Denver’s dining scene got off to a fast start in 2016, with Sushi Ronin winning honors as the first restaurant to open — and Brook’s Steakhouse the first restaurant to close, on January 1. Twenty years ago, when Brook’s opened in the former home of Chateau Pyrenees, it was one…
Mia StaxXx and the girls of StaxXx tossed their hair and steamed into 2016 on New Year’s Day at StaxXx atTracks, a showcase of things to come, as the family members prepare to storm the club’s upcoming annual Ultimate Queen competition. All photos by Miles Chrisinger. Now see the full…
Last week we served up another helping of The Ten Best Burgers in Denver — 2015 Edition, a list that ends with our Best of Denver 2015 pick for Best Hamburger: the Ditka at Jimmy’s Urban Bar & Grill. Some readers found the list hard to swallow, including Ken, who…
JANUARY January 4-9: 31st Annual Musicfest, Steamboat. Bringing the finest Texas and Americana music to Colorado for a full week of sport and song. Eighteen bands will perform over six days in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. Featuring free après-ski concerts, evening concerts and special engagements throughout the week,…
In 2015, our resident expert on all things shaken and stirred, Kevin Galaba, went on a weekly mission to uncover cocktail recipes from Denver’s top bartenders. He tasted his way through, tequila, gin, bourbon and spirits ever more esoteric and exotic and chatted with the women and men behind the…
The String Cheese Incident played a jamming three-night string of shows at 1stBANK Center in Broomfield. The Colorado band remains Denver favorites and stalwarts of progressive bluegrass. Check out photos from the final night on January 2, 2016. All photos by Brandon Marshall. …
On the last day of 2015, we published our Restaurant Roll Call for 2015, a compendium of all the openings and closings around town over the past year. Some of those closings hit hard, since longtime institutions like Le Central, Andre’s Confiserie Suisse and Rosa Linda’s Mexican Cafe all closed…
Regularly throughout the year, we highlight a special someone as the Schmuck of the Week. But not all Schmucks are created equal. Our posts about the following folks collected the most views from our Schmuck of the Week archive in 2015. Look below for the complete original items about each member…
After a busy week of New Year’s shows, things ramp up again this week shows by MartyParty, the Wailers and Blackalicious. See more picks below. MONDAY, JANUARY 4 Chris Robinson Brotherhood $65, 9 p.m. Belly Up Aspen TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 Electronic Tuesday free-$15, 8 p.m. Cervantes’ Other Side WEDNESDAY, JANUARY…
We finished our second round of 100 Colorado Creatives questionnaire profiles — a celebration of local artists, performers, makers and doers — in December. Now, as we mull over who to feature in the next 100, you can look back at the entire Another 100 Colorado Creatives series with our…
Where are you going for brunch today? When we shared our list of the Top Ten Spots for Brunch in Denver in 2015, a few readers wondered why the lineup didn’t include Snooze, that homegrown success story that continues to pack people in at the original (along with several other local locations)…
Local avant-garde marching band Itchy-O rang in the New Year at 3 Kings Tavern on South Broadway Street on December 31, 2015. The 32-piece masked drum corps is in the midst of a three-night stand at 3 Kings Tavern with opening support from Church Fire. You can catch the remaining…
Decadence New Year’s Eve returned to the Colorado Convention Center for two over-the-top nights featuring premier names in EDM. The first night, December 30, featured the Floozies, Jack U and many more. See all of the photos from Night One here…
If 2015 can be summed up in one word, it would be: Frenetic. Although the number of restaurant and bar openings didn’t keep pace with last year, every month saw growth — and the pace didn’t slow down as the year ended, as is often the case. Along with all…
Denver boomed in 2015, with many neighborhoods growing seemingly out of control. Before the Mile High City turns into something completely unfamiliar, Bree Davies sent a love letter to the town in which she was raised, recapping some of the discussions that residents need to have, in Dear Denver: Ten Conversations…
This week, Westword music contributors took a moment to call out and shout out the standouts of their year in music, whether their concerns skewed local or national, niche or general, personal or quantifiable. In this week’s print edition and on the web, you can find reflections on jazz and…
Remember when marijuana was still illegal? We barely do. Westword’s coverage of the Colorado cannabis scene has taken readers through the legislation that first made medical marijuana legal through the early days of unregulated chaos to full legalization and into 2015’s quirky, but ever-maturing industry. Some older issues, like edibles packaging,…
Growth and development, newcomers and Mile High rent dominated much of the conversation in the city in 20015. But there were also lighter, funnier and just plain weirder stories, too. Here are some of our favorite strange but true events. Find the rest of our Year in Review in print…
Growth and development, newcomers and Mile High rent dominated much of the conversation in the city in 20015. But there were also lighter, funnier and just plain weirder stories, too. Here are some of our favorite strange but true events involving public servants. Find the rest of our Year in…
While there are some high-priced New Year’s Eve events happening next week, we put together a number of concerts and club events priced under $40, including local acts like DeVotchKa, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club and the Knew as well as national bands like BoomBox, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Face to…
In 2015, Westword Music covered a vast range of Denver music, from blockbuster national tours to homegrown superstars. We celebrated growth and successes, debated development and its effect on local artists, and mourned the too-frequent losses of beloved figures in the music community. Here are the ten stories you loved the…
Sex and murder, sports, pot and, of course, our quality of life in growing Colorado. These were the headlines that shook us, made us laugh, made us cringe and made us cry in 2015. In between, there were plenty of other strange but true tales, many of which you can…
