The news of Phil “The Fan” Hamon’s passing attracted a tidal wave of comments and memories about the Denver music scene staple. Thoughtful words, funny anecdotes and general goodwill filled the comment section of our post (read them all here: “R.I.P. Phillip “Phil The Fan” Hamon III”) as soon as…
From brunch to beers to late- night desserts, June offered something for everyone. Whether you’re a vegetarian or a meat lover (or prefer a liquid diet), our photographers are ready to make you salivate with some of the best photos of the month. Be warned: don’t drool all over your…
Where are the hundreds of thousands of teen prostitutes some advocates say are engaged in underage sex trafficking? Village Voice Media spent the past two months collecting arrest data for underage prostitution in 37 of America’s largest cities. Reporters found the average number of arrests over the past decade for…
Congrats to Marnie Ward, bartender at Avenue Grill and maker of the Tree Line, which nabbed first place in the 2011 Colorado Cocktail Contest last night. Below are a few highlights from the shindig, which took place at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. You can check out the full…
Don’t mess with spuds. That was the message sent out yesterday by the Denver-based United States Potato Board, in response to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine that states potatoes make your body resemble Mr. Potato Head. In one of the more unintentionally amusing press…
This week’s feature story, “Shall We Trance?” by Amber Taufen profiles Lisa Wimberger, who teaches cops how to de-stress for success. Here, Wimberger offers up these ways to de-stress after a hard day — ideas around her top five to-dos. Story by Wimberger, illustrations by Jay Vollmar…
The black SUV with the “Ecstasy” vanity plate pulled up to the back-stage entrance of Westword Music Showcase on Saturday, and out stepped the driver, who looked fully dressed to attend an ’80s prom. He was suited appropriately for his passengers: Chromeo, the funk duo that pays homage to the…
The last time I got a contact high was in September, when Sleep played the Gothic Theatre. So it was only appropriate that my next contact high came while talking with J.D. Cronise of the Sword, another great metal band, about fifteen minutes after the Austin-based act finished its set…
Oh no! Those five vodka & Red Bulls gave you the guts to talk to that guy or girl, but not the common sense to actually get their phone number, Facebook, Twitter or even their name. Now here you are in the sobering sun of Sunday morning, wondering how you…
You can’t be everywhere at once, especially during events like Saturday’s Westword Music Showcase, with more than a dozen venues across a few blocks in the Golden Triangle. Thankfully, we’ve got Twitter to read about people complaining and dancing and high-fiving across the festival, which is truly the best use…
In this week’s edition of Gratuitous Randomness, we examine the antidote to the Scumbag Steve (and Scumbag Girl) meme — which rocketed to popularity with online communities like 4chan and reddit — Good Guy Greg. Here’s a curated list to get you up to speed on Good Guy Greg’s good…
Long Island pop-punk band Taking Back Sunday headlined a nearly sold out show last night at Summit, boasting its original line-up. Also on the bill were Thursday and Colour Revolt. All photos by Aaron Thackeray for Westword…
Yesterday, we wrangled up totally adorable photos (look at those fat cheeks! eeek!) of an assortment of musicians performing at Saturday’s Westword Music Showcase. We’ve got three pairs of tickets that we’re giving away to anyone who can correctly match the photos to the musicians — at least one of…
British actor Mark Rylance won the best actor Tony Award on Sunday night for his role in Jersualem — watch here as he trolls the audience (and everyone watching at home on TV) with this acceptance speech wherein he expounds on the finer points of walking through walls. We knew…
Today is Flag Day, which is an opportunity to raise the Stars and Stripes, drink a Budweiser, crank the A/C and leave the windows wide open. The flag is often the go-to symbol for musicians who want to make a political statement — from Johnny Cash to Miley Cyrus –…
Delirium: Circus of the Senses came to the Oriental Theater on Saturday, June 11. Aerialists, drag acts, erotic photography, juggling sword-swallowing, glass-eating, go-go dancers, pole dancers, burlesque dancers, a Bette Midler impersonator and at least one fetish act rounded out Delirium. Check out the full Delirium slideshow. Below are a…
“This is the first time a museum has ever explored one material across its collections, and I think Marvelous Mud will shatter expectations of clay,” says Denver Art Museum director Christoph Henrich. Photos from the opening day of that exhibit, Saturday, June 11, 2011. Photos by Kelly Kaoudis. See the…
A few thousand of Great Divide Brewing’s closest friends came to a street party on Saturday, June 11, 2011 outside of the brewery at 22nd and Arapahoe for its seventeenth birthday celebration. “We like to close the street down so we can have a bigger party, and not just because…
The line for the bar at Summit Music Hall was five-deep for most of Saturday night at the very sold-out Face to Face show in LoDo. Aaron Thackeray brings back these photos: View the full Face to Face slideshow. Below are a few highlights…
The Internet has dramatically changed how we learn. In some ways, the change has been worse than others, considering that students are sometimes Googling their way to a diploma; see Melanie Asmar’s story, “Passing on Education”. But on the plus side, access to knowledge is now in students’ hands. The…
You may lose a few cool points if your mom comments about your success on the Internet in a public forum like a music blog — but goddamn if it isn’t the sweetest thing you’ll read all day. Hats off to Geri Ragan for leaving this comment on our blog…
The Food Truck Renegades — a posse of food trucks comprised of Street Eats, the Crock Spot, Biscuit Bus, Steuben’s, Max Lunch, Brava Pizzeria, Stick It to Me, The Bon Bon Buggy, Mikes2 Kitchen, Mythos Greek and Sweet Revenge Cupcakes — held its summer kick-off party on Friday night at…
