Everybody get your blog on/Everybody, everybody get your blog on Today on Backbeat Online, Cory Casciato reviews John Digweed’s set at Beta, and Dave Herrera unearths some old recordings from Rainbow Music Hall. Meanwhile, on a much prettier blog called Cat’s Pajamas, Aubrey Shoe previews an upcoming fashion show. And…
News and awesomeness from around the Colorogosphere … Affirmative action cuts: On the heels of the news that Amendment 46 opponents have pulled their lawsuit against the initiative’s backers, the Vote No on 46 campaign has released a list of programs it believes will be cut with the measure’s passage…
“So, class, is this Alaska bitch hot or what? Three pages double-spaced by Friday.” A not-very-subtle professor at Denver’s Metropolitan State is drawing the ire of conservative lawmakers and, in all likelihood, his stealthier liberal colleagues, by assigning his students to write essays critiquing potential VPILF Sarah Palin. The adjunct…
Reggie Bush prepares to take the snap from girlfriend Kim Kardashian. The 1-1 2-0 Broncos host the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Invesco, which means the Broncos’ defense, not an impressive bunch thus far, will have to slow down Saints running back Reggie Bush, whose less-than-mind-blowing stats don’t account…
Bodies Ink. The Denver Tattoo Convention is this weekend at the Sheraton Hotel downtown. So if you’ve been thinking about getting a tattoo since you were fourteen but haven’t pulled the trigger because you wanted to make sure you got something that’s meaningful, because, you know, you’re going to have…
Joined a gym the other day. 24 Hour Fitness, over by the Super Target on Colorado. I really hate when they put gyms next to Targets, because every time I work out I end up buying a Corona hat or a rotisserie chicken. I hate that. But not as much…
Tokyo Police Club started a solid run on the main stage. (Photo by Chad Fahnestock). And it’s gone. Just like that, the gale-force winds of indie rock have come and gone, whipping Red Rocks into a frenzy all day Saturday and Sunday. Missed it? Can’t remember it? Read our Day…
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Monolith has come and come and gone, like a ship in the night, if that ship was wearing really skinny jeans and neon sunglasses. For dozens of photos from both days, cruise to the slide show page on westword.com. And for more photos and reviews, captured on the scene by…
What you missed while you were telling Philip Rivers to shove it … Thursday: Yes, we started early here at Westword.com, with Richie Hawtin’s DJ set at Beta Nightclub. Cory Casciato reviewed the show, and Uriah West took pictures of the DJ and his fans. Saturday: Yeah, we missed Friday,…
If she caught it, we’re impressed. Ah, America. A place where logic and business sense never stand in the way of a shaky idea. In this case, it’s the idea of a few local men, who are hoping to capitalize on the horny violent psyche of the Bored American Male…
Day 1 of Monolith is gone, a distant, hazy memory. Maybe you didn’t go; maybe you just don’t remember what happened. Either way, we’ve got you covered with two slide shows: The bands, and the fans. And stay tuned all day for live reviews and photos of Day 2, which…
Midnight has finally come. For 11 hours straight on Saturday, Backbeat Online had Red Rocks surrounded, an army of writers, photographers, and other assorted hooligans braving a piss-reeking media tent to bring you live coverage of Monolith Festival. Day 1 of the fest starred Devotchka, Vampire Weekend … pretty much…
With Monolith Festival, and one of the year’s top lineups, headed to Red Rocks this weekend, we can’t help dream of a live recording of the fest’s top acts. Red Rocks, after all, has been a popular place to record albums over the years. Click for 14 of the most…
Denver’s DeVotchKa headlines Saturday night. Monolith Festival, owners of perhaps the most aflame lineup of bands in 2008, starts Saturday at Red Rocks, and Backbeat will cover it end to end – with reviews, photos, and all the beer-fueled musings fit to print. Check back here on Saturday and Sunday…
“Can I stir your mojito?” Cuba Cuba (1173 Delaware) may as well have been Cancun Cancun this past Saturday the way a gaggle of bridal-shower whore-trollops were treating the place. Fucking whore-trollops. I went there with a few college friends –- no strangers to debauchery themselves -– and as is…
It’s a dirty business. (Note: Joe Tone live blogged the snot out of last night’s Broncos-Raiders game, and would love if someone actually read it.) As I watched the Broncos dismantle the Raiders last night, one recurring thought kept bull-dozing my mind: Who the shit is Eddie Royal and is…
Bronco Mike Leach talks with Raiders coach Lane Kiffin during pre-game. Against his better judgment, Joe Tone decided to live-blog last night’s Broncos’ season opener against the Raiders, officially sealing his revirgination and prompting his mother to start making room for him in the basement. Here it is, updated with…
Hey! Only five more days to the weekend! Yes! As for the one that just ended, it was a busy one for Westword, which canvassed the city to bring you continuing coverage of Weird and Colorful Stuff. The journey began Friday, at the grand opening of Wish nightclub (above), the…
Mourning Sickness Mourning Sickness and The Silver Cord Saturday, September 6th, 2008 Larimer Lounge, Denver Better Than: Morning sickness, or so I would imagine. Mourning Sickness was a three-piece act with the usual rock arrangement of drummer, guitarist and bassist. But the music this trio played was far from “usual.”…
Mount Eerie. Mount Eerie w/The Tanukis and Young Coyotes Friday, September 5th, 2008 Brooks Center Arts, Denver Better Than: The last time I saw Microphones. The Brooks Center Arts basement space was all but packed with people during The Tanukis’ set. The Tanuki is a mischievous creature of Japanese folklore,…
“Welcome to Raider Nation. How may we assault you?” The Broncos head to Oakland tonight to open their 2008 season against the Raiders — which means some number of Broncos fans are leaving for the Bay Area as we speak to root on their team. In their honor, we present…
