The Ghost of Joseph Buck is a Denver band for sure, but the band’s heart, its music, encompasses the entirety of the American West mythos.

The Ghost of Joseph Buck peppers simple yet strong music with Western motifs like a barroom piano, stand up bass, and mariachi horns but also bring along the ballsiness of rock with guitar moments that almost cross over into hard rock.
Despite wandering towards rock, Polly Beck’s vocals on their upcoming release maintains consistency with the band’s two previous EP’s. Polly Beck, who founded the band along with husband Joe Franzen back in 2011, has a somewhat low, populist voice that’s more powerful than pretty. It’s the perfect voice for carrying lyrics about outlaws, lost loves, struggles, and other Western themes like murderers and preachers.

All this talk about the West will likely lead you to expect something specific, but The Ghost of Joseph Buck do well avoiding outright nostalgia and cliche. The West is an inspiration, a launching point and not a handbook for the band’s music.

Professor Benom Plumb's two music projects: The Jolly Backbeat (Electronica / Pop) and Professor Plumb (Rock).

Appointed to enlarge an audience and to acquaint one and all with the expansion pack of available sound known as Octave Zero. AKA "The Female Keith Richards" but more likely to be Page's illegitimate offspring. 
Multi-instrument work in many genres with an emphasis on improvisation largely inspired by relentless analysis and research, an affinity for analog and a regimen of exhaustive experimentation in alternate tunings #LedZeppelin #MastersOfReality #Bauhaus #TheDamned #RoyHarper #BlackSabbath #Donovan #GeoffWorkman #HouseOfStone #MoodyBlues #ELP #PattiSmith #Aerosmith #TalkingHeads #JethroTull #Ozzy #TheWho #TheBeatles #UFO #Zebra #Heart #Yes #TheCars #Journey #KingCrimson 
#RonByrne #BenTanler
#progressive #classic #Lofi  #antifolk #ambient #analog #punk #acoustic #rock #lyrics #guitar #bass #mandolin #piano #horns #flute #drums #soundtrack #orchestration

The Keep is a 2 room, 1900 sq ft. commercial recording studio located in the Antique Row/Green Mile area of South Broadway in Denver, CO.  Featuring a professional, state of the art recording environment, The Keep is built and designed to provide a classical studio experience of which comfort and efficiency are as important as gear and recording experience.

The first to coin and cultivate the ‘alt-house’ subgenre, Thunderthief melds sultry synths, emotive guitar licks and bountiful bass amidst melodic house undertones to create rich, tapestries of sound. 
Deemed the ‘Best DJ-producer in Class’ by Vertex Music Festival, the producer has since garnered critical-acclaim across the live-events sphere for his double deck bass-guitar live performances and transcendent DJ sets. Thunderthief has released records via the Ninety9Lives and Radiokid imprints and has performed at Electric Forest, Burning Man, Resonance, Mile High Music Fest and Heart Music Festival in Sweden. 
With every new release, Thunderthief cultivates the noise of a future worthwhile.

Founded by brothers Chad Hadersbeck and Joe Schliewe, their first album was written and tested at open mics in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas, TX. Every Tuesday night, they got together with talented musicians and shared drinks, laughs and music. It was always a good night at the Free Man Cajun Cafe. Hence the name, Goodnight Freeman. Eventually the mountains called their name and the boys packed up and moved to Denver, CO.

In Denver, they added Colorado native and veteran to the Denver music scene, Jason Spillman on bass. Jason brought in a former bandmate, Brian Rempel, to man the drums. In early 2017, Chris Christofferson was added on keys, filling out the powerful Goodnight Freeman sound.

Goodnight Freeman brings a big sound with lots of instrument, dynamic and tempo changes brought together with thoughtful melodies and crisp 3-part harmonies. They sound like Alt-J, Local Natives, Hozier, Fleet Foxes and The Lumineers got together and had a musical baby.

Bop Skizzum’s music is all about fusion… Gathering inspiration from every corner of the record store, the band meshes their alternative pop-rock vibe with groove-based funk, dance and hip-hop influences, creating an invigorating blend of unique instrumentation and phenomenal vocals to complete their sound. The diversity each musician brings to this eclectic mix resonates in the music that Bop Skizzum has written for their first full-length album “Coloradical.”

Music is Colorful! Music is Radical! We believe “Coloradical” is an energy, an intangible electricity; embodying the funky, fun spirit of Bop Skizzum which fans of all ages have become so passionate about. Infusing the songs on THIS album with each BAND member’s varied musical backgrounds and influences has resulted in a collection of 10 new songs which SPAN a wide spectrum of genres. “Coloradical” is the ultimate expression of diversity, personifying Bop Skizzum’s unique sound.



Denver School Of The Arts trained singer Julie Almeria fronts Bop Skizzum as the lead vocalist. Julie’s unique voice and incredible energy on stage capture your attention, as she takes the audience on the musical adventure that is Bop Skizzum. The band’s newest member, emcee and percussionist Shane “SF1” Franklin (also a DSA graduate) continued his education at Berklee College of Music before heading back to Colorado to pursue his music career. Guitar & back-up vocals are handled mightily by band founder Andy “Rok” Guerrero; formerly of the socio-political hip-hop rock band Flobots. Fellow co-founder and the band’s Music Director Serafin Sanchez provides one of the ‘brass voices’ in Bop Skizzum with both tenor and baritone saxophones; he is a CU Boulder graduate with a Master’s Degree in Jazz Music. This inspiring songwriting quartet is grounded by the incredible rhythm section, with groove master Chris Harris on Bass. Rounding out the brass section are the two-man trumpet power-punch of Joe Ferrone and John Lake.

Bop Skizzum’s music is unlike any other bands on the scene right now. High-energy grooves, an eclectic mix of vocal styles, and a virtuoso horn section make their sound unique, all while keeping the beat ultra-funky! Whatever the need, Skizzum can fill it, from gut-wrenching ballads to the hippest party track. Bop Skizzum represents not only great times on stage or in the recording booth, but a new direction in pop music – a fusion of the hottest sounds played by real, superlative musicians. So put on your Coloradical dancin’ shoes and prepare yourself to get Bop’d by the Skizzum!

We're Move Shake Pause Repeat. We create Cinematic Americana. Or maybe it's Post Rock. Either way, it's a little country, a lot rock, mostly instrumental but not always. We lean towards counterpoint, combining the dark with the beautiful, experimental with traditional. We're from Denver, CO. We hope you like what you hear.

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