Des Moines

The ten best concerts in Denver this weekend

10. SNOW THA PRODUCT @ ROXY THEATRE | SAT, 2/16 It may at first seem easy to dismiss Snow Tha Product as another Iggy Azalea or Kreayshawn-level gimmick because of her gender and unconventional appearance, but it gets harder and harder the more you listen to her. Make no mistake, Snow can ride a bea ... More >>

Taylor Swift Denver date set for June 2, 2013

Taylor Swift fans -- and judging by the enormous first week record sales of Red, her latest platter released last week, that accounts for a great many folks -- will be rejoicing at news that Swift is heading back out on the road this spring (to wit, that means 58 shows in 45 cities in 29 states, 3 p ... More >>

Justin Robert West photo of himself in fun center bathroom leads to Peeping Tom bust

If Greeley police are correct, Justin Robert West set up a camera in the family changing room at a local fun center in search of a pervy sexual jolt. But the image he allegedly took of himself setting up the device probably didn't give him much of a thrill -- since it led directly to his arrest.

Jason Anderson: "Whether there are five people or fifty people... I just give everything I have"

See Also: - Tonight: Jason Anderson at the hi-dive - The members of Holophrase on working with Ikey Owens on Horizons of Expectation Jason Anderson's startlingly unvarnished yet well-crafted songs and his intimate and charismatic performance style evoke the sense of a compassionate and unpretentio ... More >>

The Melvins counting on Denver to help them earn a spot in the Guinness World Records book

On Wednesday, September 12, you'll have a chance to become part of history and help the Melvins weasel their way into the Guinness World Records book, which they hope to do by playing shows in all fifty states plus one in the District of Columbia in just 51 days. One can only imagine what sparked th ... More >>

Nancy Sebring, ex-Colorado educator, quits Iowa supe job over sexy e-mails

Betcha the folks at the Boulder Valley School District are breathing a sigh of relief.... Nancy Sebring was reportedly a finalist for the BVSD's top job last year. Instead, she was slated to become the superintendent in Omaha, until her prospects were felled by the release of sex-obsessed e-mails, ... More >>

Croatia, here we come: Jennifer Wilson signs Running Away to Home tonight in Boulder

You've heard of running away from home. But author Jennifer Wilson, after losing her savings to the stock-market crash, gathered up her family in Des Moines and ran away to home, or at least that's the way she characterizes it in her memoir/travelogue Running Away to Home.

Hal Moore out at Cruisin' Oldies, more layoffs at Lincoln Financial stations

Update below: Reliable sources tell us there have been five layoffs this week at Lincoln Financial Group stations in the Denver market. Most prominent among them: Cruisin' Oldies' Hal Moore, a local radio icon, member of the Broadcast Professionals of Colorado Hall of Fame as well as the current ho ... More >>

Strings promotes Jason Clark to executive chef after Lance Barto exits for Wild Catch

Lori Midson​Lance Barto started behind the burners at Strings three years ago, working his way up to the executive chef role in 2009 after then-lead chef Aaron Whitcomb left for YiaYia's Euro Bistro in Greenwood Village. Now, Barto's heading over to the line at Wild Catch -- the seafood rest ... More >>

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?

Author Benjamin Hale on Braveheart, chimp sex and Kafka

​We generally don't think much about who is narrating our stories, but in the case of Benjamin Hale's new novel, The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore, we have to. Mostly because the narrator is an ape. Hale, who grew up in and around Boulder but who currently lives in New York, will be in town to ... More >>

Subway in a legal battle over the term "footlong"

Is Subway the only retaurant allowed to sell a "footlong?"​A jury in an Iowa court may soon be debating noun vs. verb use, hyphenation and twelve-inch sandwiches. Casey's General Stores Inc., which is based in Ankeny, Iowa, filed a lawsuit against Subway in U.S. District Court in Des Moines on ... More >>

The Chain Gang of 1974 attracts a fair bit of notice at this year's CMJ

Luca Venter​After spending the better part of the past couple years touring with 3OH!3's as a sideman, Kamtin Mohager stepped away from his hired gun duties earlier this year, which has enabled him to focus all of his attention solely on cultivating his own band, the Chain Gang of 1974. To tha ... More >>

Top Five Most Outrageous Musician Stunts

Last week, on the 101 freeway in downtown Los Angeles, a previously unknown rap-rock group called Imperial Stars stopped traffic so they could play an impromptu gig on the roof of the panel van. Appropriately, the Imperial doofuses performed a song titled "Traffic Jam 101." This über-lame, Airhea ... More >>

Will Bike for Laughs

Tim Tebow makes Josh McDaniels's heart flutter like no one since Tom Brady?

What's not to love?​Bloggers in Denver continue to type their fingers to the bone. Here are three pieces that resulted from their toils. At Predominantly Orange, Kim Constantinesco concludes that Josh McDaniels's fondness for Tim Tebow represents his strongest episode of man-love since he enc ... More >>

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 >>

Q&A with Joe Johnson of Moore and Wild Game

​Although Moore has been together for over a decade, it has garnered very little press, mainstream or otherwise, despite being something of an institution in the local metal scene and having put out a handful of albums during its time together. In the last year and a half or so, Moore has been evo ... More >>

Five ways to fund film in the age of downloads

I want you... to make me a movie. Here's some money...​Downloading of movies, music and other digital media has the entertainment industry in an uproar. All of a sudden, they're afraid those multimillion dollar budgets aren't going to be recouped, and they have families to feed! Okay, they hav ... More >>

In "10 Best Places to Grow Up" list, Denver kicks the crap out of Plano, Texas

A Flickr photo​Another day, another list ranking American cities -- the latest being a U.S. News & World Report survey pinpointing the ten top communities for raising children. Yes, Denver made the top ten. Its blurb reads: "Whether they prefer snowboarding in the Rocky Mountains, biking thro ... More >>

Gregory Alan Isakov collaborates and tours with Brandi Carlile

Photo: Todd RoethIf you don't already have plans tonight for Valentine's eve -- like, say, seeing DeVotchKa at the Paramount -- it would be well worth your time to stop by the Bluebird to catch Gregory Alan Isakov & the Freight, with Oakhurst. By now, you're probably intimately familiar with the ... More >>

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 >>

Over the Weekend... Denver Art Rock Collective @ The Toad Tavern

Sauced on Sunday Suds Sales

Now that the governor has banished this blue law, can 3.2 swill survive?

Sauced at Steuben’s

From big mouth to Mickey’s wide mouth.

Last Night: Jason Roth, Cap’n Fresh & the Stay Fresh Seals, and All Teeth And Knuckles @ Larimer Lounge

Beyond Playlist: Perry Farrell's Satellite Party and More

Survival of the Fittest

How the right cuisines could conquer the world.

Slipknot

Wednesday, April 20, Magness Arena, 303-830-8497.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of March 3, 2005

The Message

Free at Last

One Night in Bangkok

The new Thai Basil has a way with translation.

Critic's Choice

Stone Sour

Drowning in Water

An attempt to mingle two seafaring stories leaves viewers adrift.

Family Style

Will LoDo ever be more than a playground for big kids?

Mushroomhead

XX (Universal/Filthy Hands)

A Pool of Money

Forget the gold. Olympians can be swimming in a million bucks.

Moment of Truth

A Goonie no more, Corey Feldman is searching for his soul as a rock musician.

Better Boys

Harvesting memories with the men of Wheat Ridge.

Hearts and Plowers

Singles in Agriculture helps farmers make hay while the sun shines.

Light My Fire

Leah Cohen Festival of Books and Authors

Sportswomen Wanted

Denver's fabulous sports babes still struggle to score in the male broadcast world.

Hog Heaven

Hoop Sisters

Law and Ordure

Loose Behavior

Mouthing Off

Let's Get Ready to R-r-r-rollerblade!

PRIME RIBS

BRICK BY BRICK