Michael Paglia visits Z Art Department and Goodwin Fine Art in this week’s art review, taking in two solo shows that focus on sculpture. The show at Z Art Department features work by David Mazza, while Goodwin Fine Art is showing pieces from Patrick Marold. Continue reading for photos from…
The friends and family of Marvin Booker gathered with supporters on Tuesday at an event commemorating the third anniversary of this death. Booker, a 56-year-old street preacher, died after being arrested and taken to the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center, where he got into an altercation with sheriff’s deputies; he had…
Update: Congrats to thadmccauley! Check your email for details on how to claim the tickets. Original post: This weekend, the 2013 Ride Festival kicks off in the mountain village of Telluride with performances from Rodrigo Y Gabriela, David Byrne and St. Vincent, Cake, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Drive-By…
The Denver Public Library is honoring two of its oldest branches on Saturday, July 13: the Decker Branch, at 1501 South Logan Street, and the Woodbury Branch, at 3265 Federal Boulevard, with both mark their hundredth birthdays with parties featuring family-friendly activities, photo booths, live performances and refreshments from 9…
It’s sink or swim for Denver blogs. Mile High Mamas’ Chryss Cada recommends her favorite family-friendly swimming pools for a wet, hot summer. Mile High Report tackles the gamble behind Ryan Clady’s new contract offer from the Broncos. Denver Infill tours the construction between Logan and Pennsylvania at 19th Avenue…
Although much of the public’s attention has been focused on Izakaya Den, which just opened last month in its spectacular new home next to Sushi Den, that restaurant has been making changes, too. Sushi Den spent months working with professionals from Southern Wine & Spirits along with national mixologists to…
KBPI’s inaugural Locura Festival is slated to hit Fiddler’s Green on Sunday, September 1, and Monday, September 2. Avenged Sevenfold, Alice in Chains, Jane’s Addiction and Volbeat are set to headline a bill that also includes HIM, Halestorm, All That Remains, Coheed & Cambria, Circa Survive and many more acts…
ROBERT PLANT @ RED ROCKS | WEDS, 7/10/13 Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant returns to town this week with his newest backing band, the Sensational Space Shifters. The lineup features members of his early-’00s band the Strange Sensation and has Plant revisiting both blues-rock and world-music influences after exploring…
By Jason Roche Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant returns to town this week with his newest backing band, the Sensational Space Shifters. The lineup features members of his early-’00s band the Strange Sensation and has Plant revisiting both blues-rock and world-music influences; this after exploring Americana the last few…
In April, we told you about Thornton’s Evan Castle, who faced federal charges — and up to two years in prison — for allegedly grabbing a flight attendant’s butt. Now, Castle has pleaded guilty for the incident — a decision that was likely a factor in a sentence that will…
MAYHEM FESTIVAL @ FIDDLER’S GREEN | SUN, 7/7/13 Established in part by Kevin Lyman, one of the founders of the Warped Tour, this traveling showcase features a stacked lineup that caters to metal fans, with side activities for your downtime throughout the day. With a roster including acts as diverse…
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…
Foxygen is returning to Denver for a headlining date at the Bluebird Theater on Tuesday, September 24. Tickets for the show go on sale this Saturday, July 6, at 10 a.m. Keep reading to see what other shows are on sale this week, plus a rundown of local radio playlists…
Update: Congrats to kakoivisto! Check your email for details on how to claim your prize. Original post: Last week, world-renowned author Temple Grandin stopped by the Tattered Cover LoDo to sign and read her latest book, The Autistic Brain. Before she did, we caught up with her in an interview…
Last Friday night, a breathless crowd of lucky ticketholders, mostly Denver Art Museum members, took their seats in the DAM’s Ponti Hall for one of the museum’s most anticipated events of the year: an exclusive performance featuring the famed Chicago artist’s Soundsuit creations, wearable art pieces that move to their…
Renegade Brewing celebrated its second anniversary on Saturday with an all-day block party out front on West Ninth Avenue between Santa Fe Drive and Kalamath Street. There were food trucks, live music, lots of beer and so many partiers that the brewery ran out of cups, wrist bands and tickets…
More than two dozen restaurants opened in the metro area in June, with more to come in these hot summer months. The Whittier neighborhood gained the new Whittier Pub (in the longtime home of M&D’s), but lost Frank’s Kitchen. Boulder lost H Burger, but gained Drakes Haus. And Glendale is…
THE AVETT BROTHERS @ RED ROCKS | FRI & SAT, 7/5-7/6 The country is awash in Americana fever as scores of rock-radio favorites dabble in the sounds of yore. Though it might be cute, many of the current banjo-picking types fail to elevate their style beyond gimmick. A huge exception…
Terry Ballowe definitely isn’t the dumbest criminal to win coveted Schmuck of the Week honors. After all, it took two separate trials over a span of four years to finally convict him of torching Creek Side Bed & Breakfast in Black Hawk, presumably for the insurance money — which he…
The Denver Cruisers were poppin’ some tags Wednesday night as they rolled through the city sporting their best thrift-store fashions. No two bikers looked the same, and Westword photographer Kyle Huninghake was there to capture all of the sexy (and some not so sexy) outfits. For more photos from the…
THE OH HELLOS @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | FRI & SAT, 6/28-6/29 Last fall, the Oh Hellos released their first full-length, Through the Deep, Dark Valley. And while that album’s got some solid tunes like “The Valley” and “I Was Wrong,” it’s “Hello My Old Heart,” a track from their self-titled…
With Friday’s release of The Heat (Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy), another buddy cop movie joins a film library filled with explosions, oddball pairings and broad humor. While the genre’s been compacted into a cliche over the years (especially immediately following its heyday in the late ’80s and early ’90s), and…
