Tag: Robert Rutherford

  • TONIGHT!! The Narrators on GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!

    Normals and Weirdos –

    Tonight we celebrate the end of our run at the Deer Pile with one last show at the venue that helped us in no small way to become what we are today!  Or theme is Girls! Girls! Girls! and we’ve assembled a lineup of some of The Narrators’ best storytellers, peppered with a few newcomers.  Here are the details:

    Jefferson Bare is the curator and host of Bare!, monthly in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. A sex educator and writer, Jefferson keeps a pseudonymous blog, One Life, Take Two, that details his life as a parent and pervert. He is a storyteller frequently seen on stages around New York and elsewhere, including The Moth, where he is a StorySlam winner. He is also host of Foreplay! A Sexy Storytelling Open Mic, biweekly in New York.

    Edwin Forrest Ward is a cornerstone of the Denver literary scene, and is also the host of Stories Stories Bring Your Stories, our sister Denver storytelling show at the Mercury Cafe’. Stories Stories Bring your Stories happens the fourth Tuesday of every month.

    Taylor Gonda is a longtime contributor to The Narrators and co-host of award-winning podcast These Things Matter, where she and co-host Kevin O’Brien ply the depths of our pop-cultural obsessions.

    Julia Wilson sings in several Denver-based jazz, blues, and soul groups, including Westbrook Jazz, which started in Detroit in the 1960s.

    Cory Casciato is nerd royalty in Denver.  He is a former editor of the Onion AV Club, a current writer for Westword, and creator of undead-obsessed website The Inevitable Zombie Apocalypse.

    Francie Swidler is a contributor to Mile High Style for The Denver Post and Geeks Who Drink quizmaster.

    Ian O’Dougherty has been playing in Denver bands for over twenty years, and has a long resume that includes tenures in some amazing bands, including Uphollow, The Ian Cooke Band, TaunTaun, and more.  Ian is also a strong advocate for arts in Denver and is currently co-producing a series of full-album cover shows called Under the Cover.

    Ru Johnson is a writer, arts advocate and nail polish enthusiast. Ru writes for a metric shit-ton of media outlets.  JFGI and see how she owns this town.

    8PM at THE DEER PILE.  FREE AS THE AIR YOU BREATHE, UNLESS YOU’RE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO BUYS THOSE AEROSOL CANS OF AIR TO BREATHE, IN WHICH CASE WE’D LIKE TO CHARGE YOU 10 BUCKS.  See you there, darlings.

  • The Narrators win Best of Denver Award and launch new series on Colorado Public Radio!

    The Narrators win Best of Denver Award and launch new series on Colorado Public Radio!

    photo(7)Well, lookie there! Westword just bestowed our little storytelling show with a Best of Denver Award for “Best Free Entertainment“! We are proud to be a part of Denver’s creative community and are honored to be recognized with this award alongside so many amazing people, places, and things that make this town tick so soundly, give it it’s tangy flavor, and stink it up with fart jokes and poetry.

    What’s more, the debut episode of our ongoing series for Colorado Public Radio, wherein Andrew and Robert explore the craft of storytelling and it’s importance in our everyday lives, has launched. This first episode explores the idea of “truth” in “true storytelling shows like ours. Listen to the episode HERE, and tune into 90.1 FM in Denver and surrounding regions on Fridays at 10:30am or 7:30pm to hear the arts show that we are a part of. Chloe Veltman, who has helped to launch their new arts bureau, is doing amazing things and bringing a metric crap-ton of locally-created content to your earholes.

  • Tomorrow Night! The Narrators on “Slapstick”!

    Seeing as how we’ve survived the Ides of March yet again, let’s celebrate our foibles, our follies, and our fuck-ups with some tales of Slapstick at The Deer Pile. Whaddayasay?

    We have an incredible lineup this month, including some out-of-towner comedian types in Denver for a big show on Friday. Here’s the lowdown:

    Malkah Duprix – Musician, Denver Comedy Super Booster
    Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald – Veterinarian, Comedian, ex-bouncer, captain of our hearts
    Rob Bowman – Writer, Teacher
    Joel Warner – Writer (his forthcoming book The Humor Code is out April 1)
    Shayna Ferm – Comedian
    Andy Juett – Comedy Producer, Comedian, member of legendary Denver acapella dubstep group The Mouthstepperz
    Rory Scovel – Comedian
    Chris Fairbanks – Comedian

    …and your hosts Andrew Orvedahl and Robert Rutherford will be on hand to provide you with high fives and bullshit.

    The Narrators takes place at the Deer Pile, above City O’ City at 13th and Sherman in Denver. The show starts at 8pm and is as free as a dirty thought about your seventh grade math teacher.

  • TONIGHT! The Narrators “Lived/Re-lived” at the Deer Pile, 8pm!

    Here’s our lineup for tonight, sweetums.  The show is as free as the air you breathe and starts at 8pm, deep in the gurgling belly of Denver’s creative community, The Deer Pile

    Michael King – This man makes Denver’s comedy scene/music scene/literary scene look real purdy with his graphic design work.  You can see his work here and here.

    Dori Samadzi – As a child, Dori and her family escaped Afghanistan and became refugees in India, ultimately hoping to make it to America.  She’ll be sharing her story tonight.

    Ken Arkind – Ken Arkind is a national poetry slam champion, educator and author of “Coyotes” (Penmanship Books).  He’ll be throwing a release party for “Coyotes” at Deer Pile on March 11th.

    Robert Barron – a blogger about fatherhood and regular speaker on hospitality point of sale.

    Laura Bond – Laura works in education and community outreach at the Colorado Symphony and is a member a of the Lighthouse Writer’s Workshop. In a former life she was Westword’s music editor.

    And we’ll be featuring the storytellers that are bringing our collaboration with Off-Center at the Jones Theater to life in March (tickets for Lived/Re-lived on sale now!):

    Jeff Campbell – playwright, educator, MC, poet, performer, activist.  This man does it all.

    Timmi Lasley – host of Epilogue Comedy at Mutiny Information Cafe!

    Kelly Shortandqueer – One of the founders of the Denver Zine Library and a wicked cool square dancer.

     

    We’ll see you there!

  • 33: Tales From The Road – LIVE from Denver Music Summit!

    33: Tales From The Road – LIVE from Denver Music Summit!

    Well, it’s Christmas Eve.  You’re about to embark on an epic drive over the river and through the woods to have your weird aunt breathe scotch fumes all over your neck and listen to your uncle talk about just how right Rush is and witness the tight-lipped diplomacy exuded by old married couples sharing a kitchen while cooking and gasping every few seconds as hordes of shrieking children whirl like dervishes around a house, miraculously not splitting their heads open or poking their eyes or falling off of balconies etc etc.  Or perhaps you are just waiting for a nice cup of tea to steep so you can resume your heavy hang on the couch, cozy as ever in a pair of thick socks and your sweatpants.  Regardless of your current state, you’ll hopefully receive this gift from The Narrators in good cheer.

    Here is a live show that we taped at the Denver Music Summit.  The organizers invited us to put together a special show at the McNichols and invite musicians from near and far to tell “Tales From The Road.”  We had such an amazing group of stories that we thought it would be great to present all of them together.  Our storytellers include: Yonnas Abraham from The Pirate Signal and BLKHRTS, Megan Burtt, Carleigh Aikens from BAHAMAS, Jeff Linsenmaier from The Fray, The Czars, Wovenhand, Scott Booker, who manages The Flaming Lips, and Dessa from the Doomtree Collective. Your faithful hosts kick off the podcast with the story of The Mouthstepperz, their acapella dubstep band.

    The intro and outro music was produced and graciously provided by Sans Seruf, and you can find more slick beats for your earholes over at his bandcamp page.

    Our next show is coming up on January 16th and the theme will be “Things I’ve Forgotten.”

    The Narrators are working with Off-Center at the Jones Theater on a show called Lived/Re-lived that will go into full production in March 2014.  Tickets are now on sale. Snatch ’em up.

    Thanks for listening, and happy holidays!

     

  • This Thursday! The Narrators on “The Fall”

    Well, the leaves are off of the trees and the all of the plants have gone into senescence, but The Narrators are as vibrant and full of life as ever (I feel like I just wrote a Garrison Keillor intro to Tales from Lake Wobegon).  But I digress.  Our November show is full of great storytellers who will give us their spins on “The Fall.”  Here’s the lineup:

    Jessica Thompson – writer
    Greg Salvesen – economics scholar, marathon runner
    Evan Duggan – comedian
    Brandi Shigley – dreamer, doer, musician, fashionista
    Mark Sonnenblick – musican, actor
    Brian Collona – member of Buntport Theater
    Rachael Pollard – musician
    Haley Driscoll -comedian, veteran improviser

    Of course, your hosts Robert Rutherford and Andrew Orvedahl will be on hand to provide pumpkin spice body odor and swap green bean casserole recipes.

    8pm at the Deer Pile (above City O’ City).  See you there!