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Justin Criado

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 28, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Justin Criado

    Best new Colorado music (opens the original)

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    As summer morphs into fall, there is some fresh music to stream, including a few debuts from emerging acts, a rebrand from an active indie crew and the latest from one of the city’s most originally extreme metal groups. Here’s a rundown of the best new music we heard this month out of Colorado. Anna Moon & the Stars – “Oh My God! It’s a Resurrection”Anna Moon pays homage to her Colorado roots on first full-length, “Oh My God! It’s a Resurrection,” released independently Sept. 18. Raised in Littl

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Justin Criado

    Colfax Carousal returns this weekend with 34 bands (opens the original)

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    A big part of Colfax is getting back to normal in a few weeks. Allegedly, anyway. So sayeth the transportation overlords at RTD in a press release sent out this morning touting a return to normalcy on Sept. 27. “With construction in this segment completed, the East Colfax Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, led by City and County of Denver, with RTD and the City of Aurora as partners, will remove construction fencing and barrels, and RTD will operate buses in designated bus-only lanes.” This

  3. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Justin Criado

    Acid Bath and Sleep return to Denver for two very different comebacks (opens the original)

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    If you’re a local hesher, you probably don’t need to be reminded how big of a week it is. The Acid Bath, at freakin’ Red Rocks, and Sleep twofer has been circled on many a metalhead calendar for months now. And the fact they’re back-to-back nights — Tuesday, September 15, and Wednesday, September 16 — is going to make for a manic 48 hours, so make sure not to suffer a bangover that first night. It’ll be hard, yes, as NOLA sludge revenants headline Colorado’s preeminent venue, alongside a killer

  4. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Justin Criado

    Northglenn pizza place puts on DIY punk shows (opens the original)

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    Pizza and punk go together like … well, moshing and broken bones. Just ask Johnny Quattro, the Pooh-Bah turned promoter of Boardwalk Pizzeria. The owner of Northglenn’s most punk-rock pizza place broke his ankle last month at the first show he put on at his restaurant. “I’m probably too old for dancing,” he admits. “But I’m still going to do it.” A Buffalo native, Quattro moved here two years ago and purchased the pie shop on 104th and Pecos. He’d been combing the nation for a spot with a time-t

  5. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Justin Criado

    The Sleights make skatepunk a little more serious (opens the original)

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    Luke Blanton didn’t set out to get all serious with his music. He plays skatepunk. It’s supposed to be fun. It’s kind of in the job description. The last few years of life changed all that. “I always really wanted to keep the band a fun thing,” says Blanton, frontman of the Sleights. “When we were playing in front of crowds, it was like you can check out from all your stress, and it’s a fun rock-and-roll show. I changed my opinion on that. I felt I had more of a responsibility to vocalize some f

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