Entertainment
Staying human with Michael Franti
It’s Election Day, Nov. 6, 2018, and it feels serendipitous to get the chance to talk with Michael Franti about his new documentary, Stay...
Keeping the tradition going
When your family has successfully organized and run a multi-day arts and culture festival each of the past 33 years, odds are you’re not...
When I paint my masterpiece
Consider the bus driver. Do you notice them as you board the Skip? Do you wonder what they see as the Dash rumbles down...
Logistx at the Block
The pandemic hasn’t stopped Block 1750 from finding a way to connect with the community. And from helping the community connect with their own...
Veteran reggae artist Anthony B honors Bob Marley’s birthday
Anthony B is a reggae artist loved for his righteous lyrics and positive attitude. A defender of the poor and a believer in the strength and beauty of Jamaican culture, his dancehall style is rich, powerful and uplifting. While other artists bow to peer pressure and ...
What to do when there’s ‘nothing’ to do . . .
EVENTS
WRAP: Emerging Global Citizenship in Transcultural Fusion Dance (virtual event). 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 8 (additional dates: Saturday, October 9 and Sunday, October 10)....
Outside the frame
Growing up in the ’60s, when Melanie Walker and her sister would come home complaining about a problem at school, their father would joke,...
A matter of persistence
The legacy of Orson Welles looms large in the history of cinema. So large, even Welles himself fell into its blackness.
“The word genius was...
Charles Bukowski uncovered
Absence of the Hero, Vol. 2, the latest book of uncollected Charles Bukowski writings, begins with “The Reason Behind Reason,” a poignant tale of a professional baseball player who has somewhat of a psychotic break while playing the outfield. In the middle of a game...
‘Your ears are gonna hurt’
If our quiet corner of the Front Range has seemed louder in recent years, that’s partly by design. Fueled by its beating black heart in...
The filmmaker too tough to die
Few filmmakers are as devoted to cinema as Alex Cox. Since his debut in 1984, Cox has made movies for the studios, for BBC’s...
Review: Pretty Lights at Red Rocks
There’s absolutely no way I can write this review without bias. No one altered my college music sensibilities like Pretty Lights, whom I knew as the spearhead for Colorado’s charge into electronic music and indisputable winner of the hearts and ears of a generation ...
