As it officially starts to feel like fall outside, the concert calendar eases up a bit — but there are still plenty of good shows out there, including Titus Andronicus at the Marquis on Wednesday. See the full list of our picks below. MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 Dirty Few$8 9 p.m…
The Cherry Cricket celebrated its seventieth birthday on Friday. Over the decades, it’s collected friends and foes alike — not just in Denver, but around the country, as its burgers became legendary. And if you live in this city, changes are very good you’ve not only eaten at the Cricket,…
Onefold means whole or complete, and Gretchen Kurtz wholly and completely loved breakfast and lunch at the super-cute east Denver eatery of the same name. And we’re all looking forward to when Onefold becomes even more complete: Kurtz also mentioned that the place would soon unfold dinner hours, too. Mark…
When does a yard sale turn into a face-punching, glass-stabbing, cane-whacking beatdown? When you’re dealing with a Schmuck of the Week like our latest nominee, Shelly Serra. The crazy story comes to us courtesy of the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office and the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, which cites an arrest report…
Smell that smoke in the air? It’s not just burning leaves or roasting chiles — it’s also coming from the barbecue joints that are popping up all over town. There have been so any changes on the local barbecue scene that our recent list of the Ten Best Barbecue Joints…
It’s only October 2, but it’s already been a big month for Black Eye Coffee. Yesterday the hot spot in Highland was named the Denver winner in the KRUPS Best Brew Awards — the fifth round of the annual contest, but the first time people were allowed to vote for a…
The dual missions of Baur’s Restaurant and Listening Lounge are made clear in its name — but it’s not easy combining the two in a single space, as Gretchen Kurtz noted in her recent review of Baur’s, which moved into a historic downtown space this year and has already made some…
While September witnessed a score of new restaurant and bar openings, the big news was the closings — some expected, some not. The original Las Delicias shuttered its doors at the corner of Pearl and East 19th Avenue — but promises to return early next year after a big remodeling…
This past weekend Pueblo hosted its 21st annual Chiles and Frijoles Festival, which celebrates the bounty of Colorado’s farms — and the great chiles grown there. Farmers brought in Pueblo, or Mirasol, chiles; Anaheims and Big Jims; scorching Dynamite and lesser-known varieties like Mosco and Marconi — and there wasn’t…
The Alamo Drafthouse was buzzing yesterday with the appearance of legendary comedian Jack Black on the red carpet, alongside Goosebumps co-stars Odeya Rush, Dylan Minnette and Ryan Lee. The film, based on the beloved ’90s kids’ horror-book series, opens in theaters October 16 — but will kick off the Mile…
Tomorrow we’ll publish our Restaurant Roll Call for September, compendium of all the openings and closings around town. And there were plenty of closings — some expected, some not. The original Las Delicias shuttered its doors, but promises to return to its Uptown home next spring after a big remodeling…
Boulder duo Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken, who make up the band Big Gigantic, played their fourth Rowdytown show at Red Rocks over the weekend. As usual, the group brought a particularly impressive light show. Photographer Brandon Marshall was there to capture the scene. Check out a few highlights below,…
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Cannibal Ox$13/$15 9 p.m. Cervantes’ Other Side TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Queensrÿche$32.50-$89.50 7:30 p.m. Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre Purity Ring$25 8 p.m. Boulder Theater Shannon & the Clams$10 9 p.m. Larimer Lounge WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 A$AP Rocky$45 7 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre KRS-ONE$20/$25 9 p.m. Cervantes’ Other Side Calexico$25…
Tom+Chee, a fast-casual concept that takes its name from the tomato soup-and-cheese sandwich combo we all loved as kids, got a big boost when it was featured on Shark Tank in 2013; the chain now has more than forty locations across the country, and just opened its first Colorado spot last…
There will be plenty of craft beers consumed at the Great American Beer Festival tonight, but the festivities end at 10 p.m., which means that thousands of buzzed and hungry beer drinkers will spill out onto the streets looking for good eats. Pinche Taqueria has planned ahead: While the the…
They were some of the hottest tickets in town. But for medical reasons, the Dalai Lama will not be coming to Boulder for a series of scheduled programs on October 20 and October 21, or attending any of his planned events in the United States next month. Today the Tibetan Association…
This weekend’s concert calendar includes a couple good festivals: Life’s a Beach at 3 Kings Tavern and the Larimer Block Party in RiNo. Elsewhere, Big Gigantic returns to Red Rocks, Def Leppard and Styx co-headline the Pepsi Center and more. See the full list of our picks below. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER…
When Gretchen Kurtz visited Baur’s Restaurant and Listening Lounge, the hostess asked if she planned to stay for the music that night, because the band could get loud. And so could the band’s sound check, Kurtz notes in this week’s review of Baur’s, where she discusses the challenges of trying…
Barbecue and beer: Everyone has opinions about those. But while people uniformly praise Colorado craft beers, opinions of this state’s barbecue offerings are much more mixed. Last week we served up our updated list of the Ten Best Barbecue Joints in Denver, which includes Brewshine — a place that happens…
Michigan native Ryan Leinonen had worked the burners in several restaurants in Boulder and Denver — including The Kitchen and Q’s (now Spruce), as well as Colt & Gray and Root Down — when he decided to strike out on his own, drawing knowledge from his experience and inspiration from…
Denver’s being invaded by craft-beer lovers coming to town for this weekend’s Great American Beer Festival — or, if they couldn’t get tickets, the many beery events connected with GABF. But there’s another sudsy holiday already being celebrated all along the Front Range and in the mountains: Oktoberfest. And if…
Since the passage of Amendment 64 in November 2012, Colorado has been in the forefront of regulating the use of marijuana, both for medical and for recreational purposes – and Colorado State University’s library archive has begun collecting materials related to this historic event. “The Amendment 64 Collection is focused…
