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Five Iron Frenzy: A extensive oral history of the band straight from the members themselves

Five Iron Frenzy is a Colorado band with a lengthy and storied history. Initially formed as a side project of Exhumator, an idustrial thrash band, Five Iron became a full time endeavor when its founders, frontman Reese Roper, bassist Keith Hoerig, and guitarists Micah Ortega and Scott Kerr, and drum ... More >>

End-of-days prophet Harold Camping issues a mea culpa

The Latter-day Saints have come marching into Denver, but some are hipper than others

Review: Slim Cessna's Auto Club at the Bluebird Theater, 12/30/11

Slim Cessna's Auto Club @ Bluebird Theater | 12/30/11 For the past decade, Slim Cessna's Auto Club has been playing the Bluebird on New Year's Eve and the night before. As Slim himself says, it just kind of happened. The band just kept getting asked to do these yearly shows. For past New Year's sho ... More >>

Photos: Top ten Christmas gifts from the Dollar Tree

J. Wohletz​The spirit of gift-giving seems to have gotten seriously lost, what with people getting seasoned with pepper-spray and countless hordes of poor suckers using their credit cards like drunken whores. So why not say "Fuck Mastercard!" and give some affordable presents that everyone on ... More >>

"Yes, They're Real," the fourth entry in the "Week of a Woman" photo contest

In fourth grade, I wanted glasses more than anything. Well, that's not true -- I wanted braces even more. I also wanted a perm because my best friend had one. Basically, I desired to look as uncool as possible. As it turns out, I got all of those things as an adult (minus the perm, though I almost c ... More >>

So it goes: Vonnegut gets banned in small-town Missouri, Vonnegut library sticks it to 'em

​If you thought banning books on the basis that they fail to fall in line with the teachings of Jesus Christ was a thing of the past, then consider yourself unstuck in time: A couple of weeks ago, a school board in Republic, MO, voted to remove copies of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five -- ... More >>

Review: Soundgarden at Red Rocks, 7/18/11

Aaron ThackeraySoundgarden last night at Red Rocks with the Mars Volta​SOUNDGARDEN at RED ROCKS | 07/18/11With turrets of light bathing the stage in purple, the opening strains of "Searching With My Good Eye Closed" set the stage perfectly for the entrance of Soundgarden. It certainly felt lik ... More >>

Let out your chickens! Here comes the Denver County Fair!

​Maybe you've heard about it: The buzz has been slowly growing over time. But what exactly is this Denver County Fair people are clucking and waving around their feathers about? Well, that's not an easy question to answer, since chances are pretty good there's never been anything quite like it ... More >>

Marching with the leather contingent: Denver PrideFest Parade 2011

J. Wohletz​ I came. I saw. I marched. I made an obscene gesture at some rowdy Christians. And then I tripped, fell on my ass and twisted the shit out of my ankle. But it was all for a good cause: I marched in the Denver PrideFest Parade with the leather contingent. 7:30 a.m. is mighty early, ... More >>

Reader: Stock Show gay joke controversy is political correctness run amok

​The National Western Stock Show may have acknowledged that Brokeback Mountain jokes at the rodeo were offensive. But not all of our readers agree -- including one whose reference to a certain savior prompts a well-aimed shot at PC sensibilities.

Reese Roper on Five Iron Frenzy and Scum of the Earth, the church he helped co-found

​In the course of writing this week's feature ("O Scum All Ye Faithful"), I spoke with Five Iron Frenzy singer and Scum co-founder, Reese Roper. Roper was an icon for '90s Christian punk rock, writing songs with a lyrical sophistication that referenced literature and world history. His songs w ... More >>

Denver Nativity Scene: Jesus, Mary and Joseph will have short stay at City and County Building

​Just as traditional as its tackiness is the duration of the annual holiday display at the Denver City and County Building: Mary, Joseph, the Baby Jesus and that weird Santa Helper Hoedown always stick around through the Stock Show, to stun and amaze every visitor to town. But not this year.

Bacon Nativity scene is truly a Christmas miracle!

​If you weren't one of the kids who stole the plastic Baby Jesus from the local church's Nativity scene, then you were probably one of the good kids. While I never stole one, the preacher's daughter did that fateful night in 1997 -- but that's a Christmas story for another year.

Local filmmakers premier Our Good Friend, Jesus Christ tomorrow at the Mayan

​In most ways, the differences between Denver and L.A. are good for us -- far less soul-killing vapidity here, for example -- but if there is one thing we tend to miss out on, it's that there aren't too many movies set here in the old hometown. And there definitely aren't too many movies edite ... More >>

Glee features bread bag designed by Boulder studio Mighty Fudge... next to Grilled Cheesus!

Local bread bag and holy sandwich.​A cameo on the red-hot-high-school-musical-dark-comedy-Jane-Lynch-extravaganza Glee is nothing to sneeze at, even if that cameo involves nothing more than a glimpse of an unexceptional bread wrapper. That's why Boulder animation studio Mighty Fudge is all atw ... More >>

Gay teen suicides: Liberty Counsel, not Focus on the Family, claims GLBT exploitation of deaths

​In a post yesterday, GLBT Center's Hope Wisneski discussed the recent rash of gay teen suicides without attacking Focus on the Family, which recently criticized pro-gay anti-bullying programs as anti-Christian. But while Focus hasn't fanned flames since the national media picked up the suicid ... More >>

Proxy on his new album, The Magnificent, and the vivid lessons embedded in his "Life Music"

​ From the Dirty South of the ATL to the fields of Kentucky and Nebraska to places as far away as South Africa, rapper and musician Proxy has been many places sharing his music and his service. Throughout his travels, though, Proxy says he became the man he felt he was supposed to be right he ... More >>

Fireworks, free food, used cars and Jesus: Kenny Be's Sign Language

Full photos below.​Would combining Jesus Christ and used car sales be considered an unholy alliance? Apparently not at "Freedom Autos" on Federal Blvd. Jesus Christ's bigger billing on the street sign (pictured right) and his promise to set you free, almost makes the freedom offered by used-c ... More >>

Glee spring premiere tribute window is superheroic: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology

The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration... Photo by Kenny Be​ Figure 58. Capitol Hill: This Jesus Christ and The Superheroes performance is a Hot Topic on Grant Street. The apartment dwellers of Denver's Capitol Hill prove that you don't need a yard to make great yard art. The d ... More >>

Moving Pictures: Is "Miracles" paving the way for ICP's full-blown Christian cult?

Insane Clown Posse's new video for "Miracles" (see above) has been blowing up the Internet for a few days now. The ridiculous, syrupy rap song about the many "miracles" of existence, and more especially, the jaw-droppingly stupid video that accompanies it, lead to one, inescapable conclusion: the ... More >>

Let There Be Light

Verily, we ask: What would Jesus do?

A Rosita by any other name...

Roe

Letter and Lights
Self-released

No Chanukah miracle at Zaidy's

Zaidy's Deli 15th and Lawrence streets (and a location in Cherry Creek) 303-893-3600 Potato Latke Sandwich Brisket between two latkes, with pickles and a side $9.95 Tis the season, and by "the season," I of course mean Hanukah, or Chanukah. And to celebrate, I figured I'd have some traditional ... More >>

13 Things That Took Less Time Than Chinese Democracy

It took Guns 'N' Roses fifteen years to finally release Chinese Democracy, which was released November 23 and available exclusively at Best Buy. That's a mighty long time. Heck, Jesus Christ died and returned from the grave in just three days. Our sister paper in Houston compiled a slide show of a d ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, November 25 edition

Betcha can almost taste that dead bird... Today in Backbeat Online: • "Anthem" by Born in the Flood (pictured) climbs One Tree Hill. • The Flobots score a Music Choice nomination. • The release of Frank Zappa's Lumpy Money is delayed. • Thirteen things that took less time than Guns N' Ros ... More >>

Atheism billboards bring more national culture-war attention to Colorado

A mock-up of a billboard coming soon to a neighborhood near you. So you thought last night's vote of the Golden City Council not to allow religious symbols on city property this year was the only local event likely to attract notice from culture warriors nationwide? Ha. As of this writing, CNN. ... More >>

From drunk boating to blow jobs, it's all in a day's work

Gospel Journey Teens Dare 2 Share

Greg Stier is raising an army of adolescents to help save your soul.

Now Playing

Brief reviews of current shows

Relevent

Display Your Prey
Self-released

Sista's and Storytellers

These women can sing, but they need a plot.

Bright Channel

Self-Propelled (Flight Approved)

All Is Calm, All Is Right

The Focus on the Family folks are such cards.

What's So Funny

Cine Bon!

Remembering the films that heated up cinemas this year.

Cornering the Market

Which panhandler really deserves a helping hand?

The Dwarves

Thursday, November 18, Aggie Theater, Fort Collins, 1-970-407-1322; Friday, November 19, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308; Saturday, November 20, Lion's Lair, 303-320-9200.

Best Example That the Lord Will Provide

The Word of Jesus Christ Church

Off Limits

But what's the co-pay?

Pickin' Up the Pieces

Richie Furay found something unexpected on his way to country-rock stardom: salvation.

Letters

Playlist

Night & Day

April 2-8, 1998

Dangerous Waves

Thirty minutes in the life of Denver radio.

Power Rangers

Preach for the Stars

Meet Bill McCartney's good buddy, golfing pal and spiritual partner: Pastor James Ryle.

God's Own Party

Everything's divine in Arvada, where the GOP has veered sharply to the religious right.