The Westword.com blog shortcut, March 19 edition

Get baked. Today in Cafe Society: • Gateaux giving back. • Wine and cheese...and green chile? • Satchel's Market bags some special meals. • Up Close: Bones. Today in Backbeat Online: • Jewell Tyme Music tapped for Denver Nuggets pre-game show in April. • Epilogues SXSW tour diary. • More...
By Michael Roberts
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Get baked.

Today in Cafe Society: • Gateaux giving back. • Wine and cheese…and green chile? • Satchel’s Market bags some special meals. • Up Close: Bones.

Today in Backbeat Online: • Jewell Tyme Music tapped for Denver Nuggets pre-game show in April. • Epilogues SXSW tour diary. • More non-musical influences. • Kurt Elling, Eliane Elias headline JazzFest Denver this weekend. • Wovenhand at Swallow Hill in May.

Today in The Latest Word: • Focus on the Family’s James Dobson still has a lot to say. • The Jay Cutler-Jeff George comparison gets a new twist. • Take that, Caplis and Silverman: DU student website brings legal expertise to Ward Churchill trial coverage. • Bill Menezes on the closure of Colorado Media Matters. • KOA’s Bob Newman dances on Colorado Media Matters’ grave. What do you think of his samba, Bruno?

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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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