FoCoMX 2013 celebrated the Northern Colorado music scene on Saturday and Sunday. The fifth annual Fort Collins music festival includes more than 200 artists and about 20 venues.
As the clock struck midnight on April 20, Snoop Lion tossed joints to the crowd, balloons fell from the ceiling and the first legal 4/20 in Denver had officially begun.
Family of the Year makes music that is as earnest as it is infectious. Regardless of its more pop-oriented past, the indie folk band is among the nu-wave of happy folksters (the Lumineers, Mumford, et al.) that people either love or hate.
Lucero kicked off a three-night run at the Bluebird Theater on Thursday. The band’s signature blend of southern Memphis rock shines brightest in Denver, a city that brings out Lucero’s best.