Denver-based “everything for nerds” site Nerdivore is taking the great leap into Web 2.0. From now on, you, the nerds of the world, can contribute to Nerdivore. Until now, Nerdivore had been the more-or-less sole province of political columnist, New York Times bestselling author, Denverite and, apparently, giant nerd David…
Back again with more great Twits to follow for your burgeoning Twitter feed. As always, follow us at @denverwestword, @cafewestword and @casciato. @WidepreadPanic: To kick off this very special edition of Twitter Tuesday, dedicated to amping you up for the Mile High Music Fest this next weekend, how about jam-band…
As if you needed any other reason to go watch the office-drone classic Office Space at Red Rocks (details here) other than the simple fact that it’s playing: Tonight’s Film on the Rocks event is doing double duty as a Denver Tweetup. Local Twitter heavyweight @TheBigKlosowski has set up a…
Just got word of an intriguing free show tonight at Wax Trax records. Experimental cellist songwriter Valerie Kuehne is playing at 5 p.m. I hadn’t heard of her before, but a listen to the tracks on Kuehne’s MySpace page reveals an intriguing talent — nice voice, fascinating cello style and…
One of the great things about the abundance of data floating around the Internet is that really smart people can “keep score” using information ranging from the simple (like numbers of MySpace/Facebook friends or Twitter followers) to the incredibly detailed and esoteric (any website owner worth his salt can tell…
For this week’s Freaky Friday entry, we go a touch more mainstream than usual. You may have already seen this a few hundred times, and if so I apologize, but there are folks, like me, out there that live in a self-imposed mass media exile. I don’t watch television (not…
Each July 11, everyone’s favorite convenience chain 7/11 celebrates its anniversary with free Slurpee. This year, for its 82nd anniversary, they decided to do something a little extra — give away free and discounted music. Because apparently, the 82nd anniversary is the live music anniversary. Good to know for my…
If you’re pissed off at a company and want some satisfaction, it seems Twitter may be the answer to your prayers. That’s the thrust of this piece from the New York Times Sunday edition, which relates several incidences of airline screw-ups resolved through a quick Tweet or two. It makes…
If you aren’t an avid reader of the ticketing industry website Ticket News, you may have missed the news that the Pepsi Center is dumping Ticketmaster. The venue will be switching to TicketHorse, a ticketing company owned by Kroenke Sports Enterprises, owner of the Pepsi Center and several other local…
To break out of the “record a record, play a CD-release party, go on tour” box, John Common turned to friend Alicia Bailey, owner of the Abecedarian Gallery, for help. Together they came up with the Common Box Project, a multimedia collaboration that’s grown to involve more than sixty artists…
Riding in the comfort of your SUV, 35 miles per hour might not seem too fast. But try that same speed inches above the pavement, ripping turns through a slalom course on a skateboard lacking brakes, and you’ll get a much different perception of 35 mph. Even if you just…
The urge to release must be mighty, but Tangible Stereo isn’t doing itself any favors. True, you can’t sell product if you don’t have product, but when your product is as shoddy as this one — a beat-up CDR with the group’s name scrawled in Sharpie, in an ugly-ass, brown-paper-bag…
The music of Audiofly is a delicious mix of funky techno and the deep, dirty side of house: sexy, driving and warm, but always with a distinctly electronic edge. Since meeting in 2002, the duo of Luca Saporito and Anthony Middleton have had tremendous success under the collective name (and…
Our favorite flier of the week is for yet another summer festival. This one is called Module Overloaded and it is happening August 1 at the Toad Tavern, featuring the lineup so clearly illustrated above. And it’s the integration of the typography into the image above that caught our eye…
In the realm of unlikely collaborations, it seems as if Magic Cyclops joining Lion Sized to cover the Germs would be near the very top of “least likely to happen” category. After all, Lion Sized is a balls-out, kickass rock band seemingly without pretense or pose. Magic Cyclops, on the…
Back again with three more great Twits to follow for your burgeoning Twitter feed. As always, follow us at @denverwestword, @cafewestword and @casciato. @govritter: Lest you retain doubts that Colorado is a state on the cutting edge, that tech is our very lifeblood, need I point out that our own…
When you want to stalk someone but Facebook and parking outside their house for hours with binoculars just aren’t doing it for you, how about buying high-resolution images of their neighborhood as taken by satellites? Sure, you could just get an image off of Google Maps, but if you want…
The latest release from Scaffolding, a Denver-based electronic stylist, aims at fusing elements of IDM to minimal techno. To help spread the word about the release and wht your appetite, Plastic Sound Supply are giving away “Mass,” an intriguing, accessible track that meshes abstract, tweaked-out synth patterns (the IDM side)…
Happy Freaky Friday on Thursday, since Westword is closed tomorrow! For a special Fourth of July treat, I give you this reason to love America, in all its glory. I have never been more proud that the USA declared their independence from tyrant Britain as I was when watching this…
Everyone loves fireworks (right?), but not everyone loves the hassles inherent in enjoying them. Maybe you’re an agoraphobe, or braving crowds of patriotic drunks sounds like just a little too much effort — or maybe you just got so high that there’s no way you can deal with people right…
If you like your science fiction smart, well written and more concerned with the nuances of humanity than ray guns and bug-eyed monsters, you’re probably already a fan of Serenity, showing tonight in the Ubisububi room in the basement of the Thin Man, 2015 East 17th Avenue. The 2005 film,…
Celebrate our nation’s independence by partying with a bunch of independent local businesses at the second annual East Colfax Super Block Party. The free festivities include music, art and a cupcake-eating contest sponsored by the Shoppe, but the highlight may well be the DIY Craft Fair. There you’ll find more…
