Breathe Carolina, a band that tours so often these days that it almost doesn't seem like a Denver band anymore (seriously, with the exception of April and May, the act is going to be on the road from now until at least the end of August; check out the list of tour dates on the next page), recently premiered its video for the track "Diamonds." The clip -- which begins in stately black and white before morphing into an utter explosion of vibrant colors at the halfway point -- evokes a certain teen
Mike Haynes, as seen in a 2004 photo by Brett Amole.
Among the more distressing things about the Colorado Avalanche's mediocre season to date -- the team's currently last in the Northwest Division, a whopping 18 points beyond first-place Calgary -- is the precipitous decline in Altitude TV broadcaster Mike Haynes' chances to celebrate. Haynes, who was profiled in the 2004 Message column "On the Mike" -- is the Avs' secret weapon, especially from an audience standpoint, and while he's an excelle
DENVER'S FAVORITE CANADIAN MILLIONAIRE WANTS A STADIUM SUBSIDY. HERE'S WHAT HE WON'T TELL YOU ABOUT IT.BRONCO BULLY PAT BOWLEN PLAYS SMASH-MOUTH POLITICS IN HIS QUEST FOR A NEW STADIUM.
Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite as seen through the lens of Jon SolomonMogwai, Women
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Bluebird Theater
Better than: Listening to layered and nuanced instrumental music as background.
Instrumental music is not dead.
For all the prominence of vocal-driven music in the modern pop scene, a
careful and dynamic approach to the subtleties of instrumental music
can still draw a loyal fan base -- and a considerable crowd. The
durability of such a carefully constructed sound was on full
Colleen Don Dero got a taste of Colorado recently, but she didn't like it much.
Several decades ago, the Colorado native moved to Phoenix, where she runs a hat and T-shirt company called It's All About the Head. The apparel features the company's name as a slogan alongside a mug of beer overflowing with foam and graced by a set of lipstick-kissed red lips.
But when Don Dero, who is in her fifties, applied for a booth at A Taste of Colorado -- which takes over Civic Center Park Labor Day
