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Olivea, one of Denver's top restaurants, is closing in mid-January

After nearly four years on Seventeenth Avenue's Restaurant Row, Olivea, the intimate Mediterranean restaurant owned by Stephanie and Keith Bonin, who also oversee Duo in Highland, will close in mid-January. The Bonins, who opened Olivea in May of 2009, are moving to the East Coast in June. See also ... More >>

Win tickets to see Grace Potter and the Nocturnals at the Fillmore tomorrow night

Tomorrow night at the Fillmore Auditorium Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, a longtime favorite locally, are playing at the Fillmore tomorrow night. After frequently coming to town as a supporting act over the years, most recently on Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney's Brothers of the Sun tour this past s ... More >>

The five best concerts in Colorado this week, Monday, August 27 through Friday, August 30

Good morning! Here we are again. Weekend's over. Bummed? So are we. Luckily, there's another full slate of music to look forward to this week. As always, the choices are plentiful. From folk and metal to indie rock and jam, whatever your flavor, there's plenty of options. Mumford & Sons kicks off a ... More >>

Kyle Thomas of King Tuff recalls the weird paranormal experiences he's had in the studio

See also: King Tuff at Moe's Original BBQ, 8/28/12 King Tuff is the latest project of Kyle Thomas who has been seen in the psych folk band Feathers, the garage punk outfit Happy Birthday and the doom band Witch with J. Mascis. With King Tuff, Thomas has written a pretty diverse array of music, but ... More >>

Conscious Fun in Copper

Cooking with Pete and Barb Marczyk: Eggplant a la Turk

Pete Marczyk (who's interviewed in this week's chef and tell) 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 ... More >>

Nick Zammuto on how the music he makes with Zammuto is different from the Books

See Also: • Q&A with Morton Subtonick • CMKY brings electronic arts and music to Boulder for a fourth year Zammuto (due Thursday, April 26, at Shine for the Communikey Festival) is the latest project from Nick Zammuto, who was one half of the experimental electronic band the Books. But like wit ... More >>

Skier Torin Yater-Wallace milks Buttermilk's late-season terrain park for all it's worth

Both Ski Halfpipe and Ski Slopestyle are confirmed as Olympic medal events at the Sochi Games in 2014, and it's looking increasingly likely that a Colorado local -- sixteen-year-old Aspenite Torin Yater-Wallace -- could win them both. He won SuperPipe gold in the Winter X Games event in Tignes, Fran ... More >>

SnowMont Music Festival cancelled, even as SnowBall Music Festival a total success

Last week, organizers of the upcoming SnowMont Music Festival, slated to take place on March 30 and through April 1 in Killington, Vermont, announced the cancellation of the event. This news was puzzling primarily because those same organizers are the ones responsible for Snowball Music Festival, wh ... More >>

Hunter Pritchett, exec chef of Luca d'Italia, on bum piss and fried fish

Hunter Pritchett Luca d'Italia 711 Grant Street 303-832-6600 www.lucadenver.com This is part one of my interview with Hunter Pritchett, exec chef of Luca d'Italia. Part two of my chat with Pritchett will run in this space tomorrow. Hunter Pritchett and his kitchen crew are thumbing through an Ita ... More >>

Letters: Readers have little sympathy for Josh Beckius

Welcome to the Ikea Cafe, a 550-seat monster

Gruesome fight in parking lot at Phish show captured on video, inspires Facebook outrage

Still from YouTube clip uploaded by digiprez77 There's a gruesome video making the rounds on Facebook right now. Seriously. It's gruesome. If you haven't seen it yet, in fact, you may want to wait until your lunch digests before having a look -- or avoid it altogether if you're even the slightest bi ... More >>

Good Friday: Jessica Lea Mayfield, DJ Quik and more this weekend

Jessica Lea Mayfield​With plenty of time to recover from the long fourth of July holiday, this weekend is shaping up to be just as good, with dozens of shows happening across the city. Tonight, Jessica Lea Mayfield makes an appearance at the Larimer Lounge with Ferraby Lionheart and Bare Bones ... More >>

Cooking with Pete and Barb Marczyk: Leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary and sour cream sauce

​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. Easter, as you know, is ... More >>

Today in Stoke: Rocky, the Denver Nuggets mascot, prospecting at Copper Mountain

​Transcript of chat with the incredulous Denver Nuggets fan sitting next to me on the plane last night on my way home from covering the Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships (where, incidentally, Summit County local Eric Willett took first place in the men's slopestyle competition):

The Decemberists at the Boulder Theater, 2/9/11

Editor's note: Two of our writers were at the Decemberists show last night in Boulder, and so today we present you with two different accounts of the show from two different perspectives. Two for the price of, uh, none, as it were -- well, unless you count the cost your Internet connection. Adam Pe ... More >>

What the riders were jammin' at the Backyard Bang

Britt ChesterBackyard Bangers​This past Saturday, we stopped by the Backyard Bang, which stretched between Lincoln and Sherman on 12th. We noticed the riders all had headphones in, so being all about the music, we asked them what they were listening to during their respective drops, rail slide ... More >>

Captain of His Soul

Great Debate

Hit the Snow With the Pros

We're going to Boulder, heyah!: Howard Dean, Karl Rove to grapple at CU

Howard Dean having one of his quieter moments.​Howard Dean, the former emphatic Democratic Committee Chairman, and ex-Bush administration mastermind Karl Rove are set to go head-to-head next month on the CU Boulder campus. And considering that the two rest on opposite ends of the political spe ... More >>

Dialed In: This week's local music radio playlists

​Here what the area's local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We're currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190's Local Shakedown, KTCL's Locals Only*, 99.5 the Mountain's Homegrown Show*, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and ... More >>

Dialed In: This week's local music radio playlists

​Here what the area's local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We're currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190's Local Shakedown, KTCL's Locals Only, 99.5 the Mountain's Homegrown Show, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is ... More >>

Delegates would totally save world, if they weren't so damn hungover

Different Takes on Convention From National, Local Press

Delegating Denver #50 of 56: Vermont

The Westword.com Blog Shortcut, June 30 Edition

Au Revoir Simone

Thursday, March 20, e-town, Boulder Theater, 303-786-7030.

March 4: "Critical Tuesday"

White Christmas

We're dreaming of a real holiday musical.

Matt and Kim Keep It Simple

Eschewing pretense, this couple takes a stripped-down approach to music.

Excitable Book

Crystal Zevon tells the story of her late ex-husband with a little help from his friends.

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Sunday, July 9, Bluebird Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

RAQ

Thursday, April 20, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-297-1772; Friday, April 21, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Change of Scenery

Warren Kelly, Jules Olitski and Christo make contemporary art about the landscape.

Umphrey's McGee

Friday, October 1, Fox Theatre, 303-443-3399; Saturday, October 2, Gothic Theatre, 303-788-0984.

Phish

Round Room (Elektra)

Promise Keepers

Wiser with age, the Promise Ring challenges the expectations of fans -- and the derision of critics -- with a new album.

Blurring Black and White

Too much talk makes Spinning Into Butter lose its focus on racism.

Vermont

Calling Albany (Kindercore)

Best Sports Team -- College

University of Denver Ski Team

Tiny Town Meets Tinseltown

Mamet's State and Main chronicles collusion between Hollywood big shots and Vermont movie wannabes.

Slap Shots

Two photo shows are set to close at the Arvada Center, while BMoCA closes out its Harry Bertoia.

Take 23

The Denver Internation Film Festival opens this Thursday.

Off Limits

A public service announcement from Westword...

Standing Together

Some nurses say it's time they got organized.

Doctor's Orders

Physician Karl Shipman devoted his life to medicine. But when he needed it most, the health-care system let him down.

Night & Day

April 2-8, 1998