Wales

New Denver shows: Steely Dan, the Geto Boys, Brad Paisley, Selena Gomez, Ride Festival

Steely Dan is making its way back to Colorado for a show at Red Rocks this August, and there's a bunch of other new shows to let you know about, including Brad Paisley at Fiddler's Green, the Geto Boys at Summit Music Hall, Ride Festival and Selena Gomez. Keep reading for the full rundown on these s ... More >>

Laura Norman is back on a Colorado stage in Ghost-Writer

Laura Norman is one of the more talented actors around, subtle and intelligent, capable of deep emotion but never sentimental or hackneyed. She can rescue a mediocre play and add a very specific kind of shine to an excellent one. In 2005, she received a Best of Denver award for her portrayal of Ha ... More >>

Trace Bundy on the impact of YouTube, rocking a mullet and getting his start playing metal

See Also: - Trace Bundy talks about his unexpected success in South Korea - Heaven Fest quickly growing into a destination festival - HeavenFest's pure motives Boulder-based guitar virtuoso Trace Bundy has been a YouTube sensation for a few years now with more than twenty million views of his vario ... More >>

Weekend's best live bets: Joy Formidable, Girls, Miranda Lambert, Kelly Clarkson and more

With pretty much the entire music world holed up in Austin this weekend for this year's edition of SXSW, it's amazing that there's any musical options to choose from this weekend at all, much less decent ones. Alas, though, there are still plenty of compelling reasons to leave the house. Girls get t ... More >>

The Joy Formidable

Saturday, March 17, Bluebird Theater, 888-929-7849.

Review: Trey Anastasio at Boettcher Concert Hall with the Colorado Symphony, 2/28/12

TREY ANASTASIO @ BOETTCHER CONCERT HALL | 2.28.12 The soft, beautiful and, at times, elegant side of Phish's musical catalogue shone last night as frontman and songwriter Trey Anastasio took the stage at the Boettcher Concert Hall backed by the 65-piece Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Outside, fans dr ... More >>

Review: Los Campesinos! at the Bluebird Theater, 1/31/12

LOS CAMPESINOS! @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 1/31/12 Los Campesinos! is a band weathered by fine lines. By attending one of the Welsh septet's shows, you are, whether you know it or not, crossing one of your own in the sand. You are saying that you prefer precociousness to pretense, that you listen to blun ... More >>

Los Campesinos!

Tuesday, January 31, Bluebird Theater, 888-929-7849.

Amid a torrent of stylistic effects, Submarine stays the course

Dan Maes decries "double standard" in Post's Michael Hancock prostitution story coverage

Dan Maes.​As noted earlier, Denver Post editor Greg Moore's explanation of Michael Hancock prostitution story coverage seemed likely to irk as many critics as it placated -- and Dan Maes, the Republican candidate for governor in 2010, proves the point. Maes is upset by the Moore-penned item in ... More >>

Wesley Eisold of Cold Cave talks about the bold new sound of Cherish the Light Years

Sebastian MlynarskiFrom left: Wesley Eisold, Jennifer Clavin and Dominick Fernow are Cold Cave.​ For a band that plays moody, dramatic synth pop, Cold Cave (due at the Larimer Lounge on Monday, April 11) has an unusual pedigree. A veteran of several hardcore bands, including Some Girls and Americ ... More >>

Tom Tancredo is once again a Republican, but he's not a party guy

Tom Tancredo​Tom Tancredo is busy these days. He just wrote the April Fools' edition of Ask a Mexican. He has a real new job, as a marketing exec with a local investment company, so that others won't lose their nest eggs to a Bernie Madoff character, as he did. He's repairing the damage done b ... More >>

What week is it? A breakdown of everything you could be celebrating, January 24-30

Hell yeah, beer. This is your day. ​There are a number of so-called "drinking" holidays that roll around once a year -- St. Patrick's Day, Fat Tuesday, Black History Month -- but those, as you once heard a bartender say and now like to pretend like you came up with it yourself, are like "amate ... More >>

Martin Luther King Jr. Early College wins EatWell@School culinary competition

The winning team plating the winning dish​LiveWell Colorado sponsored a nine-week after-school culinary program with three Denver high schools that culminated in the winning team from Martin Luther King Jr. Early College taking home first place at the competition last Friday. The all-female te ... More >>

Mile High Music Festival: One eskimO on its bare-bones, stripped down approach to music

​ Creating music that alternately recalls shades of John Mayer and Jack Johnson with a strong soul music influence, One eskimO and its song "Kandi" have slowly been infiltrating eardrums since the release of the act's debut last fall. Starting with a casual mention of the band's name about si ... More >>

Oskar Blues runs out of beer! Everybody panic!

Oskar Blues​Remember the time you invited twenty people to a party and 150 showed up? As Kelly says in the Outlaw Josey Wales, "Yep, first the silver run out, then the people run out, then the whiskey run out, then the beer run out." That's sort of what happened to the Oskar Blues Brewery in ... More >>

Pints and Pigskin

It’s live-feed rugby for breakfast.

Another Irish rising

It seems as though I'm not the only fella out there sick of the dearth of good Irish bars in this town. Though my piece about the Celtic Tavern and the following column about how to open a proper Irish bar have only been out in the world for a day, the responses have started to roll in. And apparent ... More >>

The ghosts of Dylan Thomas's Christmases past

Celtic Connection

Sweet Memories

The Christmas memories of Dylan Thomas take the University Theatre stage.

Delegating Denver #44 of 56: Rhode Island

Q&A With Matt Tuck of Bullet For My Valentine

Gather Around

Colorado Homegrown Tales gets In a Holiday Mood.

Now Playing

Capsule reviews of current shows

A Child's Christmas in Wales

Celebrate the season with Dylan Thomas.

December to Remember

A Child's Christmas in Wales waxes nostalgic.

Tin Star Cafe & Donuts|Senor Burritos

Wrap me in comfort food.

Best Free Service

DVD rentals

Love, Actually

Letters to the Editor

From the week of November 17, 2005

Sasha

Thursday, July 1, the Church, 303-832-3528.

Bite Me

The More Things Change

Buzz Off

Scooterists host annual Shopping Ride

Spring Heel Jack

Live (Thirsty Ear)

Furry Logic

Classic rock and mother nature fuel the weird Welshmen of Super Furry Animals.

Más y Más

Monterrey's bubbling rocanrol scene whips up something Kinky.

Saving Wales

This boy's faith is in your face.

The Bad Luck of the Irish

The Celtic Tavern may be a great bar. Unfortunately, it wants to be a restaurant, too.

A Rave Review

Groove turns techno culture into tribal ritual.

Hell, Caesar

Gladiator doesn’t lack heroism or spectacle, but its drama is tainted by cowardice.

Judgment Day

Backbeat contributors offer up their favorite recordings of 1999.

Animal Instincts

The Pet Shop Boys maintain their pop pedigree with a new album and tour.

Ready for an Adventure?

Plugged In

Just in time for Lollapalooza, a list of the albums you need to understand electronica.

Playlist

Home Movie

Leslie Cyril and Artemus Fred build a film from the ground up.

THRILLS

THRILLS

BORROWING THE WORLD CUP