Friedrich Nietzsche

The Dandy Warhols at Gothic Theatre, 6/11/13

THE DANDY WARHOLS @ GOTHIC THEATRE | 6/11/12 When Peter Holmström put on his orange Telecaster and Zia McCabe strapped on a bass guitar rather than helming the Moog she plays most of the time otherwise, you knew what song was coming: "Bohemian Like You," of course, is the band's biggest hit to dat ... More >>

Mustaches: They're exciting, and they celebrate a classic ode to manhood

Editor's note: Mustaches are de rigueur on uncles, cops and closing pitchers, but they've also become a fixture on the upper lips of the young and the hip. In fact, it's hard to imagine a time since the Civil War when razors were so ignored. But the look can be polarizing, and Westword contributors ... More >>

Germinal's Don Juan in Hell makes for an exhilarating evening

The Man Who Sold the World is the closest thing to a definitive David Bowie chronicle yet

Since David Bowie made his first mark on the world -- and beyond -- with 1969's "Space Oddity," decoding his music has been a prime pastime for his fans. It's also been a cottage industry for music journalists, most of whom have been content to simply rearrange the pieces in the Bowie puzzle. In ess ... More >>

Michael Stein of School Knights on dressing up in drag and having a hotel slumber party

School Knights (due tonight at the hi-dive with Force Publique and Mombi) started two years ago in the wake of the dissolution of experimental guitar pop band Weed Diamond. Michael Stein started the project in the waning days of that group as a two piece with Zack Roif. Though the duo's initial soun ... More >>

New York Times finds Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver mighty tasty

Adam Lerner, billed as "Director and Chief Animator, Department of Fabrications" on his business cards, and his creative crew at the Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver rate a rave in the New York Times this week. The March 1 piece titled "Puppies, Paintings and Philosophers" focuses on the Mixed Tast ... More >>

Q&A: Untouched Poetry's Ryan Ashley Knowles creates art from interaction

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, as Friedrich Nietzsche observed. And for Ryan Ashley Knowles, that adage rings painfully true: He lost his mother to domestic violence when he was fourteen. But while his upbringing was filled with grief and tragedy, he is determined to carve out a career th ... More >>

David Bowie's Hunky Dory turns forty

David Bowie's Hunky Dory was originally released on December 17, 1971​No matter how hard he tried, David Bowie just couldn't fit into the '60s. From having to abandon his birth-name (Davy Jones) to the pop-darling Monkees singer, to staring in Ice Cream commercials in order to finance his tank ... More >>

Sarah Haas's cupcakes help spread the love in Boulder

Hunter Hunt-Hendrix of Liturgy on the band's philosophical underpinnings

Brooklyn's Liturgy (due Tuesday, July 12, at the hi-dive with Collapse and Barnacle) started as the solo project of singer/guitarist Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, who started writing the music with a drum machine on which he created the "burst beat" -- a way of taking the blast beat of much grindcore, death ... More >>

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City, O' City remains a vegetarian must-visit in this city

​If you're vegetarian in Denver, then you most likely already know about City, O' City and its sister restaurant, WaterCourse Foods. There's a reason that both of these restaurants are so popular: The wine and beer options are fabulous, the food is delicious, and both offer plenty of options f ... More >>

Zoroaster

Friday, July 2, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

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No Summer Rerun

Today's featured event: 60 Minutes: the Musical! is no summer rerun!

Within the limits of the tubular milieu, the only thing more entertaining than simply watching TV is making fun of it. This is the tried-and-true tack taken by the local comedy sketch group Nietzsche's Moustache in its new spoof 60 Minutes: the Musical!, which opens today at the Avenue Theater for ... More >>

Storm Chaser

The Museum of Nature & Science handles natural disasters.

In life and death, tattoo artist Kauri Tiyme made her mark

Tiny Alice is big and brilliant at Germinal Stage

Blue Million Miles is Building Walls, only to tear them down.

Denver's Own Royal Tenenbaums

The late Timber Dick's children are carrying on a brilliant family legacy that includes Nancy Dick and Tom Lantos.

Mile High Makeout: My Best Friend's Wedding

White Rabbits

Meet Radiohead’s Missouri-bred labelmates, who are apparently quite popular in Germany.

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Ain't No Sunshine

"What's Wrong With America" indie comedy reveals what's wrong with indie comedies.

Westword Music Showcase 2006

Be there or be square!

Weird Al-right

Two decades on, Little Fyodor is still strange, witty and real.

Female Fling

An obsessive teen romance fuels My Summer of Love.

The Gulf Between

When these soldiers became writers, the pen becomes very mighty indeed.

Everything's Relative

Eddie Griffin shows the world how he wrings laughs from his DysFunKtional kin.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of December 6, 2001

Letters to the Editor

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Master of His Domain

With 404 Not Found, Todd Bradley creates computer music that's simply eclectrifying.

The X Files

Punk-rock guitarist turned Nation of Islam minister Jamal Muhammad is still angry--and not just in black and white.

Rollins With the Punches

Henry Rollins takes on all comers.

Hail to the Chief

Hades Man

THEY CALL HIM MISTER MANSON!

THE LEADER OF MARILYN MANSON WANTS TO BECOME EVERY PARENT'S NIGHTMARE.

PAVEMENT HITS THE ROAD

SMASHING PUMPKINS' LEAST FAVORITE BAND LEARNS TO DEAL WITH FAME.