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By Charlie Englar Imagine driving through the Deep South with the experience all around you. If you’ve never had the pleasure of taking such a drive and are possibly planning one, or if you just […]
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Wendy Woo Band – Austerity
By Charlie Englar On the inside and back covers of Wendy Woo’s new album lies a dictionary definition to the title, Austerity; “extreme simplicity / markedly simple / antonym: luxury.” With her ninth album, Woo, […]
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Radio & TV Collide in an Effort to Highlight Local Young Musicians
By Charlie Englar A group that includes parents, fellow musicians, a voice coach, technicians and a writer are chatting in the control room of Poudre School District’s Channel 10 TV studio, basking in the afterglow […]
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Gary Bragg – High Plains Storm
By Charlie Englar For professional musician Gary Bragg, power in numbers must be the way to go, noting all the superb bluegrass and country musicians he commissioned to play on his new album, High Plains […]
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Music and Art Abound at Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest
By Charlie Englar With the dog days of summer in full swing, the residents of Northern Colorado are once again prepping for the Choice City’s birthday. And this year’s installment of the annual August assembly […]
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Finnders & Youngberg – FY5
By Charlie Englar Booze, roving lovers, a drifter’s life and knock-down, jail-inducing bar fights are the core of the beautifully crafted themes within the new album by Finnders & Youngberg, FY5. The straight-forwardness with which […]
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Blind Strike – Curse The Worst
By Charlie Englar Greeley’s own Blind Strike has something for you. It’s their first EP, Curse The Worst, and it’s oozing with high energy muscle and buzz. Consisting of Cody Jeffreys on lead vocals, Dan […]
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Annual Festival Acts As Catalyst to Exploding Reggae Scene
By Charlie Englar Entering its seventh year, The Poudre River Reggae Festival has become a mainstay in the Colorado reggae scene. Setting up shop for another year at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre, the festival will be […]
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Seventh Annual Blues Festival to Bring Soul, Steel Guitars to Greeley
By Charlie Englar On June 10-11, the city of Greeley will play host to one of the biggest, most happening early summer backyard parties that the state of Colorado has to offer. Entering its seventh […]
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Sonic Bloom – Same Festival, New Location
By Charlie Englar The optical and auditory explosion that is the Sonic Bloom Festival is back for another year, and with a new home as well. Located roughly forty-five minutes west of Denver on I-70, […]