My microbrew obsession is simply the newest outgrowth of my punk rock obsession. On the AV Club, Jason Heller has started a new series called “Fear of a Punk Decade” which chronicles the punk rock revival of the 1990s. Only one installment in, and it’s already one of my favorite recurring columns the AV Club…
Read MoreKristin now works for a travel company, which I suspect will yield a multitude of fringe benefits for us both. Case in point, the company asked Kristin to tag along on the first leg of one of their bus tours this weekend that started in Denver with a stay at the Brown Palace and commenced…
Read MoreMy wife, my best friend and I went to the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival at Fiddler’s Green this year. Headlining this year’s Mayhem Festival was Rob Zombie with Five Finger Death Punch, Mastodon, and Amon Amarth supporting. Lawn tickets were reasonably priced, concessions were outrageously overpriced, and the metal was face melting. I love…
Read More“Nice people having a pleasant evening.” – The official Eks Axis review of Barenaked Ladies, live at Red Rocks, June 19, 2013 How great would something like that look on a tour poster? I grant that sentiment stinks heavily of left-handed compliment, and doesn’t inspire a terrible amount of soul-stirring excitement, but there are certainly…
Read MoreAs I spent a portion of my Saturday applying nearly two full rolls of painter’s tape to my bedroom and master bathroom, I turned on my Roku to Pandora. The station I chose was Strung Out Radio. I listened to this station for over two hours. This was both a terrific way to enhance an…
Read MoreThis is Geek Bowl wrap-up week. Every day this week, I’ll post something from our recent trip to Austin for Geek Bowl VII. What do you know? VS What do you think? Here’s what we know: After Geek Bowl, we couldn’t handle Sixth Street for a second night in a row. Since we’re all in…
Read More