On Midnight Oil's politically charged 1978 self-titled debut, singer Peter Garrett pounded his musical pulpit, throughout the band's intense, guitar-dominated songs.
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Alejandro Escovedo was just beginning a fall 2014 tour when he started having what he calls “a kind of brain seizure.” “They happened a few times, and one of them happened just before a gig in Portland,” Escovedo says. “The place was sold out and we were about to play,...
"With your last dollar would you buy this record or a sandwich?" That is the question Motown Records founder Berry Gordy would ask producers and songwriters when deciding which new albums to release. It's also the question Ru Johnson and her guest judges will ask musicians and artists, Wednesday, February 8 at The Black Box, for the latest edition of her hip-hop event, Test Kitchen.
The National Park Service has announced that vaping will no longer be allowed in any national parks. NPS revised its regulations and amended the definition of smoking to include electronic cigarettes and all other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). "Protecting the health and safety of our visitors and employees is one...
When people ask me what clubs I usually play in Denver, chances are I mention at least one spot on South Broadway. I first played the hi-dive in my early twenties with a broken foot and on crutches, the result of a drunken walk home on an icy night. I...
Rent prices in Denver have been rising of late after leveling off in many locations. But the costs in the Mile High City seem reasonable in comparison with those at the priciest Colorado ski towns. Fortunately, though, better deals can be found in resort areas a little further from the beaten path.
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As Crazy Mountain Brewery continues to grow into its newish Denver location — Breckenridge Brewery’s former headquarters at 470 Kalamath Street — the brewery is making significant changes to the missions of both that space and to its original brewery and taproom in Edwards. In December, the Crazy Mountain moved...
Go low, go high and get high at some of the best events in Denver this week, including a visit from former first lady Michelle Obama, an aerial performance that's sure to leave your jaw dropped, and the Mile High Marijuana Showcase. Keep reading — there's more where that came from...
Marijuana supporters, industry reps and advocates gathered at two election-night watch parties in Denver on November 8. Employees of five cannabis companies and their guests met up at the WeWork building on 17th and Platte streets, where tracking data for all nine states with marijuana measures on the ballot was...
Our recent post "Renters Grade Denver: What Got an A-? And What Got a D?" revealed Denver-centric results from the United States Renter Confidence Survey, in which the folks at Apartment List quizzed 30,000 renters nationwide. Turns out, though, that Denver wasn't the only Colorado city to be analyzed. Of...
Schmuck of the Week honorees need to do a little something extra to stand out from the pack. And committing an offense in a way that lets everyone know who did it definitely qualifies. That was the case with several students at Fort Lewis College in Durango, who not only...
Summer is over, but the canned beers never stop rolling off the lines in Colorado. Over the next few weeks, you'll be able to try at least five new canned beers from three breweries: Spice Trade, Good River and Lone Tree. The first two are canning their beers for the...
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Alice Lowe’s baby Della whacks two knives on the table as Lowe describes for me the nightmare she had before she knew she was pregnant: A horde of shadow selves in ninja gear were trying to kill her, and she had to battle Lowe after Lowe to survive. Lowe looks...
Maria de Jesus Jimenez Sanchez, an undocumented woman with four children, one of whom is developmentally delayed, has been deported from the Denver area to Mexico, even though her only crime beyond unauthorized border crossings was driving without a license. Her attorney says she was forced to walk back into Mexico by border agents who told her she'd be shot if she dared to look back.
From the outside, Melina Duterte who plays under the name Jay Som appears to be an overnight success. At just 22, she has already positioned herself as indie rock’s newest critical darling.
No. 5: Salt & Pepper Soft Shell Crab at Hop Alley Score a seat at Hop Alley and you'll notice a number of things about the Larimer Street Chinese eatery. First, no one seems to mind waiting. That's likely because everyone has an inkling (or proof from previous experience) that what...
Five years ago today, James Holmes killed twelve people and injured seventy others during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises at the Century 16 theater in Aurora. In the 24 hours afterward, Westword published twenty stories that, when viewed in retrospect, capture the terror and confusion unleashed by this horrific crime.
Some restaurants feel timeless, as if they've been around forever but somehow maintain the energy and attraction of a brand-new eatery. Such is the case with Fruition, chef/owner Alex Seidel's tribute to Colorado's changing seasons that draws heavily from the farm he maintains just outside of Larkspur. Next month, Fruition...
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Last week, Fort Collins Brewery became the latest beer maker to be acquired by another company — part of a wave of buyouts, mergers and consolidations that are sweeping the craft-beer industry. In this case, the buyer was Canada's Red Truck Beer Company, which said it plans to close FCB...
This week on his Facebook page, Darryl Glenn, the Republican candidate for Colorado's U.S. Senate seat, shared the results of a September 23 Gravis poll showing him leading Democratic Senator Michael Bennet by two points. A cause to celebrate? Perhaps — but only if Glenn and his backers ignore a...
Jessica Rabbit, the provocatively titled new offering by Sleigh Bells, is both an aural blast and a declaration of independence for musical partners Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller, who headline at the Gothic Theater on March 24.
Indie/math rock band Montoneros's members named the band after a leftist political group.