If you read the Backbeat interview with Five Finger Death Punch’s Ivan Moody last week, you know he still thinks of Denver as home. And on Saturday night, Moody and his band — along with All That Remains and Hatebreed — played the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield. Resident metal-head and…
MileHiCon 43 went down over the weekend at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center, and photographer Stephen Cummings was there to capture what SciFi fans do in their down time. Among his pics was this gem. Feel free to write your own caption for it in the comments section below. The…
Although Primus was last in Denver only back in August, opening for the Flaming Lips at Red Rocks, the San Francisco band and ’90s radio staple took top billing for two nights in Denver this week at the Ogden Theatre. See photos from the show below…
Update, 11:49 a.m. Saturday: Occupy Denver has released a new version of the poster. Notably, Project Aspect has been added to the musical line-up. Police may have cleared the State Capitol grounds this morning, but Occupy Denver will live on at least a week longer with a concert slated for…
If only because when you look back at the photos ten years from now, you may slap your palm to your face and think, “Did I really dress as the physical representation of WikiLeaks?!” And how many people did you see dressed as Zach Galifianakis’s “Alan” from The Hangover during…
Members of the Occupy Denver movement will hold a press conference at 10 p.m. in the wake of Governor John Hickenlooper and Mayor Michael Hancock’s announcement that the group can no longer camp out on the grounds of the Colorado State Capitol overnight. The group issued a press release this…
You may have your opinions, but only one person (or group, we suppose) can be awarded Denver’s Biggest Shameless Self-Promoter at Denver Web Awards by Westword on Thursday November 16. Nominate your pick in that category and eight others in the music section of the poll (on page 2.) The…
Who qualifies as an arts blogger? We’ll leave that up to you, but here are some suggestions: It can be anyone, from those who write about local arts news to artists who create content for their own blog, or just someone with an incredible tumblr account. The Denver Web Awards…
So, who’s the best local startender (okay, bartender) on Twitter? The annual Denver Web Awards are right around the corner, on Wednesday, November 16, at Casselman’s, where we’ll honor this year’s creative, funny, tech-and-social savvy people of the restaurant and bar world. And, yes, we will get someone a lot…
Due to a re-route of its tour, Wavves played a short-notice show last night at Moe’s Original BBQ in Englewood. Below is a video of the penultimate song, “So Bored” (the band ended with “No Hope Kids”), and a look at some creative merch for Wavves weed-heads…
This afternoon marked the first real snow in the high country, which means the days of playing hooky to go skiing and snowboarding are just around the corner. To hold you over until then, enjoy these crowd-sourced photos from the mountains via the resorts…
The term “party foul” is typically attributed to someone who knocks over glasses, relieves themselves on the kitchen floor and generally engages in all manner of rude, drunken behavior. Essentially, you’re acting like a bull in a china shop, or in this case, a wild horse in a kitchen…
This week’s feature story, “Buzz Kill,” profiles the Knapper twins, whose cast of street-art icons earned them popularity from fans and unwanted attention from the police. Westword art director Jay Vollmar provided this animated version of the cover, which you can check out below…
What’s worse than being a second-string quarterback? Being a second-string quarterback who’s overshadowed by the third-string quarterback…
The 2011 version of Westword’s Denver Web Awards are back again, after a hasty first-run last year. This time, we’re introducing new categories to recognize Denver-Boulder’s creative and forward-thinking app developers, but have included a few favorites, like Best Shameless Self Promoter and Photo of the Year. Skip ahead to…
Just in time for the two Colorado dates for OFF! this weekend comes the music video for “Crawl,” one of the best tracks off the band’s First Four EPs collection. It’s ninety seconds of one of the best skateboarders in the world, Leo Romero, eating it, wiping out and scraping…
If you’re kind of nerdy, which is totally fine, you’re probably already thinking about what you want to wear for Halloween, whether you sport your costume at a party or at home on your sofa while you wait for packs of eight-year-olds to knock on your door. As a public…
There are the cute (“Smokey the Beer,” Blind Tiger Brewing in Topeka, Kansas), the mysterious (“Hoodoo Voodoo IPA,” Three Creeks Brewing in Sisters, Oregon), the sexy (“Sexual Chocolate,” Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) and everything in between when it comes to beer names spotted and drank at this past…
About 200 people brought their voices to the steps of the Colorado State Capitol, starting at noon on Saturday for the Denver version of the Occupy Wall Street ongoing protest that originated — where else — on Wall Street in New York. Photos continue below…
Activism and punk rock aren’t always bedfellows — it used to be nihilism and punk rock — but in the case of animal rights, the two are like vegetarian burritos and cheap beer, truly wonderful and best enjoyed in the company of friends. Today is World Vegetarian Day, so if…
A spider’s tiny leg hairs (“thrichobotria”), and a boy quietly, confidently holding the jaws of a taxidermied crocodile with a solitary bubble floating above his head. These images and other appropriately titled “strangely beautiful” photos by John Bonath will be on display during the creepiest of month — October –…
The pretzel necklace is a common sight at the Great American Beer Festival, and many GABF regulars spend considerable time creating just the perfect accessory for the event. And while sure, pretzels go great with beer, sometimes you need a change of pace — and carbs. How about pepperoni? Crackers?…
