Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful goes back in time to tell the story leading up to the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz. James Franco stars as Oscar Diggs, who begins as an amateur magician, going by the stage name Oz, trying to make a living at a traveling circus in Kansas.
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Events: FoCoMX (April 19th and 20th)
Dubbed the “Biggest Little Festival in America,” Fort Collins Music eXperiment will continue the tradition of bringing local music and fans together for the fifth year in a row on April 19th and 20th.
Continue readingReview: Phoenix – “Bankrupt!”
Phoenix is such a delight. If you are having a crappy day and you need something to pick you up, and keep you up, try out their new album Bankrupt!, which is due out the week of April 22nd.
Continue readingFiction: The Venus De Milo Takes a Fall
How do you hide a body in a chocolate shop? Creatively.
Continue readingLocal Business: The Book Rack of Greeley
Loaded with used and new books of all genres, The Book Rack a small place that much of Greeley probably is aware of, but has never stepped inside. The store has been at its current location on West 10th Street for ten years, but the Book Rack has been in Greeley since 1983.
Continue readingArt Space Greeley’s First Friday Opening
April 5th saw the opening of a new art space in Greeley, adding to a blossoming art scene. Dubbed Art Space Greeley, it is established as a place for artists and members of the community to gather and participate in the artistic process. What does this mean? Well, that is question for Art Space Greeley.
Continue readingReview: “A Glimpse Into the Mind of Charles Swan III”
The only thing that dragged on longer than the title of this film: this film. My god, we get it, Charlie Sheen isn’t a bad guy. My god, we get it, director Roman Coppola wants out from the shadow of Wes Anderson. My god, we get it, love hurts.
Continue readingLocal Band Profile: Mike Ring and the Connection
Newcomers Mike Ring and the Connection haven’t been in the Greeley music scene for long, but you’d never know it. Blending folk and electronic pop, the band explodes with a percussive mix of invigorating songs. And while the band has a well-polished studio sound, their passion for live music is what drives them.
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