denver/boulder shows for 12/22 - 12/28/08

Tuesday, December 23
The Englewood Christmas Party @ Gothic Theatre
The Swayback @ Bluebird Theater
One Whore's Town @ Larimer Lounge

Friday, December 26
Apathy @ Bluebird Theater
Brent Loveday @ Larimer Lounge
Chelsea Grin @ Marquis Theater
The Holiday Come Down @ Hi-Dive
Katie Herzig @ Walnut Room
La Riots @ Fox Theatre

Saturday, December 27
Alan Baird Project @ Larimer Lounge
Effektor @ Hi-Dive
Holiday Confessions @ Soiled Dove
The Motet performs Talking Heads @ Boulder Theater
Scalafrea @ Bluebird Theater
Texas Is On Fire @ Marquis Theater

Sunday, December 28
Cosmic Bowling League @ Ogden Theater
Marcus Church & The Levels @ Larimer Lounge

denver/boulder shows for 12/15 - 12/21/08

Monday, December 15
Bone Thugs N Harmony @ Fox Theatre
DJ Hot To Death @ Larimer Lounge

Tuesday, December 16
Bone Thugs N Harmony @ Gothic Theatre
Jimmi Immij @ Larimer Lounge
The Number 12 Looks Like You @ Marquis Theater

Wednesday, December 17
Colourmusic @ Hi-Dive
Innerpartysystem @ Marquis Theater
Larimer Lounge Xmas Party @ Larimer Lounge
Martin Sexton/Brett Dennen/Tift Merritt @ Fox Theatre
Neil Diamond @ Pepsi Center
Squirrel Nut Zippers @ Boulder Theater
Tijuana Pillbox @ Bluebird Theater

Thursday, December 18
Agnostic Front @ Marquis Theater
All Capitals @ Hi-Dive
Carcinoma CD Release @ Gothic Theatre
Dang Head @ Larimer Lounge
Gription @ Fox Theatre
The Pilot Light @ Bluebird Theater
Tim O'Brien/Shemekia Copeland @ Boulder Theater (E-Town)

Friday, December 19
Assisted Suicide Assembly @ Gothic Theatre
Forth Yeer Freshman @ Larimer Lounge
Hot IQs @ Bluebird Theater
The Jim Jims @ Hi-Dive
Spring Creek @ Fox Theatre
Tiny Television/Gregory Alan Isakov/Reed Foehl @ Walnut Room
Warrant @ Grizzly Rose

Saturday, December 20
Black Christmas 2008 @ Gothic Theatre
Cheech & Chong @ Paramount Theatre
Fiance @ Hi-Dive
Mainiam @ Larimer Lounge
People Under The Stairs @ Fox Theatre
Synthetic Elements @ Marquis Theater
William Topley @ Bluebird Theater

Sunday, December 21
Cheech & Chong @ Paramount Theatre
I Set My Friends On Fire @ Marquis Theater
William Topley @ Bluebird Theater

denver/boulder shows for 12/8 - 12/14/08

Monday, December 8
DJ Hot To Death @ Larimer Lounge
Oasis/Ryan Adams & The Cardinals @ Broomfield Event Center

Tuesday, December 9
Heart Start Hero @ Larimer Lounge
Sissy Wish @ Hi-Dive
The Sounds @ Ogden Theater

Wednesday, December 10
28-200 @ Larimer Lounge
Don Carlos @ Fox Theatre
The Flaming Lips "Christmas on Mars" @ Boulder Theater
Matthew Caws (Nada Surf)/Flobots @ CO College Armstrong Hall (E-Town)
Shwayze @ Bluebird Theater
Wu Tang Clan @ Ogden Theater

Thursday, December 11
Abby's Voice Benefit @ Fox Theatre
Death By Stereo @ Marquis Theater
The English Beat @ Ogden Theater
Fauna Valetta @ Larimer Lounge
The Wood Brothers @ Bluebird Theater

Friday, December 12
Achille Lauro @ Walnut Room
Born In The Flood @ Bluebird Theater
Dirty Heads @ Marquis Theater
Latch @ Hi-Dive
Pantyraid @ Gothic Theatre
Red Stinger @ Larimer Lounge
The Wood Brothers @ Fox Theatre

Saturday, December 13
The Black Crowes @ Fillmore Auditorium
Dan Deacon @ Rhinoceropolis
Dave Boylan Band @ Walnut Room
Dirt Nasty @ Larimer Lounge
Kosmos @ Walnut Room
Our Last Night @ Marquis Theater
Panal S.A. DE C.V @ Hi-Dive
Pharoahe Monche @ Fox Theatre
Trampled By Turtles @ Bluebird Theater

Sunday, December 14
Dyslexic Dinosaurs @ Hi-Dive
Mercury Rev @ Fox Theatre

denver/boulder shows for 12/1 - 12/7/08

Monday, December 1
DJ Hot To Death @ Larimer Lounge
Five Finger Death Punch @ Fillmore Auditorium

Tuesday, December 2
The Crystal Method @ Fox Theatre
Little Joy @ Larimer Lounge
Staind @ Fillmore Auditorium

Wednesday, December 3
Mac Lethal @ Marquis Theater
The Photo Atlas @ Fox Theatre
The Silver Cord @ Larimer Lounge

Thursday, December 4
The Archive @ Walnut Room
Audrye Sessions @ Marquis Theater
Joshua Novak @ Hi-Dive
The Lewis & Floorwax Christmas Ball @ Ogden Theater
The Omega Moos @ Fox Theatre
Railbenders @ Bluebird Theater
Thunder Malloy @ Larimer Lounge

Friday, December 5
Dir En Grey @ Gothic Theatre
Goodbye Champion @ Larimer Lounge
The Join @ Fox Theatre
My American Heart @ Marquis Theater
Oakhurst @ Walnut Room
Pat McGee Band @ Bluebird Theater
Smashing Pumpkins @ Ogden Theater
Taun Taun @ Hi-Dive
Warren Hill @ Soiled Dove

Saturday, December 6
Aiden @ Marquis Theater
Amanda Palmer @ Bluebird Theater
Christines @ Hi-Dive
Everything Absent Or Distorted @ Gothic Theatre
Fall Out Boy @ Ogden Theater
Head For The Hills @ Fox Theatre
Sebastien Tellier @ Larimer Lounge
The Swayback @ Soiled Dove

Sunday, December 7
Dario Rosa @ Larimer Lounge
Sebastien Tellier @ Bluebird Theater
Snow Patrol @ Gothic Theatre

denver/boulder shows for 11/24 - 11/30/08

Monday, November 24
Calexico @ Gothic Theatre
Los Lonely Boys @ Ogden Theater

Tuesday, November 25
AC/DC @ Pepsi Center
Brothers & Sisters @ Hi-Dive
Dub Trio @ Larimer Lounge
JD Souther @ Soiled Dove
Secondhand Serenade @ Gothic Theatre

Wednesday, November 26
Agent Orange @ Larimer Lounge
The Classic Crime @ Marquis Theater
Dub Trio @ Fox Theatre
In Flames @ Fillmore Auditorium
The Photo Atlas @ Bluebird Theater
Seneca @ Walnut Room
Umconscious @ Soiled Dove
Wish We Were Floyd @ Gothic Theatre

Thursday, November 27
OHGR @ Bluebird Theater

Friday, November 28
Andrea Ball @ Hi-Dive
Barcelona @ Marquis Theater
Boyz II Men @ Ogden Theater
Michael Franti & Spearhead @ Fillmore Auditorium
Ozric Tentacles @ Fox Theatre
Quemando @ Boulder Theater
Suicidal Tendencies @ Gothic Theatre
Vonnegut @ Bluebird Theater
Wetlands CD Release @ Larimer Lounge

Saturday, November 29
Dance Gavin Dance @ Marquis Theater
Elephant Revival @ Boulder Theater
GWAR @ Gothic Theatre
Jessica Sonner @ Walnut Room
Matisyahu @ Ogden Theater
Michael Franti & Spearhead @ Fillmore Auditorium
The Pilot Light @ Larimer Lounge
The Rebel Alliance Jam XIV @ Fox Theatre
Spetsnaz @ Hi-Dive
Yeasayer @ Bluebird Theater

Sunday, November 30
Bring Me The Horizon @ Marquis Theater
Matisyahu @ Fox Theatre

denver/boulder shows for 11/17 - 11/23/08

Monday, November 17
Castanets @ Hi-Dive
Pale Young Gentlemen @ Larimer Lounge
Talk To Angels @ Walnut Room

Tuesday, November 18
The Australian Pink Floyd Show @ Paramount Theatre
Danava @ Larimer Lounge
Grampall Jookabox @ Hi-Dive
Gription @ Fox Theatre
Hellogoodbye @ Marquis Theater

Wednesday, November 19
Darker My Love @ Larimer Lounge
Deadmau5 @ Fox Theatre
Old Crow Medicine Show @ Ogden Theater
Vic Chesnutt/Elf Power @ Hi-Dive

Thursday, November 20
Ben Kenney @ Walnut Room
Black Market Empire @ Bluebird Theater
Holly Golightly @ Larimer Lounge
Ian Harper @ Marquis Theater
Juno What?! @ Fox Theatre
Lordi @ Gothic Theatre
Old Crow Medicine Show @ Boulder Theater
The Sisters of Mercy @ Ogden Theater
Taun Taun @ Hi-Dive

Friday, November 21
Cat-A-Tac @ Larimer Lounge
Coldplay @ Pepsi Center
Dredg @ Bluebird Theater
The Foot @ Walnut Room
Hazel Miller @ Soiled Dove
Kan'nal @ Fox Theatre
Mason Jennings @ Boulder Theater
Moonspeed @ Hi-Dive
Mudvayne @ Fillmore Auditorium
Roe @ Marquis Theater
Synthetic Elements Video Release @ Gothic Theatre

Saturday, November 22
Dead Confederate @ Larimer Lounge
The Dropskots @ Marquis Theater
Faultline @ Bluebird Theater
Matt Morris @ Walnut Room
Murs @ Fox Theatre
Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers @ Gothic Theatre
Tech N9ne @ Fillmore Auditorium

Sunday, November 23
Asleep At The Wheel @ Fox Theatre
BigTime Entertainment Show @ Hi-Dive
Drowning Pool @ Marquis Theater
Jeremy Enigk @ Larimer Lounge

denver/boulder shows for 11/10 - 11/16/08

Monday, November 10
All Time Low @ Gothic Theatre
Brett Dennen @ Walnut Room
Kottonmouth Kings @ Fox Theatre
Matt Nathanson @ Bluebird Theater
Mickey Avalon @ Ogden Theater
The Shys @ Soiled Dove
Total Chaos @ Marquis Theater

Tuesday, November 11
Hotel Cafe Tour @ Bluebird Theater
Madonna @ Pepsi Center
Matt Nathanson @ Fox Theatre
Polysics @ Hi-Dive
Subtle @ Larimer Lounge

Wednesday, November 12
Citizen Cope @ Fox Theatre
Greg Laswell @ Walnut Room
The Little Place @ Larimer Lounge
Madonna @ Pepsi Center
MC Lars @ Soiled Dove
Rise Against @ Fillmore Auditorium
Steel Train @ Marquis Theater

Thursday, November 13
As Blood Runs Black @ Marquis Theater
Eric Hutchinson @ Bluebird Theater
Hawthorne Heights @ Ogden Theater
Melismatics @ Hi-Dive
My Brightest Diamond @ Larimer Lounge
Rise Against @ Fillmore Auditorium
Toubab Krewe @ Fox Theatre

Friday, November 14
Cowboy Mouth @ Bluebird Theater
Donna The Buffalo @ Oriental Theater
DragonForce @ Ogden Theater
Elisa @ Soiled Dove
Hell's Belles @ Fox Theatre
Ingrid Michaelson/Newton Faulkner/David Ford @ Gothic Theatre
New Kids On The Block @ Broomfield Event Center
O'Death @ Larimer Lounge
Portugal The Man @ Marquis Theater
Sole And The Skyrider Band @ Hi-Dive
Stephen Ashbrook @ Walnut Room

Saturday, November 15
Bishop Allen @ Hi-Dive
Cowboy Mouth @ Bluebird Theater
Donna The Buffalo @ Oriental Theater
Hell's Belles @ Fox Theatre
Land Of Talk @ Larimer Lounge
The Medic Droid @ Marquis Theater
Rodney Crowell @ Walnut Room
Stich @ Gothic Theatre

Sunday, November 16
Before Their Eyes @ Marquis Theater
Ben Kronberg/Everything Absent Or Distorted@ Larimer Lounge
Curly "No Shoes" Jr. @ Walnut Room
Digable Planets @ Fox Theatre
Ingram Hill @ Soiled Dove
Metro Station @ Gothic Theatre
Of Montreal @ Ogden Theater
PROGRESSION II Battle Of The Bands @ Hi-Dive

denver/boulder shows for 11/3 - 11/9/08

Monday, November 3
Beastie Boys/Tenacious D @ Fillmore Auditorium
Collie Buddz @ Fox Theatre
King Khan @ Larimer Lounge
Run Run Run @ Hi-Dive
Your Vegas @ Marquis Theater

Tuesday, November 4
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!!
Ludo @ Marquis Theater
The Woodbox Gang @ Fox Theatre
Year Long Disaster @ Larimer Lounge

Wednesday, November 5
Have Heart @ Marquis Theater
Jack's Mannequin @ Bluebird Theater
Juliet Mission @ Larimer Lounge
Mike Relm @ Fox Theatre
The XYZ Affair @ Hi-Dive

Thursday, November 6
As Your Attorney @ Marquis Theater
Eagles Of Death Metal @ Bluebird Theater
GSP @ Fox Theatre
Lions The Brave @ Larimer Lounge
OneRepublic @ Fillmore Auditorium
Rabbit Is A Sphere @ Hi-Dive
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks/Blitzen Trapper @ Gothic Theatre

Friday, November 7
Ashfield @ Gothic Theatre
Devin The Dude @ Bluebird Theater
Gang Gang Dance/Marnie Stern @ Larimer Lounge
Groundation @ Fox Theatre
Kyle Galanaugh @ Soiled Dove
Mike Maurer Band @ Marquis Theater
Scars On Broadway @ Ogden Theater
SoFo @ Walnut Room
Sunburned Hand Of The Man @ Hi-Dive
Under Oath @ Fillmore Auditorium

Saturday, November 8
Ash Ganley @ Walnut Room
Danielson @ Hi-Dive
Devin The Dude @ Fox Theatre
The Giraffes @ Larimer Lounge
Grace Potter And The Nocturnals @ Ogden Theater
Hanson @ Bluebird Theater
Henry Rollins @ Boulder Theater
KC And The Sunshine Band @ Gothic Theatre
The Vincent Black Shadow @ Marquis Theater

Sunday, November 9
The 88 @ Larimer Lounge
Capgun Coup @ Hi-Dive
Iced Earth @ Bluebird Theater
Jeffree Star @ Marquis Theater
Tom Morello @ Fox Theatre

denver/boulder shows for 10/27 - 11/2/08

Monday, October 27
Jason Mraz @ Fillmore Auditorium
Missy Higgins @ Fox Theatre
Parts & Labor @ Hi-Dive
Pierced Arrows @ Larimer Lounge
Ray Lamontagne @ Mackey Auditorium
The Secret Machines/The Dears @ Bluebird Theater
Terry Tempest Williams @ Boulder Theater

Tuesday, October 28
The Acorn/Shaky Hands @ Hi-Dive
The Felice Brothers @ Fox Theatre
Kids Like Us @ Marquis Theater
Missy Higgins/Joshua Radin @ Bluebird Theater
MSTRKRFT @ Ogden Theater
Torche @ Larimer Lounge

Wednesday, October 29
Devotchka @ Armstrong Hall (Colorado College)
Infected Mushroom @ Fox Theatre
Kamelot @ Bluebird Theater
Method Man/Redman/Termanology @ Ogden Theater
Motion Sickness @ Larimer Lounge

Thursday, October 30
3OH!3 @ Gothic Theatre
BigTime Entertainment Show @ Hi-Dive
DeVotchKa @ Boulder Theater
Electric Six @ Bluebird Theater
Experience Hendrix @ Paramount Theatre
The Faint @ Boulder Theater
Fear Before @ Marquis Theater
Foma* @ Bluebird Theater
Ghostface Killah @ Vinyl
Girl Talk @ Ogden Theater
Jaguares @ Ogden Theater
Jedi Mind Tricks @ Gothic Theatre
Leftover Salmon @ Fillmore Auditorium
Monofog @ Hi-Dive
The Motet @ Fox Theatre
The Photo Atlas @ Walnut Room
Under A Blood Red Sky @ Soiled Dove
Unroyal Blood @ Marquis Theater
Widowers @ Larimer Lounge
Workhorse @ Larimer Lounge
ZZ Top @ Paramount Theatre

Saturday, November 1
DeVotchKa @ Boulder Theater
Jedi Mind Tricks @ Fox Theatre
Raining & Ok @ Larimer Lounge
3OH!3 @ Gothic Theatre
Ozomatli @ Fox Theatre
Coles Whalen @ Walnut Room
Eoto @ Ogden Theater
Danzig @ Fillmore Auditorium
d. biddle @ Hi-Dive

Sunday, November 2
BigTime Entertainment Show @ Hi-Dive
Copeland @ Marquis Theater
Grand Buffet @ Larimer Lounge
Ozomatli @ Fox Theatre
Savanna @ Soiled Dove
Saving Abel @ Bluebird Theater
TV On The Radio/The Dirtbombs @ Ogden Theater

holland, my new kitty

OK, so tonight I've pretty much been posting this everywhere that I am allowed on the interwebs... I just adopted a kitten! She's 4 months old, black, and absolutely beautiful (OK, I may be just a bit biased). Not so long ago my brother adopted a dog, and he has always said that as soon as he met Mallie, he knew she was his dog. Well, I now know that feeling. I met Holland and another kitten at the same time. Holland took a few minutes to even come out of the carrier, then hid in the corner for a while until I was finally able to ease her out with a toy. Grace, the other kitten I met, was your "typical" kitten... she played, she climbed on my legs, my arms, my back, and playfully bit my fingers. Grace is adorable and friendly, no doubt, but still I was drawn to Holland.

After I'd played with the kittens for a while, my adoption counselor returned to the room and we talked about how Holland has clearly had bad experiences with humans. She was skittish, liked to hide, and visibly cringed everytime someone reached out to touch her. My adoption counselor told me, "She just needs to go home". I almost cried but came to the realization that Holland was MY cat. I picked up all the essentials on the way home (didn't have ANY cat supplies to speak of) and spent the evening playing with my new friend. I have to say it's quite entertaining to watch a kitten stalk and attack brilliantly colored ribbons... :)

She's now sleeping on the couch, which she seems to like more than the bed I bought for her. But that's OK. I know that she will be the best cat ever once she understands that she can trust me. I never thought I was a "cat person" because of allergies (I keep hearing they go away after a while, and that better be true, dammit!) but this little wonder just melted my heart:



Sadly, the best picture I got of her tonight is also the one with all the carpet stains... so you can just go ahead and ignore those. :) Yay kittens!