Cowboy Curse, Cat-a-tac, Apples in Stereo August 31, 2007 The Bluebird Better than: Any other fruit you could name. Slide Show It’s refreshing when a show starts on time. Cowboy Curse, opening for the Apples in Stereo, took the stage less than five minutes after the scheduled start time of…
Projekt Revolution, which concluded its 2007 run on September 3 at Coors Amphitheatre, wasn’t exactly revolutionary from a musical standpoint. Sizable chunks of the venerable package show headlined by Linkin Park played like extended outtakes from VH1’s I Love the ’80s. Still, there were quite a few memorable moments from…
Here’s a brief look at some of the items America is desperate to learn about today: Dana Perino Dana Perino, raised and educated here in Colorado, is taking over as White House spokeswoman in the wake of Tony Snow’s resignation. Congratulations, Dana, and hopefully all that spinning won’t make you…
Many psychologists have evaluated Michael Tate, but none of them know for sure what’s wrong with him. He committed murder and all the doctors, depending on if the defense or prosecution calls them to the stand, want the jury to believe that he is insane or he is not. Testimony…
After a twisted two weeks, Denver’s City Council approved a ballot initiative to make pot the lowest law enforcement priority in the city. The citizen’s proposal, brought forward by Mason Tvert’s SAFER Denver campaign, stumped a few councilors, including Chris Nevitt, who defended the initiative’s message even as he derided…
Here’s a brief look at some of the items America is desperate to learn about today: Britney Spears no pants I think the reasons for searching the phrase “Britney Spears no pants” are pretty self-explanatory. In case I’m wrong, I’ve included the photograph and a link to a press release,…
Just when their current digs got decorated by an awesome new monster man mural[[1]] by Jesse Ledoux, Andenken gallery announces it is moving to a new location at 29th and Larimer. We like the present space, but it’s beginning to be clear that the contemporary urban art regularly featured at…
So if you’ve been following the headlines closely, you may have already seen the Bloomberg News item reporting that top hedge-fund managers make more in ten minutes than the average American worker earns in a year. The average annual pay of a truly motivated manager runs around $650 million —…
Alex Komarnitsky is a Boulder resident who likes to post things to the Internet (he was briefly famous for his Christmas light webcam). He posted this grotesque and incredible photo of a wasp defending “its” territory on a peach (apparently he grows peaches, too!), along with a bunch of other…
Offense Report No: 07-5822293 Date: 08-26-07 Type of Offense: Trespassing. Threats Location of Offense: West Denver Officer J. Craig reports: “Investigation revealed that unknown suspect entered victim’s apartment through the closed/unlocked front door. After unknown suspect enter victim’s apartment unlawfully and without victim’s permission, he took approximately two-three steps into…
Day eight of Michael Tate’s murder trial was a glimpse into the early years of the now19-year-old, who has plead not guilty of murdering his friend’s father because he was, perhaps he still is, insane. Although Tate was a juvenile at the time of the crime, he is being tried…
KHOW talk-show host Peter Boyles is widely reviled by folks who disagree with his ultra-hardline stance on immigration reform — so much so that’s he’s become one of the most controversial and divisive figures in Denver media. As a result, a statement he made during his August 30 morning drive-time…
What dedicated ski bum would even think of starting another season of sliding without prepping for it at Warren Miller’s annual screen paean to the sport? That’s right. None, and zero. The Hollywood-born Miller’s been slapping out his high-energy ski-adventure flicks like hockey pucks for nearly sixty years, and the…
Back before I wrote anything except awkward poetry or read anything except Beat writers or kissed a girl who wasn’t my mother or really knew why I hated the suburbs (except that I really hated them); back when I stole beer from people’s open garages in the summertime and dreamed…
In the independent nation of Boulder, the foodies take all things raw, slow, organic, free-range and homegrown just a little too seriously. But if you brush away all the posturing about where your salad came from and what the cow ate before it became a steak, there is some sense…
Since 1993, the Dalhart Imperials have played both kinds of music — country and Western — better than just about any of their peers. Tonight, however, they’re playing their final show, and longtime frontman Les Cooper resists romanticizing the reasons behind the breakup. “I just decided to quit,” he says…
Mothers and mothers-to-be, now is the time to be BOLD, at Birth on Labor Day, which aims to improve the quality of maternity care. The day starts with the women-only Red Tent Event at 1 p.m. to get together and share birth experiences, create “birth art,” be hennaed and join…
Spending a Thursday night in the corner office might not sound like a fabulous time — unless, of course, we’re talking about the Corner Office Restaurant and Martini Bar at 1401 Curtis Street and it’s the monthly Hip Chicks Out night, when Denver’s loveliest ladies gather to socialize, mingle and…
As the seventeenth of eighteen children from a Honduran-based Mexican mama and German papa, it’s no wonder that Carlos Mencia has race on his mind — and that he knows how to get attention. The first time I watched Mind of Mencia, hearing so many taboos in a row made…
What’s up with this? Can it be that Scotch-sipper, actor and satirical humorist Joel McHale, host of the E! network’s The Soup and star of screens large and small, is the opening act at one of Colorado’s biggest and most complete organized motorcycle rallies? That’s the plan: McHale kicks off…
This year’s Creede Salsa Fiesta isn’t just about five different categories of dip — red, green, freestyle, hot tamale and fruit. And although — as at Fiestas past — attendees will be able to purchase a ticket from the Creede and Mineral County Chamber of Commerce Office, 1207 North Main…
