The Best of Denver, our annual love letter to the city, is on newsstands now. Within, you’ll find 200-some pages filled with the things that make Denver interesting, from the best handheld burrito to the best twerking workout. We found plenty to celebrate in Denver music and nightlife, too —…
Swedish DJ duo Dada Life played a show at 1stBank Center on March 13 and the group’s producer Stefan Engblom got a taste of Colorado in the form of Rocky Mountain oysters — that’s sliced and deep-fried bull testicles — provided by the Buckhorn Exchange. A couple of lucky fans…
The 2015 Best of Denver issue is on newsstands now! In our search for the most interesting places, people and events in Denver, we often struggled to pick just one winner in each category. So we’re presenting a few runners-up here on Westword Music. It’s true. Denver has an obscenely…
Westword staff writer Alan Prendergast has been awarded the 2015 Eugene S. Pulliam National Journalism Writing Award by Ball State University for his article “Bloody Ludlow,” originally published on April 17, 2014. The cover story, which commemorated the hundredth anniversary of the worst labor conflict in American history, was praised by…
Is it possible to have too many pizza joints in northwest Denver? That’s what a reader wondered after we reported that one of the owners of Brown Dog Pizza in Telluride and a partner will be opening Blue Pan Pizza in Highland, serving Detroit-style pizza. Responds Tony: Relax reader… yuppies…
The second annual Collaboration Fest took place over the weekend at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, offering one-of-a-kind beers brewed by pairs, trios and even larger groups representing local and national craft brewers. This year, more than 70 collaborative beers were served from pouring stations set up inside the…
Tocabe American Indian Eatery, which debuted in northwest Denver years ago, has finally opened a second outpost, on East Arapahoe Road. And with the new location comes an expanded menu — and the addition of bannock bread. But you can still get our favorite shredded bison at both spots. Is…
Alice went down the rabbit hole Friday and found herself skating the floor with all of Wonderland’s wildest characters at this month’s Roll Mad Hatter’s Ball adult skating party. Photographer Ken Hamblin snuck in after her and brought back these photos from the Exdo Event Center. Now see the full Mad…
This week in Westword Food & Drink, Gretchen Kurtz visited Table 6 to see if the decade-old restaurant still lived up to its reputation as one of the early shapers of Denver’s restaurant scene. Mark Antonation took a fun detour in his tour of Denver’s Middle Eastern cuisine with a…
Remember how your mom warned you never to pick up a hitchhiker? She was probably thinking about someone like Schmuck of the Week honoree Sarah Stanigar — if the folks at the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office are right., that is Stanigar is accused of trying to force a woman who…
Tycho $25/$30 9:00 PM, Friday, Ogden Theatre The Blues Hall of Fame Tour $24.50-$35 7:00 PM, Friday, Boulder Theater Snake Rattle Rattle Snake $10 9:30 PM, Friday, hi-dive The Congress $12/$15 8:00 PM, Saturday, Bluebird Theate Sylvan Esso $15 9:00 PM, Saturday, Gothic Theatre Sam Hunt $14.99 8:00 PM, Saturday, Ogden Theatre Hatebreed $20 8:00…
Casa Bonita celebrated its fortieth birthday last year, and the Pepto Bismol pink palace will collect an even bigger honor this morning: The Lakewood Historical Society is presenting a bronze marker to Casa Bonita’s general manager, honoring the restaurant’s new status as a Lakewood Historical Society Landmark. Yes, Casa Bonita is…
Our photographers were busy capturing the green-beer swilling fun over a weekend full of pre-Paddy festivities for the Irish and non-Irish alike. LoDo’s kicked things off at 7 a.m. Friday morning with the annual Kegs & Eggs bash with live music from the Dirty Heads and plenty of kegs (although…
Celebrants of all ages took advantage of the nice weather and came out over the weekend for Olde Town Arvada’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival. The emerald-hued entertainment ranged from step-dancing to a roving pipe-and-drum corps, vendor booths, kids’ activities, festival eats and lots of beer drinking for the adults…
Monday, March 16 Coal Chamber $25/$28 6:00PM Summit Music Hall New Found Glory $18.50 6:30PM The Black Sheep Tuesday, March 17 Stevie Wonder $39.50-$149.50 8:00PM Pepsi Center Kid Ink $39.50-$55 7:30PM Fillmore Auditorium Chick Corea $39.50-$100 7:30PM Boettcher Concert Hall Pete Rock $15/$20 9:00PM Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Swahili $8 9:30PM…
The Stapleton neighborhood has been making news this month. While the upcoming transformation of the Stapleton Airport traffic control tower into a second Denver location for Punch Bowl Social has inspired plenty of discussion, the area just welcomed Four Friends Kitchen, a new breakfast/lunch spot built from the ground up by…
After trying on a dress at a downtown Colorado Springs store, was Thomas Bittner unhappy about how it looked on him? Even if he was, that hardly excuses the schmucky behavior cops have accused him of committing. Namely, choking a clerk and not stopping until another customer punched him out…
Friday, March 13 Dada Life$20-$508:00PM1STBANK Center Greensky Bluegrass$22.50-$25/3-DAY PASS $608:30PMBoulder Theater Five Iron Frenzy$19.998:00PMGothic Theatre St. Patrick’s Day Weekend CelebrationTBA2:00PMViewHouse Eatery Bar Inner Oceans$8-$109:00PMHi-dive TICK Keggs and EggsFREE7:00AMLodo’s Bar & Grill Saturday, March 14 Pink Hawks$107:00PMMarquis Theater DRKWAV$20/$259:00PMCervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Sunday, March 15 Cobraconda$109:00PMHi-dive…
Before there were small plates, there were wine flights. Both are perfect for folks who can’t make up their mind, or who are eager to cover as much of the menu as possible. Given its roots as a wine bar, the Village Cork, which Gretchen Kurtz reviewed this week, is…
We held the first Westword Music Awards 21 years ago, in 1995. There were 55 nominees on the ballot that year, including such enduring names as Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, Ron Miles and Tim O’Brien. There was a lot of great music being made in Colorado then, just as there…
Many of Denver’s fine-dining establishments have off-the-menu dishes they’ll make for regulars. But even more lowbrow spots have on-request deals. If you ask — nicely — for ” The Cure Burger” at a Red Robin in metro Denver, for example, your server will deliver a fire-grilled patty topped with chili,…
Although St. Patrick’s Day is next Wednesday, shamrock-centric festivities are kicking off this weekend. Here’s a guide to a number of local events in bars, clubs and music venues. Lodo’s Bar & Grill: 1946 Market St., Denver, 303-293-8555 Keggs and Eggs, featuring the Dirty Heads, 3OH!3, Brick+Mortar and One Flew…
