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The best concerts in Denver this weekend

ALABAMA SHAKES @ OGDEN THEATRE | SAT, 3/9/13 A number of bands are returning to a Southern-rock sound these days, but much of the music they're making is too derivative to be interesting. Alabama Shakes, fresh off a date warming up for Neil Young, bucks that trend. The group's members, who met in hi ... More >>

Tea Leaf Green's Reed Mathis on how improv is a spirtitual discipline and an emotional art

Reed Mathis talks about improvisation like it's a mystical religion. The current bassist for the San Francisco-based quintet Tea Leaf Green and former frontman of the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey sees a great deal of power in making music on the spot, and that passion will likely be front and center when ... More >>

Culinary calendar: happy hours, a green chile contest and more this week

The Fainting Goat, 846 Broadway, will introduce a new menu today at 11 a.m. The pub's fare now features spinach and artichoke dip, sliders and salads, and a "seared" blue cheese and bacon cheeseburger; check the website for the rest of the selection. The Goat is also debuting a new happy hour, with ... More >>

SnowBall 2013 full lineup revealed

Just before Christmas, the folks behind SnowBall Music Festival began revealing the lineup for the third edition of their annual mountain music festival, which is moving to Winter Park this year from its previous location in Avon. Pretty Lights, Big Gigantic, Kendrick Lamar and Zion I were among the ... More >>

New shows: SnowBall Music Festival adds STS9 and other acts, the Pharcyde at Fox and more

New week, new year, new show announcements -- the biggest one this week involves STS9. Fresh off a three-night New Year's Eve run at the Fillmore comes word that the outfit has been added as a headliner at this March's SnowBall Music Festival. We've got the full run down on that below, as well as wo ... More >>

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Briana Augustenborg: Will she face charges in bizarre "Alex Jordan" cancer hoax?

In recent years, accused cancer fakers such as Tausha Marsh and Ann Crall have allegedly collected thousands by pretending to have a terminal illness. All of which makes the case of Briana Augustenborg that much more bizarre. She's said to have hyped up a case of leukemia for a nonexistent child -- ... More >>

Thomas Salamunovich, exec chef of Larkspur (and Larkburger) on the "Pussy Posse" and farm-to-table fatigue

Thomas Salamunovich Larkspur 478 Vail Valley Drive, Vail 970-754-8050 www.larkspurvail.com Larkburger www.larkburger.com This is part one of my interview with Thomas Salamunovich, exec chef of Larkspur and Larkburger, Part two of our chat will be posted here tomorrow. "Food wasn't a big deal in my ... More >>

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Larkburger is donating a portion of all sales to High Park Fire relief today

In an effort to aid victims affected by the High Park fire outside of Fort Collins, Larkburger will donate 10 percent of sales from all seven of its locations to the Red Cross today. "It's a community that we live and work in, so this fundraiser has a little more weight for us," says spokeswoman Sa ... More >>

Five things destitute dames need to know about shacking up in fancy hotels

This past weekend I went with some friends to Beaver Creek for a night off from the city (because, obviously, we live so hard and fast in Denver that we need a break). But this wasn't some rustic retreat: The Condo of Beaver Creek is a gated community inside of Avon. You have to give the lady in the ... More >>

SnowMont Music Festival cancelled, even as SnowBall Music Festival a total success

Last week, organizers of the upcoming SnowMont Music Festival, slated to take place on March 30 and through April 1 in Killington, Vermont, announced the cancellation of the event. This news was puzzling primarily because those same organizers are the ones responsible for Snowball Music Festival, wh ... More >>

SnowBall Music Festival 2012: Day 1 travelogue

SNOWBALL MUSIC FESTIVAL, DAY 1 @ VAIL VALLEY | 3/2/12It took about four bone-chilling minutes, starting at the opening of gates, to remind me of the frigid misery I signed up for again this year. Did I learn my lesson from last year in regard to snow boots, multiple layers, cash, and festival planni ... More >>

Ambria exec chef Jeremy Kittelson gets fired...at the Cheesecake Factory

Some of the best food I've had this year came from the kitchen of Ambria, a Mediterranean-New American restaurant on the 16th Street Mall, whose line was built -- and quarterbacked -- by Jeremy Kittelson, a brilliant kitchen magician whose culinary background is more than impressive: He cooked at Vo ... More >>

Best Snowball After Party Bets: Dada Life, MartyParty, Wolf Lamb and more

If you're going to Snowball Music Festival this weekend, we're guessing you're already amped, having read our Bassnectar profile, our piece on Wear the Party and the Q&A we did with Dave Simonett of Trampled By Turtles, and no doubt you're full prepared for the elements, having absorbed our handy Sn ... More >>

Snowball Music Festival 2012 survival guide: What to know before you go this weekend

Snowball Music Festival is about to hit Avon again. We were there for the icy, snowy, steamy, crammed and all around awesomeness of the inaugural edition last year, and just in case you weren't, or you need a refresher of what to expect, we compiled this Survival Guide just for you, so you can get t ... More >>

BMX star Chad Kagy wins Best Trick Bike at new Winter Teva Mountain Games event

The first annual Winter Teva Mountain Games went down this weekend at Vail, and some of the first video edits are already popping up. Not surprisingly, the flashiest are from the Telemark Big Air & Biking Best Trick contests. Chad Kagy -- a BMX star best known for dominating events like the X Games ... More >>

Zengo and Tamayo reopen after remodels -- and have bigger plans for 2012

Richard Sandoval opened his first restaurant in New York City fifteen years ago, and since then, his empire has expanded across the United States. He currently has six spots in Colorado, including the recently opened Cima in Avon, Venga Venga in Vail and a pair of La Sandias in Northfield and Park M ... More >>

Ten Best Electronic Shows of 2011

How does one go about defining the best electronic music shows of the year? A lot goes into it, trust me. There is the production aspect, which looks upon the lighting choreography and the overall visual spectacle. Then, there is the actual music, which volleys between producers and DJs, both of whi ... More >>

Snowball 2012 Music Festival Lineup: Ghostland Observatory and Gauntlet Hair just added

Snowball 2012 lineup ticket info, Big Boi, MiMOSA, BoomBox, Ghostland Observatory, Gauntlet Hair, the Head and the Heart, TV on the Radio, Bassnectar, Rusko, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Elephant Revival, Avon Colorado

Mile Highlights: Denver/Boulder area concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Phil Lesh, Trey Anastasio, Rusko (Snowball Fest), NEEDTOBREATHE and Dr. Dog were announced; Ian Cooke, Bare Bones and Slim Cessna got spins on local radio; and new releases from Drake, the Rolling Stones ... More >>

Thanksgiving meals, beer dinners and more on this week's culinary calendar

Have somewhere to spend Thanksgiving? Don't worry: Check out our Thursday page for a list of every feast we know about in the metro area. And that's not all; there are also cooking classes, beer dinners and more on this week's culinary calendar. See what's on the menu:

Win tickets to see Emancipator this Saturday night at the Summit Music Hall

Catch Emancipator this Saturday night at Summit Music Hall​Following an appearance at Bisco Inferno this past summer, Doug Appling, the Portland-based downtempo producer who makes music under the name Emancipator, returns to Colorado tonight for a four-night run that kicks off in Breckenridge ... More >>

Foodography: A sneak peek at Ambria, opening Wednesday on the 16th Street Mall

Lori Midson​Back in September, Jeremy Kittelson, ex-chef of Restaurant Avondale at the Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa in Avon -- which will soon be Cima, a Latin kitchen from chef Richard Sandoval -- left his mountain gig for the bright lights of Denver, specifically the 16th Street Mall, wh ... More >>

One Ling & Louie's closes while another celebrates five years with $5 deals

​Five years ago, Scottsdale-based Ling & Louie's opened its first restaurant in Northfield at Stapleton, bringing the city an outpost of the small Asian-fusion chain that serves far Eastern twists on everything from meatloaf to mussels in addition to plenty of noodle bowls, potstickers and fri ... More >>

Jeremy Kittelson, former executive chef of Avondale in Avon, will open Ambria in Denver

Jeremy Kittelson, right, with Mario Batali ​Jeremy Kittelson, the former executive chef of Restaurant Avondale at the Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa in Avon (which, by the way, was recently sold to Richard Sandoval, who owns La Sandia, Tamayo and Zengo in Denver and Venga Venga in Snowmass Vil ... More >>

The USA Pro Cycling Challenge gets artsy at Plus Gallery

Coat-of-arms wheels: The hippest thing since colorway?​It's the most grueling professional bike race ever held on American soil. Beginning in Colorado Springs, winding up along treacherous passes through Gunnison, Avon, Aspen, Vail and eventually to the State Capitol in Denver, the USA Pro Cyc ... More >>

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