NO COVER: Local Sessions

This No Cover special highlights the 5th annual Battle of the Bands, presented by KCSU FM and RAMEvents. This staple live music event brought us sets from 4 fantastic CSU bands: Midriff, Kevin?, Any Means Necessary, and Boy Sorority. This bill ranged from rock & roll to indie and hardcore punk, all on the Lory Student Center's Sutherland Gardens. We're excited to bring you a taste of their performances, along with conversations with members of the bands themselves.
 
KCSU x RAMEvents Battle of the Bands 2026: No Cover Local Session setlist
Pulling Teeth - Midriff
Lady Moon - Any Means Necessary
Clam Before The Storm - Kevin?
2 Orchards - Boy Sorority
Drain You - Midriff

Credits:
Performances by Midriff, Any Means Necessary, Kevin?, and Boy Sorority
Host: Ashley Crouch
Producer: Gus Arnold
Audio Recording: Adrian de Araujo, Isabelle Martinez
Mixing/Mastering: Adrian de Araujo
Editing: Aubree Wood, Gus Arnold
Graphics: Claire Urban

Battle of the Bands sponsors: RAMEvents, FoCoMA, and Washington's

No Cover is a collaboration between KCSU FM and CTV, aiming to highlight local artists and KCSU's local music events through recorded sets and interviews. All episodes are released on CTV YouTube, CTV's YouTube platform, and KCSU's Podcast platforms. 

Slacker folk duo Pall Mall Jesus kicks off the Fall 2026 No Cover season with an appearance in the KCSU studio. Excited to show off some of their songs from their first studio album, “With the Beetles,” released earlier this year. The recording blended an acoustic sound, personal introspection, and an infectious energy.  They kept the energy going when KCSU's Ashley Crouch chatted with the duo about how their writing process has evolved since the band's roots.

Setlist:
Animal Control
Cry About The Dog
Loch Ness Monster Debunked
Slacker Lane Buoy

Credits:
Performance by: Pall Mall Jesus
Host: Ashley Crouch
Producer: Gus Arnold
Videography: Bella Justice Eck, Gus Arnold
Recording: Adrian de Araujo, Isabelle Martinez
Mixing/ Mastering: Adrian de Araujo
Editing: Aubree Wood, Gus Arnold
Graphics: Claire Urban

No Cover is a collaboration between KCSU FM and CTV, aiming to highlight local artists and KCSU's local music events through recorded sets and interviews. All episodes are released on CTV Channel 11, CTV's YouTube platform, and KCSU's Podcast platforms.

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All Sales Vinyl and FoCoMA graciously invited CTV’s No Cover crew to cover a handful of sets during day 2 of the 18th annual FoCoMX festival; the first of these performances is Anthony Arras & the MTB, a twangy alternative rock outfit led by the titular Anthony Arras, a local artist with a decade of experience in the Fort Collins music scene.

Setlist:
Destiny
Sirens
Tennessee Ya
Toothy Grin
A Place You Go
I Took Your Place
All This Snow

Credits:
Performance by Anthony Arras & the MTB
Producer: Adam Carlson, Gus Arnold
Videography: Bella Justice-Eck, Gus Arnold, Bailey Borkowski
Audio Recording: Owen Bernica
Mixing: Owen Bernica
Mastering: Owen Bernica, Adrian de Araujo
Editing: Michael Urbaniak, Gus Arnold
Graphics: Claire Urban
Special Thanks: All Sales Vinyl, Greta Cornett

No Cover is a collaboration between KCSU FM and CTV, aiming to highlight local artists and KCSU's local music events through recorded sets and interviews. All episodes are released on CTV Channel 11, CTV's Youtube platform, and KCSU's Podcast platforms.

For our last No Cover episode of the school year, we invited the Fort Collins psych rock project Lounge Drugs into the KCSU studio. Jay LeCavalier and his band filled the room with distorted guitar, nimble rhythm, and some inspiring melodies on the recorder. Lounge Drugs' surreal interview includes some favorite Fort Collins artists, a rundown on Jay's motivations as a musician, and an upcoming release.

Setlist:
Swimming In Acid
Your Mind Belongs To Me
Rats + Cats
Oni

Credits:
Performance by: Lounge Deugs
Host: Andrew Di Tirro
Producer: Adam Carlson
Videography: Adam Carlson, Gus Arnold
Audio Recording: Adrian de Araujo, Andrew Di Tirro
Mixing: Adrian de Araujo
Mastering: Adrian de Araujo
Editing: Adam Carlson, Gus Arnold
Graphics: Claire Urban

Packing the KCSU studio, Cactus Cat's shining saxophones take center stage in this episode of No Cover. Pulling from nearly a decade of Fort Collins live performance, Cactus Cat's danceable melodies and groovy rhythms made for an incredible jazzy indie rock set. Cactus Cat talks about their history, favorites in the scene, and upcoming projects.

Setlist:
Lucky Bug
Into the Blue
Little Black Dog

Credits:
Performance by: Cactus Cat
Host: Andrew Di Tirro
Producer: Adam Carlson
Videography: Adam Carlson, Gus Arnold
Audio Recording: Adrian de Araujo, Hana Shiro, Andrew Di Tirro
Mixing: Adrian de Araujo
Mastering: Adrian de Araujo
Editing: Adam Carlson, Gus Arnold
Graphics: Claire Urban

Shadow Work brings a simmering, psychedelic soundscape to this episode of No Cover. Denver locals and Fort Collins frequents, Shadow Work excels with soulful vocals, progressive songwriting, and an energetic live presence. They chatted with KCSU's Andrew Di Tirro about their favorite stages in Fort Collins, and the musical influences that flow into their unique sound.

Setlist:
Something's Burning
Kerosene
Peek A Boo

Credits:
Performance by: Shadow Work
Host: Andrew Di Tirro
Producer: Adam Carlson
Videography: Adam Carlson, Gus Arnold
Audio Recording: Andrew Di Tirro, Adrian de Araujo
Mixing: Adrian de Araujo
Mastering: Adrian de Araujo
Editing: Adam Carlson, Gus Arnold
Graphics: Claire Urban

No Cover is a collaboration between KCSU FM and CTV, aiming to highlight local artists and KCSU's local music events through recorded sets and interviews. All episodes are released on CTV Channel 11, CTV's Youtube platform, and KCSU's Podcast platforms 

Advisory: This podcast contains explicit language

This No Cover special brings you the highlights of the 5th annual Fools Fest, presented by KCSU FM and RAMEvents. CSU's premiere heavy music event brought us sets from Planet Claire, CrAssphage, Clay K & The Vertebrates, All My Senses, and Smear Campaign, a strong sampler of Fort Collins bands ranging from rock & roll to hardcore punk, all on the Lory Student Center's Sutherland Gardens. We're excited to bring a taste of their performances to you, along with interviews with the performers.

Performances by: Planet Claire, CrAssphage, Clay K & The Vertebrates, All My Senses, Smear Campaign
Producer: Adam Carlson
Videography:  Gus Arnold, Bella Justice-Eck, Michael Urbaniak, Adrian De Araujo, Izzy Martinez
Audio Recording: Lory Student Center Tech Team, Gus Arnold
Mixing: Lory Student Center Tech Team
Mastering: Adam Carlson
Editing: Adam Carlson, Gus Arnold
Graphics: Claire Urban

Fool's Fest sponsors: RAMEvents, FoCoMA, Washington's, Aggie Theatre, and Bizarre Bazaar

No Cover is a collaboration between KCSU FM and CTV, aiming to highlight local artists and KCSU's local music events through recorded sets and interviews. All episodes are released on CTV Channel 11, CTV's Youtube platform, and KCSU's Podcast platforms.

CSU punks EMBER make an appearance in the KCSU studio for this week's episode of No Cover. In contrast to their usual raucous performances, Ember brought us a stripped down set full of modern indie and singer-songwriter influence. KCSU's Adrian de Araujo chats with the band about the process of turning the volume down for their Wolverine Farm residency.

Setlist:
Cigarette
Drive U Home
Awful Heat
Sink
Mud

Credits:
Performance by: EMBER
Host: Adrian de Araujo
Producer: Adam Carlson
Videography: Adam Carlson, Gus Arnold
Audio Recording: Andrew Di Tirro, Adrian de Araujo
Mixing: Adrian de Araujo
Mastering: Adrian de Araujo
Editing: Adam Carlson, Gus Arnold
Graphics: Claire Urban

No Cover is a collaboration between KCSU FM and CTV, aiming to highlight local artists and KCSU's local music events through recorded sets and interviews. All episodes are released on CTV Channel 11, CTV's Youtube platform, and KCSU's Podcast platforms.

Seasoned Fort Collins Indie Folk band Frail Talk stopped by for this week's episode of No Cover! Gentle and deliberate, Frail Talk's nature-driven songwriting is buoyed by vocal and electronic flourishes. KCSU's Andrew Di Tirro talks with the band about their recent musical influences and touchstones for their sound.

Setlist:
Shapeshifting
Decompose (Winter)
Time Comes With A Blade
Sunday Dreamin'

Credits:
Performance by: Frail Talk
Host: Andrew Di Tirro
Producer: Adam Carlson
Videography: Adam Carlson, Gus Arnold
Audio Recording: Andrew Di Tirro, Adrian de Araujo
Mixing: Adrian de Araujo
Mastering: Adam Carlson
Editing: Adam Carlson, Gus Arnold
Graphics: Claire Urban

No Cover is a collaboration between KCSU FM and CTV, aiming to highlight local artists and KCSU's local music events through recorded sets and interviews. All episodes are released on CTV Channel 11, CTV's Youtube platform, and KCSU's Podcast platforms. 

Opening up the spring semester here at No Cover is Midriff, a student alt-rock band here at CSU. Reminiscent of late grunge, fuzzy chords accompany a strong lead vocal exploring interpersonal themes and the effects of the winter cold. Midriff chats with KCSU’s Adrian de Araujo about the struggle of putting a band together and the joys of a Halloween show.

Setlist:
Wintering
If You Want
Big Bad Fish
6 Feet Deep

Credits:
Performance by: Midriff
Host: Adrian de Araujo
Producer: Adam Carlson
Videography: Adam Carlson, Gus Arnold
Audio Recording: Andrew Di Tirro, Adrian de Araujo
Mixing: Adrian de Araujo
Mastering: Adam Carlson
Editing: Adam Carlson, Gus Arnold
Graphics: Claire Urban
No Cover is a collaboration between KCSU FM and CTV, aiming to highlight local artists and KCSU's local music events through recorded sets and interviews. All episodes are released on CTV Channel 11, CTV's Youtube platform, and KCSU's Podcast platforms.