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Emerald O'Brien

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Headphone Advice From One of Denver's Best Sound Engineers

By Emerald O'Brien
Aug 13, 2014

Headphone shopping can be a chore. The options (and price range) have no limit, and it can be hard to tell whether you're paying for the brand or the quality. So we decided to ask an expert: Rick Ramirez, who works as a live-sound engineer, primarily at the Larimer Lounge...
Everything You Need to Know About Red Rocks

By Emerald O'Brien
Aug 7, 2014

Hundreds of thousands of people from around the world flock to Red Rocks every summer for music, movies and awe-inducing geology. In spite of the facility's fame, confusion remains common about its operation. Here are the most important things to know about Colorado's marquee venue. See also: 50 Photos That...
A failure to communicate: Debra Fine on why small talk is tough for teens

By Emerald O'Brien
Jul 29, 2014

If you publish a book for teens, will they get off their phones long enough to read it? That's the question Colorado author and small-talk expert Debra Fine had to ask when she wrote her newest book, Beyond Texting: The Fine Art of Face-to-Face Communication for Teenagers. Ironically, the book...
Goldrush Festival is off to the best start of its four-year history

By Emerald O'Brien
Jul 29, 2014

The Goldrush Music Festival in Denver is returning for it's fourth year of underground music from around the country -- this time the festival will take place at the Larimer Lounge and the Meadowlark Bar. Goldrush announced the first half of the lineup last week, and sold out pre-sale tickets...
CU Denver class teaches "nudging" the public toward social goals...and the greater good

By Emerald O'Brien
Jul 28, 2014

Think about the last time you were in an Ikea store. Whether you loved or hated the experience, you probably noticed a difference between the flow at Ikea and at other home-goods store, including arrows and signs attempting to steer you in the direction you needed to go in order...

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