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Oakland L. Childers

Oakland Childers has been a music journalist since he was sixteen.

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Denver Band Chew Thru Took On a Bad Year With Positivity and Punk

By Oakland L. Childers
Jul 13, 2021

Singer Matt Lamoureaux talks leaving the Lurchers and forming his new Denver hardcore band.
Northside Joyride Made a Nostalgic Summertime Pop Anthem About North Denver

By Oakland L. Childers
Mar 16, 2020

Sal DiAndrea has written the perfect song to soundtrack a warm, clear summer evening in Denver's Northside.
Despite Setbacks and Doubts, MF Ruckus Keeps Pushing Forward

By Oakland L. Childers
Feb 19, 2020

Denver's MF Ruckus has made a name for itself as a hard-partying, good-times rock band.
Snapcase Singer Daryl Taberski Reflects on Three Decades of Hardcore

By Oakland L. Childers
Feb 17, 2020

A lot has changed in the nearly thirty years since Buffalo, New York’s Snapcase released its debut album, Lookinglasself.
Guitar Virtuoso Eric Johnson Celebrates His Past by Looking to the Future

By Oakland L. Childers
Jan 24, 2020

It would be easy for guitarist Eric Johnson to coast on his success.

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