Sometimes, we take for granted the fact that Casa Bonita exists in our town. Once upon a time there was a second location in Oklahoma, but as it now stands, only Denver is lucky enough to have a miniature Mexican village in a strip mall that smells like a swimming…
FENCES (performing tonight at the hi-dive with Chimney Choir and the Crook’s Coat) is the name for Chris Mansfield’s body of work, a collection of crisp, heartbreaking songs he’s been crafting since around 2004. Like the older brother of Dashboard Confessional, FENCES brings self-awareness to a new level through the…
My sister tried to ruin my life. Being born was her only crime, but it was a dire situation for me, seeing as it was 1994 and I was almost fourteen — and she decided to come into this world on my first day of high school. This meant that…
Lots of rad stuff is happening in the world of Modern Witch, including Mario Zoots impending move from Denver to Amsterdam at the end of August. The group’s creative fluidity has led to four sets of hands stirring the creative pot at times, but Zoots and partner Kristy Fenton, who…
The Girls Riders Organization makes a stop at the Denver Skatepark today as part of the nonprofit’s nationwide action sports tour. The day full of grinds, kickflips and Ollies will focus on getting girls active in skateboarding, roller derby and BMX riding. GRO will provide coaching and lessons in basic…
Beginning today and running through July 24, Norman Rockwell and the American Family, a collection of reproductions of the illustrator’s images, will be on display at the Aurora History Museum. In keeping with the 1950s and 1960s theme, the museum will show its own artifacts from the period, with costume…
Held down by the Billie Holiday-channeling vocals of Erin Austin, OK Sweetheart (performing tonight at the Meadowlark with Megan Burtt, Jamie Mefford, Teresa Storch and Chris Webb) offers a comforting blend of vintage tones and straightforward pop music. The band’s moniker — which is short for Oklahoma Sweetheart — was…
We are flashed hundreds of images of celebrities doing regular stuff everyday via tabloids and television — they get caught buying groceries, going to Starbucks and fighting inappropriately with their significant others in public. But who cares if they are “just like us”? They aren’t supposed to be real people…
Moving to Colorado from Washington state just a few years ago, singer-songwriter Patrick Dethlefs has already nestled in with some good company — Laura Goldhamer and the women of Paper Bird, to be exact. (Goldhamer was behind the recording of his 2010 debut, Stays the Same, while Paper Bird provided…
3OH!3 released a video for “Robot, ” the first single from its yet-to-be-released studio album late last week, and its alright. There’s nothing wrong with it, really, but there is also nothing stunning happening in this visual tale of a day in the life of a robot dude (though the…
Several hundred people came together on Saturday in Civic Center Park for the Denver edition of SlutWalk, a gathering of women and men seeking to bring attention to victim-blaming and shaming of victims of sexual assault and rape. The movement, which began in Toronto in January in response to a…
Arkansas native Sarah Slaton (playing tonight at the Walnut Room with Caleb Slade, Tricia Scully, Kate Moreland and Carl Hauck) has been kicking around Denver for quite sometime now, sharing stages with locals like Kyle Simmons, Nathaniel Rateliff and Danielle Ate the Sandwich. This evening, the singer-songwriter brings her sweet…
So, the Fourth of July falls on a Monday this year, but that doesn’t stop the celebrations from starting early this weekend. There’s tons of shows this weekend, beginning with Tech N9NE tonight at the Fillmore. Tech’s been on a constant grind, and shows no signs of stopping. Read our…
Local DJ Option4 has made it to one of the top four finalist positions in this summer’s Lolla Remix Throwdown, a nationwide contest that could place the producer in performing slot at this year’s Lollapalooza on July 30. With just one day left snag a qualifying position, the resident Lipgloss…
After a lot of hard work and some trying starts and stops, Houses will be releasing Winter, the fourth EP in its seasonally-themed album series on August 5 and 6 at the Hi-Dive. The two-night stint will bring the band together with the likes of Bad Weather California, Fingers of…
Holy crap, have we forgotten how much the computer has made our lives easier. We’re not talking about the non-stop stream of free porn — we’re talking about word processing. What’s word processing? Well, if you’ve forgotten (or weren’t born yet), word processing was how we first were able to…
As it stands, my social networking career came to fruition and subsequently peaked with Myspace. For this reason, I use as much room in this weekly column talking about the rotting News Corp carcass as I can, constantly reliving my heyday as a late-blooming web queen. Of course I have…
Stepping into a third decade together, The Bellrays (playing tonight at Bender’s Tavern with The Manxx and Dirty Lookers) have weathered stylistic storms and kitschy trends with tried-and-true blues and a penchant for dirty, Detroit-style rock and roll. The L.A. band has put out over a dozen records on a…
Tonight, The Monkees bring their irresistible goofiness to the Paramount Theatre stage as part of the group’s 45th Anniversary Tour. The pop-culture icons will be celebrating not only an entire catalogue of chart-topping hits — like “I’m a Believer” and “Pleasant Valley Sun-day” — but the band’s rarities, too. Though…
With all of the fireworks displays happening around town tonight, it might be hard to pick just one place to celebrate the Fourth of July. But Hudson Gardens, 6115 Santa Fe Drive in Littleton, has got some of the best seats in the house, with a patriotic show happening right…
The first-ever Rocky Mountain Freedom Festival kicks off at the Douglas County Fairgrounds and Events Center tonight with live music, carnival rides, fireworks and the sweet smell of a Kansas City Barbeque Society-sanctioned competition. But beyond the good grub and summertime entertainment, this three-day event is also a fundraiser for…
Four Mile Historic Park goes all out in Civil War style today for the Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Festival, a celebration of independence and Western American tradition. A real-life Abe Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Uncle Sam will join the site’s usual cadre of costumed settlers for a day of wagon…
