The Westword.com blog shortcut, February 19 edition

Join us, won't you? Today in Backbeat Online: • Dialed in: local music on the radio. • Update: Lineup for Mile-Hi Fidelity day party at SXSW confirmed. • Holding on by letting go, part one. Today in Cafe Society: • Ted's Montana Grill offers a "real deal." • Today's bite...
By Michael Roberts
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Join us, won’t you?

Today in Backbeat Online: • Dialed in: local music on the radio. • Update: Lineup for Mile-Hi Fidelity day party at SXSW confirmed. • Holding on by letting go, part one.

Today in Cafe Society: • Ted’s Montana Grill offers a “real deal.” • Today’s bite of Cafe Bites. • Get your hands on a Knork, the new way to eat.

Today in The Latest Word: • Could the Rocky Mountain News spend another month-plus in limbo? • Denver Post interviewing Rocky Mountain News personnel. • Colorado Republicans’ Obama attack ad passes mouse misinformation. • Kenny Be’s Worst-Case Scenario: Today is Pork Meadows Mall Appreciation Day! • Swastika Guy was out and proud at anti-stimulus protest. Just think of him as Rocky Mountain Heil!

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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