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Columbus (Ohio)

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    DIY prison play In the Belly shows aggressive scenes of life inside

    On a particularly frigid night in the winter of 2009, Weslie Coleman, Kate Pleuss and Ben Turk were sitting in their collective home and talking about how cold they were. Incredibly cold, they decided. So the three members of the revolutionary theater group Insurgent Theatre decided to plan an escap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2012

    The Black Keys add second show at 1STBANK Center on May 1

    Danny Clinch​Bad news: Familiar with that expression, "You snooze, you lose"? Yes? Well, it applies here. If you slept on getting your tickets to see the Black Keys at 1STBANK Center on April 30, you blew it. Show's sold out. D'oh! Luckily for you, though, you'll have another chance to see 'em ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Nickelback in Denver on June 10 at Pepsi Center

    By early June, Denver will long be in the rearview for the Black Keys dudes, who'll play here on Monday, April 30. Too bad. It would've been sweet-ass sweet to witness a good old-fashioned battle royale for ultimate supremacy between them and the Nickelback dudes to settle this whole "rock and roll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Black Keys at 1STBANK Center on April 30

    Danny Clinch​We've just received word that the Black Keys, on the heels of its highly enjoyable new record, El Camino (we seriously can't pry it from our playlist), are coming to the 1STBANK Center on Monday, April 30, with the Arctic Monkeys. Tickets ($55.00 - $59.50, plus service fees) for t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Meet Bodhi, the Denver Zoo's first male elephant: Bring on the green weenie!

    Bodhi.​The green weenie is here. The Denver Zoo has welcomed its first male elephant, a seven-year-old named Bodhi who hails from Ohio. Thanks to a new exhibit called Asian Tropics, the zoo will soon have space for up to eight male elephants -- a serious undertaking for a very moist reason.

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Occupy Denver profile: Tony Song adjusts to life in the occupation's "crazy little terrarium"

    Big pic below.​Tony Song isn't big on specifics. He moved to Denver "a few months ago," he sleeps "wherever I can lay my head," and he joined the city's occupation "three or four days in, probably." He doesn't make plans. He's not sure why he picked Denver, but he does "like traveling a lot." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Ayinde Russell on Slam Nuba's epic win and how they did it

    Ayinde Russell, Dominique Ashaheed, Theo Wilson and Jovan Mays perform "Chain Gang."​In the world of slam poetry, there's no higher distinction than a win at the annual National Poetry Slam -- and over this past weekend, that distinction went to the poets of Denver's Slam Nuba, upstart arrival ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Glenwood Springs ups its game to become "Most Fun Town in America"

    Glenwood Hot Springs.​Most lists of the country's cutest, prettiest, drunkest, most livable/affordable/promiscuous places and/or people are, well, about as stupid as they sound. Standard response: "Sez who?" But there's reason to believe that Glenwood Springs earned being singled out as the " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Social networking: Denver ranked 3rd in U.S. by Men's Health (eat our hashtags, Portland!)

    ​Congratulations, Denver: You have officially been swallowed up whole by the Matrix. Men's Health recently came out with its list of the country's most socially networked cities, and Denver, of all places, came in third. Do we get a prize for this? Like a new FarmVille animal or something?

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Bed bugs: How bad is the infestation in Denver?

    "I heart Denver!"​ Are bed bugs a big problem in Denver? Missy Henriksen, spokeswoman for the National Pest Management Association, which is currently hosting its inaugural National Bed Bug Forum in nearby Broomfield, assures us that the decision to host the confab in Colorado had nothing to d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    McDonald's will soon disappoint SF kids, and other unhappy news

    Mayor McCheese​Last week, San Francisco banned toys from McDonald's Happy Meals, which as of December 1 cannot contain more than 600 calories -- or a plaything! But that's not the only unhappy McDonald's news. While working at a McDonald's outlet in Brazil for a dozen years, a store manager ... More >>

  • Music

    November 4, 2010

    Two Cow Garage

    Tuesday, November 9, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Congratulations to the winner of our Colorado Rapids playoff tickets and victorious Rapids

    Update: Congrats to Ryan ("I'll cheer louder than vuvuzela!") With that kind of claim, how could we not give you the four tickets. And you got to see a Rapids victory! Thanks for reading and playing along; there were some very good entries. ________ ColoradoRapids.com​At 7 p.m. on Thursday nig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Margot and the Nuclear So and So's to tour in support of Buzzard, forthcoming new record

    ​Ah, yes, what a splendid birthday present (okay, it isn't exactly our birthday, but close enough). It seems one of our favorite bands, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, a group we've long been smitten with since first making its acquaintance at South Park some years ago, has a new album slate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    No Reservations: Anthony Bourdain, Biker Jim's hot dogs and Frank Bonanno's blood sausage

    ​Anthony Bourdain shared hot dogs with Biker Jim, noshed with Frank Bonanno and ate his words on last night's episode of No Reservations, in which the lanky ex-chef toured America's heartland -- Austin, Texas; Des Moines, Iowa; Stanhope, Indiana; Livonia, Michigan; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Brian Jonestown Massacre forgoes the melodrama in favor of a solid performance at the Bluebird

    ​ The Brian Jonestown Massacre • Floorian 06.13.10 | Bluebird Theater Floorian, a five-piece from Columbus, Ohio, opened last night's show and sounded like a shoegaze band of old gone a little darker while cultivating a certain improvisational psychedelic flair. At times, the music reminded ... More >>

  • News

    June 10, 2010

    Is DPS holding more teachers accountable? You do the math!

    ​ The Brian Jonestown Massacre • Floorian 06.13.10 | Bluebird Theater Floorian, a five-piece from Columbus, Ohio, opened last night's show and sounded like a shoegaze band of old gone a little darker while cultivating a certain improvisational psychedelic flair. At times, the music reminded ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Song of the Day: "Let Go" by jj

    Today's song of the day comes from an utterly bewitching Swedish duo known as jj. Comprised of Joakim Benon and Elin Kastlander, the group is in the midst of embarking on its first ever tour of the States with xx, a kindred act with an equally google defying moniker. Bummer or all bummers: The tou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Cybercrime in Denver: We're number eight

    "I have a feeling there's something phishy in Denver."​In the not exactly thrilling 1995 cyber-thriller The Net, Sandra Bullock's character, Angela Bennett, reveals that she was raised in La Junta -- a community whose name she pronounces as if she were Hugo Chavez. Little did Bennett know, how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Frank Bonanno, Alex Seidel, Jennifer Jasinski, Steve Ells and James Rugile among James Beard semifinalists

    Lori Midson Venue chef James Rugile ​Restaurant and chef semifinalists for the 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards were released this morning, which gives all the nominees exactly 32 days to chew on their success before the five finalists in each category are announced on Monday, March 22. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Would you wait twelve hours to see Sarah Palin? And if so, what are you drinking?

    Supporters of Sarah Palin reportedly began gathering at a Borders branch at Chapel Hills Mall, 1710 Briargate Boulevard in Colorado Springs, in order to secure a place in line to see Sarah Palin, who isn't scheduled to begin pitching her new book, Going Rogue: An American Life, until 7 p.m. Meaning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Flobots winter tour dates announced

    ​All right, break's over, kids. Time for the big takeover. Looks like the Flobots are getting back to work -- and it's about damn time, for chrissakes. While the rest of us slept in intervals as a result of our efforts to diligently invest our time in such noble, productive pursuits as drinking ou ... More >>

  • Music

    February 19, 2009

    Two Cow Garage

    Friday, February 20, 3 Kings Tavern, 303-777-7370.

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Breathe Carolina premiers new video, tours until the end of time

    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 p ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 18, 2008

    Ice Men

    Rock on Ice returns to Crested Butte.

  • Music

    June 5, 2008

    Times New Viking

    Friday, June 6, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

  • Music

    March 13, 2008

    The Black Swans

    Wednesday, March 19, Old Curtis Street Bar, 303-292-2083.

  • News

    December 20, 2007

    Always in Vogue

    Ronnie Crawford is an All American original.

  • News

    November 29, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from the week of 11/29/2007

  • Music

    November 9, 2006

    Dream Team

    Gil Mantera's Party Dream

  • News

    October 5, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of October 5, 2006

  • Music

    August 31, 2006

    Coming Up Ace

    Ace Young wants to keep his private parts private.

  • Music

    November 10, 2005

    Bleed American

    Mark Eitzel reopens old wounds with American Music Club.

  • News

    February 24, 2005

    Prime Cut

    Success in female bodybuilding is wafer-thin.

  • Music

    May 22, 2003

    The Evolution Control Committee

    Plagiarythm Nation (Evolution Controlled Creations/Seeland)

  • Dining

    August 15, 2002

    Bite Me

    Signs of the Times

  • Dining

    January 17, 2002

    The Bite

    A judge's ruling beefs things up in the West University neighborhood.

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 29, 2001

    Best Rapid

    Marcelo Balboa

  • Music

    August 3, 2000

    Various Artists

    A trio of records from Triage

  • News

    July 1, 1999

    The Black Sheep

    Unitarian minister Joel Miller finds out it's hard to lead the wrong kind of church in southwest Jefferson County

  • Music

    September 3, 1998

    Jammin'

    Jam X was a turntablist before turntabling was cool.

  • Music

    June 18, 1998

    Feedback

    Jam X was a turntablist before turntabling was cool.

  • Music

    March 26, 1998

    Feedback

    Jam X was a turntablist before turntabling was cool.

  • Music

    February 12, 1998

    Size Matters

    The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

  • Music

    January 29, 1998

    Wright on Track

    The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

  • News

    December 18, 1997

    The Long and Winding Road: A Prisoner's Diary

    The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

  • News

    December 12, 1996

    Truth or D.A.R.E.

    The anti-drug program definitely works--in trying to promote its own survival.

  • Music

    September 26, 1996

    Not-So-Young Turks

    The New Bomb Turks are hitting harder because they're hitting slower.

  • Music

    November 8, 1995

    CRITIC'S CHOICE

    The New Bomb Turks are hitting harder because they're hitting slower.

  • News

    April 20, 1994

    THE SECRET FORMULA

    PROWLING THE BLACK MARKET IN SEARCH OF BABY FOOD.

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