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FoCoMX: a definite must for music lovers

FoCoMX: a definite must for music lovers

Saruh Fenton April 18, 2016

It's odd to say, but I fell in love with the festival from 3,000 miles away while living just outside New York City. I obviously couldn't go attend the festival those few years back, but I still wanted...

FoCoMX Pre-concert event featuring Slow Caves & Write Minded

FoCoMX Pre-concert event featuring Slow Caves & Write Minded

Kebrina Chirdon April 14, 2016

Calling all Rams with an acute obsession with music! FoCoMX, one of Fort Collins’ premier music festivals, unofficially nominated as “the biggest little festival in America,” is coming your way April...

Album Review: The Seers

Album Review: The Seers

Dominic Fante April 11, 2016

"Signals" by The Seers   Brian Collins and Sean Waters, The Seers, incorporate genre-bending layers of instrumentation into each track, sounding as though an entire ensemble is involved in the making....

Interview with an outlaw

Interview with an outlaw

Saruh Fenton April 7, 2016

Toting a heavy, custom-made, steel resonator guitar, Sean Lamborne, member of Boulder-based band The Longest Day of the Year, serenaded students at the Ramskeller Wednesday, April 6th  alongside drummer...

Staging Youth Showcase: Music mentorship

Staging Youth Showcase: Music mentorship

Dominic Fante April 2, 2016

The 2nd Annual Staging Youth Showcase will be held Sunday, April 3rd at the Aggie Theatre from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Doors open at 3 p.m. Local comedians Jacob Erdman and Kyle Pogue are emceeing, as well as...

Old Sport: DIY Punk Rock

Old Sport: DIY Punk Rock

Saruh Fenton March 31, 2016

Discovering the Fort Collins punk scene is no easy task and unless you know where to look, you won’t find much. While it’s true the presence of punk ‘do-it-yourselfers’ are barely visible on the...

The 14ers: for the love of music

The 14ers: for the love of music

Saruh Fenton March 30, 2016

 For most people, summiting mountaintops typically warrants just a quick snapshot and a ham sandwich before trekking back down. For CSU alumnus and local musician, Ryan Kirkpatrick, high-altitude...

Mishawaka Amphitheatre: 100 Years In and A Century To Go

Mishawaka Amphitheatre: 100 Years In and A Century To Go

Saruh Fenton March 29, 2016

In commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the Mishawaka Amphitheater, music lovers donned their best 80’s get-up, packed their camping gear and took the 45-minute journey up the Poudre Canyon Friday,...

Ramchella Showcases Student Talent

Ramchella Showcases Student Talent

Dominic Fante March 29, 2016

Friday, March 25th, the Student Center’s Grand Ballroom came alive for CSU’s very first student-run music showcase, Ramchella. Unlike past concerts held at CSU, this one was created by the Young Producer’s...

Of Musicians and Students: The Painters

Of Musicians and Students: The Painters

Saruh Fenton March 23, 2016

When you walk into CSU junior Kyle Jones bedroom, it doesn’t take long to figure out what the ecosystems science major puts his heart and soul into. Scattered alongside typical bedroom furniture sit...

Qbala’s Battle Cries affirms strength and explores identity

Qbala’s Battle Cries affirms strength and explores identity

Dominic Fante March 22, 2016

Battle Cries by Qbala Rating: ★★★★         Qbala’s voice has evolved to become a force in the Northern Colorado hip-hop scene. They are a strong, out, female rapper dedicated to exposing...

Maxwell Mud on rocking Fort Collins' music scene

Maxwell Mud on rocking Fort Collins’ music scene

Saruh Fenton March 9, 2016

Though it would be hard to tell from his casual demeanor, Brian Kittrell is a bit of a rock 'n' roll purist. In the past two years, his band Maxwell Mud has become embedded in the local music scene as...

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