Fort Collins, Colorado's Plasma Canvas has had quite the journey to get to this point. Having survived lineup changes, releasing their label debut during the uncertainty of a global pandemic, and personal hardships, the self-proclaimed "loudest gayest band in the world" unleashes their full-length debut LP 'DUSK' on February 17, 2023 on SideOneDummy Records. The band is celebrating the release of the album with a number of concerts in Colorado coming up, including stops in Denver, Colorado Springs, and right here in Fort Collins.

On this edition of ColoRadio Spotlight, we're joined today by frontwoman, guitarist and all-around badass Adrienne Rae Ash of Plasma Canvas. We discuss the new album, the evolution of the band since their 2020 EP KILLERMAJESTIC, effects of the pandemic, label misconceptions, and of course, love.

Get tickets to upcoming shows and pre-order the new album 'DUSK' on 2LP:

https://linktree.com/plasmacanvas

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In 2019, Sarah Christine was comfortable. She had been with the same employer for 13 years and had been making music as a side hustle, releasing albums in 2017 and 2018, respectively, with a nationwide tour gearing up to happen in 2020.

As we all know, 2020 and the Coronavirus had other plans for so many of us, including Sarah. The cushy office job had become a nightmare: she was faced with the prospect of either choosing to quit or staying and having to fire large numbers of her team. The planned Let Go Tour was postponed, and as the virus raged across the US and the world, who knew how things would end up?

Facing an uncertain future, the safe choice would have been to keep her job and hunker down. Instead, Sarah Christine bet on herself and leave the company so she could focus full-time on music.

Sarah has a new single called Vices, a duet with Boulder's Taylor Tuke, coming out tomorrow, February 12th, but you'll hear Vices first exclusively a little bit later right here on ColoRadio.

Sarah Christine proves that by believing in yourself and not taking no for an answer, we are all capable of so much more than we think we are, and that we truly are "in it together". Her DIY attitude, her spirit, and her soulful voice are some of the many reasons we selected Sarah Christine as our artist of the month for February.

Check out our Loudspeaker Live Session with Sarah Christine:

https://www.loudspeaker.fm/programs/loudspeaker-live-sessions/episodes/lls-002-sarah-christine

Connect with Sarah Christine:

• https://www.sarahchristinempls.com/
• https://open.spotify.com/artist/4hP91FEVqwGpopor9xWlFp
• https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/sarah-christine/1269690622
• https://www.instagram.com/sarahchristinemplsmusic/
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We kick off our 2021 Featured Artist Series with Denver's own purveyors of "smooth soul butter", Fresh Fruit!

Formed in 2018 by college friends Ronan Dowling, Kyle Loeffler, and Mitchell Gardner, Fresh Fruit! has spent the past two years creating the EP "Independently", which was released on New Year's Day. We talk about creating the album, their musical style and influences, and much more. Plus we get to hear the world premiere of a new track from the EP, "Yellow (Was Yesterday)"!

Connect with Fresh Fruit!:

• https://freshfruitjam.com
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• https://open.spotify.com/artist/0V4dkDwF4H24OP6HAyzZT2
• https://music.apple.com/us/artist/fresh-fruit/1454193668

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