There’s no telling what the rest of his reindeer are up to (Thanksgiving obligations?), but Santa and at least a couple of his reindeer came to Denver early this year with a stop at El Diablo’s “Holiday Spectacular.” The Broadway hotspot invited family and friends to visit as it lit…
Welcome to the weekend — excuse us, make that the holiday weekend! Whoo hoo! If all is going according to plan right now, hopefully you’re reading this right now in your jammies — or better yet, you won’t be reading this for a few hours because you’re taking advantage of…
Sid Pink was heartbroken. So he did what any reasonable, red-blooded American man his age would do: He penned a rock opera about the ordeal — or a “rockeretta spectacular,” as the show’s poster proclaims. “About eighteen months ago, I suffered a devastating episode via Real Life,” Sid explains in…
For most of us, Thanksgiving is typically a time of vast reflection, a time when we get all sorts of introspective and express our gratitude for the lovely people and fortuitous moments in our lives — that is, of course, when we’re not preoccupied with our overwhelming sense of materialism…
The Denver Egotist passes along the perfect video guide to holiday etiquette — just in time to brush up for Thanksgiving with the in-laws. Denver Stiffs’ Jeffrey Morton unleashes the word manimal in a look at Kenneth Faried, the capital-letter Manimal whom Morton praises as the Nuggets’ most welcome surprise,…
Update: Congratulations to playergeek! Your favorite movie has helped you win twenty tickets to Hollywood Theaters. Original post: We’ll cut to the chase: Movies are one of this planet’s greatest pleasures, and there’s nothing quite like going to see a film at a real theater. Show and Tell would like…
Tonya Carter loves living in Colorado. In fact, she loves it so much that she was inspired to write her own version of the “Twelve Days of Christmas” — celebrating all the “amazing outside activities,” she says. In fact, Colorado has so many amazing activities that “the song was not…
As far as fully realized cartoon bands go, Dethklok kicks everyone else’s ass. (Don’t believe us? Fine — you can go see Josie and the Pussycats or Alvin and the Chipmunks instead.) Last night, the very real band behind Adult Swim’s Metalocalpse put on a very rowdy show during its…
As people who think about, talk about, write about, listen to and make music, it shouldn’t be surprising to find that the most common (and mutually 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…
Update: Congratulations to Lee Shuck, Kate Honas and Linoleum Blownaparte! You have each won tickets to Comedy Works. Stay tuned to your Facebook inbox for more information on how to claim them. Original post: Let it be known that Denver has an unfair, absolutely rib-cracking wealth of comedy opportunities –…
As noted in our review of Bruce Springsteen’s show last night at the Pepsi Center, the concert was packed with longtime fans and visited by an array of ghosts — those of beloved bandmates and even, at least from looking at the shirts on display in the crowd, past versions…
When you open your Instagram feed, do you see hundreds of brunch photos and duck faces? If so, you’re doing it wrong. Every year, Westword adapts its Denver Web Awards to incorporate rising digital trends, and our most exciting addition this year was the category of Best Instagram Account –…
Last Thursday night at Infinity Park Event Center, the Rocky Mountain French-American Chamber of Commerce celebrated the arrival of the 2012 Beaujolais Nouveau by inviting local chefs to create French-inspired dishes and pair them with the grapey, fruity French wine as part of the annual event’s culinary competition. The battle,…
Years before the seedy side of downtown was officially named the Lower Downtown Historic District, artists and other hipsters recognized that it was the creative heart of Denver. And at its heart? City Spirit. Although the cafe closed fifteen years ago, it’s spirit lives on — and was much in…
Punch Bowl – Social Food & Drink is now open — and judging from the crowd at Friday night’s debut party, a benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado, the place should be on a roll. Keep reading for a look at Punch Bowl. See also: – Slide show:…
This past weekend was another lively one in the Mile High City. Adding to our ongoing photo series documenting nightlife in the Mile High City, which already includes snapshots of the Golden Triangle, East Colfax, South Broadway and Lo-Hi, we sent our intrepid roving photographer Chris Morgan out this weekend…
Another weekend in the books, another week ahead. But oh what a kickass week this one will be. For starters, not only will it be abbreviated for most of us, thanks to the annual Tryptophan-filled holiday devoted to overeating and football, but next to perhaps New Year’s Eve, but this…
Whew! The votes have been counted. The winners have been announced. The photos have been Instagrammed. The tweets have been…tweeted. This year’s Denver Web Awards went off with a bang at last night’s party at RedLine, but we’re still taking in the responses. If you took part in the experience,…
A lot of us have fantasized about ways we might be able to talk our way out of jury duty — but Susan Cole actually pulled it off, by casting herself in the role of a crazy person. Problem is, she bragged about her gambit on a radio program heard…
Aw yeah! It’s Friday! TGIF and all that. Ready to rock and pop the top of a few colds ones? Too early to start thinking about cold ones? You just barely finished your coffee? Pffth! In the words of Mr. Jackson, it’s five o’clock somewhere. Anyhow, yeah, the weekend. Brace…
Every year, Westword honors the best and brightest minds in the city’s digital culture with the Denver Web Awards — and every year, we add categories to those awards as the digital landscape changes. This year, our biggest new addition had to be Best Instagram Account, for which the competition…
Zest Cafe opened last month at 2740 South Wadsworth Boulevard, and owner Andrew Krull and his crew have been serving up organic, locally-sourced cafe fare to an appreciative crowds ever since. “We make everything from scratch, including the bread,” Krull says, “and we have an amazing baker with thirty years…
