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Photo of the Neue Polka Colorado courtesy of William Gamache on Facebook.

CSU music students gain performance experience with Neue Polka Colorado

September 30, 2016

Colorado State University has a wide range of music ensembles, including a polka band. The ensemble, dedicated solely to playing polka music, is called the Neue Polka Colorado.This ensemble has upwards...

Alec Reviews Music: Passenger’s ‘Young as the Morning Old as the Sea’ is passable

Alec Reviews Music: Passenger’s ‘Young as the Morning Old as the Sea’ is passable

Alec Erickson September 25, 2016

It’s been four years since “Let Her Go” dominated the airwaves, and Passenger has come a long way. He recently released his seventh studio album “Young as the Morning Old as the...

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G-Eazy and Kehlani take over Red Rocks

September 24, 2016

It was a Thursday night, but from the looks of the Red Rocks Amphitheater parking lot, concertgoers dived into the weekend a little early. Beer pong tables along with bass heavy music surround the lot...

Chance The Rapper performs at Fillmore Auditorium on Sept. 22. Photo credit: Miranda Moses

Chance The Rapper engages audience with storytelling at Fillmore Auditorium

Miranda Moses September 22, 2016

It was no secret that Chance The Rapper's concert at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver was a highly anticipated event Tuesday night. The line to get into the venue looped around the block. Chance The...

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Mac Miller’s new album excels musically and fails lyrically

September 21, 2016

Mac Miller dropped his newest album “The Divine Feminine” on Step. 16. This album seems to lack a level of maturity that Miller normally displays, and the whole thing centers around his obsession...

Alec Reviews Music: Against Me! gives listeners a high energy album with ‘Shape Shift with Me’

Alec Reviews Music: Against Me! gives listeners a high energy album with ‘Shape Shift with Me’

Alec Erickson September 18, 2016

Back in 2012 when Laura Jane Grace came out as transgender, it was still a pretty new concept to the masses of America. There was not much around that challenged the American way of thinking about the...

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Blink-182 performs nostalgic concert at Denver’s Pepsi Center

September 15, 2016

Alternative pop-punk band Blink-182 captivated an almost completely full audience Tuesday night at Denver’s Pepsi Center, bringing not only a massive amount talent but an engaging show as well. Openers...

Grouplove's 'Big Mess' features upbeat songs with relatable lyrics

Grouplove’s ‘Big Mess’ features upbeat songs with relatable lyrics

September 14, 2016

Indie-rock band Grouplove released their new album, "Big Mess," on Sept. 9. With dance beats and relatable lyrics about love, life and self-discovery, it is a blast to experience. “Welcome to Your...

Godspeed Records: Putting the Fort Collins hip-hop and rap scene on the map

Godspeed Records: Putting the Fort Collins hip-hop and rap scene on the map

September 13, 2016

Rob Hale, Tyler Monson and Mark Franklin are in the middle of discussing their hip-hop heroes as they lounge in Hale’s apartment on the south side of Fort Collins. “Do you think Mac (Miller) was our...

Alec Reviews Music: This Wild Life's new album is perfect for getting over a breakup

Alec Reviews Music: This Wild Life’s new album is perfect for getting over a breakup

Alec Erickson September 13, 2016

The punk rock duo, This Wild Life, proved to everyone with their first album that interstices of melodies and sweeping vocals could be enough to carry an entire record. Finally, the band has released their...

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Bastille to headline Red Rocks after captivating listeners with new album

September 12, 2016

Indie-pop band Bastille will headline Red Rocks Amphitheater on Oct. 7 at the Jeep on the Rocks event with Andrew McMahon, and those in attendance will be some of the first people to hear music off their...

Alec Reviews Music: The Head and The Heart's new album is a failed attempt at genre-jumping

Alec Reviews Music: The Head and The Heart’s new album is a failed attempt at genre-jumping

Alec Erickson September 12, 2016

With folk music in the 21st century, we often see bands gain massive cult-like followings to the point where newcomers on the scene can sell out entire arenas and massive venues and have no problems moving...

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