As a dusty wind whipped behind her in hazy stage light, Solange and her ultra slick backing band brought serious chops and swagger to the polo fields as nighttime fell over Coachella. And then Beyonce showed up on stage dancing to “Losing You.” It was the first celebrity big surprise…
Did you know that, for some people, Coachella represents a big ol’ Alcoholics Anonymous meeting? Since 2009, New Orleans couple Bob Johnson and Jane Smith (not their real names) have led 12 step meetings on the festival grounds for those who, like themselves, are in recovery. They call their group…
Ever since sunshine acid saturated Woodstock back in 1969, music festivals and recreational pharmaceuticals have gone together like wine and cheese. Which is why we’d like to recommend a few pairings for those so chemically inclined, a fine list of musical acts coupled with good stuff sure to provide complementary…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed the Bar-On family’s latest restaurant venture: Braun Taphaus & Grille, a sports bar with an Austrian accent; meanwhile, Lori Midson reported on the new names — three names, actually — that the family will use for the rest of its empire, since…
As part of the ongoing Craft Brewers Conference celebrations, Denver Beer Co hosted a pizza part at its Platte Street taproom. With live music, plenty of brews and two Denver pizza trucks, Basic Kneads and Brava! Pizzeria, parked outside, this was not a party to miss. We sent our photographer…
Washington Park is the focus of a major brewhaha right now. Last week Denver City Councilman Chris Nevitt, who represents the area, sent a letter to the Denver Department of Parks and Recreation asking for a six-month alcohol ban at the park due to abuse and “bad behavior.” The only…
As you can tell by this photo, Allen Quint, 76, doesn’t exactly fit the stereotypical image of a pimp. Yet pimping is the charge he’s facing due to his alleged affiliation with a so-called prostitution and human-trafficking ring that’s been under siege by Colorado Springs-area law enforcement for the better…
The Capitol Hill neighborhood has changed a lot over the past twenty years, but through it all, Barricuda’s Restaurant & Lounge, at 1076 Ogden Street, has been a true neighborhood hangout, a place for stiff drinks, good food (served until 4 a.m. on weekends!) and very good times. And all…
The infamous lime shortage — which has been blamed on everything from a citrus disease to a Mexican drug cartel — has hit Denver. And while it didn’t seem to affect the taste of the the Best of Denver 2014’s Best House Margaritas at Adelitas Cocina y Cantina(two-for-one on Monday…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed the Best New Restaurant in the Best of Denver 2014: Lower48 Kitchen. Lori Midson talked to Shoni Jones, executive chef at the Best New Restaurant at DIA, Root Down at DIA, about the importance of local restaurants for this week’s Chef and…
For close to four decades, this modest storefront on Welton Street was home to Ethel’s House of Soul. Then six years ago, after Ethel closed up shop, Henry Coleman took over the spot, opening Coleman’s Soul Food and serving a taste of Detroit. But Coleman is now back in Detroit,…
Hoo, boy, it’s SnowBall weekend, here in Denver for the first time in the festival’s young history. The dance-heavy lineup features reliable names like Pretty Lights and Griz as well as some curveballs, like Earl Sweatshirt and Warpaint. There’s more: In the Whale will spend two nights celebrating its new…
The latest Schmuck of the Week post is trickier than usual. Rather than bestowing this honor on Natalie Carpenter, who’s reportedly suffering from mental illness, we direct it at what she represents: the ongoing fascination with the 1999 Columbine High School killers. Subsequent school shootings have been more lethal. Yet…
The northern suburbs just got another ethnic option when Babajoon’s Kabobs opened Westminster. We sent photographer Ursula Romaine to capture a taste of this fresh, fast-casual Middle Eastern food spot. See also: First look: Mayan Manjar Yucateco opens in the former Maria Empanada space…
It’s not really steampunk without the proper headgear, and the hats, goggles and helmets at this past weekend’s AnomalyCon steampunk convention were an anachronistic sight to see. Photographer Danielle Lirette roamed the halls of the con with her camera; keep reading for her shots of some of the best costumerie…
Spring is officially here, and important culinary events are popping up across Colorado — from the annual Taste of Vail to the twentieth anniversary edition of Dining Out For Life, which benefits Project Angel Heart. There are also special dinners, lectures and beer festivals, of course. Keep reading for the…
Left Hand Brewing in Longmont closed out Colorado Craft Beer Week with its second annual Hops & Handrails Beer Fest & Rail Jam last weekend. The family-friendly hybrid-season event featured 35 Colorado’s craft breweries alongside a snowboard competition featuring a thirty-foot-high high ramp and some of Colorado’s best riders. Westword…
More than two dozen restaurants opened this month, including the long-awaited Gozo and Troy Guard’s stunning Guard and Grace. But the big news was how many longtime spots on the Denver dining scene called it quits — including longtime steak-mecca Emilene’s in Aurora and the Catacombs Bar in the Hotel…
Maybe you saw Neutral Milk Hotel last night in Boulder; if not you have another shot at it tonight in Denver. If the line “putting fingers in the notches of her spine” sends ice through your veins as consistently as it does ours, we can strongly recommend finding your way…
First things first: The Original Chubby’s outpost that just opened in Westminster is not officially related to the original Chubby’s, the iconic Mexican joint that grew out of the Chubby Burger Drive Inn on West 38th Avenue, which Stella Cordova bought in 1967 and where she kept working four four…
To mark Colorado Craft Beer week, Governor John Hickenlooper hosted a celebration of the $826 million craft-beer industry at the Governor’s Mansion last Friday, where he also displayed the building’s new beer taps — paid for by the Colorado Brewers Guild — while Mason Tvert, father of Amendment 64, protested…
A LoDo version of Cherry Creek’s Machete has finally opened in the former home of Zydeco’s in LoDo. Machete opened quietly last week, but things promise to get rowdy as the weather heats up; we sent photographer Danielle Lirette to get a taste of the place. See also: Photos: Lon…
