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with no dull/filler songs. Frankly, I want more of Lunde Station’s work.

The album starts strong with “Burnside Bridge,” the most country song on the album and my personal favorite, and then switches gears with “40 Ford.” The song brings to mind some of the music of O Brother, Where

Art Thou in the beginning, then gives off a slow, choleric 1960s Lynyrd Skynyrd vibe. “Iowa” reminds one of Arlo Guthrie’s work and it’s direct follow-up “Leaving Town” brings to mind Cat Stevens, if Cat Stevens had a bit of a country twang to his guitar work. “In This Life” and “Blue Child” are the most folksy bit on here though the latter is far more melancholic while the former is somewhat phlegmatic. Overall, the album is truly good. Great, even. Anyone wanting a folk-country fusion should check out Another Country. Hopefully, Lunde Station will come out with something new, soon.

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LUNDE STATIONAnother Country

For those of us looking for a local folk/country fix, Lunde Station’s debut EP Another

Country is the perfect fit. The Fort Collins’ band is a decidedly folk-rock-country affair that stands out amongst other local folk and country outfits, leaning hard on folk with a slight country twang to it. The band itself describes themselves as a “fiery Roots, Rock and Americana band,” influenced by “Old Gospel and Bluegrass, Outlaw and Traditional Country and the 1960s/70s literate Folk Rock movement.”

That sounds like a mish-mash that would result in something generic, yet Lunde Station’s work isn’t. It’s artful and soothing with its own unique sound; it wouldn’t be out of place being heard at, say, John Galt Coffee. (Have these guys gotten airplay on World Café yet?) You would think a band like this would flourish in this part of Colorado and subsequently crank out albums, but maybe that’s because the group doesn’t want a drop in quality. Another Country is a tightly knit, consistent album

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NIGHT BEDSIvyWild

as the core of the project. In the same way that Conor Oberst was a fixed point in the Bright Eyes project, Yellen is to Night Beds. When speaking about the musical amalgam, he had this to say about his collaborators: “I’m just not that good of a musician, so for me, it’s about surrounding myself with people who are better than me. It’s all about having the courage to be sincere in what you do.”

Sincerity doesn’t seem to be a problem for Yellen. In his words, Ivywild is an “auditory and emotional account of what was going on with me during

his debut effort Country Sleep, Yellen gathered his go-to collaborators, many of which appeared on his debut. This includes longtime friend and collaborator Benjamin Kaufman, Caleb Hickman (who plays a devilish sax throughout the record), and Yellen’s little brother Abraham, who plays producer on the record. Though the credits on the record reach just over twenty, Yellen credits this small group

This month, BandWagon Magazine had the chance to sit down with Colorado Springs native, Winston Yellen, the figurehead of electro-R&B act Night Beds. During our discussion, we talked about the motivation to make music, his relationship with art, and his feelings on collaboration.

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the recording process.” At the center of his process are his collaborators, but more importantly, the art they enjoy.

The most striking moment in our conversation was when Yellen confessed “I just don’t love music that much.” You read that correctly. As it turns out, movies are the true paramore of the singer/songwriter that brought us soulful, shimmering pop-folk tunes on his debut, and smouldering, emotive R&B with Ivywild. More frequently than musical influences, Yellen cited Criterion fodder like Truffeau, Kurosawa, Korrine, and Anderson, as well as poets such as E. E. Cummings. Yellen described music as “the engine to physicalize the emotions I get from other art forms.” And his musical influences aren’t what you would expect either. In the same breath as “Jai Paul, Beach House, Kanye, stuff like that,” Yellen praised classical artists as well, “but I also really like Brahms and Vaughner.”

A little unorthodox, sure. But no lesser for it. Ivywild is the sunset on the kind and airy Country Sleep, which summons sounds similar to The Tallest Man on Earth’s most recent record. Ivywild opens with “Finished,” an intoxicating tunnel-of-love type trip. The digitized Yellen falsetto dances with slightly

affected strings, and creates the feeling of watching a curtain rise on Quince’s midsummer’s play. Immediately, one thing becomes clear. While the music would be good without it, to do the record justice, headphones are required. The sounds and feelings are so intimate, you need them close to make total sense of them. This is true for tracks like “Melrose” more than most, a sensually pulsing electro-romp that lands in the middle on the album. The track is bookended by acoustic guitar, a subtle nod to Ivywild’s folksier predecessor. The record is dotted with references and nods, like the conclusion to the dreamy “On High,” which Yellen put as a “nod to Marvin’s ‘What’s Going On.’” From ghostly vocals to endlessly textured synths, Ivywild is a star speckled wormhole, dreamy and sanguine to the last. Ivywild comes out August 7th on Dead Oceans.

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FORTY FATHOMSMore To Hate

MAC DEMARCOAnother One

found hope in the darkest room/Screaming my name” suggest an eerie, demented, yet positively hopeful vibe. On the track “More to Hate,” the chorus sings, “One day I’ll be someone to speak of/One day I’ll learn from my mistakes/I’ve got so much to love/But so much more to hate.” The dichotomy between hopefulness and despair truly evoke an aesthetic presentation of Forty Fathoms.

You will find yourself listening to this album on repeat and humming the melodies in your sleep. More to

Hate is an album for all listeners where the cliche argument against death metal lyrics being difficult to understood doesn’t hold up here. Put it in your ears.

his fan interactions or during interviews, I’m not sure that the music would land the way it does. While most of his discography could be likened to dew drops on the side of a frosty glass of lemonade, the funhouse persona paints him more like Tyler, The Creator then the Cool Hand Luke that appears on record. For many people, I think the constantly chilled nature makes it a little hard to connect to the emotion on these tracks. While I understand the desire to have your emotional songs feel emotional, I think that’s the magic of Demarco’s writing style. While the track feels upbeat, the lyrical content is honest. The result feels more like cathartic venting than emotional revelation, as if any problem Demarco faces warrants nothing more than a ‘Eh. So it goes.’ It’s not apathy, so much as unshakable, lazy optimism. Another One is essential summer listening, and an excellent new chapter in the Demarco discography.

The recording quality is supernatural but magnificently honest. Listeners could easily conclude that each musician actually performed all the sounds heard from the album. More to Hate lacks (for the better) all the contemporary digital and synthesized effects which are slowly taking over all forms of popular music. One special aspect of this album is its absence of boring repackaged metal breakdowns. More to Hate is armed with crushing riffs, diverse phrasing, and tonal voicing which serves to support all the new ways vocalist Taylor MacNicholas is thriving as a singer. MacNicholas’ vocal melodies on this record are by far his catchiest and most memorable to date. Additionally, the tone of his voice is much more emotionally driven because the lyrics hold a greater poetic quality than those on previous releases. Lines in the song “Hollow Head” such as, “I don’t want to nail my own coffin/No more dirt on this grave/I

and smokes. While a little dreamier than previous releases, the LP continues the breezy, and seemingly unending stream of tunes from Demarco.

The record begins with the first single released, “The Way You’d Love Her,” easily the brightest tune from the bunch. An unassuming back beat and sunny guitars lay on thick the accidental charm of the artist, and plays perfectly as a transition between this record and the last. When listening to the next track, named for the record, you can’t help but feel as if you’re floating face up, down a slow and winding theme-park river, the shabby palm tree decorations and sunset above you. With a day dream synth and listless vocals, Demarco laments paranoia and the thought of losing love. The track is one of the better examples of the artist’s ability to speak about the trials and tribulations of being in a relationship, without making it feel preachy or whiney. Rather than wallowing in the memory of the same experiences you might have had, you feel more like patting him on the back and saying, ‘Yeah. Been there, brother.’

If a personality more fitting to the tunes were shown in

Writing and recording a pinnacle metal album is not simple. The process often takes the cooperative effort of three to five smelly dudes who spend every waking moment together arguing over who drank the last beer and why musicians shouldn’t attach their ego to the parts they contribute. After they’re nice and pissed off, the riffs and melodies begin to flow. Denver metal band Forty Fathoms are a relentless metal collaboration who’s EP, More

to Hate, designates Colorado a place at the forefront of influential rock music.

Forty Fathoms are no strangers to the game as they used their resources and wit to access one of the finest rock producers of all time. Forty Fathoms recorded More to

Hate with Kris Crummett of Interlace Audio who recorded Dance Gavin Dance, Issues, Emarosa, and many more.

If I were to list some of Mac Demarco’s exploits (outside of his three fantastic LP’s) you might think I was talking about one of the members of Odd Future. Releasing his debut record Rock N’ Roll

Night Club in 2012, Demarco’s unconditionally carefree tunes are only part of the reason for his ravenous fan base. In June he hosted a cover contest, the winner of which would “get PayPal’d exactly $.69 of my own money.” Earlier in the year, he sold a pair of his old sneakers for Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls for $21,100, and released a half hour tour documentary called Pepperoni Playboy. There’s not one second of footage, whether audible or visual, that feels anything less than effortless, not to mention genuine, and genuinely goofy.

Now, riding on the tails of his paramount release thus far, Salad Days, the now 25 year old treats listeners to a new mini-LP, Another One. If Salad Days was a sun soaked day at the drug addled, sea-side amusement park, Another One is later that day, when the kids have gone home, and the staff gets drunk

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and could never tell how tall he was and

I thought, ‘He looks like a big dude,’ but

he was behind a set of turntables. Then

I met him offstage. I actually ran into

him in a security line at an airport and

he’s almost as tall as me. That’s kind of

weird for musicians who are that tall

to meet someone taller than them. I was

like, ‘Michael Franti, you’re so tall!’ And

that was weird to him hearing that from

someone who was taller than him.

BW: You went a much different

route on A Color Map of the Sun. Any

particular reason for this?

DS: I’m always trying to just keep things

different and fresh, and evolve; purposely

and consciously evolve at a pace that is

sonically digestible by my fan base and

listeners. I think about it and I’m like,

‘Yeah, the concept of forming a rock band

and writing the lyrics, getting a singer

and having a four-piece, yeah, that would

be cool, but I’m not just going to change to

that overnight. I have to retain an element

of what this project is, sonically what is

and what it’s grown to be and what my

initial vision was. I’ve slowly evolved

my starting vision. With this one, and

the records just previous to this, I had

really been focusing on pushing vinyl

sample collaging. The most challenging,

artistically and musically difficult thing

I could think of was to go write every

Fort Collins, Colorado native Derek Smith, better known as Pretty Lights, started making beats in high school, but eventually found himself at the forefront of the electronic music scene. His first album, 2006’s Taking

Up Your Precious Time, 2008’s Passing

Up the City Skies and 2009’s Passing

by Behind Your Eyes revealed Smith’s ability to seamlessly sew together a blanket of sonic textures, but 2013’s A Color Map of the Sun uncovered his aptitude for actually composing every single musical note of each track. The 34-year-old producer is once again on tour and ascends on the Red Rocks stage August 8 and 9. He took some time to discuss the severity of drug use at EDM shows, the recording process and his outlandish height.

BandWagon: At 6’9,” are people

surprised how tall you are when

they meet you?

Derek Smith: Definitely. That’s a very

common response to meeting me in

person. I always joke and tell them I try

to hide my height while I’m on stage. It’s

funny; I’ve been in that situation before.

I remember I would see Michael Franti

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note and go write every piece of music

that emulated genres from the last 80-

100 years; not only emulate those genres

and play those styles, but recreate the

recording techniques.

BW: I’m sure you’ve heard this

before, but are you concerned

at all about the drug use at EDM

shows and all the kids OD’ing?

DS: I am insanely concerned about it. Not

every night, but once in awhile, when it

feels right, I will get off stage and go in the

pit and say what’s up and sign autographs,

hug people and tell them how much I

appreciate them. Most recently, when I

did it, someone handed me something to

sign and his hand was shaking so bad

that I couldn’t sign it. This dude was just

really, really high off something. I’ve had

a show cancelled in Massachusetts due to

some scares with Molly at similar shows.

I’ve tried to keep my head in the music,

art and presentation of it. But I’ve really

realized that kids are looking at me like

a role model or something. Now when

I do go out and talk to these kids, I try

to fully express my feelings about it and

whatnot. I’ve been donating to charities

that I think express that. I think it’s time

for me to go public with my feelings. I

don’t judge people for what they do. If

people want to have fun, get high, I don’t

judge people. I push for my fans to come to

my shows because they appreciate beauty,

art and the manifestation of art in the live

environment, and the experience that can

emerge from that—not because they scored

20 Molly tabs and are going to go with all

their friends and get dangerously high.

BW: So you take it seriously?

DS: Yes, it’s something that I take very

seriously. I don’t judge people, but the time

is approaching very soon when I’m going

to have to make a statement on my website

about how I really feel and write a piece.

BW: Honestly, that kind of stuff

keeps me away from shows like

yours now. When I go to a show,

I want to feel comfortable and not

get bombarded by hundreds of

teenage kids all messed up.

DS: I totally agree with you. I think it’s

something that needs to be dealt with.

We have the PL family. We collaborated

with the fan base to create a network to at

least hydrate people, give free water out,

make people comfortable and make sure

people have room. But as an older person,

at least someone older than my fans, I’m

not trying to go to shows and get that vibe

either. I look at my fan base and I see that

it’s not my demographic, but I feel like my

demographic would enjoy my shows, but

don’t want to come because of this.

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The most obvious observation about The War On Drugs is they sound like old Bruce

Springsteen or Bob Dylan. However, lead singer and founding member Adam Granduciel would rather have you focus on their progression as a band. Formed in Philadelphia in 2005 with fellow artist Kurt Vile, The War On Drugs put out their first album, Wagonwheel Blues, in 2008. After a few lineup changes, they released their most recent album, Lost in the Dream, in 2014. Despite its name, The War on Drugs, in fact, does not have a war on drugs.

“The name of the band, in retrospect, reflects a time in my life when we were living out in Oakland, California being crazy and writing all this crazy poetry,” Granduciel reveals. “That’s how the name came up. The name itself doesn’t have any personal implications, but I guess the only thing is, over time, when I get asked that question, I think about it more than I ever did. The only thing is that the actual war on drugs is kind of an embarrassing thing. We don’t really do it in any other country. We’re an American band so I guess that makes sense. Nothing personal though really.”

Vile left in 2009 to focus more on his solo career and Granduciel forged ahead on his own path. He carved out the ideal band to accompany him on his latest tour in support of Lost in the Dream.

“Kurt and I still keep in touch,” he says. “We’ve both been so busy so we don’t see each other in the same way we used to, but we are still friends and he’s still the funniest dude I’ve ever met in my life. When he was in the band, he already had a solo career. He wasn’t really interested in being in this band. I knew that anyway. I knew he wasn’t going to start touring the world with The War On Drugs. I knew this band wasn’t his main priority, which was fine.”

2011’s Slave Ambient featured a few contributions from Vile, but was overall a Granduciel project. It was the first to feature drummer Steve Urgo and last for drummer Mike Zanghi. Preceded by 2010’s Future Weather EP, the album offered more classic rock influences and was something Granduciel was very proud of making despite the pressure to make it great.

“After Wagonwheel Blues, I think

we had a small, but passionate fan base made of a bunch of people who really liked our music,” he says. “I was really excited to make a new record because we spent a lot of time on it. You might feel like you have to succumb to the machine a little bit more and release something within a year to keep it rolling, but at the end of the day, do you really have to? At the end of the day, it’s really not my problem.”

On Lost in the Dream, the first noticeable difference between past efforts is the amount of instrumental moments throughout the album. Tracks like “Disappearing” and “An Ocean Between Waves,” seem to linger longer than previous The War On Drugs songs. Ironically, when Granduciel sings, the Springsteen can’t help but come out of him.

“I definitely hear it,” he admits. “I got into Dylan heavily when I was like 20; Springsteen maybe a little later, like 23 or something. That’s where I’m coming from with my stuff. Their catalogs have been really important to me. I am trying to follow in their footsteps and carve my own place in history.”

For Granduciel and the rest of the band, it was a grueling year long recording process, but it paid off. Lost in the Dream is an honest (sometimes painfully so) account of the dissolution of his long-term relationship and inescapable self-doubt delivered in the most beautiful way. While this is clearly a new chapter for him, the pages written so far seem to be a story of triumph. In fact, they just signed a deal with Atlantic Records in June 2015.

“It’s more of a professional operation now,” he jokes. “We have it down a little more. It’s like watching a real band play [laughs]. These are songs I really care about put together with people I care about. I just hope to keep doing it and make albums I like making. I’m not trying to get too comfortable. I want to make cool music and feel that I’m getting better at what I do. I’ve gravitated towards some of my favorite artists later in their career. I just want to keep doing my thing and hopefully people keep listening. Being a musician gets a little lonely sometimes, but I don’t miss casual Fridays or anything. Fuck that.”

The War On Drugs with Galactic and Givers, August 7, at Fox Theatre, Boulder, 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $49.50. Visit www.foxtheatre.com for more information.


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2015

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A New Chapter:

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called and called. One day Eazy

called us back and I rapped

to him over the phone. He

was like, ‘Damn, where y‘all

from?’ Eazy just happened to

have a show in Cleveland and

someone got us to open up for

him. After the show, Eazy came

out and asked if we were the

dudes that rapped to him over

the phone. We said, ‘Yeah!’

The next day, we were back

on the Greyhound heading to

California.”

The rest is history. The two

time Grammy Award-winning

artists have reveled in a career

spanning over two decades, a

rarity in the rap world. With

so many rappers coming and

going, the chance of sticking

around for this long is unlikely.

“I think the authenticity of rap

has been lost a little,” he says.

“People really don’t struggle to

get in like you had to back in

Believe it or not, Bone Thugs-

n-Harmony’s first record

contract with late Eazy E’s

Ruthless Records resulted

from a single phone call. In

1993, original members Lazyie

Bone, Krayzie Bone, Bizzie Bone

and Wish Bone hopped on a

Greyhound in their hometown

of Cleveland, Ohio headed for

California. The self-described

“broke millionaires” had no

idea how they were going to

infiltrate the rap scene, but

they knew they just needed

the right person to put them

on. It just so happened to be

Eazy E, former member of the

groundbreaking rap collective,

N.W.A.

“Somehow we got the number

to Ruthless Records,” Krayzie

Bone recalls. “We called and


KRAYZIE BONEThuggish Ruggish:

On the Solo Tip… For Nowthe day. These guys have one

big hit, but then they’re gone.

It’s the era we’re in right now,

but it might come back. People

might start spitting hardcore

lyrics again.”

Whether or not that happens

remains to be seen, but in

the meantime Bone Thugs-n-

Harmony are gearing up to hit

the road, playing its seminal

classic, E. 1999 Eternal in its

entirety. Despite enduring the

untimely death of their mentor

Eazy E in 1995, Flesh-N-Bone’s

eight-year incarceration and a

lull in album sales, Bone Thugs

have managed to recapture

their focus. The riotous days

of the group’s early 20s have

ceased and have been replaced

by business meetings, well-

organized tours and family life.

“We’re grown men now with

grown men thoughts,” he says.

“We’ve lived a lot. We’ve seen

and experienced more than

most. We learned from our

mistakes. We’re a lot milder

than we used to be.”

Not to say Bone Thugs is

incapable of bringing the fire

that first ignited what is now

a massive fan base. 2013’s The

Art of War: World War III and

the upcoming E. 1999 Legends

are testaments to their growth.

The injection of harmonies

into their colorful tales are

reminiscent of ‘90s era Bone,

but the new material is laced

with more underlying moral

lessons. Perhaps there is a little

less ‘thug’ in Bone Thugs-n-

Harmony these days, but their

legacy is still intact.

Krayzie Bone with Big Sloan of

Mo’ Thugs, August 27, at Aggie

Theatre, 204 S. College Ave., 8

p.m. Tickets are $15. Visitwww.

aggietheatre.com for more

information.

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MC MAGIC

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in GREELEYon AUGUST 8TH

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página de internet, Nastyboy

Records, donde tú mismo

puedes dedicarle una canción

personalizada a quien gustes.

Su viaje a México fue para

grabar videos musicales para

dos canciones nuevas y una

mezcla de “Mujer Bonita”.

Además de sus conciertos, MC

ha encabezado festivales como

el “Urban Fest” en el DF, capital

de México, donde más de 25,000

personas asisten anualmente.

Viene a Colorado cada año

donde sus fanáticos agotan los

boletos y llenan sus conciertos.

Y viene a nuestro Moxi Theater

en Greeley el próximo 8 de

Agosto del 2015. Le ha tocado

promueve el kush. Nos damos

cuenta que MC es promotor

del canto romántico con

los trabajos originales que

lo hicieron arrancar en su

profesión como cantautor.

MC originalmente se habia

preparado para crear y vender

ritmos en el “swap meet”

(su flea market local), pero

su primer cliente esperaba

un rap completo. Todavía

siendo contador, él creó una

canción rap al estilo libre

dedicada a la novia de su

cliente, haciéndolo descubrir

su talento como compositor.

Desde entonces continúa ese

negocio que se encuentra en su

Just returning from his trip

to Guadalajara, the Sonoran

rapper MC Magic shared details

about the beginning of his

musical career, current works,

and the national Love and Kush

Tour alongside Baby Bash. The

rapper justified the name

of his tour with companion

and promoter Kush, which

began in Salinas, CA July 23rd,

declaring himself a “love song

enthusiast.” We could see

Magic’s promoting of romantic

songs since his original works

Aunque apenas había

regresado de su viaje a

Guadalajara, el rapero

Sonorense, MC Magic compartió

detalles sobre el comienzo de

su carrera musical, trabajos

actuales, y de su gira nacional,

Love & Kush Tour al lado de

Baby Bash. Esta gira comenzó

el 23 de julio en Salinas, CA. El

rapero aclaró el nombre de su

gira, que comenzó el 23 de julio

en Salinas, CA, declarándose

“entusiasta de canciones de

amor” y su compañero el que

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en español

that enabled him to take on the

lyricist profession.

Magic originally prepared to

create and sell beats in the “swap

meet” (his local flea market), but

his first customer expected a full

rap track. Still an accountant,

MC freestyled his client a song

for his girlfriend, discovering

his lyrical talent. Since then he’s

integrated that business into

his website, Nastyboy

Records, where you

can dedicate a

personalized song

viajar hasta Japón y comentó

que “Cantan toda la canción.

Siempre me ha sorprendido que

la música es como un lenguaje

universal.”

MC cerró con contarnos que

no hace planes fijos para el

futuro lejano. “Me enfoco en

mejorar mi música, porque las

cosas no salen como uno las

planea.” Ya han sido más de

veinte años en su trayectoria

musical desarrollando y

produciendo obras nuevas, él

dice que “Uno no está listo para

retirarse de la música, hasta

que se muera porque la música

es flor que no para de crecer.”

to anyone.

His trip to Mexico was to

record music videos for two

new songs and a Spanish remix

of “Pretty Girl.” In addition to

his concerts, MC has headlined

at festivals such as “Urban Fest”

in Mexico City with more than

25,000 attendees. Every year,

he comes to Colorado where

his concerts sell out, this year

making it to Greeley’s Moxi

Theater on August 8. He

has even traveled to

Japan and shares

that “They sing the whole song.

It has always surprised me that

music is a universal language.”

MC closed by telling us he

doesn’t plan for the distant

future. “I focus on improving my

music, because things don’t go as

you plan.” Over twenty years

into his career of developing

and producing music he says,

“We’re not ready to retire from

music until we die because

music is a flower that does not

stop growing.”

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7/24 - Fort COllins, CO( Hodi’s Half Note )

7/28 - Greeley, CO(UNC GARDEN THEATRE - CONCERT UNDER THE STARS)

8/7 - Greeley, CO(MOXI THEATER)

8/21 - Garden City, CO ( Bootleggin Days Brewfest )

TIP:

Without getting too metaphysical, if there is an existence

of a soul, The Burroughs have mastered in transcribing what

it sounds like to them. At the very least they’ve managed to

uncover it’s very feeling in today’s day and age.

“We’ve been listening to soul music that came out 30 or 40

years ago but it’s still going on because there’s something there,”

Hayden Farr who plays Baritone Saxophone for the band says.

“I don’t know exactly what it is, but I feel it.”

Feeling–this idea surfaces a lot as the band describes their

methodology and how they’ve managed to push their success

since their spontaneous start two years ago. They’ve gained

ground in the music scene and landed a gig playing direct

support for the Steve Miller Band at Bohemian Nights this

summer, a festival that they played last year when Pat Benatar

headlined. At the remembrance of their time at NWF, among

other thoughts Farr commented, “On the record, she’s still got

it.”“Everything from the groove that you’re in, to the words that

you say, to the melodies you sing is suppose to come from right

here,” Johnny Burroughs, frontman of The Burroughs says

using both open faced hands to clutch between his abdomen

and lower rib cage. “If it’s not coming from here, than it’s not

soul music.”

This light-hearted playfulness isn’t anything unfamiliar

in the band as they’re constantly reciting inside jokes. It’s

refreshing to witness their ability to keep it light and yet work

unbelievably hard to perfect everything about the band’s

identity. They’ve established a comfortable bond as a nine piece

ensemble, to the point that over half of them live under one

roof and still enjoy making music together. There’s a carefree

approach to their work that mimics the freedom of soul music.

“Because a majority of the group is already established in

their life it’s not do or die, we get to enjoy it,” Johnny says. “I

think there is a really healthy look at it in the band of let’s just

ride this and enjoy it and enjoy the fact that we’re together and

making music.”

As the story of the bands whimsical beginning is told, Craig

Basarich, no longer a part of the band and Johnny conspired

in their love of performance and soul to create a one-time-

show. In just two short years the band claimed BandWagon’s

Battle of the Bands which launched their first EP, lined up

dozens of headlining shows around the state, partnered with

Spokesbuzz, and after months of mastering, their live album

joins their discography.

With some minor changes to the lineup since their foundation

the band consists of Johnny on vocals, Farr on baritone sax,

Sean Hagemeister on guitar, Tom Amend on keys, Jeremy Fallis

on trombone, Briana Harris on tenor sax, Alec Bell on trumpet,

Mary Claxton on percussion and Brian Claxton on bass.

The last two years have been a blur the band says, one wave of

opportunity after the next and as they coast through barriers

that many local bands spend years overcoming, the timing in

pop-culture couldn’t be more helpful.

BY ROSE HEDBERG • BANDWAGON MAGAZINE

The New AlbumSWEATY GREELEY SOUL

RELEASE SHOWS

THE BURROUGHS

identity. They’ve established a comfortable bond as a nine piece

ensemble, to the point that over half of them live under one

roof and still enjoy making music together. There’s a carefree

approach to their work that mimics the freedom of soul music.

“Because a majority of the group is already established in

their life it’s not do or die, we get to enjoy it,” Johnny says. “I

think there is a really healthy look at it in the band of let’s just

ride this and enjoy it and enjoy the fact that we’re together and

making music.”

As the story of the bands whimsical beginning is told, Craig

Basarich, no longer a part of the band and Johnny conspired

in their love of performance and soul to create a one-time-

show. In just two short years the band claimed BandWagon’s

Battle of the Bands which launched their first EP, lined up

dozens of headlining shows around the state, partnered with

Spokesbuzz, and after months of mastering, their live album

joins their discography.

With some minor changes to the lineup since their foundation

the band consists of Johnny on vocals, Farr on baritone sax,

Sean Hagemeister on guitar, Tom Amend on keys, Jeremy Fallis

on trombone, Briana Harris on tenor sax, Alec Bell on trumpet,

Mary Claxton on percussion and Brian Claxton on bass.

The last two years have been a blur the band says, one wave of

opportunity after the next and as they coast through barriers

that many local bands spend years overcoming, the timing in

pop-culture couldn’t be more helpful.

“There’s just something raw and fun about soul,” Farr says.

“Popular music is starting to get the horns back and I really like

horns, especially in bands. It’s just fun.”

No doubt that the band is benefiting from top-of-the-charts

popularizing horn music and energetic soul melodies, but this

affection from pop culture doesn’t hinder their identity as

Johnny sees the present as a time in music where anything can

last.

Era-music may prevail, but the identity isn’t concrete. When

artists like Bruno Mars and Justin Timberlake generalize

the use of a horn section, they create a short-lived fad for the

genre. The boundless market muddles bands who know their

roots and take on the responsibility to transcend old music

respectfully into the present.

“The beginning of the band was based on we’re going to go

and play old soul music. That’s at the heart of what we do,”

Johnny says, “but I don’t think there’s any pressure, I think it’s

just who we are.”

This grounded identity as a band is backed up by ideas like

family, community, and fun, to create a contagious performance

on stage. Hagemeister reiterates a philosophy instilled early in

the band to be “if we’re dancing, they’re dancing,” which in the

quirkiest and most sincere actions they uphold truly. They ignite

a groove in their audience that overshadows any classification

of old. It’s by far the most entertaining factor about the band as

Johnny describes dancing to be a demonstration of the absolute

pure joy of music. It’s this joy that founded their latest album.

“We thought, well if we’re going to make an album than we

should highlight what it is we love, which is playing music and

having the audience be a part of it,” Johnny says.

As the album came to fruition The Burroughs enlisted the

incredible conglomerate of talent in their hometown to build

their release of Sweaty Greeley Soul.

“What I think we have, that we haven’t had in other bands

is people wanting to support us and help us and that’s huge,”

Hagemeister says.

This support has flourished out of their hometown and as

tribute they’ve branded most of the production of their live

album, with Greeley. From the album art done by Betony

Coons, to the recording and mixing done by Greeley native

Colin Bricker at Mighty Fine Studios in Denver, the album is a

bold symbol of who they are.

“We believe in this town and we’re excited to be a part of

something from the ground work. We wanted to show off ‘this

is where our music is made,’ it’s made here, it has this sound

because it’s made here, with these people. We’ve tapped into

the incredible pool of talent that’s around us and the hearts and

souls that have backed us. That’s the whole reason the music

exists. We had to include Greeley. Plus it makes everybody do

a double take, every time,” Johnny says. “This is where we’re

from. We’re putting it smack dab on the front of our first full

length album because we’re not ashamed.”

BY ROSE HEDBERG • BANDWAGON MAGAZINE

THE BURROUGHS

Photo By Dylan Adams, Cover Photo By Ben Stivers



COLORaDO CONCERT CALENDARSaturday, August 1stRetract @ The Moxi TheaterGreeley - 8:00pm w/ Oak Ash & Thorn, Unreasonably Human, Citadel

Lincoln Durham @ Hodi’s Half NoteFort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Caleb James

3rd Annual Avograss Bluegrass Festival @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 12:30pm

My Body Sings Electric @ The Bluebird TheaterDenver - 7:30-m w/ Red Fox Run, Thunderthief, Kaji

The Charlie Daniels Band @ The SumitDenver - 7pm w/ Birch Street and Ol Hickory

YarmonyGrass All-Stars ft. Chris Pandolfi & Andy Hall of The Infamous Stringdusters, Members of The Drunken Hearts & Special Guests @ The 1-UpDenver - 8:30pm

Ryan Bingham @ The Mishawaka AmphitheatreBellvue - 8:00pm w/ HONEYHONEY

Slightly Stoopid @ Red RocksMorrison - 7:30pm

Sunday, August 2nd3rd Annual Avograss Bluegrass Festival @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 10:30am

Todd Rundgren @ The Bluebird TheaterDenver - 8:00pm

Amanda X @ The Hi-DiveDenver - 8:30pm w/ The Spirit of the Beehive, Justine Drugs

Hozier @ Red RocksMorrison - 8pm

Monday, August 3rdJazz is Dead - Celebrating 50th Anniversary of Grateful Dead @ Fox TheaterBoulder - 7pm

Valise @ The Marquis Theater Denver - 7pm w/ Oh Be Clever Evinair

Tokio Hotel “Feel It All” World Tour Part 2 @ The SumitDenver - 7pm w/ MXMS

Florence and The Machine @ Red RocksMorrison - 8pm

Tuesday, August 4thStubby Tuesdays w/ Stubby Shillelaghs@ Patrick’s Irish Pub, Greeley - 9pm

The Spill Caves @ The Moxi TheaterGreeley - 7:00pm

Open Jazz Jam @ PourhouseLoveland - 7:30pm w/ Pourhouse Jazz Trio

Django Django @ The Bluebird TheaterDenver - 8:00pm w/ Beat Connection

Sam Smith @ Red RocksMorrison - 8pm

Wednesday, August 5thOpen Mic @ Patrick’s Irish PubGreeley - 9pm

Gravy @ Hodi’s Half NoteFort Collins - 8:00pm

Soul Asylum & Meat Puppets @ The Aggie TheatreFort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Special Guest

FREE Swing Gitane @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 5:00pm

Thursday, August 6thKaraoke @ The Jager, Greeley - 9pm

Brian Collins of the Seer Band @Wiley RootsGreeley - 7pm

Lord Huron @ The Mishawaka AmphitheatreBellvue - 8:00pm w/ San Fermin

The Soul Aslyum & The Meat Puppets @ The SumitDenver - 7pm

Powerpoint @ The Hi-DiveDenver - 6:30 w/ Zebroids, M-Section

Walk the Moon ft. Milky Chance @ Red Rocks Morrison - 7pm

THE SPILL CANVASTuesday August 4th @ Moxi Theater


Filmed on Location with:

Friday, August 7thThe Burroughs @ The Moxi TheaterGreeley - 8:00pm

Ryan Fourt Jazz Duo @ Broken Plow BreweryGreeley - 7pm

The Freddy Jones Band @ Hodi’s Half NoteFort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Special Guests

Eric Hutchinson @ The Aggie TheatreFort Collins -7:00pm w/ Special Guests

Bonnie & The Clydes @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 8:00pm

FREE Dead Jam @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 9:00pm

The War on Drugs @ The Fox TheaterBoulder- 7:30pm w/ Galactic and Givers

San Fermin @ The Bluebird TheaterDenver - 9:00pm w/ SOAK

Jazz is Dead - Celebrating 50th Anniversary of Grateful Dead @ The 1-UpDenver - 8:30pm

The Travelin’ McCourys Feat. Billy Nershi @ The Mishawaka AmphitheatreBellvue - 8:00pm w/ Hog MaGundy and Blue Grama

Pretty Lights @ Red RocksMorrison - 7pm

Saturday, August 8thBaby Bash x MC Magic @ The Moxi TheaterGreeley - 7:00pm w/ Play-N-Skillz

Maxwell Mud and Escape Goats @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 8:00pm

Wade Bowen @ The Bluebird TheaterDenver - 9:00pm w/ Drew Kennedy

Fireworks @ The Marquis TheaterDenver - 7pm w/ Weatherbox and Dryjacket

Pretty Lights @ Red RocksMorrison - 7pm

Sunday, August 9thMadchild - Silver Tongue Devil Tour @ Hodi’s Half NoteFort Collins - 7:00pm w/ Aklocks

Willis A Ramsey and Alison Ramsey @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 8:00pm

CROBOT @ The Bluebird TheaterDenver - 8:00pm w/ Mothership, Reno Divorce, In the Company of Serpents

Hazel Miller Band & Chris Daniels and the Kings feat. Freddi Gowdy @ The Mishawaka AmphitheatreBellvue - 4:30pm w/ Goatz!, and Williams ReserveMichael Franti & Spearheat @ Red RocksMorrison - 6:30pm

Monday, August 10thDamien Rice and Iron & Wine @ Red RocksMorrison - 8pm


Devon Allman @ The Moxi TheaterGreeley - 7:00pm

Savage Cabbage @ The Aggie TheatreFort Collins -8:00pm w/ A Wasted Effort and Special Guests


Idina Menzel @ Red RocksMorrison - 8pm


Casey Donahew Band @ The Moxi TheaterGreeley - 7:00pm w/ Special Guests TBA

Berner @ The Aggie TheatreFort Collins -7:00pm w/ MHC, OG SWAG, and Special Guests

FREE Happy Dapples @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 5:00pm

Diana Krell @ Red RocksMorrison - 7:30pm


The Burroughs @ Wiley Roots Greeley - 7pm

Dab to the Future Tour @ The PitGreeley - 7pm

Spellbinder @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 8:00pm

Chris Tomlin presents Worship Night in America @ Red RocksMorrison - 7:30pm

Friday, August 14thBen Pu @ Broken Plow BreweryGreeley - 7pm

Guerilla Radio, Sabotage, and My Own Summer @ Hodi’s Half NoteFort Collins - 8:00pm

Dead Floyd @ The Aggie TheatreFort Collins -8:00pm w/ Special Guests

MadchildSunday August 9th @ Hodi’s Half Note



15 SQUARE BLOCKSFOUR DISPENSARIESONE HOOKAH BARALWAYS A GOOD TIME

A.F. Ray ( founder of Garden City)It has been rumored that during the prohibition of alcohol,

A.F. Ray supplied the residents of Weld County with bootlegged booze hidden in watermelons from his own patch.



Archie Funker @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 8:30pm

AMZY - Live Concert Filming @ The Bluebird TheaterDenver - 8:00pm w/ Rumours Follow, Modern Suspects

Vine Street Vibes @ The 1-UpDenver - 8:30pm w/ Spyn Reset

Defy You Stars @ The SumitDenver - 6pm w/Shatterproof, Tonight We Rise, and Almost Maine

OTT @ The Mishawaka AmphitheatreBellvue - 6:00pm w/ Kaminanda and Templo

My Morning Jacket @ Red RocksMorrison - 8pm

Saturday, August 15thStella Luce @ Hodi’s Half NoteFort Collins - 8:00pm w/ iZCALLi

Punch Drunk Munky Funk & Dechen Hawk’s Jus Sayin @ The Aggie TheatreFort Collins -8:00pm w/ The BeatServer

Shakedown Street @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 9:00pm

Langhorne Slim & The Law @ The Bluebird TheaterDenver - 9:00pm w/ Mile High Express

The Photo Atlas @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ The Outfit

Brandi Carlile @ Red RocksMorrison - 7pm

Sunday, August 16thSir Mix-a-Lot @ The Moxi TheaterGreeley - 8:00pm w/ The Condors ft. Jaystorm, High Quality, Rag Doll

LIL Durk @ The Bluebird TheaterDenver - 9:00pm w/ Gunplay, Hypno Carlito (OTF)

Alabama Shakes @ Red RocksMorrison - 7:30pm

Monday, August 17thSales @ The Hi-DiveDenver - 8pm w/ Candy Claws, Sound of Ceres, Peter and The Wolves

KMFDM @ The SumitDenver - 8pm w/ Chant and Inertia

Joe Bonamassa @ Red RocksMorrison - 8pm



Jackson Browne @ Red RocksMorrison - 7:30pm


FREE Switchman Sleepin’ @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 5:00pm

Louis Futon @ The 1-UpDenver - 8:30m

Dawes & James Vincent McMorrow @ The Mishawaka AmphitheatreBellvue - 6:00pm

Slipknot @ Red RocksMorrison - 6:15pm


Jacob Felix @ Wiley RootsGreeley - 7pm

Authority Zero @ The Aggie TheatreFort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Rubedo and Counterpunch

FREE Dead Jam @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 9:00pm

SIR MIX A LOTSunday August 16th @ Moxi Theater



The MotetAugust 28th & 29th @ Mishawaka

James Vincent McMorrow @ The Bluebird TheaterDenver - 8:00pm w/ Blake Mills

The Piano Guys @ Red RocksMorrison - 8pm

Friday, August 21stBootleggin Days Brewfest@ Garden City ParkGarden City - 5pm

South To Cedars @ Broken Plow BreweryGreeley - 7pm

Sound Remedy @ The Mishawaka AmphitheatreBellvue - 8:00pm

Saturday, August 22ndBootleggin Days Brewfest@ Garden City ParkGarden City - 12pm

Summer Cannibals @ The Hi-DiveDenver - 8:30pm w/ Riprats

ZOSO @ The Bluebird TheaterDenver - 9:00pm w/ Sweet Leaf

Reggae on the Rocks @ Red RocksMorrison - 1pm

Sunday, August 23rdSynesthesia @ Broken Plow BreweryGreeley - 7pm

Kim Simmonds & Savoy Brown @ The Aggie TheatreFort Collins -7:00pm

Pat Donohue @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 9:00pm

Garrison Keillor @ Red RocksMorrison - 7pm


Karaoke World Championship Finals @ The PitGreeley - 7pm


Failure @ The SumitDenver - 7:30pm

J Cole @ Red RocksMorrison - 6:30pm


FREE Fort Collins Chamber Music Society @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 5:00pm

Michael Angelo Batio @ The Bluebird TheaterDenver - 8:00pm


The Burroughs @ Wiley RootsGreeley - 7pm

D.R.I @ Hodi’s Half NoteFort Collins - 8:00pm w/ Bomb Threat

Krayzie Bone @ The Aggie TheatreFort Collins - 8:00pm w/ BIG SLOAN

Roux Black Presents: Black Summer @ The Bluebird TheaterDenver - 9:00pm

AJ Davila @ The Hi-Dive Denver - 8:30pm w/ Future Single Mom, Panaderia, Hair Cult

“1964” The Tribute @ Red RocksMorrison - 8pm

Friday, August 28thThe Block Party @ 9th St PlazaGreeley - 5pm

Daryl Ray @ Broken Plow Brewery Greeley - 7pm

Poetic Pimps @ The PitGreeley - 5pm

Hog Magundy and Cosmic Mesa @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 8:00pm

The Slackers @ The Bluebird TheaterDenver - 8:00pm

Worship My Organ @ The 1-UpDenver - 8:30pm w/ Marco Benevento, Robert Walter, Joe Russo & Skerik

The Motet @ The Mishawaka AmphitheatreBellvue - 8:00pm w/ The California Honeydrops

System of a Down w/ Ice Cube, Iggy Pop and more @ Riot FestDenver - 2pm

Atmosphere @ Red RocksMorrison - 7pm

Saturday, August 29thCupcake Cabaret @ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins - 8:00pm

The Motet @ The Mishawaka AmphitheatreBellvue - 8:00pm w/ The California Honeydrops

Modest Mouse w/ Run DMC, Pixies and more @ Riot FestDenver - 2pm

Trampled by Turtles @ Red RocksMorrison - 7:30pm

Sunday, August 30thThe Prodigy w/ Snoop Dog, Tenacious D and more @ Riot FestDenver - 2pm

Mad Decent Block Party @ Red RocksMorrison - 3pm

Monday, August 31stAvatar @ The Marquis TheaterDenver - 6pm w/ Gemini Syndrome, First Decree



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