Michael Rapaport’s acting career goes back to his first appearance on the ABC TV show China Beach in 1990, but it was likely his role as struggling actor Dick Ritchie in the Tony Scott film True Romance (written by Quentin…
The best part about living in Colorado for music fans is the summer. From Mishawaka to Red Rocks to Levitt Pavilion, the opportunities abound for concert-goers to enjoy music in the natural splendor of the Centennial State’s summer season. Here’s…
Skid Maher is 50 years old and he plays Dungeons & Dragons for a living. Sweet gig if you can land it. The Denver-bred star of a very specific subculture of geek is one of the founding fathers of the…
Novelist and queer literature icon Ursula K. Le Guin stated that it is the duty of the writer to put into words that which cannot be put into words. A daunting task which turns many away from the path of…
The much-adored indie-folk-rock-grass sextet has a big show coming up a Mission Ballroom, so we caught up with bassist/mandolinist/banjoist/vocalist Dango Rose to talk about where the band stands now, why they picked Mission for this rare show, and what else…
There is a certain macabre joy that comes from discovering a hidden treasure among a dead person’s items. For whatever reason there is also some romanticism associated with those that do so in a “respectful” way. Archaeologists are viewed with…
In a city filled with bass players, what Matt Skellenger does is wholly unique – from his weekly solo bass performances at Breakfast on Broadway in Englewood, to the envelope-pushing, mathematically insane compositions he crafts. You need look no further…
FaceMan continues to carve an unusual niche in the Colorado music scene; an americana-flavored indie trio that defies a lot of the standard rules. Here, frontman Steve “FaceMan” Schnepel took some time to chat about the band, some of the…
One of the silver linings in the COVID-19 cloud is the amount of time bands have had to focus on writing new music — and that manifested itself with a slew of impressive recordings that dropped in 2022 from bands…