Dolled-up revelers celebrated Christmas the way their parents and grandparents might have — plus a little artistic license — at the 1940s White Christmas Ball last Saturday, December 7, at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum. The event featured music from the Queen City Jazz Band, reenactments…
ZZ WARD, ALICE IN WINTERLAND at SUMMIT MUSIC HALL | 12/12/13 Zsuzsanna Ward got her start singing classic blues and R&B in her father’s band at age twelve. The experience instilled in her a keen sense of melody and vocal expressiveness that served her well when she moved to Los…
The holiday season brings all kinds of things out of the closet, from ugly sweaters to reindeer antlers. But at the Denver Santa Speedo Dash at Highland Square, little was left to the imagination as Speedo-clad runners in Santa hats raced through sub-zero temps to benefit the Life is Better…
Nominees and friends packed Galvanize last night for the 2013 Westword Web Awards, our celebration of the most interesting Denverites on the Internet. With MC Jordan Doll at the helm, we handed out 21 awards across four categories, from the Best Music Video to the Best Politician on Social Media,…
Suzette Hall didn’t identify as a grandma when she allegedly advertised as a topless barber. But we’d like to think her pitch was, “If you let me take something off the top, I’ll take off my top, too.” Whatever the case, Hall was recently busted by the Longmont PD for…
FRI & SAT | MOE. at OGDEN THEATRE | 12/6-12/7 The latest studio album from moe., 2012’s What Happened to the LA LA’s, features the kind of lengthy improvisations and folk-rock structures that made the Buffalo natives such hits in the jam-band scene starting in 1989. The group’s live shows…
Denver has a vast array of Indian restaurants, everything from small, family-owned hole-in-the-wall spots to massive establishments with expansive menus and multiple locations. And with the temperatures plummeting, a hearty, spicy — very spicy — Indian feast could be just the thing to turn up the heat. Here, in no…
EOTO started as a String Cheese Incident side project between Michael Travis and Jason Hann, a studio musician who also played with Dr. Dre and was a member of Isaac Hayes’s band. Out of the practicality of the living situations of both musicians, EOTO began as more of an electronic…
Today marks the eightieth anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition — reason to drink! Sadly, the Teller House Bar in Central City — which was open on that great day in 1933 — is not pouring right now, but other longtime watering holes definitely are, just as they were on…
Do know what the difference is between a good show and a great show? The sound. It’s always the sound. When it’s bad, you certainly know it. On the other hand, when it’s a great mix, you might not even notice, unless you’re a particularly astute listener. You might just…
Yes, we know it’s hard to think beyond the next heating vent — but New Year’s Eve is coming, and no matter how cold it is on December 31, people will be looking for where they can have a hot time. And if you’re organizing a big event on New…
Yes, we know it’s hard to think beyond the next heating vent — but New Year’s Eve is coming, and no matter how cold it is on December 31, people will be looking for where they can have a hot time. And if you’re a restaurateur with big plans for…
Corner House reopened last night to its biggest Tuesday night ever since it opened in January 2013. And that came just a week after opening chef/partner Matt Selby departed the restaurant owned by Scott Kinsey and James Iacino, president of Seattle Fish Company. See also: Chef Matt Selby and Corner…
SAT | DENVER BLACK SKY at GOTHIC THEATRE | 12/14/13 December is a leaner month than usual with regard to the number of metal shows booked. But quality more than makes up for quantity thanks to Denver Black Sky. This absolute must-see metal festival is being curated by Sherwood Webber,…
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…
The owners of Mile High Pizza Pie closed up shop downtown this fall when rents went sky-high on Stout Street, and headed for Highland. Along the way, they not only changed locations, but also altered the name and concept, as Mile High morphed into Mile High Italian Deli. “Like Tony’s,”…
Highland remains hot as a restaurant ‘hood and Jefferson Park is one of the town’s up-and-coming dining destinations — but its location on the edge of both areas didn’t cast any glow on 5th Sun Cafe and Lounge. And now this Mexican restaurant has gone dark. See also: 5th Sun…
Over the weekend, Boulder’s Avery Brewing celebrated everything Coloradan and crafty by throwing CrAft & CrAfts, an event that combined equal parts of shopping and quaffing. While shoppers browsed, Avery also tapped a special strawberry-infused Strawberry Wit Belgian-style white ale just for the occasion. Drink in these photos by Kenneth…
Beekeepers in More Than Honey.This year saw its share of incredible documentaries, but in 2013 the stand-outs are films that help flesh out the way we see the world. Below are fifteen docs we suggest seeing, from the grisly to uplifting. Click on the name of the film to read…
Journey and Steve Miller Band co-headline the Pepsi Center, with Tower of Power opening, on Wednesday, July 16. Tickets range from $39.50-$135, and go on sale this Friday, December 6, at 10 a.m. Keep reading to see what other shows are on sale this week and to see what songs…
It is never too late to learn how to cook, and Dan Witherspoon — executive chef and director of the Gourmet Spoon and the Seasoned Chef Cooking School — will show you the ropes in his two-part class, Basic Skills Every Cook Should Know, that starts today at the Seasoned…
Booze was news in November as several long-awaited bars opened, including Ste. Ellie, the cocktail spot downstairs from the owners of Colt & Gray; the tequila-heavy Matador in Highland; Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery downtown and the Atomic Cowboy on South Broadway. Meanwhile, the suburbs lost multiple locations of the Chammps…
