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Barry Fey

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Barry Fey and Colorado Symphony make beautiful music together again

    Rock promoter Barry Fey saved Denver's symphony in 1989 -- and was honored by a plaque in Boettcher Concert Hall for his efforts. But last year, when the Colorado Symphony Orchestra hit the rocks, its leaders weren't interested in Fey's help, much less locating his plaque.

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Win tickets to the Colorado Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony dinner this Sunday

    This Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Stadium Club at Folsom Field on the campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder, two local icons will be inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Denver Folklore Center founder Harry Tuft and legendary concert promoter Barry Fey will be entered into t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Barry Fey and Harry Tuft's Colorado Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony moved

    As reported here last month, Barry Fey and Harry Tuft are on deck to become the next inductees into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Due to an increased demand, the ceremony, originally slated to take place at the Dal Ward Athletic Center on the University of Colorado Boulder campus, has been moved ... More >>

  • Music

    January 12, 2012

    Red Fox Run looks to Barry Fey for inspiration because "old people don't like us"

    As reported here last month, Barry Fey and Harry Tuft are on deck to become the next inductees into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Due to an increased demand, the ceremony, originally slated to take place at the Dal Ward Athletic Center on the University of Colorado Boulder campus, has been moved ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Barry Fey on that time that he held a gun to Axl Rose's head and how the business has changed

    ​For years, Barry Fey says, music fans have been needling him to write a book. "You know, people have been saying 'When's the book? When's the book?' for fifteen years," Fey notes. "It was daily, wherever I would go out... 'When's the book? Come on, you've got to write a book!'" Well, he final ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 17, 2011

    Rock On with Barry Fey

    ​For years, Barry Fey says, music fans have been needling him to write a book. "You know, people have been saying 'When's the book? When's the book?' for fifteen years," Fey notes. "It was daily, wherever I would go out... 'When's the book? Come on, you've got to write a book!'" Well, he final ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Barry Fey signing his new book at Rockbar and Twist & Shout

    ​During his three decades as a promoter, Barry Fey brought in legendary acts like the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and U2. In his new book, Backstage Past, released yesterday on Lone Wolfe Press, Fey chronicles behind-the-scenes stories, some of which have nev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Reader: If Barry Fey is a dinosaur, what's the Colorado Symphony Orchestra?

    Before the Colorado Symphony Orchestra announced that it was cutting back its fall schedule in an attempt to balance a budget shortfall of $1.2 million, Show and Tell checked in with Barry Fey, the savior of the symphony back in 1989. Fey thinks that the current incarnation of the symphony could be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Reader: Colorado Symphony Orchestra interview with Barry Fey sounds a sour note

    All the talk about the troubles at the Colorado Symphony (and watch for an update on the CSO's revised fall schedule today) had us thinking about the big troubles of 1989, when the Denver Symphony Orchestra was failing and concert promoter Barry Fey rode to the rescue, rallying the community. Old n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Is the Colorado Symphony on a death watch? Barry Fey thinks so.

    The Denver Symphony Orchestra, the professional orchestra that called Boettcher Concert Hall home, went kaput in 1989. Twenty-two years later, it's looking like the Colorado Symphony might face the same fate. Barry Fey, the legendary rock promoter who stepped in to save the symphony two decades ago, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Barry Fey lured out of retirement to join Denver County Fair team as musical director

    Legendary local concert promoter Barry Fey, who retired in 1997, is back in the game. We just received word from the Denver County Fair owners, Dana Cain and Tracy Weil, that Fey has been tapped as musical director. The Rockfather will be booking the talent for Saturday night's concert and will als ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    Diamond Cabaret gets a new menu, courtesy CY Steak

    Lori MidsonAt CY Steak, the Caesar salad is dressed...even if the entertainers aren't.​How cold was it last night? So cold that Barry Fey was wearing long pants. But the dining room at CY Steak, the revamped steakhouse attached to the Diamond Cabaret at 1222 Glenarm Place, warmed up fast -- a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Barry Fey will return to the air on Mile High Sports Radio

    Photo by Mark MangerBarry Fey, with Barry Fey.​In 1997, legendary Denver rock promoter Barry Fey sold his share of Fey Concerts, beginning a long goodbye from the event-hyping business that had dominated his professional life for the previous three decades. The move gave him the time to launch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2008

    Mile High Makeout: These ARE the good old days

    Photo: Cory Casciato Remember the good old days? If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably caught yourself on more than one occasion muttering that rhetorical question while you waxed nostalgic about something or other that you could just swear was far superior ten or twenty years ago or m ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 6, 2008

    A Long, Strange Trip

    A panel discussion looks at how rock

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2008

    Goodbye, Gallagher's, and good riddance

    A panel discussion looks at how rock

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

    The Best of Westword 1990

    A panel discussion looks at how rock

  • News

    May 19, 2005

    Unhappy Together

    Why doesn't KOOL want Barry Fey's money?

  • Calendar

    July 22, 2004

    Idiot's Delight

    Music insiders pen The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Starting a Band.

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Low-Carb Menu -- Low End

    Carl's Jr.

  • Dining

    June 27, 2002

    Steaking a Claim

    Barry Fey tries the Keg on for size.

  • Music

    June 20, 2002

    Backwash

    The tent goes up at CityLights — and so do the expectations.

  • Music

    April 25, 2002

    Backwash

    Barry Fey shows no fear of a Clear Channel planet.

  • Dining

    April 11, 2002

    The Bite

    Barry Fey mouths off.

  • News

    August 23, 2001

    His Way

    As two of his competitors brace for a legal battle, a revived Barry Fey sits quietly by. Kidding!

  • Dining

    June 7, 2001

    The Fey Way

    Finding Fey's favorite foods.

  • Dining

    May 31, 2001

    We Came, We Sauce...

    But we still couldn't find any flavor in Gallagher's steaks.

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 29, 2001

    Best Locally Owned Racehorse That Flies

    Reraise

  • Dining

    November 18, 1999

    A High Steaks Battle

    The meat's in retreat at Brook's.

  • News

    September 16, 1999

    Red Alert

    Red Rocks may or may not be sliding down the hill, but Friends of Red Rocks’ trust in the city is slipping away.

  • Music

    July 22, 1999

    Feedback

    Red Rocks may or may not be sliding down the hill, but Friends of Red Rocks’ trust in the city is slipping away.

  • Dining

    May 27, 1999

    Satisfaction

    Red Rocks may or may not be sliding down the hill, but Friends of Red Rocks’ trust in the city is slipping away.

  • Music

    May 20, 1999

    Peace and Love, Nineties Style

    A Sixties icon becomes a weapon in Denver's promotion wars.

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    Run, Barry, Run

    A Sixties icon becomes a weapon in Denver's promotion wars.

  • Music

    October 1, 1998

    Feedback

    A Sixties icon becomes a weapon in Denver's promotion wars.

  • Calendar

    May 28, 1998

    Coming to Take You Away

    A Sixties icon becomes a weapon in Denver's promotion wars.

  • Music

    April 2, 1998

    Feedback

    A Sixties icon becomes a weapon in Denver's promotion wars.

  • Music

    February 12, 1998

    Feedback

    A Sixties icon becomes a weapon in Denver's promotion wars.

  • News

    January 29, 1998

    Barry Fey

    The Sound and the Fury

  • Music

    January 22, 1998

    Feedback

    The Sound and the Fury

  • Music

    January 8, 1998

    Feedback

    The Sound and the Fury

  • Music

    August 21, 1997

    Feedback

    The Sound and the Fury

  • Music

    August 14, 1997

    The Long Goodbye

    After thirty years, Barry Fey is stepping down. Sort of.

  • Music

    October 3, 1996

    Feedback

    After thirty years, Barry Fey is stepping down. Sort of.

  • Dining

    September 12, 1996

    Mouthing Off

    After thirty years, Barry Fey is stepping down. Sort of.

  • Dining

    September 5, 1996

    Prime and Punishment

    After thirty years, Barry Fey is stepping down. Sort of.

  • Music

    July 4, 1996

    Feedback

    After thirty years, Barry Fey is stepping down. Sort of.

  • Dining

    June 20, 1996

    Mouthing Off

    After thirty years, Barry Fey is stepping down. Sort of.

  • News

    April 4, 1996

    Off Limits

    After thirty years, Barry Fey is stepping down. Sort of.

  • Music

    March 29, 1995

    SOMEBODY IN PARTICULAR

    A BEHIND-THE-CURTAINS LOOK AT THE BIGGEST LITTLE PROMOTER IN DENVER.

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