Burning Man

10 things to do for $10 (8 free!) in Denver this weekend, May 3-5

No need to fear a future full of talking machines that are smarter than humans -- that future is already here. Local company Gamma Two Robotics specializes in artificial intelligence, and you can explore its world of wonders at a free open house tonight. But if wandering a room full of robots doesn' ... More >>

Burning Man flame effects specialist DaveX on how to play with fire -- safely

As members of Burning Man's Fire Arts Safety Team, DaveX and Eric Smith are combined experts in the fields of pyrotechics and flame effects. Together, Smith, chief inspector for the state of Nevada LP-Gas Board, and DaveX, licensed California pyrotechnic operator, saw a need for safety education in ... More >>

The best EDM in Denver this weekend

THUGFUCKER @ NORAD | SAT, 3/30/13 The duo collectively known as Thugfucker doesn't take themselves very seriously, despite collaborating to form the Life and Death brand -- a name you might remember from assorted showcases and live shows last year, including a stop at the Afterhours Anonymous annive ... More >>

Think the election is scary? Try our grab bag of Halloween events!

Parties and Seances and Burlesque — Oh, My!

Photos: Ten creepiest masks at this year's Burning Man festival

This year's Burning Man Festival, a dusty annual event some people refer to as "home," gathered over 50,000 fantastical people in the desert in barely there (and occasionally, very there) costumes. This surreal gathering of interactive art and raging pyros in gregariarious garb might gather outside ... More >>

Burn baby burn! Here's fifteen Burning Man GIFs that will make you want to go next year

We're a world away from Burning Man Festival in Black Rock City, which took place this past weekend Nevada's Black Rock Desert, but that doesn't mean we can't get a taste of what we missed. Our West Coast Sound counterparts were on hand and took a slew of pics, allowing us to live vicariously throug ... More >>

Weekend's best dance music: Planet of the Drums, Justin Long, King Britt and more

While the biggest EDM event this weekend is Burning Man, if you're staying behind in Colorado, you don't have to feel left out. You can head up to Happy Ass Ranch at Lake George for Freeman Festival, a free festival with over twelve hours of music daily and nearly 100 DJs, or you can hit up Pitch a ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, August 10-12, 2012

It's easy to spend a summer wasting away inside, with the air-conditioning cranked high. But even though it's easy, that doesn't mean it's right. Denver is full of great events this weekend that are cheap and cool -- in spirit, if not in actual temperature. From films made in just 48 hours to trunk ... More >>

Reader: Feeling burned by a Burning Man artist

It doesn't look like this year's Burning Man will be all peace and love in the desert. Britt Chester recently documented an earky exhibit of "ten items you'll need at Burning Man this year," including the crocheted coozies made by Julie Samek -- but another artisan is feeling burned.

Ten items you'll need at Burning Man this year

Burning Man is hands-down the biggest celebration of life, art, music and culture that America has ever seen. The week-long event held in the days leading up to Labor Day in the Black Rock Desert -- roughly 120 miles north of Reno, Nevada -- will have approximately 50,000 people in attendance this y ... More >>

Burning Man tickets on sale today at 11 a.m.

It's that time again: time to start making your festival plans for the coming year. Specifically, Burning Man, as tickets for the largest desert gathering since Moses led people to the Promised Land go on sale in about an hour (11 a.m. local time, to be exact). The festival, which is held every ye ... More >>

Scratching the Surface: David Starfire spins on August 20 at Cervantes'

Expose yourself to the spirit of the playa at Marie Vlasic's Burning Man project fundraiser

"Candice," by Marie Vlasic.​Denver artist Marie Vlasic is no Shrinking Marie, and it shows in her striking work: full frontal, super-real portraits that don't shy away from anything, make your jaw drop and sing the body electric. That considered, Vlasic is also an aficionado of the Burning Man ... More >>

Pezzner, J.Caprice, Disco Biscuits and more on this Memorial Day weekend's Dance Card

Pezzner plays Appaloosa tonight.​The underground scene will be poppin' this Friday night with two back-to-back residencies sharing space. Seattle's Pezzner (Om/Freerange records) will share the stage with Sound Advice, the Tableist and Blood Beat, and Matt'e (aka Garret) at Appaloosa Grill. (9 ... More >>

Weekend Dance Card: BoomTut, Robag Wruhme and Neon Knights -- and that's just Friday

​Tonight's BoomTut party at Apex Movement in Boulder is going to be off the hook. This Whomp Truck fundraiser -- funds will help bring AudioPixel, Basscouch and the Whomp Truck to Apogaea -- is in a parkour studio, and the trampoline, jungle gym and parkour equipment will be open for business. ... More >>

The Pink Mammoth collective takes over 2200 on May 21

Zenlightenment round II drew communal ties

Smallfry's Burning Man 2011 Zen Garden plans​In a collaborative effort that came together at the last moment, INTI and Peace Officer mingled their talents with Sugarpill, Stephan Jacobs and ChrisB. to create the second installment of Zenlightenment fundraisers for Michelle "Smallfry" Lessans' ... More >>

The Zenith Project gets more help from another Zenlightenment fundraiser

​Conceived by Michelle "Smallfry" Lessans as an art installation at the 2011 Burning Man celebration in the Nevada desert, the Zenith Project aims to create peaceful zen garden in the often chaotic party that Burning Man can be. "I love burning man, it's a wonderful experience, but at times I' ... More >>

Zen and Now

Denver Art Talk: April Hoy on costuming, Burning Man and the fine art of corset-making

​The newly rehatched Denver Art Talks, hosted by Eric Matelski, will hit the new year running by featuring designer/seamstress extraordinaire April Hoy as its first guest of 2011. Hoy has stitched her way through many behind-the-scenes professional layers: She's a stage costumer, a corset-mak ... More >>

Enzo's End Pizzeria acquires a Bob's Big Boy -- and renames it Big Enzo

​ "I've wanted a Big Boy for years after my first trip to Burning Man," says Charlie Puma, owner of Enzo's End Pizzeria, 3424 East Colfax. Burning Man, an annual week-long art and dance festival held every year in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, commences with a ritual burning of a ... More >>

DJ Mu$a on living in Brixton, playing in Paris with Saul Williams and being an envelope-pusher

Paul Winner​ Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumbl ... More >>

Hey, DJ! Q&A with Satori-C

Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half co ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 12 edition

"We're not models! We're real people!" Dig in.... Today in Cafe Society: • Simms Steakhouse update. • Giggling Grizzly clan plan to turn Public House into Lizard's Bar & Grill. • A full weekend of food fun. • In answer to your question, D Bar. • An early peak at the Streets of SouthGlenn ... More >>

Dress Up for Less

You’ll have a ball at this costume clearance sale.

Bug in the Works

The moths in MOTH come to life with a touch.

Lee Coombs

Saturday, January 19, Vinyl, 303-860-8469.

PJs and Pentagrams

Burning the Man

Get behind the scenes in the Nevada desert.

Produce Paradise, August 29

Raves '07

Pretty in Pink

Lights, Camera, Action!

Cat is Back!

Real and Magical

Contemporary Western imagery at Robischon, and a fantasyland at Sandy Carson.

Cafe Nuba

The monthly arts showcase make its move.

Club Scout

Rock Island

Bassnectar

Saturday, June 18, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-297-1772.

Afterburn

Twelve hundred miles from Black Rock City, Apogaea keeps the home fires burning.

Best Bohemian Bar

The Thin Man

Dance, Dance Revolution

This was the year electronic dance music got its head -- and its ass -- out of the past.

Off Limits

Burn, baby, burn

Get Your Burn On

Denver pitches in to help its Burning Man fans.

The Rippin' Word

Writer Jason Flores-Williams seeks a literary orgy.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of September 26, 2002

Letters to the Editor

From the week of September 19, 2002

Burn This

Colorado's pyro-fetishists light it up at Burning Man 2002.

Backwash

The City Council votes on the side of youth and music.

Queens of the Stone Age

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