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Portland (Oregon)

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Fire on the Mountain, a popular Portland wing spot, has landed in Highland

    The space at 3801 West 32nd Avenue that last housed Apres Dessert Bar is going in almost the exact opposite direction: toward wings, sandwiches, burgers and beer. Fire on the Mountain, a mini-chain with locations in Portland, Oregon, is expanding into Colorado. By the week of April 23, Denver's Fire ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Ruban Nielson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra: "My musical career is like one big ticky tour"

    Unknown Mortal Orchestra (due Friday, March 16 at the Gothic Theatre) is based on Portland, Oregon. The band's frontman, Ruban Nielson, however, spent nearly a decade in punk band the Mint Chicks while based out of Auckland, New Zealand. After a few records on the legendary Flying Nun label, Nielson ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Tantric Picasso: "That alchemy is so precious and nurturing"

    Tantric Picasso (due Thursday, February 2 at the Bluebird Theater) started in 2008 among a group of friends who met at school, which is typical enough, but in naming the band, the fivesome created a personal mythology (partly detailed below) that is somewhat embodied in the name with hints of the es ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Reader: Across the country, people see Colorado as a beer mecca. Take that, Portland!

    Beer-loving Governor John Hickenlooper arrives at his post-inauguration party last January.​Is Denver just a pathetic, Midwestern version of Portland? That debate is raging across westword.com, particularly in the comments section after "Fifteen reasons why young people move to Colorado," but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Reader: Voodoo Doughnuts is X-rated, and X-cellent

    Fans of Voodoo Doughnuts would be very thankful if the Portland, Oregon-based chain opened an outlet here -- and recent rumors suggest one could be coming our way. Not fast enough to satisfy Brains76, though:

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2011

    The Wheel Thing

    Fans of Voodoo Doughnuts would be very thankful if the Portland, Oregon-based chain opened an outlet here -- and recent rumors suggest one could be coming our way. Not fast enough to satisfy Brains76, though:

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2011

    Sisterly Love

    Fans of Voodoo Doughnuts would be very thankful if the Portland, Oregon-based chain opened an outlet here -- and recent rumors suggest one could be coming our way. Not fast enough to satisfy Brains76, though:

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Kyle Morton of Typhoon on Nabokov, inspiration and Tender Loving Empire

    Founded in Salem, Oregon in 2005, Typhoon (due tonight at the hi-dive with Lord Huron and Sour Boy Bitter Girl) started out as a recording project but quickly evolved into a sprawling live project with over ten members. Two years into its time together, the act essentially went on hiatus before be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Reader: Denver's conservative beer culture is no match for Portland

    Aaron ThackerayCelebrating Denver beer culture at the Great Divide birthday party.​Beer here! A recent transplant from Portland, Oregon, found Colorado Beer Man's comparison of the Denver beer scene to that of Portland. And in this newcomer's view, Denver's not the winner. Here's the bad beer ... More >>

  • News

    May 19, 2011

    Independent Monitor Richard Rosenthal keeps a close eye on the Denver police

    Aaron ThackerayCelebrating Denver beer culture at the Great Divide birthday party.​Beer here! A recent transplant from Portland, Oregon, found Colorado Beer Man's comparison of the Denver beer scene to that of Portland. And in this newcomer's view, Denver's not the winner. Here's the bad beer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Ten beers that will make you a man -- if they don't kill you first

    Avery's ​Mephistopheles' Stout​You're a man, so by definition, everything you do must be manly, right? Wrong. There are hundreds of beers out there to choose from, lining the liquor store shelves and bar taps like kids waiting to get picked for a game of recess football. But only a very of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Wash Perk unveils the "Perk Cycle," Colorado's first coffee shop on two wheels

    ​There's a new coffee shop in town, and it's unlike any that's come before. For one thing, it has no walls, no roof, no doors, no windows -- just a couple of wheels, a handlebar and two pedals. Introducing the Perk Cycle, Wash Perk Coffee Shop's free-wheeling new venture, one equipped to ser ... More >>

  • Film

    March 10, 2011

    Cold Weather is not exactly Twin Peaks

    ​There's a new coffee shop in town, and it's unlike any that's come before. For one thing, it has no walls, no roof, no doors, no windows -- just a couple of wheels, a handlebar and two pedals. Introducing the Perk Cycle, Wash Perk Coffee Shop's free-wheeling new venture, one equipped to ser ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Round two with Will Cisa, exec chef of the Corner Office

    Lori Midson​Will Cisa The Corner Office 1401 Curtis Street 303-825-6500 www.thecornerofficedenver.com/food/dinner This is part two of my interview with Will Cisa, executive chef of the Corner Office Restaurant Martini Bar. In part one of that interview, Cisa dished on monumental cooking dis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Will Cisa, kitchen magician of the Corner Office, on monumental cooking disasters, Euclid Hall's boudin noir and the impossible thirty-minute meal

    Lori Midson​ Will Cisa The Corner Office 1401 Curtis Street 303-825-6500 www.thecornerofficedenver.com/food/dinner This is part one of my interview with Will Cisa, executive chef of the Corner Office Restaurant Martini Bar. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. It's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Jayhawks founder Mark Olson on walking the line between folk and rock

    ​A decade after starting the Jayhawks with Gary Louris, Mark Olson left the band in 1995, the same year Tomorrow the Green Grass was released, to look after his then-wife Victoria Williams, after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. While the Jayhawks continued to tour without him until ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Portland beats Denver as a beer city, hands down

    Portland's Hopworks Urban Brewing does it city-style.​Portland is a better beer town than Denver. As a Denver native, it pains me to say that, but after having visited Beervana for the first, time, there is no getting around it. While Denver brewers consistently make better beer than those in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Twin Perks bikini baristas will give Denver its boobs and beans

    Twin Perks has several locations in Portland.​Denver is about to get its second bikini-barista coffee shop, and like the first, it takes its inspiration and has its roots in the bikini-barista trend in the Pacific Northwest. Twin Perks is scheduled to open sometime in December at 1628 Federal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Cast your nominations for the 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards

    ​It's that time of year again, when chefs from all over the country send out e-mails begging their loyal customers to nominate them for a James Beard Foundation Award, otherwise known as the "Oscars of the food universe."

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    The truck stops here: secret gathering of gourmet vendors Friday

    Mark Manger​The hot food story of the summer is the success of the gourmet food trucks and carts, which we predicted in our June 3 cover story. So far, we've seen trucks from Steuben's, Deluxe, Paris on the Platte, WaterCourse Foods and the Denver Biscuit Company, in addition to such gourmet c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    Hey Denver, We're the Third-Most Sustainable Metro Area

    ​That's the news from Site Selection, a magazine with the corporatey mission of providing "corporate real estate strategy and area economic development."The Denver-Aurora area ranked third behind San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (1) and and Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton metro areas as best locatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Hip-hop hearsay: Xperiment joins Humble Beast, new track from SP Double, F.O.E. and Whygee's Dispensary Music, DJEarAttent's new mixtape and more

    Xperiment​ Colorado hip-hop is serious right now, and there's a bunch of cats making moves. Hot on the heels of his runner-up finish to back-to-back winner Boonie Mayfield in the recent Red Bull Big Tune battle, Xperiment is the latest addition to the Humble Beast roster. Based in Portland, O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Ty Lawson on Twitter: "Utah is dumb boring"

    Ty Lawson's probably not planning a move to Salt Lake City anytime soon.​The old warning to pro athletes about not providing bulletin-board material predates the online version of bulletin boards -- which may explain why, last night, Ty Lawson posted a link to an audio snippet on his Twitter f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Cybercrime in Denver: We're number eight

    "I have a feeling there's something phishy in Denver."​In the not exactly thrilling 1995 cyber-thriller The Net, Sandra Bullock's character, Angela Bennett, reveals that she was raised in La Junta -- a community whose name she pronounces as if she were Hugo Chavez. Little did Bennett know, how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Frank Bonanno, Alex Seidel, Jennifer Jasinski, Steve Ells and James Rugile among James Beard semifinalists

    Lori Midson Venue chef James Rugile ​Restaurant and chef semifinalists for the 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards were released this morning, which gives all the nominees exactly 32 days to chew on their success before the five finalists in each category are announced on Monday, March 22. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Q&A with Eric Gilbert of Finn Riggins

    ​Eric Gilbert, Lisa Simpson and Cam Bouiss formed Finn Riggins in the small town of Hailey, Idaho, in August of 2006. Since that time, the band has put out five releases. Three of those albums were released on the Portland, Oregon-based Tender Loving Empire label including the act's latest, Vs. Wi ... More >>

  • News

    September 24, 2009

    For two decades, pit bulls have been public enemy #1 in Denver. But maybe it's time for a recount.

    ​Eric Gilbert, Lisa Simpson and Cam Bouiss formed Finn Riggins in the small town of Hailey, Idaho, in August of 2006. Since that time, the band has put out five releases. Three of those albums were released on the Portland, Oregon-based Tender Loving Empire label including the act's latest, Vs. Wi ... More >>

  • Music

    August 20, 2009

    Danava

    Saturday, August 22, Gothic Theatre, 877-598-6659.

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    McDonald's ranks Denver the sixth best city -- whatever that means

    The Denver Business Journal posted this little ditty earlier today, reporting that McDonald's -- a national hamburger chain known for helping our children get super fat for decades -- considers Denver one of America's happiest cities for families. I have absolutely no idea what this means -- I can ... More >>

  • Music

    July 2, 2009

    War Tapes

    Sunday, July 5, Gothic Theatre, Englewood, 303-788-0984.

  • Music

    May 14, 2009

    Horse Feathers

    Wednesday, May 20, Bluebird Theater, 303-830-8497.

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2009

    Q&A with David Frederickson of the Prids

    Some bands wear a style like a trendy fashion statement, and others embody what that music is about by creating their own artistic identity while expanding and building upon what has come before them. The Prids, from Portland, Oregon, are among the latter. Incorporating elements of synth-inflected ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Tickle Me Pink to film video for "Madeline" this week in Portland

    At an undisclosed locale in Portland, Oregon, this Thursday and Friday, the Tickle Me Pink chaps will be filming a video for "Madeline," the title track of its Wind-up Records debut. The clip is reportedly being shot by Speedway Films, a West Coast-based production company that has previously worked ... More >>

  • Music

    February 5, 2009

    Musee Mecanique

    Tuesday, February 10, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    The Nines behind the eight-ball

    The Nines -- the new hotel that Sage Hospitality opened in Portland, Oregon this fall -- is taking a beating on shamelessrestaurants.com for the general suckiness of its restaurant, which already lost its executive chef. To see the bile spewing, check out the comments on the Urban Farmer " ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 4, 2008

    The Builders and Butchers

    The Nines -- the new hotel that Sage Hospitality opened in Portland, Oregon this fall -- is taking a beating on shamelessrestaurants.com for the general suckiness of its restaurant, which already lost its executive chef. To see the bile spewing, check out the comments on the Urban Farmer " ... More >>

  • Music

    September 4, 2008

    Westword's Freeloader tips you off to the best in legitimate, artist-approved downloads.

    The Nines -- the new hotel that Sage Hospitality opened in Portland, Oregon this fall -- is taking a beating on shamelessrestaurants.com for the general suckiness of its restaurant, which already lost its executive chef. To see the bile spewing, check out the comments on the Urban Farmer " ... More >>

  • Music

    September 4, 2008

    The Builders and The Butchers

    Wednesday, September 10, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2008

    Traveling Turns South by Southwest

    Wednesday, September 10, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Calendar

    September 13, 2007

    Solid Sisterhood

    Run for Congo Women in Morrison.

  • Music

    September 6, 2007

    Soda Pop Kids Return

    Ex-members of Kill City Thrillers, Scott Baio Army and Call Sign Cobra come back for a sort of homecoming.

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    Viva Voce

    This couple makes marriage seem cool.

  • News

    July 20, 2006

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    Will trolleys return to Colfax?

  • Music

    April 6, 2006

    Pink Martini

    Thursday, April 6, Boulder Theatre, 303-786-7030; Friday, April 7, Gothic Theatre, 1-866-468-7621.

  • Music

    October 30, 2003

    XO, Elliott

    Elliott Smith 1969-2003

  • People & Places

    March 29, 2001

    Best Stand-in by a Non-Colorado Town

    Portland, Oregon

  • News

    November 2, 2000

    The Big Squeeze

    Denver needs to make room for 100,000 more people. So where will they go?

  • Music

    March 23, 2000

    Let It Rain

    Richmond Fontaine's Northwest passage.

  • Music

    July 22, 1999

    Friends of the Devil

    Satan's Pilgrims continue to ride the surf-rock wave.

  • Music

    October 8, 1998

    Feedback

    Satan's Pilgrims continue to ride the surf-rock wave.

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