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Justin Criado

Justin Criado is an award-winning journalist and editor, as his pieces have been recognized as some of the best in the West over the years.Inspired by heavy metal and the unusual, Justin’s work has been featured in the Denver Post, Westword, Salt Lake City Weekly, Phoenix New Times, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. His first collection of essays, Chronicles of Chaos, is out now. Visit justincriado.com to find out more.

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Find All Your Favorite ’80s, ’90s Toys at This Special Denver Store

By Justin CriadoDecember 3, 2024

From Care Bears to Pokémon and Polly Pocket, Fifty-Two 80’s: A Totally Awesome Shop and Yo! Nineties is going strong for nostalgic Gen Xers and Millennials.

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Get in the Holiday Spirit With Sixpence None the Richer

By Justin CriadoDecember 2, 2024

The 1990s alt-rock band plays the Bluebird tonight with Megan Burtt opening.

The Best New Music by Colorado Musicians Released in November

By Justin CriadoNovember 29, 2024

Local artists offer up buffet of tuneage, featuring everything from new EPs to debuts.

Senses Fail Will Perform Its Certified Gold Album at the Ogden

By Justin CriadoNovember 26, 2024

The New Jersey screamo act is playing its seminal debut album at the Ogden Theatre on Friday, November 29.

This Independent Label Has Returned to Fort Collins After Decades on Mute

By Justin CriadoNovember 25, 2024

The label already has a slate of bands it’s working with.

Step Into the “Dark Fairytale” of Farmer’s Wife at the Bluebird Theater

By Justin CriadoNovember 22, 2024

Farmer’s Wife burst onto the Austin music scene with the hit single “Greg Abbott’s Maxi Pad.”

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Couched Studios Offers a New Space for Local Musicians

By Justin CriadoNovember 19, 2024

The latest project from the founder of Pink Sofa Hour is set to open in Broomfield next month.

A Lesson in Violence: How Exodus Keeps Thrashing After Forty Years

By Justin CriadoNovember 11, 2024

The legendary thrash band plays the Ogden Theatre on Monday, November 11.

Willie Watson Finds Himself on New Record After Leaving Old Crow Medicine Show

By Justin CriadoNovember 8, 2024

The singer-songwriter with a golden voice plays Globe Hall on Saturday, November 16.

Best Oddities Shops in Denver: From Skulls to Creepy Clowns

By Justin CriadoNovember 1, 2024

What’s in store this spooky season.

Watch This Denver Hip-Hop Group’s Halloween-Appropriate New Music Video

By Justin CriadoOctober 31, 2024

The collective is also opening for Nappy Roots at Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox on Friday, November 1.

The Best New Music by Colorado Musicians Released in October

By Justin CriadoOctober 31, 2024

Celebrate Halloween with a new symphonic black metal project, or just chill with some disco or acoustic instrumentals.

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The Best Metal Bands in Denver

By Justin CriadoOctober 30, 2024

Avoid being labeled a poser and listen to these local groups.

Tokyo Police Club Bids Farewell With Final Denver Show

By Justin CriadoOctober 29, 2024

The Canadian indie quartet brings its goodbye tour to Summit on Wednesday, October 30.

Musician Matt Johnson Talks Coffee Dates With the Dead and Resurrecting The The

By Justin CriadoOctober 28, 2024

Longtime English rock group The The plays Mission Ballroom on Tuesday, October 29.

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GWAR Is Coming to Denver on 40th Anniversary Tour With 100-Gallon Tanks of Blood

By Justin CriadoOctober 25, 2024

“In the GWAR universe all ridiculous conspiracy theories are true,” says says Blöthar the Berserker. “Yes, Democrats control the weather, of course. And, of course, Taylor Swift is a lizard person.”

Twenty Years Later, Stars Welcomes You to Set Yourself on Fire Again

By Justin CriadoOctober 24, 2024

The indie-pop band plays its hit album for an anniversary show at Ogden Theatre on Saturday, October 26.

How The Shining Lives On at the Stanley Hotel, Fifty Years After Stephen King’s Famous Visit

By Justin CriadoOctober 22, 2024

The hotel is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Stephen King’s bone-chilling stay with a ball on Saturday, October 26.

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Legendary Christian Metal Band Plays the Oriental Theater

By Justin CriadoOctober 21, 2024

Stryper emerged at the time of the Satanic Panic, but it wasn’t leaning into the same themes as other metal bands.

New Found Glory Celebrates Twenty Years of Seminal Album

By Justin CriadoOctober 16, 2024

The early-2000s throwback is performing its chart-topping record at Mission Ballroom on Wednesday, October 23.

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Fifty Years in, Judas Priest Is as Heavy as Ever

By Justin CriadoOctober 16, 2024

“This is the longest-running heavy-metal band on the planet right now,” says frontman Rob Halford.

Incarcerated Colorado Musicians Are Highlighted in New Documentary and Album

By Justin CriadoOctober 15, 2024

The nonprofit label FREER Records has released a documentary that goes behind the scenes of making an album with Colorado inmates.

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