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Five things people shouldn't wear in Denver when it's snowing

Denver weather is unpredictable, as we all know with piles of snow landing on this city in mid-April, while lucky bastards in other places are already planting spring vegetables. And thanks to our local meteorologists, (who can't predict weather any better than drunk psychic televangelists), we neve ... 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 >>

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 >>

Chuck Klosterman: "I have been in a twelve-year-long dream"

Things that intrigue me are my job. If something is problematic or beautiful, it is my job to discover why and write about it," author Chuck Klosterman told a crowd Tuesday at the Auraria campus, home to three colleges. "Now I get to come and speak at colleges like this, and sometimes I even wond ... More >>

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 >>

Film on the Rocks rolls out fake 2011 summer line-up, Facebook war ensues

Dudes, chill. There will be no showing of Glitter this year at Red Rocks.​Judging by this weekend's Facebook frenzy over the Denver Film Society's "Bargain Bin" film selection of picks for the 2011 season of Film on the Rocks, there is just no fucking with moviegoers. On Saturday night, Karla Rodr ... More >>

Top 5 most bizarre Colorado-related deaths

​According to the Denver coroner's office, Rajeev Sharma, 33, was the man who committed suicide Sunday at 1600 Glenarm Place, reportedly by using hydrogen cyanide that forced the evacuation of two floors in the building. It's not the first time this sort of life-ending method has been used loc ... 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?

Kinetix on recording at the Blasting Room, getting to perform at the Fillmore and offering up a stoner-approved rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody"

​ In this week's paper, we ran excerpts of Andy Thomas's recent conversation with the members of Kinetix in Rough Mixes. That Q&A barely scratched the surface. After the jump, you'll find not only Thomas's exchange with band in its entirety but the transcript from Dutch Seyfarth's recent chat ... More >>

Gregory Alan Isakov slated to tour with Ani DiFranco

Eric Gruneisen​Okay, so is it just us or has anyone else noticed that Gregory Alan Isakov seems to have a way with the ladies? First he caught the notice of Brandi Carlile, who made a cameo on his latest record, This Empty Northern Hemisphere -- which, incidently, you can begin pre-ordering on vin ... More >>

Dialed In: This week's local music radio playlists

​Here what the area's local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We're currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190's long-running Local Shakedown, KTCL's Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over ... More >>

Dialed in: This week's local music radio playlists

Here what the area's local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We're currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190's long-running Local Shakedown, KTCL's Locals Only (except for this week: Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, Alf ended up ... More >>

Mile Hi-Fidelity playlist - 05.13.09

As if this wasn't already painfully apparent, Andy and I are hopelessly devoted to music, particularly the music made here. Exhibit A: Last night, instead of pounding beers and watching the Nuggets trounce the Mavericks like the other bandwagoneers in this city (my co-hort being the exception -- A t ... More >>

Jonas Brothers, Offspring, 311 shows announced

The Jonas Brothers will stop at the Pepsi Center on Wednesday, June 24 as part of the trio's 44-city North American leg of its world tour. The Offspring, Alkaline Trio, the Vandals, Street Dogs and Frontside Five, meanwhile, hit Red Rocks on Thursday, May 28 as part of Punk Rocks 2009, while 311 and ... More >>

Two Cow Garage at 3 Kings Tavern

Two Cow Garage w/Colder Than Fargo, Raleigh, Six Months to Live and Jon SnodgrassFriday, February 20th, 20093 Kings Tavern, DenverBetter Than: A five band bill has any right to be.Colder Than Fargo opened this show on a snowy, icy night with its brand of warm, sentimentally-tinged music, part Americ ... More >>

Springsteen, Modest Mouse, Conor Oberst shows announced

Modest Mouse visits CU's Balch Fieldhouse February 28. As we reported earlier today, Bruce Springsteen's April 10 Pepsi Center show was announced today, but it's also been a busy week for other concert announcements, including Modest Mouse's February 28 gig at CU's Balch Fieldhouse, Conor Oberst's A ... More >>

Colder Than Fargo

Gentlemen Please!
Self-released

This Just In 10/16-10/22

This Just In 10/2-10/8

Q&A with author Chuck Klosterman

Chucking It

Memoirist Chuck Klosterman ditches first person to write a novel.

This Just In 8/14-8/20

Colder Than Fargo

Dogs and Tumbleweeds
Self-released

Dan Craig

Wirebird
Self-released

Letters to the Editor

From the week of January 5, 2006

Common Cold

Harold Ramis's Ice Harvest is just a reheated Christmas caper.

Flick Pick

The Big Lebowski

Colder Than Fargo

Blue EP (Self-released)

Best Slip of the Tongue by a Colorado Politician

Pete Coors

Old Spice

Tosh's Hacienda was once the taco the town. But no more.

Finding a Way

As Nazi artillery draws nearer, two opposites share an unlikely love.

Somewhere, People Cheer

The national pastime has passed the Rockies by -- again.

Cold Fusion

Colder Than Fargo's brittle compositions thrive in spite of the frozen terrain that frames them.

Best New Unexpected Restaurant

Kabul Kabob

Eric Bailly

Colder Than Fargo

Lotsa Luck

Macy rolls the dice as a Vegas loser freed by love in The Cooler.

Terrif DIFF

DIFF returns with a ton of movies and plenty of heavyweight stars.

Heavy Mettle

Harlan Hendrickson wants to prove that '80s rock and roll is not noise pollution.

A Black and White Delight

The Coen Brothers get tongue-in-cheeky in The Man Who Wasn't There.

The RH Factor

Death comes calling jazz's legendary players.

Yugo, Girl

Drowning Mona is a trailer-trash mishmash.

Keep On Rockin', Baby

Guitarist Shannon Curfman brings something new to the teen craze. It's called talent.

The Big Chill

Your Fiends and Neighbors

Live, From Buffalo!

Worth the Ransom

Bittersweet Del-lights

Older Is Bitter

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Corn and Callousness