How Lannie Garrett Lied Her Way Into Her First Concert
To get her first gig, Lannie Garrett told a fib. Now she’s in the Colorado Music Hall of Fame.
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Why Mercury Cafe Booted Dave Tonguefingers From Its Open Mic
The story of how Dave Tonguefingers of Little Fyodor and Babushka got kicked off the Mercury Cafe stage at his first open mic night.
At Arlo White’s First Concert, His Band Forgot the First Song
Arlo White, of the Buckingham Squares and Sparkle Jetts, talks about his first concert.
Steve Millin on the Early Days of New Belgium’s Tour de Fat
Steve Millin of the Reals talks about the early days of New Belgium’s Tour de Fat.
Suzanne Slade Suffered an Electric Shock During Her First Show
Suzanne Slade of Battle Pussy & Daenerys and the Targaryens shocked herself the first time she performed live.
Erica Brown Fell and Flashed the Crowd at Her First Gig
Erica Brown was singing “Billie Jean” at Basin’s Up, when she fell and flashed the crowd.
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Shelvis Infiltrated a Men-Only Elvis-Impersonator Contest and Won
How Shelvis broke into the Elvis impersonators boys club.
Natasha Maia Fortis on What She Sacrificed to Play Her First Concert
“At the show, I was wearing my most favorite vintage coat that I had picked up in a thrift store in Pennsylvania, where I’m originally from, for $3. It was a delicious rusty brown, with a unique pattern, fur collar, and gold material on the inside. It smelled like an old lady. It was fierce!
The Firsttimers’ Andrew Koch Snuck Into a Bar to Play His First Show
“My buddy R. Dammit had called ahead and signed us up for an open-mic set. We humped our gear through the back door and muttered our name to the doorman, who was actually interested in seeing our IDs. Dammit had no need to worry, but I was only nineteen at the time.
Playing a First Show in Underwear Can Be Liberating
“It was around Christmas time, and there was a holiday showcase at the Cricket where lots of local punk bands would be playing a song or two each.”
Gunshots, Dumpster Sex and Murder: Jonny Barber’s First Gig
“At the time, I was living by Silverthorne, so the band all had to drive down for our first gig in the city. On Sixth Avenue, a truck sped up behind us and popped off a couple of gunshots at our van before speeding off. Wow. Welcome to Denver.
LSD, Night Rider and Mad Max: The Story Behind Denver’s Own King Rat
The Denver Bootleg is a series chronicling the history of local music by longtime Denver cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz.
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If You Didn’t Play Cricket on the Hill, You Didn’t Play Denver
The original Capitol Hill space at 13th and Downing was built as Betty M. Lauder’s dry goods shop in the mid-1920s and converted to a restaurant in the ’30s. Around 1945, the building became the Lighthouse Inn, a bar rumored to be one of Jack Kerouac’s hangouts in the late ’40s.
How a Minor Opened a Bar Where Rory’s Tavern Now Stands
The legendary Broadway building where Rory’s Tavern stands was built in the early 1930s, opening not long after Prohibition ended. By the late ’40s, it was the Red Lantern Cafe, which was purchased in the early ’50s by twenty-year-old DU law student Jerry Feld, who wasn’t old enough to own a bar.
Remember This Johnny Cash Mural That’s Long Gone?
A brief comic history of the Black Box.
How This Denver Movie Palace Became a Parking Lot
A brief comic history of Denver’s Orpheum Theatre
The 15th Street Tavern Was Once the CBGB of Denver
A brief comic history of the 15th Street Tavern.
The Five Points Jazz Destination the Rossonian May Rise Again
A brief comic history of the Rossonian
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Cops, Pols and Reporters Used to Haunt This Jazz Venue
A brief comic history of the Crimson Room.
The History of the Bar Car: Where You Can Drink Up and Be Somebody
A brief comic history of the Bar Car.
Denver Coliseum: Where Elvis Played and Cows Still Moo
A brief comic history of the Denver Coliseum.
Denver’s Pirate Gallery Is About to Reopen in Lakewood
A brief cartoon history of Pirate Gallery