The Twelve Best Concerts and Festivals in Colorado This Weekend

Riot Fest weekend is here — a huge array of punk, hip-hop and rock bands will come to the National Western Complex. Elsewhere, Pretty Lights plays Telluride, Dave Matthews Band is at Fiddler’s Green. The full list of our picks follows.  ALL WEEKEND Riot Fest$99.98/VIP $259.98 2 p.m. National Western…

Reader: Yes, Minutes Count at Happy Hour

Minutes count at happy hour, says Gretchen Kurtz. On a recent visit to Bubu Lowry, she found a server willing to stretch happy hour timing, and that made her time there much happier. But Gabor responds:  Why should the hospitality be any different than any other industry? It is not a secret…

Podcast: The Best and Worst of Summer 2015 Movies

Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek of the Village Voice, along with Amy Nicholson of the LA Weekly, run down the worst and best of the movies they saw this summer, which as summers go, wasn’t so terrible! Among the best performances were those by Sam Elliott, wonderful in two movies,…

Aarón Sánchez’s Show Is the Taco the Town Tonight

Tune in to the Cooking Channel  at 8 p.m. MST tonight when the second season of Taco Trip kicks off with chef Aaron Sanchez’s visit to Denver. Sánchez is the chef/partner of Paloma in Stamford, Connecticut, and Johnny Sánchez in New Orleans and Baltimore, along with friend and partner John Besh…

The Nine Best Concerts in Colorado This Weekend

This weekend’s biggest event is Mumford & Sons’ Gentlemen of the Road Stopover in Salida, featuring the Flaming Lips, Jenny Lewis, Blake Mills and more. Elsewhere, Steve Earle visits Boulder, Yonder Mountain String Band plays Red Rocks and more. See the full list of our picks below.  ALL WEEKEND Gentlemen…

Reader: I Got Cut Off After a Few Beers and It Got Awkward

This week Gretchen Kurtz visited bubu Lowry, where she particularly liked the veggie ramen. But the real star was the happy hour she found there, with prices “low enough to also lower expectations for the nibbles we paired with our drinks,” she writes in her bubu Lowry review. But then, she didn’t…

Voice Film Club #93: What We Love About The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

On this week’s Voice Film Club podcast: We love Guy Ritchie’s stylish, charming The Man From U.N.C.L.E., while LA Weekly film critic Amy states her case for American Ultra. We move onto Lily Tomlin’s memorable performance in Grandma. Later, Village Voice film editor Alan recommends Evil Knievel doc Being Evel, cutting indie…

Reader: If Steve’s Closes, I’ll Kill Myself

The news that Billy’s Gourmet Hot Dogs on East Colfax has closed (the Ballpark and South Broadway locations remain open) didn’t bother one reader — but it did make her think about another hot-dog joint further east on Colfax that has food to die for. Says Anna:  Meh… Billy’s kinda sucked, anyway…

Reader: The Walgreens Sushi Bar Is the Best Deal in Town

The 16th Street Mall is in the news these days. The same day that Patricia Calhoun’s list of  ten reasons to love the 16th Street Mall went live, two tourists from California dining at the Rock Bottom Brewery wound up beaten up by a crowd of still unidentified miscreants. But…

There’s a Horde of Hideaways in Metro Denver

When Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox, restaurateur Justin Cucci’s latest carnival of colors and flavors, opened this past spring at 1215 20th Street, Louise Vigil suddenly started getting phone calls from trendsetters trying to make reservations — before they realized they were dialing the wrong Ophelia’s. Instead of reaching the hip new…

Photos: The 25th Annual Rocky Mountain Folks Fest

The ranch at Planet Bluegrass in Lyons is a unique place — something nearly every performer who takes its stage notes. This year’s Rocky Mountain Folks Festival (the second of two major events held at Planet Bluegrass each year) brought headliners Jason Isbell, Sufjan Stevens and Gillian Welch to the…

Rise Against at the Fillmore Auditorium: Photos

The Fillmore Auditorium played host to Chicago punk band Rise Against over the weekend. The group’s activist stance has made it particularly relevant in recent years, and fans packed the biggest theater in town. Check out a few highlights from photographer Aaron Thackeray — view the full slideshow here. …

Photos: Neighbors Feast at Taste of Highlands

Taste of Highlands drew neighbors to West 32nd Avenue on Saturday for bites and beers from local restaurants and breweries. More than fifteen eateries served everything from grilled sausages to haute-cuisine small bites. This was the third annual Taste of Highland and this year included newcomers Solitaire, Brazen and Small…

Photos: The People and Costumes of Myths and Legends Con 2015

Niche fans of Harry Potter, Firefly, Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones and Supernatural gathered over the weekend at the 2015 Myths and Legends Con for an in-depth weekend of exploring their favorite fictitious worlds through games, panel discussions and cosplay. These images from photographer Danielle Lirette…

The Ten Best Shows in Colorado This Week

This weekend, Mumford & Sons bring their Gentlemen of the Road tour to Salida. We’ll get a bunch of residual shows around the state this week, including appearances by JEFF the Brotherhood at the Fox and Dawes at the Mishawaka. Elsewhere, Jackson Browne plays Red Rocks and the Foo Fighters…