Reader: The Most Brain-Dead Talk in Colorado Is About the Broncos

On July 28, the Denver Broncos welcomed back fans to UCHealth Training Center in Dove Valley for the first of fifteen open training camp practices. And just the day before, AM 760, an iHeartMedia station, flipped its format to Orange & Blue Radio, which will be “all Broncos, all the time.” But some readers think that already describes Denver.

Westword Watch List: Where and What to Eat Right Now

Recent restaurant closings have begun to take their toll on the Denver dining scene, with old favorites like Beau Jo’s exiting Denver city limits this Sunday, July 30, and newcomers like the Thunderbird Imperial Lounge bowing out suddenly in a Highland space that’s had trouble gaining traction over the past…

The Best Concerts in Denver This Weekend

It’s a big weekend for hip-hop with KS 107.5 Summer Jam XX, featuring Migos, Ludacris, Kid Ink, Post Malone and more, happening tonight at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, while Kendrick Lamar headlines the Pepsi Center tomorrow with Travis Scott and D.R.A.M. opening.

A$AP Mob, Cat Power and Every New Denver Concert Announcement

A$AP Mob, featuring Featuring A$AP Rocky, A$AP Twelvy, A$AP Nast and A$AP Ant, headlines 1STBANK Center on Friday, November 3 with Key! and Cozy Boys opening. Cat Power plays an intimate show at the Marquis Theater on Saturday, August 19; tickets ($38.50-$42) are on sale now. Gary Numan, who has a new album slated for a September release, returns to the Gothic Theatre on Monday, December 18; tickets ($25-$85).

The 21 Best Events in Denver, July 25-31

Go low, go high and get high at some of the best events in Denver this week, including a visit from former first lady Michelle Obama, an aerial performance that’s sure to leave your jaw dropped, and the Mile High Marijuana Showcase. Keep reading — there’s more where that came from…

Cool Photos: What You Missed on Another Hot Weekend in Denver

Denver’s culinary calendar is overflowing in the summer, with farmers’ markets, fairs, festivals…and lots of seasonal bounty showing up on restaurant menus. Since no single person can take it all in, we’ve been serving up slideshows of some of the events you might have missed.

The Best Concerts in Denver This Week

It’s a great week for fans of ’80s rock, with the Retro Futura tour stopping at the Bellco Theatre tonight that includes Howard Jones, Paul Young, the English Beat, Men Without Hats, Katrina (Ex-Katrina and the Waves) and Modern English, while Violent Femmes and Echo and the Bunnymen co-headlining at the Fillmore Auditorium on Tuesday.

The Ten Best Hot Dog Joints in Denver

It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, so you’d better be the one doing the eating. Eating a hot dog, that is – whether slathered in mustard, piled with relish, onions and sauerkraut, or dressed up in something fancy. Just in time for National Hot Dog Day on Sunday, July 23,…

Sorry, Mervin Cabe: Even White People Can Tell You’re Not Chad Johnson

One of the many stinging jokes in season one of the excellent Netflix series Dear White People involves college journalist Lionel Higgins, played by DeRon Horton, discovering that he can use a fake ID with a photo that looks nothing like him because Caucasians can’t tell black men apart. But Mervin Cabe wasn’t so lucky. He was recently busted in Aspen, one of the whitest places on the planet even when there’s no snow on the ground, after unsuccessfully impersonating former NFL player Chad Johnson, whom he doesn’t resemble in the slightest.

The Best Concerts in Denver This Weekend

After a long run at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the Global Dance Festival sets up shop this weekend in the parking lot of Sports Authority Field at Mile High with EDM heavies Excision, Datsik, Hardwell, Kaskade and more. String Cheese Incident is at Red Rocks for a three-night stand, while Neil Diamond is at the Pepsi Center and Buddy Guy is at Denver Botanic Gardens. See our full picks below.

Six Really Old, Old-School Red-Sauce Italian Joints in Metro Denver

You used to be able to find old-school red-sauce joints all over metro Denver. But their ranks have been dwindling, as the owners of these Italian restaurants decided to retire or sell out to developers — or both. Stlill, there are at least six Italian joints in metro Denver that have been serving for five decades or more.