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Relix Magazine was launched in 1974 under the name Dead Relix. In its
earliest incarnation, this hand-stapled, homegrown newsletter was an
outlet for Grateful Dead tape traders-avid concertgoers who taped and
traded Grateful Dead concerts. The first issues were small (less than
20 pages), had hand-drawn black-and-white covers, and focused on taping
tips and Grateful Dead news. It also provided a forum for tape traders
and music fanatics to communicate with each other.
Even as early as the second issue, non-Dead editorial found its way
into Dead Relix's pages and, with the addition of an editor, the young
magazine expanded its scope to cover the music of the Bay Area
psychedelic scene. By 1978, Dead Relix contained reviews, essays,
short features and artwork, and had dropped the "Dead" from its title.
In a world that was moving away from hippy culture, Relix managed to
remain relevant, by expanding its scope of coverage beyond "Bay Area
psychedelic rock" to cover genres as diverse as reggae and heavy metal,
with varying degrees of success.
After some years of struggling with its direction, Relix regained its
voice. It revived its focus on the Grateful Dead, but also found room
to cover genres as divergent as blues, reggae, bluegrass and jazz, and
non-music issues such as mandatory minimum drug laws. It was during the
late ‘80s to mid-'90s that Relix established its reputation as a
magazine that broke new acts. Many new and emerging bands made their
debut in Relix columns such as "Independents Daze" and "On the Edge."
For a magazine with its roots in Grateful Dead coverage, the passing of
Jerry Garcia on August 9, 1995, could have tolled its death knell.
Instead, Relix served as a rallying point for the community, and, in
the years since, has slowly moved its emphasis away from the Grateful
Dead to coverage of jambands that have filled the void, as well as
other, non-mainstream types of music.
Today, Relix delivers coverage of music across genre divides; a single
issue might contain articles on artists as diverse as Ben Harper, Bob
Marley, Wilco, Lucinda Williams, and the Grateful Dead. In short, Relix
is "deadicated" to not only entertaining its readership, but providing
a true community for lovers of Music for the Mind.
This is a local artist's co-op.
Beet Street is a center for thematic arts, cultural and scientific
programming in cooperation with local organizations to raise cultural
awareness. Beet Street brings the community closer, in a common space where the public may come together.
Art organization that represents the performing arts, music and visual arts in Northern Colorado.
Local Fort Collins arts, furniture and crafts.
Local and regional artists.
Nationally and internationally recognized photographers.
A tremendous contemporary art gallery.
This museum located in old town hosts many historic , as well as contemporary exhibits about Fort Collins.
Featuring the Landscape Photography of Dave Clack.
Local and regional artists.
Local and regional artists.
Local and regional arts and crafts.
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