The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 13 edition

I think his eyes are at cross purposes... Today in Backbeat Online: • Q&A with Mike Watt. • Tori Amos tour hits Denver in July. • Last Night: Ghost Buffalo at 3 Kings Tavern. • Last Night: Mogwai at the Bluebird. • Moving Pictures: the Atlantic, Epilogues, 29th Street Disciples...
By Michael RobertsMay 13, 2009
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I think his eyes are at cross purposes…

Today in Backbeat Online:
• Q&A with Mike Watt.
• Tori Amos tour hits Denver in July.
• Last Night: Ghost Buffalo at 3 Kings Tavern.
• Last Night: Mogwai at the Bluebird.
• Moving Pictures: the Atlantic, Epilogues, 29th Street Disciples and MTHDS.
• MP3 Freeloader: Fill your ears with the crunked glitch hop of Jantsen.
• Bocumast Records showcase announced.

Today in Cafe Society:
• Get happy tonight at Irish Snug.
• It’s World Cocktail Week! Drink up with Jared Boller.
• Seen at the WestEx trade show: Food porn everywhere.
• Get ready for Park Burger’s Friday debut.
• Waxing poetic about a mangorgasm at Venue.
• A Crush on Cans: Wynkoop vs. Breckenridge.

Today in The Latest Word:
• Clip and save: Nuggets take game five, polish off Mavericks.
• Landry’s Downtown Aquarium target of Texas woman’s personal-injury lawsuit.
• Tom Martino to charge big bucks for his endorsement on Martino TV.
• Sheriff Salazar stalled by posse politics.
• Brad Evans’s plan to make Denver the cruiser capital of the world. Sounds like an Al Pacino movie…

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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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