If you are interested in both snow sports and live music — and let’s face it: If you’re reading this, you live in Colorado — you could do no better than stopping by any of the Snowboard Films premieres at Summit Music Hall throughout the month, for free. Hosted by…
Just look at this guy. If you noticed he’s not wearing a shirt, your senses are still working. But there’s a reason why he’s only half-dressed: Every year, many of the state’s male and female firefighters gather to donate their time and rock-solid bods to a photo calendar that raises…
Revelers at Friday’s Exile Fetish Ball at Tracks Nightclub strapped in and strapped on for a large-scale celebration of sex. The ball is an annual highlight on the kink scene, whose denizens stopped in for burlesque, drag, fireplay and suspension events in a night full of supercharged sexuality. Continue on…
Good morning! Here we are again. Weekend’s over. Bummed? So are we. Luckily, there’s another full slate of music to look forward to this week. As always, the choices are plentiful. From folk and metal to indie rock and jam, whatever your flavor, there are plenty of options. Mumford &…
Well, lookie here. What you do know? It’s the return of Heavy Rotation. Longtime readers of Backbeat will remember this feature as one in which we shared our weekly listening habits in hopes of giving you some insight into our individual sensibilities. It’s been dormant for a while, but, starting…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Colorado Convention Center, where Walmart is holding a closed-door Holiday Fair to prepare its employees for the big, big season ahead. The event has drawn close to 5,000 people to town to preview new merchandise in time (read: months early)…
Welcome to the weekend! If you haven’t made plans yet, there’s an unreal number of shows, from five different festivals to several CD release shows to old school hip-hop. Of course, we have them all listed in our massive concert calendar. If you’re feeling industrious, print that bad boy out…
In this week’s issue, art critic Michael Paglia reviews the MCA’s current exhibit, Continental Drift, a group show featuring seven Colorado artists. Installed in several areas across the museum, the exhibit brings “the character of a set of shows as opposed to a singular endeavor, something that’s reinforced by the…
Update: Congratulations to our three winners — atarrell, Scot62 and Sherri 1! Check your email for information on how to claim your tickets. And to the rest of you: Stay posted for more chances to win. If you haven’t yet bought your ticket to Dish — or you bought a…
Denver’s culinary enthusiasts have some seriously glorious food faces. As proof, we offer the following photos, taken by Westword photographer Brandon Marshall at last night’s LoDo Bites celebration. Hundreds of food fans flocked to a string of lower downtown eateries including 1515 Restaurant, Ambria, Bistro Vendome, Coohills, Euclid Hall, The…
Metro Denver will welcome another H&M store tomorrow, but sadly, even though statues of the store’s body model, David Beckham, appeared in three cities last week, Denver is not getting one. (For a consolation prize, just look at those abs. Now try to look away.) In preparation for the chain’s…
OK, so the Broncos lost their preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks over the weekend. Sure, they lost it 30-10. But in case you didn’t notice, that was Peyton Manning’s first game with the team, and hope and hype rode on his performance in equal measure. On Saturday, Westword photographer…
Over the weekend, Colorado’s favorite flat-billed electronica maestro played a two-night run at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. We came across scores of Pretty Lights fans sporting Smith’s signature style. Continue reading to see the twenty prettiest kids rocking the twenty prettiest lids at Pretty Lights. (All photos by Britt Chester) See…
Pagliacci’s has been dishing up classic Italian food — and ambience — since 1946. “It’s been an awesome experience,” says Mark Langston, whose mother bought the place from other relatives in 1977. “It’s just time to move on.” A developer has bought the property, and plans to tear down Pagalicci’s…
This weekend marked the opening night of Burlesque on BROADway, which runs every Friday through the end of the month at Lannie’s Clocktower. Presented by Tatiana TaTa and Honey Touche, the show features a score of routines dedicated to the Broadway hits of yesteryear — albeit with significantly less clothing…
It might be strange to think of Hooters as an institution, but that’s what the one on South Colorado became. Not only was this breastaurant the first link in the chain in Colorado, it was the first Hooters west of the Mississippi. But after 23 years, the shirt-bursting establishment shuttered…
There’s some stellar music on tap this week to look forward to no matter your flavor. The week kicks off with an absolute bang this afternoon at the Summit Music Hall with Cannibal Corpse, which headlines the Summer Slaughter tour with Between the Buried & Me, Job for a Cowboy,…
See also: – Brennen Bryarly goes Into the Night as option4 – Parting words: A Sauna Q&A before its farewell show – Sharon Van Etten Q&A: “I get nervous sometimes that my songs are too personal” – Q&A with Brendan Perry of Dead Can Dance – Q&A with Derek Vincent…
In this week’s food review, we dished on the British Bulldog, the Pakistani-Brit hybrid located in a building on Stout Street with a considerable history of its own. Cafe writer Jenn Wohletz trekked down to the Union Jack-wrapped restaurant and tried bangers, mash, curry, fried pickles and aloo gosht salin,…
The Denver Cruisers have been known to get wild and wacky on their weekly Wednesday rides. (On their website, however, they will warn you: The group is not intended for hook-ups.) Last night’s celebrity theme brought out the troops once again, this time in easy-to-recognize (and occasionally, impossible to peg)…
The following is a dispatch from Outside Lands Festival, from our sister paper, SF Weekly. One thing crowds at San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival do pretty well is get down. Despite the relentless wind, heavy fog and numbing temperatures, we saw plenty of good moves last weekend — and some…
See also: – Slideshow: Big hair and glory at Grizzly Rock – Nair today, gone tomorrow: Cinderella canceled Grizzly Rock gig because stage was too small Lakewood’s Grizzly Rock is no stranger to a spectacle. Although it celebrated its grand opening only last month, the venue has welcomed both mainstream…
