When Stephen Elliott was murdered in an Alfalfa's parking lot last year, it shocked neighbors right down to the bone. Down to the bone, that is, for about 72 hours.
Mike Watt is most certainly a man whose thoughts cannot be expressed in a mere 500 or so words. Needless to say, this week's Rough Mixes entry only highlighted excerpts of our recent conversation with punk's elder statesman. While on tour supporting his newest punk rock opera "Hyphenated Man"
and in advance of his upcoming show in Denver at the Larimer Lounge, Watt took some time between his soundcheck and his gig opening for
Dinosaur Jr. at the Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte, North Carolina,
MiniBAR, the subterranean Cherry Creek hot spot recently opened by Bill Ward and Michel Wahaltere at 222 Columbine Street, is holding its patio launch party tonight from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., but the tiny bar with the really big patio is also doubling as a Denver Nuggets fan bar and TV viewing pad for game six of the Western Conference Finals between the Nuggets and that other team we won't mention.As part of the bar's Denver Nuggets Stimulus Cheering Package, you can imbibe $3 Nuggets martinis and
After twelve years, Dixons Downtown Grill, at 1610 16th Street, is finally introducing a happy hour.
And it's really making up for lost time. The happy hour, which starts today, will run from 3 to 6 p.m. seven days a week, and feature cocktail specials ($3 Ketel One John Daly or a pitcher for $15; $3 Happy Hour Pint-o-'Rita; $3 Corona or bucket of 6 Coronas for $15) and food specials ($1 Beef or Bean Taco, $3 Mini Philly Cheesesteak [two in an order], $3 Artichoke Dip, $3 Chicken Wings, $3 Mini
Julie Davis of Bela Karoli (A.H. Goldstein)​Last night, the four-day UMS festival wrapped, and most of our crew made it out for at least part of the fest. And while we rarely agree on anything, we're all pretty much in agreement that Danielle Ate the Sandwich absolutely stole the show with one of the breakout performances of the fest. Other highlights included Boba Fett and the Americans guerilla style marching band performances outside the Skylark and hi-dive on a drizzly Saturday night, whic
