The artist community of the River North Art District celebrated a ten-year anniversary – and a bright new future – over the weekend at Tracks, with live art and cool spins, a costume party and an aerial-dance performance. Photographer Aaron Thackeray brought back these images ofall the fun. Now see…
The Seattle-based Rhein Haus just opened its second location, at 1415 Market Street. That’s where Old Chicago had dispensed suds for more than twenty years before closing in March 2014 — and where Rhein Haus co-owner Rich Fox once worked. But before that, the building housed one of the town’s…
It’s an epic week for music in metro Denver, with shows featuring Glen Hansard, Chance the Rapper, Young the Giant, Chris Young, Minus Bear and Skinny Puppy, among others. See our top fifteen picks below. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Chance the Rapper $39.50/$45. 6:30 p.m. Fillmore Auditorium Glen Hansard $35/$38.50, 7:30…
Ronn Tice considers himself to be a sovereign citizen — part of a loosely organized group whose members don’t think the law applies to them. The authorities disagree — which explains why Tice is being prosecuted for claiming ownership of a house via a series of totally false and utterly…
On Tuesday, protesters rallied around Denver in support of a campaign to raise minimum wage for fast-food workers and employees of similar businesses to $15 and hour. While The Fight for 15 campaign didn’t get a lot of support at the Republican presidential debate that same night, it’s gaining some support…
This weekend’s live music calendar includes some great shows, including Trey Anastasio Band at the Fillmore and the Motet at the Ogden, and both groups play two-night stands. The Roots move into the Ogden on Sunday, Low is at the Larimer Lounge, and JD McPherson is at the Fox on…
Is the brewery boom fizzling out? This year Denver may see slightly fewer craft-beer places opening than in 2014, when there was an average of one a month, Jonathan Shikes reports. But still, by the end of 2015, there will be at least sixty craft beer makers within Denver city…
The Cure’s first major North American tour since 2008 stops at Fiddler’s Green on Sunday, June 5, with the Twilight Sad opening. The tour will include nearly four decades of Cure material, including hits, rarities and as-yet unreleased tracks in a brand-new stage production. Reserved tickets ($35-$75) and lawn seats…
In his Ask a Mexican column, Gustavo Arellano takes on issues both large (immigration reform) and small (chihuahuas). Last week, he fielded a question from a reader about a Yelp review of a Mexican restaurant. As the author of Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America, Arellano’s considered an expert…
Baby, it’s cold outside — wouldn’t you like to get your hands on a nice, warm bowl of French onion soup? Just in time, Mark Antonation shared his list of four unexpected options for French onion soup in Denver — all of which taste as good as they look. Says Chris:…
Adult My Little Pony fans gathered over the weekend at the third annual Running of the Leaves, a con dedicated to voluminous manes and tails — and all the colors of the rainbow. Here’s how things looked to photographer Brandon Marshall. Now see the full Running of the Leaves slide…
Where do you go for breakfast? Not Le Peep by City Park; that location closed several months ago, and will soon be replaced by another Syrup, which inspired this comment from Angelo: The hipsters are taking over. Replies Amy: Um, no. There aren’t hipsters running this restaurant. Hard-working Midwesterners, yes…
3 Kings Tavern was transformed into a haunted pinball arcade last Friday, November 7, for the 2015 Horror House Pinball Tournament of Death, where intrepid pinball wizards overcame creepy characters and ghoulish scenes between bouts of pinball play. Photographer Aaron Thackeray braved the pinball pathway to bring back these images…
Food For Thought – Denver’s annual fundraiser, Rock-A-Belly, served up food and beers from some of Denver’s top restaurants and breweries to go along with rock and roll from Los Straightjackets and the Hillbilly Hellcats on Saturday night at the Tivoli Turnhalle. Food For Thought is a non-profit organization that…
Talk about both tipping and raising the minimum wage is heating up. Famed New York restaurateur Danny Meyer announced last month that he’s going to end tipping in his restaurants, pay higher wages — and simply charge more for the food. At Denver’s Zoe Ma Ma, Edwin Zoe has taken…
There’s a stellar line-up of music in town this week, including Peaches, Yo La Tengo, Broncho and Lucero. The full list of our picks follows: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Rob Thomas $45-$99.50, 7 p.m., Paramount Theatre City and Colour $35.75, 8 p.m., Ogden Theatre Peaches $20, 8 p.m., Summit Music Hall …
Among the qualities that help make Schmucks of the Week so noteworthy is their ability to learn absolutely nothing from past mistakes. Although, in the case of Marvin Luna-Lovo, he may simply have been too blotto to have the slightest idea what the hell was going on. That’s one explanation for…
Every First Friday, Open Media Foundation throws quite a party with Open Media Sessions, complete with a concert. Last month, PrettyMouth dominated the sessions stage. The moody Denver band says “Sinisterly” was perhaps the first PrettyMouth song ever recorded, and at the October 2 show viewers were treated to an…
While there are plenty of independent restaurants hoping to get their doors open before the end of the year, they’ll have to move fast to beat the onslaught of chains both coming to Colorado, and growing in Colorado — which has earned a reputation as the birthplace of successful fast-casual…
Snow is falling, but don’t forget to take your chances on Rockygrass and Telluride Bluegrass lotteries before you lose your mind — and your batteries — stuck in I-70 ski season traffic. Although tickets for the festivals don’t go on sale until December, the 2016 lotteries for Telluride camping spaces…
This weekend’s concerts include shows by Bruce Cockburn, Don Byron, Juan Gabriel and AWOLNATION. Read on for the full list of our picks. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Bruce Cockburn$29.50-$39.50, 7:30 p.m. Boulder Theater Sturgill Simpson $29.50/$35, 8 p.m., Ogden Theatre Don Byron Quartet $15, 7 p.m. & 9 p.m., Dazzle Pat Green …
This week Gretchen Kurtz reviews Fire, the restaurant in the Art hotel that opened this summer with relatively little fanfare. But maybe that’s good, because her meals there were uneven; chef Chris Jakubiec needs to light a fire under his crew if this place is going to last, she concludes…
