What are your favorite places, services and events in the metro area? Give them the spotlight they deserve: The Westword Best of Denver 2013 Readers’ Poll is now live, and we want your input. What is Denver’s best food truck? Who has your favorite milkshake? Best bartender? Best diner? You…
This past weekend, So What! The Club celebrated its twentieth anniversary, and as always, Denver’s longest-running club night attracted a diverse and sophisticated crowd. Our roving nightlife photographer, Brandon Marshall, was on hand to capture the scene, and he brought us back a bunch of photos. Keep reading for a…
This past weekend, Glo took over the Fillmore Auditorium. The massive dance extravaganza attracted a throng of excited EDM fans from all over the Front Range who all danced the night away. Photographer Jim Wills was on hand to capture the scene and brought us back a ton of photos…
Is roller disco dead? From the looks of Down & Derby’s monthly party at Exdo this weekend, the answer is a firm, “Hell no.” That didn’t keep the group from borrowing that idea for its weekend theme, however — or drawing on disco style while doing some legitimate boogying on…
Last week, we used the first entry in our “100 Colorado Creatives” series to re-introduce you to the Ladies Fancywork Society, the crafty local collective dedicated to knitting and needlework art. This weekend, we spent a day at the museum — an opening day, in fact — when we stopped…
Jax Fish House opened in LoDo — in the space once home to the legendary Terminal Bar — sixteen years ago. In bar time, that could be a century ago, and so Jax closed at the end of service on New Year’s Eve for a quick, but major, and remarkable,…
Here at Schmuck of the Week HQ, we’ve reported about a lot of schmucky behavior over the years. But seldom have we encountered schmuckiness on the scale linked to Paul Donovan Johnson, a child predator with a Colorado conviction, while allegedly harassing a Japanese tourist and her pre-school-age daughter in…
Welcome to the weekend, amigos! We made it, and we’ve got another fine weekend of tunes to look forward to. From hip-hop and bluegrass to indie rock and southern rock, there’s a variety of options, both local and national, to choose from. We’ve got all of the shows happening on…
Restaurants and clubs have come and gone in the 900 block of Lincoln Street, and come and gone again — but Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge just celebrated its fifteenth birthday last night. And as befits a great jazz club, it threw one hell of a party. Keep reading for pictures…
A lot of memories have gone down at Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge over the past fifteen years, not the least of which feature a series of well-respected, agenda-setting shows. (For proof, look no further than our recent conversation with owner Donald Rossa.) To celebrate it all, the club hosted a…
As the winter chill finally thaws (work with us here — we know it’s still below freezing right now) and gives way to the hopefulness and fertility of spring, the upcoming concert season is likewise bursting with promise. Coming off one of the best years for live music in recent…
Dazzle will celebrate its fifteenth anniversary tomorrow. To commemorate the occasion, the club is throwing a party with the Bob Montgomery/Pete Olstad Big Band and the Funky Fresh Trio benefiting the Gift of Jazz, an organization supporting the past, present and future of jazz in the Rocky Mountain Region. And…
As people who think about, talk about, write about, listen to and make music, it’s not surprising that the most common (and favorite) topic of conversation among us is the same: “What are you listening to right now?” Stick a quarter in us, and, boy, wouldn’t you know it, off…
Boney’s does barbecue “low and slow,” its website promises. But in this case, “low and slow” wins the race — because Boney’s just unveiled its new location at 1543 Champa Street, just two doors down from its former home at 1555 Champa. The bigger, better space will allow owner/operators Lamont…
If you had the chance to pull a Never Been Kissed — to relive your high-school prom and do it right this time — would you? Dozens of Denverites did just that, albeit for charity, at the Oriental Theater’s Arabian Nights-themed prom over the weekend. A portion of all tickets…
Cheap rent, hip locals and an urban feel are three of the main ingredients that have turned River North into one of Denver’s hottest neighborhoods for new breweries. Three of them — River North Brewery, Black Shirt Brewing and Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew (which is technically in Five…
“Extravaganza” is not a word to throw around lightly, but the National Western Stock Show’s Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza holds up to that title with flair. The annual event features horse-riding, bull-fighting, trick-roping, traditional dancing and hundreds of cheering fans in the stands. Continue reading for the highlights, and visit our…
Hi. Uh, erm, happy Monday? Yes, we know: A certain sports team let everybody down (grumble, grumble, f*@king Broncos! grumble). Not to mention it’s overcast and bitterly cold. So what’s happy about it, right?! Music. That’s what. Nothing picks up spirits like, well, spirits and music. And since you live…
The space at 404 Broadway has been in a state of flux for over a year. After a sixty-year run as Jerry Feld’s Club 404, it changed hands in December 2011 and reopened in February as the Denver Wheel Club 404, a bike-themed bar that rolled to a halt in…
Welcome to the weekend! And, oh, fingers crossed, what a weekend this will be. The sun was orange and the sky was blue when we woke up this morning. We’re taking that as an omen or something. That could just be the tequila shot from last night talking, though. Saw…
If you’ve noticed more Western wear on your neighbors and coworkers than usual, that can only mean one thing: The National Western Stock Show is in town. Westword photographer Brandon Marshall stopped by the Stock Show Parade yesterday to capture the people and animals of this annual downtown event –…
For decades, Curtis Park Creamery has been a mainstay for good Mexican food in the Curtis Park/Five Points area. The take-out joint got its start back in 1969, when Lawrence and Beatrice Rodriguez opened a neighborhood market in a spot already known as Curtis Park Creamery, where Lawrence’s brother had…
