There’s an astounding number of great shows to pick from this weekend in the Mile High City: Lykke Li at the Ogden, Tech N9Ne kicks off his two-night Denver run with an intimate show tonight at the Summit Music Hall, followed by an appearance at the Fillmore, North Mississippi Allstars…
The news these days is enough to drive you to drink. That’s why we asked a local barfly, Schmitty, to take on the task of creating a shot to go with the hottest story in the news. His debut offering? The Joe Paterno Shot…
Have plans this weekend? If not, there’s ample choices: Tonight, Paper Diamond’s at the Ogden, Lizzie Huffman is celebrating the release of her new CD at the hi-dive and Rich Robinson is at the Soiled Dove Underground. On Saturday, Judas Priest is at 1STBANK Center, SBTRKT is at the Bluebird…
Pinche Taqueria, the brick-and-mortar version of the popular Pinche Tacos carts, made its debut on October 31 — the last in a potentially record-breaking roster of thirty-plus restaurants to open in a month. Here’s our restaurant roll call for October:…
Have plans this weekend? If not, as usual, there’s plenty of choices: Tonight, Jason Aldean’s at the Pepsi Center, Jim Hall’s at Dazzle and All Capitals is celebrating the release of its new CD at the hi-dive. On Saturday, Five Finger Death Punch hits the 1STBANK Center, Rene Marie’s at…
Do you remember the first album you bought with your own money? Of course you do! It’s like the first person you kissed or the first one who broke your heart — it’s a monumental, life-changing moment in your life that’s unforgettable. Well, that is, of course, unless the first…
Another enticing weekend for music in the Mile High City: Dax Riggs closes out his two night stand at the Larimer Lounge, the Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular illuminates the Fillmore on Friday, Cymbals Eat Guitars crash the hi-dive, Howard Jones plays his first two records at the Summit Music Hall…
Rocktober is living up to its name so far, especially this weekend: On Friday, Chromeo electrifies the Ogden, while Frank Turner throws down at the Marquis and Lupe Fiasco raps at the Fillmore. On Saturday, there’s some agonizing decisions to make between seeing OFF!, which features Circle Jerks frontman Keith…
This week’s cover story, “Buzz Kill,” profiles Jesse and Corey Knapper, 24-year-old twins and students at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, who created a gang of cartoon characters — and the trouble stemming from that inspiration. Playing off the slang phrase “It’s all good,” the twins wondered…
Restaurant openings far outweighed closings last month, with the long-awaited Charcoal heating up the scene. Here’s our Restaurant roll call for September:…
This week’s feature story, “Phish Story,” shines a light on the music bootlegging world, specifically those tasked with making sure a band’s not getting ripped off in the parking lot outside its shows, by those who sell counterfeit merch. It’s supposed to be a civil matter, but as a video…
This week’s feature story, “Clear Thinking: Vodka makers hope pure spring water from Colorado pushes them to the top shelf,” focuses on Spring44, a Colorado-based company whose inspiration comes from a natural spring in the middle of Roosevelt National Forest, a spring that also supplies a key ingredient for the…
After receiving $13 million to design Denver International Airport’s new south terminal hotel and commuter rail station, world-famous Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava abruptly quit the project because it lacked sufficient funding. Rumors about his exit had been flying around for weeks, but it became official earlier this month when Santiago’s…
This week’s feature story, “Kink of the Jungle: A field guide to Denver’s wild life,” explores the various sub-sects of the kink scene in Denver. We go inside the world of the kinksters, who have an adults-only, sex-play headquarters in the heart of town. Given the edgy nature of this…
Phish wraps up their summer tour this weekend with three nights at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in lovely Commerce City, ending what many a blogger and message board phanatic have argued is their strongest tour in the two-plus years they have been back on the road. Phish is coming off…
The restaurant industry is softening, according to the National Restaurant Association. But you wouldn’t know that from all the activity on the Denver dining scene, including two important openings –Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar and Wild Catch — at the very end of August, as well as the closing…
We ventured on to a local restaurant website recently, only to hear what had to be a MIDI file — yes, the synthy, cheeseball music from the Internet of 1998 — loudly playing in the background. Then we tried to click over the menu — but first we had to…
Wild Eggs has gone wild, breaking out of its home in Louisville, Kentucky, where it has three restaurants, and landing in West Washington Park — where the breakfast and lunch (with liquor!) joint opened today. Here’s a first look:…
Hot dog joints are on a roll in Denver, with Uber Sausage joining a scene that also welcomed the largest IKEA restaurant in the country. But Denver also said farewell to Bistro Felix and Organixx, as well as some of the earliest food trucks. Here’s our Restaurant roll call for…
Cafe Berlin is now open in its new location at 1600 Champa Street — quite a switch from its original home on 17th Avenue, where Jason Sheehan reviewed the German restaurant (that spot is now occupied by Il Posto), and also from its last downtown address on 14th Street (now…
It didn’t quite hit the July 1 target, but Belvedere Restaurant is now open at 323 14th Street, in the former home of Cafe Berlin. (That restaurant moved to a second-floor spot at 1600 Champa Street.) Kinga Klek, who also owns Kinga’s Lounge, transformed the spot into a fine-dining restaurant…
The Boulder Blind Cafe has had several incarnations over the past couple of years, and it’s now back at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1419 Pine Street in Boulder, this week. Nightly installments of the vegetarian (gluten-free and dairy-free, too), multi-course dinner and concert in the dark run through Saturday, July…
