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The ten best concerts in Denver this weekend

SPEAKEASY TIGER @ MARQUIS THEATER | SAT, 4/27/13 Half a decade ago, Speakeasy Tiger seemed to be in the right place at the right time, with a kind of electro-rock that was equal parts Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Gossip, only gone in a more pop direction. The group got its start as an expansion of origin ... More >>

Men in Burka defies convention with purpose and promise

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100 Colorado Creatives: Terri Bell, artist/gallerist at tbellphotographic

#81: Terri Bell Terri Bell has been busy in 2013, changing hats constantly as an artist, photographer, curator and gallerist. But that's all part of being Terri Bell, whose middle name could easily be "Industry." This month alone, she's participated in Month of Photography 2013 in just about every ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 in Denver this weekend (5 free!), March 8-10

Snow returns this weekend, but that's no reason to hole up in your house. Get a jump on spring by picking up some new seeds and gardening tips at Growhaus's annual seed swap, check out Denver's Month of Photography exhibitions, attend a zombie fashion show or drunkenly watch kung fu movies -- and ne ... More >>

Photos: First Friday on Santa Fe Drive brings out Denver's artsy side

First Friday in March was filled with pictures as Month of Photography 2013 kicked off at museums and galleries all over town, but the night was also all about food trucks and hip-hop dancers, street musicians, Anthony Camera's junkie photo booth and folks strolling in the streets. Our photographer ... More >>

Ten Shows to see during Month of Photography

This year's version of Month of Photography is not going to be typecast, no way. The very breadth of the 2013 citywide photography showcase is astonishing and diverse, viewing photographic media from every perspective: In black-and-white and color, super-real and fantastically altered, analog and di ... More >>

100 Colorado Creatives: Mario Zoots

#87: Mario Zoots Mario Zoots is something of a phenomenon in the local world of emerging artists: A DIY Renaissance man and University of Denver MFA candidate, he dabbles in music with his band Modern Witch, digital collage online and video work-out in the world at large. This is a potent combinati ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 in Denver this weekend (5 free!), December 21-23

Yeah, the world might end tonight. But just in case it doesn't, hold onto some of your cash, rather than ending up like one of Harold Camping's followers. Because there will be plenty of ways to spend it this weekend in Denver, where bargain activities include skating at a roller disco, dancing away ... More >>

Meet the 2012 Denver #WebAwards finalists

It's time for the 2012 edition of Westword's Denver Web Awards, our annual celebration of Denver's greatest digital minds. Back at the end of September, we put out a call for you, dear readers, to nominate your favorite online projects and voices, and a team of Westword staffers and contributors has ... More >>

Now Showing: A Westword guide to the arts in Denver

Denver artist Mario Zoots makes his Mexico City debut inside a big white cube

Although today he's known primarily as an Internet artist, Denver's Mario Zoots will return to his "physical art" roots with a feature show in Mexico City that opens this week. After making a name for himself in the international art community -- showing net-based works in Germany, Italy, Amsterdam ... More >>

Denver's ten best side projects

The Swayback is obviously Eric Halborg's main gig. But lately he's been moonlighting in Dragondeer, a side project he helms with Swayback drummer Carl Sorensen and Cole Rudy of Varlet on mandolin and lap steel. With Dragondeer, Halborg and company delve into some swampy blues and reverb-drenched psy ... More >>

Artists rally for IndyInk's tenth anniversary party

IndyInk gallery and print-shop will celebrate its tenth anniversary tomorrow, and over fifty local artists will be contributing work for the show that marks the event. This collection of artists represents just a fraction of the many Denverites who owe a debt of gratitude to what IndyInk has done fo ... More >>

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Weekend's best dance/party bets: Communikey, Unified Field, Brown Suga Youth Fest and more

With all that's going down this weekend between Communikey -- which is already well underway, and bringing a legion of talent to Boulder over the next three days -- Unified Field, the Sonic Bloom pre-party, Brown Suga Youth Fest, and the various other parties around town being hosted by DJ Mu$a, str ... More >>

Neon Knights celebrates new mural with dance party tonight. Night Drive starts next month.

See Also: • Weekend's best dance/party bets: Communikey, Unified Field, Brown Suga Youth Fest • Best of Denver 2012: Best VJ Team Audio Visual Violence Club • Double//Shadow appeals to the weeping romantic in you For the last year and a half, DJ Shannon von Kelly has been hosting Neon Knight ... More >>

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, March 30-April 1, 2012

Just because you're scrambling to get the rent together this weekend doesn't mean you have to stay inside and mope. From a vegan prom to a Mexican wrestling-themed dance party, we've got everything to do this weekend all in one place, and for under $10. So go out and enjoy the sun, check out some of ... More >>

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, March 9-11, 2012

Don't know what to do this weekend? We've got you covered. From a bike-themed art show to an all-female performance group, to John Waters's favorite movie, this is your events guide all in one place. The best part? None of these events will cost you more than a Hamilton. Get up, get out, and enjoy t ... More >>

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Photos: Neon Knights at the Meadowlark was a snug-fitting, sweat-fest

On Saturday night, the Meadowlark was once again invaded by Neon Knights, the monthly dance romper put together by DJ Shannon Kelly. The crowd in the basement venue morphed throughout the night from a snug-fitting sweat-fest of tightly packed, jittering bodies, to a reasonably thinned out space, giv ... More >>

Modern Witch's Mario Zoots leaving Denver to join Kristy Fenton in Amsterdam this fall

Kasper VogelzangLots of rad stuff is happening in the world of Modern Witch, including Mario Zoots impending move from Denver to Amsterdam at the end of August. The group's creative fluidity has led to four sets of hands stirring the creative pot at times, but Zoots and partner Kristy Fenton, who ha ... More >>

Exclusive Backbeat premiere: A first look at "Real is a Feeling," the new Pictureplane video

Bree DaviesRemember that Pictureplane video we told you about back in November? It's done, and we have the distinct pleasure of premiering here for the first time. The "Real Is a Feeling" clip, directed by Sterling Crispin and Travis Ededy, is posted for your perusal below. Click through to have a l ... More >>

Weekend Dance Card: BoomTut, Robag Wruhme and Neon Knights -- and that's just Friday

​Tonight's BoomTut party at Apex Movement in Boulder is going to be off the hook. This Whomp Truck fundraiser -- funds will help bring AudioPixel, Basscouch and the Whomp Truck to Apogaea -- is in a parkour studio, and the trampoline, jungle gym and parkour equipment will be open for business. ... More >>

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Three RedLine shows make up the Month of Photography's halo event

Localized exhibition Mountain Standard opens in Colorado Springs this Friday

​Mountain Standard, a new show opening this Friday, April 8, at Modbo Gallery (17C Bijou E. Street) in Colorado Springs is local effort on several levels. Curated by a newly formed collective of Colorado-based gallery owners and artists called Build A Fort, the juried exhibition will also exclusiv ... More >>

Tonight: Hollagramz and Skyler Mendoza at Lipgloss

​This summer, Lipgloss will be celebrating it's tenth birthday and for a dance night, that is some pretty serious commitment. Michael Trundle, a founding member of the Denver3 -- the dudes who started the now Friday night institution back in 2001 -- knows what it takes to keep the masses rolli ... More >>

2010 in creepy music videos: 5 favorites

​The art of the music video reached new heights in 2010. There was Charlotte Gainsbourg's amazing collaboration with Beck, Kanye's hip hop ballet extravaganza for his unanimously fawned-over new record, and a dizzying collection of videos from Tame Impala's crew. But it was also an outstanding ... More >>

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No Age at Bluebird Theater, 12/01/10

Tom MurphyNo Age​ NO AGE With Hot White and Lucky Dragons 12.01.10 | Bluebird Theater Hot White was first on stage and discharged its signature shards of angular, off-kilter, eruptive sound. It looked like the trio was more comfortable playing a big stage, and yet Tiana Bernard crossed over ... More >>

An extensive breakdown of Pictureplane's "13 rules to make a great Witch House song"

​Visual artist and Modern Witch member Mario Zoots inadvertently explained the meaning behind Witch House a few weeks ago, and now Pictureplane, who coined the term, has given us The 13 essential rules of Witch House, which he created at the request of Znaki. We've attempted to decipher this e ... More >>

Pictureplane's new video for "Real is a Feeling"

Bree Davies​ Pictureplane's track "Real is a Feeling" came to life in video form last night at Redline Gallery studios, complete with a girl in head-to-toe lyrca and a pinata filled with rubber organs of the human variety. Filmed by Neil Ewing and visual artist Sterling Crispin and with the d ... More >>

Witch House: A explanation of the genre from the warped mouth of Mario Zoots

​Witch House: Bigger than "Chillwave," not as controversial as "Rapegaze," maybe existing somewhere on a plane with the short-lived, but massively influential No Wave? The internet-seeded musical genre took on a life of its own earlier this year, with bands like Salem, Shams and our own Pict ... More >>

Neon Knights: A pre-Halloween, post-Gary Numan dance party

Gary Numan (and his contoured blush) want to see you shake it at Neon Knights.​Halloween should really be the entire month of October, not just one day. That's how its celebrated, anyway, with suburban multiplex haunted houses starting up before fall even hits, and pre-Halloween parties in ful ... More >>

Peter Black brings Hideous Men, Hollagramz and more to Meadowlark for Halloween bash

​Peter Black, the man behind the explosive Analog Space parties, has enlisted a diverse roster of DJs and bands for his upcoming Voodoo Ball 2010, a glittering Halloween blowout with a hand-picked lineup featuring Gauntlet Hair, Woodsman (their tour kickoff, according to Mr. Black), Hideous Me ... More >>

California label enlists Denver artist Mario Zoots for massive song release

Mario Zoots​Burbank, California's DIY label Deathbomb Arc began a monumental sonic undertaking this September, offering up over a hundred songs to subscribers of its yearlong "Digital Singles Club" for just ten bucks. Taken from the idea behind the label's past cassette tape club -- which fe ... More >>

Denver Does Denver: Find out Who's Doing Who

Denver Does Denver sounds more salacious than it is -- though we're sure there's a sexualized metaphor in there somewhere that was intended. If you haven't heard about it, Denver Does Denver, slated to take place tomorrow night at the Meadowlark, is a rad little show put together by the fine peeps a ... More >>

Painting by numbers never creates great art

Modern Witch at Glob Glob Glob

Live Review: Pictureplane, Yukon, Josephine and the Mousepeople at Rhinoceropolis