Formed in 2008 around music already written by bandleader Michael Fitzpatrick, Fitz & the Tantrums came together within a week, just in time to play their first show. The chemistry was perfect, and the group’s brand of rhythm and blues with a shiny modern radio style was cemented. While there’s an…
Once upon a time in the ’90s, I was not the cool blogger I am now. I was just like any other teenager, barely existing on the Internet (save for being a third, observational party to my best friend’s chat-room adventures) and living out my writing dreams as a reporter…
MUDHONEY @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 1/6/12Though the mood hanging from the heads of the Bluebird Theater crowd last night was a heavy one, it was also bittersweet — Mudhoney, the Fluid and the bands’ mutual fans were gathered together to remember their friend, Fluid guitarist Ricky Kulwicki, who died in…
It’s New Year’s resolution call-to-action time, and the Englewood Recreation Center and Swedish Medical Center have your back. Today kicks off their Fitness Challenge, a free, three-month long commitment to get interested parties moving. From 8 a.m. to noon today, participants can sign up to get a free scan card…
In 1997, Romy and Michele conquered the dreaded high-school reunion career inquiry with a little lie about having invented Post-Its. Tonight and tomorrow, the Denver FilmCenter’s Watching Hour will bring it all back home by showing Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (along with a pre-party) to highlight every graceless…
The Mi Pueblo Market at 125 Knox Court in the Barnum neighborhood might be the best grocery store in the entire world. On any given day, the clean and brightly decorated market is warmly bumping a reggaeton Rihanna remix as shoppers peruse cascading bins of fresh avocados, bananas and tomatillos…
The sign didn’t quite seem right: Carioca Cafe — better known to patrons as Bar Bar, one of the best and last true dives in downtown Denver — will soon be serving espresso? But the Budweiser-emblazoned banner hanging on the newly installed outdoor smoking corral was telling the truth…sort of…
I’ve been staring at Amy Winehouse’s signature for weeks. After reading the liner notes to Lioness: Hidden Treasures, Amy’s third and final record, I wanted to know more about her. I wanted to get beyond the string of horrific photos, sad last performance videos and nasty “is anyone surprised she…
The Polar Plunge ain’t for cold-weather wimps. Now in its 29th year, today’s Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado fundraiser invites brave souls to participate in a freezing water dive at the Boulder Reservoir. Bathing suits are a must, but jumpers are also encouraged to get creative. Past participants’ costumes have included…
You’re going to need a costume for your costume to attend tonight’s Nan Desu Kan New Year’s Eve Costume Ball. “Imagine your character is going to homecoming,” says NDK spokeswoman Jinnie McManus of the cosplay-attracting end-of-year bash. NDK is known for its large-scale Japanese animation convention, which draws thousands of…
Drag Nation: Apocalypse, a holiday spin on Tracks Nightclub’s Friday tradition, goes off with an even bigger bang tonight as the raucous band of queens welcomes Ru Paul’s Drag Race contestant Alexis Mateo to the stage. But the almost-New Year’s Eve bash has another larger-than-life reason to celebrate: Nina Flowers…
I love New Year’s resolutions. If I keep them, I feel like the most important person in the universe of me. If I break them, I just go back to the original list and edit, making it look as though I hadn’t planned on making my bed every day anyway…
It’s karaoke. It’s burlesque. It’s an insanely tangled celebration of sing-along and striptease, and this year’s edition of 3 Kings Tavern’s F@#K X-Mas Party will include even more audience participation. “This show is really just a free-for-all, where people can grab a girl, sing a song and perform their own…
It’s like a mash-up of mash-up: The film Girl Walk // All Day takes the manic moods of remix master Girl Talk’s 2010 record, All Day, and pairs it with a story of Girl and her city, told through dance. In advance of tomorrow’s screening at the Denver Film Center,…
Yes, 2012 is creeping up on us like my 32nd birthday (no need to send presents — I will only be accepting fan letters as gifts and creepy Facebook messages of adoration from high school stalkers). Since the world is not going to be ending as some of us maybe…
While the debate still rages over whether applesauce or sour cream is the ultimate latke topping, the real question is, where can one get good sufganiyot? The fresh baked Israeli-style jelly doughnuts (and latkes with toppings, too) will be in abundance tonight at Festival of Lights, the second annual collaborative…
SantaCon isn’t about celebrating the Christmas holiday — it’s about dismantling the illusion and lore. “We’re just scratching the surface of a pagan tradition based on red blood and white fur,” says Ms. Terious, chief instigator of SantaCon 2011. Ms. Terious, who brought the makeshift gathering of misfit Nicks to…
Long, long ago, in the fashion lexicon of yesteryear, satin meant “fancy.” But today, in the modern world of casual everything, sequins mean “fancy.” How fancy? Fancy, as in what you can wear with jeans to a holiday party. This is where sparkly tank tops come into play. Since fancy…
MySpace is dead, but Brokencyde lives on as a walking, shit-talking cockroach of the hair scene’s past. The youngish crunk punks from Albuquerque still rep the underbelly of social networking with songs about sex and game, combining drippy synths with cartoonish voices to create a style that may or may…
The number-one rule when scouting a Santa for the Santa Ratings is that he has to be alive. I mean, there are probably like a million statues of Santa in this great square state, so those are generally disqualified in favor of a breathing (and preferably naturally bearded) Santa. However,…
Writer and storyteller Charly “The City Mouse” Fasano is no stranger to mingling with musicians. The spoken-word artist has shared the stage with the likes of Lucero and Drag the River, has released collaborative work with bands through his own label, Fast Geek Press, and regularly performs live with instrumental…
There’s a first time for every drag queen — and king. The inaugural edition of I’ll Be Ho Ho Ho…Mo For the Holidays: A Drag Football Story rolls out its sequined carpet tonight at X Bar for a whole new kind of drag show. Men and women from the Denver…
