After months of renovation work and delays, Gozo quietly opened this past weekend for friends, family members and a few lucky neighbors — and just as quietly closed again for a few last-minute touches before it reopens for good on Friday, March 7. See also: Gozo will open on South…
Editor’s note: Hall & Oates are now going as Daryl Hall & John Oates, because apparently that’s the way you add gravitas to a catalogue that will turn your pants pastel and put shoulder pads in whatever shirt you’re wearing if you listen long enough. Here’s the thing: They needn’t…
Of late, CU football players have seldom been accused of being choke artists, but only because the team has been so bad against top-shelf competition that choking wasn’t possible. Ass-kickings were more like it. But Jeffrey Hall, our latest Schmuck of the Week, is allegedly the exception to this rule…
Yes, the big news in February was the long-awaited debut of Trader Joe’s in Colorado — and the company opened a trio of stores on Valentine’s Day. But the Denver dining scene also welcomed more than a dozen new restaurants, and also said goodbye to a few longtime institutions. Keep…
Downing Street Grill recently opened at 3090 Downing Street — a big building that has been home to a long line of eateries, starting with Tosh’s Hacienda and ending with Eden, a vegetarian joint that closed last year. The building is big enough to now also house 3090 Eden, Denver’s…
FRI | PENTAGRAM at SUMMIT MUSIC HALL | 2/28/14 If you’ve seen Last Days Here, you’re familiar with the frustrating tale of Pentagram. Formed in Virginia in the early ’70s, the pioneering psychedelic metal band should have, by all accounts, realized massive worldwide fame. Instead, success evaded the outfit, thanks…
Hundreds of restaurants opened in metro Denver last year, including everything from little neighborhood sandwich shops and upscale taquerias to ambitious and strikingly decorated American spots. And which was the best new restaurant to open in 2013? That’s what we’ll reveal in the Best of Denver 2014, which hits the…
Music is life — or at least it is for us. When we’re not writing about it, we’re thinking about it, talking about it or listening to it. These are the things that were in heavy rotation for us this week. What are you listening to? What should we be…
LUPEC, aka Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails, tend to get tipsy together, though often in the name of charity. On Saturday night, the girls (and their dashing dates) dressed to the nines, tattoos and all, in vintage prom wear, corsages and big smiles for the Sweetheart Prom,…
Stars of the Twin Peaks calendar recently visited the chain’s three metro-area locations to promote the breastaurant group’s 2014 Mountain MANual — and the “scenic views” customers find inside Twin Peaks. Photographer Brandon Marshall was on hand to document the action; keep reading for a sneak peek. See also: Breastaurants!…
LUPEC, aka Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails, tend to get tipsy together, though often in the name of charity. On Saturday night, the girls (and their dashing dates) dressed to the nines, tattoos and all, in vintage prom wear, corsages and big smiles for the Sweetheart Prom,…
EELS will be at the Gothic Theatre on Wednesday, May 21, with Chelsea Wolfe. Tickets are $30.75 and go on sale this Saturday, March 1, at 10 a.m. Umphrey’s McGee returns for two nights, the first at the Boulder Theater on Friday, July 4, (tickets are $45/$50), followed by Red…
Broadway became the center of Denver’s art world Saturday night as Westword’s Artopia 2014 took over five venues in the heart of town. Artists ranging from Westword cover boy Andrew Novick to zombie portrait artist Stan Yan were on hand to show their work at City Hall and Vinyl, while…
Dogs of all shapes and sizes gathered Saturday to compete in a different kind of dog show: Worst in Show, a benefit for Freedom Service Dogs, celebrated the scruffy and downtrodden canines of the world, giving ribbons out for everything from cuteness to super drooling powers. This might not have…
FRI | PENTAGRAM at SUMMIT MUSIC HALL | 2/28/14 If you’ve seen Last Days Here, you’re familiar with the frustrating tale of Pentagram. Formed in Virginia in the early ’70s, the pioneering psychedelic metal band should have, by all accounts, realized massive worldwide fame. Instead, success evaded the outfit, thanks…
The time is now to pick up your Westword Music Showcase tickets. Starting today at 10 a.m., if you’re one of the first 2,000 folks to buy tickets using the “music” promo code, you’ll get an exclusive pre-sale price of $25. Act now to get this deal, as ticket prices…
5280 Burger Bar opened earlier this month in Denver Pavilions, but it will celebrate its grand opening at 11 a.m. today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a free scoop of 5280 Ice Cream chocolate “ribbon,” a one-day special of homemade Mexican Vanilla Ice Cream with a ribbon of Callebaut Belgian…
Rise and shine! The seventh Modmarket opens today in downtown Denver, at 900 16th Street. The fast-casual, farm-to-table concept opened its first restaurant in Boulder in 2009, and the homegrown chain is anticipating doubling in size this year. See also: 100 Favorite Dishes — curried split pea soup from Modmarket…
We have one more $50 gift certificate to give out for Denver Restaurant Week — and it’s to Boone’s Tavern, winner of our Best Green Chile award in the Best of Denver 2013! The restaurant has been remodeled and has a new menu, but the green chile is still on…
Westword has always covered the local arts scene. But ten years ago, we recognized that if the arts were really going to grow in those town, they could use some some fertilizer in the form of cold, hard cash. And so we created the MasterMind Awards, which every year gives…
Suddenly, it’s as if one of the most widely reported stories from late last year never happened…. We’re talking about the arrest of 127 Hours inspiration Aron Ralston and his girlfriend, Vita Shannon, on domestic-violence-related allegations. Ralston was quickly cleared of wrongdoing in the case. And now, Shannon has been,…
SAT | ARTOPIA at SOCO CLUBS | 2/22/14 Pruitt Poythress has crafted a sound that translates his fascination with the storytelling styles of hip-hop’s golden era into modern dance music. Creating big-room sounds minus the same old build-and-drop structure of most electronic sets, Pruitt works the ebbs and flows of…
