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Jay Bianchi

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    The owner of The 1Up is slated to open The 2Up in former Pete's Monkey Bar space next month

    Just over a year after opening The 1UP arcade and bar in LoDo, owner Jourdan Adler has taken over the space formerly occupied by Pete's Monkey Bar (717 East Colfax Avenue), which made its last pour on Monday night, and plans to open the 2UP next month. Adler says the 2UP is going to have a similar a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    The 2UP will move into Pete's Monkey Bar space

    Just over a year after openingthe 1UP, the hot arcade/bar in LoDo, owner Jourdan Adler has taken over the former home of Pete's Monkey Bar, which closed on Monday, and will be putting a second bar, the 2UP, in that spot. According to Adler, the 2UP will have arcade and Skee-ball collections simila ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Quixote's True Blue celebrates 15th anniversary this weekend

    Jay Bianchi and his two brothers opened the original Quixote's True Blue fifteen years ago at 9150 East Colfax in Aurora as a place where Deadheads and kindred spirits could gather after the passing of Jerry Garcia. He says figured the venue might last five years and worried that his regulars would ... More >>

  • Music

    June 2, 2011

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

    Jay Bianchi and his two brothers opened the original Quixote's True Blue fifteen years ago at 9150 East Colfax in Aurora as a place where Deadheads and kindred spirits could gather after the passing of Jerry Garcia. He says figured the venue might last five years and worried that his regulars would ... More >>

  • Music

    January 27, 2011

    The Matchbox is set to take over Orange Cat Studios

    Jay Bianchi and his two brothers opened the original Quixote's True Blue fifteen years ago at 9150 East Colfax in Aurora as a place where Deadheads and kindred spirits could gather after the passing of Jerry Garcia. He says figured the venue might last five years and worried that his regulars would ... More >>

  • Music

    August 26, 2010

    The Oriental Theater is back on the block

    Jay Bianchi and his two brothers opened the original Quixote's True Blue fifteen years ago at 9150 East Colfax in Aurora as a place where Deadheads and kindred spirits could gather after the passing of Jerry Garcia. He says figured the venue might last five years and worried that his regulars would ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Oriental Theater up for sale

    ​Just a year after taking over the Oriental Theater, the owners of 3 Kings Tavern have thrown in the towel and put the historic, 700-person venue at 4335 West 44th Avenue up for sale. Jim Norris, one of those owners -- and now also part-owner of the new opened Rockaway Tavern -- says they trie ... More >>

  • Music

    January 21, 2010

    The Bianchi brothers break up their empire and come full circle with Quixote's True Blue

    ​Just a year after taking over the Oriental Theater, the owners of 3 Kings Tavern have thrown in the towel and put the historic, 700-person venue at 4335 West 44th Avenue up for sale. Jim Norris, one of those owners -- and now also part-owner of the new opened Rockaway Tavern -- says they trie ... More >>

  • Music

    September 10, 2009

    Littleton's got the blues — and proves it at the Blue Moo'd

    ​Just a year after taking over the Oriental Theater, the owners of 3 Kings Tavern have thrown in the towel and put the historic, 700-person venue at 4335 West 44th Avenue up for sale. Jim Norris, one of those owners -- and now also part-owner of the new opened Rockaway Tavern -- says they trie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    Dulcinea's to re-open as Pete's Monkey Bar

    flickr​When it opened in 2002, Dulcinea's 100th Monkey was hip jazz, blues and funk spot, but within a few years it gradually morphed into more of club that embraced the jam nation. It was a fine addition to the Bianchi brothers empire that now includes Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballro ... More >>

  • Music

    August 6, 2009

    Jay Bianchi's Dancin' in the Streets festival may have you doing just that

    flickr​When it opened in 2002, Dulcinea's 100th Monkey was hip jazz, blues and funk spot, but within a few years it gradually morphed into more of club that embraced the jam nation. It was a fine addition to the Bianchi brothers empire that now includes Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballro ... More >>

  • Music

    May 21, 2009

    Wednesday nights are a trip at Owsley's

    flickr​When it opened in 2002, Dulcinea's 100th Monkey was hip jazz, blues and funk spot, but within a few years it gradually morphed into more of club that embraced the jam nation. It was a fine addition to the Bianchi brothers empire that now includes Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballro ... More >>

  • Music

    May 15, 2008

    Juggalos Band Together at Primos

    Meet the Insane fans who united Denver's hatchet-wielding, Faygo-loving family.

  • Music

    November 8, 2007

    Colorado Music Summit

    Putting together a music conference is hard enough. Try doing it in just four months.

  • Music

    May 17, 2007

    This Just In…

    The latest nightlife news.

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    Tabú

    One good turn deserves another.

  • News

    March 2, 2006

    Extreme Makeover

    The Ogden's rehab is done, but the future's still dark for other vintage theaters.

  • News

    December 1, 2005

    One Natty Ride

    It's cool runnings with Rastaman at the wheel.

  • News

    September 29, 2005

    Wax On, Wax Off

    Things take a turn for the wild at Dulcinea’s.

  • Music

    April 21, 2005

    Club Scout

    Quixote's True Blue

  • Music

    July 8, 2004
  • Music

    June 3, 2004

    In Da Club

    Quixote's True Blue

  • Music

    October 23, 2003

    The Beatdown

    Return of the living Dead: What would Jerry do?

  • Music

    January 16, 2003

    Backwash

    Jerry’s kids are all right: Can the Bianchi Brothers make Denver the Deadhead center of the universe?

  • Calendar

    April 4, 2002
  • Music

    October 25, 2001

    Backwash

    A Broadway punk club goes south as Jerry's kids move in.

  • Music

    August 9, 2001

    Backwash

    A lawsuit brought by nobody in particular presents could muddy the waters of the Clear Channel empire.

  • Music

    May 10, 2001

    Backwash

    Quixote's stays true blue, but it's movin' on down the road.

  • Music

    February 10, 2000

    The Whole Storey

    Longtime Denver favorite Nina Storey keeps her budding success in perspective.

  • Music

    November 11, 1999

    Boulder Rocks

    Plans are in the works for a musical retrospective of the People's Republic.

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