Chaos Agents Podcast

In this mini edition of the pod, Em chatted live at Soundbar with Riley Michelle Welsh, a Fort Collins-based artist and musician, about the challenges of being a DIY artist in 2026. As part of Riley's summer residency at Soundbar, we get into the weeds on the opacity and complexity of the music industry (hint: it's not very user friendly). Riley has personally navigated this landscape as...

In this episode, we sat down to chat with Ilana Held and guitarist, Joey Holmes of Mystee, a local indie rock band based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Mystee has created a unique sound in the scene with elements of femme pop and nostalgic rock and roll vibes. They take inspiration from artists like Soccer Mommy and Palehound, and channel heartbreak into a powerful form of self-expression.  We were ve...

In our second pod of the year, we had a great time chatting with Paintings, a Fort Collins band made up of Max Pliskin, Nathan Adams, Clay Kauffman, and Jolo Louis (our co-host!). Paintings (formerly Paintings of Decay) started making music at the end of 2023, has had many forms and iterations since then, with their sound constantly evolving in the process. Right now, they are bringing the noise a...

We are stoked to kick off the first pod of 2026 with Surprise Soup, a Denver-based band who has become a fixture in the Fort Collins music scene. Surprise Soup are inspired by old school midwest emo, with a taste for jazz, blues, and improv. Their biggest goal is to bring people together through music and create a community where everyone can just let go and be goofy silly and dance despite everyt...

In the last episode of 2025, we had a great time chatting and getting to know Winct ( @whoswinct ), a Wyoming based multi-genre artist and performer, with a primary focus in hip-hop. If you're not familiar, Winct is a bit of a Cheyenne outlier, passionate about his craft as a lyricist and brings the highest energy to every show. While our pod is usually focused on Fort Collins-based artists,...

We were stoked to chat with Gabe and Manley, the owners of Soundbar in Fort Collins and Co-Founders of Music by Masses, a group on a mission to create the music industry of tomorrow, one that's fair for musicians and fans alike. Gabe and Manley are dedicated to growing and supporting the music scene in Northern Colorado and supporting local artists. We deep dived into their vision for an equi...

Chaos Agents are creeping out from the cave with another episode featuring Ash Redhorse & The Midnight Suns, an Indie Rock band out of Fort Collins. If you've been in Fort Collins for a minute, you've likely seen at least one of their shows and if you haven't, you should get after one! We get into what inspires them as artists, future plans, a touch of band lore, and of course,...

We're back with episode 7 with a host only pod where we blow extensive smoke up our own asses, but lowkenuinely, this ep is a bit about CAP origin stories, the benefits of going to shows alone, and wildly successful people like Jesus Christ. More episodes to come, and as always, if you support what we do please like and subscribe.  And if you wanna be a real one, donate to our bullshit on Pat...