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Hey, Radiohead, Was It Something We Said?

DeVotchKa on NPR's All Songs Considered and Conan

Looking Backward

Lame Dunk

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Letters to the Editor

Letters from the week of 4/24/2008

R. Craig Miller Leaves the DAM

After building the musuem’s Department of Architecture, Design and Graphics from scratch, Miller is off to do it again in Indianapolis.

Get Your Gold Medals Here

After building the musuem’s Department of Architecture, Design and Graphics from scratch, Miller is off to do it again in Indianapolis.

The Hills Are Alive

Matt Fecher brings the sound of music to Fairplay.

Margot & the Nuclear So and So's

Sunday, July 30, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Margot & the Nuclear So & So's

Thursday, January 19, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Road Warriors

A new show at the Arvada Center is fun on wheels.

The Sky's the Limit

Colorado could be courting a winner in the NCAA Tournament.

Top Draft Pix

Colorado could be courting a winner in the NCAA Tournament.

Green-Light Specials

If the FCC loosens its rules, will media giants go on a radio-and-TV shopping spree? Absolutely.

Robo News

Channel 7 readies a new computer system that makes the newspeople behind the scenes all but obsolete.

Critic's Choice

Johnny Socko

An After-Death Experience

First Mordecai Mayhew was murdered. Then things got really ugly.

FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BALL

First Mordecai Mayhew was murdered. Then things got really ugly.

Wake-Up Call: The final Frontier

I'm about to head to Denver International Airport, which is suddenly in the shadows. Not because of the storm cloud that dumped a record amount of rain on DIA last evening -- but because Republic Airways' $109 million bid to buy Frontier out of bankruptcy could mean that Denver will lose its homet ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: The week's looking up -- way up

​The sky's the limit this week. Or is it? From a discussion of the view at Coors Field to consideration of a proposed DIA expansion to conventions including the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the fortieth annual international UFO Symposium, things are looking up -- way ... More >>

Biker Jim's, Rioja and Table 6 all on the national radar

​While y'all already know that Westword's Cafe Society blog is far and away the best place to digest all your local food and restaurant news, it just so happens that three of our favorite food places -- Rioja, Table 6 and Biker Jim's -- got some well-deserved love and ink from Bon Appetit and Maxi ... More >>

If you can't stand the heat, get out of Denver by 2050

National August 95ºF from Climate Central on Vimeo. It's been an unusually cool summer this year -- and if the folks at ClimateCentral.org are right, such seasons will become even less common as time marches on. A just-released article declares: "Today, seven cities break 90°F on at least half of ... More >>

Why Denver beats Indianapolis in Frontier sweepstakes

​Republic Airways chief executive Bryan Bedford is in town again today, meeting with employees of Frontier Airlines, which Republic purchased after unexpectedly besting Southwest Airlines at auction. He's also been chatting with city officials who are understandably desperate to convince Repub ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 28 edition

I used to love Mr. T cereal....​Pity those fools. Today in Backbeat Online: • Freaky Friday: "Treat Your Mother Right." • Q&A with John Osborne of KingBilly. • Last Night: Desolation Wilderness at Rhinoceropolis. • The Denver Boot: Lion Sized at the Larimer Lounge -- 08/02/09. • Fiv ... More >>

The taxing problems related to Denver's Frontier offer

​ The city's offer to Republic Airways Holdings -- an effort to keep as many Frontier Airlines jobs in Colorado as possible -- doesn't represent the final word on potential lures. "They're in negotiations," says Tom Clark, the Denver Economic Development Corporation's executive director, "so t ... More >>

Miller on Miller

​ The city's offer to Republic Airways Holdings -- an effort to keep as many Frontier Airlines jobs in Colorado as possible -- doesn't represent the final word on potential lures. "They're in negotiations," says Tom Clark, the Denver Economic Development Corporation's executive director, "so t ... 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 >>

No reason for Broncos fans to hit the panic button! Yet!

Last night's Broncos-Steelers game was déjà vu all over again -- a virtual blueprint of the previous week's loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Close early thanks to Denver's unexpectedly staunch defense (and despite a costly turnover -- this time an interception). But the offense's inability to hold th ... More >>

Frontier rep: 140 jobs leaving Denver is actually good news for employees

Some Denver jobs are flying to Indianapolis.​Word that 140 Frontier Airlines jobs will be relocating from Denver to Indianapolis, headquarters of Republic Airways Holdings, which bested Southwest in its quest for the carrier back in October, has been seen as a bummer in these parts. But Fronti ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: DIA plays Scrooge

​Denver International Airport has the money to start planning a transformation of the Jeppesen Terminal into a massive mall (and move security screening to the perimeter) -- but it's put the Scrooge to its annual holiday entertainment, blaming budget constraints for the $50,000 cut. For twent ... More >>

Frontier is still Denver's hometown airline despite executives' move to Indianapolis, spokesman insists

"Indianapolis doesn't look all that nature-friendly..."​The headline in this morning's Denver Post is unequivocal: "Republic Airways to Move Frontier's Headquarters Out of Denver." But Peter Kowalchuk, Frontier's spokesman, believes the announced resignation of former Frontier CEO Sean Menke, ... More >>

Margot and the Nuclear So and So's to tour in support of Buzzard, forthcoming new record

​Ah, yes, what a splendid birthday present (okay, it isn't exactly our birthday, but close enough). It seems one of our favorite bands, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, a group we've long been smitten with since first making its acquaintance at South Park some years ago, has a new album slate ... More >>

Human smuggling: Defense attorneys question whether law is too harsh on alleged smugglers

​ This week's cover story, "Disappearing Act," examines the difficulties of enforcing Colorado's anti-human smuggling law, which was passed in 2006. Though the law was well-intentioned, prosecuting the alleged smugglers has proven tough. As such, many smugglers end up taking plea deals that re ... More >>

Tonight: Margot and the Nuclear So and So's at the Bluebird

Not Margo: The Nuclear So and So's Richard Edwards​Unless you just arrived on this planet, you know there is no Margot in Margot and the Nuclear So and So's -- but the moniker of Richard Edwards' charming chamber pop band sure does have a nice cadence to it, as does the music the outfit create ... 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?

Dan Callarman's murals make the walls pop at Quixote's

​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?

7News, Azteca America affiliates in CO for sale: McGraw-Hill looks to peddle broadcasting group

​Update below: KMGH-TV, better known as 7News, is on the block -- and so are Azteca America affiliates in Denver, Fort Collins and Colorado Springs, according to an announcement by McGraw-Hill, the stations' parent company. Officially, the move is part of a "portfolio review" -- but the real ... More >>

Jared Brant, exec chef of Satchel's on 6th, raps on why he hates chef pants and the lamest dude alive

Lori Midson​ Jared Brant Satchel's on 6th 1710 East Sixth Avenue 303-399-2560 www.satchelson6th.com This is part one of my interview with Jared Brant, executive chef of Satchel's on 6th. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. If you've eaten at Satchel's on 6th and love ... More >>

Round two with Jared Brant, exec chef of Satchel's on 6th

Lori Midson​ Jared Brant Satchel's on 6th 1710 East Sixth Avenue 303-399-2560 www.satchelson6th.com This is part two of my interview with Jared Brant, executive chef of Satchel's on 6th. Part one of that interview ran in this space yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: That's a very ha ... More >>

Andy Martinez, exec chef of Citron New World Bistro, on his one and only "steak shake" and licking David Letterman's plate

Lori Midson​ Andy Martinez Citron New World Bistro 3535 South Yosemite Street 303-771-5800 www.citronbistro.com When Denver native Andy Martinez, the executive chef at Citron New World Bistro, was a lowly dish rat at a hoity-toity restaurant in Indianapolis, he not only washed dishes, he lick ... More >>

Deal of a lifetime: Discounted umbilical cord storage

Nothing says love like storing your child's umbilical cord.​Plum Deals, a Groupon-esque daily deals site targeted at moms, is offering something really special. It's something that is worth a lifetime of love, memories and hope. No, it's not a picture frame made by the hands of children in the ... More >>

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 >>

Eight great Denver bars that opened in 2011

​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 >>

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 >>

Black Keys at 1STBANK Center on April 30

Danny Clinch​We've just received word that the Black Keys, on the heels of its highly enjoyable new record, El Camino (we seriously can't pry it from our playlist), are coming to the 1STBANK Center on Monday, April 30, with the Arctic Monkeys. Tickets ($55.00 - $59.50, plus service fees) for t ... More >>

The Fray posts "The Fighter," another track from new album

​Just before the holidays, the Fray offered another peek of its upcoming album, Scars & Stories, the follow-up to the act's eponymous sophomore release from 2009. While the record's first single, "Heartbeat," debuted this past October and has already charted, the Denver-based quartet recently ... More >>

The Black Keys add second show at 1STBANK Center on May 1

Danny Clinch​Bad news: Familiar with that expression, "You snooze, you lose"? Yes? Well, it applies here. If you slept on getting your tickets to see the Black Keys at 1STBANK Center on April 30, you blew it. Show's sold out. D'oh! Luckily for you, though, you'll have another chance to see 'em ... More >>

Photos: Six dazzling Super Bowl meat stadiums

The super-sized Super Bowl of deli platters.​Holy Super Bowl! Someone in the football universe obviously takes his deli platter damn seriously, as evidenced by this snap, a dazzling stadium display of cold cuts, crudites, chips and cheese squares. The origin of the platter, seemingly large en ... More >>