Fools Fest is KCSU’s annual punk festival, always set to happen around April Fools Day! Every year, KCSU gathers local punk and punk-adjacent bands to play on Colorado State University’s campus, creating a unique and exciting event for all to enjoy. KCSU’s music directors, Mia Templien and Ria Janapati, had the opportunity to sit down with a few of the bands performing for some in-depth interviews.

Plastic Forearm started in the middle of a record store in Orlando, Florida; Boone “Mud” Gonzales found R Cooper Long through the odd method of asking everyone in the store if they play music. Not long after, the pair opened Casey Taylor Brock’s old band, and they all decided to stick together. Moving to Colorado on terms of fate, Plastic Forearm is a high-energy dynamic trio, or “a country band plumb gone wrong”. They find inspiration in noise rock and free jazz, but also finds their variety from artists like Frankie Cosmos and The Dead Milkmen. Their debut album “Plastic Forearm Loves The Earth” is set to drop on April 25th, 2025, with their album release show on April 26th at the Swing Station in Laporte.

Fools Fest is March 27th, 2025!