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  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Keeping the US Postal Service alive, one envelope full of porn at a time

    I can't claim to own this idea. I picked it up secondhand from my sister, who told me that when her friend gets junk mail with return envelopes that say "no postage necessary if mailed in the United States," he sends it back. With stuff in it. What kind of stuff, I'm not sure. But I stole the idea - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Fiona Apple at the Paramount Theatre on 7/20

    Fiona Apple's coming to the Paramount Theatre on Friday, July 20: With a newly revitalized career thanks to a stint wowing audiences at this year's SXSW and fresh off releasing a brand new album with a notably pithy title (in comparison to When the Pawn..., her 1999 album -- The Idler Wheel is wiser ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    DIY prison play In the Belly shows aggressive scenes of life inside

    On a particularly frigid night in the winter of 2009, Weslie Coleman, Kate Pleuss and Ben Turk were sitting in their collective home and talking about how cold they were. Incredibly cold, they decided. So the three members of the revolutionary theater group Insurgent Theatre decided to plan an escap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    The Lumineers debut full-length due out on Dualtone on April 3

    On the heels of rounding a list of the 20 Best New Bands of 2011 compiled by Paste Magazine, The Lumineers have announced plans to release their debut full-length on Dualtone Records, the imprint that's currently home to a half-dozen other artists including Brett Dennen and Guy Clark. While the self ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Five things you need to know about Mormons

    Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who created The Book of Mormon , are hometown heroes -- and that alone is reason for a "Glory Hallelujah" all around. Tickets for the musical sold out in record time yesterday; for those lucky enough to have snagged them, there are a few things about the LDS faith that yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2012

    The Black Keys add second show at 1STBANK Center on May 1

    Danny Clinch​Bad news: Familiar with that expression, "You snooze, you lose"? Yes? Well, it applies here. If you slept on getting your tickets to see the Black Keys at 1STBANK Center on April 30, you blew it. Show's sold out. D'oh! Luckily for you, though, you'll have another chance to see 'em ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Nickelback in Denver on June 10 at Pepsi Center

    By early June, Denver will long be in the rearview for the Black Keys dudes, who'll play here on Monday, April 30. Too bad. It would've been sweet-ass sweet to witness a good old-fashioned battle royale for ultimate supremacy between them and the Nickelback dudes to settle this whole "rock and roll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    The Denver Diatribe: Celebrate the podcast's 50th episode at live "Love & Hate" taping tonight

    ​Last year at about this time, I blogged about why my friends and I had launched the Denver Diatribe podcast, a labor of digital love that was heavy on the labor. Along with taking some pot shots at Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner and his obsession with bark beetles, I explained that the wee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2011

    Adele cancels remainder of tour due to laryngitis

    Photo by Aaron Thackeray​Count yourself lucky if you had a chance to catch Adele's breathtaking performance last weekend. We just heard that she canceled all of the remaining dates on her current tour due to the problems she was having with her voice, problems she mentioned at the onset of her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Issac Slade of the Fray talks about what it was like to open for U2, plus video of a few new songs

    Aaron Thackeray​Last night, we caught up with Isaac Slade for a few minutes as he was sitting aboard a plane on the tarmac at DIA waiting for his flight to take off. With the eagerly anticipated hometown, Denver date of the U2 360° tour now behind them, Slade and the other guys in the Fray we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Colorado needs more official symbols. How about a State Brewpub?

    It's official: Colorado is high!​When tax revenues are down, state legislators can feel marginalized, even redundant. Unable to fund -- hence debate, manipulate and gerrymander -- pet projects, they retreat to committee rooms or watering holes to wait for the economy to recover. In their quest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Hometown pride: The Book of Mormon will open its tour in Denver

    ​By every conceivable definition, Trey Parker and Matt Stone's The Book of Mormon has been am unqualified success; in fact, considering the sold-out houses, the glowing reviews and the preposterous amount of Tony Award nominations the musical has garnered, it might even be the most successful ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    The Great Food Truck Race rolls into Denver this weekend

    The Lime Truck, from Orange Country, is one of eight trucks competing in season two's The Great Food Truck Race, which rolls into Denver this weekend​ Pray to the weather gods that Denver is blessed with balmy breezes this weekend, because the food trucks competing in season two of The Great ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Boldtype tapped to open Guttermouth tour

    ​Hey, what do you know? Performing at the Showcase can actually be beneficial to your career. Well, so to speak. In a roundabout way, playing at the Showcase helped the men of Boldtype land an opening slot on the upcoming Guttermouth tour. Well, it sealed the deal, anyway. We'll let drummer Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Tennis explains how it all began, share personal, ocean-themed letter, announce tour dates

    ​By now, its no secret: Tennis was born out of months at sea, after which newlyweds Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley came home and made and record. A whirlwind of interest in the band and a deal with Fat Possum Records followed, and now the duo is readying the release of its debut, Cape Dory, i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    Adam Cayton-Holland, Geek Bowl ambassador, spews hate at Philly, Austin, Salt Lake

    ​Geeks Who Drink, the quiz night empire based here in Denver, knows how to make shit talking an art form. The company's Geek Bowl, the largest live trivia challenge anywhere in the country, will, like usual, probably quickly sell out when tickets go on sale on December 15 for the big January 2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    The Denver Diatribe: Why I helped start Denver's best only iTunes friendly podcast

    ​Lately I've been spending a good chunk of my minimal free time working with Jared Jacang Maher, a former Westword writer now at Face The State and John Dicker, founder of the Geeks Who Drink quiz night empire, to launch the Denver Diatribe, a weekly half-hour podcast on culture, politics and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Walter Bond: Alleged sheepskin factory arsonist inspiration for song by straight-edge band

    Walter Bond.​We recently told you about alleged arsonist Walter Bond, who authorities believe was responsible for burning down Glendale's Sheepskin Factory and two businesses in Salt Lake City, including a restaurant that served foie gras. Turns out Bond's a hero to the animal liberation move ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Margot and the Nuclear So and So's to tour in support of Buzzard, forthcoming new record

    ​Ah, yes, what a splendid birthday present (okay, it isn't exactly our birthday, but close enough). It seems one of our favorite bands, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, a group we've long been smitten with since first making its acquaintance at South Park some years ago, has a new album slate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Keli McGregor, late Rockies president: Autopsy and toxicology report could take months longer

    Keli McGregor.​On April 20, Colorado Rockies president Keli McGregor was found dead in a Salt Lake City hotel room. He was just 48 and apparently in terrific health. Nevertheless, the Salt Lake medical examiner's office still hasn't released an autopsy and toxicology report and may not do so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Scott McInnis gambles, loses

    ​ The latest from the blogs of Denver ColoradoPols theorizes Scott McInnis tried to best Josh Penry on Pinon Canyon. But now Penry's out of the race, and the locals are liking Hickenlooper's views on the matter. Back in the day, kids used to ride bikes to school. Now, they mostly don't. Educ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Mike Shanahan era officially over now that Tony Scheffler's gone

    "Just wait, Joe. You're gonna miss me."​We've been panning for Denver blogging gold. Here's three posts we sifted out. In a fan post on Mile High Report, Joe Medina calls April 19 "a day that will live in infamy" -- because Tony Scheffler's departure means the Broncos' Mike Shanahan era is of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    This Just In: Devendra Banhart show at the Ogden tomorrow night canceled

    Planning to catch Devendra Banhart tomorrow night at the Ogden? Boy are you going to be bummed: Evidently, broseph broke himself over the weekend trying to pull off some gnarly kick flip or ollie or something before his show in Tempe on Saturday and busted a bone in his leg. Two shows, including Den ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Hearsay bits: Massive Music closes, Melissa Ivey joins Potcheen and ManeRok and Inkline branch out on their own

    ​Massive movement: Just received word that Massive Music America, the independent promotions firm launched in 2003 in association with Helmet Room Recordings, which has handled campaigns for an array of artists including the Legendary Pink Dots, Beta-Lactam Ring Records and Edward Ka-Spel, among o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Meese back on the road with a modified lineup

    ​After six weeks off the road spent working on new music and revamping its live show, Meese is back on tour. The outfit is kicking off its upcoming series of shows tonight with a gig at the Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, followed by nearly two dozen dates across the country -- includi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    "Sheriff" Salazar rounds up some artifact rustlers

    In his first few weeks as Secretary of the Interior, former Colorado Senator Ken Salazar was fond of sporting his cowboy hat and declaring that there's a new sheriff in town -- even though the work at hand didn't lend itself to quick draws, as explained in my feature "The Zen of Ken." But now t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Tonight: PBS doc "Road to the Future" takes a cold, hard look at Denver's sprawl

    An image from "Blueprint America: Road to the Future." Anyone the least bit interested in urban sprawl and the future of transportation planning in our fair country should hit the highways early tonight and get home in time to catch the 7 p.m. showing of Blueprint America: Road to the Future. The ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2009

    Partin g Glances

    Jean Arnold rushes back to Plus Gallery.

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    The Knew lands song on AMC's Breaking Bad

    The second season of Breaking Bad makes its premier on Sunday, March 8. As part of AMC's effort to tout its original series, which chronicles a terminally ill chemistry teacher named Walter White's (Bryan Cranston, Malcom in the Middle) foray into the drug trade, the network is currently running a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2008

    Traveling With the Denver Media

    The second season of Breaking Bad makes its premier on Sunday, March 8. As part of AMC's effort to tout its original series, which chronicles a terminally ill chemistry teacher named Walter White's (Bryan Cranston, Malcom in the Middle) foray into the drug trade, the network is currently running a ... More >>

  • News

    October 25, 2007

    Help, I'm Dating a Mexican!

    How can a gringa deal with her friends' racism?

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2007

    Ports-to-Plains: Keep on Truckin'

    How can a gringa deal with her friends' racism?

  • News

    March 22, 2007

    Should He Stay or Should He Go?

    Readers weigh in on the Mexican’s logo.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2007

    Hot Shot

    Readers weigh in on the Mexican’s logo.

  • Home Entertainment

    February 16, 2006

    Torino It Off

    This horrible Winter Olympics game doesn't even medal.

  • Music

    June 10, 2004

    Spin Without Sin

    Meet DJ Kaskade, an unlikely man of the house.

  • News

    August 7, 2003

    Sled Alert!

    Want to be an Olympian but don't have a sport? Luge wants you.

  • News

    April 10, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of April 10, 2003

  • News

    August 8, 2002

    Game's Up

    Another major-league strike, and baseball could be out -- for good.

  • News

    December 14, 2000

    Blood Feud

    The Post's Dean Singleton joins a newspaper marriage even more strained than Denver's.

  • News

    October 5, 2000

    The Turning Point

    This jump was one for the record books -- even if it was officially illegal.

  • Music

    December 16, 1999

    Bomb Squad

    For Buzz Bomber and the M-80s, raising money is a blast.

  • News

    December 9, 1999

    With God As Their Witness

    The SEC is baffled by a group that claims allegiance only to the Torah and not USA INC.

  • News

    December 31, 1998

    Losers No More

    The SEC is baffled by a group that claims allegiance only to the Torah and not USA INC.

  • Calendar

    February 27, 1997

    Thrills for the week

    The SEC is baffled by a group that claims allegiance only to the Torah and not USA INC.

  • Music

    September 12, 1996

    Mystery Man

    Who is Ralph Gean, and why is he the latest hero of Denver's musical underground?

  • News

    March 7, 1996

    Let's Get Ready to R-r-r-rollerblade!

    Who is Ralph Gean, and why is he the latest hero of Denver's musical underground?

  • Music

    February 29, 1996

    Feedback

    Who is Ralph Gean, and why is he the latest hero of Denver's musical underground?

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