From Flobots to Nathaniel Rateliff and #WomenCrush, finding social justice through music

Long prior to their platinum revenue, international excursions, or work for contemporary ballet company Wonderbound, the associates of Denver hip-hop act Flobots saw the possibility in baking activism and education right in their music. “It was always supposed to be symbiotic,” stated creator Jamie Laurie, a.k.a. Jonny 5, that had been inspired by the social-justice
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Breckenridge residents want popular, wooden troll sculpture removed

Breckenridge’s is however its lifespan might make cut short, as it seems the troll might soon fall victim. The buzz about media has been intense since the roughly troll, constructed of reclaimed wood, came up the Wellington Trail in Breckenridge for a summer arts festival. The pun ’s name is “Isak Heartstone,” given him by
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$1 coffee during the Colorado Avalanche hockey season and more Denver-area deals starting Oct. 12

Coffee Targets To maintain the hockey year fueled, Colorado Avalanche fans can find a medium hot or iced coffee for $1 at Dunkin‘ every Thursday. It’so valid at participating locations in Denver through rsquo & the team ;s life. The voucher ends April 4, 2019. Limit one cup per day, per person. Note: This deal
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Taylor Swift wins big at AMAs and encourages fans to vote

Taylor Swift kicked off with a rare political post on social media, and in the American Music Awards she continued the conversation by encouraging fans to vote at the upcoming midterm elections. Swift won four predecessors including artist of the year in the fan-voted series on Tuesday at Los Angeles, beating Drake, Ed Sheeran, Imagine
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6-mile hike leads to the largest concentration of natural arches this side of Utah

FRUITA — In Edward Abbey’s classic, “Desert Solitaire,” the seasonal ranger whined about the street building and modernization happening in Utah’s Arches National Park. “You can’t even see anything in a car,” he railed. “You’ve got to escape this (goshdarn) contraption and wander — better yet, creep — in your hands and knees, over the
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Phil’s Place prepares for Sunday sendoff as wave of change continues to wash over Denver’s Five Points

Gary Garcia has seen his share of shift and then some from the decades his family has owned and managed restaurant and a pub in the corner of 35th and Larimer streets, in the northern edge of Five Points.  Garcia’s parents purchased the institution at now called Phil’so Place at 3463 Larimer St. from the
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Ware-ing it well: Broncos great steps it up on second week of “Dancing with the Stars”

If you thought DeMarcus Ware’s star turn on the first week of “Dancing with the Stars” has been a flash in the pan, then the former Broncos great has news for you: He’s no one-hit wonder. Appearing at the opening of Monday night’s episode — the next of the season for ABC’s hit reality series
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Why everyone in the classical arts ought to be paying attention to Philly

There were instances during Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O18 a week when you wondered precisely how weird things were going to get. It may happen to be when the mezzo-soprano showed up in a fake beard singing “We Are the Champions. ” Or possibly when that trio of youthful singers came far too close to getting
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“Venom” reviews say the latest superhero movie is a mess, but it’s “a fun, fascinating mess”

Just as a picture is a oddball of a retro misfire doesn’t mean it’s not, well, entertaining. Which seems to be the nearest thing to a consensus among the first wave of testimonials “Venom,” which represents Sony’s no attempt to build out its superhero world. To be clear, the critics’ scores as tallied are about
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Vancouver Canucks player says team has Fortnite ban for season

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A day after Vancouver ahead Bo Horvat said the Canucks have instituted a Fortnite ban for the upcoming period, there was talk in NHL arenas about whether it’s reasonable to blame the favorite game for operation on the icehockey Winnipeg star Patrik Laine, who enjoys and plays the game, suggested the
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