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by Christine Benedetti, Time Out Staff Writer Friday, September 5, 2008 At first glance, there are a few things wrong with the picture when someone says that Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews will play at Oktoberfest in Snowmass on Saturday.
The obvious being that it's only the beginning of September. But, anyone familiar with one of the world's largest festivals can attest that even Oktoberfest headquarters in Munich, Germany, do indeed host the beer- and food-indulgent event in September. Full Story »
by Jason Hood, Time Out Music Columnist Friday, September 5, 2008 This is a true story that, in a roundabout way, is also about Trent Reznor and his groundbreaking band Nine Inch Nails: I knew a kid in high school who absolutely worshipped Nine Inch Nails. He was a wee, pasty-faced kid with floppy, blond hair, and light eyes. For the sake of storytelling let's call him Montgomery "Flip" Eubanks because, well, that's what he looked like. His appearance never really met the aspirations of his given name.
Anyway, one day Flip had a mutual friend of ours dye his hair jet black, just like that of his hero Trent Reznor. The result was striking; he looked like a photo negative of Wesley Snipes' character in "Demolition Man." Well, when Mama Eubanks got home later on that afternoon and saw what her son had done to his precious Hungarian-rooted tresses, she became enraged. Full Story »
by Curtis Wackerle, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Friday, September 5, 2008 According to my bus schedule, it is now officially off-season. I am ready to hibernate - in an abbreviated fashion - like a bear, popping back out of my den inbetween B2 and B3 when there is enough snow to ski back into town.
The old noggin has been spinning with activity over these last few weeks. I had a visit back home to Portland, followed by a layover in Denver for a few days where I witnessed some of the Democratic National Convention before coming home to celebrate the Day of (no) Labor, which actually lasts for five days, and included Widespread Panic. Full Story »
by Drew Stofflet, Time Out Wine Columnist Friday, September 5, 2008 It is hard to ignore the political climate these days, with the Democratic National Convention just having wrapped up in our lovely Denver, darling of the new West, with its affluence and diversity drawing us all in. The Republicans did not choose Minneapolis, maybe because of all of its urban grit and controversial modern art, but instead are convening this week in its slightly gentler twin side, St Paul.
Everywhere you turn, whether it is the daily newspapers, public radio or the nightly news, you cannot ignore what is going on. Once again our nation is caught up in the battle for change versus the status quo. Some of us were lucky enough to attend in person, the rest must settle for viewing the spectacle as if it were a week-long infomercial, trying to sway us to each party's platform, asking not for money, but for precious popular votes. Full Story »
by Michael Phillips, AP Movie Critic Friday, September 5, 2008 "Elegy" is a curious example of misplaced good taste. Spanish-born director Isabel Coixet's film, adapted by Nicholas Meyer, recasts into softer, more palatable material the 2001 novella "The Dying Animal," the third in Philip Roth's stories driven by the sensual obsessions of Roth alter ego David Kepesh. He's played here by Ben Kingsley, an actor with an uncanny way of looking outlandishly intense and wryly detached in the same instant. You try that sometime.
That dichotomy, with Kingsley, is a question of when and how often (usually not often) he looks his scene partner in the eye. He's a remarkable actor, but an island. In various recent parts, from the Polish-American hit man in "You Kill Me" to the bong-addled shrink in "The Wackness," Sir Ben has been enormously resourceful and never dull. But Kepesh is a man eaten up by jealousy while his much younger ex-student, played by Penelope Cruz, is consumed by a different sort of predator. The role demands real, vital craziness, and neither Kingsley nor the film is into that sort of thing - the narcissistic mess of a horndog in winter. Full Story »
Aspen Daily News Staff Report Friday, September 5, 2008 If your inner Velma Kelly, Roxie Hart or even Billy Flynn has being dying for some time in the spotlight, then Aspen Community Theatre's "Chicago" auditions are for you. The play-turned-Tony-winning-musical-turned-Oscar-winning movie explores the themes of celebrity and scandal in jazz- and Prohibition-era Chicago. Auditions for the musical will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept Full Story »
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Horoscopes
- Aries
 You wake up feeling renewed and ask yourself if you are the same person as you were yesterday! This weekend, if you relax and let your imagination take over, you could see a friend and or family member far differently. Tonight: Reach for the stars.
- Taurus
A key person in your life finally reaches out for you. After an unusually tense period, this variation is welcome. Do not withhold, lecture or try to go over what was. Enjoy what is, for goodness sake. Tonight: Enjoy the moment. Give up proselytizing.
- Gemini
 Let others do their thing, and you do what you want. That is not to say there will be a disagreement, quite the contrary. Giving space often comes with trusting. Later on, bring friends and family together. Tonight: A party could go on and on.
- Cancer
- Leo
Express your jovial and fun nature. Roar, purr and carry on. Others love it when you act spontaneously and do what you must. Express your depth and caring. Loosen up and deal with a difficult person. With your energy, this person, too, could become more sunny. Tonight: In the whirlwind of living.
- Virgo
 - Libra
- Scorpio
- Sagittarius
- Capricorn
- Aquarius
- Pisces
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