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On Scene: Movies for political season
Friday, Oct. 3, 2008
Getting together with a group of friends to watch a presidential debate may not be, in general terms, a “cool” thing to do. That has never especially bothered me — televised debates might not have much impact on who I plan to vote for, but they do provide a theater-of-the-absurd brand of amusement while they last.
Read story.On scene: Exploring worth the gas
Friday, Sept. 26, 2008
You always seem to be able to find something going on at a bar each night in Steamboat Springs. Read story.
On scene: Girl in a man’s town
Friday, Sept. 19, 2008
Nothing showcases Steamboat Springs’ sex breakdown better than a couple of nights on the town.
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On scene: ‘Slednecks’ rock show video premier
Friday, Sept. 12, 2008
It’s been years since I’ve really made an effort to go to a metal show.
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On Scene: Rain brightens weddings
Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
I’ve attended two weddings this summer, both outdoors.
Read story.On Scene for Aug. 29
Friday, Aug. 29, 2008
There are few things I like more than music. I spend hours at my computer finding new bands, and I can’t run more than 10 steps without my iPod. So when I heard the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival was being held a few blocks from my best friend’s apartment in San Francisco, I immediately bought a ticket.
Read story.On Scene: Avetts win fans at Strings
Friday, Aug. 22, 2008
As Seth Avett sang the opening lines of “Tear Down the House,” the seated, sold-out crowd at Tuesday evening’s Strings Music Festival concert thought it was getting what it had expected: a laid-back, folksy sibling act from North Carolina, full of pained nostalgia and unassuming banjo lines.
Read story.On Scene: The subdudes, and the songs of your life
Friday, Aug. 15, 2008
Toward the end of a conversation about how his band has gathered a following in two decades of playing, the subdudes bassist Jimmy Messa said something you could only expect to hear from someone who’s spent much of his life playing to crowds of all sizes and levels of interest.
Read story.On scene: The Wine Festival at Steamboat Springs
Friday, Aug. 8, 2008
Toward the end of April, I found myself sitting on the patio of a four-star resort outside of Palm Springs, Calif., eating breakfast from a needlessly expensive buffet line with a friend from college.
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On Scene: Lez Zeppelin at the Free Summer Concert Series
Friday, Aug. 1, 2008
Lez Zeppelin at the Free Summer Concert Series
Read story.On Scene: Socially conscious success
Friday, July 25, 2008
Before he showed up on the 2008 Free Summer Concert Series lineup, the only thing I knew about Michael Franti was that a promotional copy of his 2006 release, “Yell Fire!,” sat on the floor of my Jeep for 10 months before I sold it to a used record store.
Read story.Hour hours for July 25
Friday, July 25, 2008
Amante Coffee
Where: Wildhorse Marketplace
When: 4 to 7 p.m. daily
Special: $1 off beer, wine and liquor
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On Scene: Tubing the Yampa, kind of
Friday, July 18, 2008
Not that the readers of 4 Points need another “Margaret Hair fails at outdoor activities, almost without fail, all the time” story, but here it goes:
Read story.On Scene: A Gritty night at the pavilion
Friday, July 11, 2008
People clutching drinks were still filing into the Strings Pavilion when the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band jumped into its first song July 3.
Read story.On Scene: Richie Havens and the universality of music
Friday, July 4, 2008
Richie Havens is three times my age. And most of the people who went to see him play at the Strings Music Pavilion on Sunday have at least twice as many years behind them as I do.
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