2018 – Page 2 – The SoCC Blog

SONG REVIEW: Roky Erickson’s Cryptic “I Think of Demons”

Roky Erickson is considered an undeniable pioneer of psychedelic rock. He's mostly known for fronting The 13thFloor Elevators, a group out of Texas that many argue to be the first…

Music, Music Of The Day and Week, Uncategorized

PLAYLIST: Well it’s Halloween Again…

https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofcc/playlist/4oDd6WKO8uZsEi09WotrrC?si=Pq4dKjGFSTqYFRAO_Ki23w Happy Halloween season! Everyone knows as soon as the clock changes from 11:59 PM on September 30th to 12:00 AM on October 1st that Halloween has already begun. In…

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Jungle Concert Review

Photo credit: Bristol PA Hire After seeing Jungle live in Singapore back in 2015, I never imagined I would watch them perform on stage again in Colorado Springs. I remember…

Colorado Springs, Local, Local Shows: Previews & Reviews, Music, Shows

Concert Review: Courtney Barnett at The Ogden Theater on 9/28

This past Saturday, I was lucky enough to see the first night of Courtney Barnett’s North American tour promoting her most recent album, Tell Me How You Really Feel, released…

Local, Shows

Concert Preview: Jungle at the Black Sheep 9/28

Credits: BBC Radio 6 Music/ prvnce.com Jungle, an English modern soul musical collective was formed by Tom McFarland and Josh Lloyd-Watson in London back in 2013. McFarland and Lloyd-Watson had known each other since…

Local, Local Shows: Previews & Reviews, Music, Shows

SONG OF THE WEEK: Princess Nokia– “Your Eyes Are Bleeding”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Cjow9lO2U Princess Nokia’s “A Girl Cried Red” was, to many, a surprise of a mixtape in its emo nostalgia. “Your Eyes Are Bleeding” seamlessly blends hip-hop elements with a teenage…

Music, Music Of The Day and Week

Plugged In Collaboration with 91.5 KRCC

We've recently started a new limited-run collaboration with KRCC about music we're listening to. The posts will be shared on both the SoCC and KRCC websites; check out the first…

Music

Interview with Seal Eggs

Recently I did an interview with Gwen Wolfenbarger, more commonly known in the music community under her alias, Seal Eggs. She is incredible and the interview helped me learn a…

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Porches at Larimer Lounge 2/26

I first saw Porches at a Pitchfork after-show in 2016 at the Empty Bottle in Chicago. I had never heard of them, but my friend had an extra ticket,…

Music, Shows

SONG OF THE WEEK: THE STAVES – “IN THE LONG RUN”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXNUGMERQM The Staves have a talent in their live recordings of simple and sweet harmonies. I love this version of "In The Long Run" (in support of the online project…

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