By Marisa Demarco I carefully packed up my gear, worried that the heat in my no-AC van would melt my homemade electronics. I grabbed some clean socks and drove north on Friday, May 10, for the Denver Noise Festival. This year was the fest’s fourth, and performers traveled in from around the U.S. and other countries, too. … Continue reading »
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By Margaret Wright — The first music event at Spirit Abuse seemed like it’d be an understated one. I was one of about a dozen guests who quietly leaned against the walls or sat on the floor of Postcommodity art collective’s new studio and installation space. It was a pawn shop for years. Now the air … Continue reading »
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By Margaret Wright — Maybe it wasn’t intentional. But the setting for printmaker Frol Boundin’s solo show at SCA Contemporary reverberates with his work. In industrial north Downtown, between a stretch of weeded-over rail line and the traffic tides of I-40 (a.k.a. “Coronado Freeway”), the gallery feels like it’s moored amid symbols of how the … Continue reading »
By Marya Errin Jones — I’ve got to hand it to you, Quentin. Django Unchained is an absolute masterpiece. It is as cinematically satisfying as it is raw and brutal. Django is also a fun movie, a little bit Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid with a dash of Blazing Saddles—which is needed to balance out … Continue reading »
By Scott M. Greene — Images painted by the 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush, have gone Internet-viral. My initial response when I learned of his paintings: Finally! The “shrub” branched out into my world, and it’s time for a serious painting critique smack-down. But this isn’t a blind alley, and I want to … Continue reading »
By Marisa Demarco — • Get over to the Stranger Factory today or tomorrow, the last days of the Graphic Comic Arts Exhibition. It’s curated by Jimmy Palmiotti, who’s written and inked the likes of Punisher and Painkiller Jane. The show features works by Bill Ward, the king of glamor girl in the 20th century; … Continue reading »
By Marisa Demarco — Clowns have a bad rap, says Devon de Mayo. “People assume that it’s a confrontational art form, that it’s very in your face and a bit aggressive.” Plus, there’s the red nose thing. Her troupe doesn’t do the red nose thing. So when La Piara was naming its satirical look at … Continue reading »
