Andy Thomas of Denver roots-rock band Tin Horn Prayer has written a novel and a solo album. The novel is entitled “Hell Is in New Jersey.” Around the same time as he finished the book, he finished a solo album, “Wicked, Dark.” The album is available for a minimum of $5 on his Bandcamp page with all profits helping to fund the book. Using art to pay for art. It’s a guitar- and vocals-driven collection of darker songs than Tin Horn Prayer fans may be used to. Download “Simple Solution,” a murder ballad featuring cello and growling vocals.

"...Champagne Charlie has taken root in the naugahyde covered barstools of Denver's seediest bars. They are a band that grew both musically and lyrically despite, or maybe due to, dimly lit rooms, and the smell of stale beer combined with sour bar towels. Manifestation artistique, originally a four member band, their numbers have grown to seven or more depending on the night. Like Chicago Cabaret, Champagne Charlie fully embraces a larger band ensemble, believing "the more the better." Playing a dozen different instruments, the band combines elements of Jazz, Blues, Waltz, and Americana to create their own style of Dark Denver Cabaret music. With several members being multi-instrumentalists, rhythm and melodies intermingle as one instrument is set down and another is picked up. While the band plays a drinking man's music, Ryan "Peepers" King sings with the gravelly delight of a parched throat encased in a sailor's bones about love, loss, damnation, and a lack of forgiveness."-ListenUpDenver

Anchor Point lubricates your evening; a shot of whiskey without a chaser. Raw throats and sore shoulders from fist pumps should be expected the next day after their shows, along with melodies running through your head as unshakeable as your hangover. Forming in August 2010, Anchor Point, as a relatively young Denver band, has already managed to build a solid reputation as a dynamic live act and released their debut, the Eugune E.P., in March 2011; a 5 song ode to gruff, anthemic punk rock. Pack up a carful of friends, conceal your flask, and head out to a show as soon as possible.