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Picking Apart the Pigments with Collidoscope [Artist Interview] Electronic

Picking Apart the Pigments with Collidoscope [Artist Interview]

Collidoscope is bringing the heat to the funk hungry masses with their fresh and sophisticated jam fusion. This Electro-funk, Jamtronica band from Austin, Texas, just recently relocated to colorful Colorado and have been settling right into this booming livetronica mecca. The band is composed of Hank Brigham (production/bass/sax), James Hatch (production/synth/keyboards) and the newest addition Jacob Muhle (drummer). We had a chance to sit down with the crew and ask them […]

Sep 22, 2016 Read →
Resonant Language Releases New EP ‘Fractal Technician’ [Album Review] Electronic

Resonant Language Releases New EP ‘Fractal Technician’ [Album Review]

Resonant Language clearly spends more time behind his computer screen than most. In just a few years his sound has filled out as fast as one could hope, always staying true to making music that pushes boundaries without ever committing to any genre full on. As he creates what I suppose you could call jazz […]

Sep 16, 2016 Read →
Beach Goth 2016: For the Eargasm of Your Life – Do Not Miss These Acts Festival Coverage

Beach Goth 2016: For the Eargasm of Your Life – Do Not Miss These Acts

October 22nd marks the beginning of the fifth installment of The Growlers festival, “Beach Goth”. This year The Growlers (or whoever does the actual planning for the two day SoCal event) put together an unprecedented lineup geared toward bonafide music snobs, like me. That being said, there really is nothing goth or extra beachy about […]

Sep 16, 2016 Read →
ARISE Music Festival Proves Its Staying Power As a Staple in Colorado’s Live Music Culture | August 5th – 7th, 2016 [Festival Review] Electronic

ARISE Music Festival Proves Its Staying Power As a Staple in Colorado’s Live Music Culture | August 5th – 7th, 2016 [Festival Review]

Colorado grown ARISE Music Festival celebrated its’ fourth anniversary last weekend. A beautiful community of families and friends came together at Loveland’s Sunrise Ranch for three days of healing, laughing, learning, and straight gettin’ down to a supreme lineup. Incredible art installations and interactive theme camps turned the ranch into a giant interactive playground. Seven stages hosted […]

Aug 10, 2016 Read →
Why We Come Back, The Newport Folk Festival [Event Review + Artist Interviews] East Coast

Why We Come Back, The Newport Folk Festival [Event Review + Artist Interviews]

Newport Folk Festival This was my third year attending the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. Out of the many summer music festivals my friends and I have attended together over the years, Newport is the only one we’ve turned into an annual tradition. This isn’t just because of the incredible musical lineup and delicious […]

Aug 4, 2016 Read →
KMG Colorado Music Showcase in Boulder, CO | June 30th, 2016 [Show Review] Funk

KMG Colorado Music Showcase in Boulder, CO | June 30th, 2016 [Show Review]

In a world known for its ‘dog-eat-dog’/‘every man for himself’ mentality, KMG Life, Inc. seeks to side-step the constant competition which characterizes the music business, through their KMG Colorado Music Showcase. Creating a space for artists to network, to build comradery– is precisely the type of artistic synergy that KMG envisioned when bringing this Showcase to fruition. […]

Jul 11, 2016 Read →