On Monday, Teague Bohlen offered up his Five Things That Make Residents of Capitol Hill Really, Really Mad. And he could easily have added a sixth in this old, but quickly changing neighborhood: the imminent closing of the Gypsy House Cafe, which we reported just a day later. Residents of…
The fate of the Your Choice Colorado — the proposal to allow full-strength beer and wine sales at supermarkets — won’t be decided until November, but the Super Target in Glendale isn’t waiting around. With tough competition from the King Soopers down the street (the only King Soopers in the state…
Hot Buttered Rum and Tea Leaf Green co-headline two nights at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ball Room this weekend, Best Coast and Wavves play two nights at the Bluebird, Something Underground celebrates the release of its new album tonight and Rickie Lee Jones is at the Oriental Theater on Sunday. See the…
This morning Planet Bluegrass announced its preliminary lineup for the 26th annual Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, which takes place August 19-21, 2016 at the Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons. The headliners include “not pretentious hipsters” the Decemberists, Lucinda Williams, Passenger and up-and-coming eclectic folk act Darlingside, which recently had a big…
“My neck is really fucked up, I think I messed it up while I was sleeping last night, so it’s not in the best of shape.” These comments, heard in a video on view below, aren’t the best advertising for Kenneth Francis. After all, he’s a massage therapist whose website,…
How long does a restaurant have to last before its closure sets off a wave of nostalgia? That’s one question that’s emerged from the recent round of bad news, including the imminent loss of the Gypsy House Cafe, which is a dozen years old. But nostalgia over a neighborhood spot closing is…
Denver Restaurant Week kicks off its twelfth annual extravaganza of citywide menu deals tonight, with $30 dinners at over 200 metro dining destinations over the next ten days. But if you’re just now calling around to see where you can still grab a table, you may be surprised at how…
The presale for Westword Music Showcase 2016 ends at 11:59 p.m. tonight, Thursday. Regular-price tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday, February 26, at 10 a.m. Tickets are $39.75 for general admission, and $80 for VIP. This year’s national headliners have been announced and include Dillon Francis, Cold War Kids, Matt…
Ice try! Hockey legends face off Friday on an open-air ice rink in the center of Coors Field, followed by the regular season game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. And we’re giving away tickets to both events in the Coors Light Stadium Series. This particular…
We’ve been eating our way through town as we make our choices for the Best of Denver 2016, which will land on March 31. Our hunt for the Best Chinese Restaurant has led us all over the metro area; we outlined some of our finds in our recent list of…
Paul Simon headlines the Bellco Theatre on Friday, May 20 as part of his 31-city North American tour. Tickets ($64.50-$154.50) go on sale on Friday, February 26 at 10 a.m. Jackson Browne returns to Red Rocks on Monday, August 22 with longtime bandmates Val McCallum (guitar), Mauricio Lewak (Drums), Jeff…
The dedicated dress-up artists of Denver gathered over the weekend for Project Cosplay, a new cosplay-only fan con designed to provide a safer environment for people who throw everything into their character costumes. All photos by Danielle Lirette. Now see the full Project Cosplay slide show…
The Denver dining scene has seen a spate of closings lately, and the news just keeps coming. Gypsy House Cafe must vacate its space at 1279 Marion Street next month; word is the eclectic neighborhood spot will be replaced by a sushi restaurant — and the trademark mural outside will be…
Geeks just gotta be geeks, and the nerds were out in force last Saturday at Magness Arena for Geek Bowl X, the ultimate trivia showdown, where more than 200 pub-quiz teams competed for a $10,000 grand prize. Photographer Miles Chrisinger captured all the silliness and high suspense of the event,…
The Westword Music Showcase returns Saturday, June 25! The 22nd annual festival features national headliners including DJ and moombahton/electro producer Dillon Francis, soulful indie-rock band Cold War Kids, amped-up indie-pop duo Matt & Kim, Danish rockers New Politics, L.A. noise band HEALTH, indie electro-punks Brick + Mortar, Black Pistol Fire,…
In the Winter Olympics, ski jumping is one of those sports — bobsledding and luging are others — where Joe and Jane Satellite Dish cannot tell the difference between a great performance and a terrible one unless the athlete is carried away on a stretcher. No doubt there are crucial…
Although Sports Authority is heading for a bankruptcy restructuring, the company says it hopes to keep its name on Mile High Stadium, a privilege for which it pays more than $6 million a year. Still, Denver’s been through this before: Mile High was hung with the Invesco Field moniker until…
Recent closings of longtime Denver restaurants — Le Central, Rosa Linda’s Mexican Cafe and Andre’s Confiserie Suisse last year; Jus Cookin’s and Trinity Grille just this month — have readers savoring other food memories. While there may be no tastier trip down memory lane than a visit to the Denver…
Artopia curator and Denver street-writer Jolt brought a stunning highbrow/lowbrow mix of artists to City Hall on Saturday night, setting the scene for a night to remember. It’s the art, after all, that makes Artopia go ‘round. All photos by Ken Hamblin III. Now see the full Art of Artopia…
On Friday, we gave you the lowdown on the new Crafty Fox Taphouse and Pizzeria, which opened over the weekend on the eastern edge of Sunnyside. While the area surrounding the new eatery is mostly industrial, new apartments and a upcoming light rail stop are indications that the Crafty Fox,…
Wilhelmina models hit the runway Saturday night in designer garb both drop-dead beautiful and nice-and-naughty during the Whiteout fashion show at Artopia 2016, where Denver designers D’Lola Couture, AnnaFesta, Gino Velardi, Denver Bespoke, Mona Lucero, Equillibrium, Elyse Rainbolt, YOCISCO and Leon Designs brought their best to the runway. To kick…
We’ve been slurping up noodles in anticipation of the Best of Denver 2016, and last week stirred things up with our list of the ten best Asian noodle houses in town. With cold weather coming back to the metro area, we’re craving noodles again…and our readers have plenty of suggestions…
