Author: John Moore
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Top of the poll: It’s John Denver, Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Highlight
The Colorado 150, Part 6 of 6: When choosing the state’s most significant cultural pathmaker, the choice between Helen Bonfils and the beloved singer came down to a soccer match After six months of deliberation, it comes down to this: The woman who gave Denver its class. Or the man who gave Colorado its voice.…
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Lone Tree’s Gershwin musical makes Henry Awards history
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Twelve wins, including a pair for married stars, ties record for most-honored production in Colorado Theatre Guild awards history After 20 years, we know this to be true: The annual Henry Awards are far more “all for one” than “one for all.” The question each year is simply: Which one are they all in on?…
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A chorus line of Colorado cultural pathmakers
The Colorado 150, Part 5 of 6: Meet everyone from Roseanne to Kent Haruf to Bob Dylan to Harry Tuft to the Colorado Springs actor whose hard, real life inspired one of the iconic roles in musical theater history Put simply: No Kelly Bishop, no Sheila in “A Chorus Line.” Imagine one of the most…
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That summer Colorado teens went ‘Over the Edge’
Newly launched CO150 Film Festival will screen Colorado-connected films all across the state If you were a suburban Denver teenager in the summer of 1978, chances are you spent at least one night chasing the uncommon Hollywood lights around southeast Denver, hoping to catch a glimpse of the movie that would become the cult classic…
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Colorado’s punk-rock edge turns to Jello (Biafra)
The Colorado 150, Part 4 of 6: Meet everyone from Barry Fey to Amy Adams to Gus Van Sant to John Fielder as our countdown moves into the top 75 Pathmakers leading up to Colorado’s 150th birthday You might not expect the fierce face of hardcore American punk to have come from the placid hallways…
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The DeVotchKa story: ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ meets cosmic pizza
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Denver’s enduring and globally adored chamber rockers will play homage to the film that changed its trajectory before Monday’s screening at Red Rocks. On a hot July afternoon in 2002, I gathered with members of the band DeVotchKa on the patio of a north Boulder bar to tell them the serendipitous news: A poll of…
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Surf’s up, Colorado: Hey, hey, we’re the Astronauts!
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The Colorado 150, Part 3 of 6: Meet everyone from Woody Paige to Frank Welker to Bill Murray to India.Arie as our countdown moves into the top 100 leading up to Colorado’s 150th birthday “Who the hell ever heard of a surf band in Boulder, Colorado?” So says the late, legendary producer Al Schmitt on…
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World Cup fans taking ‘Country Roads’ straight to the top
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Arts news: Soiled Dove reopening … Twisty (and John Carroll Lynch) are back … Dancin’ Dentist wins award and what is John Oliver doing on daytime (soaps?) As upsets go, it isn’t quite as monumental as Paraguay’s shocking elimination of Germany. But it’s bigger than, say, Australia beats Turkey. Out of every song in every…
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Bret Saunders takes his place among the greats: ‘I can’t imagine not doing this’
Part 2 of 6: Our countdown of 150 Colorado Cultural pathmakers over 150 years continues with those ranked 101-125 I called Bret Saunders on June 20 to tell the adored and enduring morning radio personality he has landed at No. 117 on The Denver Gazette’s new Colorado 150 — a sesquicentennial list of cultural pathmakers…
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Longtime Colorado radio personality leaves airwaves
Longtime morning Colorado radio personality Bret Saunders shocked his fans late Wednesday morning when he said goodbye to a nearly 30-year career at KBCO, according to various social media channels. He posted this on X Wednesday: “To My Friends: Thank you for 28+ years. I’ve loved every day with you, and being a small part…