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Michael Roberts

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
4
Latest publication
Sep 30, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Westword
Top 500K sites
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Jul 14, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Michael Roberts

    Climate change: Has Denver's local media dried up, or is this just evolution? (opens the original)

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    Media has always been rooted in change. But right now it’s tough to tell whether the medium is evolving, devolving or mutating in ways we may not understand for years. Since 1977, when Westword made its debut in Denver, the ways folks consume text, audio and video have radically changed. But the speed at which technology is currently altering long-established platforms and processes is flat-out inconceivable. What was accepted as communication gospel last week may soon be antiquated, with new fo

  2. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · Michael Roberts

    Meet the 17-year-old owner of Denver's newest record store (opens the original)

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    When most folks think of a record-store owner these days, they imagine a hairy, grizzled dude in a faded R. Crumb T-shirt who can remember precisely where he was when he learned John Lennon had been shot. Elijah Trujillo, owner of TruRecords, defies this stereotype for a very simple reason: He’s 17 years old — and no, that’s not a typographical error. But he’s as obsessed with albums as anyone who’s been spinning the black circle for decades. “I really love doing this, because I love the communi

  3. Article · Jul 18, 2026 · Michael Roberts

    Wax Trax is opening a "real store" at Stanley Marketplace (opens the original)

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    Pete Stidman has learned firsthand that the Mile High City has a serious addiction to vinyl since taking over Wax Trax Records, a mini-chain that’s in the midst of expanding its kiosk at Aurora’s Stanley Marketplace to what he refers to as a “real store” set to debut next month. “I do think Denver is unique in terms of how many records people buy and how many people love to buy records,” he says. “I chalk that up to shops like Wax Trax and Twist & Shout being here all along and never leaving. Pe

  4. Article · Jul 14, 2026 · Michael Roberts

    Three Denver music venues are unionizing (opens the original)

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    Photography by: Brandon Johnson (@bjohnsonxar) Late last month, audio engineers who work at the Federal Theatre, the Oriental Theater, and HQ Denver voted to unionize despite the venue owners’ request to turn down the organizing effort. Keegan McKenzie, an engineer who supported the union-shop proposal in conjunction with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees‘ area affiliate, IATSE Local 7, sees the results as a win-win situation. “I think everybody getting together and taking

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