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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 >>

Pictureplane picked up by Lovepump United, hits road with HEALTH

Photo: Sarah CassThis news will probably come as no surprise to those who were paying attention last summer when HEALTH sang the praises of Pictureplane in Pitchfork: Travis Egedy, who makes music under the Pictureplane moniker, has been picked up by Lovepump United. The New York-based imprint, whi ... More >>

VeeV martini at Houston's

Photo: Sarah CassThis news will probably come as no surprise to those who were paying attention last summer when HEALTH sang the praises of Pictureplane in Pitchfork: Travis Egedy, who makes music under the Pictureplane moniker, has been picked up by Lovepump United. The New York-based imprint, whi ... More >>

Why this Valentine's Day may be your last chance to eat Oysters for years to come

Photo: Sarah CassThis news will probably come as no surprise to those who were paying attention last summer when HEALTH sang the praises of Pictureplane in Pitchfork: Travis Egedy, who makes music under the Pictureplane moniker, has been picked up by Lovepump United. The New York-based imprint, whi ... More >>

Where do anchor babies come from?

Photo: Sarah CassThis news will probably come as no surprise to those who were paying attention last summer when HEALTH sang the praises of Pictureplane in Pitchfork: Travis Egedy, who makes music under the Pictureplane moniker, has been picked up by Lovepump United. The New York-based imprint, whi ... More >>

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Catfish, Shrimp-n-French Fries
Ugly Azz Entertainment

The Prius can take owners on a wild ride

Catfish, Shrimp-n-French Fries
Ugly Azz Entertainment

Help, I'm Dating a Mexican!

How can a gringa deal with her friends' racism?

Chef Zorba’s Cuisine

Ode to a Grecian meal.

Brothers BBQ

We came, we sauce, we conquered.

Fish Shtick

The new, tastier Downtown Aquarium opens with some mouth-watering temptation.

Reality Bites

If you want to eat, try a restaurant. If you want to be taken for a ride, try Holoworld.

Chile Weather

Hacienda Colorado makes you feel right at home.

MOUTHING OFF

Hacienda Colorado makes you feel right at home.

Meese reveals track list and cover art for new album

In a little over a month, Meese's major label debut is slated to drop. At a listening party a few months ago at the Larimer Lounge, we learned that the album would be titled Broadcast and would feature "The Start of It," a song well familiar to all of the kids on the frozen Front Range, that has sin ... More >>

Alto and ESPN Zone leave empty spaces downtown

In a little over a month, Meese's major label debut is slated to drop. At a listening party a few months ago at the Larimer Lounge, we learned that the album would be titled Broadcast and would feature "The Start of It," a song well familiar to all of the kids on the frozen Front Range, that has sin ... More >>

Making music is a family affair for St. Elias

In a little over a month, Meese's major label debut is slated to drop. At a listening party a few months ago at the Larimer Lounge, we learned that the album would be titled Broadcast and would feature "The Start of It," a song well familiar to all of the kids on the frozen Front Range, that has sin ... More >>

Rob Drabkin to tour with Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam

​Sounds like everything's turning up roses these days for el broski with the froski. For those in the cheap seats, we're referring to Mr. Rob Drabkin, the proud owner of Denver's most distinctive do. The singer-songwriter was just tapped to open seventeen dates on Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam's ... More >>

Meese back on the road with a modified lineup

​After six weeks off the road spent working on new music and revamping its live show, Meese is back on tour. The outfit is kicking off its upcoming series of shows tonight with a gig at the Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, followed by nearly two dozen dates across the country -- includi ... More >>

Freeloader: Download a new track from Pretty Light's forthcoming EP in advance of shows this week in Boulder and Denver

​ Derek Vincent Smith, who performs under the Pretty Lights moniker (due tonight at the Boulder Theater), has announced plans to release three new EPs, the first of which, Making Up a Changing Mind, was just posted to his site last week. With three albums already under his belt that have rec ... More >>

Nathaniel Rateliff, Sleigh Bells and Bruno Mars top our playlists this week

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" So whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

Michael Alan McDougall shot his pregnant wife in the stomach because "she had it coming"

Michael Alan McDougall smirked before making his chilling statement.​Littleton's Michael Alan McDougall didn't hide from the lights and lenses of TV cameras after being accused of murdering his pregnant wife, Jennifer, in a Houston suburb by shooting her in the abdomen -- nor did he dodge the ... More >>

Joaquin Lucero-Carrillo (No. 3) allegedly slain by killer who couldn't drive straight

Franklin Gonzalo Sierra-Rodriguez.​The Littleton Police Department and federal authorities in Detroit believe that Franklin Gonzalo Sierra-Rodriguez was responsible for the apparent assassination of a man in Littleton, now identified as Joaquin Lucero-Carillo. But there's a lot more to the st ... More >>

Coors Field ranks fifth on PETA's annual list of best ballpark food

You'll find plenty of veggie options inside those doors.​Most vegetarians remember the days when attending a ball game meant subsisting on popcorn and peanuts -- not bad as snacks go, but let's be honest: Peanuts are no substitute for a ballpark dog. Since 2002, People for the Ethical Treatmen ... More >>

Franklin Gonzalo Sierra-Rodriguez, the man who couldn't find Detroit, is our Shmuck of the Week

​Every week we explore the annals of recent shmuckdom. This week: An alleged murderer who accidentally wound up in Houston. Some weeks the shmucks just reach out and grab you. This was one of those weeks, thanks to the sinister moron Franklin Gonzalo Sierra-Rodriguez. Sierra-Rodriguez is ac ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony trade: Is Houston's Luis Scola, not Kevin Martin, on Nuggets' wish list?

Carmelo.​More dizzying twists in Carmelo Anthony trade rumors. This week, we've been told the New Jersey Nets are his choice, in a likely concession to his fame-addicted reality-TV-star wife La La Vazquez -- only to hear Chicago is really his top pick. But are the Nuggets pushing for a pact wi ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony & other CO celebs who should be shot into space: Kenny Be's Fotoshop Friday

Full space flight crews shown below.​Boeing announced on Monday that it would be entering into a partnership with space tourism company Space Adventures to offer tourists rides on its CST-100 spacecraft. The rides will begin in 2015 and Boeing estimates that a passenger ticket on the spacecraf ... More >>

The hypnotic and electrifying Indian Jewelry plays the Larimer Lounge on October 20

Full space flight crews shown below.​Boeing announced on Monday that it would be entering into a partnership with space tourism company Space Adventures to offer tourists rides on its CST-100 spacecraft. The rides will begin in 2015 and Boeing estimates that a passenger ticket on the spacecraf ... More >>

Why do people think it's okay to say racist things as long as they have a Mexican friend?

Full space flight crews shown below.​Boeing announced on Monday that it would be entering into a partnership with space tourism company Space Adventures to offer tourists rides on its CST-100 spacecraft. The rides will begin in 2015 and Boeing estimates that a passenger ticket on the spacecraf ... More >>

Road to nowhere: The men who are caught transporting illegal immigrants rarely pay the price

Full space flight crews shown below.​Boeing announced on Monday that it would be entering into a partnership with space tourism company Space Adventures to offer tourists rides on its CST-100 spacecraft. The rides will begin in 2015 and Boeing estimates that a passenger ticket on the spacecraf ... More >>

D.R.I.

Friday, December 17, Bluebird Theater, 303-830-8497.

Month of Photography: Nine shows to see

​The city's Month of Photography has gone from a blip to a major event over the last few years; credit photographer Mark Sink for choreographing this year's liftoff into the stratosphere. MOP has emerged as a force to be reckoned with, but how do you navigate through all the shows on view this ... More >>

Big Head Todd & the Monsters serenade astronauts aboard Shuttle Discovery

​This morning, while most of us in the working world were sound asleep, the dudes from Big Head Todd and the Monsters were at Mission Control in Houston serenading the astronauts aboard the Shuttle Discovery on their last day in space with Big Head's song "Blue Sky."

The Best Of... iPhone app is here and it's free, of course

Best Of app. Download here​Our Best of Denver issue (which hits newsstands on March 31) is sure to be a big, bulky thing, as it is every year. Unless you possess a European men's carry-all, it can be tough to tote around. Which is why we came up with the Best Of... iPhone app. It's free, it in ... More >>

Scrap Yard Dogs

Best Of app. Download here​Our Best of Denver issue (which hits newsstands on March 31) is sure to be a big, bulky thing, as it is every year. Unless you possess a European men's carry-all, it can be tough to tote around. Which is why we came up with the Best Of... iPhone app. It's free, it in ... More >>

Should Nuggets try to lose to Thunder tonight in hopes of meeting Mavericks in playoffs?

Kevin Durant.​In all likelihood, Tuesday's Nuggets-Thunder slugfest was a playoff preview, since Oklahoma City's currently in the fourth position in the west and Denver's ensconced in the fifth. But OKC's only one game behind the Dallas Mavericks for the third slot, and the Nuggets, who just b ... More >>

Travel Leisure names Denver one of America's best burger cities

Lori Midson​If you want pizza, your best bet is to head to Chicago or New York; for lobster, go to Boston (or better yet, Maine); Salmon or Pacific oysters swim best in Seattle; crab is best in San Francisco or Maryland; and a hankering for barbecue will take you to Kansas City, Memphis or the ... More >>

Marijuana critic William Breathes's sublime & ridiculous global media blitz (AUDIO, VIDEO)

Mr. Breathes.​If medical marijuana reviewer William Breathes looks tired lately, it's not because he's been critiquing too much weed. Since being featured on Rupert Murdoch's iPad-friendly The Daily and National Public Radio, he's been absolutely inundated with interview requests, many from in ... More >>

Jay-Z and Kanye West's upcoming Watch the Throne tour apparently being rerouted

So Pitchfork is reporting this morning that Jay-Z and Kanye West's highly anticipated Watch the Throne tour, which we told you was coming to Denver on Monday, October 10, is no longer coming to town on that date. The tour's apparently being rerouted due to "overwhelming demand," says Billboard, citi ... More >>

Denver is eighth most promiscuous city in the U.S.? Aren't we easier than that?

"We're not promiscuous. We're just posed that way."​Hooray! Another city list in which Denver scores high! And we do mean "scores" -- because Mile High has placed eighth in OKCupid.com's list of the ten most promiscuous cities in the U.S.

Guns N' Roses announces Denver show

​Next month, Guns N' Roses will kick off its first U.S. tour in five years, but there are still more than a dozen cities on the band's tour itinerary, which the band released yesterday, that have yet to have dates or venues set, including Denver. While the tour, which starts October 28 and run ... More >>

Denver-based skydiver Nick Batsch wins third USPA Canopy Piloting Nationals

Photo by Dq Israd, courtesy J. Walcher CommunicationsNick Batsch coming in hot at the 2011 USPA National Skydiving Championships of Canopy Piloting​The mere thrill of jumping out of a plane wasn't enough for Denver-based skydiver Nick Batsch, who took up the sport of canopy piloting (where the ... More >>

Denver's ATM fees highest in the nation: We're number 1!

Flickr​Feel like you're getting jacked each time you use an automatic teller machine? There's a good reason for that. A new survey from Bankrate.com spotlights the five U.S. cities with the highest ATM transaction fees. And guess who won.

Tony Kovaleski on his decision to leave 7News in favor of KNTV in Bay Area

Tony Kovaleski.​For a decade, 7News investigative reporter Tony Kovaleski has been one of local TV's most reliable trouble-stirrers. But starting in January, he'll have a new address: KNTV, an NBC owned-and-operated station in the Bay Area. Kovaleski, who grew up in San Jose, is making the mo ... More >>

Tim Tebow tattoos and tribute Tumblrs meet hate sites and pointless-spin-move ridicule

The spin.​It's Tim Tebow's worldwide web. We're just surfing on it. With the Broncos having reeled off their fourth straight win, Tebowmania has reached heights that even his most fanatical fans probably never imagined. But that doesn't mean the haters have been squelched. Here are some exam ... More >>

Van Halen in Denver on 5/24 at Pepsi Center

​Oh, hell yeah! Mark your calendars. It's really happening. Van Halen is coming to Denver. It's confirmed, and we finally have a date. Thursday, May 24, at the Pepsi Center, Van Halen will be here with Kool and the Gang. So stoked! Almost as stoked as we are to hear the new record, A Different ... 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 an ... More >>

American Idol in Galveston: Just like the good ol' days

Ramiro Garcia​Last night's episode of American Idol offered us a few strong contenders and an out-of-place space shuttle opening sequence. Houston, we have a problem: we're not actually in Houston -- despite misleading promos, we're in Galveston, Texas. Don't be deceived, people. Skylar Laine ... More >>

The Fray at Red Rocks on Friday, May 11

Are your marks, get set, Red Rocks: The Fray returns to Red Rocks on Friday, May 11. Tickets on sale 2/3/12.​On the eve of releasing their third full-length album, Scars and Stories and almost exactly a year after playing at Invesco with U2, the Fray has announced plans to return to Red Rocks ... More >>