Raleigh

New Belgium airs TV commercials for the first time in eight years, but not in Colorado

New Belgium Brewing is running its first TV ad campaign in eight years, buying airtime in twelve markets across the country in order to help beer drinkers associate the name Fat Tire with the brewery itself, which wants to push the rest of its lineup. But the commercial, a thirty-second spot create ... More >>

Cooking with Pete and Barb Marczyk: Vidalia onion and Ritz crust quiche

Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market's choicest ingredients home with them and cook up a feast. If you've wandered around the p ... More >>

The Postal Service at Red Rocks on May 30, presale tickets on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Brace yourself, my aging hipster friend: If you haven't heard, your favorite band from nearly a decade ago is back together and playing shows again. While the Coachella date is the one that got everybody hyperventilating, the Postal Service's tour actually kicks off a few days earlier in Reno. After ... More >>

Taylor Swift Denver date set for June 2, 2013

Taylor Swift fans -- and judging by the enormous first week record sales of Red, her latest platter released last week, that accounts for a great many folks -- will be rejoicing at news that Swift is heading back out on the road this spring (to wit, that means 58 shows in 45 cities in 29 states, 3 p ... More >>

The Lumineers, due tonight on Letterman, officially reach platinum status for "Ho Hey"

If the Lumineers haven't already gone supernova, by god, they're about to. The locally-based outfit, which got its start humbly playing shows at the Meadowlark, just received word that their hit single "Ho Hey" has officially sold one million copies, while the self-titled album the song appears on i ... More >>

As Denver becomes a major bike city, can it put safety first?

See also: Dan Peterson, R.I.P.: Remembering hit-and-run victim who elevated bike-safety concerns

With Gun Street Ghost, Mike Perfetti explores the everyday dark secrets of American life

See also: Gun Street Ghost EP release party at the hi-dive, 8/17/12 Gun Street Ghost is the latest project fronted by Mike Perfetti, perhaps better known from his stints in Ideal Fathers, Johnny Knows Karate and Raleigh. With bassist Tyler Campo (ex-Cowboy Curse, also in Port Au Prince), guitarist ... More >>

Five best concerts in Colorado this weekend

See also: - Brennen Bryarly goes Into the Night as option4 - Parting words: A Sauna Q&A before its farewell show - Sharon Van Etten Q&A: "I get nervous sometimes that my songs are too personal" - Q&A with Brendan Perry of Dead Can Dance - Q&A with Derek Vincent Smith of Pretty Lights Welcome to the ... More >>

Gun Street Ghost gets real at the hi-dive on Friday, August 17

The Wheel Thing

Jonathan Greschler was notoriously shy...until he became a bartender

Jonathan Greschler, who recently landed behind the bar at Fuel Cafe, started bartending right after college. "I was in North Carolina working at a microbrewery," he remembers. "The guys behind the bar were older than me, and they took me under their wing. We had an advantage, because it was a microb ... More >>

O, Barnum! An ode to Denver's least desirable neighborhood

Front porch chillin': A favorite occupation of what I like to call "the Barnumployed."​If you happen to find yourself in Barnum and you don't live there, chances are you're lost. And not just because it's not a neighborhood that lends itself to being found -- find one of two streets that make ... More >>

Azitra, a new Indian restaurant, now serving in Broomfield

If you're looking for something that diverges from the typical suburban chains, culinary options are somewhat sparse in Broomfield. But Azitra, which opened at Flatiron Crossing earlier this month, represents an alternative.

An interview with Ideal Fathers in advance of their farewell show tonight at the Larimer

​Over the course of a line-up change or two, Ideal Fathers Ideal Fathers, playing its final show tonight at the Larimer Lounge, developed a sound and a stage presence that probably would have been lumped in with "dance punk." But there was always an agenda in the band to inspire people to wake ... More >>

Ivy's back with a new label and radio show

Photo by Uriah WestIvy is back.​You may have noticed recently that Josh Ivy has been popping up behind the decks in the Mile High City with greater frequency. Good news: He's not visiting. He's back from his hiatus in North Carolina. We caught up with Ivy for a few minutes to talk about his br ... More >>

The Best Of... iPhone app is here and it's free, of course

Best Of app. Download here​Our Best of Denver issue (which hits newsstands on March 31) is sure to be a big, bulky thing, as it is every year. Unless you possess a European men's carry-all, it can be tough to tote around. Which is why we came up with the Best Of... iPhone app. It's free, it in ... More >>

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?

Big BBQ

March madness: The top four foods for the Sweet Sixteen

​After a weekend of great basketball and not-so-great snacks, I'm planning some sweet eating action for this coming weekend's Sweet Sixteen. Here's some of the top local fare from three of the remaining top-ranked teams, and one from a post-game replacement. We're not in Kansas any more.

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 >>

Freeloader: Download a new track from Pretty Light's forthcoming EP in advance of shows this week in Boulder and Denver

​ Derek Vincent Smith, who performs under the Pretty Lights moniker (due tonight at the Boulder Theater), has announced plans to release three new EPs, the first of which, Making Up a Changing Mind, was just posted to his site last week. With three albums already under his belt that have rec ... More >>

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 >>

Single File heading back out on the road

Pamela Littky​Update 11/02: Just received word that Dashboard Confessional has postponed its upcoming tour due to "a family situation that is beyond our control," including a scheduled appearance at the Fillmore on Monday, November 9. No word on when the dates will be rescheduled or how this new d ... More >>

U2's 360° Tour skips comes to Denver

Update: Just received word that U2 will be bringing its 360° tour to Denver on Saturday, June 12, at Invesco Field. Oh happy day! No word yet on when tickets will go on sale, but they Tickets go on sale on Friday, November 6, and will reportedly range from $55 to $250 online at the Invesco Field bo ... More >>

Denver is smarter than every other city -- except four

Three typical Denverites display their impressive brain capacity.​There's a mechanism in every journalist that's triggered whenever a list mentions the city where he or she lives. We're powerless to resist writing about it -- and the urge is particularly strong when the results are complimenta ... More >>

Accordion Crimes

A Higher Quality Version of This
Self-released

Titus Andronicus

Friday, September 11, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Over the weekend: The Avett Brothers at the Ogden Theatre

​The Avett Brothers, Sally Ford and the Sound Outside Saturday, Aug. 22 Ogden Theatre Better than: Most of the shows I've seen this summer. I never thought I'd see a full-fledged hootenanny on the stage of the Ogden Theatre. But during choice moments of the Avett Brothers' Saturday set, an appea ... More >>

No smoking at 92nd and Yates in Westminster right now -- unless you feel like exploding

View Larger Map Officials with the Westminster fire and police departments have closed 92nd Avenue between Yates and Raleigh, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"), due to a suspected gas leak. In a press release, Westminster Fire Dep ... More >>

Westminster gas leak update: Smoke 'em if you got 'em

The gas leak that closed a stretch of 92nd Avenue between Yates and Raleigh in Westminster this morning has been found, according to a new release. As said leak is being repaired, one lane of traffic is being allowed through the area, with more to follow once everything's patched up -- meaning tha ... More >>

Two Cow Garage at 3 Kings Tavern

Two Cow Garage w/Colder Than Fargo, Raleigh, Six Months to Live and Jon SnodgrassFriday, February 20th, 20093 Kings Tavern, DenverBetter Than: A five band bill has any right to be.Colder Than Fargo opened this show on a snowy, icy night with its brand of warm, sentimentally-tinged music, part Americ ... More >>

Breathe Carolina premiers new video, tours until the end of time

Breathe Carolina, a band that tours so often these days that it almost doesn't seem like a Denver band anymore (seriously, with the exception of April and May, the act is going to be on the road from now until at least the end of August; check out the list of tour dates on the next page), recently p ... More >>

Rebellious Son

Pie Town EP
Make Shifty Recordings

It's hard to top the burger at The Counter

I am not the guy for Five Guys

  Since 1986, Five Guys Burgers and Fries has focused on keeping things simple, serving burgers wrapped in foil and bagged to-go in greasy brown paper sacks, even if you're eating in; Idaho potato fries, hand-cut and fried in peanut oil; cold Cokes; some hot dogs. It's a classic American operat ... More >>

Hideous Houses of Highland

More is not merrier for Highland homeowners who want to stop construction in their neighborhoods.

Raleigh

Training Wheels EP
Few Hit Records

Art Show

With Art Brut, what you see really is what you get.

To Market, to Market

Osage Mercado goes public

The Message

Nip/Tuck

Kings of Leon

Youth & Young Manhood (RCA)

Roll 'Em

Denver deserves its fifteen minutes of fame.

Bite Me

The Real Deal

Romance on the Rails

Last Train to Nibroc makes the most of two talented actors.

A Gumper Stumper

So you think you know hockey, eh? Here's a quiz to see if you Av half a brain.

The Story of Adele H

There's a thing or two you don't know about Adele Arakawa.

Cajun Queen

Feedback

Town Without Pity