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  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Mickey Hart on Rhythm Devils, sampling the Big Bang and the healing power of music

    Mickey Hart (due tomorrow night at the Ogden Theatre) was one of the Grateful Dead's two drummers; along with Bill Kreutzmann, Hart helped weave the unique polyrhythms of the legendary band. Whether as a solo artist, with the Dead or as an activist, Hart always puts his heart and his being into his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    DIY feminist science writer Margaret Wertheim discusses the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef

    Science writer Margaret Wertheim specializes in weighty topics, but she has a light touch when writing about science and mathematics. The author of several books dealing with theoretical physics within a cultural context as well as articles for numerous publications -- everything from the New York T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Reader: Sand Creek Massacre is a piece of history that should not be ignored

    Not enough history for you in History Colorado? Did you want more context in the exhibit devoted to the Sand Creek Massacre? That was one of the complaints in the New York Times piece on the new facility -- which echoed some of Michael Paglia's criticisms of History Colorado. There are ways to fill ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 22, 2011

    Now Showing

    Not enough history for you in History Colorado? Did you want more context in the exhibit devoted to the Sand Creek Massacre? That was one of the complaints in the New York Times piece on the new facility -- which echoed some of Michael Paglia's criticisms of History Colorado. There are ways to fill ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 15, 2011

    Now Showing

    Not enough history for you in History Colorado? Did you want more context in the exhibit devoted to the Sand Creek Massacre? That was one of the complaints in the New York Times piece on the new facility -- which echoed some of Michael Paglia's criticisms of History Colorado. There are ways to fill ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 1, 2011

    Now Showing

    Not enough history for you in History Colorado? Did you want more context in the exhibit devoted to the Sand Creek Massacre? That was one of the complaints in the New York Times piece on the new facility -- which echoed some of Michael Paglia's criticisms of History Colorado. There are ways to fill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Christina Marrs of the Asylum Street Spankers on why the band is calling it quits

    ​After a seventeen-year run, Austin's Asylum Street Spankers have embarked on their final run, which they've affectionately dubbed the "Spanks for Everything" tour. During its storied history, jazz-folk act has gone through some fifty members and now tours as a seven-piece. In advance of the b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 14, 2010

    Earth Tones

    ​After a seventeen-year run, Austin's Asylum Street Spankers have embarked on their final run, which they've affectionately dubbed the "Spanks for Everything" tour. During its storied history, jazz-folk act has gone through some fifty members and now tours as a seven-piece. In advance of the b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2010

    Ice, Ice, Baby

    ​After a seventeen-year run, Austin's Asylum Street Spankers have embarked on their final run, which they've affectionately dubbed the "Spanks for Everything" tour. During its storied history, jazz-folk act has gone through some fifty members and now tours as a seven-piece. In advance of the b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    The top five music podcasts

    ​Music podcasts are a difficult breed. With the current outdated copyright law, most podcasts can't utilize full songs in their recordings, making anyone but the best sound like boring music nerds. Of course, we love boring music nerds but being able to speak eloquently or interestingly about ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Deferred Hat Tip: The Original Brothers and Sisters of Love "The Legende of Jeb Minor"

    I love songs that tell stories. I'm partial to them in a way that if I got jury duty to pick the best of them, I'd be kicked out due to my relentless love of any and all songs conveying even a semblance of plot. ​ Knowing this, I still feel comfortable saying that the 1999 release of The Leg ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 4, 2010

    Get real with these three contemporary artists

    I love songs that tell stories. I'm partial to them in a way that if I got jury duty to pick the best of them, I'd be kicked out due to my relentless love of any and all songs conveying even a semblance of plot. ​ Knowing this, I still feel comfortable saying that the 1999 release of The Leg ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2009

    The Stars Have Aligned at CSFAC

    I love songs that tell stories. I'm partial to them in a way that if I got jury duty to pick the best of them, I'd be kicked out due to my relentless love of any and all songs conveying even a semblance of plot. ​ Knowing this, I still feel comfortable saying that the 1999 release of The Leg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    News at the Newseum: Forward into the past

    Photo by Sam Kittner/NewseumThe 9/11 display at the Newseum.​ The first unintentional zinger my wife fired at me on Monday immediately after we visited the Newseum, a lavish media museum in Washington D.C.: "I feel like I did after we went to the Holocaust Museum." The second unintentional zin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2009

    Wild, Wild West

    The Tesoro Foundation helps bring history to life.

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Q&A with Conrad Keely of ... And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead

    Conrad Keely, frontman for the indie-rock vets in ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, is among the most articulate and opinionated figures in music. He earns this reputation anew it in the following Q&A, conducted for our profile of the band, "...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    Obama poster creator Shepard Fairey talks to NPR about getting arrested in Denver

    Street artist Shepard Fairey, whose "HOPE" poster became an icon of the Obama campaign, did an interview with Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air earlier this week. Now that the Smithsonian recently purchased the original stenciled poster for its National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Fairey has offici ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 15, 2008

    Inky Giants

    Learn all about the giant squid in Parker.

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2008

    45 Second Reviews: the Acorn, Autechre, Flogging Molly, Ashton Shepherd

    Learn all about the giant squid in Parker.

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2008

    Friday Rap-Up: D.O. The Fabulous Drifter, 50 Cent, Grandmaster Flash, Foxy Brown

    Learn all about the giant squid in Parker.

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2007

    Rick Owens, the Original Jeffrey Sebelia?

    Learn all about the giant squid in Parker.

  • Calendar

    September 21, 2006

    Spanish Planet

    The Fort hosts a market and rendezvous from times past.

  • Music

    February 16, 2006

    Listen Up

    Fast reviews of recent releases

  • Culture

    January 5, 2006

    Selections From the Western Edition of New American Paintings

    + Gallery

  • Music

    October 13, 2005

    Listen Up

    Fast reviews of recent releases

  • Music

    October 6, 2005

    Reel to Real

    Live From Ebbets Field brings classic concerts back to life.

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2005

    Listen Up

    Stories on Stage raises the political bunting.

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2005

    Wild World

    A park ranger gives the skinny on forest follies.

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2004

    Talking Shop

    Gifts for Yuletide reach high tide

  • Calendar

    May 27, 2004

    Living Color

    Childhood Remembered gives voice to women's history

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2004

    Best Jukebox

    Lion's Lair

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2004

    Best Photography Group Show -- Contemporary

    Reflections in Black: Smithsonian African-American Photography, Metro State Center for the Visual Arts

  • Goods & Services

    March 25, 2004

    Best Polar Bear Art

    The Polar Bear Gallery

  • Culture

    December 11, 2003

    Cultural Diversity

    It's Asian art at the DAM, African-American photography at the CVA, plans for the MCA, and a new planner for Denver.

  • Calendar

    November 6, 2003

    Through a Different Lens

    It's Asian art at the DAM, African-American photography at the CVA, plans for the MCA, and a new planner for Denver.

  • Calendar

    October 30, 2003

    Neat Beats

    Latin jazz gets its due in a Smithsonian exhibition

  • Calendar

    August 14, 2003

    Spirit Signs

    Joseph Triscari 's photos will move you.

  • Music

    June 19, 2003

    Hit Pick

    Mr. Pacman

  • Culture

    March 27, 2003

    War on War Songs

    Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

  • Music

    December 26, 2002

    Critic's Choice

    North Mississippi All-Stars

  • Music

    December 26, 2002

    That's a Wrap-Up

    Backbeat writers sound off on a few of their favorite musical things from 2002.

  • News

    September 6, 2001

    Collector Objectors

    The Buffalo Silver Dollar could tarnish Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell's image.

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 29, 2001

    Best Bison Bones

    Wray Museum

  • Music

    May 13, 1999

    Playlist

    Wray Museum

  • News

    December 24, 1998

    Off Limits

    Wray Museum

  • News

    June 19, 1997

    Skeletons in Their Closet

    The feds had a bone to pick with this fossil-hunting family.

  • News

    September 26, 1996

    Extinct Possibilities

    Once Gary Staab found his calling, the rest was pre-history.

  • News

    April 25, 1996

    And the Hits Keep Coming

    Once Gary Staab found his calling, the rest was pre-history.

  • Calendar

    November 1, 1995

    THRILLS

    Once Gary Staab found his calling, the rest was pre-history.

  • Calendar

    May 4, 1994

    THRILLS

    Once Gary Staab found his calling, the rest was pre-history.

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