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Bust Out The Box #13 Lineup Announced: UCCS Music Night Takes Over Wagon Wheel in Colorado Springs on November 21
On November 21, 2026, The Sarge LLC presents Bust Out The Box #13: UCCS Music Night at Wagon Wheel in Colorado Springs, a student music showcase and charity event raising $25,000 for the UCCS Music Department.
November 2, 2026
BUST OUT THE BOX #13: UCCS MUSIC NIGHT — 'THE SARGE' BRINGS CHARITY SHOWCASE BACK TO WAGON WHEEL NOV 21
Proceeds benefit the UCCS Music Department ($25,000 goal); holiday toy drive supports D11 students. Lineup spans DJ/EDM, R&B, and hip-hop.
November 1, 2026
THE SARGE: Colorado Springs Hip-Hop and Pop-Punk-Rock Artist Builds an Independent Brand From the Ground Up
Colorado Springs artist THE SARGE, hip-hop and pop-punk-rock artist and CEO of The Sarge LLC, has built an independent music brand and the monthly BUST OUT THE BOX residency from the ground up.
October 23, 2026
THE SARGE UNSTOPPABLE: Colorado Springs Artist Builds Music, Comics, and Kids' Media Empire While Earning Music Business Degree
Colorado Springs artist The Sarge expands his creative empire across music production, THE SARGE comics, the kids' series THE ADVENTURES OF BUBBY & GRANDPA, and the BUST OUT THE BOX residency while earning a Music Business degree at UCCS.
October 8, 2026
The Sarge LLC Launches $25,000 GoFundMe for UCCS Music Department Ahead of November 21 Charity Concert
100% of proceeds benefit UCCS Music; all-student lineup takes the Wagon Wheel stage for Bust Out The Box #13: UCCS Music Night on November 21 in Colorado Springs.
October 6, 2026
Nutter Butter Has Gone Full Demonic — And It's the Smartest Marketing on the Internet
Nutter Butter's Facebook and TikTok pages have gone dark with cryptic, demonic horror content — and it's completely deliberate. Here's how a 50-year-old Mondelez cookie brand became Ad Age's 2025 Best Use of TikTok winner.
September 30, 2026
WHO IS THE SARGE? From Bangkok to Billboard — U.S. Army Infantry Veteran Turns Four Lives Into a Colorado Springs Music Movement
Hip-hop and pop-punk-rock artist, producer, sound designer, and independent promoter builds the Bust Out the Box residency and a recording studio on a two-word creed: Stay Different.
September 25, 2026
BAND SPOTLIGHT: WHO IS DAIN SILVA and the Mighty Potent Force?
The Sarge LLC's Bust Out the Box #11 brings Dain Silva & the Mighty Potent Force to the Wagon Wheel Sports Bar & Concert Hall in Colorado Springs on September 26, 2026 for two hours of straight jazz-funk-rock. Doors 7 PM, 21+, $10 advance / $15 door.
September 21, 2026
THE SARGE AUDITIONS FOR STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S COMPANY AT UCCS — FROM INFANTRY TO MUSICAL THEATER
THE SARGE (Michael Ung), U.S. Army Infantry veteran turned hip-hop artist and UCCS Music Major, auditions for Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY at UCCS — from infantry to musical theater.
September 19, 2026
THE SARGE COMIC LINE DROPS SEPTEMBER 27: ISSUE #0 'THE ASSEMBLY' FREE ON GLOBALCOMIX, TAPAS, ITCH.IO
THE SARGE comic line hits digital platforms September 27, 2026 — Issue #0 'THE ASSEMBLY' drops FREE on GlobalComix, Tapas, itch.io, and the Internet Archive, $0.99 on Kindle, with new issues every Sunday from October 4.
September 19, 2026
The Sarge LLC Presents Bust Out the Box #12: HALLOWEINER — Assassinate Headlines Horrorcore Halloween Bash
Bust Out the Box #12: HALLOWEINER hits the Wagon Wheel in Colorado Springs on Friday, October 30, 2026 — an underground horrorcore rap Halloween costume party headlined by Assassinate.
September 19, 2026
The Sarge LLC Presents Bust Out the Box #11: Jazz-Funk-Rock Night at Wagon Wheel
Bust Out the Box #11 hits the Wagon Wheel in Colorado Springs on Saturday, September 26, 2026 — a jazz-funk-rock night headlined by Dain Silva & the Mighty Potent Force.
September 19, 2026
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: WHO IS AUSTIN TOKER?
Hip-hop artist Austin Toker built a decade-long independent career through the TRIP EP, headline shows across seven states, the first Toker Fest at Denver's Roxy Theatre, and the Toker Collective; his next EP, VOID, arrives in late 2026.
September 19, 2026
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: WHO IS RICHARD HUEMPFNER? COLORADO SPRINGS PROMOTER AND THE ANTI-FAMOUZ MASK BEHIND BUST OUT THE BOX
Colorado Springs promoter Richard Huempfner, aka Anti-Famouz, co-organizes the Bust Out the Box music residency and drives the Robin Hood Initiative's annual holiday toy drive for Pikes Peak families.
September 19, 2026
Bust Out the Box #13: UCCS Night Hits Wagon Wheel November 21
The Sarge LLC and the Robin Hood Initiative bring Bust Out the Box #13 — UCCS Night to Wagon Wheel in Colorado Springs on November 21. Monetary donations benefit the UCCS Music Department; toy donations benefit the D11 Palmer/Wasson holiday drive.
September 19, 2026
Witch Hound Summons "Second Summoning": CD Release Party and Costume Contest Hits Vultures in Colorado Springs, October 24
Witch Hound celebrates the "Second Summoning" CD release with a full release party and costume contest at Vultures in Colorado Springs on October 24, 2026, with special guest vocalist The Sarge. Doors 7 PM, $10 cover, 21+.
September 18, 2026
WHO IS THE SARGE? U.S. ARMY VETERAN TURNS LIFE STORY INTO COLORADO SPRINGS MUSIC MOVEMENT
Colorado Springs artist, producer, and promoter builds the Bust Out the Box residency while joining Witch Hound on stage October 24 as a vocalist for their "Second Summoning" show that may be its last for a while
September 18, 2026