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Darren Polak grew up in Denver, and admits to occasionally visited the sagging strip club at 1196 South Santa Fe Drive that started out as the Paper Tiger, then in 2005 became Maxim, when the steak special on the sign out front was replaced by "Girls and Grub" — though the giant Paper Tiger sign remained above the bar. But by the time Polak bellied up to that bar, the Maxim name had disappeared, too, after a trademark tiff, and the venue was operating with no name at all beyond "Show Club." ...

The Beginning of the End As February bled into March, COVID-19 started making headlines in Colorado, but nobody had any idea how bad things would get. On March 12, concert-promotion giants Live Nation and AEG suspended tours through April (Post Malone managed to squeeze in one last show); over the next few weeks, those concerts were all canceled or pushed to the fall and, ultimately, 2021. Workers were laid off, musicians canceled tours, fans mourned their lost summer plans. A few venues like t...

Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom is no exception to the pains of the pandemic. Like all indoor venues in Denver, its not allowed to host live music because of the government-mandated shutdown designed to slow the rise of COVID-19. Unlike most venues, however, its not currently at risk of closing, says co-owner and operations manager Duncan Goodman. Cervantes is co-owned by Goodman, Diana Azab, and Scott Morrill and Adam Stroul, who were recruited to become AEG Presents Rocky Mountains talent bu...

With COVID-19 restrictions forcing bars and clubs to close and no federal relief in sight, Denvers beloved venues keep calling it quits. The latest casualty is Tooeys Off Colfax, a divey bar at 1521 Marion Street that hosted eclectic shows, soul nights, art events, wedding receptions, birthday parties and other memorable activities. The spot was a regular watering hole for aging punks, service-industry workers whod go there for the good deals, and pretty much anybody looking for an unpretentiou...