Tag: art and entertainment
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Pikes Pick: Philly has been good to Kurt Vile, and his music has been good to us
Summer is here, and I think I’ve got my summer soundtrack. Kurt Vile’s music could be the soundtrack to any summer, what with his sunny, breezy, easy-going style demonstrated by the popular track “Wakin on a Pretty Day.” But it’s not every summer we get a new Kurt Vile album, as we do now with…
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Check out these free weekly concerts in Colorado Springs
Come summer in Colorado Springs, families grab lawn chairs and blankets and continue musical traditions. There are several ways to break up the workweek with free concerts around the city. One series we love: Tuesday evenings at Bancroft Park in Old Colorado City. Big bands take to that stage Wednesday evenings. Also on Wednesdays, the…
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In Manitou Springs, step into an old phone booth and call for colorful tales
An old phone booth stands in the back of a coffee shop off Manitou Springs’ main drag ー an inconspicuous portal to the past and bridge to the present. That’s the power of the Story Booth, as Justin Snyder sees it. He owns The Loft, a local gathering place for coffee and homemade bagels and…
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Five quality options for streaming this weekend
Very dark, very fun. That’s “Caught Stealing,” a wild and unsettling ride from director Darren Aronofsky, who swaps a similarly dark but quieter reflection in “Requiem for a Dream” for this high-octane, popcorn thriller. Austin Butler plays a top baseball prospect-turned-bartender running from tragedy and his once-promising past. When by accident he gets caught up…
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Pikes Pick: New album takes us to rare Bon Iver performances
It’s not often we get a new album from Bon Iver. Nor is it often we get to see the experimental band and its enigmatic creator, Justin Vernon, live on stage; no tour has been announced for 2026 while Vernon returns a musical festival to his small town in Wisconsin. This is why I’m excited…
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Little-known legend of Colorado Nick to be celebrated at Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
For years in Colorado Springs, Scott Boyer had been learning little by little about a tattoo artist in local lore who went by Colorado Nick. His real name was Leonard Newell Wisner, Boyer learned. And in learning this he learned the man was buried at Evergreen Cemetery. Boyer came to an unmarked grave. “Here was…
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A stitch in time: Colorado museum honors history, art of quilting
GOLDEN • Scotti McCarthy encourages you to take a closer look. Look at this quilt, among the dozens on display here at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Look at the shapes and colors. Look at the shapes and colors within shapes and colors ー blues and greens, reds and pinks, octagons and hexagons, flowers and…
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Pikes Pick: George Clooney shines in Netflix’s ‘Jay Kelly’
George Clooney at his best? That’s what they’re saying about “Jay Kelly,” which follows a movie star on a winding, reflective trip around Europe. A man can love himself and hate himself, can have everything and nothing all at once, and Clooney deftly captures the paradox. Streaming on Netflix. — Seth Boster
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Movie Minis for Jan. 15-18
OPENING “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” — (Horror, not rated, 109 minutes). Dr. Kelson discovers something that could change the world, while Spike joins Jimmy Crystal’s gang. “All You Need Is Kill” — (Action, R, 81 minutes). Two people try to break free from a time loop they got stuck in during an alien…
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Pikes Pick: A welcome return to one of TV’s great shows
The seventh and final season aired 10 years ago. But like every great TV series, “Mad Men” continues to resonate. All seasons are now streaming on HBO Max, offering a return to New York City’s 1960s advertising world and one of TV’s all-time character studies. — Seth Boster