Touted as a “gala for a new generation,” tonight’s Real Rock Star Awards will turn the spotlight on teens who take classes at local music and social-empowerment organization Youth on Record. The nonprofit works with Denver Public Schools and area residential treatment centers, connecting with students ages 16 to 21…
As a part-time resident of Colorado’s North Fork Valley three months out of each year, master canner, gardener and author Eugenia Bone knows the lay of the land. The rest of her time is spent in the fast-paced world of New York City, a place where she has become a…
Driving to Red Rocks is a little ridiculous. It’s a huge, unspoken part of the experience that goes directly against why the amphitheater is so great in the first place: It’s a natural venue in a picturesque part of the state, a space where you can see an amazing show…
It’s been a busy year for R.L. Linden. Before the local eco-beauty company celebrated its first anniversary in August, co-founders Robin King and Lynn Till were so busy with their two-woman operation that they needed room to grow. Originally the two used their own kitchens as the R.L. laboratories and…
I’ve been living in a 24-hour accessible world for the majority of my life. Even when Denver felt much smaller and small town-ish back in the ’90s ( though it wasn’t, really) I remember being able to go the grocery store at any hour, get gas at any hour and…
From its rough-hewn exterior, it’s hard to tell if the Aztlan Theater is still up and running. It is, technically, but the once-notable building that has been a part of the fabric of Santa Fe for decades is in dire need of some help. There’s a lot of love and…
Now in its fifth and final year, Albuquerque’s Gatas y Vatas experimental music festival is preparing for a grand finale this weekend. Founding performer and festival organizer Marisa Demarco says that it was her experience as a performer and audience member at Denver’s Titwrench music festival inspired her to create…
David Bowie’s fifty-year career has been full of twists and turns, so for David Bowie Is, a retrospective, the multifaceted musician provided items from his personal archive, including clothing, photographs and writing. To coincide with the traveling exhibition’s opening at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Sie FilmCenter, along…
From hundred-year-old photographs of Colorado’s early beginnings to political materials from elections gone by, the History Colorado Center has a collection of artifacts that chronicle the state’s past from the perspective of those who lived it. During today’s Behind-the-Scenes Collections Tour and companion one-hour program, visitors will get a chance…
Dr. Drew Pinsky — better known as just Dr. Drew — has been a prominent voice of the medical profession in popular culture for more than two decades, dispensing advice on both radio and television and working with everyone from actors and musicians to everyday folks as an addiction specialist…
Back in August, I wrote a love letter to Denver, the city I used to know. Though my intention was to remember the good things about my city that are gone now, it was also, perhaps, a thinly veiled criticism of the way progress is going in Denver. Recently, there…
Last week’s 24-hour cold snap was an instant reminder that fall is on its way. But as with any typical season change in Colorado, that just means we have a little more time left before summer is officially over. In honor of these last few weeks (or days, depending on…
Beginning September 27, Colorado music lovers can get a listen and look at some of the state’s best musicians as they come through Colorado Public Radio’s OpenAir Studios via a new television show, OpenAir Live & Local. A collaboration with the team behind local television station CPT12’s Sounds on 29th,…
First of all, whoever decided to present Drake and Lil Wayne in a staged performance competition was fucking brilliant. Taking two radio hip hop stars and giving them equal stage time by weaving their sets together meant the energy during a two-hour set last night at Red Rocks never dissipated;…
There is nothing traditional about the programming at Off-Center@The Jones — including how this interactive sendup of oft-stuffy theater announces its programming every year: with a big bash. Tonight’s Off-Center Season Release Party promises to be a wild evening of live trailers, costumes, surprises and plenty of free beer. “It’s…
Though the Denver Public Library’s local-music catalogue Volume Denver launched this past summer, the well-received program is getting some extra love in the form of an official launch party happening this Thursday, September 11, at the McNichols Building. Overdue: Beer, Books & Bands will celebrate this latest addition to the…
Feminism, like most radical ideas, doesn’t have to be labeled in order to be effective. In 2014, the debate over who is a feminist and if what they do is feminist in nature is the topic for discussion. Which pop stars consider themselves feminists and which ones run as fast…
Siblings are the best. Siblings are people who understand your weirdness because they too, are usually a product of the same upbringing. They are often the only people to agree with you when the rest of the world seems not to. They are also often the best partners in both…
The difference between learning to play an instrument and learning to play an instrument within the context of a band can make all the difference for young musicians. Global company School of Rock was founded on this idea, and Denver’s own branch of the school is going strong today, teaching…
Sharon Feder has been painting for as long as she can remember. Along with studying painting under the mentorship of Colorado modernists like Ed Marecak and Mark Zamantakis, Feder also has had decades of technical experience as a set designer, muralist and sign painter. Combined with her passion for urban…
When it comes to playing the music industry game, sometimes it is easiest to take the industry out of the picture altogether and do it yourself. This is the ethos behind GravesEnd Records, a self-proclaimed old-school punk label started in 2009 by a musician and Colorado transplant who goes by…
Denver’s Governor Jack has been busy in 2014 — the improv group has been performing across the U.S. this year, hitting the Detroit Improv Festival, the Omaha Improv Festival, the Del Close Marathon in New York and, most recently, the Out of Bounds Comedy festival in Austin. The troupe of…
