Friendships

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Thursday, April 4, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Unfriending on Facebook often kills actual friendships, study shows

All of us with Facebook pages have grappled with the dilemma of what to do about the so-called "friend" who posts crap way too often. But before you choose to unfriend someone, think twice -- because cutting the cord online can, and often does, end friendships in the real world, too. That's among t ... More >>

Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu on non-Western sounds and his affinity for Suicide (the band)

Xiu Xiu got its start in 2002 when Jamie Stewart and his friend and longtime musical collaborator Cory McCulloch started writing songs in a more experimental vein, making extensive use of non-Western percussion and tones. The group's debut album, 2002's Knife Play, anticipated more widespread use of ... More >>

A love letter to the town (I mean city) of Brighton, Colorado

For much of my childhood, I led a double life. Okay, that's a super-dramatic way of saying that from age seven to age seventeen, I went between two households: one in Brighton and one in Denver. This wasn't because my parents were divorced (not yet), but because my best friend, who'd lived next door ... More >>

Alex Bleeker of Real Estate on improvisation and the merits of the Grateful Dead and Phish

Real Estate (due tonight at the Gothic Theatre) was formed by some friends who grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey. They were guys who graduated from college in the early '90s just in time for a severe economic downturn, when it became obvious that the prospects as a new college graduate were bleak. So ... More >>

Brian Williams of Lustmord on how you have to be a little bit crazy to be creative

See Also: • Q&A with Nick Zammuto • Q&A with Morton Subtonick • CMKY brings electronic arts and music to Boulder for a fourth year Lustmord (due Saturday, April 28, at the ATLAS Institute during the Communikey Festival) is the long-running project of Brian Williams. In the late '70s and early ... More >>

Glass Hits has a history filled with punk rock and fast friendships

Director Larry Wessel on his documentary ICONOCLAST and his fallout with Boyd Rice

​When filmmaker Larry Wessel started working on ICONOCLAST, he didn't know it was going to turn into a six-year filming project. But then again, his subject, Boyd Rice, has been a wild and curious abstraction of a performer, whose work in music with the NON was a forerunner in noise and indust ... More >>

Alternating eras frame an evolving friendship in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Something Borrowed never asks the hard questions without an answer prepared in advance

Lil' Miss Firefly comes home to Immundo

Do not call Lil' Miss Firefly a "little person."​It's more than simple hometown loyalty that keeps Lil' Miss Firefly coming back to the Immundo burlesque show in Denver. During the past nine years, the Colorado native has built an international reputation with her act, a routine she's performe ... More >>

Sufjan Stevens, Belle & Sebastian, Lil Wayne top sellers at local stores

​Sufjan Stevens' The Age of Adz, released last week on Asthmatic Kitty, and Belle & Sebastian's latest release on Matador, Write About Love, took the top two spots at Albums on the Hill and Twist & Shout for the week ending October 17. Lil Wayne's new album, meanwhile, I Am Not a Human Being ... More >>

Otem Rellik talks about his new album and the influence early Anticon releases on his music

​ Performing for the last several years under the moniker Otem Rellik, Toby Hendricks has certainly paid his dues. Living in Fort Collins, he's developed his craft largely through experimenting at open mikes and performing at shows with indie rock bands. Although his own vocal delivery is hea ... More >>

Writing the West

James Gandolfini's film debut, with his voice dubbed by... me?

Yesterday, I learned something so jaw-droppingly odd that I'm still trying to wrap my head around it. Turns out there's only one degree of separation between me and James Gandolfini, of The Sopranos fame. How? Because I dubbed his voice in the scene on view here -- an excerpt from his heretofore u ... More >>

Former Family Ties actor appears in Boulder court

​You may not remember Brian Bonsall, and that's okay, because the former child actor doesn't remember much either, at least when it comes to the night of December 5, when Boulder police say he hit his best friend repeatedly in the face with a broken stool. On Monday, Bonsall, who played Micha ... More >>

Broken Tongues

Vocal Chords
Self-released

Peña

Best Friends
Self-released

I Love You, Man

Former enemies Penny Parker and Bill Husted finding ways to co-exist at the Denver Post

Penny Parker, who's back at the Denver Post. The February 26 announcement that the Rocky Mountain News would close was accompanied by word that the Denver Post had hired a handful of Rocky notables. This move was a positive development for readers, as well as for the staffers in question -- but com ... More >>

Could a bromance be in Jay Cutler's future?

The Broncos' (former) quarterbacks coach, Jeremy Bates, has left to be the assistant coach/play caller at USC -- and according to the Denver Post, Jay Cutler realllllllllllllly didn't want Bates to leave. Deductive logic therefore gives me the right to say that Cutler may not be a happy man. I thi ... More >>

The Flobots acheive platinum status

PMSBuddy: A Denver entrepreneur's idea to make your girlfriend hate you a little more

The Rescuers

Best Friends founder Michael Mountain signs his new book.

Lads and Lasses

Get your drink on at the "Paddy Wagon" Pub Crawl.

Phace

Milk Bar

Lovely, Not Amazing

Four women struggle to face midlife in Friends With Money.

Unlikely Requiem

On the road to recovery with the Drive By Truckers.

Various Artists

Substitution Mass Confusion: A Tribute to the Cars (Not Lame)

Best Seafood Restaurant for You and Ten of Your Closest Friends

Go Fish Grille

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama

Denise Perry-Olson
Old Times

Drink of the Week

Passione

Star Crossed

Scheming lovers, jealous bosses, finicky friends. We're watchin' your back.

Critic's Choice

Bad Weather California

Best Showers -- Near

20th Street Recreation Center

Fish Story

With one terrific tuna, Sonoda's proves it's a keeper.

New Town, New Year

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama

Roslyn Washington
Bourbon at the Border

Best Doggie Photos

Doggone It, Every Dog's a Diva

Sage Words

Woven on the Wind offers friendship tales that yield unexpected connections.

Best Place to Learn How to Be a Millionaire

The "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" freshman seminar

Best Place to Get a Muttsterpiece

Jack Atkinson

You Say Tomato

Tomato Plant Girl shows children how friendships grow.

Best service pets

Alliance of Best Friends

Best service for pets

Anesthesia-free teeth-cleaning clincs, Pet World

Fall Colors

Savage Love

Snoop's On

Sugar on the Brain

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