#41: Aaron “Ukulele Loki” Johnson Aaron Johnson, aka Ukulele Loki, blithely changes hats every day: A musician, emcee extraordinaire, activist, lapsed public-school teacher, Denver County Fair freak-show host and radio host for Colorado Public Radio’s OpenAir (as well as a co-founder of Boulder’s Radio 1190), Johnson moves and shakes to…
It is safe to say that few, if any, directors in the history of geek film can boast a pair of back-to-back classics to rival Ridley Scott’s Alien and Blade Runner. Released just three years apart, both are near-perfect visions of science-fiction greatness the likes of which the world had…
Last weekend, as I was floating the length of the Olympic-size sulfur-water pool at Glenwood Hot Springs, I was rudely interrupted by Bastille. You know Bastille — the rock n’ whatever arena-boy band that has stepped into the Train/Coldplay/U2 position of bland, ubiquitous retail rock. My mini-vacation and Bastille just…
Fashion is a business, but true street-style is an art. Street-style puts fashion back in the hands of the people, who can pull from looks around the world to express their own unique perspective. This week we spotted local musician, Dylan Lenz, on the streets of Capitol Hill… See also:…
Do you want to learn something new, but don’t have time for a full-semester course? Or simply can’t afford what a school is charging? Metropolitan State University of Denver’s new LearnOn program is offering twelve affordable, short-term classes that make it easy for anyone to continue their education. See also:…
When I was a young Colorado gay-ling, circa 1995, when I first heard about Aspen Gay Ski Week I thought, “Heavens to Betsy! Ski slopes full of gay men? Exactly how far away is Aspen?” Despite not caring a lick about skiing, I was seventeen and the idea of an…
Weird Al became a pop-culture icon thanks to his musical parodies. His career spans more than three decades, meaning he’s outlasted the careers of almost everyone he’s parodied. His riffs on pop music aren’t always brilliant, but even at their worst, they’re always worth a smirk. And at their best,…
New Year’s Day is my favorite holiday. Resolutions are better than presents to me: I love to make them, and I love to hear about other people’s plans for the coming months and champion them along the way. Like many people, getting in better shape was on my list for…
#42: Heather Dalton As executive producer for Colorado Public Television, Heather Dalton brings local stars and stories to life with shows like Sounds on 29th and Colorado Public Radio’s OpenAir Live & Local, which turn an intimate spotlight on the Denver music scene, as well as such projects as Neal…
For women, the shopping options in Denver can seem overwhelming — but that’s a good thing. Who doesn’t like to look in their closet and see choices? From Cherry Creek to LoHi to RiNo to South Broadway, this city is one walk-in closet filled with big stores and charming little…
We found many fashionable men on the streets of Denver in 2014, on their way to work, school or a bar. Keep reading to see our ten best men’s street-style looks from the past year. See also: The Ten Best Womenswear Looks in Denver in 2014…
Last week, I devoted my column to looking back at the excellent year of geek fun we’ve just finished. So this week, it’s time to look ahead (that’s just science, after all). Last year, I made a bunch of geek resolutions, but it would be silly to do that again…
Earlier this year, I penned a love letter to Denver, the city I used to know. It wasn’t meant to be more than a lamenting for a physical place that no longer exists — a remembrance of the city that I have been watching change since 1980. Denver, like many…
Out with the old and in with the new — clothes, at least. The new year signals new fashion, and we’ve rounded up the seven best fashion events of the first month of 2015, evertyhing from pop-up trunk shows to fashion-industry meet-ups. See also: Gallery Sketches: Four Shows to See…
As anyone who has ever played Dungeons and Dragons can attest, tabletop role-playing comes with a lot of rules. Getting through an adventure can mean wading through thousands of pages of them — in bestiaries, player handbooks and other hefty tomes. It’s a problem that gamers Chris Matney and Evan…
On Christmas Eve, while some folks gathered ’round the tree, Denver’s hip, young Jewish crowd bellied up to the bar — and a treasury of video games and pinball machines — at the 1up Colfax for an evening celebration of a different sort. Photographer Brandon Marshall was there to catch…
In just over a week, 2014 will come to a close. That means it’s time for that most joyous of traditions — the year-end list! Everywhere you turn, lists of the best, the worst, the most and the least are springing up, informing you about all the cool shit that…
If you’ve spent any time on Brighton Boulevard in the last few years, then you know there’s art happening there. A lot, actually. Since it opened almost a decade ago, Rhinoceropolis and its neighboring venue, Glob, have put hundreds of bands, performances, festivals and films before all-ages crowds in Denver…
Editor’s note: It’s time to put 2014 into the history books and look forward to 2015 — but not before one last bash to kick off the transition in style, something you can plan with our New Year’s Eve Guide listings. Do you have even bigger plans for the coming…
In 2014 the women of Denver pulled out all the stops with their street style. We spotted these fashionistas on campus, at shows and events, on their way to work, even waiting for Lady Gaga. Feast your eyes on the ten best womenswear looks of the past twelve months. See…
For some, it can be scary to finally decide to get a tattoo. Where do you even start? When it comes to researching a shop, its name is probably the first thing you’ll come by–whether you hear it from a friend or you find it on social media. So tattoo…
Tsigereda Gugia has been designing since she was a seven-year-old girl in Ethiopia. She moved to the United States for college, and now will showcase her latest designs on Saturday, December 20 at Gazelle Model’s Dress to Impress fashion show and clothing sale at the Cherry Creek Hilton Garden Inn,…
