It’s pretend summer in Colorado! You know, that time of year (read: every single month) when it gets up to 80-plus degrees for a few days, long enough to make you forget that it’s probably going to still snow-out your cousin’s wedding in June? Last week, when we experienced one…
Through a layering of heavy percussion, effected guitars and atmospheric synthesis, Brooklyn’s Suckers have found a perfect balance between nearly inaccessible experimental music and outwardly charming pop. The trio roams soundscapes with simple, singable chants, sometimes in an epic, Arcade Fire-like ride channeled through vocal leader Quinn Walker. But Suckers…
Friday night’s installment of Feminism & Co., the third in this season’s series at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, was titled simply “Funny Women.” But as the MCA has shown itself to be very good at doing, the museum had booked an expert in the field of funny: comedian…
EARTH, WIND & FIRE @ NATIONAL WESTERN EVENTS CENTER | 4.28.12 Earth, Wind & Fire is infallible. The band — which has been playing beautifully crafted, soulful pop for more than four decades — can’t have a bad show. Last night at the National Western Events Center, the group proved…
The Cherry Creek Sneak marks its thirtieth anniversary today, and the iconic race will attract close to 10,000 runners of all skill levels. Over the years, the Sneak has added races for walkers, sprinters, visually impaired participants and even toddlers. To celebrate its birthday, it will tack on a new…
Here are the stats: For the fifth year in a row, Briceson Ducharme, aka Ginger Sexton, has been in the running to be a contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Now, as the show heads into its fifth season, Ms. Sexton is tossing her hat in the ring for the fifth…
The modern tale of Washed Out’s fame isn’t an uncommon one: Musician makes bedroom tracks and nonchalantly posts them online, blog world picks up on the idea, and the rest is music-festival-circuit history. But when Washed Out (aka Ernest Greene) began creating his down-tempo, lo-fi synth brilliance within the confines…
I’ve never played Draw Something for the same reason I’ve never tried cocaine: I know that if I did, I would become immediately addicted, drop out of society and ruin what’s left of my life. If you’re not familiar with Draw Something, it’s an app that, according to the App…
Bringing to light the journeys of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals within faith traditions, The Shower of Stoles exhibition opening today at Iliff School of Theology lets sacred pieces illuminate the story. “Some of the stoles tell a story of pain — they may have been donated by…
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Saturday night at the Mercury Cafe, second- and third-graders from SOAR Charter School in Green Valley Ranch will bring their drumming skills to the big stage for the first time. Performing under the moniker Night Oblivion, the elementary-school band of percussionists will be part of a fundraiser to send the…
How far can you go in fairy wings and a tutu? Once Upon a Race, a fairy tale-themed dash, could provide the answer. In this urban scavenger hunt, which begins at Stoney’s Bar & Grill at 11 a.m., teams of costumed Rapunzels and Rumpelstiltskins will have roughly four hours to…
When we last spoke with Corey Elbin — the one-man orchestrator of the Mercury Cafe’s weekly avant-garde food and music throw-down, Gorinto — he was unsure of the fate of the unique get-together. After curating, cooking, booking and running Gorinto on his own for the better part of two years,…
I can’t claim to own this idea. I picked it up secondhand from my sister, who told me that when her friend gets junk mail with return envelopes that say “no postage necessary if mailed in the United States,” he sends it back. With stuff in it. What kind of…
Selling out for the first time since moving into its basement home at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Friday night’s Feminism & Co.: Sex Work lecture had to turn many people away at the door. The expertly curated lecture series seeks out artists, scholars and women of all trades to…
Wish your favorite purse was just a little bigger? Have a bag that is perfect in every way, except there’s no place in it to put your keys? Handbags.com and Big Buddha Handbags want to hear from you. Running now through April 18, the companies are asking for video submissions…
It’s not a bad thing to get a red card at the Colorado Gay Volleyball Association’s Red Card Party at Hamburger Mary’s Club M this Saturday. “Everyone who comes to see the show gets a red card — and they get to give their “violation” to their favorite model or…
What’s better than scoring a perfectly fitting designer dress or a one-of-a-kind pair of shoes on a shopping expedition? Snagging the good stuff at a decent price — or, even better, for free. This weekend, Fast Geek Boutique will host its first-ever Spring Cleaning Clothing Swap and Fashion Denver will…
What does it mean to be a sex worker? Former tradeswoman/current erotic performance artist Cassandra and professional dominatrix Mistress Djuna will answer that question at tonight’s installment of Feminism & Co.: Sex Work, part of an interactive lecture and performance series at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver that explores…
This past weekend, I went with some friends to Beaver Creek for a night off from the city (because, obviously, we live so hard and fast in Denver that we need a break). But this wasn’t some rustic retreat: The Condo of Beaver Creek is a gated community inside of…
Marking the beginning of Passover, the seder is a ritual meal that brings together generations of families — and tomorrow’s Queer Seder 2012 will definitely extend the definition of family. In conjunction with Integrity Print Group, Keshet is hosting a GLBTQ-welcome dinner at Temple Emanuel. “We work for the full…
For last night’s interactive Future of Human Touch experiment at Redline Gallery, the crowd that gathered was asked to leave all egos, comfort zones and fears behind. Milling around the courtyard of the gallery under the slow glow of hanging LED lights just after 7:30 p.m., it was hard to…
