Tag: denver
PEOPLE’S FAIR NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NON-PROFIT PARTICIPANTS
Groups are welcome to apply to exhibit or to sell beverages to fundraise for their organizations Denver, Colo. – February 20, 2014 – This year marks the 43rd annual CHUN Capitol Hill People’s Fair, an event with a tradition of supporting the Denver community and local non-profit groups. Once again, non-profits are welcome to participate at the People’s […]
Colorado Creative Industries investing in Communities
By Cristy Costello Few would deny that participation in and appreciation of the arts offers significant benefits for individuals — personal enjoyment, inspiration, and deeper meaning, to name a few. But the arts also deliver important social benefits – economic prosperity, student achievement, healthy and vibrant communities. In 1967 Governor John Love launched the Colorado […]
MSU Denver Students Design Paper Dress for ADCD Show
Back in 1966, Scott Paper Company invented the paper dress. Intending it to just be a marketing tool, it became a pop culture sensation instead. For one dollar, women could buy the dress and also receive coupons for Scott paper products. Women surprised the company by ordering half a million of these dresses in under […]
Petals of Spain: Your Everyday Bodhisattva
by Tim Wenger Denver’s beloved jazzified indie rock posters Petals of Spain are dropping another record, their second of the year, on August 30 at the Bluebird Theatre. This record will be a full length record, containing the EP that they released in February as well five new songs. The songs were recorded at So […]
The Bunny Gang Working to Establish Denver as Home
by Tim Wenger The Bunny Gang have, albeit not yet a long one, but still a storied, history. Forming in Denver in 2012 following time in Los Angeles, California under the moniker Nathan Maxwell and The Original Bunny Gang, the group is working diligently to establish themselves as a prominent name in Denver’s scene and […]
Orifice A-Invading Your Brain, and Scratching Your Mind
If you’re not familiar with the band Orifice A, stop reading now, and go to http://orificea.bandcamp.com/album/orifice-a This comedic heavy metal band has a sound I’d initially describe as Primus-meets-Chili Peppers-bass-meets Butthole Surfers and Green Jelly, then goes nuts; but it’s like nothing I’ve heard before. This trio, a recent transplant from Chicago, has made their home […]
Hi-Strung-CD Review
by Tim Wenger I am not sure what the appropriate mood would be to listen to Hi-Strung, Denver’s take on ominous indie rock with hints of orchestra and pop vocals. Perhaps it would be right before heading out on a date, to take your mind off the anxious thoughts plaguing your brain. Or perhaps it […]
American Power Metal on the Rise: Vacant Throne opens for Sabaton
by Axe Power metal is a genre notably dominated by non-USA artists and fanbases, although American acts like Iced Earth, Kamelot, and Symphony X are at the top of their game, and household names internationally. Whereas acts like Blind Guardian might garner thousands of times more attention from international audiences than they do in the […]
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