Ireland

St. Patrick's Day: The ten recurring themes that crop up in your traditional Irish drinking songs

Irish drinking songs may seem fairly simple to the casual listener. The main theme is in the title, right? These are songs concerned with alcohol of any kind, tunes in 4/4 that are easy to clap along with during St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Though that may be the kind of criteria that guides thos ... More >>

Aspen Mayor Mick Ireland takes ABC challenge, releases tax returns after bashing Romney

Put up or shut up. After a group of Democratic leaders staged a press conference last week to demand that Mitt Romney release more of his tax returns, ABC News asked the group if they would make public their 1040s, too. Several refused to do so -- but not Aspen Mayor Mick Ireland, whose tax posture ... More >>

Bobby Long at the Walnut, the Still City bids farewell, Richard Marx and more this weekend

​Bobby Long takes over the Walnut Room with Ian Cooke for a night of swooning, heartthrobbing goodness. The English singer-songwriter had his first big break thanks to the Twilight soundtrack, but his rough and beautiful voice has shown Long to be more than just a pretty face. (7 p.m. doors, 2 ... More >>

Spiderman the musical and other things Bono can't save

Spiderman: Much better at saving the world than Bono.​Bono recently took time out of his busy touring schedule to save his investment opportunity, Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark -- a Broadway musical boasting tunes written by the investor himself, daredevil scenes of amazing acrobatics and, acco ... More >>

Liz Clark wins local talent search for Lilith Tour

​Singer-songwriter Liz Clark, who divides her time between Colorado and Ireland, was tapped to play the Lilith Tour at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre on Tuesday, July 13. She won the the Denver-local talent search after submitting her tune "Who's Your Angel" from her 2005 release Hand on the Stov ... More >>

"Add It Up" and Get Your Irish Up at Scruffy Murphy's

Columbine tenth anniversary coverage: massive, well-intentioned, mostly unenlightening

A word that applies to the vast majority of the stories I've seen, heard or read about today's tenth anniversary of the killings at Columbine High School is "obligatory." Although fewer commemorative efforts have appeared on April 20 in recent years than in the immediate aftermath of the bloodshed ... More >>

Get Lucky

Irish food and wine rule the night at Lannie’s.

Pints and Pigskin

It’s live-feed rugby for breakfast.

Fiddling Around

When Irish guys are smiling, it should be fun for the whole family.

Disorder in the court: Sheraton closes Supreme Court for renovation

Secondhand Sartorialism: Nothing New Under the Sun

The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 22 edition

Rodrigo y Gabriela Prove Their Metal

Weaned on Metallica, this duo makes acoustic guitars sound heavy.

U25: A Look Back at U2's Legendary Red Rocks Show Twenty Five Years Later

Happy St. Plastrick's Day

Happy St. Plastrick's Day

Ask a Bartender: Most Authentic Irish Pub?

Ask a Bartender: Most Authentic Irish Pub?

The Way He Lives Now

As his fourth film in a decade arrives in theaters, the movies' most enigmatic leading man reveals the method behind his on-screen madness.

Q&A With Swell Season and Once Star Glen Hansard

Guggenheim Grotto

Sunday, August 19, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, 1-800-624-2422.

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

A year in the life of the IRA speaks volumes about our current fog of war.

Snakes Alive

Celebrate St. Patrick at the Denver Zoo.

Irish Ay-Yay-Yay-Yay’s

Don’t blame Ireland on the Mexicans.

World Flavor

The Frames

Friday, October 7, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308.

Ido Ziv and Friends

Assiya (Deep Tree Music)

How to Survive...A Hippie-Fest at Red Rocks

Watch out for beer bottles, laser pointers and pointy umbrellas.

Best New Bar on Colfax

Irish Snug

Flogging Molly

Wednesday, October 13, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-837-0360.

When Irish Eyes Are Flashing

The Gaels are waiting to clothesline you

Best Old-Time Bar

Don's Club Tavern

Irish Eyes

Tom Quinn Kumpf digs into deep-rooted Celtic myths

Land of Opportunity

Jim Sheridan's newest film satisfies the soul.

Saint Veronica

An Irish reporter's story is immortalized as Hollywood truth.

Habitat for Inhumanity

The story of the Magdalene asylums raises questions about the Catholic Church in Ireland.

Comics Uncaged

Denver Zoo goes ape

Irish It Were Summer

The summer kicks off with some green-hued music at Conor O’Neill’s Summer Outdoor Music Festival.

The Bad Luck of the Irish

The Celtic Tavern may be a great bar. Unfortunately, it wants to be a restaurant, too.

Irish Troubles

High drama and spirited romance spice up The Last September.

Women’s Work

The Snippets at the Auraria campus.

Off Limits

Let them drink Guinness...

Indulge Yourself

The Irish rockers in the Indulgers are part of the green wave that's sweeping Colorado.

Never Mind the Troubles

All Tapped Out

Trial by Eire

BLARNEY: THE SEQUEL

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