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Hardcore Punk in Northern Colorado
The good, The Bad, The Bleeding: Northern Colorado Punk through Front Range Fury Fest To explain my feelings on hardcore punk as an extension of communities and as a lover of the music is complicated, but it can be encapsulated by just acknowledging the crowd that was there for 2024’s Front Range Fury Fest. A…
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late night drive home: A Peek Into the Rising Indie Band with Lady Denim, Pleasure Pill
late night drive home: A Peek into the Rising Indie Band w/ Pleasure Pill and Lady Denim late night drive home I came out to the show at the Aggie with my eyes set on the headliners, late night drive home, and they performed with such frivolity and ease that it left me in a…
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Social Contract
The Unspoken Social Contracts: Exploration of Sounds with a Fort Collins Band Social Contract explores a range of sounds in a modern and youthful way. They combine the fuzz and emotional rawness seen in 70s glam rock with an indie band’s free-roaming nature. The songs ‘Asteroid Blues’ and ‘Atmosphere’ are sheer with lightness, the velvety…
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INTHEWHALES album release at The Aggie Live Review
I love the community at alt shows like this, it is the crowd that creates the most anticipation in myself for the show to come. Something about a crowd like the one that was present for INTHEWHALE’s album release at The Aggie promises an energy to compliment the band onstage, and they didn’t disappoint. Perhaps…
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In the Limelight: The Aggie explores alt-rock x punk
The cusp of alt-rock and punk is a soundscape that more and more people are beginning to explore, with their similar themes of independence and gritty guitar tones. I have my eye on three local bands in a lineup to play at the Aggie on February 24th, as all three of these bands are producing…
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Bitchflower
Bitchflower: Blooming beginnings for a psych-punk band Read The Full Interview Here… “It’s a special type of aggression. Sometimes aggression doesn’t have to be angry or a negative connotation. This band has this fun type of aggression.” Bitchflower is a five-piece project, fitted with some seasoned and talented musicians from the local scene and a…
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Rat Von Rat’s Exploration of Garage Rock
Rat Von Rat’s Exploration of Garage Rock Read The Full Interview Here… “It’s like if Simple Plan went to a Grateful Dead show and then loved Nirvana” I pride myself on my ability to find amazing small bands, and I do believe Rat Von Rat is my new diamond. I asked them what they thought…
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Jaguar Stevens: A Taste of Tradition in Rock and Roll
Jaguar Stevens has settled into a garage rock four-piece playing rock-and-roll with a side of Americana and punk rock.
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Jesus Christ Taxi Driver: A Look Into the Soul of their newest album
A Look into the Soul Behind Lick My Soul with Jesus Christ Taxi Driver Read The Full Interview Here… “I feel like the music has a weight to it, but I also don’t think it takes itself too seriously.” Jesus Christ Taxi Driver is a staple indie rock band to the Northern Colorado music scene…
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Exploring The Spaces Between with SafeKeeper
Exploring the Spaces Between with Safekeeper Read The Full Interview Here… “we pretty specifically set out to capture this Northwestern-like 90s indie rock sound and I haven’t heard a lot of bands do that other than in little bits and pieces” Safekeeper combines the grit of noise rock perfectly with the laidback slump of slacker…
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Social Contract
The Unspoken Social Contracts: Exploration of Sounds with a Fort Collins Band Social Contract explores a range of sounds in a modern and youthful way. They combine the fuzz and…
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INTHEWHALES album release at The Aggie Live Review
I love the community at alt shows like this, it is the crowd that creates the most anticipation in myself for the show to come. Something about a crowd like…
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In the Limelight: The Aggie explores alt-rock x punk
The cusp of alt-rock and punk is a soundscape that more and more people are beginning to explore, with their similar themes of independence and gritty guitar tones. I have…
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Bitchflower
Bitchflower: Blooming beginnings for a psych-punk band Read The Full Interview Here… “It’s a special type of aggression. Sometimes aggression doesn’t have to be angry or a negative connotation. This…
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Rat Von Rat’s Exploration of Garage Rock
Rat Von Rat’s Exploration of Garage Rock Read The Full Interview Here… “It’s like if Simple Plan went to a Grateful Dead show and then loved Nirvana” I pride myself…
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Jaguar Stevens: A Taste of Tradition in Rock and Roll
Jaguar Stevens has settled into a garage rock four-piece playing rock-and-roll with a side of Americana and punk rock.
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Jesus Christ Taxi Driver: A Look Into the Soul of their newest album
A Look into the Soul Behind Lick My Soul with Jesus Christ Taxi Driver Read The Full Interview Here… “I feel like the music has a weight to it, but…
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Exploring The Spaces Between with SafeKeeper
Exploring the Spaces Between with Safekeeper Read The Full Interview Here… “we pretty specifically set out to capture this Northwestern-like 90s indie rock sound and I haven’t heard a lot…
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A Fresh Take on Pop Music: modrn
modrn makes pop music that lingers between danceable and sorrowful, the airy guitar and bright keyboard being the main course.
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Ghosts, Ghouls, and a Good Time: Halloween Shows
Ghosts, Ghouls, and a Good Time: Halloween Shows Halloweekend is usually packed to the brim with shows, here are just a few I was able to attend and the lasting…