Daniel Mescher

Wolf van Elfmand started his music career as a country-folk artist in Brooklyn. Three albums later, he’s relocated to Denver and teamed up with Elephant Revival members Dango and Charlie Rose for the new “Real Wolf” EP. Wolf van Elfmand and his band visited the CPR Performance Studio to play some songs from the new record. He also spoke with Jeremy Petersen about his musical career so far, writing self-referential songs and teaming up with Colorado musicians for his latest release.

The French rock quartet looked for peace of mind on its sixth album through joyful disco music.

Froth started out as a “fake band” that its members would tell people about at parties, but didn’t actually exist. But when they picked up instruments and started playing together, the joke was over. The Los Angeles quartet has since released three albums, including this year’s “Outside (briefly).” Froth stopped into the CPR Performance Studio to play four songs from the new LP. The members also spoke with Alisha Sweeney about the band’s origin, touring with British shoegaze band Ride and the psychedelic visuals of their music videos.

The members of Pan Astral have stayed busy since they visited the CPR Performance Studio last year. The Denver band has recruited a new drummer and written some new material. Frontman Gabriel Otto produced the politically charged “NOENEMIES” album from fellow Coloradoans Flobots — which also features contributions from guitarist Tad Lusk. Pan Astral returned to our studio before a show at Denver’s Walnut Room to play a few songs from its catalog. The band members also spoke with Alisha Sweeney about retooling its lineup, working with Flobots and incorporating live projections into their concerts.

Desirae Garcia and Inaiah Lujan are core members of the Pueblo folk band The Haunted Windchimes, but the married couple also makes music as in/PLANES. The duo’s music leans more toward a sparse pop sound influenced by notable music spouses like Paul and Linda McCartney. in/PLANES — with help from drummer Carl Sorensen — stopped into the CPR Performance Studio to play some new music. The band members also spoke with Alisha Sweeney about bonding over a love of The Velvet Underground, balancing their time with the two bands and the arts and music scene in Pueblo.

Chicano Batman is having a breakout year. NPR tabbed the Los Angeles quartet to perform at its Radio Day Showcase at South By Southwest in March alongside Spoon and Valerie June. 2017 also marks the release of the new album”Freedom Is Free,” a record that finds the band incorporating retro soul and funk music into its sound. Chicano Batman stopped by the CPR Performance Studio before a show at Denver’s Bluebird Theater. The band members — along with backup singers — performed five songs and spoke with Jeremy Petersen about the political themes on “Freedom Is Free,” paying tribute to the soul music of the 1970s and how their audience has grown with the new album.

Self-described “surf” band The Kinky Fingers might reside in a landlocked state, but its reverb-heavy guitar licks bring to mind the classic California Sound. The Denver quartet has released a number of EPs since forming four years ago, and its new release “Worst Of” collects those songs onto one record. The Kinky Fingers stopped into the CPR Performance Studio to play some new songs. The band members also spoke with Alisha Sweeney about the decision to re-release old songs, their recent recording sessions in New York and some tour stories from Mexico.

The Patient Zeros originally hail from Lansing, Mich., but moved to Denver in 2012. The blues-rock trio last year released the album “Sirens Calling” and is scheduled to perform at Denver’s Underground Music Showcase in July. They band also plans to release a new EP in August. The Patient Zeros stopped into the CPR Performance Studio to play some songs from “Sirens Calling” and some older songs. The members also spoke with Alisha Sweeney about establishing themselves in Denver’s music scene, the recent addition of bassist Michael Raymond and tackling relationship issues with their lyrics.

The British electronic music producer wrote his latest album while living entirely on the road.

Holophrase has crafted music that blurs the line between art rock and experimental electronica for five years. The Denver band last year released the album “Stay Being,” which features glitchy synthesizer sounds, horns and guest appearances from members of fellow locals Wheelchair Sports Camp. Holophrase stopped into the CPR Performance Studio and played three songs from “Stay Being.” The band members also spoke with Scott Carney about the turtle-starring music video for “Alligatron,” recording the album at Denver’s Dryer Plug Studios and collaborating with bassist Juan Alderete of The Mars Volta.