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Mindy McCready's final album was partially recorded at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins

This past weekend on the front porch of her home in Arkansas, country singer Mindy McCready is thought to have taken her own life. That part of her story has been widely reported. What you may not know, however, is that toward the end of her career and ultimately life, the 37-year-old artist had str ... More >>

Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music on finally being able to record at the Blasting Room

Hot Water Music came together in Gainesville, Florida when four friends moved there in 1993. Fueled by youthful exuberance and inspired in part by the music that surrounding the skateboarding culture of the time, Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard, Jason Black and George Rebelo created a band that had that ... More >>

Fat Mike of NOFX on pornography, punk-rock parenting and how America is a sinking ship

NOFX was started in Los Angeles in 1983 by Michael "Fat Mike" Burkett and Eric Melvin. The band was born of the same West Coast scene that produced some of the most important punk bands of all time, from Black Flag and the Circle Jerks to the Minutemen and the Descendents. Although the sound that NO ... More >>

Chris Heckman of the Epilogues on the new album and working with Greater Than

The music industry sucks, and the Epilogues know it. They're no strangers to being let down by the business. Over the course of the band's nearly six year existence, its members have gone through the label dance enough to know what a downer it is. Waiting in limbo, the band went through some serious ... More >>

Flobots, The Circle In the Square: Jonny 5's track-by-track breakdown of the new album

Westword caught up with Flobots frontman Jonny 5 (aka Jamie Laurie) for a track-by-track breakdown of The Circle In the Square, the new record. If you've bought the record and you're listening right now wondering what the songs are about, wonder no more. You've come to the right place Page down to s ... More >>

Joy Subtraction? Its members just enjoy screwing with Joy Division.

The Swayback reflects on a decade of going for the musical nectar

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Brent Loveday of Reno Divorce: "Originality is the evolution of influence"

Reno Divorce (due tomorrow night at the Marquis Theater) began in the middle '90s when frontman and guitarist Brent Loveday founded the outfit while still living in Orlando, Florida. Some early, glowing press came the way of the band's 7-inch. But it wasn't until Loveday relocated to Denver and disc ... More >>

Weekend's best live music bets: The Swayback, Pure Sunshine II, Snoop Dogg and more

Welcome to the weekend! Whether you're making your way up to the mountains for Snowball Music Festival 2012 or staying behind in the city, there's an abundance of musical choices: Tonight at the Fillmore Snoop Dogg throws down before heading up the hill himself for a slot at Snowball, while a couple ... More >>

Bill Stevenson of Descendents: "Maybe it's just all of our fans are paying us back for some good music we've given them "

Chapman BaehlerDescendents Descendents (due tomorrow night at the Fillmore Auditorium) didn't exactly invent pop punk, but the band's musical influence can be heard throughout that movement whether latter day poppy punk bands know it or not. Starting in 1978, Descendents were early compatriots of w ... More >>

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Swayback set to release new album on March 3 at the hi-dive with new drummer Carl Sorenson

​The Swayback dudes have got to be way stoked this morning. Last night around the time that they were announced as one of the twelve finalists in KTCL's Hometown for the Holidays, the guys were at Silo Sound Studios (formerly Macy Sound Studios) putting the wraps on their brand new album with ... More >>

Listen to My Body Sings Electric's new track "Doctor" before it officially drops on Tuesday

​My Body Sings Electric is one of the recent Kickstarter success stories locally. Granted, the act's initiative wasn't quite as successful as, say, Five Iron Frenzy's recent campaign, which has raised a staggering $161K and counting, but My Body Sings Electric successfully funded its project. ... More >>

Win tickets to the Flobots' Bowling Ball on Saturday, October 23 at Lucky Strike Lanes at Bellmar

Update:Congrats to law school student Marc and single mom Kristi, you're our winners. There will be a pair of tickets waiting for you at Lucky Strike Lanes. Looks like Flobots had a ball last year.​Next Saturday, October 23, at Lucky Strike Lanes in Belmar, Flobots are hosting their second an ... More >>

Wunderkinds: Air Dubai is set to release its debut, Wonder Age

An exclusive advance listen to Till We See the Sun by the Heyday

As you've no doubt heard by now, Air Dubai and the Heyday are releasing their brand new records this weekend at the Gothic Theatre in the form of a dual CD release party with Bop Skizzum and Places. Yesterday, we presented you with an exclusive advance listen of Wonder Age, Air Dubai's new album. ... More >>

An exclusive advance listen to Wonder Age, by Air Dubai

​This Friday, October 1, at the Gothic Theatre, Air Dubai is releasing Wonder Age, its brand-new album, in the company of the Heyday, which is also dropping its latest platter that evening, Bop Skizzum and Places. We've had the pleasure of listening to Wonder Age for the past month or so, and ... More >>

Get to the Showcase early and catch Oh My Stars set at noon on the Main Stage

If you've listened to KTCL even briefly in the past year, you've heard the handiwork of Lee Miles. You've either heard his band, Oh My Stars, who has one of the top played songs on the station, or you've heard his production on songs by Colorado-based acts like Tickle Me Pink, Speakeasy Tiger and ... More >>

Kinetix on recording at the Blasting Room, getting to perform at the Fillmore and offering up a stoner-approved rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody"

​ In this week's paper, we ran excerpts of Andy Thomas's recent conversation with the members of Kinetix in Rough Mixes. That Q&A barely scratched the surface. After the jump, you'll find not only Thomas's exchange with band in its entirety but the transcript from Dutch Seyfarth's recent chat ... More >>

Tickle Me Pink previews songs from new EP

​ Tickle Me Pink, due at the Black Sheep and Marquis Theater this weekend, has put the finishing touches on its next platter, On Your Way Down. The three-song EP, produced by Matthew Hager and mixed by Jason Livermore at the Blasting Room, isn't due out until Tuesday, May 18, but you can hear ... More >>

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Rough Draft in the studio with American Idol's Chris Sligh and some (moving) pictures to prove it

Photo: Summit Sudios Found yet another batch of videos of a band hard at work in the studio. These feature Rough Draft, an up-and-coming, unabashed Christian rock act from Fort Collins that spends the bulk of its time on the road. Coming off winning the band competition at the Gospel Association's a ... More >>

Although Chicago is home to Rise Against, the band has strong ties to Colorado

Q&A with Rise Against's Brandon Barnes

Tip Sheet: Ride Your Bike

Harvey Knuckles Scores a Knockout

This Fort Collins foursome’s new record nods to ZZ Top — literally.

The Descendents' Bill Stevenson on the Lemonheads, Rise Against and More

Bros N the Hood

The Brotherhood of Dae Han

Wretched Success

The northern Colorado punk scene gets a boost from Wretch Like Me.