Thursday July 19, 2001
Have you ever wondered what the future
of Denver's art scene might look like? A
trip to Auraria Campus' Emmanuel
Gallery might provide some insight.
Crème de L'Auraria, an exhibition
curated by Manya Tan from the
University of Denver, opens from 4 to 7
p. m. The exhibition features art students
from Metropolitan State College of
Denver, University of Colorado at
Denver and Community College of
Denver students.
--Sean Weaver
Friday July 20, 2001
It's two weeks away from First Friday
and you've got an art itch. Grab the black
turtlenecks and hop over to Pirate: A
Contemporary Art Oasis and check out
Marie E. v. B Gibbon's exhibition From
My Perspective, which opens from 7 to
10 p. m. Gibbon's new work includes the
work "Designer Babies" which explores
cloning, gene designing and interference
with nature. --SW
Saturday July 21, 2001
Depeche Mode is living in that rarified
air of tweener-ness-- possibly old and
legendary enough to qualify this tour as a
nostalgic reunion gig, but still active and
hip enough to make this a comeback tour.
The real spotlight will be shining on the
opener, Poe, whose odd spoken-word,
did-Poe-even-show-up-at-the-studio-that-
day ditty "Hey Pretty" has finally put
something fresh on the airwaves. She didn't
get enough attention when Hello came
out-- maybe Haunted will do the trick. If
not, she'll just have to release another
solid album with a title beginning with H.
Both bands play Fiddler's tonight.
--Chris J. Magyar
Sunday July 22, 2001
It's time to head up to the hills and hear the
relaxing sound of saxophones whispering
through the trees. Today is the last day for
the first Evergreen Jazz Festival-- a
three-day featuring charts from traditional,
New Orleans, Dixieland and ragtime
groups. Today's lineup includes the
Golden Gate Rhythm Machine, James
Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band and Alan
Frederickson Jazz Ensemble. Tickets can
be ordered at www.dmamusic.org/evergreenjazzfestival/
--SW
Monday July 23, 200
Everyone's got an Aerosmith phase.
Maybe that's why these guys are still
around-- to provide future generations
with enough material for Aerosmith phases
until the Janie gets that gun aimed
where it belongs. Anyone who's speculated
on what a certain band's career would
have gone like if it weren't for the tragic
death of a lead singer need look no further.
Aerosmith is bucking the old rock-n-roll
formula by living fast, but dying old.
With Fuel, tonight at Fiddler's Green.
--CJM
Tuesday July 24, 2001
Still have that black turtleneck handy?
Throw it on (with pants, please) skip
work and head over to the Rocky
Mountain College of Art and Design's
Fine Arts Center Exhibition Space for a
10 to 11 a. m. gallery talk with one of
Denver's most unique sculptors, Erick
Johnson. After the talk, walk around the
gallery, and enjoy Johnson's exhibit I'm
Here For the Art not the Food. Better eat
breakfast first. --SW
Wednesday July 25, 2001
After you rustle up some vittles tonight,
hop the stage over to the Arvada Center
for a good ol' down home meeting with
Calamity Jane. Okay, it's not really the
late, great C. J. in person, but it's the next
best thing-- Glenda Bell, bringing the
old-west character to life. The free show
starts at 7 p. m.-- just in time to get out of
town before sunset, pardner. --SW
Thursday July 26, 2001
Hey Lyle! Got a red head for you! The
rumors that Lyle Lovett and the newly
single Julia Roberts are back in bed have
to be false. The man's too smart for her,
as his music attests. He'll be spinning
genuinely artful country tonight at Red
Rocks with Shawn Colvin, another performer
who embraces America's music
without resorting to the pop-cheese-synth-crap that's kept Hank Sr. spinning
in his grave for years now.
--CJM
Friday July 27, 2001
That black turtleneck probably has all
kinds of wine and cheese stains on it by
now, so toss it in the hamper and grab
your favorite DKNY shirt, then head over
to the Edge Gallery for Jill Nasman's
opening reception of I need it 'cause I
want it. Nasman's work explores materialism
and its effect on individuals by
combining logos such as Chanel and
Mercedes into objects associated with
children. The reception starts at 7 p. m.
and continues through 10. Set your
Rollex. --SW
Saturday July 28, 2001
It's fitting the last concert at Mile High
Stadium will be an orgy of corporate
sponsorship and future-for-the-masses
hype. After all, the old bird's successor is
a progeny of both. The Area One Music
Festival (starring Moby-- the love/hate
poster child of mainstream techno) features
corporate leeching by Ford and
Intel, companies so desperate to use cool
music in their commercials, they'll send a
massive tour across the country. Yes, the
artists are all top-notch, and musically it
should be one helluva night, but is this
what summer concerts are coming to?
Must we plow through the names and
logos of already in-your-face advertisers
to find seats for the bands we like? Too
late to ponder: next year's festival will be
at Invesco Field. --CJM
Sunday July 29, 2001
It's difficult to pinpoint which of the
many bluegrass festivals is the largest in
Colorado, but Rocky Grass, in Lyons, is
probably the most authentic. Tonight's
the second night of the three-day festival
which takes place at Planet Bluegrass
Ranch near the Meadow Park
Campground (where many attendees set
up shop for the weekend). Local
and national bluegrass superstars
such as David Grisman, Open
Road, Sam Bush, Doc Watson,
Ricky Skaggs, and many more
provide the tunes. A full pass is
$65, or you can just pop in for the
day for $40.
--CJM
Monday July 30, 2001
Down in the dumps? Monday blues?
Everybody knows that sarcasm and
mocking will cure what ails you! Check
out the Institute of Official Cheer
(www. lileks. com/ institute) for a dose of
mean scathing reality that's sure to make
you feel better about yourself. Here,
you'll find a hilariously bitter examina-tion
of '70s decor (Interior Desecrators),
a mean-spirited look at '50s fashion (The
Dorcus Collection), a sickening replay of
ugly Jell-O dishes (The Gallery of
Regrettable Food), and even a collection
of bad photos of famous people (Bad
Publicity). James Lileks is one of the
Internet's rare gems: a humorist who
doesn't rely (completely) on the low-brow.
--CJM
Tuesday July 31, 2001
Tonight's Wotapalava Festival at
Fiddler's was touted as gay culture's
Lollapalooza (or its Ozzfest, if you will).
Well, it got cancelled. Redeem tickets at
the Fiddler's Green box office. Maybe
next year, wot? --CJM
Wednesday August 1, 2001
So you decided to go to the Institute of
Official Cheer instead of doing laundry.
That turtleneck is now some sort of geo-logic
layer in the closet, and there is still
one more art stop to go (at least before
our next issue hits the streets). Don't
despair. The lights will probably be
turned down low for the Museum of
Contemporary Art/ Denver's Reel Love at
6 p. m. Reel Love incorporates a spectrum
of contemporary film, video and digital
media. (Thanks Cydney for bringing a lit-tle
BMOCA to our MoCA/ D lives).
Admission for Reel Love is free for mem-bers
of the museum, $6 for non-members
and $4 for students and seniors. --SW
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