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Lyric Cinema close to fundraising goal
Life | 10 months agoThe Lyric Cinema Cafe in Old Town has nearly reached its $150,000 fundraising goal to purchase digital projectors it would need to stay in business. Its campaign has been run through Kickstarter, a website that allows individuals and organizations to “crowd source” financial donations by offering perks to its “backers.” Currently 2,020 people have donated more than [...]
Fort Collins weekend music calendar 6/22
| 11 months agoThe Aggie Theater Friday – Twista and Shawna with Lodo and B.T.P Doors 8 p.m. $25 Saturday – Jimkata with Gypsyfit and Funkma$ter Doors 8 p.m. Free Avogadro’s Number Friday – T Band Bluegrass Show 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Free Friday – The Super Saturated Sugar Strings (outside) 8:30 p.m. $10 Friday – The Mostest [...]
Beer week in Fort Collins
| 1 year agoThe Colorado Brewers’ Festival is hosting Beer Week in downtown Fort Collins the week of June 18-22. Many restaurants will be having specials celebrating beer during the week leading up to the Colorado Brewers’ Festival. The festival will run run from 12:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on June 23 and 24. Tickets start at $20 online and $25 [...]
Local artist to release solo album
| 1 year agoJohnny Hickman, a co-founder of the band Cracker and a Loveland, Colorado resident, will be releasing a solo album on July 3. The album, entitled “Tilting” will be his first since Cracker released their debut album 20 years ago. There will be a special album release show at Avogadro’s Number in Fort Collins on June [...]
UPDATE: Vanilla Ice to play free concert in Highlands Ranch with Synthetic Elements
| 1 year agoEver wonder what Vanilla Ice is up to these days? Apparently he’s into playing free concerts with local Ska bands. Local act Synthetic Elements announced they will be playing a free concert at LoDos Highlands Ranch with the rapper made famous by his single “Ice Ice Baby,” which has sold over 1,000,000 copies to date [...]
Fort Collins band SHEL raising money to finish debut album
| 1 year agoSarah, Hannah, Eva and Liza Holbrook grew up in musical household in Colorado, forming their group SHEL (a combination of the first letter of each of their names) in 2005. Here’s more about them from the group’s website: “SHEL is… four classically trained musicians who happen to be sisters ranging in age from 18-23. From [...]
Denver man got concussion in the pool, became musical savant
| 1 year agoThis guy in Denver dove into a pool’s shallow end six years ago and hit his head really hard. Now he’s (kind of) like Mozart because of it. Trade off = fair. Related articles Derek Amato: Concussion turns Colorado man into musical genius aged 40(dailymail.co.uk) Savant Syndrome: When Brain Injuries Create Geniuses(bigthink.com)