The drama, the excitement, the smackdown — it will all be at the 1STBANK Center tonight during the WWE Raw World Tour: Road to Wrestlemania. This massive main event has pro wrestlers John Cena, Sheamus and Ryback teaming up in a tag-team match against the Shield — superstars Dean Ambrose,…
In the music business, timing can be everything. Immortalized in the new documentary A Band Called Death, Detroit-area brothers Dannis, Bobby and David Hackney lived this reality as Death, an early-’70s proto-punk band on the verge of stardom — but for whom fame never came. Screening tonight as part of…
When a 1974 demo tape was discovered of music by Death, the Detroit proto-punks, it was like a missing link. Ahead of its time and now all but forgotten, the trio’s harsh, fast sound was the precursor to that of bands like Bad Brains, Ramones and Minutemen. A Band Called…
I understand that the planet needs snow, and I respect that. I don’t hate moisture, or the differing climates or seasons changing or anything else involving the beautiful Earth doing what it needs to do in order to keep us selfish humans alive. But what I don’t understand is people…
The winter holidays are over and spring hasn’t quite sprung, so what is there to do during this March lull? We’ve rounded up options ranging from horror flicks to a Morrissey fanatics’ meet-up to a fun, smart discussion group — enough entertainment to tide you over until the weekend partying…
Ever since the Harlem Shake snagged the Internet’s attention, it seems that video after video of frat boys, Army officers and various mammals at Sea World wiggling uncontrollably to Baauer’s dance track by the same name have been constantly appearing in our Facebook newsfeeds. If you’ve secretly desired to make…
As with past editions, this year’s third annual Women + Film Voices Film Festival aligns with the celebration of International Women’s Day — which is Friday, March 8. Curated by festival producer Tammy Brislin, FilmCenter artistic director Brit Withey and festival director Britta Erickson, narratives and documentaries alike get top…
A Hollywood stylist before the term was even coined, costume designer Edith Head was the imagination behind the wardrobes for hundreds of films. For decades, the petite, behind-the-scenes boss oversaw a majority of Paramount’s clothing-design work, dressing stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Bette Davis. She was the recipient of eight…
For the third annual Women + Film Voices Film Festival, documentaries and narratives get equal billing on the screen, but women, as always, are at the forefront. “We cover a broad spectrum of stories, which comes through with the documentaries; but all the films show people doing good things and…
The ultimate study in isolated collaboration, tonight’s Audio Kicks brings separately developed elements of photography, music and modern dance together in one performance. At the project’s center is photographer Jennifer Davidson, who was commissioned by Off Center@The Jones to capture people’s stories through their favorite pair of shoes. Next, the…
With more than a thousand movies, 35 Oscar nominations and eight Academy Award wins during her illustrious career, Edith Head defined Hollywood stardom. But behind the scenes is where the costume designer worked her magic. Tonight’s stage performance of A Conversation With Edith Head delves into her five-plus decades of…
In 1965, four art students and filmmakers from the University of Kansas and the University of Colorado bought seven acres of land just north of Trinidad and created a community. Drop City tells the story of that now-famous community from the mouths of the people who lived it — and…
In 1965, a southern Colorado community known as Drop City was born when a collective of artists from Boulder and Lawrence, Kansas, settled on a seven-acre plot just outside of Trinidad. With a desire to establish a non-ideological creative community whose physical structures — modeled on Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic-dome style…
Feminism & Co., the innovative social gathering and lecture series at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, always packs a well-crafted and intellectually aware pop-culture punch. Previous sold-out discussions have brought feminist scientists, sex workers, Tupperware saleswomen and female body builders to the stage for brief talks on their trades,…
From 1993 to 1996, I carried a lunchbox as a purse. Now as an adult who carries what I call a Mary-Kate bag — a black hole/abyss that holds keys, a liter of water, a wallet, various snacks, a change of clothes, a collection of Nora Ephron essays, a reporter’s…
The snow’s certainly official, but that won’t stop Coloradoans from getting out and enjoying some quality time with each other. From an art opening to a place to screen your newest self-released movie to a mentally stimulating, craft-centered get together, here are three fun activities for you to enjoy this…
With the 85th Annual Academy Awards going down this Sunday, February 24, you can certainly stay home and catch the Hollywood action from your couch and wallow in Joan Rivers’ bitter, pre-show fashion commentary. But while watching the Oscars with Joan and your cat may be fun, discussing the best…
Now in its 18th year, Artopia is a signature event showcasing a wide array of Denver’s music, art, performance, food and more. At several venues along Broadway this Saturday, February 23, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., dozens of the city’s cultural components will come together as they share their…
A longtime Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor, Shama Ko loved her sport, but she saw too much division and exclusion when it came to gender. After discovering Girls In Gis, however, a training and support community for women and girls practicing Jiu Jitsu, a whole new world opened up to the…
Winter is finally here (for the moment, anyway), but there’s still plenty to do inside (and outside) in the Mile High City. From proms to late-night full moon-watching to adult skateboarding parties and more, we’ve rounded up the ten best events for this last weekend in February. And as a…
#89: Kym Bloom Working with resin, photography, digital mediums and candy, Kym Bloom’s work is a striking and unique take on pop art. A member of Zip 37 and co-owner of Kanon Collective, Bloom is also an integral to the creative community as both an artist and a supporter of…
Offering a weekend of up-close-and-personal interactions with cycling enthusiasts and custom-made-bicycle artisans from around the world, the North American Handmade Bicycle Show fits right into Denver. “I think we were wondering why the heck we didn’t go to Colorado earlier,” says Paul Skilbeck, spokesman for the exhibition, which has traveled…
