Email Author Cory Casciato

2010 Stories by Cory Casciato

• Scratching the Surface: Martin Roth, October 16 at Beta

  published October 14, 2010

  German DJ/producer Martin Roth has dubbed his take on dance music "NuStyle," which involves blending elements of minimal techno, trance... More >>

• Get Handy with Red Green

  published October 14, 2010

  If you’re the type of guy who knows that you really only need two tools — duct tape and imagination — to solve any problem,... More >>

• Steampunk Rocks

  published October 14, 2010

  There simply aren’t enough steampunk fantasy novels about airships and pirates and zombies, which makes the work of Cherie Priest all the... More >>

• Shake It Like You're Dead

  published October 7, 2010

  Just in time for Halloween, the Denver Public Library’s Fresh City Life program has partnered with the Colorado Ballet to make your lifelong... More >>

• Shine on at This Poster Expo

  published October 7, 2010

  If gig posters excite you almost as much — or more — than the shows they advertise, if you don’t feel like you really know a band... More >>

• Scratching the Surface: German trance duo Cosmic Gate at Beta

  published October 7, 2010

  German trance duo Cosmic Gate — Nic Chagall and Bossi — has spent the last decade producing exactly the kind of... More >>

• U.K. DJ Itchy Robot on October 1 at Milk

  published September 30, 2010

  The U.K.'s Itchy Robot is a man who's got a knack for nomenclature. His own nom de tune may be one of the best names for a dubstep... More >>

• Squeal Squad

  published September 30, 2010

  A little more than twenty years ago, Fred Dekker’s Monster Squad — a cult classic about a group of kids who are called... More >>

• Catch Your Breath

  published September 30, 2010

  Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless is one of the most celebrated and notorious films in cinematic history. Violent, stylish and edgy,... More >>

• Freaks Show

  published September 30, 2010

  Step out of the bright lights of the midway and into the shadow of the darkened side-show tent, where the wild things are. Strange beasts,... More >>

• Not So Itsy-Bitsy

  published September 23, 2010

  Get a leg up on the titans of the spider world tonight at Legend of the Tarantula, a class for adults created to complement the Butterfly... More >>

• Animation Nation

  published September 23, 2010

  With this round of the University of Colorado’s annual Arts and Culture Week, Boulder is getting a special treat: the national premiere of... More >>

• Wolfgang Gartner at Skylab

  published September 23, 2010

  There will be plenty of acts vying for your attention at Skylab this year, but the one you won't want to miss is rising electro sensation... More >>

• Dubstep DJ Caspa appearing September 17 at Mile High Bass Invasion 2

  published September 16, 2010

  U.K. producer/DJ Caspa is one of the premier names in dubstep, and a quick spin through his body of work makes it easy to understand... More >>

• A Pirate's Life for Me

  published September 16, 2010

  Strap on your cutlass, grab your buccaneers and prepare to plunder: Today is BrethrenCon, Denver’s first-ever pirate convention. The... More >>

• Everyday Pagans

  published September 16, 2010

  Forget what you’ve seen in B-movies or heard from the fire-and-brimstone preachers: Pagans are just normal people. That’s the message of... More >>

• The Martin Brothers at Denver Creative Co-Op Studio

  published September 9, 2010

  Along with Claude Von Stroke, the Martin Brothers (actual brothers Christian and Justin Martin) have carved out a distinctive brand of... More >>

• Get Animated at Nan Desu Kan

  published September 9, 2010

  Are you intrigued by anime (Japanese animation) but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you’ve got the taste for it from something like... More >>

• Knitting of the Damned

  published September 9, 2010

  Idle hands are the devil’s playground, but that won’t be a problem at this month’s Knitflix showing, even though the film is... More >>

• EDX, Thursday, September 2, at Beta

  published September 2, 2010

  There are many ways for dance-music artists to make a name for themselves, such as blowing up dance floors as a globe-trotting DJ, crafting... More >>

• Mind Ignition

  published September 2, 2010

  How much can you learn about a topic from a five-minute presentation? Quite a lot, if the presenter is smart, passionate and inspired to stay on... More >>

• Dave Aude at Beta

  published August 26, 2010

  When a kid starts spinning records in his parents' basement, he dreams of having the kind of career Dave Audé has had — if... More >>

• Beauty and the Bug

  published August 26, 2010

  Except when they’re biting, stinging or otherwise annoying us, we spend most of our lives ignoring insects. But a closer look at our little... More >>

• The Best of Terrible

  published August 26, 2010

  In the immensely entertaining documentary Best Worst Movie, the now-grown child star of arguably the worst movie ever made —... More >>

• Steve Smooth at the Gathering

  published August 19, 2010

  The music of DJ/producer Steve Smooth is a bit like his name — kind of cheesy, but in a way that can't help but make you smile.... More >>