The Democratic National Convention is almost upon us, so Adam Cayton-Holland, Westword’s resident fake drunk cowboy, and his friends at Wrist Deep Productions, have put together a handy DNC Orientation Video. It should probably used by the city to help make conventioneers, GOP spies, and business-savvy strippers feel welcome. But…
Which song will electrify the crowd next Thursday? In a little more than a week, 75,000 lucky ticket-holders will head for Invesco Field, ready to usher in a new era of photos for their Facebook pages. They’ll walk through the closed (and possibly burning) streets of Denver, arriving hours early…
Which song will electrify the crowd next Thursday? In a little more than a week, 75,000 lucky ticket-holders will head for Invesco Field, ready to usher in a new era of photos for their Facebook pages. They’ll walk through the closed (and possibly burning) streets of Denver, arriving hours early…
As Ralph Nader continues his fifth campaign for the presidency, he joins an elite club of independent mainstays—Gus Hall for the U.S. Communist Party (4 runs), Howard Phillips for the Constitution Party (3 runs), Norman Thomas for the Socialist Party (6 runs). Nader’s message, like his rumpled suits, has changed…
For more on the Flobots, check out Adam Cayton-Holland’s cover story in the August 21 issue of Westword. You can also read Dave Herrera’s 2007 profile here. Flobots, Denver’s fast-ascending hip-hop ensemble, caught a rare bit of bad press this week, when a music critic in Cleveland previewed their tour…
See Aaron Thackeray’s slideshow from Skylabhere. Here’s what you missed if you spent the weekend shopping for new galoshes: Thursday — yeah, some of us started early — marked the final Riverfront Park Fashion Show of the summer, and it didn’t disappoint. Aaron Thackery’s slide show is testament to that…
Just in time for the near-inevitable clusterfuck of the DNC, 8 Rivers — the Caribbean/Jamaican concept that’s been pushed in Denver by chef Scott Durrah for years — is set to open the doors on its newest location on August 20th. The space at 1550 Blake Street, a former sporting-goods…
Just got off the phone with Troy Guard, former crown prince of the Jim Sullivan restaurant empire. I him caught up in the mountains in the middle of his preparation for the Telluride Festival of the Arts, going on today through Sunday. He’s holding down the culinary side of things…
Jared Jacang Maher finds, infiltrates, and gets chased out of the city’s DNC protester holding cell — which, as it turns out, was once deemed unsuitable for voting machines. (People, though? No prob!). Read about his experience on Demver, and check out his pictures on the slide show page…
If you can’t stand the irony, stay out of Gitmo on the Platte. That’s a nice little phrase I’m coining to describe the “temporary arrestee processing center” – aka vacant warehouse filled with cages and razor wire – that Denver is preparing in the event that protesters arrested during the…
From disappearing mailboxes to locking fire hydrants, security is starting to tighten for the Democratic National Convention. See photos, and other DNC coverage, at Westword’s convention blog, Demver…
“Watch the slideshow. Or else.” For a slideshow of Friday’s masquerade, go to westword.com/slideshow. Among science fiction fans, it seems the World Science Fiction Convention is the premier event. In my various conversations last week, whenever I mentioned that I’d been going to cons for years, the response was invariably,…
View larger image Wyoming Total Number of Delegates: 18 Pledged: 12 Unpledged: 6 How to Recognize a Wyoming Delegate: The majority of Wyomingites are uneducated, foul-mouthed cretins who look like toothless meth addicts out on parole. But those are just the Republicans who hate to pay taxes and abide by…
Mo Udall, mo problems. Our sister paper in Phoenix carries a lengthy cover story this week about the Arizona legacy of John McCain, who allegedly is some sort of presidential candidate (although I haven’t seen him on the cover of any magazines — weird). The story — “Postmodern John McCain:…
In other words: “Hey geeks! Come see some human boobies!” In Latest Word’s continuing team coverage of the second-biggest gathering of geeks in Denver this month – have you seen the goofy hats DNCers will wear? – I dispatched myself last night to Shotgun Willie’s, the venerable club of strip…
Just another day at the pitch. In Westword’s August 7 cover story, Adam Cayton-Holland explores the conflict between (sort of) raucous Colorado Rapid fans and the team’s front office. Here, though, a tale of real soccer fanaticism. Barcelona and Real Madrid are like the Red Sox and the Yankees on…
Which is weird, because if you’re going to go to the trouble to ask God to take time off from his weekly Pai Gow game to ensure that a torrential downpour dampers the mood during Barack Obama’s acceptance speech, why wouldn’t you just ask God to rig the vote? It’d…
Eef Barzelay played the Hi Dive Monday night. Photos by Tom Murphy. Eef Barzelay w/The Tanukis and Pee Pee Monday, August 4th, 2008 Hi-Dive, Denver Better Than: A show with songwriters peddling hackneyed premises. When I got to the Hi-Dive, I discovered I’d missed all but the last two songs…
The first-ever Art Day on Santa Fe — in conjunction with the monthly First Friday walk – was Friday, August 1, and it didn’t disappoint: A life-size, 10,000-pound marble sculpture of Francisco’s American Woman lay reclined, gazing majestically over a crowd of onlookers. Denver’s Carlos Santisteran exhibited his breadth of…
The Rocky Mountain News reported today on Westword’s call for DNC protesters, the city, and the rest of Denver to pledge not to use feces or urine in protesting (or hindering protesting) during the convention. But just reading about it won’t keep us safe. Make sure to read the actual…
Really? Why, that’s fascinating! This week, Westword explores the strange odyssey of Timothy Thomason, a cancer patient who went to the downtown Denver jail in 2006 for what amounted to an expired medical marijuana permit, had his life-sustaining pain medication confiscated — and was detained for mysterious reasons after a…
Way too late for this summer’s Mojave-esque heat-wave, Baskin-Robbins has announced plans to bring its 31 flavors to 60 new locations in the Denver area. It’s big news, considering that of the company’s 6,000 ice cream shops worldwide, only 13 are on the Front Range. But if you’re flush with…
