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Scene Stealers, French’s 5, Spotlight, Duly Noted

Spotlight on Bill Frisell

June 1, 2018 Like 0 French Davis

Some truly legendary names in music and entertainment have roamed the halls of Denver’s East High School. Names like Hattie McDaniel, Pam Grier, Don Cheadle, Judy Collins, Ron Miles and all three founding members of Earth, Wind and Fire, to…

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Scene Stealers: Peter Pan, Paula Poundstone, And Other Great Entertainment

June 1, 2018 Like 0 French Davis

Peter Pan at the Dairy Center for the Arts The classic Peter Pan tale has entertained audiences for generations. Now, The Upstart Crow Theatre Company explores another side to this famous story with Dear Brutus. This show takes place 13…

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Blunt Talk: Big Green Myth

June 1, 2018 1 0 Natasha Winkler

It’s been more than eight decades since the film Reefer Madness debuted. Originally financed by a church group under the title Tell Your Children, the film was intended to be shown to parents as a morality tale to teach them…

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Duly Noted: Pre-Crime

June 1, 2018 Like 0 French Davis

Philip K. Dick wrote The Minority Report back in 1956. Forty-six years later, Steven Spielberg turned it into a gorgeous film chronicling a dystopian futurescape where cops arrest would-be criminals before they can commit a crime, based on the psychic…

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Spotlight on Damon Wood

June 1, 2018 Like 0 French Davis

For six years, Colorado-based guitarist Damon Wood had arguably one of the best — and toughest — gigs on the planet, playing guitar for the Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown. Now, decades later, Wood puts pen to page, chronicling…

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Scene Stealers April 2018: Ozomatli, Man Of La Mancha, and more

June 1, 2018 Like 0 French Davis

Ozomatli at Fox Theatre While Carlos Santana’s accolades are too numerous to count, one that does stand out is his choice of supporting act for his Supernatural mega-tour in 1999. That act was a little-known L.A.-bred latin-hip-hop sextet called Ozomatli,…

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JOEY BADA$$ at the Ogden: AMERIKKKANA Tour [Photos]

May 22, 2018 Like 0 De La Vaca

Joey Bada$$ came through Denver, Colorado’s Ogden Theater this last week on the latest leg of his AmeriKKKana Tour, which began on Apr. 17 in Boston, MA. Opening Bada$$’s show were Chuck Strangers, whose SoundCloud is worth some attention, but…

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Andy Sydow Band Releases Reasons for Departure at Lost Lake Lounge

May 16, 2018 Like 0 Nick Snyder

I spent the evening of May 11th at Lost Lake Lounge in Denver off Colfax and Monroe. Don’t let the name fool you, however. Trust Google’s “Retro dive bar” description instead, because it’s not really a lounge; there is only…

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Red Scene: eXXXotica Denver 18

April 27, 2018 1 0 De La Vaca

Sex work is real. It’s happening all around us. eXXXotica, “The Largest Adult Event in the USA Dedicated to Love & Sex” just hosted their second event in Denver. “It was created for like-minded adults who are looking to ‘celebrate…

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Friday the 13th: PrettyMouth Celebrates Life of Lead Singer, Marie Litton

April 16, 2018 Like 0 Anthony Bravo

Goosetown Tavern was a fireworks display as Marie’s Birthday Extravaganza lit up the Music scene with the intensity of a firecracker in the night. Marie is the lead singer for PrettyMouth. It was definitely her night as friends and fans…