This past weekend, Animeland Wasabi turned the Doubletree Hotel into a veritable fashion week for wannabe manga characters, video-game stars and anime legends. And this is not kidstuff, as you will see: The most serious cosplayers spend months and big bucks preparing for their closeups. Our photographer Danielle Lirette brought…
Held at Avery Brewing in Boulder, the annual Boulder Strong Ale Fest featured more than one hundred of the biggest, the baddest and the boldest beers available from brewers in Colorado and around the country. The epic fest is designed to challenge even the most seasoned beer drinkers with its…
Looks like the Mile High Soul Club has settled comfortably into its new home at Beauty Bar, where it took up residence last month from its former digs at the Meadowlark. We sent Brandon Marshall, our resident paparazzo extraordinaire, out to check in with the cats and capture the scene…
At the Meadowlark this past weekend, #TheSolution6 culminated with the Art of Records II a series of events celebrating the Solution’s six year of existence. The second annual edition of the Art of Records II was curated by DJ Low Key and Dunn the Signtologist and featured talented area artists…
SNOWBALL MUSIC FESTIVAL @ WINTER PARK | FRI-SUN, 3/8-3/10 If the idea of standing outside in the cold and snow sounds positively unappealing to you, either you’re not from Colorado or you’re new here. Whatever the case, don’t let any of that dissuade you from heading up to the mountains…
More than two dozen restaurants made their debut in February, including the long-anticipated Old Major. But Pig & Block Charcuterie wasn’t around to greet its new neighbor (or benefit from some of those customers); it closed last month. Keep reading for all the openings and closings on the Denver dining…
By Bob McMahon From the perspective of a casual observer, it would be all too easy to label the members of Menomena as miserablists. The group’s mixture of reverb-laden piano, woodwinds, crashing drums and pretty much every keyboard voice and stringed instrument in existence has always cohered into a solemn,…
PASSION PIT @ 1STBANK CENTER | FRI, 3/1/13 Passion Pit began in as a solo project of lead singer and keyboard player Michael Angelakos in 2007. The project quickly fleshed out into a full band that combined a keen sense for upbeat pop melodies with lyrics that didn’t exactly try…
100% de Agave, a new Mexican joint created by one of the owners of Three Margaritas, will open tomorrow in the former home of Japoix (and, before that, Nine75) at 975 Lincoln Street in the Beauvallon. Westword’s Danielle Lirette stopped by for a sneak peak at the space. See also:…
For the first time in the thirty-year history of Westword’s Best of Denver, we’ve split the Best of Denver Readers’ Poll into two rounds, giving you the chance to look at the leading vote-getters and then vote again for your favorite people and places in metro Denver. And the results…
Michael Paglia visits the Arvada Center in this week’s review, “Home Team,” taking in a massive juried effort, Art of the State, featuring 160 artists. The show mainly focuses on abstract work, displaying pieces ranging from paintings to three-dimensional art. Continue reading for photos from all three exhibits…
For the first time in the thirty-year history of Westword’s Best of Denver, we’ve split the Best of Denver Readers’ Poll into two rounds, giving you the chance to look at the leading vote-getters and then vote again for your favorite galleries, theaters and entertainments in metro Denver. And the…
For the first time in the thirty-year history of Westword’s Best of Denver, we’ve split the Best of Denver Readers’ Poll into two rounds, giving you the chance to look at the vote-getters and then voting again for your favorite bars, restaurants and foods in Denver and Boulder. And the…
For the first time in the thirty-year history of Westword’s Best of Denver, we’ve split the Best of Denver Readers’ Poll into two rounds, giving you the chance to look at the leading vote-getters and then vote again for your favorite entertainment and entertainers in metro Denver. And the results…
Today, Westword is welcoming the latest addition to its family: the new, improved and ready-to-use Westword mobile app. Like the previous version of our Westword app, you can use it as a handy, thumb-friendly guide to Denver arts, entertainment and dining. Hungry for Asian? We’ve got you covered. Bored with…
Today, Westword welcomes the latest addition to our family: our new, improved and ready-to-use Westword mobile app. Like the previous version, you can use it as a handy, thumb-friendly guide to Denver arts, entertainment and dining. Hungry for Asian? We’ve got you covered. Bored, with no weekend plans? Just check…
For the first time in the thirty-year history of Westword’s Best of Denver, we’ve split the Best of Denver Readers’ Poll into two rounds, giving you the chance to look at the leading vote-getters and then vote again for your favorite shops and services in metro Denver. And the results…
As people who think about, talk about, write about, listen to and make music, it’s not surprising that the most common (and favorite) topic of conversation among us is the same: “What are you listening to right now?” Stick a quarter in us, and, boy, wouldn’t you know it, off…
When Governor John Hickenlooper was at the National Governors Association Taste of America Gala in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, he saw a familiar face: Tyler Wiard, culinary director of Elway’s Restaurant Group, who was there to champion Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign. And no one who stopped by…
Punch Bowl – Social Food & Drink has been a big hit since the giant eatertainment complex opened last fall, but the food has been a work in progress. “After almost three months of tweaking,” writes owner Robert Thompson, “we’ve finally landed on a menu that both we and the…
The McCormick’s Fish House & Bar renovation project is finally done. After the Cruise Room got a facelift this fall, the dining room also got an update. The last space to be spruced up was the Corner Bar, which has looked largely the same since McCormick’s opened in LoDo 26…
There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who roll out of bed like normal, and those who kick of the day with beer, bacon and coffee, or coffee beers and bacon. Those in the latter category got it on last Saturday at the Denver Beer Co, which…
