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Are You Ready to Get Lit? A Dozen Things to Do in Denver This Week

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Michael Mazenko

Michael P. Mazenko is a writer and educator in Colorado. He has written about contemporary American culture for many years, offering commentary on education, parenting, politics, pop culture and contemporary American life. He was a Colorado Voices columnist for the Denver Post, and wrote a column called “Unpacking the Backpack” for The Villager. He has also published with the Christian Science Monitor and on Salon and PopMatters. He blogs at A Teacher’s View and can be found on X (Twitter) @mmazenko. Email him at mmazenko@gmail.com.

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Governor’s Art Show Emphasizes Colorado Talent

By Michael MazenkoMay 16, 2024

“It’s really great to see the event is not just surviving, but thriving.”

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Bricheros: These Peruvian Punk Rockers Are Making Their Way in Denver

By Michael MazenkoMay 7, 2024

Punk rock can arguably trace its roots to 1964 Peru, and Bricheros is keeping the spirit alive.

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New Music Venue Lot 46 Opens in Old Edgewater Inn

By Michael MazenkoApril 23, 2024

The owners of the former Local 46 have created a live-music haven near Sloan’s Lake.

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Head to Fort Collins for FoCoMX: The Biggest Little Music Festival in America

By Michael MazenkoApril 17, 2024

FoCoMX returns this weekend to celebrate the best of local live music.

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Cheap Perfume Takes Colorado Fem-Core on the Road

By Michael MazenkoApril 10, 2024

The punk band is on its first-ever tour, but will be back for a victory lap at the hi-dive on May 5.

Denver Band Broken Record Takes Its “Stadium Emo” Sound to the East Coast

Denver Band Broken Record Takes Its “Stadium Emo” Sound to the East Coast

By Michael MazenkoApril 4, 2024

The band is hitting both the East and West Coast this year, but will also celebrate a new music video with a show at Seventh Circle on Saturday, April 27.

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Gregg Deal Combines Punk and Indigenous Activism With New Band Dead Pioneers

By Michael MazenkoMarch 7, 2024

The Indigenous activist, nationally acclaimed visual artist and spoken-word performer reminds listeners “We Were Punk First.”

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