Holdfast. from left to right, Mikey Maddocks (bass/vocals), Charlie Maddocks (guitar/lead vocals), Tommy Maddocks (drums)

Local band HoldFast. climbing up the music mountain

October 6, 2016
Local alternative rock band, Holdfast., releases debut single as they begin to create traction in the Fort Collins music community
The outside of the Music District's campus located on College Avenue between Laurel and Mulberry streets. Photo credit: Randi Mattox

Become a rock star for free: Music District signals beginning of an improved music community in Fort Collins

Randi Mattox October 5, 2016

Becoming a rock star for free sounds impossible; if you're in Fort Collins, it's not.  Over the weekend, music-lovers from all around the nation gathered just north of Colorado State University's...

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Alec Reviews Music: Yellowcard says goodbye with final album

Alec Erickson October 5, 2016

Saying goodbye is never easy. In the music industry, we don’t get to see many bands leave things the way they want them to be. Most of the time, we see bands have long drawn out and ugly breakups....

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University Symphony Orchestra strikes a chord with “Passion and Pyrotechnics”

October 1, 2016
The University Symphony Orchestra opens its performance season with complex music that showcases music's ability to influence an audience's emotions.
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