On their way through Fort Collins, The Brazen Youth, an indie group from Connecticut, stopped by the station to play and discuss music. With a fresh EP released earlier this year, the band has been touring the country since July. Throughout the session they played three songs from their latest EP. We discussed the influences of Connecticut and the reactive nature of music- you can hear the full session below. — Support local...
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Choir Vandals, an alternative band from St. Louis was passing through the state last week, and while they were here they stopped by KCSU. They played four songs throughout the set, and between songs we had a tangent filled conversation. We started the conversation with how the band name originated from an anxiety filled camping trip, and ended up discussing Evelyn McHale’s suicide. There was also quite a bit of discussion about...
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A few weeks ago weareforests, a local ambient folk band, came to our studio to perform live music. Among the double bass, ambient vocals, and focused drums was a random conversation waiting to happen. Between weareforests’ original music, we discussed their stage plot’s ‘existential dread zone,’ how nature influences the band and ended up with a sporadic conversation involving mustaches. Listen to the full...
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In celebration of their newest EP, “The Color & Decay,” Places Back Home came to KCSU for an in-studio performance. They’re a post-folk band that got their start at CSU who have now mostly moved to Denver. Despite the introspective lyrics, the group has a hilarious chemistry together. The band’s positive personality came through as we discussed the artwork of the EP, the band’s involvement with...
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The local electronic scene is something I think deserves more attention, and chitchat, a new group from Denver, supports that claim. They came in for an in-studio performance last week and played two new originals throughout the set. “Play it Cool” has an upbeat music video that accurately portrays Josh Kern and Madisen Vogel’s lighthearted dynamic. Though most of their music has an almost careless vibe to it, they...
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From now on, when I think of dedicated musicians, I’ll think of The Copper Children. There was traffic, there were technical difficulties, but the entire night there was nothing but positivity. The band was initially caught in traffic on their trek from Denver, and they even did some off-roading to make their way to our studio in Fort Collins. Although we had a late start to the evening, each member came to the studio with one...
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