Jack Kerouac

Road Warriors

David Amram: "Playing jazz reminds me all the time of how important every note is, every person is, every situation is"

David Amram, who will perform at the Neal Cassady birthday tonight at the Mercury Cafe and tomorrow night at Dazzle, shared a close connection with Cassady, Jack Kerouac and other Beats, while also being a jazz musician who collaborated with Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus and Oscar Pettiford. Amra ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, December 23-25, 2011

​All the cheesy commercials on television might make you think that everyone is at home baking cookies with their perfect families, but that's not the case! No, no, no. There is plenty to do outside of your home, all for less than $10. In fact, here are ten such events. Whether you have an idy ... More >>

Uni and Square set the street-art scene at UnseenDenver's fundraiser for Arts Street

Street art is usually a fly-by-night phenomena, one that the artists prefer no one -- especially the police -- witness. Just ask the Knapper twins, the subjects of this week's Westword cover story. But Denver has recently taken to the idea of live street-art events. And last Friday night, UnseenDenv ... More >>

Five books worth toasting, and the beers you can toast them with

Though it's easy to over-drink and nearly impossible to over-read, books and beer go hand in hand. And a glass or two of the right beer with the right book can rightly relax the mind and stimulate the senses, thus drawing you deeper into both crafts. As is the case when pairing food with beer, the m ... More >>

Street artist Theo on Banksy, Jack Kerouac and running from the cops

Theo's Kerouac stencil, looking pensive.​If he were around today, it's pretty certain that Neal Cassady, immortalized as Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's On the Road, would appreciate what the street artist Theo has been up to lately. Cassady was a born rabble-rouser, after all, and in more way ... More >>

"Jack Was Here" graffiti pays stenciled homage to Kerouac

Theo's Kerouac stencil, looking pensive.​If he were around today, it's pretty certain that Neal Cassady, immortalized as Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's On the Road, would appreciate what the street artist Theo has been up to lately. Cassady was a born rabble-rouser, after all, and in more way ... More >>

Jack Was Here: Showing you the places Jack Kerouac once was

Yes he was.​Jack Kerouac was here. He came here and wrote about it in On the Road, his most enduring work, and fell in love with Denver to the extent that, at one point, he actually bought a house in Lakewood. Yes, Kerouac was indeed here, but one thing that will not be here, apparently, is Fr ... More >>

Five Points beet seeds pay tribute to beat generation: Kenny Be's Hip Tip

​ The Five Points neighborhood has always been fertile ground for growing art, music and literature. Five Points beets pay tribute to that legacy by honoring "beet generation" authors Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsburg and Jack Kerouac...

Back On the Road Again

​ The Five Points neighborhood has always been fertile ground for growing art, music and literature. Five Points beets pay tribute to that legacy by honoring "beet generation" authors Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsburg and Jack Kerouac...

10 more studies in which Denver or Colorado is ranked.

10 more for the collection.​Yesterday, Portfolio.com informed us that we live in the 7th best city for retirement among cold weather climates. Today, we learned that DIA is the best North American airport, according to Business Traveler. This, obviously, is cause for excitement. Because these ... More >>

This Just In: Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard, Michael Buble, Nick Jonas shows announced

​While recording songs for Jim Sampas' documentary about Jack Kerouac, Son Volt's Jay Farrar and Death Cab for Cutie's Benjamin Gibbard realized they both shared an affinity for the famed Beat writer. After recording songs for the film, the pair continued to work on songs using words from Kerouac' ... More >>

Last call at the Nob Hill: From Kerouac to Dylan, the stories go on

​Westword writers recently covered a day at the Nob Hill Inn, a classic dive at 420 East Colfax Avenue, from open to close. Here's Jason Sheehan's nightcap to the project. Sitting at the bar, off-duty weekend bartender Randy Malone pointed out the regulars, the friends, the off-duty employees ... More >>

Take an end-of-the-summer road trip down Colorado, Denver's boulevard of dreams

​Westword writers recently covered a day at the Nob Hill Inn, a classic dive at 420 East Colfax Avenue, from open to close. Here's Jason Sheehan's nightcap to the project. Sitting at the bar, off-duty weekend bartender Randy Malone pointed out the regulars, the friends, the off-duty employees ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: And the rest is history

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

The Landmark Preservation Commission makes some history

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

Read all about it: Hickenlooper to unveil 2008 One Book, One Denver

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

Really Free Speech

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool, Day Three

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

Huckabee, Stock Show Style, Graffiti and Various Other Treats

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool, Part Two

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool, Part Two

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool, Day One

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

On the Road in Search of Jack

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

Jack Kerouac Shlepped Here

Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Ba ... More >>

Trading Spaces

A Denver couple learns the ABCs of filming commercials.

On a Scroll

A Denver couple learns the ABCs of filming commercials.

Covering On the Road

A Denver couple learns the ABCs of filming commercials.

On The Road, Again

A snap judgment on the next One Book, One Denver choice.

Name-check: A Literary Map of Denver -- And Celebration of Jack Kerouac

A snap judgment on the next One Book, One Denver choice.

Jack's Back

Celebrate fifty years of On the Road with a weekend of events.

Farewell, Jack Kerouac

Celebrate fifty years of On the Road with a weekend of events.

Dead Beats

Celebrate fifty years of On the Road with a weekend of events.

Paint the Town Read

Jack Kerouac's back, and Denver's literary scene is on a scroll.

On the Road, Again

Here's something to do in Denver when you're dead: stay famous.

Global Howl

Ginsberg’s “Howl” gets a global birthday tribute.

Bite Me

A Square Deal

Off Limits

Public wanking

Backwash

Are you gonna wear that? The Snake Pit offers a music-heavy week of guidance for the fashion set.

Critic's Choice

Tristeza

The Beats Go On

How a kid from Boulder became an eyewitness to the passing of an era.

Off Limits

The Beat goes on...

Letters

The Beat goes on...

The Howls That Jack Built

Gerald Nicosia has spent a decade challenging the disposition of Jack Kerouac's $20 million literary estate. Along the way, he's annoyed most of what remains of the beat generation.