With new Backbeat editor Katie Moulton now at the helm of Westword’s music coverage, we asked a few of her predecessors for their memories of the Westword Music Showcase. At the end of the post, check out your chance to win two VIP tickets to the 2016 Westword Music Showcase…
When Andy Ganick opened the Berkshire in Stapleton nine years ago, the neighborhood was just beginning to boom. Now he’s opened a second restaurant, The Pig & the Sprout, on Chestnut Place in another up-and-coming area: the space between Union Station and Commons Park. When he reported on the Pig’s…
Now more than ever, Denver PrideFest, one of the largest pride events in the nation, stood tall last weekend as a symbol of love and solidarity within the GLBTQ community, here and everywhere. Photographer Miles Crisinger caught all the colors of the fest’s July 19 parade and rally. Now…
Though thousands of music lovers will gather in Denver’s Golden Triangle this Saturday, June 25, for the Westword Music Showcase, some of them may start to look familiar. After all, we’ve been throwing this ever-growing shin-dig for 22 years, and certain types of Colorado music fans and general revelers are…
This past weekend Mark Antonation discovered that Moxie had opened on Broadway. But while the little eatery opened very, very quietly, chef/owner Dylan Moore has made a big impact on the Denver dining scene in years past. Says Jane: So glad to hear that Dylan Moore is back on Broadway. I…
Thousands of comics fans lined up last weekend for Denver Comic Con at the Colorado Convention Center, many of them there to show off their elaborate cosplay creations, which often require months of preparation. Behold the heroes and villains and weird characters of Denver Comic Con 2016, as documented by…
Chefs from across the country descended on Aspen over the weekend for the 34th annual Food & Wine Classic, an event that also draws Colorado’s moneyed foodies to linger over wine and high-end nibbles in the warren of tents set up in Wagner Park. Linnea Covington made the winding drive…
In honor of International Falafel Day last week, we served up our list of the Ten Best Falafel Spots in Denver, and included both longtime late-night mainstay Jerusalem and Garbanzo, the homegrown chain that now has 22 locations across the country. But while we appreciate those places, some readers do not…
Neil Finn, who had stints in Split Enz and Crowded House, will be at the Boulder Theater for two nights with his son Liam Finn opening both nights as well performing in his father’s group. Classical guitarist Jason Vieaux opens the 2016 Guitar Foundation of America International Convention tonight, while the…
John Carpenter, the legendary horror filmmaker, has been the focus of a Scream Screen tribute at the Sie FilmCenter that just concluded with last night’s Prince of Darkness showing. But there was supposed to be a special bonus to that series: Carpenter, who’s currently on his first national tour as a musician, was…
On this beautiful almost-summer weekend, people will be eating brunch — Denver’s favorite meal — at spots all over town. This week we served up our 2016 edition of the Ten Best Restaurants for Brunch in Denver, and found that choosing ten still left a lot on our plate. Or, as…
Hamilton is coming! The musical honored with eleven Tony awards on Sunday will play the Buell Theatre as part of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts 2017/’18 Broadway subscription series. This is the national touring company, which means playwright/star Lin-Manuel Miranda won’t be in the cast…but then, he’s taking a…
Amy Silverman, managing editor at one of our partner papers, Phoenix New Times, will be at the Tattered Cover on Colfax tonight, June 17, to talk about a very publication: My Heart Can’t Even Believe It: A Story of Science, Love, and Down Syndrome, her book about her second daughter, Sophie, published…
There are an infinite number of ways that a person can become a Schmuck of the Week. And Jared Howard appears to have found a new twist on an old favorite: squealing. The 23-year-old Texas college student was caught with a car full of marijuana while in Colorado — after…
While Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Country Jam and Sonic Bloom continue through the weekend, Denver PrideFest is at Civic Center Park on Saturday and Sunday with music headliner CeCe Penniston. Also on tap this weekend are Gramatik is Red Rocks tonight , Gordon Lightfoot is at the Paramount Theatre tonight, Esme Patterson…
Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant is hosting a thirtieth-birthday block party all-day on Saturday, June 18, in Fort Collins, where it all began. We caught up with co-founder and owner Pat McGaughran for a Facebook Live chat this week, and guess what everyone wanted to know? The secret behind the Rio’s…
When the team behind Oak at Fourteenth and Acorn hired pastry chef Michael Conti to preside over the dessert and pastry program at both of those restaurants, as well as Brider, which opened in December, then-restaurant critic Gretchen Kurtz applauded. Although she liked both Oak and Acorn, she’d found their…
Denver Comic Con returns tomorrow through June 19, filling the Colorado Convention Center with so many panels and parties and cosplay events that we just offered a handy guide to ten things you don’t want to miss at this fifth annual con. But there’s more, so much more — and to help…
Courtney Barnett, who dropped out of Project Pabst last month to be the musical guest on the season finale of Saturday Night Live , will be at the Ogden Theatre on Tuesday, November 8. Tickets ($27.50/$40) go on sale on Friday, June 17 at 10 a.m. Grammy-nominated pop star Charlie…
After we posted our list of the ten best gluten-free menus in Denver, the responses came fast and furious — really furious. Apparently many readers would like to see a dining scene free of this gluten-free obsession. Says Samuel: With the sole exception of those diagnosed with Celiac disease, gluten…
Man-crafted goods, from beard oil to hot sauce, were on display June 11 at Ink Lounge’s Mancraftival craft fair, where the beer flowed and folks played carnival games and enjoyed other chromosome-friendly pastimes. All photos by Aaron Thackeray. Now see the full Mancraftival slide show…
Readers have been talking a lot about burgers lately, lately, discussing everything from In-N-Out and White Castle to the Cherry Cricket, one of the few things that doesn’t irritate people in Cherry Creek (although they don’t love the lines at this seventy-year-old institution). Says Jarrod: Love the Cricket, but the developers have…
