Japan

The 2012 Oscar-nominated short films offer something for everyone

Jesse Miller of Lotus: "At the cost of evolution, we are always going to try new thing."

With Chuck Morris now back with Lotus, the group embarks upon a nation wide tour before buckling down for the festival season this summer. With bass in hand and a plethora of samples at his fingertips, Jesse Miller and the rest of Lotus are coming to the Fillmore Auditorium tomorrow night fresh on ... More >>

Round two with David Bumgardner, exec chef of Williams & Graham

Lori Midson​ David Bumgardner Williams & Graham 3160 Tejon Street 303-997-8886 www.williamsandgraham.com This is part two of my interview with David Bumgardner, exec chef of Williams & Graham. Part one of my chat with Bumgardner ran yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: I don't get aro ... More >>

Art vandalism or vandalism as art? Four pranks that made us smile -- unlike Carmen Tisch

Some acts of art vandalism are clearly inspired by outrage. Take, for example, El Dildo Bandito, the nom de guerre of a man who stole 22 ceramic penises from an art display in Boulder. Others are inspired by drunkenness, as may have been the case with Carmen Tisch, charged with scratching and hittin ... More >>

5 and Dime label launch, Jazzy Jeff, DJ T and more on this weekend's Dance Card

​Feel like cutting a rug this weekend? Good because there's plenty on this weekend's Dance Card: There's a label launch tonight at minibar for 5 and Dime, a brand-new deep/tech house label; the launch will have music from Bones, ben A, Louis Marr, Joseph Newman and Quinn. There will be free sw ... More >>

Exploding melons and the top five dangerous foods

Reuters photo​China has a new crop: exploding watermelons. Apparently Chinese farmers trying to fill an increased market demand for watermelons -- it's backyard barbecue season, after all -- hosed down 115 acres of melons with the growth accelerator forchlorfenuron, causing the fruits to rand ... More >>

Just say Noh: Revel tomorrow in the spirit of SAWAGI!, and help Japanese quake victims, too

David Wheeler​In Japanese, "Sawagi" is so defined: Uproar, Commotion, Revel, Excitement, Hubbub, Ado, Merrymaking. In plain English, it's a hell-raisin' party, though tomorrow night's SAWAGI! Raising a Ruckus for Japan, a joint effort of Naropa University and Kansuke Productions to raise funds ... More >>

Space in Time

Space in Time
Self-released

Today: Bakers and food bloggers from across the world hold an online bake sale to benefit Second Harvest Japan

​When San Francisco food blogger Sabrina Modelle heard about the earthquake and tsunami devastation in Japan, she reacted the same way that most of us did: staring, dumbfounded, at the horrific images on the television screen, or listening in disbelief to the coverage on the radio. And it was ... More >>

Local Japan benefits: Video gaming, taiko drumming and a hip-hop compilation

​If you've been inclined to pitch in for the victims of the Japanese earthquake but haven't known how to do it, there are a few different options this week. One involves playing Rock Band on stage, one involves chip tunes, another involves Taiko drumming and still another is for fans of hip-ho ... More >>

Weekend Dance Card: Someone Else, Headhunter, Dubstep Function, Tigers on a Leash Label Launch, Boys Noize and Housemeister

Drawing inspiration from eccentric 1950s bandleader Spike Jones, as well as from found sounds and field recordings, Sean O'Neal (aka Someone Else) is an experimental minimal techno and house producer who is really doing his own thing. Having performed at the world's greatest nightclubs, including ... More >>

A few egregiously irresponsible things to get drunk and do on St. Patrick's Day

Here's to rampant dumbassery!​It's St. Patrick's Day today, and we all know what that means: If you haven't started drinking by now, you're doing it wrong. We also know that there's nothing like unbridled day drinking to provide the lubrication for actions you will later regret -- and as far a ... More >>

Girls Gone Wild

Here's to rampant dumbassery!​It's St. Patrick's Day today, and we all know what that means: If you haven't started drinking by now, you're doing it wrong. We also know that there's nothing like unbridled day drinking to provide the lubrication for actions you will later regret -- and as far a ... More >>

Ten great Japanese horror movies

​This list might have just as easily been titled Ten great Japanese horror movies in the vein of Kuroneko, since we're only dealing with a certain type of horror film here. Kuroneko, which premiers at the Denver FilmCenter on Friday, is a more subdued, fantasy-driven horror than the type peopl ... More >>

Flashlights, December 17 at the Larimer Lounge

​This list might have just as easily been titled Ten great Japanese horror movies in the vein of Kuroneko, since we're only dealing with a certain type of horror film here. Kuroneko, which premiers at the Denver FilmCenter on Friday, is a more subdued, fantasy-driven horror than the type peopl ... More >>

Domino's serves up some yen for thought

​Domino's Pizza is as American as apple pie -- and just as starchy. The pizza purveyor has been all over American TV, telling us how good it is; now it looks like Domino's strategy of brainwashing the masses has been exported to the Land of the Rising Sun. Domino's Pizza Japan is offering a ... More >>

Chris Fogal discusses Parts, the new Gamits album, the band's first release in six years

The Gamits celebrate the release of their new album, Parts, this Saturday, September 4, at the Gothic Theatre, with UME and Joy Subtraction.​ The Gamits were one of the classic, melodic punk bands of the late '90s. Unlike many of their peers, they survived well into the new decade before call ... More >>

The Gamits at the Bluebird

The Gamits celebrate the release of their new album, Parts, this Saturday, September 4, at the Gothic Theatre, with UME and Joy Subtraction.​ The Gamits were one of the classic, melodic punk bands of the late '90s. Unlike many of their peers, they survived well into the new decade before call ... More >>

No omakase, but Sushi Sasa server delivers great off-the-menu dish

​I wanted to pout last night when my server at Sushi Sasa, 2401 15th Street, told me omakase, the chef's tasting menu, was unavailable. His excuse: the chef is currently in Japan, and apparently no one else can make those selections. Sensing my disappointment, he quickly suggested waiter-kase, ... More >>

Placebo postpones North American tour

​After Placebo's singer Brian Molko collapsed on stage at the Summer Sonic Festival in Osaka, Japan from a combination of a virus he picked up in Asia and jet lag, the band decided to postpone its North American tour. The band's September 23 show at the Gothic Theatre has been canceled and refunds ... More >>

Mile High Music Festival Q&A: Pepper

Averaging 200 shows every year for the past eight years, the members of Pepper have earned a reputation for being as dedicated as they are hedonistic.  With five full-length albums under their belt and the development of their own record label, the Hawaiian-bred members have demonstrated an int ... More >>

Departures

Averaging 200 shows every year for the past eight years, the members of Pepper have earned a reputation for being as dedicated as they are hedonistic.  With five full-length albums under their belt and the development of their own record label, the Hawaiian-bred members have demonstrated an int ... More >>

Big Man Japan at the Esquire

Averaging 200 shows every year for the past eight years, the members of Pepper have earned a reputation for being as dedicated as they are hedonistic.  With five full-length albums under their belt and the development of their own record label, the Hawaiian-bred members have demonstrated an int ... More >>

From Japan, with love: a true noodle house

Averaging 200 shows every year for the past eight years, the members of Pepper have earned a reputation for being as dedicated as they are hedonistic.  With five full-length albums under their belt and the development of their own record label, the Hawaiian-bred members have demonstrated an int ... More >>

My Bloody Valentine show announced

It was a hell of a big deal when My Bloody Valentine reunited last year after a sixteen-year hiatus for gigs in London, Europe, Japan and America, including the Coachella festival in Indio, California, and the All Tommorow's Parties festival in New York. In addition to playing Coachella again, the s ... More >>

Riding the Orient Express to Izakaya Den

Toshi Kizaki, who founded Sushi Den back in 1985 with his brother, Yasu, is currently in Japan meeting with vendors, fishmongers and a third brother, Koichi, who visits the markets daily to buy fish for Sushi Den and Izakaya Den (left). When Toshi returns later this month, he'll bringing ... More >>

Bursting Sheehan's Bubble

Toshi Kizaki, who founded Sushi Den back in 1985 with his brother, Yasu, is currently in Japan meeting with vendors, fishmongers and a third brother, Koichi, who visits the markets daily to buy fish for Sushi Den and Izakaya Den (left). When Toshi returns later this month, he'll bringing ... More >>

Sushi Katsuya

A neighborhood joint that’s a cut above the rest.

Oh, Boy!

A neighborhood joint that’s a cut above the rest.

Izakaya Den

This sibling of Sushi Den is absolutely stunning.

Feeling Toasty

A Japan-o-phile store opens in Lakewood.

Numbers Game

A Japan-o-phile store opens in Lakewood.

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Envy

Tuesday, August 22, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

Turning Japanese

All appearances to the contrary, Denver's latest zine has nothing to do with Japan.

Enter the Dragon

Dragon Quest VIII is the biggest thing from Japan since Godzilla.

Way of the Warrior

Gaku Homma found his domo on the range.

Raw Power

Hopes -- and fish -- fly high at Sushi Den.

Critic's Choice

Melt-Banana

Club Scout

Hip-Hop Showcase

GoGoGo Airheart

Exitheuxa (GSL)

Best Campus Flicks

International Film Series

Super Bowl

Tokyo Joe's has Denver turning Japanese.

Best Hello Kitty collection

Hello Kitty World at Min Min

Of Gods and Demons

Japanese anime fans rejoice with the American release of Princess Mononoke.

Sea of Japan

Japanese anime fans rejoice with the American release of Princess Mononoke.

Get Your Gold Medals Here

Japanese anime fans rejoice with the American release of Princess Mononoke.

Mouthing Off

Japanese anime fans rejoice with the American release of Princess Mononoke.

Soy Long

Japanese anime fans rejoice with the American release of Princess Mononoke.

A SLICE OF HEAVEN

Japanese anime fans rejoice with the American release of Princess Mononoke.