Photos: Partiers pre-game Mardi Gras with a Saturday celebration

If you can’t let loose at a Mardi Gras party, when can you? Although Kevin Larson’s nightlife group technically held its recent celebration on a samedi (Saturday, for you non-French speakers), the pre-game party at the Hilton Doubletree DTC suffered from no lack of joy, abandon or face paint. Continue…

Denver’s ten best plates of chicken and waffles

Which came first, the chicken or the waffle? There may be a lot of disagreement about how this dish came about, but almost everyone agrees that this unusual combination of sweet and savory is delicious, which is why it’s a staple of Southern cuisine. But you don’t need to travel…

The fashions of Whiteout 2013 on Instagram

Last night, Westword introduced its newest signature event, the Whiteout Fashion Show. In front of hundreds of guests at the McNichols Building, Whiteout combined artistic entrainment, free food and drinks and a live runway show featuring nine local designers and programs. For more scenes from the night, visit our full…

The ten best concerts in Denver this weekend

Welcome to the weekend! Another work week is almost in the books. Time to cut loose. If it’s live music you seek, you’ve come to the right place. Tons of great music on tap this weekend, a diverse array of options whatever your flavor, everything from jazz and jam to…

Chili Verde closes, looking for a new location

Brothers Hanzel and Eder Yáñez won fans quickly with the authentic Pueblan fare they served at Chili Verde, the restaurant they opened in LoHi in the summer of 2009. But running the place turned out to be bumpier than importing their mother’s recipes to Denver. In December 2011, a kitchen…

Win day passes to Loveland Ski Area!

Update: Congratulations to andsolgo! You’ve won two day passes to Loveland. Check your email for details on how to claim them. Original post: Valentine’s Day is coming up next week, and if you haven’t already, it’s time to decide where you stand, whether to gift and how much to spend…

Photos: Fate Brewing is bustling in Boulder…and now serving lunch

Fate Brewing Company opened its doors at 1600 38th Street in Boulder this week. While the brewpub can’t brew on-premise just yet, it’s serving collaborative concoctions on its thirty taps, courtesy of eight other Boulder-area breweries. And today it will add lunch to the lineup. Westword’s Danielle Lirette stopped by…

Win tickets to Westword‘s Whiteout Fashion Show!

Update: Congratulations to mroth9, j.leaneagh, nicage1125, e.sage2 and kylanl31. You’ve all won tickets to Whiteout! Please check your email for details on how to claim them. Original post: The Whiteout Fashion Show is Westword’s newest signature event, and it’s a big one. On February 7, we’ll take over the McNichols…

Ten best hip-hop shows in Denver this month

February is already off to a good start for hip-hop with a pair of great shows this past weekend, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis at Icelantic’s Winter on the Rocks and Brother Ali with Prof, Danny Brown and Evidence at Cervantes’. Even excluding those shows, the rest of the month looks…

Photos: De Steeg now brewing on Tennyson Street

De Steeg (Dutch for “alley”) Brewing opened its doors at 4342 Tennyson Street this past Friday. The new nanobrewery and taproom is now serving a variety of ales brewed on a 1.25-barrel brewing system. Continue reading for scenes from the new brewery’s opening night, and visit our full slide show…

Photos: First Friday on Santa Fe, 2/1/13

Westword photographer Christopher Morgan stopped by the second First Friday art walk of 2013 and brought back these scenes of the art, the food, the music and the people. Continue reading for a few highlights, and visit our full slide show for more. See also: – Slide show: First Friday…

The five best shows in Denver this week

Welcome back to the work week. How was the weekend? A bunch of great shows, eh? Icelantic’s Winter on the Rocks with Macklemore, Eli Goulding at the Ogden Theatre, Brother Ali and Danny Brown at Cervantes’ and Hot Water Music at Summit Music Hall. What did you catch? Bunch more…

The ten best jazz shows in Denver this month

While January had some stellar shows like Joe Lovano Us Five, February is poised to be an utterly fantastic month for jazz in the Mile High City, especially with shows like the Ron Miles Trio featuring Brian Blade and Bill Frisell at Dazzle, plus dates from Fred Hersch Trio, Kurt…

The six best metal shows in Denver this month

So you like your music hard and heavy, do ya? Good news: You’re in for some serious brutality this month. There’s a ton of shows happening in February, all of which are listed in our concert calendar, but here, we’ve singled out the six best metal shows in Denver (well,…