Fort Collins, CO
Music connected to Fort Collins
About Fort Collins
- • Glenn Miller, the famous big band leader, attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
- • New Belgium Brewing, famous for Fat Tire Amber Ale, was founded in Fort Collins.
- • Originally a military outpost in 1864, agriculture and trade put it on the map.
- • A "ghost sign" for the Windsor Farm Dairy is still visible downtown today.
- • The Great Flood of 1997 devastated parts of the city, leading to major infrastructure changes.
- • Named for Colonel William O. Collins, it was established in 1864.
- • With 169,807 residents, its population is bigger than Boulder's.
- • The elevation is 5,003 feet, offering stunning views of the Rocky Mountains.
- • Many residents work in technology, education, and craft brewing.
- • The vibe is outdoorsy, friendly, and laid-back, with a youthful energy.
- • The Denver Broncos are the closest NFL team, winning Super Bowl 50 in 2016.
- • Colorado State University Rams football won the Mountain West Conference title in 2002.
- • The Dakota Hogback, a sandstone ridge, defines the western edge of the city.
- • Horsetooth Rock, a distinctive rock formation, overlooks the city from Horsetooth Mountain.
- • The Cache La Poudre River flows through Fort Collins, providing water and recreation.
- • Black bears are occasionally spotted in the foothills west of Fort Collins.
- • Ponderosa pines are common in the forests surrounding the city.
- • The area was inhabited by Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute tribes before European settlement.
- • Fort Collins was established as a military outpost in 1864.
- • The Avery House, a Queen Anne style home, was built in 1904.
- • US Highway 287 runs north-south through Fort Collins.
Artists From Fort Collins
All My Senses
Allegaeon
Ansel and the Brain Tattoos
Arliss Nancy
Armchair Martian
Ash Redhorse & The Midnight Suns
Atom Son of Man
August Jones
backblunt
Bad Roommates
Ballpark!
Benjamin Linder O'Neill
Better Than Bacon
Bill The Welder
Braxton Hamblen & The Stray Gathers
Brett Hendrix
Candy Claws
Carraway
CB's RATio
Choice City Seven
ColoRadix
Cool Hand Juke
Danno Simpson
Das Wunder
Dead Key
Deadbeats
Derek Vincent Smith
Drag the River
Drifting West
DubSkin
Elway
Equally Challenged
Erik Wunder
Fancy Bits
Frail Talk
Gary Long
Ginger Whale
Guerilla Radio
Half Color
Harper Goff
Heart Medicine
Hot Dawg!
Hotel Wifi
illFRAME
Jared Lydon Band
Jon Heder
Kill Your Darlings
KnifeKnife
Knuckleball
Laundry Room Livin'
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Los Toms
Lunafide
M. Sage
Major Flavor
Man's Gin
Matt Mahern and Constitution
Mnemonist Orchestra
Notthesame
Only Crime
Opposition Agent
Paul Arnaud Brandt
Paul Basic
Plastic Forearm
Pretty Lights
Russ Hopkins Band
Ruthless Ginsberg
Sabotage
School of Rock House Band Fort Collins
Shake Me, Wake Me
Sheela Bringi
Shovelin' Stone
Slag
Sound of Ceres
Soviet Mothers
Spidercat
State Line
Stil Runnin
Sukpatch
The Bright Collide
The Bronco Brothers and Sisters
The Canyon Echoes
the commoners
The Elephant Boys
The Retake
The Waido Experience
Torn and Frayed: Colorado's Premier Rolling Stones Experience
Tumbledown Shack
Tyler T. and The Common Clay
Underminer
Veda Reynolds
We Are William
West Side Joe & The Men of Soul
Wiredogs
Blue Grama Band
Rusty 44
Charlie Stevens Band
no fauna
autumnal
Clementine
Bevin Luna
Slow Caves
Graham Good & The Painters
Alysia Kraft
Mood Swing Misery
Wolfblitzer
Bitchflower
animalfuturemusic
Forestry
Lady Denim
Mystic I.
Carpet of Flowers
Safekeeper
Plasma Canvas
The Timberline
Songs About Fort Collins
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All My Senses
Allegaeon
Alysia Kraft
Ansel and the Brain Tattoos
Arliss Nancy
Armchair Martian
Ash Redhorse & The Midnight Suns
Atom Son of Man
August Jones
Autumnal
Bad Roommates
Ballpark!
Benjamin Linder O'Neill
Better Than Bacon
Bevin Luna
Bill The Welder
Bitchflower
Blue Grama Band
Braxton Hamblen & The Stray Gathers
Brett Hendrix
CB's RATio
Candy Claws
Carpet of Flowers
Carraway
Charlie Stevens Band
Choice City Seven
Clementine
ColoRadix
Cool Hand Juke
Danno Simpson
Das Wunder
Dead Key
Deadbeats
Derek Vincent Smith
Drag the River
Drifting West
DubSkin
Elway
Equally Challenged
Erik Wunder
Fancy Bits
Forestry
Frail Talk
Gary Long
Ginger Whale
Graham Good & The Painters
Guerilla Radio
Half Color
Harper Goff
Heart Medicine
Hot Dawg!
Hotel Wifi
Jared Lydon Band
Jon Heder
Kill Your Darlings
KnifeKnife
Knuckleball
Lady Denim
Laundry Room Livin'
Listen.
Los Toms
Lunafide
M. Sage
Major Flavor
Man's Gin
Matt Mahern and Constitution
Mnemonist Orchestra
Mood Swing Misery
Mystic I.
Notthesame
Only Crime
Opposition Agent
Paul Arnaud Brandt
Paul Basic
Plasma Canvas
Plastic Forearm
Pretty Lights
Russ Hopkins Band
Rusty 44
Ruthless Ginsberg
Sabotage
Safekeeper
School of Rock House Band Fort Collins
Shake Me, Wake Me
Sheela Bringi
Shovelin' Stone
Slag
Slow Caves
Sound of Ceres
Soviet Mothers
Spidercat
State Line
Stil Runnin
Sukpatch
The Bright Collide
The Bronco Brothers and Sisters
The Canyon Echoes
The Elephant Boys
The Retake
The Timberline
The Waido Experience
Torn and Frayed: Colorado's Premier Rolling Stones Experience
Tumbledown Shack
Tyler T. and The Common Clay
Underminer
Veda Reynolds
We Are William
West Side Joe & The Men of Soul
Wiredogs
Wolfblitzer
animalfuturemusic
autumnal
backblunt
illFRAME
no fauna
the commoners
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