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…
Chinese New Year celebrations kicked off early this past weekend when the monthly Reeewind and Roll roller disco took over the floor of the Exdo Event Center with a Big Trouble in Little Chinatown theme. Photographer Ken Hamblin caught the skaters in mid-roll and on the sidelines; continue reading for…
One thing we’ve learned over the years we’ve spent sifting through Schmuck of the Week candidates: For most of them, schmuckiness isn’t a one-time deal. If they’ve been schmucky once, odds are mighty good they’ve been schmucky in the past, too. That seems to be the case for Kevin Gaylor,…
It’s out with Ole and in with Quijote’s, a new look and flavor (Mexican rather than Argentinian) for the storefront at 1043 Broadway that once held Luciano’s. And this is Colorado-Mex, which means green chile, of course, as well as breakfast burritos…and a juice bar. Follow @CafeWestword…
DISCO BISCUITS at OGDEN THEATRE / 1STBANK CENTER | 1/23-25 Jamtronica pioneers the Disco Biscuits build interesting set lists: They invert portions of jams into each other, surprising audience members again and again while shining a mega-ton of lasers in their faces for an overstimulation extravaganza. The Biscuits will take…
Frank Bonanno is driven. As if the chef/entrepreneur isn’t busy enough running his ten restaurants (soon to be joined by an eleventh, Salt & Grinder), he’s now the star of Chef Driven, a new show that debuts at 6 p.m. Sunday on Colorado Public Television. And he’s teaming up with…
Denver’s gone nuts. Doughnuts. First lines formed outside of Dunkin’ Donuts. Then lines formed outside of Voodoo Doughnut, which cooks up far more elaborate doughnuts. And now Acorn, which Gretchen Kurtz just reviewed, has upped the ante with a new menu item: the “Cyrus” Foie Gras Donut. See also: Oak…
Although much of the National Western Stock Show is devoted to farm and ranch animals, the performing pooches of Super Dogs are always a crowd favorite. Photographer Brandon Marshall was there to catch the show, and came back with these pictures. See also: Photos: Contemporary art on display at William…
The GOP in Colorado wants to bring the Republican National Convention to Denver in 2016 — an interesting move, considering the acute political and social divisions in the state. Colorado, which for many years had settled comfortably into red-state territory, now swings the other way. And today, it’s known more…
The space now occupied by Scatch Burrito and Happy Tap, which we review this week, once held Shazz Café, an ambitious restaurant that chef Benny Kaplan opened in late 2008. But his hyper-local shrine to innovative cuisine just didn’t make it in that location, and he closed the place in…
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…
Slayer headlines the Fillmore on Saturday, May 10, with Suicidal Tendencies and Exodus opening. Tickets go on sale on Friday, January 24 at 10 a.m. The Knife brings its Shaking the Habitual North American Tour to the Fillmore Auditorium on Monday, April 21, and tickets ($32.50-$35) are on sale now…
WEDS | JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE at PEPSI CENTER | 1/22/14 Last year was a busy one for Justin Timberlake. For starters, the pop god released The 20/20 Experience, his first album in seven years, and despite its profusion of six-minute-plus songs and baroque flourishes, the album was a huge hit –…
In the dark about the history of movies? Get a clue from critic Howie Movshovitz, who’ll be teaching Film 102, a four-class series that starts tonight at the Sie FilmCenter. Film 102 will look at the four major elements of cinema: color, genre, sound and melodrama. The first session, on…
Last September, when we reported that Kenneth Wheeler could get five years in prison for Facebook posts, a lot of you probably thought, “Fat chance.” And you were right to be skeptical, albeit only by a matter of degree. Wheeler’s now been sentenced to forty months — just over three…
Since the start of the new year, we’ve been filling our four blogs — Show and Tell, Backbeat, Cafe Society and the Latest Word — with a Colorado bucket list of the 100 things to do before you kick it. Here is the complete 2014 Backbeat bucket list. See also:…
FRI-SUN | MURDER BY DEATH at STANLEY HOTEL | 1/17-1/19 When Murder by Death first formed in Bloomington, Indiana, nearly fifteen years ago under the name Little Joe Gould, the outfit was somewhat of an anomaly, as the whole chamber-pop phenomenon hadn’t happened yet — and wouldn’t for another five…
Has Mayor Michael Hancock ever turned down a doughnut? In September, he was first in line when Dunkin’ Donuts opened out at Denver International Airport. And yesterday, he bit into a big one at Voodoo Doughnut, an offshoot of the Oregon-based cult shop that’s now rolling in dough on East…
Since the start of the new year, we’ve been filling our four blogs — Show and Tell, Backbeat, Cafe Society and the Latest Word — with a Colorado bucket list of the 100 things to do before you kick it. The final five Food and Drink contributions follow. See also:…
What are the hundred things everyone should do in Colorado before they die? We posed this question to our writers and editors, and over the next week, we’ll be rolling out the answers across our blogs. Check back on tomorrow for the full list — and in the meantime, feel…
Are Denver’s dives an endangered species? Over the past year, two of the dives featured on last year’s list of the dozen best dive bars have lost their divey status — one, the Hill-Top, closed and just reopened this past weekend as the Rocky Top Tavern, and the Squire, while…
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…
