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I eulogized David Johansen for NPR Music. www.npr.org/2025/03/01/n...

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Interviewed on Denver 7 News tonight, abt a comic that I wrote/drew (& @lonniemf.bsky.social colored), for the Denver Art Museum. Also, guest appearance by Matt Mega C of Mutiny Comics and Coffee. Watch that mug here: www.denver7.com/news/black-h... Big thanks 2 Colette Bordelon for the story.

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If you are a NOAA or NWS employee in Colorado who was fired today, I'd like to talk to you for a @denverpost.com story. Inbox is open, DM for signal.

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If you've traded embroidered Circle Jerks patches for strollers and blood pressure meds, you're probably the laser-focused demo for this Gen-X chasing event. Don't get me wrong -- absolutely legendary lineup -- but funny to see it get this niche (for a big, 3-day fest that is). For @denverpost.com

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Colorado has a big stake in the #Oscars this year, as statewide natives / residents are vying for the biggest prizes, incl. Glenwood Springs' #BradyCorbet & his epic #TheBrutalist, & Colorado Springs' #ChrisSanders with animated champ #TheWildRobot (plus more). Will they win? For @denverpost.com

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Right now is probably the best time in years for music collectors in Denver, with new record stores popping up and old standbys Wax Trax adding multiple storefronts and Black & Read expanding to bigger digs. Great overview from @johnwenzel.bsky.social

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Another season of free, high quality shows from #LevittPavilion kicks off in May. Check out the full lineup here, for @denverpost.com

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Colorado Springs is getting a new country music venue and bar as #TheGrizzlyRose expands southward, adding momentum to a year in which country is expected to (once again) dominate charts and concerts. Details for @denverpost.com

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2 Native girls repeatedly asked their horse-riding organization Westernaires to stop imitating Indigenous culture. "They refused to listen." Now, the 10 & 11 y/o's quit, saying they couldn't tolerate it anymore. "Some people just don't care about other people." www.denverpost.com/2025/02/24/w...

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Will promoters ever get ticket-buying bots under control? Has #RedRocks finally hit full calendar capacity? And have we reached 100% festival fatigue, since Denver's failed to support any big, new ones in recent years? Answers to these and other 2025 concert-season questions, for @denverpost.com

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Good lord, this is really getting insane. And it's not even downtown. “I’ve been a part of the Denver food scene since 1981 as both an employee and employer, and I have never seen it this bad. I hope the state and city wake up before it is too late.” @denverpost.com story by #JonathanShikes

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These will be the first Phish shows in Boulder in more than 3 decades. Crazy to see they last played there, at Balch Fieldhouse, during my freshman year at CU. I am old. // Story by @johnwenzel.bsky.social

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Breaking music news: #Phish is returning to Boulder for the first time since 1993 with a trio of massive shows at #FolsomField. Goodbye (for now, at least) to their Labor Day run at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. Details and promoter AEG Presents' perspective, for @denverpost.com

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Oh hell yeah. See you at #BIFF 2025. From the Boulder #DailyCamera

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Dirty bathrooms, unmaintained trails and closure signs on campgrounds could be in Colorado's future if a federal hiring freeze does not thaw before millions of people flock to national parks this summer.

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With the homegrown #Illenium setting a precedent at Empower Field at Mile High in 2023, it's time to expand the stadium stage to Denver's #TheLumineers -- with opener #NathanielRateliff & the Night Sweats. Details for @denverpost.com

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Denver native & director #ScottDerrickson on his horror/romance hybrid #TheGorge, which premieres on Apple+ today. (I'm going to try to watch it again tonight because I missed a lot on my first viewing.) Plus: how and why Colorado influenced this peculiar genre salad, for @denverpost.com

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Countless orgs are fleeing DEI and their responsibility to historical truth -- under threat and by force -- but #DenverJazzRootsProject is not one of them. Free #BlackHistoryMonth music and programming this weekend in Denver's #FivePoints neighborhood, plus more Best Bets, via @denverpost.com

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Goddess @kathleenstjohn.bsky.social found this mug on Sat. and I’ve decided to ping all my DS9ers while simultaneously admiring some #DS9 vintage toy finds because I am that person and fully embrace it

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Today it's over "the Gulf of America." What state-mandated language or positions will the White House require reporters to parrot to retain access to events in the future?

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Holy public art! Nearly $4 million for this stunner, which is set to take shape in the Great Hall at #DIA over the next three years. Details and new renderings for @denverpost.com

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The big takeaway here is that Reuters won this case against the AI company on grounds they violated fair use—the judge found the AI company was guilty because, in using copyrighted works to generate its output, it “meant to compete... by developing a market substitute.” Huge.

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I have been struggling to articulate how the NEA’s grant changes make me feel & what to say about it because it feels like a moment where finding the right words is a matter of profound importance I found them in my inbox today in an email from New Harmony entitled “Our Values Are Not For Sale”

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In Denver last year: - Homicides dropped 17% - Non-fatal shootings dropped 10% - Property crime dropped 17% - Domestic violence assaults surged 44% Read more: www.denverpost.com/2025/02/09/d...

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Trump megadonor Steve Wynn has filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, which protects the media's ability to aggressively cover public officials. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...

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There's no better arts-and-culture deal than #freeadmission to the metro area's best zoos, museums, botanic gardens, galleries and theaters. All thanks to the 7-county tax district known as #SCFD (Scientific & Cultural Facilities District). Here's the 2025 list of biggies, for @denverpost.com

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Denver protest against President Trump, ICE raids draws thousands outside state Capitol: www.denverpost.com/2025/02/05/d... by @sethklamann.bsky.social and @coltrain.bsky.social

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Denver's #SeriesFest returns with #AmySchumer and another full slate of industry and public screenings, panels and other events. Festival passes on sale now, with Schumer tix on sale Thursday. For @denverpost.com

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As @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social reports, nothing can withstand the force of an idea whose time has come. In this case, #SpicyLibrarian has arrived, and her @denverpost.com story on the RiNo bookstore gives insight into its rapid ascent...

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#TheBrutalist director and Glenwood Springs native #BradyCorbet on why he's writing a horror-Western, why he won't film in the U.S. anymore, and that #GoldenGlobes moment with his daughter. Plus: how he's bringing celluloid back for his next movie. For @denverpost.com

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NEW: An "Indiana Jones" filming site, historic Japanese fish market, and more vulnerable buildings have been named to the 2025 Colorado's Most Endangered Places list for protection and renovation. What else is on there that needs saving? For @denverpost.com

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This thing looked shaky and amorphous to begin with but now the wheels have completely come off and rolled into the ditch. Scary... for anyone who bought a ticket. For @denverpost.com

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The rare double-billed comedy show at #RedRocks Amphitheatre -- and the event rarer female headlining duo. #TinaFey and #AmyPoehler headed to Denver in May, for @denverpost.com

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Thank you @rollingstone.com for naming “Transgender Dysphoria Blues” as one of your “100 Best Protest Songs of All Time” 🙌 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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