Comic: The Matchbox Was Born in Flames
This week's Denver Bootleg gives you the history of RiNo bar, the Matchbox.
View ArticleComic: Soiled Dove Underground Is an Ode to Women of the Night
Denver's Soiled Dove Underground started as a dueling-piano bar.
View ArticleComic: Neal Cassady's Outstanding Bar Tab at My Brother's Bar
Beloved Denver spot My Brother's Bar was a hangout for the Beats, including Neal Cassady, who left an outstanding bar tab.
View ArticleComic: The Grizzly Rose Is Mentioned in Two Famous Country Songs
The Grizzly Rose has hosted all the biggest stars in country music.
View ArticleComic: The Fox Theatre Has Been a Vaudeville House, a Dance Hall and a Cinema
Built in 1926 as the Rialto Theatre, the Fox was also once Ted's Buff Cafe & Cafeteria, "Boulder's most modern eating house."
View ArticleRioting Crowds and Teargas When Jethro Tull Played, and Other Red Rocks Lore
A brief cartoon history of Red Rocks.
View ArticleComic: Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg Used to Hang Out at Charlie Brown's
A comic history of Denver's iconic bar, Charlie Brown's.
View ArticleA Brief Cartoon History of Denver's Union Station
A history of Denver's Union Station from 1881 to 2014.
View ArticleWhat's Left of the Aladdin Theater? A Liquor Store Name
A brief comic history of the Aladdin Theater.
View ArticleGeek Alert: Denver Independent Comic and Art Expo Tickets Go on Sale Today
Tickets go on sale for the annual Denver Independent Comic and Art Expo, DINK, today, January 24, at noon. Founded by the team that started Denver ComicCon, the event spotlights the most innovate...
View ArticleLouis Armstrong and Chuck Berry Played Denver's Rainbow Ballroom
A brief comic history of the Rainbow Ballroom, where Louis Armstrong and Chuck Berry once played.
View ArticleA Brief Cartoon History of Denver's Bug Theatre
The Bug Theatre has been around since 1912. Here's what happened there.
View ArticleThe Clash and U2 Played the Rainbow Room. Now It's a Strip Mall
A brief cartoon history of the Rainbow Music Hall.
View ArticleThe Great White Way, Denver's Downtown Theater Strip, Is Gone
A brief comic history of Denver's downtown theater neighborhood, the Great White Way.
View ArticleComic: Colfax Tattered Cover Was Once the Historic Bonfils Memorial Theatre
The Colfax Tattered Cover Was Once the Historic Bonfils Memorial Theatre
View ArticleComic: Why Child-Sized Caskets Carried Adult Corpses From Cheesman Park
Editor's Note: The Denver Bootleg is a series chronicling the history of local music venues by longtime Denver cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz. Visit Krumpholz's website to see more of his work...
View ArticlePoet and Comic Artist Sommer Browning on Libraries in a "Cannibalistic Country"
On the internet, where space is vast and seemingly never-ending, there's beauty in the brevity of Sommer Browning's work. The local poet, author, comic artist and librarian has just released two new...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time, the Toad Tavern Was Called the Horny Toad
Editor's Note: The Denver Bootleg is a series chronicling the history of local music venues by longtime Denver cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz. Visit Krumpholz's website to see more of his work...
View ArticleElitch Theatre Was Once Home to a Family of Foxes, but Not Anymore
Editor's Note: The Denver Bootleg is a series chronicling the history of local music venues by longtime Denver cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz. Visit Krumpholz's website to see more of his work...
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