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Lash-ing out. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Bat for Lashes at the Bluebird Theater. • Over the Weekend: The Avett Brothers at the Ogden Theatre. • Over the Weekend: The Flaming Lips at Red Rocks. • Over the Weekend: Mos Def and Talib Kweli at the Gothic...

By Michael Roberts

August 24, 2009

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Lash-ing out.

Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Bat for Lashes at the Bluebird Theater. • Over the Weekend: The Avett Brothers at the Ogden Theatre. • Over the Weekend: The Flaming Lips at Red Rocks. • Over the Weekend: Mos Def and Talib Kweli at the Gothic Theatre. • Over the Weekend: Nobunny at Denver Creative Co-Op Studio.

Today in Cafe Society: • On the job: The hazards of being a host. • Milking It: Mother's Graham Bumpers. • The Larimer Square guys and Sean Kelly get a pizza the action. • Holy Sunday! Biker Jim now peddling his dogs at the South Pearl Street farmers' market. • Best Invention Ever: The Red Bull of beef jerky.

Today in The Latest Word: • Inconsistencies in Chatfield High mystery smell story. • Kyle Orton looking like Brian Griese 2.0. • Another weekend, another music format for The Truth. • Barack Obama digs Denver author Kent Haruf. • Seriously -- these guys dealt meth? The thought really amps us up.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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