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Brooklyn (New York City)

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Round two with Patrik Landberg, exec chef of Charcoal

    Patrik Landberg Charcoal 43 West Ninth Avenue 303-454-0000 www.charcoaldining.com This is part two of my interview with Patrik Landberg, exec chef of Charcoal. Part one of our conversation ran in this space yesterday. Best thing about cooking in Denver: We're on the cusp of being a bona fide foo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    Weekend's best party bets: Damn Gurl, erotic poetry, a Brooklyn-themed party and more

    This weekend, the weather will likely be warm enough to incite visions of summer dresses and cool drinks. You can get started with your summer loving this evening with a slew of party swagger with Damn Gurl, Ty Lawson at 24K or, on the hip-hop tip, with Anxious at Oak Tavern. We've got a slew of thi ... More >>

  • News

    March 8, 2012

    F*ck Brooklyn, says Denver shops' postcard

    This weekend, the weather will likely be warm enough to incite visions of summer dresses and cool drinks. You can get started with your summer loving this evening with a slew of party swagger with Damn Gurl, Ty Lawson at 24K or, on the hip-hop tip, with Anxious at Oak Tavern. We've got a slew of thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    F@ck Fancy Tiger -- says Fancy Tiger

    No, Fancy Tiger Clothing and Buffalo Exchange don't hate each other, although you'd be forgiven if you thought they did. After all, a new ad campaign from the side-by-side boutiques on South Broadway is definitely in your face. The opposite is true, however. In fact the stores have held several join ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Ready to Die still one of the best hip-hop albums of all time

    Notorious B.I.G. died fifteen years ago this week, on March 9, 1997, at age 24, and Ready to Die is the only studio album released during his lifetime. (Life After Death was released fifteen days after his death, on March 25, 1997.) But Ready to Die album contained hits that were rap-wise, ahead of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Baby-ccinos? Five coffee drinks for niche markets

    Cappuccinos for kids? On a recent episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert tipped his hat to Brooklyn baristas for creating the diminutive coffee drinks and "hooking babies on the foam dragon." And why not? Getting our nation's spawn to recognize the dual benefits of espresso addiction and eff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Neal Evans of Soulive on doing Snowlive there: "Boulder goes off"

    ​Over the last two years, Soulive has set up shop at Brooklyn Bowl for the band's annual Bowlive residencies, which have also featured guest appearances from heavies like by Maceo Parker, John Scofield and Ivan Neville. With this weekend's Snowlive, Soulive will be at the Fox Theatre for a thr ... More >>

  • Film

    January 12, 2012

    Pariah is a moving story of coming of age and coming out

    ​Over the last two years, Soulive has set up shop at Brooklyn Bowl for the band's annual Bowlive residencies, which have also featured guest appearances from heavies like by Maceo Parker, John Scofield and Ivan Neville. With this weekend's Snowlive, Soulive will be at the Fox Theatre for a thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Photos: P.T. Barnum's Feejee Mermaid and other oddities from Circus Emporium

    There are circuses, and then there are circuses. For what that's worth, Circus Emporium, which brings its roadshow and Museum of Oddities to 3 Kings Tavern tonight, falls into the latter, more overtly gruesome category. Here are a few of our favorite oddities from the sideshow, direct from Coney Isl ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2012

    Circus Circus

    There are circuses, and then there are circuses. For what that's worth, Circus Emporium, which brings its roadshow and Museum of Oddities to 3 Kings Tavern tonight, falls into the latter, more overtly gruesome category. Here are a few of our favorite oddities from the sideshow, direct from Coney Isl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    From Red Rocks to Emos, recreate the exact acoustics of the country's hottest venues

    Are you ready to rock?When Matt Finn was able to finally quit his job as an e-mail server technician thanks to the success of his ClearTune guitar tuning application for smart phones, his world changed forever. From a humble office located on Denver's 16th Street Mall, Finn and his fellow innovators ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Bamboo Bike Studio brings its DIY bike frame workshops to Denver, Boulder next month

    Bamboo Bike StudioBuild a custom bike when the Celebrate American Bike Making Tour comes to town.​If building a custom bamboo bike frame is on your DIY to-do list, you'll be able to cross it off next month. That's when Bamboo Bike Studio, with locations in Brooklyn and San Francisco, takes its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Gauntlet Hair's self-titled, Dead Oceans debut garners praise from Pitchfork with 7.8 review

    Gauntlet Hair has plenty to smile about.​We imagine this has been a pretty bittersweet week for the members of Gauntlet Hair. After being stranded in Montreal for a few days due to a busted van, the dudes have finally made it to New York just in time for CMJ. Though the repairs to the van left ... More >>

  • Music

    September 29, 2011

    Camea

    Saturday, October 1, Casselman's Bar & Venue, gatf.us.

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    TGIF! Behold and marvel at the Dark Side of Oz

    ​Okay, you've always heard that it could be done, and the Flaming Lips even went to the trouble of connecting the dots a few weeks ago at Red Rocks. But just in case you were too lazy or too stoned to try it at home yourself at some point, Bryan Pugh, a Brooklyn-based audio engineer has gone t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Tonight: Liturgy at the hi-dive

    ​It is hard to believe black metal band Liturgy (playing tonight at the hi-dive with Collapse and Barnacle) has only been around for a handful of years. The Brooklyn quartet -- led by Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, whom we spoke with in advance of this evening's show -- sounds like it has put decades of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Brauns has closed Auraria Parkway location, but is alive and well on Blake Street

    Britt ChesterInside the original, now-closed Brauns Bar and Grill.​Brauns Bar and Grill, which had been a prime hangout for Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets fans since it opened in 2002, has left its giant warehouse spot on the Auraria Parkway; the Pepsi Center, which owns the building, d ... More >>

  • Music

    May 12, 2011

    Liondub spins the Unity Gain Reunion on May 14 at 2200

    Britt ChesterInside the original, now-closed Brauns Bar and Grill.​Brauns Bar and Grill, which had been a prime hangout for Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets fans since it opened in 2002, has left its giant warehouse spot on the Auraria Parkway; the Pepsi Center, which owns the building, d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Weekend Dance Card: Someone Else, Headhunter, Dubstep Function, Tigers on a Leash Label Launch, Boys Noize and Housemeister

    Drawing inspiration from eccentric 1950s bandleader Spike Jones, as well as from found sounds and field recordings, Sean O'Neal (aka Someone Else) is an experimental minimal techno and house producer who is really doing his own thing. Having performed at the world's greatest nightclubs, including ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    David Sirota on Back to Our Future, Ghostbusters and the decade of "me"

    The '80s thing about this picture is that the shower is in a women's locker room.​For much of his career, David Sirota has been a hard-hitting leftist political operative, running campaigns with what former Clinton White House Chief of Staff John Podesta once called his "instinct for the jugul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Phil Collins parade in Brooklyn: Five musicians more deserving

    ​Brooklyn's Greenpoint held a Phil Collins parade as an antidote to Valentine's Day (and sincerity, presumably). More than 250 people showed up, and the revelry got so out of hand that the cops had to show up and explain what was acceptable behavior for these sorts of things. Dancing on the ro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Tonight: Miniature Tigers at the hi-dive

    ​Tonight's hi-dive show headliner Freelance Whales are great and all, but we think tour mates Miniature Tigers are equally worth a mention. Part Ben Gibbard, part Kevin Barnes, bandleader and backbone Charlie Brand creates the kind of intelligent pop music that can only get better with time.

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Weekending in New York City: the Brooklyn pizza tour

    Simone Roda​I'm fresh off a long weekend in New York City, where it's possible to buy a big, floppy slice of pizza on just about every block in Manhattan. But to go to New York and eat just those renditions, dripping with grease and kept warm under a heat lamp or reheated at the last minute in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Last Night: Matt and Kim light up the Ogden Theatre - 9/24/10

    OMG, it's Matt and Kim! Last night at the Ogden.Matt and Kim • So So Glos • Picture Plane 09.24.10 | Ogden Theatre, Denver The hyper-positive drum-and-keyboard duo of Matt and Kim: From playing DIY art spaces to packing grand old joints like the Ogden Theatre, you have to wonder how much bigger ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Overrated breweries: A six-pack of hype for the Great American Beer Festival

    ​I've tasted hundreds and hundreds of beers over the past twenty years, from Keystone Ice to Sam Adams to Odell to Dogfish Head, and I've loved almost every one. I love the craft brews especially, and thank god they are around - in force. But sometimes the hype about a certain beer or brewery ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Tennis takes on New York

    ​Okay, the level of attention Tennis has attracted is officially absurd at this point, especially considering the short amount of time the act's been together and the ridiculously low number of shows that it has played thus far. Don't know if you caught this, but in advance of its pair of show ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Marco Benevento on his latest album, circuit bent toys and Brad Mehldau

    ​As half of the Benevento-Russo Duo, Marco Benevento played bass lines with his feet and held down organ and Wurlitzer parts with separate hands. But in the trio format, he's completely at home behind the piano, which he says is totally his ax. The forward-thinking Benevento makes captivating ... More >>

  • Music

    July 29, 2010

    Miniature Tigers

    Friday, July 30, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2010

    East Enders

    Friday, July 30, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Bourbon, Beef University and hot dogs

    ​This week, Manny Howard signs a book about his backyard farm in Brooklyn, KGNU hosts a bourbon-tasting benefit and Colorado State University puts farmers through a Beef University. But there's lots more cooking if none of that wets your whistle. Here's a taste of what's to come: Tuesday, Jun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    The scoop on Little Man Ice Cream

    Liz KellermeyerSingle scoop, double flavor​The towering milk can poking out of the lower Highland neighborhood is hard to miss. Owner Paul Tamburello designed his ice cream stand as an homage to the Coney Island hot dog stand (the one that looks like a hot dog, not the one on Coney Island), l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Beer bucket lists: GQ did theirs. What would you put on Colorado's?

    ​Last week, GQ magazine put out a bucket list of fifty beers to try before you die (see it below). That sounds like a reasonable goal - even if some of the selections were a little odd. I wouldn't have put Anchor Steam on the list, for instance. It may have been a bucket list fifteen years a ... More >>

  • Music

    April 22, 2010

    Fang Island

    Monday, April 26, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Deferred Hat Tip: Runaway Slave by Showbiz and A.G.

    ​ Just to be perfectly clear from the get-go: I'd heard of Showbiz and A.G. before finding this record, but had always had a difficult time tracking down their albums, which I'll attribute the fact the majority of their catalog has been in and out of print for a long time. One day, however ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2010

    Coming and Going

    ​ Just to be perfectly clear from the get-go: I'd heard of Showbiz and A.G. before finding this record, but had always had a difficult time tracking down their albums, which I'll attribute the fact the majority of their catalog has been in and out of print for a long time. One day, however ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Crimson and Gold goes for a liquor license tomorrow

    Lori MidsonThe former Aroma Cafe space will soon be Crimson and Gold​Aroma Cafe lasted less than a year at 2017 South University Boulevard -- but the brothers who've taken over the space have a restaurant record that stretches back more than twenty years. Kevin and Craig Caldwell, the partne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Moving Pictures: A first look at A Shoreline Dream's "Manhattan Beach" video

    Playing like a vivid dream sequence in which the members of A Shoreline Dream gently lull you to sleep, the act's new video for "Manhattan Beach" looks precisely what you'd expect it to look like just based upon hearing the band's dreamy compositions. Extreme close-ups of the members faces and t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Top 10 College Rock (or whatever you want to call it these days) Albums of the Year

    Thanks to Micachu & the Shapes for making us keenly aware of a vacuum cleaner's emotional properties​Yeah, pal, that's "college rock," scare quotes very much included. Look, it's a meaningless term. As are "indie," "alternative," "hipster," etc., etc. Let's not overthink this: Here we have ten ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2009

    Bright Lights, Big City

    Thanks to Micachu & the Shapes for making us keenly aware of a vacuum cleaner's emotional properties​Yeah, pal, that's "college rock," scare quotes very much included. Look, it's a meaningless term. As are "indie," "alternative," "hipster," etc., etc. Let's not overthink this: Here we have ten ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2009

    Golden Boy

    Thanks to Micachu & the Shapes for making us keenly aware of a vacuum cleaner's emotional properties​Yeah, pal, that's "college rock," scare quotes very much included. Look, it's a meaningless term. As are "indie," "alternative," "hipster," etc., etc. Let's not overthink this: Here we have ten ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 17, 2009

    Stone Fruit Martini at Venue

    Thanks to Micachu & the Shapes for making us keenly aware of a vacuum cleaner's emotional properties​Yeah, pal, that's "college rock," scare quotes very much included. Look, it's a meaningless term. As are "indie," "alternative," "hipster," etc., etc. Let's not overthink this: Here we have ten ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 13, 2009

    Avon Bakery makes heavenly pastries

    Thanks to Micachu & the Shapes for making us keenly aware of a vacuum cleaner's emotional properties​Yeah, pal, that's "college rock," scare quotes very much included. Look, it's a meaningless term. As are "indie," "alternative," "hipster," etc., etc. Let's not overthink this: Here we have ten ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 11, 2009

    A Doggone Good Contest

    Thanks to Micachu & the Shapes for making us keenly aware of a vacuum cleaner's emotional properties​Yeah, pal, that's "college rock," scare quotes very much included. Look, it's a meaningless term. As are "indie," "alternative," "hipster," etc., etc. Let's not overthink this: Here we have ten ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 7, 2008

    Brooklyn M.C.'s: more authentic New York food from an authentic New York fam

    Thanks to Micachu & the Shapes for making us keenly aware of a vacuum cleaner's emotional properties​Yeah, pal, that's "college rock," scare quotes very much included. Look, it's a meaningless term. As are "indie," "alternative," "hipster," etc., etc. Let's not overthink this: Here we have ten ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 7, 2008

    Any way you slice it, Brooklyn M.C.'s Pizzeria is the taste of home

    Thanks to Micachu & the Shapes for making us keenly aware of a vacuum cleaner's emotional properties​Yeah, pal, that's "college rock," scare quotes very much included. Look, it's a meaningless term. As are "indie," "alternative," "hipster," etc., etc. Let's not overthink this: Here we have ten ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 16, 2007

    Fringe Benefits

    Thanks to Micachu & the Shapes for making us keenly aware of a vacuum cleaner's emotional properties​Yeah, pal, that's "college rock," scare quotes very much included. Look, it's a meaningless term. As are "indie," "alternative," "hipster," etc., etc. Let's not overthink this: Here we have ten ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 30, 2006

    Brooklyn’s at the Pepsi Center

    A tutorial in concert etiquette, courtesy the Who.

  • Dining

    September 29, 2005

    La Praviana

    Comfort, Salvadoran style

  • Dining

    July 21, 2005

    Full Circle

    The original Sam's #3 is back.

  • Dining

    September 16, 1999

    The Sons Also Rise

    A family recipe for success (and, of course, chili) lives on at Sam's No. 3.

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