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Boulder is no Seattle
The high cost of living in Boulder County is old news. You won’t be surprised to read that a 2011 report showed the state minimum wage was already $3.61 shy of providing an individual with a self-sufficient wage even at that time. Self-sufficient meaning a person ...
Rock and roll masonry
Something about summertime in Boulder seems to bring out the true colors of its community, as if the sun unleashes the great vibes emanating throughout this diverse and lively town; vibes that can be found in abundance at Boulder’s annual Bands on the Bricks series, ...
The Bard cometh
Timothy Orr isn’t exactly new to the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. He started acting there in the mid-oughts, moved up to associate producing director in 2011, and spent last season as the interim artistic director after the departure of Philip Sneed. But this ...
Reverse Godzilla
Twenty-seven years ago, a handful of Boulderites decided to go a good deed: to pitch in and clean up the creek and the downtown parks surrounding it. To make it fun, they added a couple booths. Then they added a couple more. Before long, that cleanup fell by the ...
Words and music
When Krewella first started talking about signing to major label Columbia Records, the group left no room for confusion on its demand for creative control over its music...
The patron saint of the lyrically scorned
Woman to Woman, isn’t Denver musician Esmé Patterson’s first go at a concept album. Years ago, before starting the band she’s best known for fronting, Paper Bird, she and Paper Bird’s future guitar player gave it the old college rock try...
A theatre student walks into a bar
YOU head over to the theatre building when you hear that Romeo and Juliet is being performed for free at the University of Colorado Boulder. However, things take a turn when you realize students are dancing in the hallways, a capella groups are performing before the ...
