1) $1 Off All Mu Beers From Noon to Midnight
2) Mu Will Also Donate A $1 For Every Beer Purchased
3) Unlimited Hi-Fives From The Mu Crew
4) Warm Fuzzy Feelings Inside For Doing Something Good And Probably From Drinking Lots Of Beer.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
MS is Bull!
1) $1 Off All Mu Beers From Noon to Midnight
2) Mu Will Also Donate A $1 For Every Beer Purchased
3) Unlimited Hi-Fives From The Mu Crew
4) Warm Fuzzy Feelings Inside For Doing Something Good And Probably From Drinking Lots Of Beer.
Monday, July 14, 2014
Phyllis Barber - To The Mountain - at Tattered Cover
Jul 16 2014 7:00 pm - Tattered Cover on Colfax Avenue| Award-winning author Phyllis Barber will discuss and sign her memoir To the Mountain: One Mormon Woman’s Search for Spirit ($18.95 Quest Books). Barber’s
Mormonism and literary prose distinguish this book among spiritual
memoirs. In a series of thought-provoking, personal essays, she provides
an engaging account of how she left her original Mormon faith and
eventually returned to it decades later. Can’t make it to the signing? Request an autographed copy here: books@tatteredcover.com Phyllis Barber’s website |
Location:
- Tattered Cover Bookstore
- 2526 East Colfax Avenue
- Denver, Colorado
- 80206
- United States
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Kerouac was a Bum
It might be socially acceptable to glamorize the Jack Kerouac of the past now, and think of how
he wrote much of the Beat classic On The Road on Lafayette St.,
very close to Colfax, but then if he walked the famed street today he would be just another casualty of
gentrification: an unwanted panhandler; another bum sleeping in your doorway. In the light of his posthumous success it's all too easy for some teary eyed romanticism to creep in, but he really was just a bum. A gifted, literary bum, but a vagrant in the eyes of respectable society nonetheless. Gentrification has no place for his kind of genius and he probably would have just been told to move on.
Truly it is a Rocky Mountain High. Few cities have I ever
seen that have endured such an immediate and total makeover. Baseball fields
where Neal Cassady used to hit home runs over the fence are dwarfed by Coors Field,
and the beatnik avenues of his skid-row father are now high falootin' high
rollersville roosts called "lofts", only there ain't no artists left cuz
they are too busy spilling for oils and canvas and their finery and the rents
turned against them. Capitol Hill. Colfax alone!
A friend of mine's mother came out to visit a few weeks ago and couldn't believe that her son could afford such a rich neighborhood. Five years ago she came and visited and was scared for his life and demanded that he seek better housing. He never moved. So, my beloved Capitol Hill, of pan handlers and poets, and wandering vagabonds and scrubs, is no longer affordable to the former followers of freakiness.
A friend of mine's mother came out to visit a few weeks ago and couldn't believe that her son could afford such a rich neighborhood. Five years ago she came and visited and was scared for his life and demanded that he seek better housing. He never moved. So, my beloved Capitol Hill, of pan handlers and poets, and wandering vagabonds and scrubs, is no longer affordable to the former followers of freakiness.
There are just too many people discovering the "East
Coast of the West Coast". I tell anyone here that is concerned with urban
sprawl, "Let it go, why worry? We've got all the way to Kansas to expand this empire!"
But tonight, Bob Weir is at the Ogden Theater.
Wow, not since my mom took banjo lessons from Jerry Garcia in Menlo Park have my eyes seen so much hair in
need of a shower. Hip E.
Accuse the man in the school bus of litterin' hippies across
Colfax, and congratulate the man who thought to turn the old Cowboy Disco into
a hipster bar called Sancho's Broken Arrow. Talk about thinking a "head". This place is packed to
the ribs of Jonah's whale. The hills have emptied out their devotees. All of them live
above you at -20 degrees until there's a Dead Show in town.
These followers of the hippie dream are somehow convinced that the rules of society don't appeal or
apply to them. Man, I live on the rules of karma and it said I deserved to rip
off a friend for my miracle ticket...Little hippie aggression, I feel.
Sensitive New Age Guy. SNAG. Don't last long in a woman's jaw. But I do honor
their efforts to establish their own status quo. And I believe in love and
those that follow Love have my blessing and gratitude, no matter how badly
Patchouli Oil smells.
Now the Deadheads that once took over whole parking lots at stadiums are confined to a single, few block stretch of sidewalk. Where do the freaks go now?! I’m off to “Original Aurora”, to
see if all the artist and hipster community seed has been planted there, or
just another Larimer Square.
Friday, July 11, 2014
The John Penton Story
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Black Veil Brides coming to The Fillmore Auditorium
Special Guest Falling in Reverse plus guests TBA
Fillmore Auditorium
October 27
Showtime 6:00 pm / Doors 6:00 pm
Black
Veil Brides confidently take the lead with their third full-length
album, Wretched and Divine [LAVA Records/Republic Records]. Boasting a
compelling concept, the record sees the Los Angeles quintet—Andy
Biersack [Vocals], Ashley Purdy [Bass], Jinxx [Guitar], Jake Pitts
[Guitar], and Christian Coma [Drums]—deliver a collection of songs
that's as immersive as it is infectious. Hallmarks of their sound like
gritty riffs, orchestral flourishes, elegant soloing, and anthemic
vocals remain intact. At the same time, everything expands gracefully
into the fabric of an intricate post-apocalyptic drama about The Wild
Ones penned by Biersack and artistic collaborator Richard Villa III.
Ultimately, Wretched and Divine opens the gateway to a new world
altogether.
Coming
off the road in support of 2011's Set the World on Fire, Black Veil
Brides made a collective and conscious decision to break ground when
they entered the studio. They couldn't just make "another album"; they
needed to make a statement this time around. The songs weave together to
tell the tale of a dystopian future where a unified church government
is devouring society through taking away science and creativity. This
despotic regime drugs the youth into becoming drones, but refugees named
The Wild Ones—the band's fictional alter ego—inspires the kids to be
themselves and revolt.
"In
essence, it's the origin story of the band and the BVB Army," he
reveals. "At the same time, it's not a musical. You can listen to any
track as a standalone Black Veil Brides song. If you choose to go on the
ride, there's a story. It's the soundtrack to our lives and lives of
The Wild Ones. It's got elements of everything we've done, but it's
different. It's high-concept, but it's also personal."
Fans
have definitely felt everything that Black Veil Brides have done up to
this point. In 2010, they laid the groundwork for their legion of
supporters to be born with We Stitch These Wounds. The album debuted in
Top 40 of the Billboard Top 200 and No. 1 on the Independent Chart,
leading to their signing with LAVA. In support of the record, they
headlined the coveted Alternative Press Tour and were crowned "Best New
Artist" at Revolver's Golden Gods Awards and "Best Newcomers" at the
Kerrang! Awards. In addition to appearing on the Vans Warped Tour, they
scorched the stage at Download Festival, Bamboozle, and Rock am Ring.
Meanwhile
a year later, Set the World on Fire debuted at Number 17 on the
Billboard Top 200, and the band hit the road with Avenged Sevenfold and
Hollywood Undead. Transformers: Dark of the Moon and The Avengers both
included the band on their soundtracks, and their pop culture
infiltration continued. Along the way, they amassed one of the most
rabid fan bases in modern music, affectionately dubbed BVB Army.
Publicist, Press & Interview requests: Please contact Kevin Chiaramonte KevinC@pfamedia.net
Black Veil Brides:
Official Website: blackveilbrides.net
Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Blackveilbrides
Official Twitter: www.twitter.com/OfficialBVB (@officialBVB)
Official Instagram: @BLACKVEILBRIDES
Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BlackVeilBridestv
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
at the Fillmore Auditorium Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or call 800 – 745 - 3000
Tickets are $25.00 GA ADV and $29.00 GA DOS plus applicable service charges.
For Private Box seating and other VIP ticket option information, please call (303) 837-1024
THIS SHOW IS AGES 16+
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Ignite Theatre presents "Rent"
Ignite Theatre presents
"Rent"
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Keith Rabin Jr & Amy Osatinski
Musical Direction by Blake Nawa'a
Directed by Keith Rabin Jr & Amy Osatinski
Musical Direction by Blake Nawa'a
Measure your life in love.
August 8-31
"Rent"
tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians
struggling to survive and create in New York City's Lower East Side in
the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of
HIV/AIDS.
Ignite Theatre presents "Rent," the rock musical based on Puccini's opera La bohème, August 8 through August 31 at
the Aurora Fox Theatre, 9900 East Colfax Avenue in Aurora.
Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and Monday, August 11
at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $27 Adult, $19 Student,
$24 Group (6+). Call 720-362-2697 or online at www.ignitetheatre.com
Rush seats!
Ignite Theatre will carry on the original groundbreaking tradition of
rush seats that started with the show on Broadway. A minimum of 10 seats
will be available for each performance. The first 10 seats are front
row and additional seats, if available, are rear-balcony. Patrons must
be in line a half hour before performance start time. Rush seats are
$10.
The
cast includes Ethan Knowles (Mark), J. Tanner Kaler (Roger), Jenna Moll
Reyes (Mimi), Lindesy Falduto (Maureen), Erica Trisler(Joanne), Brandon
Lopez (Collins), Carlos Jimenez (Angel) and Randy Chalmers (Benny).
Ensemble
members are Wayne Easter, Audrey Felderman (U/S Mimi), Anna High,
Kristin Honiotes, Valerie Igoe, Nick Martinez, Megan Montalbano, Rob
Rehberg and Thairone Vigil.
"Rent" was first seen in a limited three-week workshop production at New York Theatre Workshop in 1994. The show's creator, Jonathan Larson, died suddenly in January 1996, the night before the off-Broadway premiere. "Rent" won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score. In 2005 it was adapted into a motion picture featuring most of the original cast members.
Ignite Theatre presents
"Rent"
A group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive in NYC's Lower East Side.
Aug. 8 - 31
Thurs/Fri./Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. & Mon., Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
$27 Adult | $19 Student| $24 Group (6+)
720-362-2697 or online at www.ignitetheatre.com
Aurora Fox Theatre, 9900 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Co 80013
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