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Czech Republic

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Catheter on being slept on at home in Denver and how grind will never become a commodity

    Denver's Catheter recently issued its first full-length album in seven years, Southwest Doom Violence, the follow-up to 2005's Dimension 303. The band's latest effort -- bolstering an extensive library of EPs and split releases -- offers a healthy mix of grind, doom, sludge and even crust punk, buil ... More >>

  • News

    March 8, 2012

    Aurora's not exactly a tourist trap, but you might just visit it anyway

    Denver's Catheter recently issued its first full-length album in seven years, Southwest Doom Violence, the follow-up to 2005's Dimension 303. The band's latest effort -- bolstering an extensive library of EPs and split releases -- offers a healthy mix of grind, doom, sludge and even crust punk, buil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Vaclav Havel's revolution was a testament to the subversive power of art

    ​Vaclav Havel, the unassuming playwright dissident who helped spearhead the Velvet Revolution of 1989 that overthrew Communism in Czechoslovakia, died on December 18. He became the country's president after the revolution, presiding over its peaceful break-up into the Czech Republic and Slovak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Aurora wins another powerlifting trophy in redistricting fight

    ​The world's powerlifting championship is coming to Aurora next year. But this once scrawny suburb has been doing plenty of powerlifting of its own this year, muscling in on the turf of its big brother, Denver. Aurora's most recent trophy? Becoming part of just one congressional district, rath ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Skyrim, Stephen King and Harry Potter highlight our new releases heading into 11-11-11

    ​This is an unusual week for new releases because many companies have decided to forgo the usual Tuesday or Wednesday timeframe in order to take advantage of the far more eponymous sounding 11-11-11. Still, we've tallied up everything worth a mention, which includes novels from two heavyweight ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Denver-based skydiver Nick Batsch wins third USPA Canopy Piloting Nationals

    Photo by Dq Israd, courtesy J. Walcher CommunicationsNick Batsch coming in hot at the 2011 USPA National Skydiving Championships of Canopy Piloting​The mere thrill of jumping out of a plane wasn't enough for Denver-based skydiver Nick Batsch, who took up the sport of canopy piloting (where the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Fact Czech: The gang's all beer at Sobo 151

    ​After a summer of travels, Laura Shunk revealed the five restaurant concepts she'd love to see in Denver, ranging from a Burmese restaurant to a Czech restaurant and beer hall. Which had commenters wondering: What about Sobo 151?

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Ask the bartender: Samogon comes from Russia, with love

    ​Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with 25 years behind the bar, including at some of this town's most liquid assets, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduat ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 20, 2011

    Plum good: Golden Europe's schnitzel, spaetzle and strudel

    ​Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with 25 years behind the bar, including at some of this town's most liquid assets, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduat ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 20, 2011

    Culinary treasures are revealed through a family's history

    ​Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with 25 years behind the bar, including at some of this town's most liquid assets, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    A taste of Denver International Wine Festival 2010

    Photo: J. WohletzWine sediment draining at Balistreri​The Denver International Wine Festival celebrated year six with a VIP tour of Front Range wineries and Roundhouse Spirits -- a tour that began Saturday with plenty of wine, ended with plenty of gin, and stuffed the middle with gourmet nibbl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Medical marijuana acceptance in Europe can fuel U.S. expansion, says Cannabis Science CEO

    Dr. Robert Melamede.​Cannabis Science Inc., a Colorado Springs company, wants to boost the cannabis-based pharmaceutical industry in the United States. But rather than focusing solely on investors in America, the firm is putting a big emphasis on Europe. Right now, according to president and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2010

    Meet Park Hill Shortbus, a global, Park Hill-based hip-hop consortium

    ​ Whether or not these Park Hill natives rode the short bus to school is irrelevant, because there is no doubt that these crazy bastards are the ones your mom told you not to play with. This eclectic group of MCs, producers and DJs use Shortbus as their outlet for their outlandish and truthfu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Wovenhand's David Eugene Edwards interviewed for Czech radio

    ​ Between fronting 16 Horsepower and Wovenhand, David Eugene Edwards has spent a fair amount of time touring Europe. Before opening for Tool recently on seven dates, including Red Rocks last week, Wovenhand was in Europe once again, where Edwards was interviewed on Radio Waves in Prague, Czec ... More >>

  • News

    January 21, 2010

    LEGO Universe -- even adults think it's out of this world!

    ​ Between fronting 16 Horsepower and Wovenhand, David Eugene Edwards has spent a fair amount of time touring Europe. Before opening for Tool recently on seven dates, including Red Rocks last week, Wovenhand was in Europe once again, where Edwards was interviewed on Radio Waves in Prague, Czec ... More >>

  • Music

    January 14, 2010

    After nearly quitting music, John Common made the best record of his life with his new band, Blinding Flashes of Light

    ​ Between fronting 16 Horsepower and Wovenhand, David Eugene Edwards has spent a fair amount of time touring Europe. Before opening for Tool recently on seven dates, including Red Rocks last week, Wovenhand was in Europe once again, where Edwards was interviewed on Radio Waves in Prague, Czec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    The knife, the bathtub, the butcher and the corpse

    If only it had been a tomato instead of a fresh body​We know how much chefs love their knives -- "It's hurt me, I've hurt it, and we're still together," joked Kyle Fitzgerald in last week's Chef and Tell interview -- but Heiko K, a slasher chef in Germany, took butchery to a whole new level wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Brit's Pick for the Starz Denver Film Festival, November 16: Protector Czechs in

    "Protector."​Editor's note: This year's Starz Denver Film Festival, November 12-22, features more than 200 films. To help navigate this cinematic abundance of riches, we asked fest artistic director Brit Withey to highlight some worthy selections off the beaten screening-room path. Look for Br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Jane Norton for Senate: The next great GOP hope

    Jane Norton.​Last month, the National Republican Senatorial Committee registered a couple of domain names on behalf of former Colorado Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton -- and today, Norton's using one of them, JaneNortonForColorado.com. Up-front: A news item that declares, "Jane Norton official ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 30, 2009

    Becherovka at Sobo 151

    Jane Norton.​Last month, the National Republican Senatorial Committee registered a couple of domain names on behalf of former Colorado Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton -- and today, Norton's using one of them, JaneNortonForColorado.com. Up-front: A news item that declares, "Jane Norton official ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Veggie Girl: Arada Ethiopian

    The first time I tried Ethiopian food, I was visiting my friend, Mat, in Montreal. We'd met the previous summer on a train headed to Berlin, and since we were both backpacking solo around Europe and trying to get to Prague, which had just suffered a flood, we found ourselves staying in the same ho ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 6, 2008

    And You Don’t Stop

    The first time I tried Ethiopian food, I was visiting my friend, Mat, in Montreal. We'd met the previous summer on a train headed to Berlin, and since we were both backpacking solo around Europe and trying to get to Prague, which had just suffered a flood, we found ourselves staying in the same ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2008

    Lawrence Argent to Create Holocaust Memorial at DU

    The first time I tried Ethiopian food, I was visiting my friend, Mat, in Montreal. We'd met the previous summer on a train headed to Berlin, and since we were both backpacking solo around Europe and trying to get to Prague, which had just suffered a flood, we found ourselves staying in the same ho ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 6, 2008

    Nickel and Dimed

    Ehrenreich’s book gets shortchanged in this OpenStage production.

  • Music

    November 8, 2007

    A Swell Romance

    Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova make beautiful music together — on screen and off.

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2007

    Q&A With Swell Season and Once Star Glen Hansard

    Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova make beautiful music together — on screen and off.

  • News

    October 25, 2007

    Help, I'm Dating a Mexican!

    How can a gringa deal with her friends' racism?

  • News

    August 30, 2007

    DIA Conspiracies Take Off

    Conspiracy theorists think something's fishy at Denver International Airport.

  • News

    January 4, 2007

    Paint the Town Read

    Jack Kerouac's back, and Denver's literary scene is on a scroll.

  • Film

    May 11, 2006

    From Subway With Love

    Starz FilmCenter

  • Film

    February 23, 2006

    Scared Stiff

    Wayne Kramer's latest casts a Paul over the proceedings.

  • Film

    January 12, 2006

    God Save the Queen

    A talented rapper narrowly survives another lousy movie.

  • Music

    October 6, 2005

    The Frames

    Friday, October 7, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308.

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2005

    Czechmate

    Druhá Tráva won't be a pawn in the bluegrass game.

  • Dining

    May 19, 2005

    Bite Me

    Beard House Rules

  • News

    October 28, 2004

    Ice Follies

    Fans chill as pro hockey pucks up.

  • News

    April 22, 2004

    Do You Believe?

    Long-suffering Nuggets fans tell tales worth hearing -- at last.

  • Music

    October 30, 2003

    Knock 'Em Dead

    Killing Joke's ghoulish rock has the last laugh.

  • Calendar

    April 18, 2002

    Student Projections

    A student film festival tries to launch careers from Denver.

  • News

    July 5, 2001

    Pucking Around

    Remembering their boyhood passion, tabletop-hockey players are reviving their tiny game.

  • Culture

    December 21, 2000

    Twisp of the Tale

    When C.D. Payne stopped writing ad copy, he created a revolutionary teenage hero.

  • Dining

    December 21, 2000

    Check, Please!

    Readers give our food critic something to chew on.

  • Music

    November 16, 2000

    Foreign Affair

    Czech indie rockers Sunshine are three wild and crazy guys -- musically speaking, anyway.

  • Music

    June 1, 2000

    Prague Rock

    Uz Jsme Doma creates a bohemian rhapsody.

  • News

    December 23, 1999

    Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

    It's been banned for nearly a hundred years, but the Green Muse still inspires Denver bootleggers.

  • Music

    February 5, 1998

    Feedback

    It's been banned for nearly a hundred years, but the Green Muse still inspires Denver bootleggers.

  • Music

    May 8, 1997

    Songs From the Hamster Theatre

    Onetime Denver Gentleman David Willey's new group puts on a captivating show.

  • News

    March 13, 1997

    Air Jordans for Everybody!

    Onetime Denver Gentleman David Willey's new group puts on a captivating show.

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Strange but True

    Onetime Denver Gentleman David Willey's new group puts on a captivating show.

  • Calendar

    February 9, 1994

    THRILLS

    Onetime Denver Gentleman David Willey's new group puts on a captivating show.

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