GoGo LoGo Volume 2, Issue 19
August 31 - September 13, 2000
Calendar of Events
Concerts
Upcoming Tours at a glance
Venues
Art Galleries
Movie Listings
Plays
Bar Guide

Get Out!

THURSDAY AUGUST 31, 2000

STUDIO X has grown out of being a recording studio, and into being a virtual label and promoter all in one. By gathering up an impressive roster of local talent, they've discovered a second life as mixtape presser and backer of showcase concerts. Catch the latest Studio X Showcase with Spiv, The Hornbuckle Brothers, Rainbow Sugar, Reform Control and the BlastOff Heads at The Soiled Dove. --Chris J. Magyar

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2000

A short while back, we introduced you to the creepy little puppets of MYSTERY SANDBOX THEATER. "For those with a short memory, it went something like this: "By far, the stand out scene ... was Wanda Winnebago at the Black Cat Lounge. Winnebago, a redlipsticked, gashmouthed, aging lounge singer reminiscent of Gloria Swanson opens by singing 'The Crying Game.' A dozen or so peacock feathers waved around on her head while the machismofemme hoarseness of her baritone voice wafts through the audience. The singing numbers are punctuated by jokes about her new boobs, which are poseable, and the finite 'infrastructure' of her bouffant." What Cilicia was trying to say was, "Wow! Cool!" Wanda will star in "Delirium: Box of Secrets" September 1 and 2 at Gallery 13, 1215 E. 13th Ave. Tickets are only $5. Call 720-849-3768. --CJM

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 2000

The Colorado Sports Café presents "WARRIOR CHALLENGE." "This big event is being held for the fourth time already. The stakes in this fight are high. There will be a "winner take all" cash prize and a Championship belt. There will be fights in three weight divisions and a Ring Girl contests for your entertainment. Former Champions Cruz Chacon, Mark Walker and Frankie Sanchez will all be there to defend their belts. The event will be held at 1345 Cortez, on the corner of Pecos and Highway 36. Tickets are available through the Colorado Sports Café, Independent Records, Remi's and Tigron. For more information, or to register to fight, call 303-859-6783. --Valerie van de Flier

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 2000

Before you get too football crazy, check out the Rockies taking on the Brewers down the river from the two-headed construction beast known as Mile Hi Stadium. Why? They're out of the pennant race, Larry Walker is sucking wind (when he's even playing at all), you're guaranteed to see poor pitching from at least one of the teams, and hot dogs don't get any more expensive than at Coors Field. Two words: TODD HELTON. Even if his dream to hit .400 has faded by this series, his season is still one for the history books, comparable to George Brett's 1980 campaign, or even Mark McGwire's 1998 stampede (assuming he keeps Ted Williams' legendary benchmark within reach). Way more fun than watching Brian Griese struggling to throw a TD pass. --CJM

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2000

The Dance Music Awards only confirmed what many have believed for a long time: the best place to dance in Denver is the Snake Pit. What's most marvelous about this club, however, is that its best nights happen when other clubs aren't even open. Take SKUNK MOTEL, Snake Pit's Monday night feature with DJs Skunk and Jeremy. It won the Best Club Night category with a night that other clubs simply use to clean the floors while the doors stay securely locked. Why wait until the weekend to go out? Hit the floor right away, and get the work week started on the right foot. --CJM

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2000

There is officially nothing to do in Denver today. Seriously: it's been scientifically proven that Tuesday, September 5, 2000 is the most boring day in Denver history. What better way to celebrate the ennui than by logging on to the BORING INSTITUTE's website? Located on the web at www. boringinstitute. com, the site is guaranteed to fill your bored hours with a more entertaining brand of boredom. Especially useful is the Boring Report, updated monthly, a guide to what's boring in pop culture today, and even an occasional tidbit on how to cure boredom. And if that doesn't light your fire, then give up doing anything fun and just take a very long nap. --CJM

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2000

AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN is a play you should catch before anyone else beats you to it. Playing at the Arvada Center until October 1, the play takes a satirical look at the rise to fame, and the problems of a society obsessed with its fleeting fifteen minutes. Written by Douglas Carter Beane, the man responsible for Too Wong Foo: Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar. For tickets, call 303-431-3939. --CJM

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2000

You might be wondering when it's an appropriate time to toss tree trunks around for fun. This is it. For three days Estes Park will be host to the 24th Annual LONGS PEAK SCOTTISH IRISH HIGHLANDS FESTIVAL. There will live music, demonstrations, sporting events (of the tree trunk variety), jousting, costumes, and (if my guess is correct) a whole lot of sudsy booze. Grow your red beard out now, brush the lint off the clan plaid, and stick that "Mac" back on your last name. If it's not Scottish, it's crap! More information can be found at www.scotfest.com--CJM

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2000

If you were to take the history of techno music and compare it to the history of rock and roll, MOBY might very well be techno's version of The Beatles. He's experimented with a wide variety of styles, landed chartbusting singles on many different radio formats, and changed the way people think about live techno performance. For better or for worse, he's the guy that's brought DJ music into the mainstream. Catch him at Red Rocks with Rabbit in the Moon and Hybrid tonight. --CJM

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2000

Jazz doesn't, at first, seem to belong in church. And yet, Mary Lou Williams, pioneering jazz pianist and devout Catholic, married the two seamlessly throughout her life. Her most famous mass was commissioned by the Pope in 1969, and has been dubbed, simply, MARY LOU'S MASS. What made this particular mass so different, besides the use of jazz music (which would later influence many great Duke Ellington compositions), was that it was choreographed for dance by Alvin Ailey. In 1971, Ailey's dance troupe performed the mass at New York's Lincoln Center. It has not been seen with the dance component since. Cleo Parker Robinson's Dance Ensemble resurrects this great work for Denver and the world September 8, 9, and 10 at the Buell Theater. For tickets, call 3038934100. --CJM

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2000

He's the father of scary freaky weird music and has corrupted the minds of innocent kids for decades. And he keeps doing it. He might have gotten a little older, but he's still scary as hell É ALICE COOPER. He comes around once more to show he's still the scariest and rock the walls off the Ogden. -- VvdF

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2000

If you want to be blown away by some music you didn't think was even possible, dash up to Boulder and check out ZAP MAMA. Part En Vogue, part Erykah Badu, part Take 6, part Bob Marley, and all French, these six ladies make every sound in every song with their voices, and make every song a creation of exquisite and bizarre beauty. Playing the Boulder Theater for only one night on a rare American tour, you shouldn't miss this act for the world. -- CJM

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2000

Today's reason to drink! THE MONKEES premiered on NBC 34 years ago on this date, inspiring that silly cross-the-feet walk that would be a staple of drunken friends for years to come (supplanting the previously popular link arms-and-skip-while-singing from The Wizard of Oz). "Hey, hey, we're The Monkees! People say we monkey around! But we're too busy drinking! To keep our dinner down! ..." you know, they shouldn't let me write these things on Friday afternoon... --CJM

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2000

Born into a very musical family, it couldn't have been much different than BEN HARPER ending up as a musician himself. He started playing the guitar when he was six, had his first public performance when he was 12, and now he's 31 and selling out venues around the world. His major influences come from big names such as Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley and Bob Dylan. Together with the Innocent Criminals, he'll sing his songs of freedom and the restraint of selfexpression in Denver too, on the 13th of September at the Fillmore. --VvdF


Concerts

Thursday, August 31, 2000

Friday, SEPTEMBER 1, 2000

Saturday, SEPTEMBER 2, 2000

Sunday, SEPTEMBER 3, 2000

Monday, SEPTEMBER 4, 2000

Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 5, 2000, 2000

Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 6, 2000

Thursday, SEPTEMBER 7, 2000

Friday, SEPTEMBER 8, 2000

Saturday, SEPTEMBER 9, 2000

Sunday, SEPTEMBER 10, 2000

Monday, SEPTEMBER 11, 2000

Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 12, 2000

Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 13, 2000

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