Local sculptor Yoshitomo Saito’s new bronze installation, Bemsha Swing in Denver, refers to the Thelonious Monk composition “Bemsha Swing,” in a funny way: via his own mystification at reading the drily notated Wikipedia description of the jazz standard. “Because of my inability to comprehend this Wikipedia explanation for my favorite…
Denver comic Ben Roy is relentless. Since his first album, I Got Demons, was released last summer, Roy has performed countless shows with both his band and his comedy team, the Grawlix – which has received glowing reviews for its Amazon-produced pilot Those Who Can’t. This week, Roy recorded a…
Fans of both Jane Austen and musicals should be thrilled that the Denver Center Theatre Company is launching the world premiere of Sense and Sensibility: The Musical tonight. The novel, which follows the Dashwood sisters — Elinor and Marianne — as they fall in love and out of love and…
Yes, Día de los Muertos takes place in early November, but celebrating the holiday in the spring — the season of rebirth — made perfect sense to the group of artists putting together Muertos in May, an art extravaganza at the Bonacquisti Wine Company. “The skulls are symbolic; they remind…
And you thought you had it bad when your mom said, “No cookies until after dinner”…at least your mother didn’t devour her young! According to Brian Aucone, vice president for animal care at the Denver Zoo, a wide variety of animals have been documented killing and occasionally cannibalizing their children…
Tracy Weil is a master at the art of breathing life into ideas. He calls it branding, and that’s the business end of his skill, but it’s also about being engaged in the community, which is what makes it so special. An artist, urban agriculturist, designer and Westword MasterMind, Weil…
Although rain is splashing down on us this week, many people are still prepared to take fashion risks. One such risk-taker is Breanna Cope, spotted in Englewood rocking muted blacks and grays with a pop of color in the form of her red hair. Read on to learn why she…
For the better part of three decades, Kathy Griffin has been performing standup — but the two-time Emmy winner may be best known for her television domination. With more than a dozen comedy specials under her belt and multiple TV series with Griffin as the star, the comedian has found…
In the ’60s, art happenings were all the rage. People got together to experience unique cultural gatherings that would never be repeated. Now RedLine is planning to provide Denver with a modern version of these aesthetic landmarks with its Artist’s Studio series, which will feature events designed and facilitated by…
It’s ironic that nearly all the businesses mentioned when we named Tennyson Street the best neighborhood shopping district in 2011 have left the block or closed their doors (see the link below), including some that were strangled by prolonged street construction in the heart of the district. But now that…
A young woman with a supernatural talent for finding things goes looking for trouble and gets it in the form of a monstrous man who uses children for his own dark ends in Joe Hill’s new novel NOS4A2. The book delves into a world where certain special people can make…
When I was 25, I left the safety of my shitty apartment in Capitol Hill and moved home to live with my mom and eleven-year-old sister. It seemed like a lot of people my age were doing it, so I thought, well, what the hell, why not? Free/cheap rent, cable…
And they’re off! Denver celebrated the Kentucky Derby over the weekend with great hats and strong drinks at quite a few public parties, and The Bar Car welcomed its equine enthusiasts with both a hat contest and a pizza-eating competition. Continue reading for a few highlights from Saturday, and visit…
You could make many different arguments in support of which historical staple of the Kentucky Derby is the best, and mint juleps and the actual race probably tie for a close second. But let’s face it: The winners of this race are the hats — huge, glorious and often feathered…
Fans of The Crow rejoiced back in 2008, when we heard that it would be up for a remake. (For the two or three of you who didn’t see the movie or read the graphic comic-book series, it’s about a gothy-hot dead man with eyeliner who returns from the grave…
#72: Matt Scobey Matt Scobey is a practical artist and jack-of-all-trades creative with a jones for graphic design, illustration, hand-lettering, whimsical puzzles and patterns, and grassroots collaborative projects. Some of those collaborations have been with the art collective Bored of Directors, others with underground publications, art museums and film festivals…
The long-awaited autobiographical comedy Maron has finally arrived on IFC, bringing all the anxiety, self-loathing and standup comedy wisdom of this podcasting pioneer into the homes of normal folks (i.e. non-comedy nerds), who were surely forced to watch its premiere by their sycophantic boyfriends. And I gotta say…it’s not great…
Most fans will know author Rory Freedman as co-author of the best-selling Skinny Bitch, a lifestyle book disguised as a diet book. Now she’s back to expand on her philosophy about animals in Beg: A Radical New Way of Regarding Animals. And to some people, it will seem radical. We…
Hats were prominent this past weekend, whether over-the-top, Kentucky Derby style or straw sombreros. Even so, wordsmith and jester Bradley Mccollough was a standout with his fancy felt hat, his favorite accessory. Continue reading to find out where he shops, how comedy influences his style, and even what he keeps…
Civic Center Park was filled with color and culture over the weekend during the city’s annual Cinco de Mayo celebration. The all-day event featured food, dancers, costumes and chihuahua races among other festivities — and photographer Danielle Lirette stopped by to capture the action. Continue reading for a few highlights,…
May the 4th be with you! Over the weekend, local fans celebrated Star Wars Day at Deer Pile with a costume party so fun even a few Trekkies showed their faces. Continue reading for a few highlights from the night, and visit our full slide show for more photos. See…
The weekend’s beautiful weather provided a pleasant change in scenery for First Friday in the Santa Fe Arts District over the weekend, and Westword’s Christopher Morgan stopped by to capture the sunny scenes. Continue reading for a few highlights, and visit our full First Friday slide show for more photos…
