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A Cold Case Frozen in Time
Until this cold case heats up, Sharon Skiba is lost in limbo.
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CU Hires Three Pulitzer Winners
Some of newspapering's best and brightest are trading journalism for academia — including three Pulitzer winners hired at CU.
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Sazza
If you must go for gourmet pizza, go to Sazza.
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Arapahoe County DA Charges Death-Penalty Fees to the State
How does DA Carol Chambers beat the high cost of a death-penalty prosecution? By billing the prison system.
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Crepes ’n Crepes
French food is no flash in the pan.
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A Cold Case Frozen in Time (10)
Until this cold case heats up, Sharon Skiba is lost in limbo.
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Con Artist Gives Funny Cause for Pregnant Pause (7)
Would you pay $20 to get a scam artist off your front porch?
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Big Trouble (8)
Gary Haney was living the high life until meth took him down.
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To the Max (5)
A publicity-hungry student shows how easy it is to become a media darling -- with a little help from CU.
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The Magnet Mafia Sticks to Street Art (5)
Matt Feeney and Harrison Nealey have a new way for artists to stick it to the city.
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Bad Luck City Haunts Denver
These folks like their Americana dark.
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Planes Mistaken for Stars Makes Its Final Approach
Capturing the final days of one of Denver’s most vital bands.
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George Porter Is Still Funkin'
This Funky Meters bassist has become a jam icon for a new generation.
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Cue the Cricket
One of Denver’s most storied stages may soon be silenced.
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Boulder Gets a New Elixir
The Purple Martini’s owner opens a club in the People’s Republic.
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Governor Bill Ritter Salutes Governor Ralph Carr
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Friday Rap-Up: Basementalism, Hip-Hop 4 Obama, 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Juvenile
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Mile High Makeout: Paying the Price
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Look of the Day - Irish Gangster
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Project Runway Finale Tonight
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Pundit Watch: Paul Begala
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The Ron Paul Revolution Is Only Beginning...
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Deadbolt
Friday, February 15, Bluebird Theater, 1-866-468-7624.
By Tom Murphy
Published: February 14, 2008
Although its members proclaim themselves purveyors of "voodoobilly," San Diego's Deadbolt doesn't tread quite the same musical waters as psychobilly outfits like Mad Sin, with its overt co-opting of snotty punk-rock poses dressed in retro guise. Instead, the act's music is closer to its obvious influences: Duane Eddy and Dick Dale. Long calling itself "the scariest band in the world," Deadbolt evokes the campier aspects of the old EC Comics, where lurid, heavy-handed tales of horror and madness prevail. While much of the material is intended to garner a chuckle, there are moments that are genuinely weird and creepy. Lead singer Harley Davidson is a gifted storyteller whose lyrics splash Technicolor images right out of a Roger Corman movie starring James Dean. Although Deadbolt sports a collective grin that conjures the psychotic visage of the Joker, its visceral stage show and spooky guitar lines are lively in a way that belies its name.
