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Full on Fun: Dead Kenny G's at the Aggie Tomorrow Night

To any one who enjoys the wackness of Primus or the sound of a wailing saxaphone The Dead Kenny G's  are right up your ally and in your town tomorrow. Known for creative stage preformances and bizzare tunes The Dead Kenny G's are a a sure shot for fun. Acts like this only come though so often, so if you are in the mood for some unique fun you know where to go.


The Aggie will host the event and tickets are available at the box office or Rockin Robin's smoke shop.

Otterbox: Innovation and Success In the Local Market

Amidst rickety times for small and local businesses the Fort Collins based company Otterbox shows growth and supply of in demand products in the ever expanding market of technological accessories. With a full line up of various products and national shipping the company shows stimulation of economic development through technologic advance.

“We began manufacturing dry boxes and have been manufacturing phone specific protection cases since 2001,” says Account Development Executive Justin Williams. The company was founded in 1998 by Curt Richardson and has continuously enjoyed success in the area. 

With the launch of the new iphone 4 case the company has seen a boom in demand for the new cases, keeping employees busy to meet the demands of consumers and distributors of the product.

“Otterbox has always kept me hard at work, but no one expected the output we would have after the iphone 4 case dropped,” says an Account Development Executive.

When the case was first released this past August Otterbox sold out entirely to vendors, leaving online orders as the only outlet to purchase the model.  The 3GS model was the predecessor and had dominated the market since 2008, yet the iphone 4 completely had completely outsold it's forerunner. Now fully stocked and exhibiting new varieties of colors the iphone 4 cases are accessible at AT&T, Best Buy and other distributors nationwide.

“Oh now we have tons, they shouldn’t run out again anytime that I could foresee,” says sales a representative.  

Long time favorites such as the original waterproof Otterbox intended for outdoor sports are still popular as well.

“My dad and I have always used them for camping and travel,” says long time customer Sean Dinkins. “Their great. I don’t have the new one yet for my iphone, but I will, just as soon as I get the money.”

The company has many loyal followers in the area and abroad through the promotion of an active lifetyle, even within a technolocal sphere. With hundreds of different models for phones, computers and other devices it would appear that Otterbox is a local success and will continue to provide durability to a market in search of fortification.

Playing Your Own Live Music in Fort Collins? Watch the Volume...

Fort Collins has fostered several sucessful and underground acts, all of which have to start somewhere- usually a garage. For new and upcomming acts and likewise veterans of the scene it is important to keep in mind that the city does enforce a noise ordinance and violaters can be ticketed.

According to the city website violators can be fined up to a thousand dollars for a single offense so it is important to practice music in places unlikely to offend neighbors. Keep in mind your location as well, a secluded house is probably a good idea compared to an apatment with neighbors on the other side of the wall. Day time will always be better at night when law enforcement are more comncerned with noise. Paying attention to the concers of neighbors near by and being respectful will always help your case if problems arise.

With these conisderations in mind keep rocking Fort Collins! It is great to see new talent on the scene and by following noise ordinances there will always be enough time for band practice and communal agreement.

Ghostland Observatory to Melt the Aggie in November

Every so often a band plays a venue much smaller than the capacity of their usual tour circuit, and this is exactly the case for the scheduled show at the Aggie Theater for Ghostland Observatory. The electronic two-peice most recently opened for Sound Tribe Sector 9 at Red Rocks this past September; the date almost managed to sell out the 9,500 seat capacity of the venue. Back in June they played the Westward Music Festival in Denver and likewise packed the 1,200 person Ogden Theater in last November. Least to say the 500 person capacity Aggie Theater is an unusually small venue for a Ghostland Tour.

The act hails from the musical Mecca of Austin Texas and has released three albums since their inception into the music scene in 2004. A new album is due out sometime in the next six months. Their music is categorized as Electro-Rock or Electro-Dance with soul and funk influences. Aaron Behrens sings the vocal lines as well as playing guitar, while Thomas Ross mixes beats, plays drums and creatively uses synthesizers to add multiple layers to their music. Their lives shows are known for onstage dancing and an impressive lazer show.

Ghostland Observatory has played a wide variety of festivals world wide and undergone several national tours. They are however new to Fort Collins and the show should easily sell out so purchasing tickets in advance is highly recomended. For more information on the group browse the Ghostland website or visit their myspace page for more tour dates.

KCSU - Local Promotion and Concert Calendar

When considering local music promotion arbiters it is easy to over look the most basic local providers, such as the Student run radio KCSU. The station provides a great link to local bands and live music with regular appearances from local artists and an up to date calendar showcasing nationally acclaimed acts alongside local performances.

The station is 100 percent student run and commercial free giving listeners a continuos music experience and link to a blooming live music scene. The radio broadcasts are run directly out of the Lory Student Center in the heart of the CSU campus with a consistent staff available to questions and requests seven days a week. Mostly volunteer run the station receives dozens of underground albums from various artists every week and continually works to provide reviews and promotion of all genres of music.

For more information or even just some great tunes check out KCSU on 90.5 FM or visit the site for upcoming shows KCSU.com