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  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Andrew W.K. in Denver at Bluebird on 3/20

    Grab your party shoes, kids. Andrew W.K. is coming back to Denver. In honor of the ten year anniversary of I Get Wet (hands up if you can believe it's already been a decade since dude first hit the scene), Mr. Party Hard is bringing his party to the Bluebird Theater on Tuesday, March 20. Brace yours ... More >>

  • Music

    December 29, 2011

    Bar Back looks at the year in club scouting

    Grab your party shoes, kids. Andrew W.K. is coming back to Denver. In honor of the ten year anniversary of I Get Wet (hands up if you can believe it's already been a decade since dude first hit the scene), Mr. Party Hard is bringing his party to the Bluebird Theater on Tuesday, March 20. Brace yours ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Celebrate Repeal Day by toasting beer with Batch 19 from Coors

    Prohibition was repealed on December 5, 1933, a day that will forever be celebrated by the drinking public -- and there are plenty of ways to raise a toast. You could enjoy a beer by any number of Colorado's craft brewers, down a drink made with a Colorado-distilled spirit or sip a glass of Western ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Cherry slated to go into former Bar Luxe space in Cherry Creek at 231 Milwaukee Street

    ​Earlier this year, Michael Olsen tried to open another version of Hush, the nightclub he used to have in the Larimer Square spot now occupied by Wicked Garden. He was met with some opposition from Cherry Creek residents, who opposed his plans to put a dance club in the basement of 250 Steele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Batch 19, the pre-Prohibition Coors beer, is coming to Denver

    ​Batch 19, a Coors-made lager that is brewed based on a recently rediscovered pre-Prohibition recipe, is finally coming home to Colorado. The recipe for the beer was discovered in an old log book at the Golden brewery in 2004, after a small flood in the basement. The book -- and the recipe -- ... More >>

  • Music

    April 14, 2011

    The Denver Pedal Bar makes you work for your beer

    ​Batch 19, a Coors-made lager that is brewed based on a recently rediscovered pre-Prohibition recipe, is finally coming home to Colorado. The recipe for the beer was discovered in an old log book at the Golden brewery in 2004, after a small flood in the basement. The book -- and the recipe -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Should Nuggets try to lose to Thunder tonight in hopes of meeting Mavericks in playoffs?

    Kevin Durant.​In all likelihood, Tuesday's Nuggets-Thunder slugfest was a playoff preview, since Oklahoma City's currently in the fourth position in the west and Denver's ensconced in the fifth. But OKC's only one game behind the Dallas Mavericks for the third slot, and the Nuggets, who just b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Social networking: Denver ranked 3rd in U.S. by Men's Health (eat our hashtags, Portland!)

    ​Congratulations, Denver: You have officially been swallowed up whole by the Matrix. Men's Health recently came out with its list of the country's most socially networked cities, and Denver, of all places, came in third. Do we get a prize for this? Like a new FarmVille animal or something?

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    American Idol, Emma Henry: Colorado produces another hopeful from Littleton

    Egads. Just when you thought it was safe to peaceably ignore the new-and-nowhere-near-improved version of American Idol like the rest of the country, along comes another homegrown contestant to follow. Meet Emma Henry, a fifteen-year-old hopeful from Littleton, sophomore at Chatfield High School. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Oprah's long-lost sister elevates life story to preposterously heartwarming levels

    Oprah: Now with magical slippers.​She's not the first long-lost celebrity relative to come randomly out of the woodwork, but where most of them are deadbeat dads or biological mothers seeking a coattail-riding boost to gaudy tabloid fame, Oprah's newly found sister seems, like everything in Op ... More >>

  • Music

    January 6, 2011

    Peter Wolf Crier's Peter Pisano shares his songwriting secrets

    Oprah: Now with magical slippers.​She's not the first long-lost celebrity relative to come randomly out of the woodwork, but where most of them are deadbeat dads or biological mothers seeking a coattail-riding boost to gaudy tabloid fame, Oprah's newly found sister seems, like everything in Op ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    Feed Denver selected to be part of the Campaign for Urban Farming

    ​Last week, we reported Feed Denver's winter plans to build structures and continue its farming right into the cold months. Now, the organization might get some help. Bonterra Vineyards, a large organic wine producer in Mendocino County, and Growing Power, a Milwaukee-based urban farming and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Top five fictional foods and drinks on television that we'd really, really like to try

    A Flickr photo​In cartoon world, Matt Groening brought us Duff beer, and Hanna-Barbera created fast food brontosaurus ribs. In books, C.S. Lewis is responsible for the Turkish delight with which the White Witch tempted Edmund in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and we can credit Lewis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Frontier extends its DIA lease -- and the airline's relationship with Denver, its "hometown"

    ​Since last November, when Frontier Airlines jobs began moving to Milwaukee and Indianapolis, locals have feared that the new acquisition of Indy's Republic Airways Holdings would slowly sever its ties to Denver. It's good news, then, that Frontier has extended its lease at DIA until 2020. Loo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    The Weekend Show Down: All Westword, all the time

    ​ We all know that every single weekend in Denver is like a confectionery of delicious shows: Too many choices, too little time. But if you have a hard time with that status quo, you're going to be ripping your hair out with indecision this weekend, because it's finally here, the Westword Mus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    John Hickenlooper: Republicans use part of Democratic guv ad in latest jobs slap

    John Hickenlooper the way Republicans see him.​Update, 7:48 a.m., May 28: The Hickenlooper campaign has responded to this post. See how after the original item, published at 3:27 p.m. on May 27. The latest assault on Democratic guv candidate John Hickenlooper from the Republican Governors Ass ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Midwest to Frontier: That's the way the cookie crumbles

    ​A chocolate-chip cookie. That's the consolation prize for faithful Midwest fliers, now that Republic has announced that it will be keeping the Frontier brand, and merging in Midwest flights. But at least one remnant of Midwest will remain: the fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies served on each ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    The taxing problems related to Denver's Frontier offer

    ​ The city's offer to Republic Airways Holdings -- an effort to keep as many Frontier Airlines jobs in Colorado as possible -- doesn't represent the final word on potential lures. "They're in negotiations," says Tom Clark, the Denver Economic Development Corporation's executive director, "so t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    Urbavore's Dilemma: Final harvest

    Photo by Brian Kraft Photography​Urbavore's Dilemma is an ongoing web series detailing city dwellers' commitment to urban homesteading. From May through September, Westword writer Joel Warner will get his hands dirty, covering everything from backyard chickens to front-lawn gardens, from green ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Republic Airways Holdings lays low in Frontier sweepstakes

    An image from the Republic Airways Holdings website.​Tomorrow's the day when Frontier Airlines hits the auction block, and in recent days, Southwest Airlines, one of two publicly announced suitors, has gotten the vast majority of attention due to the size of its bid: $170 million, nearly $60 m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Pet Shop Boys announce tour, skip Denver

    In support of Yes, their tenth full-length album(!), synth-pop kings Pet Shop Boys have just announced an eighteen-date North American tour, to begin at the end of August. The show promises to be filled with plenty of costumes, capers and theatricality. Unfortunately, the tour schedule is focus ... More >>

  • News

    June 4, 2009

    The Mexican is always packing heat

    In support of Yes, their tenth full-length album(!), synth-pop kings Pet Shop Boys have just announced an eighteen-date North American tour, to begin at the end of August. The show promises to be filled with plenty of costumes, capers and theatricality. Unfortunately, the tour schedule is focus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    More scenarios in which Dave Schultheis might not intervene to protect babies

    Dave Schultheis. State senator Dave Schultheis, a Colorado Springs Republican, has long been an expert at saying things that slacken jaws -- but he truly outdid himself yesterday, when he spoke out against legislation that would require pregnant women to receive HIV tests in order to prevent their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2009

    Gregory Alan Isakov collaborates and tours with Brandi Carlile

    Photo: Todd RoethIf you don't already have plans tonight for Valentine's eve -- like, say, seeing DeVotchKa at the Paramount -- it would be well worth your time to stop by the Bluebird to catch Gregory Alan Isakov & the Freight, with Oakhurst. By now, you're probably intimately familiar with the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    DeVotchKa announces spring tour dates

    This Friday night in Philadelphia, DeVotchKa is kicking off a fairly exhaustive eight week tour that will take the band across the country from New York to San Francisco to Austin -- not during South By Southwest, surprisingly -- back up through the midwest before culminating in Cleveland on Saturd ... More >>

  • Music

    April 10, 2008

    Laylights Looks Into the Future

    The members of this quartet keep the momentum going on Auricle, their latest disc.

  • Music

    February 7, 2008

    Class of 2008

    Here are the other six artists worth keeping an eye on this year.

  • Calendar

    July 19, 2007

    Tramps Like Us

    Hitch a ride to the Hobo Film Festival.

  • Calendar

    June 28, 2007

    Band Aid

    Hitch a ride to the Hobo Film Festival.

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2006

    All the Pretty Horses

    Hitch a ride to the Hobo Film Festival.

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2006

    All the Pretty Horses

    Hitch a ride to the Hobo Film Festival.

  • Dining

    May 4, 2006

    Famous Dave’s Barbecue

    Pigging out

  • Film

    March 9, 2006

    Look Away

    The Hills Have Eyes gets a bloody overhaul, but nothing to recommend it.

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2005

    Code Words

    Experts help residents learn how to figure out a city’s design.

  • News

    November 4, 2004

    The Blame Game

    After Melo's pal takes the pot rap, others cop to jocks' past sins.

  • Dining

    June 3, 2004

    Drunk of the Week

    Legend's

  • Dining

    May 13, 2004

    Drunk of the Week

    Stampede

  • Culture

    February 19, 2004

    Encore

    Stampede

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Stampede

  • Film

    September 26, 2002

    Homies

    Home Movie looks inside some eccentric domiciles.

  • Music

    June 13, 2002

    Backwash

    Music everywhere: Music Lowdown 2002 and the Westword Music Showcase covered both the recording industry and live, in-the-flesh performances.

  • Music

    April 20, 2000

    On a Wing and a Prayer

    Mr. Tree and the Wingnuts' refried hillbilly music takes root.

  • Film

    December 30, 1999

    Reeling in the Year

    From South Park to Pokémon, 1999 was almost an American beauty.

  • Film

    November 18, 1999

    Grand Illusion

    A documentary goes behind the scenes of an American Movie.

  • Music

    July 16, 1998

    Forgetting the Last Laugh

    Thanks to a little help from a famous friend, Steve Poltz is finally being taken seriously.

  • News

    December 18, 1997

    The Long and Winding Road: A Prisoner's Diary

    Thanks to a little help from a famous friend, Steve Poltz is finally being taken seriously.

  • News

    January 17, 1996

    A DAY OF INFAMY

    Thanks to a little help from a famous friend, Steve Poltz is finally being taken seriously.

  • News

    July 19, 1995

    THE GRAND YOUNG GAME

    Thanks to a little help from a famous friend, Steve Poltz is finally being taken seriously.

  • News

    March 8, 1995

    YOU'RE OUT

    Thanks to a little help from a famous friend, Steve Poltz is finally being taken seriously.

  • News

    February 16, 1994

    PASSING ON THE RIGHT

    CONSERVATIVE STRATEGISTS GEAR UP FOR THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY.RIGHT ON! EMPOWERMENT TO THE PEOPLE: CONSERVATIVES TUNE IN AND TURN ON.

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