Alright so this weekend I went to two shows at the Aggie Theatre, one on purpose and one as a spur of the moment thing. The Aggie is the venue to see a show in Fort Collins, and their slogan, We’ve been entertaining Fort Collins for 103 years, speaks to that. We also have Hodi’s Half Note; which used to be the Starlite Theater, and Avogadro’s Number; which is a restaurant that occasionally has shows in the bar area.
Anyway back to the Aggie. As you can imagine, in 103 years a lot of bands have played there. I personally have seen everyone from big artists like Breaking Benjamin to local guys like Opposing the Arrow who just like to goof off on stage and play music. It is a great place for local bands, such as recently signed Tickle Me Pink, to gain exposure as well.
So, the first show I went and saw was the SkyHigh Music festival on Thursday night. I was there supporting my friends who weren’t on until 12:00, so I only went and saw the last two bands, but both were awesome, and extremely different. The first was
Death Hickey Blues who have a mellow chilling out relaxing sound, and incorporate violin chords into most of their songs. My friends band is from Denver, and go by the name of Glass Delirium. 
They are unique in their dual male/female vocalists, and recently opened for project revolution, and are playing at “live at the loft Oktoberfest” on October fourth. Their sound is so unique that they have been told they sound like everyone from queen to fair to midland.
The spur of the moment show I went to was Head for the Hills on Friday night. As we were walking to Lucky Joe’s, one of my friends realized they were playing, and having gone to grade school with one of the members convinced us to stop in and watch them play. These guys are a Bluegrass band; which is not the typical music I listen to, but they drew a large high energy crowd and played an excellent show. All of the band members are extremely talented, and even if you don’t like bluegrass I guarantee you will appreciate these guys after seeing them play, because of the energy they bring to the stage.
Overall this weekend proved to me once again that the Aggie is probably one of my favorite places in Fort Collins, because they bring such a wide variety of sound to fort collins, and its always exciting to see who they are going to bring next.
This post is really interesting. I’ve heard a lot of different things about the Aggie — mostly negative to be honest. Even though this isn’t really my scene, I’ve heard a lot of other musicians talk about it and it’s always been mixed feelings. It’s funny you should mention Tickle Me Pink because I just heard about them on the radio. I can’t believe no one has taken that name yet!
I do agree that the Aggie brings a lot of different musical colors to Fort Collins and with a good review like this one, I’m tempted to go myself. Maybe they’ll bring on the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra sometime lol