When GQ offered to make over Colorado Congressman Jared Polis — caught on camera wearing a polo shirt with a bow tie — we couldn’t resist offering our own makeover suggestions for the Boulder Democrat. So when two Republicans recently announced they were going to join the hordes going for…
In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Biennial of the Americas, the Women’s Foundation of Colorado and the Denver Film Society are hosting a screening of Blackfish, the film by award-winning director Gabriela Cowperthwaite that’s a psychological thriller with a killer whale at its center — but this is a…
It’s been almost two years since Steve and Linda Ballas first decided to try to put a second Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs at Denver International Airport, just over a year since they got the go-ahead from DIA to work with Keith Montoya, the local partner with LS Travel Retail, on a…
The restaurant program at Denver International Airport is smokin’, with Root Down and Elway’s both opening outposts there last year, and Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs opening a spot at DIA this week. And today the Aviator’s Club, a full-service barbecue joint, opened on the mezzanine level of the B Concourse. We…
The undead rose up on Saturday, March 1 for the sixth annual March of the Zombies fashion show at the Oriental Theater. Spectators enjoyed music from Son Survivor, Postal Holiday, Blue Collar Killers and Death for Breakfast as local artists exhibited their monster-themed work. Ursula Romaine was there to capture…
Hollywood’s elite weren’t the only ones all dolled up last night. Guests got plenty gussied up for the “Gayest Oscar Party Ever,” held at Hamburger Mary’s during the Academy Awards ceremony. The event benefited Off-Center, and featured a rainbow carpet, a gown contest and more. And photographer Brandon Marshall was…
Over the weekend, cosplayers from around the region gathered at the Animeland Wasabi convention for an Asian pop-culture jubilee, with costumes, concerts, animation and 24-hour gaming provided through partnerships with the Colorado Cutthroat Connection and National Video Game Association. Photographer Danielle Lirette caught the spirit of the con in the…
After months of renovation work and delays, Gozo quietly opened this past weekend for friends, family members and a few lucky neighbors — and just as quietly closed again for a few last-minute touches before it reopens for good on Friday, March 7. See also: Gozo will open on South…
Editor’s note: Hall & Oates are now going as Daryl Hall & John Oates, because apparently that’s the way you add gravitas to a catalogue that will turn your pants pastel and put shoulder pads in whatever shirt you’re wearing if you listen long enough. Here’s the thing: They needn’t…
Of late, CU football players have seldom been accused of being choke artists, but only because the team has been so bad against top-shelf competition that choking wasn’t possible. Ass-kickings were more like it. But Jeffrey Hall, our latest Schmuck of the Week, is allegedly the exception to this rule…
Yes, the big news in February was the long-awaited debut of Trader Joe’s in Colorado — and the company opened a trio of stores on Valentine’s Day. But the Denver dining scene also welcomed more than a dozen new restaurants, and also said goodbye to a few longtime institutions. Keep…
Downing Street Grill recently opened at 3090 Downing Street — a big building that has been home to a long line of eateries, starting with Tosh’s Hacienda and ending with Eden, a vegetarian joint that closed last year. The building is big enough to now also house 3090 Eden, Denver’s…
FRI | PENTAGRAM at SUMMIT MUSIC HALL | 2/28/14 If you’ve seen Last Days Here, you’re familiar with the frustrating tale of Pentagram. Formed in Virginia in the early ’70s, the pioneering psychedelic metal band should have, by all accounts, realized massive worldwide fame. Instead, success evaded the outfit, thanks…
Hundreds of restaurants opened in metro Denver last year, including everything from little neighborhood sandwich shops and upscale taquerias to ambitious and strikingly decorated American spots. And which was the best new restaurant to open in 2013? That’s what we’ll reveal in the Best of Denver 2014, which hits the…
Music is life — or at least it is for us. When we’re not writing about it, we’re thinking about it, talking about it or listening to it. These are the things that were in heavy rotation for us this week. What are you listening to? What should we be…
LUPEC, aka Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails, tend to get tipsy together, though often in the name of charity. On Saturday night, the girls (and their dashing dates) dressed to the nines, tattoos and all, in vintage prom wear, corsages and big smiles for the Sweetheart Prom,…
Stars of the Twin Peaks calendar recently visited the chain’s three metro-area locations to promote the breastaurant group’s 2014 Mountain MANual — and the “scenic views” customers find inside Twin Peaks. Photographer Brandon Marshall was on hand to document the action; keep reading for a sneak peek. See also: Breastaurants!…
LUPEC, aka Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails, tend to get tipsy together, though often in the name of charity. On Saturday night, the girls (and their dashing dates) dressed to the nines, tattoos and all, in vintage prom wear, corsages and big smiles for the Sweetheart Prom,…
EELS will be at the Gothic Theatre on Wednesday, May 21, with Chelsea Wolfe. Tickets are $30.75 and go on sale this Saturday, March 1, at 10 a.m. Umphrey’s McGee returns for two nights, the first at the Boulder Theater on Friday, July 4, (tickets are $45/$50), followed by Red…
Broadway became the center of Denver’s art world Saturday night as Westword’s Artopia 2014 took over five venues in the heart of town. Artists ranging from Westword cover boy Andrew Novick to zombie portrait artist Stan Yan were on hand to show their work at City Hall and Vinyl, while…
Dogs of all shapes and sizes gathered Saturday to compete in a different kind of dog show: Worst in Show, a benefit for Freedom Service Dogs, celebrated the scruffy and downtrodden canines of the world, giving ribbons out for everything from cuteness to super drooling powers. This might not have…
FRI | PENTAGRAM at SUMMIT MUSIC HALL | 2/28/14 If you’ve seen Last Days Here, you’re familiar with the frustrating tale of Pentagram. Formed in Virginia in the early ’70s, the pioneering psychedelic metal band should have, by all accounts, realized massive worldwide fame. Instead, success evaded the outfit, thanks…
