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Denver's best music releases of 2011

Reader: Bar Bar's bathroom is a horror show

As reported yesterday by Stephanie DeCamp, the Mile High Horror Film Festival added a music component to this year's festivities in an effort to spread the word about the fest. The music portion, which is free, kicks off tonight starting at 7:30 p.m. with performances by Marty Lindsey, Pythian Whisp ... More >>

Mile High Horror Film Festival adds music component to this year's festivities at Bar Bar

The second Mile High Horror Film Festival is upon us, and in an effort to make it even bigger and badder, Timothy Shultz and company added a music showcase to the event at Bar Bar this Friday, October 7. "This is its own little entity to promote the festival," says event manager Melinda Piché. "Bec ... More >>

Review: Goldrush Festival Day 2 at Delite and the Hi-Dive, September 17, 2011

Tom MurphyHappy New Year​Day two of Goldrush Festival also felt like you had stepped into an alternate universe where a good friend with good taste in music was introducing you to his or her favorite bands of the moment were gathered together in one place instead of being handed some kind of m ... More >>

Review: Night 1 of the Gold Rush Festival on South Broadway

Tom MurphyR E A L M A G I C with dancers​With no real low points at the first night of the Gold Rush festival, one performance that stood out was that of Drew Englander during his set as R E A L M A G I C. He was like the Pied Piper of dance and he got the crowd both inside and outside of Deli ... More >>

The Kevin Costner Suicide Pact doesn't stick to a script

Tom MurphyR E A L M A G I C with dancers​With no real low points at the first night of the Gold Rush festival, one performance that stood out was that of Drew Englander during his set as R E A L M A G I C. He was like the Pied Piper of dance and he got the crowd both inside and outside of Deli ... More >>

UMS Travelogue: Mercuria and the Gem Stars, Zebroids, Bad Luck City, Piña Chulada and more

Tom MurphyMercuria and the Gem Stars​UMS on S. BROADWAY | 07/23-24/11An especially hot summer day made navigating various venues an enervating experience, not to mention the humid heat indoors at times. Nevertheless, it didn't seem to dampen anyone's spirits in performing the music, even in th ... More >>

2011 Westword Music Showcase Awards: The Pirate Signal now officially retired with fifth win

Photo by Clarence HesterMeet the latest member of the Showcase hall of fame: Yonnas Abraham of The Pirate Signal accepts his act's fifth consecutive Westword Music Showcase Award.Well, it's a wrap. The seventeenth annual Westword Music Showcase Awards are now officially in the books. Although there ... More >>

Critic's Choice: Kevin Costner Suicide Pact, June 10 at Larimer Lounge

Photo by Clarence HesterMeet the latest member of the Showcase hall of fame: Yonnas Abraham of The Pirate Signal accepts his act's fifth consecutive Westword Music Showcase Award.Well, it's a wrap. The seventeenth annual Westword Music Showcase Awards are now officially in the books. Although there ... More >>

Sad pay phone of the week: The pay phone at 17th and Market

Steven Pierce​Location: On Market Street between 16th and 17th. Number: Unknown. Status: Operable. Price: 50 cents for local calls. Photo Taken: 4 p.m. on May 10.

2011 Westword Music Showcase Ballot

​Seventeen years! It's hard to believe we've been doing the Westword Music Showcase for that long. I can still remember being at the first one in LoDo nearly two decades ago. And when I think back, it seems like that cold, rainy Sunday night was just a few years ago.

The Company Men is best understood as a chick flick about dicks

​Seventeen years! It's hard to believe we've been doing the Westword Music Showcase for that long. I can still remember being at the first one in LoDo nearly two decades ago. And when I think back, it seems like that cold, rainy Sunday night was just a few years ago.

Gem Trails, Thundercade, Kevin Costner Suicide Pact at the Meadowlark, 01/07/11

Tom MurphyGem Trails is Trevor Peterson​ GEM TRAILS With Thundercade and Kevin Costner Suicide Pact Meadowlark | January 7, 2011 Gem Trails is the solo side project of Trevor Peterson from Woodsman. From this performance, the name is appropriate for the spectral, glistening streaming of guit ... More >>

Most overexposed celebrities on the campaign trail

Tom MurphyGem Trails is Trevor Peterson​ GEM TRAILS With Thundercade and Kevin Costner Suicide Pact Meadowlark | January 7, 2011 Gem Trails is the solo side project of Trevor Peterson from Woodsman. From this performance, the name is appropriate for the spectral, glistening streaming of guit ... More >>

Shmuck: The Obama plotters

Tom MurphyGem Trails is Trevor Peterson​ GEM TRAILS With Thundercade and Kevin Costner Suicide Pact Meadowlark | January 7, 2011 Gem Trails is the solo side project of Trevor Peterson from Woodsman. From this performance, the name is appropriate for the spectral, glistening streaming of guit ... More >>

Swing Vote

Presidential candidates vie (and pander and plead) for one heart and mind in Swing Vote.

The Boys Are Back

Malick, mobsters and Mr. Brooks.

Dynamite Warrior

Midnight Madness at the Esquire Theatre

Spotlight on Spotlight

Midnight Madness at the Esquire Theatre

Mr. Brooks

Costner's not bad, but this Brooks bothers.

That Sinking Feeling

This modern-day Top Gun succumbs to watery cliches.

Best Annual Festival -- Mountains

U.S. Comedy Arts Festival

Mad About It

Kevin Costner and Joan Allen are the upside of Anger.

What's So Funny?

Kevin Costner and Joan Allen are the upside of Anger.

Jingo Jangle

Hidalgo lets Dubya ride sidesaddle with its heroic cowboy.

A Fan's Notes

Ideas that were forgotten but not gone in 2003

Macho Man in Japan

Tom Cruise looks like a battle beetle in The Last Samurai.

Ride On

Pickett Rodeo showcases black cowboys

Into the Sunset

Open Range grazes on the Western's leftovers.

For Love of the Game

Kevin Costner doesn't make friends. He makes movies, dang it.

For Beginners Only

The bush-league Rookie goes long on baloney, short on soul.

Lost in the Swamp

Sam Raimi does what he can with familiar material in The Gift.

A Glimpse Into the Abyss

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Return to Sender

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Daze of Future Passed

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Off Limits

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10 Best Movies of 1997

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Return to Sender

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Slice of Life

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Costner to the Fore

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THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

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DRIPPING WITH MONEY

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AND THE WINNER WAS...

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ROYAL BLOOD

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SARANDON'S FAMILY VALUES

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DEAD BALL ERA

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FIGHTING THE BAD FIGHT

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WARNING: ON THE ERR

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ORDEAL AT THE O.K. CORRAL

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A Hit As Good As a Myth

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