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The Dandy Warhols 25th Anniversary Tour comes to Denver May 14th | Talking with Zia McCabe

Anything worse and Colorado wouldn’t be headed to the Gothic Theater on May 14th for the Denver stop of the Dandy Warhols 25th Anniversary Tour: The Dandy Warhols Live; "a massive concussion of rock and rol". Fu*k yeah. Anyway, it was an interview so I asked some questions. Enjoy. *Conservation has been edited for clarity and length.

Burning Can Festival ready to bring the heat | June 1, 2019

Burning can Festival 2019 will take place at Bohn Park in Lyons, Colorado, on June 1st. The overnight festival features camping (duh), outdoor sports including a beer relay and field games, plenty of fresh mountain air since we're camped out at the base of Bohn Park, tons of great music - including MOONTAXI and Wildermiss this year - and the beer festival. Let's be real, that's why most of us are going.

The Return of Boulder Taco Fest | July 27, 2019

Boulder Taco Fest is almost here, y'all. On July 27, 2019, from 12 to 8 p.m. at Foothills Community Park in Boulder, Colorado, Colorado taco lovers will will gather for Boulder Taco Fest 2019.

World Premiere of DOSED – May 1st | Decriminalize Denver

It's controversial, we know, but all the data we have points to one effective method of reducing the harmful impacts of drugs - both on the person and the society. That one method is decriminalization. DOSED movie premiers May 1 at Landmark Mayan Theater in Denver. Tickets Available.

Month in Review: April 2019

Month in Review *Governor Polis signed SB19-181 into law, cementing a first major step toward regulating the oil and gas industry in a meaningful way. The move was applauded by Boulder County Commissioners. * Boulder County’s DA called Fresh Start - a program to help people clear outstanding warrants and get right with the law - a success. 30 people participated. * Denver Water

You, too, can help stop Sexual Assault

Every year in April, MESA - and sexual assault prevention organizations across the country - promotes Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), which is used to shine a spotlight on what D’Anniballe refers to as an “epidemic crime,” for which both men and women need to take preventative action.

From Green Buzz to Green Biz | Blunt Talk

Twenty years ago legal cannabis hit the scene in California and it now has a global projection of a $146.4 billion market by 2025 not including the hemp CBD market which is projected to be $1.3 billion dollar by 2022. The ecological damage inflicted - from seed to consumption - is horrifying to think about out and isn’t even scalable monetarily because who can decide the dollar value of our air and water?

Scene Stealers: Spring 2019

Scene Stealers . Cinco de Mayo in Longmont Cinco de Mayo is a favorite Mexican American holiday, celebrating the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla. Not that anyone remembers that. It’s just a good community day. 2019 will be the 17th Annual Longmont Celebrates Cinco de Mayo at Roosevelt Park! Longmont Celebrates Cinco de Mayo is an event that celebrates culture and

The ORR v Abortion | Duly Noted

At the helm of the ORR is Scott Lloyd, a Trump administration appointee. Like most Trump appointees, Lloyd had zero experience applicable to this role.

SPOTLIGHT on Tivoli Club Brass Band

In music — as with most things — things are cyclical in nature. Witness the popularity of the brass band, an evolution of the New Orleans Second Line style that has caught fire over the last couple of years — so much so that Westword included a “brass band” category in their Best Of issue last year. One of the nominees was the Tivoli Club Brass Band, who drops their debut LP, Get Down To The Brass Tracks at a big release party on April 26, with comedian Adam Cayton-Holland and burlesque violinist troupe Gracie G’night and the Go-Go delights all on the bill.