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Smith House

Video: Interview: You may have seen these guys busking on a corner and didn’t realize they are Smith House, a local duo who have performed not only outdoors » Click here for the full interview Biography: Smith House is Barrett Muth and Zach Brown, two Colorado artists who for the past three years have been allowing

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Fifty Shades of Grey: Pop Goes Erotica

E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey continues to leave confusion in its path, especially given the buzz over the film adaptation. The first in a trilogy of novels often referred to as “Twilight for grown-ups” and “mommy porn,” these soulless works have boomed in popularity, a fact that surprises many recreational readers. But a handful of vague, dismissive, or morally alarmist cultural assumptions won’t

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The Verdict

Video: Interview: Colorado Springs is lucky to have an active local music scene, ranging from classical to country with every music genre in between. » Click here for the full interview Biography: The Verdict, with founders Mike Louis (lead guitar/vocals), Ken Bailey (drums/vocals), and Darcy Martineau (bass), got its start in 1989. It its early

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The Evolution of Burlesque: Harlequin Aces Presents an Evening with Van Ella

“Let me make you feel special when it sucks to be you.” A cheap one-way plane ticket to Las Vegas: $100. The average Vegas burlesque show: $80. An evening in Pueblo with a quality Harlequin Aces burlesque production at Smitty’s Greenlight Tavern? $15. Not quite priceless, but it was an inexpensive Friday night at the

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