The Westword.com blog shortcut, July 10 edition

The weekend awaits. Today in Backbeat Online: • Last Night's Show: Lazy Lester at Boulder Outlook Hotel. • Reminder: 2009 Westword Music Showcase Awards this Monday night. • The Denver Boot: Jon Snodgrass live at the hi-dive. • MP3 Freeloader: Speakeasy Tiger tomorrow night at the Marquis. • Freaky Friday:...
By Michael RobertsJuly 10, 2009
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The weekend awaits.

Today in Backbeat Online:
• Last Night’s Show: Lazy Lester at Boulder Outlook Hotel.
• Reminder: 2009 Westword Music Showcase Awards this Monday night.
• The Denver Boot: Jon Snodgrass live at the hi-dive.
• MP3 Freeloader: Speakeasy Tiger tomorrow night at the Marquis.
• Freaky Friday: Scary-ass babies from Evian.
• Arts & Crafts with the Boulder Acoustic Society!
• Experimental cellist Valerie Kuehne free show tonight at Wax Trax.

Today in Cafe Society:
• This weekend: Wieners, wines and sugar highs.
• Sheehan, wine and a whine-tasting.
• Beer Pong at Tambien takes true grit.
• Feed me for under 10 bucks: Virgilio’s.
• Silos at Oskar Blues, Stranahan’s go against the grain.
• Guess where I’m eating?

Today in The Latest Word:
• A note to “rug-wearing kiddie-porn aficionado” Vance Fulkerson from the Whup-Ass Master.
• A tweet ruling for Boulder DA Stan Garnett.
• Pet Airways coming to Denver when pigs (and dogs) (and cats) fly.
• President Obama joins Westword on supermax’s banned publications list.
• Shmuck of the Week: The creep who wants to open a topless coffee shop in Boulder. Bottoms 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.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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