Subject: Alan Alda

• Resurrecting the Champ Strikes Denver With a Low Blow

  August 27, 2007

• Awed Couple

  April 23, 1998

• Mel Sells Out

  What women -- and men -- want is a better movie than this.

  December 14, 2000

• Chin Music

  Henry Rollins takes no prisoners, wants no sympathy and gives good quote.

  January 9, 2003

• Update: Westword Music Showcase line-up

  Update: As with year's past, before the ink's even dry on the schedule, we've had to make made some minor more changes. Among the recent ones: We've moved the metal showcase from Andrew's to Broadways (two doors down from Bar Standard, next to the pawnshop), and moved the punk line-up to Bannock Street Garage. We've also added two additional acts  (the Culhanes and Buckner Funken Jazz), and swapped the time slots of a few others at Dazzle.And in case you missed it last week, Andrea Ball is

  June 8, 2009

• Dengue Fever

  March 20, 2008

• Alan Alda at the hi-dive

  August 21, 2008

• Heavy Rotation, our top five spins for the week of April 13, 2009

  As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of all the things we're listening to this week. Feel free to chime in with your own picks after the jump.

  April 14, 2009

• To Alan Alda, there's nothing funny about making music

  March 19, 2009

• Class of 2008

  Here are the other six artists worth keeping an eye on this year.

  February 7, 2008

• Summer Movie Preview

  The season of big budget bangs uses its brain.

  May 29, 2008

• Double Fault

  Woody Allen's Match Point can't return a serve.

  January 19, 2006

• Crash and Yearn

  Howard Hughes gets what he wants -- in this case, a fun and loving biopic.

  December 23, 2004

• Silver Anniversary

  Ron Henderson's role in the DIFF deserves top billing.

  October 10, 2002

• After M*A*S*H

  Larry Gelbart is one of TV's last great writers. So why can't he stay tuned?

  July 18, 2002

• Love Will Keep Them Together

  April 22, 1999

• Media Cool

  November 6, 1997

• Low Voltage in D.C.

  April 17, 1997

• Woody Scores Big

  January 16, 1997

• Lost and Found: A Comic Genius

  April 11, 1996

• THRILLS

  January 25, 1995

• BIG SMACK ATTACK

  August 17, 1994

• Dialed in: This week's local music radio playlists

  Here what the area's local-centric specialty radio shows were playing this week. We're currently tracking the playlists for five different shows: Radio 1190's long-running Local Shakedown, KTCL's Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, and the Colorado Wave, which is syndicated on a number of stations across the country, and the Mountain Home Grown show (we'll add this one some time tomorrow after tonight's show). See the full playlists po

  April 20, 2009

• Atmosphere, Bat for Lashes, Brad Paisley shows announced

  After a killer two-night stint at the Ogden Theatre last year, the hip-hop duo Atmosphere returns will return to these parts Friday, August 15, when the pair headlines Red Rocks. The British group Bat For Lashes, who mezmorized folks at the Larimer Lounge in 2007, will play the Bluebird this time around Saturday, August 22. Country star Brad Paisley will be at Fiddler's Green Friday, September 18. For a complete rundown of the shows going on sale this weekend and others that have been announced

  June 10, 2009

• A band-by-band guide to the 2009 Westword Music Showcase

  June 11, 2009

• Westword Music Showcase: How I saw thirty bands in five hours and lived to tell about it

  Photo by Bert Ross For this year's Saturday's Westword Music Showcase, I told myself I was going to take it easy. No running around like an idiot, trying to see as many acts as possible. Instead, I would move at a leisurely pace, sampling and savoring instead of trying to gorge myself on as much music as I could stuff into my ears. But try as I might, I couldn't make myself do it. With so many artists representing so many different styles performing in such close proximity to each other, I simp

  June 15, 2009

• Westword Music Showcase reviewed: Bar Standard

  Chad FahnestockThe Swayback turned in one of their best sets in a packed Bar Standard. See more photos from Bar Standard at westword.com/slideshow. MS = main stage, P = patio Six Months to Live - 12:00 - MS Actually, this got started at more like 12:20 or so. What, a festival running late? Inconceivable! I've got the most recent Six Months to Live album and have enjoyed its poppy goodness for sometime - matter of fact, I had "Spin a Top" stuck in my head for a couple days before the festival

  June 15, 2009

• Dialed In: This week's local music radio playlists

  Here what the area's local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We're currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190's long-running Local Shakedown, KTCL's Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, and the Colorado Wave, which is syndicated on a number of stations across the country. See the full playlists posted after the jump.

  June 29, 2009

• Mile Hi-Fidelity interviews from the archives: Alan Alda

  ​With Indie 101.5 leaving the FM dial and making the move online, Mile Hi-Fidelity has officially gone on hiatus. After eight months of programming, we decided to take a break. In the meantime, until the program resurfaces, we're in the process of going through the archives and picking out some show highlights to share with you. During our short run, we managed to have quite a few guests on the air. Unfortunately, we didn't capture all of our exchanges, but we did manage to record a fair numb

  August 6, 2009

• Win tickets to see Tauntaun, Ian Cooke and Alan Alda this weekend

  ​So, don't know if you've heard or not yet, but Tauntaun, an almighty titan of Denver metal, is playing a very special show this weekend at the Bluebird with Ian Cooke and Alan Alda. (Yeah, we know. Pretty sweet bill, right?) Word has it, Mr. Cooke will be joining Tauntaun onstage for a few numbers. That should be swell. You won't want to miss that. And you won't have to. Even if you're running low on dough, we've got you covered. We have several pairs of tickets to the show that we're going t

  August 25, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 25 edition

  Photo by Lori MidsonVirgilio Urbano at his namesake restaurant.​Just in case you're curious, Virgilio's pizza is a little slice of heaven. Today in Cafe Society: • Let the dough fly: There's a pizza battle brewing at Belmar. • Behind the Bar: Ky Belk of Elway's in Cherry Creek. • Brio Tuscan Grille to open next week in Cherry Creek. • Guess where I'm eating? • Chili today, hot tomorrow. Today in Backbeat Online: • Hope Sandoval, Juliette Lewis, the Sounds shows announced. •

  August 25, 2009

• Over the Weekend: Ian Cooke Band, Alan Alda and Tauntaun at the Bluebird

  Doug BeamIan Cooke Ian Cooke Band, Alan Alda, Tauntaun Aug. 29 Bluebird Theater Better than: Seeing three of Denver's most dynamic and promising bands in three separate venues. It was challenging to find obvious common threads in the three performances at the Bluebird on Friday night. Separately, the Ian Cooke Band, Alan Alda and Tauntaun can all lay claim to the title of being among Denver's most innovative and promising ensembles. But the groups specialize in different genres. The Ian Cooke

  August 31, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 31 edition

  Those are some nice looking Chinese buns.​Time to put on the feed bag. Today in Cafe Society: • Ask the Critic: What is Denver's food scene missing? • India's reopens in Tiffany Plaza. • Milking It: Corn Flakes Touch of Honey/Toque de Miel. • Tonight: It's all about wine and chocolate. • Talkin' 'bout food, booze and music with David Scott of NEWSPEAK. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Ian Cooke Band, Alan Alda and Tauntaun at the Bluebird. • Over the Weekend: K

  August 31, 2009

• Dialed In: This week's local music radio playlists

  ​Here what the area's local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We're currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190's Local Shakedown, KTCL's Locals Only*, KQMT's Mountain Homegrown Show, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, and the Colorado Wave, which is syndicated on a number of stations across the country. See the full playlists posted after the jump.*This week's Locals Only playlist hasn

  September 1, 2009

• Dialed In: This week's local music radio playlists

  ​Here what the area's local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We're currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190's Local Shakedown*, KTCL's Locals Only, 99.5 the Mountain's Homegrown Show, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, and the Colorado Wave, which is syndicated on a number of stations across the country. See the full playlists posted after the jump.*Local Shakedown's playlist was no

  October 5, 2009