Jim Norris

R.I.P., Chris Haney

Update, 3:30 p.m. 4/29/13: Just got off the phone with Kent Shelton from the Gothic, who told us that a memorial in remembrance of Chris Haney is planned for this Friday, May 3 at the Gothic Theatre. Keep reading for the exact details and a few additional words from Shelton about his departed friend ... More >>

The music scene supports songwriter Mike Marchant as he battles cancer

The 2013 Westword Music Showcase ballot

Update 3/21/13: The poll is now open. Let the voting begin! The road to the nineteenth annual edition of the Westword Music Showcase is officially being paved. While we've already announced some of the acts appearing on the Main Stage this year, below are the acts appearing on this year's Showcase ... More >>

Broadway's Mutiny Now! evolves into Mutiny Information Cafe

3 Kings Tavern owner Jim Norris had been dropping by Mutiny Now almost every week for seven years, trying to convince original owner Jack Jensen to sell it to him. On February 1, he finally sealed the deal. Norris, along with business partners Joe Ramirez and Matt Megyesi, really began negotiati ... More >>

Photos: Mutiny Information Cafe serves up Pablo's Coffee

Mutiny Now!, an institution on Broadway, was sold last month by Jack Jensen to Jim Norris, Joe Ramirez and Matt Megyesi, and officially reopens today as the Mutiny Information Cafe. One of of the first orders of business? Adding Pablo's Coffee. "Its the best coffee in the world," Norris says. S ... More >>

25 reasons the Denver music scene rules

Denver is the capital of Colorado. It is located exactly one mile above sea level. Weed is legal here, while riding your bike on the sidewalk is not. Your mom can make more free throws than Andre Iguodala -- these are all facts. The music scene here sucks ass...now, that is an opinion. The differenc ... More >>

#WMS 2012 recap: Bannock Street Garage

Every year, for the Westword Music Showcase, we enlist our army of Backbeat wordsmiths to write up the acts that appear on the individual stages across the Golden Triangle. Jon Solomon was at Bannock Street Garage stage, which was graciously hosted by Jim Norris. Page down to read his thoughts and s ... More >>

3 Kings Tavern's Phoenix Gallery rocks out with its art out

Twin brothers Charly and Vincent Fasano believe that art belongs on Broadway. "Showing your work at a Santa Fe gallery is like having Mom and Dad home during a party," says Vincent. "I like my art to be surrounded by punk-rock music; I'd take that over a gallery any day. At a DIY space, we can do ... More >>

Weekend's best live bets: Lenny Kravitz, Widespread Panic and more

Ah, yes, we've reached the end of another glorious week in the Rockies, which can only mean another dope weekend of music in the Mile High City. Lenny Kravitz kicks things off tonight with a show at the Buell Theatre, Widespread Panic pulls into the Fillmore for a three-night stand, TaunTaun returns ... More >>

Goldfish racing gets a head start at the Bar on South Broadway

Rockaway Tavern's future no longer up in the air

Last month, Kris Sieger told us that future of Rockaway Tavern was up in the air, and that he was looking for potential investors and might even be up for selling the place. Looks like Sieger, who opened the bar in July 2010 with former 15th Street Tavern owner Myke Martinez and 3 Kings Tavern co-ow ... More >>

Bar Back: Squire Lounge yanks open-mike night

Jim Norris Rockbar benefit tonight at 7 p.m.

​Tonight, the first in a series of benefits that have been organized for 3 Kings Tavern co-owner Jim Norris takes place at Rockbar. Jeri Theil, who's spearheading the event with the help of Shannon Boyles and Karen Cuda, has given us the full lineup for tonight's benefit (see below) and more i ... More >>

Rockaway Tavern's future up in the air

Hunter Stevens​Although the Facebook page for Rockaway Tavern (2036 Broadway) says the venue's last show was at the end of November, owner Kris Sieger insists that the venue isn't closed (he says his former soundman had administrative control over the Facebook page). Sieger, who opened the bar ... More >>

Details of the series of upcoming benefits for 3 Kings co-owner Jim Norris have been finalized

Jim Norris of 3 Kings Tavern.​One of the most refreshing things about living in Denver: Despite how incredibly shitty, mindlessly selfish and inexplicably cruel folks we can sometimes be to one another in this town (watch the news for about five minutes), when one of us is in need, you can alm ... More >>

TaunTaun to reconvene at 3 Kings Tavern on Friday, February 10 for Jim Norris benefit show

​ Update (12/6/11): Suspicions confirmed. The mighty men of TaunTaun are indeed reconvening to play a show. "I don't want to call it a reunion," says Ian O'Dougherty, "because we never broke up. This is just for Jim." The Jim in question is Jim Norris of 3 Kings Tavern, where TaunTaun on Frid ... More >>

3 Kings Tavern co-owner Jim Norris on the road to recovery after hospitalization for spider bite

Update (11/22/11): The good news is our pal Jim Norris is back on the mend. The bad news is that his recent hospital stay has left him with a stack of bills. With that in mind, a number of friends are rallying to support the good Rev with a number of benefits. The first one is slated for December 8 ... More >>

Hear stories from Jim Norris of 3 Kings, the Gothic's Kent Shelton on the Narrators podcast

Catch the Narrators on the first Wednesday of every month at Paris on the Platte​The last time we checked in with the Narrators storytelling series, it was making its debut as a place for people of all shapes and sizes to tell their stories. This month the series attracted quite a compelling b ... More >>

From 3 Kings to the Rockaway, Jim Norris knows how to get people into clubs

The Oriental Theater is back on the block

Not player-haters: Hayter's opens in LoDo, Rockaway Tavern opens on Broadway

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 >>

Rockaway Tavern set to open tonight

​After a few months renovating the former Triangle Denver space at 2036 Broadway, former 15th Street Tavern owners Myke Martinez and Kris Sieger, and 3 Kings Tavern owner Jim Norris are set to celebrate the Rockaway Tavern's grand opening on Friday, August 13. Supersuckers frontman Eddie Spagh ... More >>

Boulder will get even greener with Absinthe House

Prodigal DJ: Keoki returns to Denver at Club 753

Rockaway Tavern

New bar alert: 3 Kings Tavern meets 15th Street Tavern at the Rockaway ... wait for it ... Tavern

​About three years ago, 15th St.Tavern had to close up shop as the building that housed the bar was slated to be demolished. Since then, Mykel Martinez has been looking for a place to resurrect it. He found a space on Park Avenue West, only to be denied a liquor license, and then he got in a n ... More >>

Presenting the 2010 Westword Music Showcase Ballot

​ This past February, when we started putting together the 2010 Westword Music Showcase, we posted an item asking you how we could improve our annual music festival, this year set for Saturday, June 19, in the Golden Triangle (if you haven't already purchased your tickets, you can still buy d ... More >>

The Endotrend Festival has some great ideas worth latching onto

Westword Music Showcase Awards Wrap Up

David BarberJohn Baxter and Matty Clark in the fleshThe picture above pretty much tells the tale of last night's Westword Music Showcase Awards -- drunk and debaucherous. Everyone (well, we think everyone -- we didn't exactly take a formal poll or anything) had a pretty swell time. Hugs were smiles ... More >>

3 Kings owners finalize purchase of the Oriental Theater

There's been rumors swirling for the past two or three months regarding the Oriental Theater, the most intriguing (and viable) of which being that the owners of 3 Kings Tavern, Jeff Campbell, Jim Norris and Marty Kilorin, were in the process of negotiating the purchase of the theater. While we recei ... More >>

Bands for Lands wants to green the scene

I had a very exciting conversation last week with Doug Bohm, co-founder of Bands for Lands. The Denver-based nonprofit, which has used live music and other arts to further the cause of conservation and sustainability for over a decade, is about to embark on a new initiative to increase awareness of ... More >>

Mile High Makeout: Doing It Together, Part Two

South Broadway

Dive on in

Gummy Bear

3 Kings Tavern

Lost Horizons

Missing something? Don't tell your mom.

Off Limits

The yolk's on us

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Colfax Ave captures the not-so-pretty part of the city.

LETTERS

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE