Krewe Crescent City BBQ, a New Orleans-themed barbecue joint, opened on Super Bowl Sunday in the former Cantina space right next door to Stoney’s — and Stoney’s owners are responsible for Krewe, too. Photographer Danielle Lirette stopped in to take these photos of the latest addition to the Golden Triangle…
Sushi Harbor, on East Eighth Avenue just past Colorado Boulevard — right by one of the Trader Joe’s locations set to open on February 14 — is the latest Japanese restaurant to join the Denver dining scene. After taking a look when construction started last fall, Westword photographer Marissa Shevins…
As our Show and Tell blog just reported, former Denverite Montgomery Knott is bringing Monkey Town 4, a Brooklyn-born video cube and dining installation, to Denver — for its first foray outside of New York. The pop-up will start its several-month pop-up run beginning February 27 in the Exdo in…
FRI & SAT | LOTUS at FILLMORE AUDITORIUM | 2/7-2/8 The jazzy electronic quintet Lotus, known for its precisely timed improvisations during live shows, is celebrating its thirteenth year together. This weekend, fresh off the release of its most recent effort, Lotus, the band, which is signed to Boulder’s SCI…
Only the insiders get inside at the the annual SIA Snow Show, where the latest ski gear and technology is on display in the Colorado Convention Center for retailers and the media to drool over, as they look ahead to next year’s in-store winter sports season. But photographer Brandon Marshall…
This week Gretchen Kurtz explored Cuban cuisine in her review of the Cuba Cuba Sandwicheria in CitySet, which could be the future of fast-casual Cuban in this country. That restaurant debuted right around the time that Steve Scott opened Babettes, his bakery in the Source; Lori Midson talks with Scott…
Over twenty restaurants opened in the metro area this month, including another round of taprooms as well as Work & Class, the first of the next wave going into RiNo. Meanwhile, only a handful of restaurants closed their doors — including chain stalwarts Furr’s in Wheat Ridge, and Olive Garden…
Bark Bar, at 4132 West 38th Avenue, has been going to the dogs since it opened a month ago. Photographer Marissa Shevins dropped in to catch the action; keep reading for a look at this very pet-friendly place. See also: Bark Bar opens in northwest Denver…
FRI | ICELANTIC’S WINTER ON THE ROCKS at RED ROCKS | 1/31/14 More than misogyny or materialism, intelligence and verbal skill are championed by Jurassic 5; the vocabulary is impressive and the verbal acrobatics the guys perform are outstanding. J5 carries the energy and excitement of a newer era group…
The newly remodeled Denny’s in Englewood opened its doors at 9 a.m. today, inviting diners to take advantage of free specials, including Grand Slam breakfasts. Judging from the lack of crowds earlier this morning, you’ve got a good chance of getting a free burger at lunch (offered to the first…
Night-owl residents of south Denver are celebrating the return of one of the few 24/7 options in the area. At 9 a.m. today, the Denny’s at 275 West Hampden Avenue in Englewood is holding a grand reopening celebration after a major remodeling job, and to kick off the festivities, the…
For the third consecutive summer, DeVotchKa is slated to make its way back to Red Rocks for another otherworldly collaboration with the Colorado Symphony. If you haven’t caught one of these shows yet, well, let’s just say that it’s pure and absolute bliss. Tickets for the show range from $27.50…
Snarf’s got its start in 1996, when Jim Seidel leased a 650 square-foot shack on the east end of Pearl Street in Boulder. He called his place Snarf’s, because that’s the sound someone makes when enjoying really good food. From that original store on Pearl Street, Snarf’s grew to a…
After a long and storied career, during which they’ve outlasted many of their counterparts from the 1980s, the men of Mötley Crüe are hanging it up for good. Before they do, though, the dudes are embarking on one final tour, a cross-country jaunt that will bring them back to Denver…
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…
Fresh off an absolutely sizzling performance at last summer’s Westword Music Showcase, Trampled by Turtles is set to make its way back to Colorado this summer for a date at Red Rocks on Saturday, August 16, with the Devil Makes Three and Deer Tick. Tickets for the show range from…
Fresh off his win at the Grammys this past weekend, Bruno Mars, set to wow the world this weekend at the Super Bowl during halftime in New Jersey, will be making his way back to the Mile High City this summer for a date at Fiddlers Green on Sunday, August…
The Dandy Warhols headline the Fox Theatre on Saturday, May 10. Tickets ($23/$25) go on sale on Friday, January 31 at 10 a.m. Naked and Famous headline the Boulder Theater on Tuesday, May 27, and tickets ($25) go on sale on Friday, January 31 at 10 a.m. Keep reading to…
There was plenty of both wrestling and laughs at the Lucha Libre and Laughs event at the Oriental Theater this past weekend. Comedy from Jordan Doll, Mara Wiles, Kevin Shook and Roger Norquist as well as four wrestling matches filled the night — and our photographer Ursula Romaine was there…
Chalk this one up to hometown pride: Diners at Racines, a thirty-year-old institution in Denver, were greeted on Sunday by chalk art celebrating another institution: the Denver Broncos. The first time the team went to the Super Bowl, the restaurant was just a few weeks old. See also: Regulars raise…
Fans of those delicious b words — bourbon and bacon — gathered at the McNichols Building for the annual Bourbon and Bacon Fes on Saturday. Specialty bourbons from various distilleries and countless porky treats from local restaurants — everything from bourbon milkshakes to bacon cupcakes — available for sampling. Photographer…
As we head into the now annual Icelantic’s Winter on the Rocks fiesta this weekend, the Red Rocks summer concert schedule is starting to take shape. Jack Johnson is slated to bring his From Here to Now to You tour to Colorado on Monday, August 18, with Michael Kiwanuka. Tickets…
