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Go for the Gold: More Than a Dozen Free Things to Do in Denver This Weekend

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John Bear has written about crime, culture, government and just about everything in between for newspapers and weeklies in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Colorado since 2004. He has a cat named Gary.

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Milquetoast & Co. on Trying to Dodge ’90s Nostalgia

Milquetoast & Co. on Trying to Dodge ’90s Nostalgia

By John BearAugust 2, 2021

The band is gearing up to drop its next album.

Stay Tuned: The Static Channel Makes Synth Pop-Adjacent Indie Tunes

Stay Tuned: The Static Channel Makes Synth Pop-Adjacent Indie Tunes

By John BearJuly 28, 2021

The new Denver band is prepping for its first live show.

American Music Legacy Festival Pays Tribute to Peter Rowan

American Music Legacy Festival Pays Tribute to Peter Rowan

By John BearJuly 22, 2021

The inaugural fest is this weekend at the Dillon Reservoir.

Thirteen Denver Punk Bands That Don’t Suck

Thirteen Denver Punk Bands That Don’t Suck

By John BearJuly 21, 2021

From covering Disney songs to railing against Nazis, the Denver punk scene is alive and well.

When a Boulder Band Struggled to Get Gigs, It Launched a Nonprofit Venue

When a Boulder Band Struggled to Get Gigs, It Launched a Nonprofit Venue

By John BearJuly 13, 2021

Roots Music Project has grown from a DIY venue into a music-industry-education nonprofit.

Pop Singer Tony Meade Takes a Crack at Alt-Country

Pop Singer Tony Meade Takes a Crack at Alt-Country

By John BearJuly 9, 2021

The pop singer grew up on country music, and now he’s nodding to that tradition.

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Denver Punk Act the Losers Club Was Born by a Vegas Men’s Room

Denver Punk Act the Losers Club Was Born by a Vegas Men’s Room

By John BearJuly 7, 2021

The Denver punk band finds inspiration in Green Day and Stephen King.

Can Punks Be Wild Post-COVID? Reno Divorce Says: “Get Them Drunk”

Can Punks Be Wild Post-COVID? Reno Divorce Says: “Get Them Drunk”

By John BearJuly 6, 2021

Reno Divorce says: “Get them drunk.”

Fern Roberts Plays Upbeat Rock That’s Kind of Sad

Fern Roberts Plays Upbeat Rock That’s Kind of Sad

By John BearJuly 6, 2021

Guitarist and vocalist Josh Tryan is not a “singles guy.”

Holding Court: How a Prog Band Pissed Off a Racquetball Player

Holding Court: How a Prog Band Pissed Off a Racquetball Player

By John BearJuly 1, 2021

How Fort Collins prog band Liontortoise pissed off a racquetball player.

The Beat Goes on: Neal Cassady’s Kids Are Coming to Town

The Beat Goes on: Neal Cassady’s Kids Are Coming to Town

By John BearJune 21, 2021

The Beat legend’s family will bring his famed letter to Jack Kerouac to Denver.

Hellgrammites and Creature Canopy Bring You Puppets on the Rocks

Hellgrammites and Creature Canopy Bring You Puppets on the Rocks

By John BearJune 16, 2021

Party with punk puppets on the verge of a breakdown.

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The Vanilla Milkshakes Pay Homage to Troma

The Vanilla Milkshakes Pay Homage to Troma

By John BearApril 28, 2021

The Denver punk band has made a music video for the b-movie horror giant.

VYNYL Releases a “Van Gogh Cutting His Ear Off” EP

VYNYL Releases a “Van Gogh Cutting His Ear Off” EP

By John BearApril 21, 2021

The pop band broods on The World Is on Fire and I’m Lonely.

Autonomix Carries on After Its Guitarist Died in a Fatal Shooting

Autonomix Carries on After Its Guitarist Died in a Fatal Shooting

By John BearApril 13, 2021

The Denver band carries on after its guitarist died in a fatal shooting.

How Dayton Stone’s Failed Exorcism Shaped His Music

How Dayton Stone’s Failed Exorcism Shaped His Music

By John BearApril 12, 2021

The head of the Denver band Dayton Stone and the Undertones has some wild stories to tell.

<i>Musicians Tip Jar</i> Podcast Digs Into the Music Business

Musicians Tip Jar Podcast Digs Into the Music Business

By John BearApril 8, 2021

Chris Webb and Dave Tamkin are helping musicians figure out how to make money.

Red Stinger Celebrates Its Soon-to-Drop Punk Opera

Red Stinger Celebrates Its Soon-to-Drop Punk Opera

By John BearApril 7, 2021

The Denver punk band is working on an epic seven-album rock opera called The Stinger Scriptures

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Andy Thomas’s <i>My City, My Scene</i> Explores Music Worldwide

Andy Thomas’s My City, My Scene Explores Music Worldwide

By John BearApril 6, 2021

On his new podcast, the Denver musician and writer speaks with musicians from around the world about their cities’ music scenes.

Spacing Out: Verses the Inevitable Looks to the Stars on “Dark Matter”

Spacing Out: Verses the Inevitable Looks to the Stars on “Dark Matter”

By John BearApril 5, 2021

Songwriter Daniel Hertel has his eyes on space.

Salt Lick Denver’s DIY Concert Series Named After a Basement Pond

Salt Lick Denver’s DIY Concert Series Named After a Basement Pond

By John BearApril 1, 2021

The livestream events are filmed in the collective’s basement.

Teresa Suydam Plans to Write 500 Songs in 2021

Teresa Suydam Plans to Write 500 Songs in 2021

By John BearApril 1, 2021

The Denver pop singer-songwriter plans to write 500 songs in 2021.

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