Entertainment
Taking a scenic sociopath
Oftentimes, films determined to be quirky and fun actually come off as little more than overconfident jackassery, a condition now known as Baby Driver-itis....
From country ghettos to orange blossoms
Orange Blossoms, the new album from JJ Grey & Mofro, has a more relaxed and soulful feel than its predecessor, 2005’s Country Ghetto, which displayed a decidedly grittier edge...
Consistency and innovation feed Spoon’s indie rock success
Austin, Texas, indie rockers Spoon have flown under the radar for most of their nearly 15-year career, garnering an underground following but only emerging onto the above-ground scene after several poppy cuts from 2007’s Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga wedged into radio rotation. ...
Arts | Week of August 28, 2014
Game Changer — Various artists. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443- 2122. Through Sept. 14...
Twelve
This is one of the runners-up in our Summer Flash Fiction Contest. The other runner-up can be read here, and the winner can be read here...
Welcome the stranger
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed...
Same language, new story
Among the anachronisms likely to linger in former Communist-bloc countries, where borders were closed and travel limited for half a century, one might not expect to find figurative painting. But for a handful of rising artists from a generation who have forgotten ...
Art for art’s sake
manifesto, noun: a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
What we need is works of art that are strong,...
Review: Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s ‘Macbeth’
Setting one of Shakespeare’s plays in a relatively modern time and place is more the rule than the exception these days. Of the dozens of performances of the Bard’s works I’ve seen, only a small handful has used a “traditional” setting. Instead, directors tend to ...
Decemberists inspire awe at Boulder Theater
Despite their baroque, anti-war, liberal, Portlandian, eastern-European, Shakespearian, English romantic influences, The Decemberists are, at heart, an American band. Something about hating Los Angeles and longing for the life of an expatriate speaks to our national ...

















