The World Cup literally kicked off yesterday in Sao Palo, Brazil with a kick made by a man with complete paralysis of the lower trunk. Juliano Pinto, 29, used a robo-suit that let him use his brainwaves to control his normally unresponsive lower limbs in order to make contact with…
The Westword Music Showcase is next Saturday, June 21. It’s our annual love letter to Denver music, with over 140 local bands playing. All of them are nominees for Westword Music Awards, and together we hope the two efforts will help a few people discover some new things about the…
Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest in Fort Collins brings together tons of local bands and a few touring headliners the third weekend in August every year. Past headliners have included G. Love and Flobots, and the festival has just announced this year’s crop, scheduled to play August 15-17: Big Head Todd…
The Global Glow music festival premiered over the weekend in Evergreen. The festival was created to showcase the CU Denver’s music program and give faculty a space to showcase their musical and artistic work. Todd Reid, Percussion Area Coordinator at the University of Colorado Denver played his iPad alongside the…
The public radio jazz station, KUVO 89.7 FM — part of Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network — has been named best “Jazz & Soul Internet Radio Stations” worldwide by The Daily Telegraph in the UK. “I stumbled upon this award-winning music station by accident recently – and have been kicking…
If you live in Arapahoe County, there is a .01 percent chance you will be called for jury selection in the case of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes — odds far greater than winning the Colorado Powerball. Approximately 6,000 possible jurors will be summoned, the judge in the case…
A group of firefighters with yellow walkie talkies swaying at their chests were examining the new on-site structures at the first show at a renovated Fiddler’s Green Ampitheatre. They wanted to ensure that they were familiar with the new facilities in case they were called to the scene in the…
Broomfield parents David and Jenn Bacon were tired of the daily breakfast battle with their five children, all under the age of thirteen. They were particularly challenged feeding their ten-year-old son, Jace, who is autistic and a picky eater; they struggled to get enough protein into his limited diet. Then…
An anonymous donor gave Swallow Hill Music a 1976 chrome RV, and the organization plans to turn it into mobile music community. After extensive engine work, an interior refurbishment and an external paint job, the vehicle will travel to festivals, shows and events, where it will let people play instruments…
