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Earth to Echo is E.T. for the hyper-digital age

Earth to Echo is a slender kiddie flick about a quartet of preteens and their palm-sized alien pal that's at once bland, well-intentioned, and utterly terrifying regarding the mental development of modern children. As in the most honest kids films, our five-foot heroes admit to being isolated, unhappy, and cowed...
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100 Favorite Dishes: Cochinita Pibil at Work & Class

No. 98 Cochinita Pibil at Work & Class 2500 Larimer Street 303-292-0700 It's possible that every menu item at Work & Class, the raucous but welcoming homage to American slow cooking -- with a healthy dose of Mexican flavors -- could make our 100 Favorite Dishes list. The kitchen's spoon...
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The Three Owners of Cold Crush Have Big Plans for the Future

On a recent Wednesday evening at Cold Crush, a customer sits on a high bar stool, eating a shrimp po' boy. The bar is half filled with twenty- and thirty-somethings, talking and sipping cocktails. Original art hangs on the red-brick walls. There are about twenty people in the building, but...
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James Holmes trial now scheduled to begin December 8

The trial of Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes is now scheduled to begin on December 8. Judge Carlos Samour set that date at a hearing today over objections from Holmes's attorneys, who argued that it wouldn't give them enough time to analyze a second sanity evaluation of Holmes that's...
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Lauri Lynnxe Murphy’s Laments Explores the Use of Oil in Art

Lauri Lynnxe Murphy, whose art often deals with environmental themes, has been on a mission to purge herself of oil-based materials. But boycotting oil is next to impossible. Next May, Murphy plans to leave her massive Five Points studio behind and embark on a cross-country journey in a tiny home...
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Tommy Metz has developed auto-mastering software to go with his new album

Tommy Metz works as a web developer and is unassuming and friendly. He's also one of Denver's more prolific musicians. His voice is unexpectedly powerful and brightly melodic, and it floats over his finely crafted beats. Lately, Metz has separated his work, releasing his darker, more experimental pieces under the...
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Jason Isbell on Twitter: “It’s a good thing to waste time with”

Jason Isbell, playing Tuesday at the Boulder Theater and Wednesday at the Ogden, embodies all the traditions, influences and stories that make up Southern folk and country. He was raised in rural Alabama and immediately took to singing and playing guitar. He toured and wrote with Drive By Truckers. He...
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Win two general admission tickets to Wings & Whiskey at ACE

VIP tickets to Sunday's Wings & Whiskey battle at Ace, Josh and Jen Wolkon's ping-pong emporium in Uptown, sold out weeks ago, but there are still general admission tickets available to the event, the proceeds of which benefit the Denver Housing Authority's Youth Culinary Academy. And you can win two...
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Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s Henry IV, Part I, is honor bound

King Henry IV gained the throne by deposing his predecessor, Richard II, and having him murdered, and in Henry IV, Part 1, the crown lies uneasily on his head. He's beset with political problems: Men who aided his insurgency have turned against him; there's rebellion brewing throughout the kingdom; and,...