The ten best concerts this week: October 15-19

Hope you got good and rested this past weekend, because you’re going to need to tap into your energy reserves for the insane amount shows going down this week. We have all of them listed in our concert calendar, of course, if you’d like to get the full view. Otherwise,…

The Starz Denver Film Festival announces its lineup

The lineup for the 35th Starz Denver Film Festival, which runs November 1-11, was announced this morning, a slate that includes more than 225 films — sixteen of them local — from forty countries. See also – The 35th Starz Denver Film Festival is looking for volunteers – The Artist…

Photos: Food scenes from GABF’s farm-to-table pavilion

For an additional fee on top of the price of a Great American Beer Festival ticket, attendees at last night’s opening beer bonanza earned access to the annual festival’s farm-to-table pavilion, where chefs, local and national, along with independent brewers offered samples from restaurants and breweries across the country. Ticket…

Larkburger opens in Littleton this morning

Larkburger, a chain of artisan burger joints founded by chef Thomas Salamunovich in Edwards in 2006, will open its ninth Colorado store today at 8555 West Belleview Avenue in Littleton. “We’re very excited to bring Larkburger to Littleton,” said Adam Baker, president of Larkburger, in announcing the opening. “It’s an…

The weekend’s five best concerts: October 12-14

Hola, muchachos! Welcome to the weekend! While the Great American Beer Fest and Sonic Blossom are probably the biggest draws this weekend in the Mile High City and the pickings are slightly slimmer than usual, there’s still a great deal of music to choose from. As always, we have all…

2012 Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts announced

Mayor Michael Hancock, Arts & Venues Denver and the Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs just announced the 2012 recipients of the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts: Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe, Denver Ballet Guild and Emmanuel Gallery. The awards will be presented at a free, public celebration…

Lancer Lounge seized by State of Colorado for back taxes

Yesterday, when the news broke that the Lancer Lounge would be closing at 2 p.m. today, owner Rebecca Comda, who’s had the classic dive since 1999, said that it was because the landlord had evicted her after she missed a month of rent. But judging from the sign that appeared…

Photos: Gourmet food truck festival and tailgate party

It’s a universally acknowledged truth that food and football belong together — were meant for each other, even. But what about food trucks and the traditional tailgating party? From the looks of Sunday’s gourmet food-truck festival dedicated to feeding Broncos fans (and their opponents), those specific stars are just as…

Photos: Serious skate porn from Bordo Bello 2012

Denver’s fifth annual Bordo Bello custom skateboard auction was the city’s largest ever, with more than 350 designer decks up for sale at RedLine gallery over the weekend. The art show drew fans of both the sport and the art behind, with pieces by both local and national artists. Keep…

The five best concerts this week: October 8-12

Happy Monday, amigo! Another great batch of shows this week to help you get through the work week. We’ve got all this week’s shows listed in our concert calendar if you’re so inclined. Otherwise, keep reading to get a full rundown on the five best concerts this week, the ones…

Win tickets to see GRiZ at the Fox Theatre

Fresh on the heels of supporting Big Gigantic at Red Rocks a few weekends ago comes word that GRiZ will be headlining a show of his own at the recently renovated Fox Theatre. ThisSongIsSick announced the show on Friday, and it sold out in six hours. We have a pair…

The ten best concerts this weekend: October 5-7

Welcome to the weekend, amigos! Cold enough for you this morning? Yeah, we’re feeling all sorts of brrrrrr over here. Only in Colorado can you go from eighty degrees to the thirties in the expanse of a couple of days. Alas, though, there’s relief on the horizion, plenty of hot…

Backbeat’s top five spins, week of October 1-7

As people who think about, talk about, write about, listen to and make music, it shouldn’t be too surprising to find that the most common (and our mutually favorite) topic of conversation among all of us is the same: “What are you listening to right now?” Stick a quarter in…