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David Byrne. Make like Columbus and discover some blogs -- but without committing genocide, please. Backbeat Online ponies up live reviews featuring former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne at the Temple Buell Theater, Unearth at the Gothic Theatre, and Deerhoof at the Bluebird Theatre. How theatrical. There's also news about...

By Michael Roberts

October 13, 2008

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David Byrne.

Make like Columbus and discover some blogs -- but without committing genocide, please.

Backbeat Online ponies up live reviews featuring former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne at the Temple Buell Theater, Unearth at the Gothic Theatre, and Deerhoof at the Bluebird Theatre. How theatrical. There's also news about a reunion of The Captain and the Red Hot Flames, a Denver favorite from the '80s. Hot stuff.

Cafe Society has a lot of serving choices, too, bidding a not-so-fond farewell to Gallagher's Steak House and a much more melancholy goodbye to Valente's Italian Restaurant. You can also glance over an item about the opening of White Chocolate Grill at Park Meadows, tear into a Milking It review of Kellogg's Smorz cereal, and suck down the foamy goodness represented by the best of the Great American Beer Festival. It's intoxicating. -- Michael Roberts

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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