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Input on how SupaHotBeats convinced him to share his harrowing Columbine experience

Gustavo D'Arthenay is better known these days as Input, an emerging rapper who's been grinding hard for the better part of the past decade. With a half-dozen releases already under his belt and two more -- including a collaboration with Broken titled Never Heard of Ya and Bomb's Over Everything, a s ... More >>

Josh Monopoli, chef de cuisine of Black Cat & Bramble & Hare, on trustafarians, farm-to-table and food hangups

Josh Monopoli Black Cat 1964 13th Street, Boulder 303-444-5500 www.blackcatboulder.com Bramble & Hare 1970 13th Street, Boulder 303-444-9110 brambleandhare.com This is part one of my interview with Josh Monopoli, chef de cuisine of Black Cat and Bramble & Hare, Part two of our chat will run tomorr ... More >>

Westword's next restaurant critic: food for thought

This week's Westword includes Laura Shunk's last review, of Fruition; earlier today, she posted her list of "Denver spots I'll miss most.." Since we announced a month ago that Laura was moving to New York, Westword has received a smorgasbord of applications for her food-writing job. And although E ... More >>

Bill Kelliher of Mastodon: "We started the band, got in the van and started driving"

Mastodon (due tonight at the Fillmore Auditorium) formed in 2000 after meeting at a High on Fire show -- at least that's the myth, and it suits this band that has made a name for itself as purveyors of the kind of metal that is less about speed and more about a groove and weightiness. In the dozen y ... More >>

STS9 brings its Great Cycle Spectacle to the Fillmore on January 13-14. Tickets on sale 11/12

​After finishing this year out in its hometown of Atlanta with five shows at the Tabernacle, STS9 will be returning to Colorado (the act's home away from home), for a pair of shows at the Fillmore Auditorium on Friday, January 13 and Saturday, January 14. The Denver dates, which go on sale thi ... More >>

Child-sex-trafficking stereotypes demolished by new research

The Coathangers

Saturday, July 30, the Mercury Café, 303-294-9258.

Tonight: The Biters at 3 Kings Tavern

​There is something about a band that looks like they want to be a band -- Atlanta's the Biters (due at 3 Kings Tavern tonight) certainly do, with Joan Jett-ish coifs and leather jackets to match. But beyond the look, there's an equally classic sound, and the quartet takes the tried-and-true r ... More >>

Atlanta grape lady: Your moment of lulz

Derp derp derp.​If you think about it, there is really only one attraction for TV taped live: that deep in our most schadenfreude-drive hearts, we're secretly hoping something gets fucked up -- the local TV news really has little else going for it. And in that respect, this Fox affiliate out o ... More >>

Former Westword critic John Kessler weighs in on bashing Atlanta's restaurant scene

John Kessler, formerly of Westword.​Just over a month ago, Hanna Raskin, restaurant critic at our partner paper, the Dallas Observer, raked the entire Dallas dining scene over the coals. In a lengthy diatribe, she explained why the industry in the city was "broken." Hot on the heels of that, ... More >>

Chick-fil-A celebrates another new restaurant with free food for a year

​A new Chick-fil-A restaurant opens this morning at 5260 South Wadsworth Boulevard in Lakewood (the building was previously a Black-Eyed Pea), but the line started forming yesterday. That's because for the last seven years, the Atlanta-based company has celebrated every store opening with the ... More >>

Five lyrics T.I. may have spit to convince suicidal man to step back from the ledge

In a audacious move yesterday, T.I. intervened and helped convince a suicidal man from leaping off a 22-story building in Atlanta that houses radio station V103. The, rapper also known as Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr., reportedly caught wind of the situation on the radio and phoned in to offer his h ... More >>

Bishop Eddie Long: Alleged sex abuse victim from Colorado Springs speaks out

Jamal Parris.​A 23-year-old from Colorado Springs who is one of four men accusing Atlanta pastor Bishop Eddie Long of sexual abuse spoke to a Fox News reporter from Georgia last night. Jamal Parris is the first of the alleged victims to speak, and he told the reporter -- who was waiting for hi ... More >>

Listener

Wednesday, August 25, Summit Music Hall, 1-866-468-7621.

Art at the Heart

Part two: Big Game's Leo Harvey dishes on trashy cheese dip, his biggest embarrassment and Gordon Ramsay

Lori Midson ​This is part two of my interview with Leo Harvey, executive chef of Big Game Restaurant & Lounge. To read part one of that interview, click here. Favorite dish to cook at home: Braised chicken thighs and Yukon Gold mashed potatoes. It's a very comforting dish that's hearty, easy ... More >>

Big Game's Leo Harvey on pork belly (it's just bacon!), Denver's obsession with green chile and his own obsession with chicken stock

Lori Midson ​ Leo Harvey Big Game Restaurant & Lounge 1631 Wazee Street 303-623-1630 This is part one of Lori Midson's interview with Leo Harvey, exec chef of Big Game Restaurant & Lounge. To read part two of that interview, check back here tomorrow. Leo Harvey is shaking his head, bewilde ... More >>

Red Bull Big Tune producer battle tomorrow

Click to enlarge​Ah, the producer. It's one of the most thankless jobs in hip-hop. Apart from a few superstars like Danger Mouse and Timbaland, most producers are destined to be overshadowed by the MC on the track and displaced by a DJ in a club despite their vital role in the music-making pro ... More >>

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers opening second Colorado location in the Tabor Center

​The Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers first brought stone-baked Southern-style pizza to the Colorado via the suburbs, opening a restaurant at the Streets at SouthGlenn in Centennial last August. And soon, on Monday, July 12, the franchise will open a second location downtown at the Tabor Center ... More >>

Cybercrime in Denver: We're number eight

"I have a feeling there's something phishy in Denver."​In the not exactly thrilling 1995 cyber-thriller The Net, Sandra Bullock's character, Angela Bennett, reveals that she was raised in La Junta -- a community whose name she pronounces as if she were Hugo Chavez. Little did Bennett know, how ... More >>

Zac Brown Band

Thursday, December 3, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

Goodie Mob's show at the Gothic postponed

​We just go word from Live Nation that Goodie Mob's show originally scheduled for tonight at the Gothic Theatre has been postponed due to weather. A rescheduled date for the Atlanta-based hip-hop group will be announced shortly. 

Producer Boon Doc has beef with his MPC 1000

When producers have problems with their equipment, it's usually solved quickly by checking out the index or troubleshooting page of an instruction manual. But in the case of Denver producer Boon Doc, aka Boonie Mayfield, who is currently preparing for the Red Bull Big Tune Finals in Atlanta next m ... More >>

McDonald's ranks Denver the sixth best city -- whatever that means

The Denver Business Journal posted this little ditty earlier today, reporting that McDonald's -- a national hamburger chain known for helping our children get super fat for decades -- considers Denver one of America's happiest cities for families. I have absolutely no idea what this means -- I can ... More >>

About Last Night: Boon Doc mops up competition at Red Bull Big Tune

About 700 hip-hop heads came out to Beta Nightclub last night to see twelve producers battle toe-to-toe in Red Bull Big Tune competition. Among the familiar faces that competed included Yonnas of the Pirate Signal, who was surprisingly ousted in the first round by Xperiment of Educated Figures. Ther ... More >>

The Pirate Signal, Boon Doc, to compete in Red Bull producer battle

If you're available tonight around 8 p.m., Beta Nightclub (1909 Blake St) will be hosting the Red Bull Big Tune Beat Battle, a hip-hop producer head-to-head competition. The event, which is a premier national hip-hop event, will be hosted by well-renowned rapper/producers Exile and Black Milk.Twelve ... More >>

Westword exclusive: The Fray's not-so-secret dress rehearsals -- in pictures

Rod BlackhurstBy now you may have heard about the Fray's "dress rehearsal," as it's being called, this weekend. The band has been running through its live show all week at Broomfield Events Center in preparation for its summer tour, which kicks off next Friday in Atlanta. The week's worth of rehears ... More >>

Q&A with Hardy Morris of Dead Confederate

Dead Confederate. As a band, Georgia's Dead Confederate -- the subject of a November 20 Westword profile -- is very much alive. Singer/guitarist Hardy Morris and his mates were plucked from obscurity by former Capitol Records president Gary Gersh, who made the band the first recruit for his new ... More >>

Shirley Franklin, convention co-chair and Atlanta Mayor, has advice for Denver

The Signal

Bringing zombie horror to the Heartland, The Signal comes through loud and clear.

Q&A: David Murphy of Sound Tribe Sector 9

Q&A: Zach Velmer of Sound Tribe Sector 9

Back 2 Skool Jam

Monday, October 2, Coors Amphitheatre, Englewood, 303-830-8497.

Snowden

Sunday, September 17, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

Sound Tribe Sector 9

Artifact (System)

Mastodon

Leviathan (Relapse Records)

T.I.

Trap Muzik (Atlantic)

Club Scout

DJ Empress

Club Scout

PH Balance

Transcend This

Sound Tribe Sector 9 is cheaper than therapy.

Sentimental Journey

Ballyhoo embraces a clan's Jewishness but stops short of fully exploring bigotry.

Stripped Down

Local reporters aren't digging into a hot strip-club case, despite its connection to Broncos star Terrell Davis.

Critic's Choice

SoundTribe Sector 9

Let the Games Begin

And the gold medal for pinochle goes to...

Get Your Gold Medals Here

Empty Nest

Off Limits

The Rockies Take Up Arms

A Bunch of Amateurs

HIGH FLYING AT DIA

A CONSULTING FIRM WITH JUICY CONTRACTS AT DENVER'S AIRPORT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE IN ATLANTA.