MON | JAY Z at PEPSI CENTER | 12/2/13 Ever since Reasonable Doubt was released, Jay Z’s esteemed career has continued on a path of lyrical and stylistic mastery that leaves no doubt whatsoever. Well beyond the need for braggadocio, the rapper’s confidence and long-sustained commercial success are self-evident, which…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz visited Namaste India, run by two young men from Nepal, that serves good — if Americanized — Indian fare, for her weekly review. Mark Antonation, continuing his trek up Federal Boulevard, grabbed a taste of summer at the surf-themed El Camaron Loco. For…
If you’re tired of bars where the primary activities are drinking and chatting, we have the perfect solution: Upstairs Circus, which just opened right above Squeaky Bean. In the center ring at Upstairs Circus? Crafts. The bar is craft-themed, offering people and their friends a place (and supplies) to do…
Heading downtown for the holidays? The Denver Christkindl Market opened last weekend, and the gluhwein will be flowing and the scent of weiner schnitzel filling the air at the annual holiday market through December 21. We were there for the kickoff; keep reading to get a taste of the event…
Denver residents have a lot on their plates this weekend, from shopping locally to cheering for the Broncos. Westword’s Show and Tell blog got us into the holiday gift-buying mood with a list of the ten best hipster shops in Denver; and seventeen suggestions for how to buy local. The…
Bounty hunters Duane “Dog” and Beth Chapman have plenty of rabid fans in Colorado, whether its because the duo — who recently cut a deal for a second season of their reality show on CMT — are from Colorado or because of their celebrity TV status. But there are also…
Last February we wrote about Trent Gillaspie, a technology manager who created what he calls the Denver Judgmental Map — basically a map of the city with no-holds-barred labels for different streets, neighborhoods and intersections. The map stirred up a lot of laughs — and a lot of controversy, since…
SAT | MARC HOULE at NORAD | 11/30/13 Marc Houle has attracted attention from some of techno’s finest players, from Richie Hawtin to Miss Kittin to Troy Pierce. Houle’s studio tracks get snatched up and spun by everyone who’s anyone in dance music, spanning genres and lighting up clubs and…
FRI | NATHANIEL RATELIFF at GOTHIC THEATRE | 11/29/13 From his recent stint making music backed by the Night Sweats, to the incredibly moving songs he’s crafted on his own, to his cinematic work with Born in the Flood, Nathaniel Rateliff is a man who requires absolutely no preamble –…
Denver blog posts are thinking about the holidays, beer and food, over the next few weeks. Our Cafe Society blog has got you covered when it comes to craft beer events over the holidays. The Denver Egotist reports on Focus 4 Design, a local company that is entering a submission…
Photo by Hilary Bronwyn Gayle – © 2012 – OB Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. “I was appalled and disappointed,” says Village Voice film critic Stephanie Zacharek of Spike Lee’s Oldboy on this week’s Voice Film podcast. “I love [Park Chan-wook’s] original and watching Spike Lee’s version, there were big…
Our post earlier this week about the gunfire in an Aurora neighborhood that killed one man and critically injured another, One man dead, another critical in 1400 North Lima triple shooting, elicited a number of comments about the city and its reputation. One commenter, Tim Sparhawk, who lives near 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…
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Kings Of Metal, Manowar will perform the album in its entirety as well as a “best of” set at Ogden Theatre on Tuesday, February 18. Tickets ($75) go on sale this Saturday, November 29, at 10 a.m. Keep reading to see what other…
Mexican joints across town have discovered the joys of Taco Tuesdays, which fill restaurants on a slow night of the week — and generally tend to fill cash registers, too, because while regulars fill up on bargain tacos, their bar tabs keep growing. When he opened Adelitas Cocina Y Cantina…
Colfax Avenue has seen a lot of changes since Hisashi Takimoto opened Taki’s two decades ago. And Taki’s went through changes, too, including a couple of locations and a variety of names: Taki’s Healthy Japanese Food Restaurant, Taki’s Golden Bowl. After Takimoto passed away in 2009, the restaurant got a…
Work Options for Woman has a lot to be thankful for this year — including a maxed-out enrollment in the program, a record number of graduate placements, and incredible support from local chefs, including Jen Jasinski, who made the non-profit the beneficiary of her efforts on Top Chef Masters. But…
TUES | POLICA at BLUEBIRD THEATER | 11/26/13 Polica, which hails from Minneapolis, Minnesota, features former Roma di Luna vocalist Channy Leaneagh, Ryan Olson of Gayngs fame, a pair of drummers, Ben Ivascu and Drew Christopherson and bassist Chris Bierden. Formed in the summer of 2011, the act came together…
Holiday shopping is rarely this sweet. Denver Beer Co offered guests the chance to sample three beers paired with three pies from Maple Street Pie bakers at its Pints & Pies event last Thursday. There was a sour saison with spiced ginger apple; graham cracker porter with chocolate bourbon pecan;…
Rhonda Brown got the kind of reviews actors dream about for her work in last year’s one-woman play Red Hot Patriot: the Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, and the production won a Best of Denver 2013 award for Best Political Theater. Produced and directed by Brian Freeland, it sold out…
Gamers celebrated the launch of Microsoft’s next-gen game console with a launch party and Killer Instinct tournament at the Microsoft Store in Lone Tree last night. See also: PS4 and Xbox One are here (and I don’t care)…
Jordan’s Bistro and Pub had what looked like a prime spot by the University of Denver, but it closed this past Sunday. A shutter note — short, sweet and to the point — was posted on the pub’s Facebook page: “We are officially closed! Thank you DU for all your…
