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' Listen. 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

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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

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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 Arvada, CO Aurora, CO Boulder, CO Colorado Springs, CO Conifer, CO Denver, CO Estes Park, CO Evergreen, CO Greeley, CO Gunbarrel, CO