Beirut

Steam will heat up South Pearl Street in March

While much of the action on South Pearl Street centers on the 1400 South block -- where Tavern Platt Park will break ground in March, and Izakaya Den will move in May -- there's plenty of activity four blocks south. That's where the original Park Burger expanded last year, Makan Malaysian Cafe open ... More >>

A second Beirut Grill is set to open downtown

Beirut Grill is opening a second location at 1600 Champa Street, in what was once the home of Champa Street liquors. Although information is sketchy, we know that the menu will be the same as at the original location, 203 West Hampden Avenue: traditional Middle Eastern fare. Look for this Beirut ... More >>

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, December shows by Beats Antique and Pretty Lights were announced. On local radio specialty shows, Veronica, Vices I Admire, INCA and Hazel Miller all got some spins. Meanwhile, at our local record stores, new and re ... More >>

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, a show at the Paramount Theatre featuring Puscifer was announced, along with a Kulwicki Twins Foundation benefit at the Bluebird Theater in January being headlined by Mudhoney and The Fluid. On local radio specialty ... More >>

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 Dierks Bentley, Mickey Hart Band and Dirty Nasty were announced. On local radio specialty shows, Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, The Congress and The Epiloguesall got some spins. Meanwhile, at our local ... More >>

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 Paul Simon, Amos Lee and Matisyahu were announced. On local radio specialty shows, Whiskey Bottles, Petals of Spain and Hot IQsall got some spins. Meanwhile, at our local record stores, new and rec ... More >>

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 Mastodon, Stephen Stills and Trans-Siberian Orchestra were announced. On local radio specialty shows, Saints, Kinetix, the Fluid and Dave Beegle all got some spins. Meanwhile, at our local record s ... More >>

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 Tech N9ne, Lucinda Williams and Jimmy Buffet were announced. On local radio specialty shows, Monroe Monroe, Air Dubai, Spires and Popcult all got some spins. Meanwhile, at our local record stores, new a ... More >>

Ninja Tune outs alleged leaking journalist

In the music industry, leaks seem as inevitable as they are unavoidable these days. Leaks have often forced labels to rush the release of their records months before intended. Such was the case recently with Ninja Tune, the London-based electronic imprint founded by Coldcut and DJ Matt Black, who is ... More >>

Proponents of marijuana legalization know that where there's smoke, there's ire

Marijuana legalization debate preview: Meet the advocates who'll be hashing it out

Free me.​It's fitting that Wednesday night's debate between Colorado cannabis activists has been dubbed "Round One." The event is being advertised as a "lively and friendly" debate -- but if it's as impassioned and fiery as the comments on our marijuana blogs have been, it might be closer to ... More >>

Reader: Colorado Public Radio, big market systems should be taken off federal dole

​Public-radio funding survived its latest flirtation with elimination at the federal level. But that doesn't mean all problems have been solved according to one reader, who weighed in on a Comment of the Day post from last month in which another commenter suggested that Colorado Public Radio c ... More >>

Hot Rize was bluegrass before bluegrass was cool

Medical marijuana in Colorado Springs: Drew Milburn touts cannabis to his fellow veterans

Drew Milburn.​The prospect of an initiative that could ban dispensaries in Colorado Springs frustrates We Grow Colorado's Drew Milburn. After all, he views his business as a public service -- one that can benefit fellow military veterans like him. He's especially eager to reach those who suff ... More >>

NPR's All Songs Considered weighs in on the best music of 2009

​Last time we checked, there's still a good four months left until the end of the year. Regardless, that hasn't stopped Bob Boilen and company from NPR's All Songs Considered from weighing in on the best music of 2009 (so far). Actually, check that -- the results, which were posted on the show's b ... More >>

There's more Lebanese sangre in Mexico than you might think

U2 top seller at Twist & Shout

U2's No Line on the Horizon and Neko Case's Middle Cyclops, both released on Tuesday, March 3, showed some of best numbers at Twist & Shout in many months. The Fray moved back up into the top five, followed by Van Morrison and Beirut for the week ending March 8. See the full breakdown after the ... More >>

Beirut grabs top spot at Wax Trax Records

Beirut's new double EP March of the Zapotec grabbed the top at Wax Trax Records last week while the Dark Was the Night compilation, which features Andrew Bird, Arcade Fire, Beach House, Bon Iver and more, came in second. Local bands Git Some and Eyes & Ears also made the top 10. See the full bre ... More >>

Morrissey top seller at Twist & Shout

Morrissey's new album, Years of Refusal, released last week on Decca, grabbed the top spot on Twist & Shout's top seller list for the week ending February 22. Andrew Bird, M. Ward and Beirut also performed strong while the Fray's latest album dropped from its number one position for the last two ... More >>

Waltz With Bashir

The St. Pauli Girl sucks at beer pong, and that's just fine

Last Night... Roger Waters @ Pepsi Center

Taking the Cure

There’s only one remedy for a hangover, and it’s not this.

No Reservations

No Reservations is sweet and savory fare. Without the foam.

Gibraltar au No Go

I Drive, You Mix the Drinks

More Shriek Than Shrek

Pan's Labyrinth The War Tapes M*A*S*H The Siege

A Good-Bye in Vegas

On the Download

Linking you to the best in legitimate, artist-approved exclusives.

What Was So Funny?

We laughed until it hurt in 2005.

Could Be Verse

A love story told in iambic pentameter? Yes, and yes again.

So Far, So Good

Hookah Cafe will hook you.

Bite Me

Comforting Thoughts

Encore

Encore

Encore

Lust Lost

Unblinking Beirut imagines an era when AIDS poisons intimacy.

Something to Learn

Risky casting in Bas Bleu's A Lesson From Aloes creates an imbalance.

Hiding in Plain Sight

To find truly progressive media outlets, try looking beneath the radar.

Solitary Confinement

The politics of pain are displayed in Two Rooms.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of March 14, 2002

Middle Ground

Two Denver eateries offer diners the spice of life.

Best new old music hall

The Fillmore Auditorium

The Best Is Yet to Come

Sami Kraydie's Sinbad is the real deal.

Night & Day

March 26-April 1, 1998

Thrills for the week

CAPTIVE AUDIENCE

THE FALAFEL TRUTH

LETTERS