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February 29, 2012
The Trinity Grille's Patrick Canfield goes after gluten-free diets and admits he doesn't give a rat's ass about reviews
This is part one of my interview with Trinity Grille's Patrick Canfield. Check back here tomorrow to read part two. Patrick Canfield Trinity Grille 1801 Broadway 303-293-2288 www.trinitygrille.com Most of us have scrubbed a few pots and scraped a few plates, but if you eat dinner every night at ... More >>
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October 31, 2011
Chipotle treats family-farm trick-or-treaters with a Boorito tonight
From 6 p.m. six until closing tonight, all locations of Chipotle -- the homegrown big-burrito chain that Steve Ells started in Denver almost twenty years ago -- will be offering a real treat to anyone in a costume inspired by the family farm. Dress like Old McDonald or a Niman Ranch hog, and ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
All That Glitters
From 6 p.m. six until closing tonight, all locations of Chipotle -- the homegrown big-burrito chain that Steve Ells started in Denver almost twenty years ago -- will be offering a real treat to anyone in a costume inspired by the family farm. Dress like Old McDonald or a Niman Ranch hog, and ... More >>
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October 26, 2011
Colorado beer calendar: Odell Frieks out; Halloween freakouts; Rackhouse gets freaky
Odell BrewingYes, it snowed. Get used to it. Better yet, take advantage of it. The Rackhouse Pub, which celebrates its two-year anniversary later in the week, is marking the time-honored tradition of calling in sick on powder days by offering a free pint to anyone who shows up with a lift tic ... More >>
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October 24, 2011
Tamed Animals' Return to the Sun is a perfect, free album for your Halloween party
Tamed Animals' Dan Barnett has been incredibly busy kicking out an album every month since July. His latest, Return to the Sun, is as haunting as it is beautiful and offers the perfect mix of harsh noise, chaos and soft beats, making it the perfect Halloween accompaniment.
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October 24, 2011
Enough with the zombies already: The ten dumbest undead media products on the market
Products! Proooooooduuuucts!It's been close to a decade since the gore-spattered snowball of the zombie fad started rolling -- check, for example, George Romero's filmography, which boasts zero Whatever of the Dead flicks between 1990 and 2004 and five in the time since -- and as this Hallowe ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Ten DIY robot costumes you can make for Robot Prom --or Halloween
Robot Prom is just two days away, which means you'll need to get your metalic ass in gear if you want to have the most radical costume of the night -- or for Halloween two weeks later. To help you out, we've compiled the best DIY robot costumes we could find online (with instructions). So get ... More >>
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October 12, 2011
Great Halloween costumes from ARC Thrift Stores as modeled by ARC workers (PHOTOS)
Big pics below.Most of us know Halloween costumes pieced together from thrift store items are better than the pricey, pre-made ones. And for those who don't, the folks at ARC Thrift Stores, who advocate for and employ many people with developmental challenges, put together a series of such o ... More >>
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October 7, 2011
Reader: Brady Quinn is a class act, no matter how scary the Broncos may be
As Halloween approaches, we're serving up suggestions for sad Halloween costumes, including the one above that disguises you as Brady Quinn, a second-string quarterback overshadowed by third-string quarterback. Which inspired this from sickoftewbow: I would gladly wear a Brady Quinn jersey. He's ... More >>
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October 7, 2011
10 things to do for $10 this weekend, October 7-9, 2011
For the Halloween-phobic, we've still got plenty to do this weekend, including a craft event, race watching and dancing. It's First Friday to boot, so you should have plenty to keep you busy, all for less than $10 per event. For a complete guide to this weekend, go to westword.com/calendar.
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November 1, 2010
Ween at 1STBANK Center, 10/31/10
A.H. Goldstein WEEN 10.31.10 | 1STBANK Center The scene captured the sheer surrealism of Ween's Halloween show at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield: Toward the end of the band's three-hour performance, Mickey Melchiondo -- aka Dean Ween -- belted out "The Blarney Stone" with gusto, his vocal ... More >>
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November 1, 2010
The Cool Kids at Bar Standard, 10/30/10
The Cool Kids With Air Dubai • DJ Wushu • Shor-T • CobraConda 10.30.10 | Bar Standard On Saturday night, Bar Standard hosted a parade of ghouls, Gagas, rockstars, and Cool Kids -- er, make that The Cool Kids. The doors opened at Bar Standard just as the line was stretching down to th ... More >>
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November 1, 2010
Halloween freaks photo gallery: A revealing look at the weekend parties on our slideshow page
Did you have a thriller night -- or maybe even two -- over Halloween weekend? Westword photog Aaron Thackeray captures plenty who did in his HallowFreak'nWeen 2010 slideshow, one of several new galleries posted for your perusal. Check out Rot Congress at the Skylark, Denver Gorilla Run 2010 a ... More >>
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October 29, 2010
Vince Herman from Great American Taxi/Leftover Salmon talks about this weekend's festivities, new albums, zombies and more
Vince Herman is going to be insanely busy this weekend, between playing with Great American Taxi alongside Drew Emmitt Band in support of troubadour Todd Snider at the Gothic tonight, and then doubling it up tomorrow night by playing as both the opening act with Taxi and the headliner with ... More >>
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October 29, 2010
The week in Cafe Society bloggery: zombies, pie porn, gunshots and Guy Fieri
Behold the highlights and low lights of what you may have missed this week on the Cafe Society blog.
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October 28, 2010
Velo Scavenger
Behold the highlights and low lights of what you may have missed this week on the Cafe Society blog.
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October 28, 2010
Dean Ween on fundamental changes to the recording industry and pot-smoking hippies
For nearly thirty years, Mickey Melchiondo's been making music under a moniker. As Dean Ween, one of the eponymous creative forces behind Ween, Melchiondo's carved out an ambitious musical niche since founding the band with Aaron Freeman - aka Gene Ween - in the 1980s. In advance of Ween's ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
DeVotchKa flier puts all hands on deck
To be perfectly honest, we could have closed our eyes and stuck our hands into a flier bin and picked out an awesome flier for Halloween weekend, so picking just one this week was difficult. Even so, this lively DeVotchKa flier caught our eye over some of the others, mainly because of its non ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
Naked Pumpkin Run, Boulder Mall Crawl: Cops ready if they make a Halloween comeback
2005 Pumpkin Run.Last year at this time, Boulder Police were on high alert for fear that the annual Naked Pumpkin Run and a revival of the Boulder Mall Crawl on Halloween would lead to chaos. Two Mall Crawl organizers even received a personal visit from Boulder's police chief. In the end, th ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
Four fantastic, not-so-spooky Halloween wines
Let's be honest: Halloween is not a holiday that typically conjures up images of wine drinking. Visions of miniature Snickers bars, pumpkin-flavored beer and slutty costumes? Absolutely. Still, as any serious wine lover will assure you, not even the omnipresence of glowing jack-o'-lanter ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
Hot Congress reincarnates as Rot Congress for Skylark show Halloween weekend
Luca VenterHindershotLocal misfit rock collective Hot Congress will be partaking in the Halloween festivities this Friday, October 29, at the Skylark Lounge, with over a half-dozen of the bands on its roster participating in a gore-themed line-up. The catch? This is no longer Hot Congress, it ... More >>
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October 25, 2010
Astroland in Boulder hosts DIY or Die Fest Halloween weekend
Colorado Springs' Conjugal Visits slated to play Boulder's DIY or Die FestIn the spirit of Halloween, Boulder creative space Astroland is holding its first annual DIY or Die Fest, a massive holiday celebration featuring over a dozen local bands and DJs to the backdrop of some spooky films and ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
Peter Black brings Hideous Men, Hollagramz and more to Meadowlark for Halloween bash
Peter Black, the man behind the explosive Analog Space parties, has enlisted a diverse roster of DJs and bands for his upcoming Voodoo Ball 2010, a glittering Halloween blowout with a hand-picked lineup featuring Gauntlet Hair, Woodsman (their tour kickoff, according to Mr. Black), Hideous Me ... More >>
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October 11, 2010
Chipotle and Jamie Oliver team up, want you to dress as a Halloween McNugget to earn $2 burrito
Hometown hero Chipotle has made a name for itself with its innovative marketing gimmicks, and now it's partnering with cheeky British chef-turned-food crusader Jamie Oliver for a special Halloween treat that could earn you a super-cheap burrito and maybe, just maybe, save the world. What's t ... More >>
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October 7, 2010
This Town is Dead
Hometown hero Chipotle has made a name for itself with its innovative marketing gimmicks, and now it's partnering with cheeky British chef-turned-food crusader Jamie Oliver for a special Halloween treat that could earn you a super-cheap burrito and maybe, just maybe, save the world. What's t ... More >>
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September 30, 2010
Wicked, Bro
Hometown hero Chipotle has made a name for itself with its innovative marketing gimmicks, and now it's partnering with cheeky British chef-turned-food crusader Jamie Oliver for a special Halloween treat that could earn you a super-cheap burrito and maybe, just maybe, save the world. What's t ... More >>
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September 7, 2010
Enjoy "Werewolf bar Mitzvah," a new Halloween classic
Is it too early for Halloween? Heck, no, it isn't, at least if you go by typical retail standards! Right now, department stores everywhere are stocking candy and costumes, and by golly, if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for us! Plus, this was just too good to sit on. It's an extende ... More >>
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July 22, 2010
Ween announces Halloween show at 1STBANK Center
Ween usually puts on the some wacky shows, but we're guessing things might get super nutty when the band comes to the 1STBANK Center on Halloween. General admission seats ($38.50-$42.50) go on sale this Saturday, July 24 at 10 a.m. at the TicketHorse website or at its kiosks. Ween is also off ... More >>
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March 11, 2010
October Country shows an American family, stuck from one Halloween to the next
Ween usually puts on the some wacky shows, but we're guessing things might get super nutty when the band comes to the 1STBANK Center on Halloween. General admission seats ($38.50-$42.50) go on sale this Saturday, July 24 at 10 a.m. at the TicketHorse website or at its kiosks. Ween is also off ... More >>
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January 8, 2010
Freaky Friday: "Big Trouble in Little China" - John Carpenter
This week's Freaky Friday video most likely earns the nod as "Worst Song Ever from a composer who's capable of great things." John Carpenter is not only an excellent director (among others, see The Thing, Halloween, Escape from New York, They Live and, naturally, Big Trouble in Little China), he's a ... More >>
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December 23, 2009
Carmelo Anthony and son (not) mauled by lion at the Denver Zoo
Photo from I Am La LaCarmelo Anthony and his son, Kiyan, meet a lion at the Denver ZooDenver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony took his two-year-old son, Kiyan, to get up-close-and-personal with some wild beasts at the Denver Zoo last month, prompting his fiance, former MTV VJ La La Vasquez, to wo ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
Freeloader: Dubstep mix from Alert
It was just a few days ago I was writing about how much I hate Christmas music, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that I've been seeking out alternative musical fare this season. And just this morning, what should alight on my inbox like the trip-tapping of tiny reindeer? A new free mix from lo ... More >>
Music
November 19, 2009
A shooting at Posh leaves the nightclub's future in question
It was just a few days ago I was writing about how much I hate Christmas music, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that I've been seeking out alternative musical fare this season. And just this morning, what should alight on my inbox like the trip-tapping of tiny reindeer? A new free mix from lo ... More >>
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November 5, 2009
Download the Motet's take on Talking Heads
If you love the Talking Heads, enjoy cover versions of favorite tunes and don't think "jam" is a four letter word, you're going to dig this. Local jazz/afrobeat/electronic artist has long been known for their dress-up sets where they dedicate an evening to a favorite band's music. They tackl ... More >>
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November 5, 2009
Wake-Up Call: Boulder officials fire up medical-marijuana dispensary regulations
What's happened to the liberal mecca of Boulder? First, cops put a lid -- and some pants -- on plans to resurrect the Halloween Mall Crawl, as well as the Naked Pumpkin Run. And now the city's looking at strictly regulating medical marijuana dispensaries -- if it doesn't ban them altogether. ... More >>
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October 30, 2009
Have you been pulled over by the worst police impersonator ever?
Not a photo of the actual impersonation suspect (we're pretty sure).How convincing a cop was a 24-year-old Colorado Springs man currently being held on felony police-impersonation charges? Well, the vehicle he used was a gray 1995 Cadillac sedan, the sort of car preferred by eighty-year-old r ... More >>
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October 29, 2009
Resurrecting the Dead
Not a photo of the actual impersonation suspect (we're pretty sure).How convincing a cop was a 24-year-old Colorado Springs man currently being held on felony police-impersonation charges? Well, the vehicle he used was a gray 1995 Cadillac sedan, the sort of car preferred by eighty-year-old r ... More >>
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October 29, 2009
The Boulder police try to unfriend a Boulder Mall Crawl Facebook page
Not a photo of the actual impersonation suspect (we're pretty sure).How convincing a cop was a 24-year-old Colorado Springs man currently being held on felony police-impersonation charges? Well, the vehicle he used was a gray 1995 Cadillac sedan, the sort of car preferred by eighty-year-old r ... More >>
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October 20, 2009
Boulder police still worried that Halloween on the Pearl Street Mall will crawl with problems
Will the Pearl Street Mall crawl like this again? Ever since word surfaced about a Facebook campaign to resurrect the once-wild (and long-dormant) Boulder Mall Crawl, the Boulder Police Department has attempted to dial down the prospect of a too-huge throng celebrating on the Pearl Street Mal ... More >>
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October 19, 2009
What are Denver's most haunted restaurant locations?
Peter Boyles is holding his annual haunted house event at Yak and Yeti, the Nepalese restaurant that took over the former home of the Cheshire Cat Brewpub and Restaurant, at 7803 Ralston Road in Arvada. (There's a second Yak and Yeti at 8665 Sheridan in Westminster.) The ghosts on Ralston Ro ... More >>
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October 8, 2009
Talking Shop
Peter Boyles is holding his annual haunted house event at Yak and Yeti, the Nepalese restaurant that took over the former home of the Cheshire Cat Brewpub and Restaurant, at 7803 Ralston Road in Arvada. (There's a second Yak and Yeti at 8665 Sheridan in Westminster.) The ghosts on Ralston Ro ... More >>
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October 8, 2009
Could Kaos hit South Pearl Street just in time for Halloween?
Lori MidsonHalf of the menu from Kaos Pizzeria Jon Edwards and Patrick Mangold-White's forthcoming venture, a take-out pizza joint called Kaos, was expected to open in May at 1439 South Pearl Street, but their little slice of pizza pie had been derailed by issues with the one piece of equipmen ... More >>
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October 1, 2009
Omens go European
Ah, Europe. Home of tiny mustaches, hot yet unshaven women and an entirely too-forgiving stance toward child rapists with artistic achievements. And, of course, a firm appreciation of American-style garage rock, which we assume is the reason that the Omens are headed over there for a ten-day ... More >>
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July 24, 2009
The details of Phish's Festival 8 revealed
Great news for those of you who missed out on getting tickets for Phish's upcoming four-night stand at Red Rocks next week. Ahem, actually, let us rephrase that -- this is great news for those with disposable income (yeah, we know, what is that, right?), vacation time and frequent flier miles ... More >>
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June 11, 2009
Dress Up for Less
You’ll have a ball at this costume clearance sale.
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October 30, 2008
Road to Nowhere
The Motet plays to a Talking Heads fan base.
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October 30, 2008
Culture of Fear
The Daniels & Fisher Tower hosts a spooky party.
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October 23, 2008
Pet Cemetery
The Daniels & Fisher Tower hosts a spooky party.
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September 18, 2008
Children of the Corn
The Daniels & Fisher Tower hosts a spooky party.
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