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Fox Street All Stars “Galactic After Parties” – March 16th & 17th – Pete’s Monkey Bar

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Fox Street All Stars have been hosting their annual Galactic After Parties for four years now and with people coming in off the street, stumbling in from Galactic, and core group of local musician friends hanging by the stage, the room was bubbling with excitement. While the crowd was a little lighter on Friday, people were dancing and singing along with Fox Street originals and some stellar covers on both evenings.

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Fox Street All Stars Talk Their Annual Galactic After Parties

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For four years now, Fox Street All Stars have been funkin’ it up into the wee hours of the morning at Pete’s Monkey Bar after the Galactic Mile High Mardi Gras throwdown at The Fillmore. This year things have changed a bit. While Fox Street will still be setting up shop at Pete’s, Galactic has moved a few blocks East on Colfax to The Ogden Theatre and they have stretched the party out to two nights. As expected, Fox Street followed suit and will be holding court this weekend at Pete’s on both Friday and Saturday nights.

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SunSquabi Talks Wakarusa and Electronic Hydro Funk

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Producer and guitarist Kevin Donahue, and bassist Andrew Clymer, have played in countless bands together over the last several years, including a recent stint performing with Bizzy Bone from Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, but they grew tired of playing other people’s songs. Looking for something new, they ended up forming Electronic Hydro Funk band SunSquabi. They were kind enough to sit down with us after their opening set for Juno What?! last Saturday night at Cervantes’, check out what they had to say.

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The Waka Winter Classic Comes To Colorado This Week

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The anticipation for the summer festival season couldn’t be any higher than during these long winter months. Thankfully we don’t have to wait for summer to experience a bit of the Festival life as the Waka Winter Classic brings the festival experience to Colorado this week. At two different stops, Cervantes’ Other Side and Hodi’s Half Note, bands will compete for the chance to perform at Wakarusa 2012. Listen Up Denver! caught up with Aaron Stehman of Pipeline Productions to talk about Wakarusa and the idea behind the Waka Winter Classic.

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20 Questions With “The Big Motif”

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The Big Motif is blending a wild combination of blues, rock, reggae, and jazz to create a unique sound that is sweeping the Front Range. These guys are offering up a new breed of Rock & Roll that has been well recieved by critics and fans alike. With influences ranging from The Black Keys to Medeski, Martin & Wood, to Slayer, this is a band that is breaking the mold and surprising audiences of all ages.

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Bohemian Nights Festival – August 13th – Fort Collins

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The air of Fort Collins was filled with the smell of funnel cakes, the laughter of children young and old, and the best of Colorado music. Jamgrass, hip hop, rock, reggae, funk, punk, and cowboy yodeling could all be found at Bohemian Nights on Saturday.

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Bohemian Nights Festival – August 12th – Fort Collins

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G. Love said it aptly last night as he spit rhymes over a Biz Markie classic, “You…you got what I need.” This FREE, three-day, outdoor music event features 80 Colorado bands on 9 stages. Each day ends with a featured national act. If you didn’t catch last nights kick-off you missed great sets from the Lionel Young Band, Cracker, and G. Love. Come on out for live music and enjoy the rest of the weekend with us here at Bohemian Nights at New West Fest.