genre armchair martian
Uncle Tupelo was an ___MASK18___ music group from Belleville , Illinois , active between 1987 and 1994 . Jay Farrar , Jeff Tweedy , and Mike Heidorn formed the band after the lead singer of their previous band , The Primitives , left to attend college . The trio recorded three albums for Rockville Records , before signing with Sire Records and expanding to a five - piece . Shortly after the release of the band ' s major label debut album " Anodyne ", Farrar announced his decision to leave the band due to a soured relationship with his co - songwriter Tweedy . Uncle Tupelo split on May 1 , 1994 , after completing a farewell tour . Following the breakup , Farrar formed Son Volt with Heidorn , while the remaining members continued as Wilco . Colorado is a state in the United States encompassing most of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the ___MASK65___ edge of the Great Plains . Colorado is part of the ___MASK65___ United States , the Southwestern United States , and the Mountain States . Colorado is the 8th most extensive and the 22nd most populous of the 50 United States . The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Colorado was 5 , 456 , 574 on July 1 , 2015 , an increase of 8 . 50 % since the 2010 United States Census . The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the central portion of the U . S . State of Colorado , and southeastern portion of the U . S . State of Wyoming . It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across the Great Plains of North America . The Front Range runs north - south between Casper , Wyoming and Pueblo , Colorado and rises nearly 10 , 000 feet above the Great Plains . Longs Peak , Mount Evans , and Pikes Peak are its most prominent peaks , visible from the Interstate 25 corridor . The area is a popular destination for mountain biking , hiking , climbing , and camping during the warmer months and for ___MASK88___ and snowboarding during winter . Millions of years ago the present - day Front Range was home to ancient mountain ranges , deserts , beaches , and even oceans . Randal Joseph " Joey " Cape ( born November 16 , 1966 ) is an American singer , songwriter and producer . Active since 1989 , Cape is best known as the frontman of the California punk ___MASK23___ band Lagwagon . Bad Astronaut is an American indie / alternative ___MASK23___ band founded in 2000 by Joey Cape , singer from Lagwagon . In Bad Astronaut , Joey Cape explores a style of alternative ___MASK23___ , with lyrics often about deep and intricate personal matters . Jay Farrar ( born December 26 , 1966 ) is an American songwriter and musician currently based in St . Louis , Missouri . A veteran of two critically acclaimed ___MASK46___ groups , Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt , he began his solo ___MASK46___ career in 2001 . Beyond his established talents as a songwriter , he is a guitarist , pianist , harmonicist , and a vocalist . Son Volt is an American ___MASK18___ group , formed by Jay Farrar in 1994 after the breakup of Uncle Tupelo . Colorado State University ( also referred to as Colorado State and CSU ) is a public ___MASK24___ university located in Fort Collins , in the U . S . state of Colorado . The university is the state ' s land grant university , and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System . Denver , officially the City and County of Denver , is the capital and most populous municipality of the U . S . state of Colorado . Denver is located in the South Platte River Valley on the ___MASK65___ edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains . The Denver downtown district is located immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River , approximately east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains . Denver is nicknamed the " Mile - High City " because its official elevation is exactly one mile above sea level , making it one of the highest major cities in the United States . The 105th meridian west of Greenwich , the longitudinal ___MASK76___ for the Mountain Time Zone , passes directly through Denver Union Station . Denver is ranked as a Beta - world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network . With a 2015 estimated population of 682 , 545 , Denver ranks as the 19th - most populous U . S . city , and with a 2 . 8 % increase in 2015 , the city is also the fastest growing major city in the United States . The 10 - county Denver - Aurora - Lakewood , CO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated 2015 population of 2 , 814 , 330 and ranked as the 19th most populous U . S . metropolitan statistical area . The 12 - city Denver - Aurora , CO Combined Statistical Area had an estimated 2015 population of 3 , 418 , 876 , which ranks as the 16th most populous U . S . metropolitan area . Denver is the most populous city of the 18 - county Front Range Urban Corridor , an oblong urban region stretching across two states with an estimated 2015 population of 4 , 757 , 713 . Denver is the most populous city within a radius and the second - most populous city in the Mountain West after Phoenix , Arizona . In 2016 , Denver was named the best place to live in the USA by U . S . News & World Report . Belleville ( French : " Belle ville ", meaning " Beautiful city ") is a city in St . Clair County , Illinois , United States , co - extensive with Belleville Township . The population was 42 , 034 according to the Census Bureau ' s 2015 estimates . It is the eighth - most populated city outside the Chicago Metropolitan Area and the most populated city south of Springfield in the state of Illinois . It is the county seat of St . Clair County , and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville and the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows . Belleville is the most populated city in the Metro - East region of the St . Louis Metropolitan Area and in Southern Illinois . Due to its proximity to Scott Air Force Base , the population receives a boost from ___MASK77___ and federal civilian personnel , defense contractors , and ___MASK77___ retirees . Mike Heidorn , born 1967 in Belleville , Illinois , is the former drummer and founding member of ___MASK18___ bands Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt . Heidorn also played with the Uncle Tupelo precursors the Primitives ( or ) and the one - off band Coffee Creek with Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy of Uncle Tupelo and Brian Henneman of The Bottle Rockets . Heidorn married and left Uncle Tupelo after the recording of their third album , March 16  20 , 1992 . After the breakup of Uncle Tupelo Heidorn was reactivated by Farrar and joined the first version of Son Volt , but was not involved in the reformation of the band in 2005 and is no longer active as a professional musician . Jeffrey Scot " Jeff " Tweedy ( born August 25 , 1967 ) is an American songwriter , musician , and record producer best known as the singer and guitarist of the band Wilco . Tweedy , originally from Belleville , Illinois , started his ___MASK46___ career in high school in his band The Plebes with Jay Farrar , which subsequently after several years formed into the ___MASK18___ band Uncle Tupelo . After Uncle Tupelo ' s fourth studio album , the band broke up in 1994 due to conflict between Tweedy and Farrar , prompting Tweedy to form Wilco , with Farrar forming the band Son Volt . Wilco ' s first album " A . M .", released in 1995 , received mixed reviews from critics , though Wilco later found critical and commercial success on their later albums , most notably with " Yankee Hotel Foxtrot " and " A ___MASK75___ Is Born ", the latter of which received a Grammy for Best Alternative Album in 2005 . Across Tweedy ' s career he has released fifteen studio albums , including four with Uncle Tupelo , ten with Wilco , and one with his son Spencer , along with numerous collaborations with other musicians , most notably " Mermaid Avenue " with Billy Bragg . Santa Barbara ( Spanish for " Saint Barbara ") is the county seat of Santa Barbara County in the U . S . state of California . Situated on a south - facing section of coastline , the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States , the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean . Santa Barbara ' s climate is often described as Mediterranean , and the city has been promoted as the " American Riviera ". As of 2014 , the city had an estimated population of 91 , 196 , up from 88 , 410 in 2010 , making it the second most populous city in the county after Santa Maria while the contiguous ___MASK61___ area , which includes the cities of Goleta and Carpinteria , along with the unincorporated regions of Isla Vista , Montecito , Mission Canyon , Hope Ranch , Summerland , and others , has an approximate population of 220 , 000 . The population of the entire county in 2010 was 423 , 895 . Armchair Martian , formed in 1993 , is a trio based out of Fort Collins , Colorado . They are a punk and alt - ___MASK98___ band influenced by Descendents , Husker Du , and Uncle Tupelo . They have put out numerous recordings through four record labels , the latest being Suburban Home which released the Good Guys , Bad Band ___MASK78___ ( a compilation of out of print material ) in 2007 and re - issued their Who Wants to Play Bass ? LP . Singer Jon Snodgrass later moved on to form Drag the River . The band has formed a close friendship with punk rock bands Lagwagon and Bad Astronaut , particularly main songwriter and vocalist of both groups Joey Cape . Both Cape and Snodgrass have been known to frequently cover each other ' s songs on numerous releases , including a split EP with Bad Astronaut in 2001 titled War of the Worlds . Wilco is an American alternative ___MASK23___ band based in Chicago , Illinois . The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of ___MASK18___ group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar ' s departure . Wilco ' s lineup changed frequently during its first decade , with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John Stirratt remaining from the original incarnation . Since early 2004 , the lineup has been unchanged , consisting of Tweedy , Stirratt , guitarist Nels Cline , multi - instrumentalist Pat Sansone , keyboard player Mikael Jorgensen , and drummer Glenn Kotche . Wilco has released ten studio albums , a live double album , and four collaborations : three with Billy Bragg and one with The Minus 5 . Alternative ___MASK23___ ( also called alternative music , alt - ___MASK23___ or simply alternative ) is a genre of ___MASK56___ that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s . In this instance , the word " alternative " refers to the genre ' s distinction from mainstream ___MASK56___ . The term ' s original meaning was broader , referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the ___MASK60___ style or simply the independent , D . I . Y . ethos of punk ___MASK23___ , which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music . At times , " alternative " has been used as a catch - all description for music from underground ___MASK23___ artists that receives mainstream recognition , or for any music , whether ___MASK23___ or not , that is seen to be descended from punk ___MASK23___ ( including some examples of punk itself , as well as ___MASK32___ , and post - punk ). A county seat is an administrative center , seat of ___MASK57___ , or capital city of a county or civil parish . The term is used in the United States , Canada , Romania , China and Taiwan . In the United Kingdom and Ireland , county towns have a similar function . The Primitives are an English ___MASK36___ band from Coventry , best known for their 1988 international hit single " Crash ". Formed in 1984 , disbanded in 1992 and reformed in 2009 , the band ' s two constant members throughout their recording career have been vocalist Tracy Tracy and guitarist Paul Court . Drummer Tig Williams has been a constant member since 1987 and the reformed line - up is completed by bassist Raph Moore . Often described as an ___MASK36___ or ___MASK11___ band , The Primitives ' ___MASK60___ style can also be seen as straddling power pop , ___MASK32___ and pop punk . Lagwagon is a Californian punk ___MASK23___ band originally from Goleta , just outside Santa Barbara , California . They formed in 1989 and went on hiatus and reunited several times over the years . Their name comes from the band ' s tour van , which can be seen on the back cover of their 1994 second ___MASK78___ " Trashed ". Fort Collins is the Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Larimer County , Colorado , United States . Situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range , Fort Collins is located 65 miles ( 105 km ) north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver . With a 2016 estimated population of 161 , 000 , it is the fourth most populous city in Colorado after Denver , Colorado Springs , and Aurora . Fort Collins is a midsize ___MASK33___ city , home to Colorado State University . Punk ___MASK23___ ( or simply " punk ") is a ___MASK56___ genre that developed in the early to mid 1970s in the United States , United Kingdom , and Australia . Rooted in 1960s garage ___MASK23___ and other forms of what is now known as " proto - punk " music , punk ___MASK23___ bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s ___MASK23___ . Punk bands typically use short or fast - paced songs , with hard - edged melodies and singing styles , stripped - down instrumentation , and often political , anti - establishment lyrics . Punk embraces a DIY ethic ; many bands self - produce recordings and distribute them through informal channels . Sire Records is an American record label , owned by Warner ___MASK46___ Group and distributed by Warner Bros . Records . ___MASK18___ ( sometimes alt - country , insurgent country , or Americana ) is a loosely defined subgenre of country music , which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music . It has been used to describe country music bands and artists that have incorporated influences ranging from roots rock , bluegrass , rockabilly , honky - tonk , alternative rock , folk rock , and punk rock .