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Adds Joe: Tight End might be the best name ever for a bar in Denver. Great concept, great name. Wonders Josh: Says Sher: Adds Ken: Responds Scott: Notes Bothe I love that we have a gay jock bar a few blocks from a gay cowboy bar. Colfax rules. And Gordon asks: Exactly what s the difference between a gay sports bar and a regular sports bar? Both will be 90 percent dudes. Have an answer for Gordon? And what do you think of the name Tight End? Is there a bar with a better name in Denver? (And never mind the Texas-based Tight Ends sports chain that s decidedly not geared to gay sports lovers, judging from all the bikini-clad women in its advertising.) What s the worst bar name in town? ....
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After a long run, Streets Denver closed the doors at 1501 East Colfax Avenue at the end of last weekend. Coping with the pandemic was challenging enough, but then owner John Elliott, who in 2018 bought the punk bar and venue then known as Streets of London, died in November at age 51, during his second battle with COVID-19. That was the beginning of the end. “We are both out of words and out of time,” the venue posted on Facebook at the end of March. “As many of you know, or have surmised, Streets was running on borrowed time. It is with heavy hearts we tell you that after this week, Streets will change ownership and no longer continue as we know it.” ....
For years, Denver has been a hot spot for metal. In part, that s because of the small bars and DIY music venues that open themselves up to newcomers and lesser-known bands from Denver and beyond. When music journalist and rocker Michael Goodwin lived in Capitol Hill, he could go to a killer show for a paltry $5 sometimes even $3, if the gods were smiling upon him. Those affordable shows made the city fertile ground for up-and-coming bands to make new fans. “It’s the people there, too, and the people who are enthusiastic about music and willing to go to shows,” Goodwin says of the city. “But so much of it really revolved around venues that were willing to host music in an approachable way, in an affordable way, and do it any night of the week.” ....