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They Call Me Hero sounds a straight-up rock band, with a scratchy/screaming-but-melo-dious lead singer. While that’s a frankly generic description, the band and its output is far from generic. Through their excellent composition and songwriting, They Call Me Hero is a joy to lis-ten to. Formed in 2012, this Denver-

based band consists of lead singer and guitarist C.J. Welch, guitar-ist Toshi Jamang, bassist Sean Cunningham, and drummer Dan Salisbury. Interestingly, among

their favorite artists are Mike Ring and The Connection and Leash of Foxes, two Greeley-area bands, the former of which Welch and Salisbury were a part of. This is a Greeley band from Denver, effec-tively. It sounds like home. The beginning of “The Rescue”

reminiscent of the White Stripes’ “We Are Going to be Friends,” be-fore shifting into a calmer, slower song than “Steady Hands” and “The Dirty Ones.” “This is Good-bye (Hallelujah)” closes out the six-track album, and it is… indescrib-able. It’s a great song, that’s all you need to know.The only bit of their work that

gives me pause is a sudden scream-ing section in the middle of first track, “Steady Hands.” It comes from out of nowhere; it’s almost like it doesn’t belong. But it’s short-lived, so don’t hold it against them too much. Overall, you need to track down

They Call Me Hero’s album. It’s really good. For more information on them, visit facebook.com/Her-oUnderground.

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Mature is exactly what their music is. While there is plenty of synthesizer to give it that ‘80s pop quality, these are rock songs. Frie-dell’s lyrics are conversational and heartfelt, avoiding the cliches that come with bands that sound like lasers are firing at regular intervals during their songwriting sessions.

Citing hip-hop and the Daft Punk era of electro as major influ-ences, the synth heavy elements of their music sounds very natural for Jimkata. “We always had a desire to make a sound that was much big-ger than ourselves. Starting out just playing guitars it wasn’t entirely ful-filling enough, we had to go another step–make it bigger,” says Friedell.

Currently on tour supporting In

Motion, which includes several stops in Colorado, Jimkata finds them-selves at their best. With years of touring and recording experience under their belt the band is hitting a stride.

“All in all there is a lot of energy, and it’s a lot of fun. People are com-ing out and knowing the songs and that hasn’t always been the case,” says Friedell. Moving forward Frie-dell states that their goal their al-bum is to reach people on a human level. They want In Motion to not be boxed in any particular genre and to speak for itself.

JIMKATAIn Motion

As far as synth bands go, the three-piece Jimkata from Ithaca, New York is not here to fit in any EDM or electro indie pop box so many modern bands find them-selves in. While there are some el-ements of these sounds throughout their music, their work, particu-larly on their latest album In Motion stands out from the norm.

“I think that this album is another improvement in our songwriting, I think the songs feel more concise than previous records. It’s a good combination of experimenting and pop songwriting. The main differ-ence is just us growing up and ma-turing as songwriters,” says front-man Evan Friedell.

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BISHOP NEHRUMAGIC:19

Rapper Bishop Nehru is not a bishop and his last name isn’t Nehru—it’s Scott—but the New York native is making some of the most authentic hip-hop out there. In an industry dominated by the fic-tional musings of mainstream rap-pers like Migos and Lil’ Wayne, the 19-year-old rap prodigy is a breath of fresh air. Coupled with the fact

he’s already accomplished more in his teens than most artists twice his age, he’s poised to be one of 2016’s brightest stars. With an MF Doom collaborative album, Nehru-

vian Doom, under his belt, produc-tion from DJ Premier and a brief record deal with Nas’ Mass Appeal Records, he’s on the fast track to a fruitful career.

Fresh off the “World Domination Tour” with Joey Bada$$ and Denzel Curry, Nehru is preparing to release his latest mixtape, aptly titled MAG-

IC:19, with much of the production done by Nehru himself.

Album highlights include the bass heavy ode to apathy, “It’s Whateva (produced by Tay Slay)” and the braggadocio “He The Man,” which both perfectly balance intellectual-ized lyrics with more mainstream beats, something he’s strived for all along.

“At one point, I started to listen to more lyrical rap and I noticed the difference,” Nehru explains. “It’s a

whole different feeling. One is just for partying, and one is more of a serious vibe for listening and actu-ally learning something. With that, it was just like that’s what I wanted to make. I wanted to have the bal-ance of both. I like being known as a person who can rap instead of just a party rapper.”

The 11-track album slightly slips on “I Know (Angel In My Dreams),” offering a noticeably sloppier beat than any of the other tracks. The Nehru-produced “Highs and Lows”

illustrates how he uses his music as a form of catharsis. “I know that sometimes it’s cold/but you just gotta roll through the highs and lows,” he sings on the hook—a slight glimpse into the resilient person he is.

Throughout the album, he paints himself as both a teenager who just wants to have fun and also a viva-cious student of hip-hop, one who clearly wants to showcase his best. So far, he’s off to a prodigious start. MAGIC:19 drops June 3.

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KONGOS – Take It From MeTake it from me, the accordion is not an easy instrument to pull off – like, really, I’ve tried. However, the guys in Kongos have somehow successfully managed to do it. I bet they could even make Crocs cool, too. Nah, that’s pushing it…A follow up to the album Lunatic, which introduced “Come With Me Now” and “I’m Only Joking” to radio in 2012, we’re calling the band’s new single, “Take It From Me,” a killer next move for Kongos and their accordion.

ATLAS GENIUS – StockholmMuch like Kongos, Atlas Genius is another band who met the radio waves a few years back, and since then, we’ve been anxiously awaiting what’s next. It’s here, and it’s called “Stockholm.” We’re really diggin’ hard on this song at The X, but we’ll probably never get to hear it live in Fort Collins because, you know, #BreadGate2015.Way to go, Fort Collins.

COAST MODERN – Hollow LifeIs it kosher to say this band is the result of a time when Cage the Elephant dropped some acid together in a van and decided to start a chill West Coast synth-pop duo? I mean, that never happened, but that’s just what Luke Atlas and Coleman Trapp sound like. ‘Hollow Life’ actually comes with a set of listening instructions we’re supposed

to administer when we play it on The X; Step 1: Roll the windows down. Step 2: Crank the volume dangerously loud. Step 3: Feel the feels.

BASSH – BodyYou know that ‘80s Reese’s commercial, where the guy and the girl run into each other and are like, “Hey, you got your chocolate in my peanut butter!” and then they realize what a beautiful thing they made together? That’s actually what happened with Band of Horses and Matrimony, except instead of making a peanut butter cup they made Bassh. Thankfully, their tunes aren’t covered in chocolate, so we don’t feel guilty about how much we’ve been binging on them.

CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN – SoundcheckSince we’ve started spinning Catfish and the Bottlemen’s “Soundcheck,” it’s become highly requested by our listeners, and I understand why. For fans of The Kooks, the Arctic Monkeys, The Vaccines or really anything made by brooding British post-punk revivalists, this band will be just your cuppa afternoon tea. Get more new music news at

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Colorado Sound KUNC’S NEWMUSIC-ONLYSTATION

In late February, NPR affiliate KUNC (91.5 FM) went to an all news format, seemingly leaving music fans on the Front Range in the wind. However, it came to light in March that KUNC had launched a new music-only station on 105.5 FM, dubbed, “The Colorado Sound.”

KUNC President & CEO Neil Best said this has been in the works for two years, starting with discussions with Front Range Sports, the previous owners of the 105.5 signal. KUNC Mu-sic Director Benji McPhail said he was brought into the discussion in July 2014; he’s now the Programming Director for The Colorado Sound.

“We realized that KUNC listeners wanted a choice when it came to what they were listening to,” McPhail said. “Both news and music had passionate listeners and there were a lot of listeners who liked both. So, it seemed pretty

simple, create two radio stations, one for news and one for music, so that whatever mood you were in we had a radio station that met your needs.”

Among the staff of 105.5 are Margot Chobanian and Ron Bostwick. Bost-wick hosts the Morning Show, while Chobanian is the host of “Bring to a Boil and Cover,” an afternoon show where she plays both an original song and one of its cover songs and tell the origins of both. Cho-banian said the communi-ty reaction to the Colorado Sound has been great.

“Everything has been positive--from the job, to the move, to the reaction to our station. The reac-tion has been especially gratifying,” she said.

“For this guy who went to college for radio,” Bost-wick said, “...who grew up listening to and lov-ing music… and going to many, many shows, work-ing at The Colorado Sound

is a dream come true. I get to play music that I haven’t heard in a long time. And I get to discover new bands and songs that would normally slip under my radar. C’mon, deep cuts from Bowie, Marshall Crenshaw, The Rockets… It’s great! It’s been won-derful to hear from so, so, so many listeners who say the same thing… ‘I haven’t changed the dial since I turned you on!’”

NPR staple “World Café” is one of the programs that has moved to 105.5, play-ing from 10 p.m. to mid-night, Monday through Friday. Their weekly program lineup includes “Guilty Pleasure” at 7:30 a.m., “Bring to a Boil and Cover” at 2 p.m., “Time Warp” at 6 p.m., and “80s Vault” at 8 p.m.. McPhail curates for “80s Vault.” Best said that both stations are “still evolving” in re-gards to their new formats.

“A critical part of the fu-ture will be to be engaged

with the community,” Best said. “An example of what I am talking about are our quarterly music meetings, where the pub-lic is invited to attend and share thoughts about the direction of our music se-lections. Our next music meeting will be on May 18th at the Artery in Fort Collins. Our long-term goal is much more direct interaction with the audi-ence, and specifically with the music community in northern Colorado.”

For more information on The Colorado Sound, visit http://coloradosound.org. Interestingly, in our cor-respondence with Choba-nian and McPhail, Band-Wagon asked if there were any plans for new shows, interviews or live broad-casts at events, and both said there were plans, but were mum on the details.

“We don’t want to let all of our secrets out,” McPhail said.

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BandWagon Magazine: Not many bands are do-ing what you’re doing. What made you decide to be an all instrumental band?

Chris Hrasky: When we first start-ed playing together, which was in spring of 1999, we were listening to a lot of Mogwai and Dirty Three. They were pretty big influences on us at the time. Here are two bands that are really able to make evoca-tive music and rock music essential-ly without vocals. We were pretty intrigued by that. Also, we kind of liked the idea that there wasn’t sort of the main guy that was dictating the direction of the songs, band or music. This seemed to be a way to make it more of a full collaboration between the four of us. It’s worked out really well. It’s been frustrating, but also ultimately made us want to do it.

What did you see was frus-trating?

Working on music where there isn’t sort of the main guy controlling the situation is tough. We are all dif-ferent people with different opin-ions and different tastes, trying to all make something we feel strongly about. That’s always going to be a frustration for us, but it’s working in

Over the course of the last

17 years, Explosions in the Sky

have perfected its self-described

“cathartic mini-symphonies.”

The Austin-based group—

guitarists Munaf Rayani, Mark

Smith, bassist Michael James

and drummer Chris Hrasky—

create intricate, guitar driven

ballads full of wonder. All four

members are equally as vital and

each experimental instrumental

they create is as elaborate as the

one before. The group’s latest

album, The Wilderness, is out

now, prompting the band to

head out on a (mostly) sold-out

international tour, which hits

Denver May 10 and 11. Hrasky

took a break from sound check

to talk about the decision to be

all instrumental, living in Austin

and doing the music for Friday

Night Lights.

the end. We come up with stuff that we all really love. That can make the whole writing process stressful though, I suppose.

Is it hard to translate the studio material to a live set-ting?

It’s pretty natural for us. With the stuff on the new record, it’s been a little more of a weird transition just because there’s a lot more go-ing on-more layers, samples and all sorts of crazy stuff so we had to figure out how to pull that off live. All the other records are sort of just us setting up in a room and playing and it being record. They are more traditional studio records.

As the drummer, do you feel your role is even more integral because you’re an instrumental band?

It’s a lot more of an interesting role rather than just keeping the rhythm. It’s much more a musical instrument, if that makes any sense, where it is the drums are as impor-tant as the other pieces. It’s some-thing that we all kind of talk to each other about. I will talk about ideas for the guitar and vice versa. They will tell me how the drums should come in. We all recognize the im-portance of each part.

You live in Austin, which is a pretty big music mecca. Is it hard to compete with all the bands coming out of there?

We generally avoid SXSW just because it’s crazy. We were lucky though in Austin. We started do-ing well there within a year of be-ing a band. So by the early 2000s we were playing big shows. During SXSW, we avoid downtown that en-tire week. We treat Austin almost like every other city on a tour. We play there about once a year. It’s a town that’s very supportive of mu-sic and musicians. There’s a lot go-ing on but there so much different kinds of music down there that it works.

You’ve done music for tele-vision shows and movies. Is it weird having executives with so much control over the process?

We had a great experience. We did all the music for Friday Night Lights so we were in the studio for six weeks exploring. We thought it was going to be that kind of thing where there were producers breathing down our neck and tell-ing us this is right, this is wrong, but it really wasn’t like that at all. The

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director would come in every once in awhile and sort of talk about what felt right and what didn’t. That was fine. He’s director. It’s his project. We’re essentially working for him. We didn’t have people coming in and telling us what to do. We were left alone which was kind of amaz-ing. I think that had a lot to do with the music supervisor of the movie. He really liked our stuff. He had a lot of clout at the time because he had just done the music for Lost in Translation and that blew up so he could kind of use that to talk to the executives. Like he could be that hip, cool guy and it worked.

What can fans expect from a live show?

We just try to put as much as we can into it. Nothing is worse than paying for a band that looks like they’re just cashing a check or bored. I hate that so much. It’s like, ‘You get to go play music for a job. Work a little harder, buddy [laughs].’ We play as hard as we can. The four of us try to get lost in the music and hopefully the audience gets engaged. This is what we do for a living and we realize how lucky we are. This is not a normal situation for most people. It’s a pretty great job to have.

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Everyone finds comedy in life. For Patrick Richardson, comedy is found in the act of living–and the funny shit that comes with it. Already having a prominent presence in both hip-hop

and short films, he has been making a name for himself within the comedy scene of Northern Colorado. Recently, we sat down with Patrick and asked him a few questions.

What drew you to comedy?

I started doing comedy in

January of 2014. I’ve always en-

joyed being on stage, and I’ve

always loved making people

laugh. Stand up comedy was a

perfect marriage of those two

things. I haven’t looked back

since.

How are you using comedy

to impact your community?

Comedy disarms people. Hu-

mor is biting; it’s the best way to

deliver truth. The greatest kind

of jokes don’t just draw a laugh,

they bounce around in an audi-

ence’s mind, there’s a lingering

aftertaste of truth. I have no de-

lusions of where I am now. I’m

far from getting to that place as

a joke teller, but I’m striving to

get there. Good stand up come-

dy promotes honesty. I’m trying

to make my community a more

transparent place through com-

edy.

What is the funniest thing

that has ever happened to

you at a comedy show?

I was doing a show in Den-

ver and this tiny old Vietnam-

ese woman entered the room

and sat in the front row. She

heckled the comics throughout

that show, but my favorite line

of hers was something like, “I

hate the post office! Amazon

Prime number one! Free ship-

ping, even on Sundays!” She

then stood up and gave the

headlining comic, Mitch Jones

a quarter and slowly shuffled

out of the room. No one in the

room knew how to react to this

strange old lady. I couldn’t stop

laughing. It was such a real and

bizarre moment.

What is the funniest thing

that has ever happened to you?

Life is so wacky. I can’t pick

one moment. But I was driv-

ing home from Boulder with a

couple of other comics about a

month ago and I hit a cat with

my car on the highway. It was

horrifying. I was so bummed,

but we couldn’t stop laughing

at how ridiculous the situa-

tion was and how exaggerated

the thud of the cat hit-

ting my car sounded. It

was traumatic. Those

are my favorite

moments–when

laughter helps

you cope with

the garbage

life throws at

you.

What is your favorite kind

of joke?

My favorite kind of jokes

make me feel connected to hu-

manity. Jokes that face life’s

harsh realities head on. “I’m

scared, you’re scared. There’s

nothing we can do about it, so

we might as well laugh about

it. It’s all we have.” That type of

joke.

Least favorite kind of joke?

I tune out any joke

that’s racist or sex-

ist. There’s no

room for hate

speech in the

comedy scene

I want to be a

part of.

What is the meaning of life?

I don’t think there is an in-

herent meaning to life. You

gotta find it yourself. Purpose

is the antithesis of existential

dread, fam. I read that some-

where, and it’s the truest thing

I’ve ever heard. Listen more, ad-

mit when you’re wrong, don’t

give up on doing the cool shit

you wanna do and stay human.

Love is real.

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It’s been three years since New York-bred emcee Aesop Rock (real name Ian Bavitz) has released a solo album, an excruciatingly long wait for those enthralled with his signature brand of independent hip-hop. That doesn’t mean he wasn’t keeping us entertained with one of his many other projects—Hail Mary Mallon with Rob Sonic, The Uncluded with Kimya Dawson and Lice with Homeboy Sandman—but he had to wait until the timing was right to unleash another one into the world. That all changed April 29, when Bavitz released The Impossible

Kid, his seventh solo album. “My solo records became a thing

where I really wanted to handle as much of the work as I could, all production and all lyrics,” Bavitz explains. “I started having no real vocal features and no outside beats. I got help here and there, but in order for me to feel my vision was fully realized, I wanted it to be a true solo endeavor. The side effect of that is that it takes a long time.”

Bavitz became more selective about what would and wouldn’t be an appropriate fit for his solo record, almost to the point where it was an all-consuming challenge, but a good challenge nonetheless. He had to find a way to remain active, but protect the integrity of his own work.

“I still wanted to collaborate with

some friends, but didn’t always have a home for those collaborations on my solo work,” he says. “The idea of doing full albums and EPs with people came about. It felt way more real than just grabbing a random verse from someone and hoping it fit the concept right because now all parties were equally invested. It wasn’t my album or their album—it was ours. So things like Hail Mary Mallon, The Uncluded, and the Lice project came out of that; a desire to make these collaborative, and often more enjoyable projects while still chipping away at my solo stuff.”

The end result is a 15-track sonic assault peppered with Bavtiz’s most tangible lyrics to date, a strange departure for the often enigmatic emcee.

“It wasn’t really a conscious decision, “ he admits. “So much of what has happened over the years is that I’ll go make a bunch of songs, and not many people will hear them. I’ll just kinda do my thing, not really think too much about how it’s taking shape. I just try to let it just come out. Then I’ll finally play it for someone and they’ll say something like, ‘This is the most _____ music you’ve ever made.’ And it’s always surprising—not because it’s not true, more because I’m too close to it to even notice that kinda thing. I just kinda go and go and go, and then one day someone tells me what I did.

I really like it all—the super cryptic stuff, super straight-forward stuff; any of it can be fly to me if done well.”

Lead single “Rings” came with a stunning visual that depicts Bavitz as a corpse, as he raps about the death of his art career. “I used to draw/hard to admit I used to draw,” he starts, a quick insight into who Bavitz once was at a certain period in his life before his music career blossomed into what it is today.

“After college, I moved back to New York and was still making these large oil paintings in my tiny apartment, working full time and recording rap,” he says. “I started getting some positive feedback in and around New York for what I had been doing musically and it felt good. I think I just started focusing on that because it felt like I was making some headway. Art was something I always worked hard at from a young age, but ultimately I think I just didn’t really have what it takes to be successful at it. I loved it. I still love it, but music was emerging in my life in a way where I saw a clearer path between what I wanted to do and how I could get there. In a lot of ways, it came more naturally to me. The passion for both was always there, but the successes and positive reinforcement became more prevalent with my music, so it sorta won out.”

As The Impossible Kid begins to burrow its way into the ears of its listeners, Bavitz is already on the road like the warrior he is, carrying his weight for hip-hop culture. At almost 40-years-old, the new album is, in a way, a look back on everything he’s gone through up until now as he stares down his own mortality.

“The Impossible Kid is me closing in on 40 and just going over it all,” he says. “It feels sorta reflective in the sense of going through some childhood memories, family stuff, friend stuff, music stuff, moments of being baffled by the youth of today, and just coping with getting older. I kinda feel like turning 40 is a very specific thing in our society. It somehow holds more weight than any other age, even though in some ways it’s pretty arbitrary. For whatever reason, it’s the age we are officially old. Maybe because if we’re lucky, it’s the halfway point. In your 30s, you can kinda still pretend to be young, but there’s not much pretending at 40. It’s the age that looms more than any other. So yeah, this is the sound of me sliding into 40.”

Aesop Rock with Homeboy Sandman, Rob Sonic, DJ Zone and Special Guests, May 24, at Aggie Theatre, 9 p.m. Tickets are $20/$25. Visit www.aggietheatre.com for more information.

By Kyle Eustice | BandWagon Magazine

THE SOUND OF OLD


“It started with a beard, and some sunglasses and a friend saying I looked like Jim Morrison.”

Ivar Evan Sitchler is the Morrison doppelganger for Save Our City, a Denver-based Doors Tribute band coming to Greeley on May 13th. It’ll be a homecoming for Sitchler, who left Greeley in 1989.

“My first real exposure to music back in the day was when my dad would put me on the handlebars of his bike and take me to the music library at UNC,” Sitchler said. “He would pick out rock and roll records I might like and sit me at a turntable with headphones.”

His family had encouraged him to pursue music; Sitchler had played piano and tuba as a kid before getting a guitar at 15. He graduated from Colorado State University with a music degree in 1998.

“After high school, the guitar has always been a part of my life,” He said. “I decided to get serious and go to music school. There, I had some serious sink-or-swim training in the classical guitar world. Tons of discipline goes in just to make it through a program like that. But my fellow students always inspired me and we all encouraged each other. I was very proud to get my music degree.”

So, for those not in-the-know, Doors lead Jim Morrison was only a vocalist. He didn’t play guitar. Sitchler, of course, acknowledged this.

“It’s been a strange transition from playing guitar for 30 years, and completely putting it down and being a Jim Morrison impressionist,” he said. “After the first couple of shows, we realized the audience for this timeless music is there, and there just aren’t many Doors tributes in this market.”

The band’s first show was a year ago at The Quixotes on St. Patrick’s Day.

“It was supposed to be only once,” Sitchler said. “We’ve had incredible shows [and have] continued to grow through some good luck at The Quixotes, Bluebird, Cervantes, and most recently our biggest show which has had the most impact in Denver, Ophelia’s.”

Most recently, the band has been performing the album L.A. Woman, arguably the bands most notable album, in its entirety which is what they plan to do at their upcoming show at the Moxi Theater in Downtown Greeley. In regards to his May 13th show at the Moxi, Sitchler said, “I’m looking forward to a surreal homecoming.”

For more information on Save Our City, visit https://www.facebook.com/saveourcityband.

By Jay Wallace | BandWagon Magazine

A SURREAL HOMECOMING:

SAVE OUR CITYFRONTMAN IVAR EVAN SITCHLER

Photo By Marla R. Keown

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When it comes to local music in Northern Colorado, most of the bands who take it seriously are working their asses off. They are usually practicing their their skills and are going through the grind that is music. Not every band is awesome at producing their intended sound while at the same time delivering instrumentally, but then every once in awhile there comes one that is. That band is Slow Caves.

Composed of brothers Jakob and Oliver Mueller, along with their

childhood friends Dave Dugan and Jackson Lamperes, Slow Caves have built an indie grunge rock sound that is neither flashy nor mediocre, capturing the simplicity of the early Strokes albums while still carrying the energy audiences want from a live show. For the last couple of years, Slow Caves have been doing everything right. Between the raw talent of the band along with the smart management decisions from Dugan, Slow Caves have gigged all over the Front Range and built both an audience

and a strong and organic social media presence. And to top it all off, they make it look incredibly easy.

Now, as they get ready to release their new EP, Desert Minded, and head into Colorado’s infamous festival season, which includes a headlining spot at Greeley’s May Play festival, this band is about to hit. Recorded with Corey Coffmen of the band Gleemer in his home studio, Desert Minded is their best work by far. Their previous EP was made before they had played

many shows and at the time they were headed down a slightly more electronic path. But after two years of constant gigging they found a different shoe that fit. “We just wanted to play really good rock songs that still had our original influences with the synths but now we’re doing more surfy stuff which is really fun. That’s probably influenced by the fact that we play these surf guitars and my obsession of the Beach Boys,” says Jakob.

Desert Minded is four tracks

of indie rock fun. The vocal harmonies along with their

guitar work shines, and Lamperes clinches the grooves with solid rock drumming. The title track “Desert Minded,” which is also featured in their sweet new music video, is a surf rock jam ready for a late night run on MTV2 if anyone still watches that channel. It has all the makings of a college radio hit and all it needs is the attention.

One thing that should be said about Slow Caves is the role

their families play in the band.

This isn’t your average show up to a couple of shows kind of support, instead it’s a deep rooted collective kind that involves the families from every band member. By being active, they cultivated an atmosphere where these four guys could make the best music possible. In fact when we spoke to Jakob on the phone he was actually screen printing shirts with his mother.

We also spoke with Hans Mueller the father of Jakob and Oliver about the band and he

takes no credit for their success. “They started so young and they had their own ambitions. As a ‘recovering musician’ all I did was offer my help. I think what it came down to is they just made good decisions.”

Slow Caves would not put a straight edge label on themselves but they did unintentionally become Northern Colorado’s wholesome poster boys of rock. “It’s not that we’re straight edge we just want to be the best versions of ourselves we can be,”

says Jakob. To dislike these guys you would

have to invent a lie about them then believe that lie which would be impossible. The genuine nature of these dudes and their music is undeniable and it is only a matter of time before they move on to bigger and better things. Your best bet is to go to a show or listen to their new EP, Desert Minded, when it is released May 26th because it’s what you have been waiting for from a Colorado band.

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CONCERT CALENDARSUNDAY MAY 1STLive Nation and Soda Jerk Present:Lukas Graham @ The Marquis Theater, Denver - 7pmw/Daye Jack

MONDAY MAY 2NDVinyl Mondays@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 9pmw/ DJ Nick Crown

The 1975@ Red Rocks AmphitheaterMorrison – 6:30pmw/ Wolf Alice, The Japanese House

TUESDAY MAY 3RDTV Girl@ Moxi Theater, Greeley – 8pmw/ Duchovny, Church of Lazlo, future-babes

WhiteWater Ramble performs the Bluegrass Tribute to The Last Waltz @ The Aggie TheaterFt. Collins – 8pmw/ Hog MaGundy

CJ Boyd@ The Artery DowntownFt. Collins – 8pm w/ Night Grinder, Cpt. Howdy

David Cross@ Lincoln CenterFt. Collins – 7:30pm

WEDNESDAY MAY 4THSister Grotto@ The Artery DowntownFt. Collins – 8pmw/ Personals, Wrecked, and Gyri

The Slackers@ The Bluebird TheaterDenver – 7pmw/ The Dendrites, The Ghoulies

TV Girl@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 8:30pmw/ futurebabes

THURSDAY MAY 5THTWISTA@ Moxi Theater, Greeley – 7pmw/ Grip Da Bodyrocka, Taz Le, Team 8700, TYJA3, Fresh Crew, G Rel, High Quality, Diviine

Cervantes’’ PresentsWaka Flocka Flame & DJ Whoo Kid@ The Aggie TheaterFt. Collins – 8pmw/ OG $wag, MRDR, and Y-O

Joe Marcinek Band@ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins – 8pm w/ Home Fried Boogaloo

Turkuaz@ The Bluebird TheaterDenver – 8pmw/ The Nth Power

Harvest Thieves@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 8:30pmw/ Luke Redfield and The Threadbar-ons

ZHU@ The Ogden Theater, Denver – 8pmw/ Gallant

FRIDAY MAY 6THMay Play Music Festival ft/ Slow Caves, Silver & Gold, The Epilogues...@ Downtown Greeley – 5pm

J.WAIL ft/ Steve Molitz [Particle/Phil Lesh & Friends] + Matt Pitts [fomerly of The Motet] @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins – 8pmw/ TwoScoops

First Friday! feat. Daniel Amedee@ The Artery DowntownFt. Collins – 8pmw/ Steven and Mara

Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody / Primal Fear@ The Bluebird TheaterDenver – 7pm

Westword Presents:4th Annual Moderators Ball Rock-Out to Knock-Out Cancer ft/ The Modera-tors and Tracksuit Wedding@ The Ogden TheaterDenver – 6:30pm

Halden Wofford Hi Beams@ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins – 8pmw/ Cary Morin Opening

JJ Grey & Mofro and The Infamous Stringdusters@ Red Rocks AmphitheaterMorrison – 6:30pm w/ Fruition

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SATURDAY MAY 7THMC MAGIC@ Moxi Theater, Greeley – 6:30pmw/ Billy Dha Kid, Dank 1

Soda Jerk Presents:Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ The Aggie TheaterFt. Collins – 8pmw/ Whitney

Turkuaz @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins – 8pmw/ The Nth Power

Roux Black Presents: #BlackSpring ft/ Ramond PC, Panama Soweto, Jewel Cameron, Amanda Hawkins and Tronczarmee@ The Bluebird TheaterDenver – 8pmw/ DJ Squizzy Taylor and Ghost-Dance

Space Suits for Indians Tour Kickoff & Single Release@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 8:30pmw/ ScaTTer GaTHer, Jobless, GAL-LERIES

The Noise Presents:Amon Amarth@ The Ogden TheaterDenver – 7pmw/ Entombed A.D., Exmortus

Joe Crookston@ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins – 7pm

Papadosio@ Red Rocks AmphitheaterMorrison – 5pmw/ Ott & The All-Seeing I, Opiuo, Dirtwire and The Malah

SUNDAY MAY 8THFor The Win@ Moxi Theater, Greeley – 7pmw/ Abandoned By Bears, Settle Your Scores, Falter Never Fail

Luke Redfield, and Anthony Ruptak and Benjamin Buttice@ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins – 7pm

MONDAY MAY 9THVinyl Mondays@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 9pm w/ DJs Josh Stratton and Bryan Flanagan

Johnny Sansone ( Jumpin’ Johnny), Stephen Mouton, Steve Amedee@ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins – 7pm

TUESDAY MAY 10THExplosions in the Sky@ The Ogden Theater, Denver – 7pmw/ Disappears

WEDNESDAY MAY 11THExplosions in the Sky@ The Ogden Theater, Denver – 7pmw/ Disappears

THURSDAY MAY 12THCervantes’ Masterpiece Presents:Jedi Mind Tricks x Immortal Tech-nique @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins – 8pmw/ Binary Star and Black Pegasus

Cervantes’ & GUMB present:Sensamotion and Rastasaurus @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins – 8pmw/ Special Guests

TRIBONE @ The Artery DowntownFt. Collins – 8pmw/ The Digital Connection

Twist & Shout Presents:Tortoise@ The Bluebird Theater Denver – 7pmw/ Chris Brokaw

Mild High Club@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 8:30pmw/ Panther Martin, Ned Garthe Explosion

Tori Kelly@ The Ogden TheaterDenver – 7pmw/ Thirdstory

PK: JaBoy and James@ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins – 9pm

FRIDAY MAY 13THSave Our City (Doors Tribute)@ Moxi Theater, Greeley – 8pmPerforming “L.A. Woman” w/ J. Luke (Tribute to Johnny Cash)

Channel 93.3 Presents:Aspen Hourglass @ The Aggie Theaterw/ Pandas & People, and Porcelain City

Punch Drunk Munky Funk with See To Center - Unofficial Graduation Get Down@ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins – 8pm

Drop-Off Productions Presents: Shannon and the Clams@ The Artery DowntownFt. Collins – 8pm

888@ The Bluebird TheaterDenver – 8pmw/ special guest NeW bEAt FUNd, Rumours Follow

Safe Boating Is No Accident@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 8:30pmw/ Automatic Iris, Blanket Empire

Mayer Hawthorne@ The Ogden TheaterDenver – 8pmw/ Gabriel Garzón-Montano

Elder Grown and Right Minded@ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins – 8:30pm

Thievery Corporation@ Red Rocks AmphitheaterMorrison – 6:30pmw/ Emancipator EnsembleLate Night Radio

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SATURDAY MAY 14THDraghoria@ Moxi Theater, Greeley – 8pmw/ Arise In Chaos, Infinite Con-scious, Earth Burnt Black

Northern Colorado Metal Showcase@ The Pit, Greeley – 7pm

Two Man Group, Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood@ UCCC, Greeley – 7pm

Head for the Hills@ The MishawakaFt. Collins - 6 pmw/ Pickin On Phish featuring Andy Thorn of Leftover Salmon and Blue Grama

The Expendables @ Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collinsw/ Special Guests

Shatterproof @ Hodi’s Half NoteFt. Collins – 8pmw/ Blue Taboo, Places Back Home, and Meeting House

Blaqk Audio@ The Bluebird TheaterDenver – 7pmw/ Night Riots, Charming Liars

U.S. Tygers Album Release@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 8:30pmw/ Grant Sabin and the Juke Joint Highball, Bad Licks

97.3 KBCO Presents:The Neighbourhood@ The Ogden TheaterDenver – 8pmw/ Amir Obe, Kevin Abstract

The Little Ravens@ The Marquis TheaterDenver - 7pmw/ Ponder The Albatross

Quantum Arts presents Brother Sun@ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins – 7pm

Global Dub Festival@ Red Rocks AmphitheaterMorrison – 5pm

SUNDAY MAY 15THSoda Jerk Presents: Red City Radio@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 8pmw/ Russian Girlfriends, Poor Me, The Couch Bombs

Mac Lethal@ The Marquis TheaterDenver - 7 pm w/ Curta and Troxy Cotton

Bad Company and Joe Walsh@ Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison – 5:30pmw/ Steve Rodgers

MONDAY MAY 16THTwist & Shout Presents:Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real

@ The Bluebird TheaterDenver – 7pm

Vinyl Mondays @ Hi-Dive, Denver – 9pmw/ DJs Kat Salvaggio and Tiana MB

TUESDAY MAY 17THThe Joseph Richards Comedy Show@ The Artery DowntownFt. Collins – 8pm

Brian Jonestown Massacre@ The Bluebird TheaterDenver – 7pmw/ Pale Sun

Disclosure@ Red Rocks AmphitheaterMorrison – 6pm

WEDNESDAY MAY 18THMars Road to Redemption Tour@ The Pit, Greeley – 7pmw/ Jason Porter, King Pien, Cannibus Klown, Native Thug

Tatanka & Ethan TuckerHodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins – 8pmw/ Special Guests

THURSDAY MAY 19THRawtune @ Hodi’s Half NoteFt. Collins – 8pmw/ Write Minded and Bumpin Uglies

Meeting on the Mountain LIVE #6Grant Farm@ The Artery DowntownFt. Collins – 8pmw/ Bonnie and Clydes, Benny Gal-loway ft special guest

Quiet Life Album Release Tour@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 8:30pmw/ Porlolo, Mike Quinn

Thursday Night Rock & Roll Revue@ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins – 7:30 pmw/ Lunde Station

FRIDAY MAY 20THRetro@Moxi Theater, Greeley – 8pmThe Ultimate 80’s Tribute Band

Slow Magic @ The Mishawaka, Belvue - 6 pmw/ Special Guests

Cervantes’ & Aggie present:Start Making Sense (Ultimate Talk-ing Heads Tribute)@Hodi’s Half Note, Ft. Collins

DJ Avalon@ The Artery DowntownFt. Collins – 8pm

That Poppy@ The Bluebird TheaterDenver – 7pm

shatterproofSaturday May 14th @ Hodi’s Half Note in Fort Collins


Gun Street Ghost@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 8:30pm

The Used@ The Ogden Theater, Denver – 7pmw/ The New Regime

SATURDAY MAY 21STLiquid Assassin@ Moxi Theater, Greeley – 8pmw/ Crhyme “Cages Inn” Album Re-lease, Oogie Boogie, Kujo Tha God, Nutty Knockz

Euphonic Conceptions and Party Guru Present:Lil B @ The Aggie TheaterFt. Collins – 8pmw/ Joey Purp

The 14ers@ The Artery DowntownFt. Collins – 8pm w/ The Moved and Megan Wild Rice

IMIB presents:Ubuntu@ Hodi’s Half NoteFt. Collins – 8pmw/ Peace Officer, Spellbinder, and Rudie Clash

Widower@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 8:30pmw/ Weaponizer, Bloodstrike, Belhor

Dada Life@ Red Rocks AmphitheaterMorrison – 6pmw/ Jauz, Paper Diamond, Ilan Blue-stone, Aryay

SUNDAY MAY 22NDElephant Revival@ Red Rocks AmphitheaterMorrison – 4:30pmw/ Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band, Rising Appalachia

MONDAY MAY 23RDVinyl Mondays@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 9pm w/ DJs Meghan Meehan + Laura Conway (from Night Shift)

TUESDAY MAY 24THAesop Rock @ The Aggie TheaterFt. Collins – 8pmw/ Rob Sonic, DJ Zone, Homeboy Sandman and Special Guests

Channel 93.3 Presents:Nada Surf@ The Bluebird TheaterDenver – 7pmw/ Moving Panoramas

Soda Jerk Presents: The So So Glos@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 7pm

Snarky Puppy@ The Ogden Theater, Denver – 7pm

Lamb of God and Clutch@ Red Rocks AmphitheaterMorrison –6pmw/ Corrosion of Conformity

WEDNESDAY MAY 25THDavid Wax Museum@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 8:30pm

Voivod @ The Aggie TheaterFt. Collins – 8pmw/ King Parrot and Child Bite

Prong@ The Bluebird TheaterDenver – 7pmw/ MF Ruckus

THURSDAY MAY 26THDavid Wax Museum@ Hodi’s Half NoteFt. Collins – 8pm

Peach Kelli Pop@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 8:30pmw/ Petite Garçon, The Corner Girls

97.3 KBCO Presents:Mudcrutch@ The Ogden TheaterDenver – 7pmw/ The Shelters

The Flaming Lips@ Red Rocks AmphitheaterMorrison – 6:30pm

FRIDAY MAY 27THThe Fold@Moxi Theater, Greeley – 8pm80’s Metal & Judas Priest Tribute with special guests: Paradise The-atre (Tribute to Styx)

Celtic Woman Destiny@ UCCC, Greeley – 7:30pm

I Am The Owl (EP Release Party) @ Hodi’s Half NoteFt. Collins – 8pmw/ American Blackout, Men of Let-ters, Foreverfall

White Cat Pink @ The Artery DowntownFt. Collins – 8pmw/ Little Vicious

Appetite for Destruction (Tribute to Guns N Roses)@ The Bluebird TheaterDenver – 8pm

Slim Cessna’s Auto Club Weekend (Night 1)@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 8:30pmw/ Chimney Choir

The Kills@ The Ogden TheaterDenver – 8pmw/ L.A. Witch

Jalan Crossland@ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins – 8:30pm w/ Angie Stevens opening

I AM THE OWLFriday May 27th @ Hodi’s Half Note in Fort Collins


The Devil Makes Three and Shakey Graves@ Red Rocks AmphitheaterMorrison – 6pmw/ The Wood Brothers

SATURDAY MAY 28THSean Curtis Band@Moxi Theater, Greeley – 8pmw/ Southern Fryed

South of France @ The Aggie TheaterFt. Collins – 8pmw/ Strawberry Runners & The Epilogues

Bonerama@ The MishawakaFt. Collins - 6 pmw/ Home Fried Boogaloo and The RunniKinePump Action Ent. Prezentz:Liquid Assassin @ Hodi’s Half NoteFt. Collins – 8pmw/ Devine Dev

BandWagon Magazine Presents: Slow Caves (Desert Minded EP Release Show)@ The Artery DowntownFt. Collins – 8pmw/ Gleemer, Marti and the Dads

Roosevelt Collier’s Colorado Get Down ft/ Bill Nershi@ The Bluebird TheaterDenver – 8pmw/ Genetics

Slim Cessna’s Auto Club @ Hi-Dive, Denver – 8:30pmw/ Joy Subtraction

Wooleye & Novalectric@ Avogadro’s NumberFort Collins – 9pm

My Morning Jacket@ Red Rocks AmphitheaterMorrison – 6:30pmw/ Fruit Bats

SUNDAY MAY 29TH94.3 The X PresentsNight Riots@Moxi Theater, Greeley – 8pmw/ Charming Liars, Silver & Gold, Slow Caves

97.3 KBCO Presents:Missy Higgins@ Bluebird Theater, Denver – 7pm

Slow Season@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 8:30pmw/ Cloud Catcher, Monocle Stashe

My Morning Jacket@ Red Rocks Amphitheater, Mor-rison – 6:30pmw/ Barr Brothers

MONDAY MAY 30THSubhumans@ The Bluebird Theater, Denver – 7pmw/ PEARS, The Rotten Blue Menace

Vinyl Mondays Presents NIGHT BRUNCH@ Hi-Dive, Denver – 9pm

TUESDAY MAY 31STM83@ Red Rocks Amphitheater, Mor-rison – 6:30pmw/ Bob Moses

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STR8TSNo. 541 Easy

8 9 5 4 2 39 8 5 6 3 4 2

5 4 6 1 2 36 7 2 3 5 4

5 7 6 3 2 4 16 2 5 3 4 1 7 84 3 2 1 6 7 83 1 2 4 8 5 6 7

4 3 7 8 9

17

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No. 541 Tough Previous solution - Medium

How To Beat Str8ts Like Sudoku, no single number can repeat in any row or column. But... rows and columns are divided by black squares into compartments. These need to be filled in with numbers that complete a ‘straight’. A straight is a set of num-bers with no gaps but can be in any order, eg [4,2,3,5]. Clues in black cells remove that num-ber as an option in that row and column, and are not part of any straight. Glance at the solution to see how ‘straights’ are formed.




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Sudoku

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2 36 5 4

98

3 8 12

4 8 59 3 5

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31

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7 68 2 9 7

4 51 3 6 7

2 3 14 1 2 5

1 39 6 5 2

6 1

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Syn

dica

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4 8 5 3 1 7 6 2 92 7 6 4 9 8 1 5 33 1 9 5 6 2 8 4 71 6 3 8 7 5 2 9 45 4 8 6 2 9 3 7 17 9 2 1 3 4 5 8 66 2 4 7 8 1 9 3 59 3 7 2 5 6 4 1 88 5 1 9 4 3 7 6 2

STR8TSNo. 790 Easy

7 9 8 2 15 6 8 9 7 1 3 24 3 7 5 6 2 13 2 6 7 8 9

1 3 2 8 7 6 94 2 3 1 5 7 8

8 9 4 3 6 57 8 1 2 5 4 6

5 6 4 3 8 7

64

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SUDOKU





36

4 22 13 51 3 6 8

93

7 6 9

48

79

1

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dica

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zles

6 8 2 42 5 1

1 6 22 9

3 1 8 26 5

9 3 67 1 66 5 4 9

© 2

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Syn

dica

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zles

4 5 7 3 1 8 6 9 23 8 2 6 9 5 4 1 76 9 1 4 2 7 3 8 55 1 3 2 8 6 7 4 92 7 9 5 3 4 8 6 18 6 4 1 7 9 2 5 31 2 5 8 4 3 9 7 69 3 8 7 6 1 5 2 47 4 6 9 5 2 1 3 8


2 3 5 62 1 6 5 4 7 8 93 4 5 6 9 8

5 6 3 4 8 73 5 4 8 9 1

5 6 7 8 9 3 24 7 8 9 5 6

9 8 7 6 3 4 58 9 7 4 5 6

7

6 24

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Previous solution - Easy

SUDOKU




No. 791 Very Hard Previous solution - Tough

36

4 22 13 51 3 6 8

93

7 6 9

48

79

1

2

© 2

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Syn

dica

ted

Puz

zles

6 8 2 42 5 1

1 6 22 9

3 1 8 26 5

9 3 67 1 66 5 4 9

© 2

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Syn

dica

ted

Puz

zles

4 5 7 3 1 8 6 9 23 8 2 6 9 5 4 1 76 9 1 4 2 7 3 8 55 1 3 2 8 6 7 4 92 7 9 5 3 4 8 6 18 6 4 1 7 9 2 5 31 2 5 8 4 3 9 7 69 3 8 7 6 1 5 2 47 4 6 9 5 2 1 3 8


2 3 5 62 1 6 5 4 7 8 93 4 5 6 9 8

5 6 3 4 8 73 5 4 8 9 1

5 6 7 8 9 3 24 7 8 9 5 6

9 8 7 6 3 4 58 9 7 4 5 6

7

6 24

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SUDOKU




No. 791 Very Hard Previous solution - Tough

1

8 74 6

9

4 9

6

12

5

© 2

016

Syn

dica

ted

Puz

zles

2 7 53

5 2 1 61 72 9 1 8 4

38 9 7

26 4 9

© 2

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Syn

dica

ted

Puz

zles

1 7 6 8 9 2 5 3 42 9 3 4 5 7 6 8 15 8 4 1 6 3 2 7 94 2 7 6 8 5 1 9 33 5 1 7 4 9 8 6 29 6 8 3 2 1 4 5 78 1 9 2 3 6 7 4 57 4 5 9 1 8 3 2 66 3 2 5 7 4 9 1 8

STR8TSNo. 792 Tough

8 6 7 9 2 36 7 5 2 3 1 45 6 4 3 1 2

2 1 5 3 4 61 3 2 4 5 6 74 2 1 3 6 7 83 4 6 7 5 8 92 3 4 8 6 7 5

7 5 6 8 9

48

79

1

2



SUDOKU




No. 792 Medium Previous solution - Very Hard

36

4 22 13 51 3 6 8

93

7 6 9

48

79

1

2

© 2

016

Syn

dica

ted

Puz

zles

6 8 2 42 5 1

1 6 22 9

3 1 8 26 5

9 3 67 1 66 5 4 9

© 2

016

Syn

dica

ted

Puz

zles

4 5 7 3 1 8 6 9 23 8 2 6 9 5 4 1 76 9 1 4 2 7 3 8 55 1 3 2 8 6 7 4 92 7 9 5 3 4 8 6 18 6 4 1 7 9 2 5 31 2 5 8 4 3 9 7 69 3 8 7 6 1 5 2 47 4 6 9 5 2 1 3 8


2 3 5 62 1 6 5 4 7 8 93 4 5 6 9 8

5 6 3 4 8 73 5 4 8 9 1

5 6 7 8 9 3 24 7 8 9 5 6

9 8 7 6 3 4 58 9 7 4 5 6

7

6 24

31



SUDOKU




No. 791 Very Hard Previous solution - ToughHow To Beat Str8ts Like Sudoku, no single number can repeat in any row or column. But... rows and columns are di-vided by black squares into compartments. These need to be filled in with numbers that complete a ‘straight’. A straight is a set of numbers with no gaps but can be in any order, eg [4,2,3,5]. Clues in black cells remove that number as an op-tion in that row and column, and are not part of any straight. Glance at the solution to see how ‘straights’ are formed.



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Sudoku

Prince

and STR8TS

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4 1 9

9 5 3 2

1 6

3

7 1

45

8

© 2

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Syn

dica

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zles

5 1 9 64 5 3

48 2

2 6 5 7 19 2

57 99 3 2 4

© 2

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Syn

dica

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Puz

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5 3 7 8 9 1 2 4 66 9 1 5 4 2 8 3 78 4 2 7 6 3 5 9 11 7 4 6 5 8 9 2 39 5 6 2 3 7 4 1 83 2 8 9 1 4 7 6 57 1 3 4 2 5 6 8 94 6 5 1 8 9 3 7 22 8 9 3 7 6 1 5 4

STR8TSNo. 543 Tough

1 3 2 4 5 63 2 5 6 7 8

2 4 1 3 7 6 5 81 2 4 3 8 9 7

9 8 2 5 4 3 68 7 9 4 3 29 8 6 7 4 3

6 5 7 8 9 1 25 4 6 8 9 7

74

96

15

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SUDOKU





71

2

6 44

8 3 15 3

5 7

45

6

19

3

© 2

016

Syn

dica

ted

Puz

zles

3 42 4 7

4 6 3 98 1

1 4 9 75 77 3 2 48 9 7

5 9

© 2

016

Syn

dica

ted

Puz

zles

7 3 5 1 4 9 8 6 24 1 8 2 7 6 9 5 39 2 6 8 3 5 7 1 41 5 7 9 8 3 2 4 63 4 2 6 5 7 1 9 86 8 9 4 2 1 5 3 75 6 4 7 9 8 3 2 12 7 3 5 1 4 6 8 98 9 1 3 6 2 4 7 5


4 5 1 2 9 85 7 4 2 1 3 6 8 9

6 5 3 2 49 8 6 7 4 5 2 38 9 5 6 7 3 2

6 5 8 73 2 7 9 8 6

2 1 3 4 8 6 9 5 71 2 3 4 5 7 6

3

7 1

45

8



SUDOKU




No. 544 Medium Previous solution - Easy

4 1 9

9 5 3 2

1 6

3

7 1

45

8

© 2

016

Syn

dica

ted

Puz

zles

5 1 9 64 5 3

48 2

2 6 5 7 19 2

57 99 3 2 4

© 2

016

Syn

dica

ted

Puz

zles

5 3 7 8 9 1 2 4 66 9 1 5 4 2 8 3 78 4 2 7 6 3 5 9 11 7 4 6 5 8 9 2 39 5 6 2 3 7 4 1 83 2 8 9 1 4 7 6 57 1 3 4 2 5 6 8 94 6 5 1 8 9 3 7 22 8 9 3 7 6 1 5 4

STR8TSNo. 543 Tough

1 3 2 4 5 63 2 5 6 7 8

2 4 1 3 7 6 5 81 2 4 3 8 9 7

9 8 2 5 4 3 68 7 9 4 3 29 8 6 7 4 3

6 5 7 8 9 1 25 4 6 8 9 7

74

96

15

2

3



SUDOKU





28

41 5 6 2

3 46 2

8 57 3 2 5

1

9

1

54

8

© 2

016

Syn

dica

ted

Puz

zles

9 8 3 72

4 7 8 1 57 5

4 51 2

4 2 9 6 73

6 2 7 9

© 2

016

Syn

dica

ted

Puz

zles

3 9 4 2 1 8 5 7 65 1 8 7 6 3 9 4 22 7 6 4 5 9 3 1 84 3 5 6 9 7 8 2 18 2 1 5 3 4 6 9 79 6 7 1 8 2 4 5 36 4 2 8 7 5 1 3 97 8 3 9 4 1 2 6 51 5 9 3 2 6 7 8 4

STR8TSNo. 541 Easy

8 9 5 4 2 39 8 5 6 3 4 2

5 4 6 1 2 36 7 2 3 5 4

5 7 6 3 2 4 16 2 5 3 4 1 7 84 3 2 1 6 7 83 1 2 4 8 5 6 7

4 3 7 8 9

17

8

59

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SUDOKU





How To Beat Str8ts Like Sudoku, no single number can repeat in any row or column. But... rows and columns are divided by black squares into compartments. These need to be filled in with numbers that complete a ‘straight’. A straight is a set of num-bers with no gaps but can be in any order, eg [4,2,3,5]. Clues in black cells remove that num-ber as an option in that row and column, and are not part of any straight. Glance at the solution to see how ‘straights’ are formed.



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