Heart Shaped Zombie

Hailing from the vibrant music scene of Denver, Colorado, Heart Shaped Zombie is a female fronted rock band that blends the raw power of nu metal with the gritty allure of '90s rock, sultry vocals, indie sensibilities, and the intricate complexity of prog rock.

Heart Shaped Zombie's sonic landscape journeys through the depths of emotion and sonic experimentation. Drawing inspiration from icons like Tool, Nirvana, Cranberries, and The Kills, they craft a sound that's as haunting as it is hypnotic.

Red Light Ritual

Red Light Ritual is a 3-piece powerhouse comprised of Dom Moulin (Guitar), Sam Moylan (Bass), and Ben Charpentier (Percussion & Synth) emerging from the High Desert Plains of Denver, Colorado. Their sound could be described as psychedelic fuzz, pulling from a variety of genres including stoner rock, grunge, progressive metal, and blues. The trio's onstage presence is defined by their unrelenting heavy tonality, intricate polyrhythmic layering, and propensity for progressive, psychedelic riffs.

Pool Sharks

Pool Sharks is a hard hitting psychedelic rock band based out of Boulder, Colorado. Pool Sharks blends fast technical grooves, waves of fuzz, and absurd musical abstractions to create their own brand of acid infused psychedelic shark rock. 

The UNSOLVED

Unleashing hard rock that makes you move, The UNSOLVED will reach through your speakers, ignite your humanity, and remind you that you are not alone. Blending driving riffs, pounding rhythms, and soaring melodies with a touch of the macabre, they are reimagining rock and roll for a modern audience.

Tensas & The Mourners

Tensas & The Mourners are a Colorado duo blending punk energy with roots rock storytelling, turning distortion, trumpet, and rhythm into something unmistakably their own. The band’s multi-instrumental performances move with intensity and intent — trading instruments, building layers, and keeping every show electric and alive. Whether on stage or in the studio, their music carries the edge of punk and the soul of rock and roll — loud, deliberate, and built to connect.

Salt Road Brewing

Venue Owner / Manager
Scott Ficarra
Venue Owner / Manager Phone Number
970-305-6460
Address

321 Old Firehouse Alley
Fort Collins, CO 80524
United States

Venue Age Limit
All Ages
Do you have a place we can store an a-frame sign overnight?
Yes
Can your venue provide a meal for the production team?
yes
Can your venue provide a table and 2 chairs for our volunteers checking wristbands?
Yes
We’ll be a dropping a FoCoMX banner on Thursday before the festival. How early on Friday can our FoCoMX team’s arrive to hang the banners and signs?
11:30am
Where should the artists load in and stage their gear?

Load in through Seckner Alley and stage gear in the barrel room.

Production Team Details

Blue Galaxy providing production

In Plain Air

In Plain Air is a trio from Denver, CO. While they primarily live in the alternative rock world, they have made a name for themselves for their genre defying sound, tying in elements of psychedelic, jazz, metal, and garage. Their latest EP, “Sunnyside” is a well-crafted display of all the places they can go sonically. Their live shows are eclectic and exciting, with use of tape machines, VHS, and loops to create a mesmerizing atmosphere for the songs to live. 


 

no fauna

no fauna is an active, evolving reaction to the absurdity of our times, a fresh yet familiar dose of catharsis for the restless. Since solidifying their four-piece alternative band in 2023, no fauna has grown beyond their Northern Colorado roots into the resurgent midwest emo scene. 

Paintings of Decay

We are Max Pliskin, Jolo Louis, Clay K, and Noah Gonzales. Having grown up in the Denver area, we met in college and started making music together at the end of 2023. In mid 2024 the lineup shuffled to include both Jolo and Clay K on bass and drums respectively.

By the start of 2024, we finished our first full length album, Death Bloom, and immediately started the next. We're on track to finishing our second soon and we’ve released 2 singles since then.

We are always looking to make new community connections and strengthen existing ones!

Aquiles

Aquiles started his career opening for national acts in the beautiful state of Colorado. In the past 5 years, life turmoil set him on a path of healing and resilience that led to his rebellious first album "Rising" (out now).

The band boasts some of Denver's most talented and established rockers that share similar influences from the 80s-90s bringing Aquiles' compositions to a unique sound: Latin Grunge Metal.