The ten best shows in Denver this weekend

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND @ DICK’S SPORTING GOODS | 8/23-8/24 Twenty years ago, the Dave Matthews Band played Red Rocks for the first time, opening for the Tragically Hip and the Samples, and went on to build a loyal following with early shows at the Fox Theatre in Boulder. In the…

Photos: Cultivate blooms in City Park

The 2013 edition of Chipotle-sponsored Cultivate attracted twice as many people to City Park as the 2012 festival did — a whopping 26,000 fans of good food and good music. But then, the weather on Saturday was also 60 degrees warmer than it was for the 2012 Cultivate. So it’s…

Humboldt will open this fall in the former home of Strings

Restaurateur Noel Cunningham was the heart and soul of Strings, the restaurant he’d opened at 1700 Humboldt Street in February 1986, and after he took his life in late 2011, the life seemed to go out of the place. Finally his widow, Tammy, closed the restaurant at the end of…

Baroness battles back from catastrophe

By Jason Roche One year ago, Baroness was touring Europe in support of its critically acclaimed record Yellow & Green. The ambitious double album was generating a strong buzz for the Georgia-based band. The momentum came to a screeching halt, though, on a rainy morning in August, 2012, when the…

Pretty Lights at Red Rocks, 8/16/13

PRETTY LIGHTS @ RED ROCKS | 8/16/13 Spirits were high as Pretty Lights took the stage on Friday night, the first night of the act’s annual two-night run at Red Rocks, both of which would feature a live band this year, something that Smith had hinted at in our interview…

Aviano Coffee now hiring…if not pouring

For those jonesing for java from Aviano Coffee, which had to move — quickly — into a new location in Cherry Creek this winter, then closed this spring for what was supposed to be a relatively quick renovation, there are hopeful signs that the spot is about to reopen. Finally…

The ten best shows in Denver this week

MY BLOODY VALENTINE @ OGDEN THEATRE | MON, 8/19/13 Few bands of the past two decades have had as profound an influence on as wide a spectrum of artists as My Bloody Valentine. Not only did the landmark 1991 album Loveless have a massive impact on the group’s peers at…

Fired Up closed…because of fire

Fired Up, the restaurant that chef/ownerJosh Barhaug opened a year ago at 1135 Bannock Street in the former home of Chances, is living up to its name: The place is currently closed for repairs after a “small electrical fire,” according to its phone message. See also: – Chef and Tell…

Rojorlo Naranjo takes schmucky revenge on cock-blocking bus driver

When dudes are aching for a little somethin’-somethin’, they don’t want anyone getting between them and the object of their affection. But that doesn’t mean someone perceived as a cock-blocker deserves to get the ever-lovin’ crap pounded out of him. Rojorlo Naranjo will have plenty of time to learn this…

The ten best shows in Denver this weekend

FIVE IRON FRENZY @ OGDEN THEATRE | SAT, 8/17/13 Five Iron Frenzy began life in 1995 as the side project of a long-forgotten thrash-metal-and-industrial band called Exhumator. Ahead of the ska revival of the mid-’90s, Exhumator’s members wanted to play music that was inherently fun, positive and uplifting. Two years…

Patzcuaro’s gets a facelift to match its changing neighborhood

Yes, the front of Patzcuaro’s is boarded-up, but the 35-year-old institution in Highland is still open. This stretch of West 32nd Avenue is changing, and changing fast, and the old-time Mexican restaurant has been making some upgrades. See also: – Does Patzcuaro’s make Denver’s best white trash margarita? – Patzcuaro’s…

The six must-see acts at Arise Music Festival

The Arise Music Festival kicks off today at Sunrise Ranch in Loveland and runs through Sunday. Take one look at the schedule, and you’ll quickly see there are an overwhelming number of acts on the bill. We narrowed it down to the half-dozen acts you must see. Keep reading to…