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2007 Stories by Tuyet Nguyen

• Open Assault

  published July 26, 2007

  Put the fun between your legs today at the second annual Subaru Urban Assault Bike Race. Open to cyclists of all ages, the course runs... More >>

• A Global Threat

  published July 19, 2007

  I used to live in this punk house. The walls were held up by tape and show fliers; the carpet smelled like beer. It was cramped and there was... More >>

• The Dead Science Pops Off

  published July 12, 2007

  The Dead Science writes pop music. Just ask guitarist/vocalist Sam Mickens. Despite any appearances to the contrary — the lo-fi recordings,... More >>

• Weedeater

  published July 12, 2007

  Weedeater: It's hard to imagine a more appropriate handle for this North Carolina-based power trio, whose bass-heavy metal is marked by droning... More >>

• The Green Fuse

  published July 12, 2007

  The Green Fuse is known for ardent DIY aesthetics — specifically, its handsome homemade record covers and its soon-to-be-impractical... More >>

• Battles Fights for Originality

  published July 5, 2007

  Sometimes on Sunday night, I just want to lay on the couch and watch TV, but I can't because I have to go entertain the people." Ian Williams... More >>

• New Rome Is Burning

  published July 5, 2007

  At my age," Jason Walker declares, "I don't know how to approach a band anymore." At 28, Walker's not being glib. He's spent the last half of his... More >>

• Dome of the Bike

  published June 28, 2007

  Do you like to see bike kids jump ship over their handlebars? If so, then roll down to Civic Center Park tonight at 6 p.m. to catch all kinds of... More >>

• 'Gloss Not Over

  published June 28, 2007

  "If you asked me two years ago what I thought the future of Lipgloss would be, I'd probably tell you that the night would be dead by now," remarks... More >>

• Band Aid

  published June 28, 2007

  Emily Francis is turning 27, and she wants everyone to know it. The road perma-buddy — she's a career tour manager, working for acts like... More >>

• Timothy Thomas Cleary

  published May 31, 2007

  The thing about album reviews is that they tend to be fairly untrue. Too many generalities, too much name-dropping; it's a contentious game of... More >>

• Propagandhi

  published May 24, 2007

  There is something very un-punk about the members of Propagandhi. They don't write optimistic anthems about radical social change, or dress down... More >>

• Danceotron

  published May 24, 2007

  I'm late. It's 11:46 p.m., and I'm still on Peña Boulevard, about ten minutes from DIA's arrival area, and my phone rings. It's... More >>

• Slim 7

  published May 17, 2007

  I am your target demographic -- young and hip, a bit edgy, even. I have a blasé hipster fashion sense and a Buffy-like ability to... More >>

• Mannequin Makeout

  published May 10, 2007

  There is nothing un-sexy about Mannequin Makeout. Its five-song self-titled EP is a coed fete of lusty hormones and throbbing erratic heartbeats.... More >>

• Spill

  published May 10, 2007

  Club Scout knows the look. I am outside Spill, locking up my bike, and this guy, a very short guy, is standing by himself in the... More >>

• Against the Grain

  published May 3, 2007

  One night in May 2003, Denver police raided a small, inconspicuous warehouse space in an inactive industrial neighborhood. God knows what they... More >>

• Hot & Wild Wednesdays

  published May 3, 2007

  Anybody got Steve Horner’s number? The crusader against ladies’ nights needs to know about Guys’ Night, also known as Ho... More >>

• The Still City

  published April 26, 2007

  Why does anyone play music? To feel better, to feel worse, to feel something? There are no answers, no reasonable explanations, but foolish... More >>

• Thank God for Astronauts

  published April 19, 2007

  Bring Us Meat, Thank God for Astronauts' latest effort, is, to be precise, impressively bland. The album (due for release this Saturday,... More >>

• Ciao! Wednesdays

  published April 19, 2007

  I like narrow bars. The rectangular kind, with a long stretch of booths on one side and bar stools lined up on the other. Architectural slivers of... More >>

• Blue Ice

  published April 12, 2007

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• Crave

  published April 5, 2007

  For as long as there has been an underground rock community, there has been a connected, collective subconscious that randomly makes and kills... More >>

• Eyes and Ears

  published March 22, 2007

  There are half a million people in Denver, but it seems like there are only about twenty musicians to go around. The local scene is incredibly... More >>

• British Bulldog

  published March 22, 2007

  Club Scout has made a critical life decision: I need a DJ name. It has to come with an interesting tale or a clever misspelling of my own moniker... More >>