A self-proclaimed “stray bar,” the Barker Lounge was a particular pet of animal lovers around town. It got its start on South Broadway, then moved to Santa Fe Drive four years ago, and its patio was regularly rated as one of the most dog-friendly spots in town. But the Barker…
This week Mark Antonation found evidence that USA Today’s prediction that Filipino food will be big this year is already coming true in Denver, with dishes flavored by the Philippines showing up at numerous restaurants, and a couple of Filipino spots opening, too. That’s good news for some readers. Says…
While Casselman’s Bar & Venue, which is closing this weekend after a six-year run, brought in a wide variety of local acts, it also booked a number of stellar national acts, including Raekwon, Stryper, Das Racist and Too $hort. Here’s a rundown of ten great moments at the venue. 10…
Weezer and Panic! at the Disco will stop at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre on Sunday, July 24 as part of their summer co-headlining tour in support of their new albums. Continuing with the emo-pop-punk revival — Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness opens the show. Reserved tickets ($29.75-$75) and general admission lawn…
Teams of budding artists gathered at Syntax Physic Opera over the weekend to compete and create in the Sculpture Brunch. The bar provided art supplies — found objects, tools, paint and glue — as well as brunch and cocktails, while guests hammered, painted and glued their way toward artistic achievement…
Ah, In-N-Out Burger. Ask Denver residents what they’re hungry to see in this city, and the name of the iconic California burger chain inevitably pops up. In fact, In-N-Out cropped up n two different westword.com conversations yesterday: one about what could go into the Wurstkuche location at 2036 Broadway (In-N-Out…
What are the limits of representation? That’s a moral question that hovers over any depiction of the Final Solution, and it’s not considered lightly by László Nemes’ Son of Saul, which turns unimaginable horrors into tangible ones. By venturing inside the death factory of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Nemes risks greeting obscenity with…
More people seem to be commenting on the disappearance of Wurstküche from 2036 Broadway than ever ate there. Many of the comments focus on the gall of a California concept coming to peddle sausages in Colorado — when so many other places do it well here, including Biker Jim’s and Uber…
Denver chefs are donating their time and skills for good causes at several upcoming events. On Sunday, January 24, the Squeaky Bean (at 1500 Wynkoop Street) is hosting the third annual Dining Out for Earth to benefit Rock the Earth, an organization dedicated to protecting natural resources. This year’s dinner…
Denver blogs are bleeding orange. The Mile High Report dished on all things Broncos, including analysis of the victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers and Von Miller’s new sack dance. Predominantly Orange hands out stars to Brandon McManus, C.J. Anderson and Kayvon Webster. And the Bleacher Report noted that the Broncos tweeted out a…
Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom celebrated its fourteenth anniversary on January 15, which featured a performance by Everyone Orchestra to celebrate. Everyone Orchestra is an improvised band that features a list of revolving musicians and includes such luminaries as Oteil Burbridge (Dead & Company, Allman Brothers Band), Michael Kang (String Cheese Incident), Michael Travis (String…
The renovation of its Denver home lasted longer than Wurstküche itself did in Denver. After major work to the triangular space at 2036 Broadway — the former home of the infamous Triangle gay bar and, later, Rockaway — this outpost of the Los Angeles sausage peddlar opened last February. But…
Realizing that this could be the time their schedules aligned for months, Governor John Hickenlooper and Liberty Media exec Robin Pringle married on Saturday morning at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on the edge of downtown, surrounded by friends and family members. Official wedding photographer Evan Semón shared these photographs of the ceremony…
Colorado was one of the first states to make Martin Luther King Day a state holiday, and Denver’s annual march/parade in his honor — known as the Marade — is one of the largest commemorations in the country. The theme for this year’s Marade is “Remember, Celebrate, Act – A Day…
Todd Rundgren headlines the Oriental Theater tonight while Tony Lucca is at the Walnut Room tomorrow and Orgy and Cut Chemist are town on Wednesday. See our picks for the next four days below. MONDAY, JANUARY 18 Todd Rundgren $40, 8:30 p.m. Oriental Theater Monday Night Menagerie $15, 7 p.m. Cervantes’…
After more than three years at 1530 Blake Street — not a bad stretch for a restaurant on that eatery-heavy block — Jimmy’s Urban Grill is closing at the end of service today; the owners decided not to renew their lease rather than sign on for a rent increase. Regulars…
Artist Lauri Lynnxe Murphy is building a tiny house and writing about it every week here, and in her most recent installment, she got into the biggest topic in town right now: growth, and the transplants who are helping fuel that growth. Writes Murphy: “I’ve read any number of comments…
Brunch could be Denver’s favorite meal — for suburban families and urban hipsters alike. Lauren Monitz recently tried what could be Cherry Creek’s hippest brunch, at Harman’s Eat & Drink. But her description of that meal prompted a reader to point out that brunch does not have to be hip. Still,…
We tend to avoid designating someone as a Schmuck of the Week when the circumstances are tragic — and the death of Craig’s Dennis Otis in a crash for which his son, Logan Otis, has been charged with driving under the influence, most certainly is. But the alleged behavior of…
Independent outfits, including craft-beer breweries, are popping up in the suburbs. Arvada will soon get its own Steuben’s — but it just lost the four-year-old Arvada Beer Company in Olde Town. Why? Says Hallie: Rent is at a premium in Olde Town…and there are too many similar restaurants and not much parking, which…
There’s an impressive assortment of music in town this weekend, including SunSquabi at the Ogden Theatre, Ladysmith Black Mambazo at L2 Church, Cervantes’ 14th Anniversary with Everyone Orchestra, and Car Seat Headrest at hi-dive. See the full list of our picks below. FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 SunSquabi $17/$20, 9 p.m. Ogden Theatre…
Rodeo events rock the arena throughout the run of the National Western Stock Show, with bull-riding shows, mutton-busting and the flashy Mexican rodeo, and photographer Brandon Marshall caught a lot of the action during 2016 NWSS opening weekend. But there’s still more to come: Official Pro Rodeo sessions kick off…
