...they all have a few things in common: a passion for music, a desire to get the party started and the simple sleeves-rolled work ethic needed to make it happen. We look at a handful of some of our city's busiest and most influential DJs.

And what better or finer way then to douse your body in succulent fashions from Italy, like Leigh Bantivoglio, or to wrap yourself in the soft fluffy heaven of a Kashmere robe, which has all the luxury of cashmere but with the versatility of cotton?

Ultimate fighting promoter Sven Bean likes fighting. That is, he likes promoting professional fighting on a large scale and to a large Denver audience. That’s where Bean’s Ring of Fire comes to life, as Denver’s premiere ultimate fighting showcase.

Could Colorado be home to the 2nd largest Mardi Gras celebration outside of New Orleans? According to VailPM.com, this is the plan for Event Coordinators in charge of Vail’s 2007 Mardi Gras Party.

Marilyn Manson doesn’t scare Scott Paradis.  Nedd Ludd, the folkloric figure whose name was appropriated by an early nineteenth century English textile worker protest movement to brand and trumpet their anti-Industrialist antics and agenda (smashing automated weaving machines and even clashing with the British Army), scares the bejesus out of him, though.

Parked in prestigious Cherry Creek North, Dizaly plays to its crowd of the over forty “old money” with a menu consisting of American standards with an Italian and French flair. But it’s Dizaly’s hidden agenda that has me wishing for its success.

Welcome to the Afterhours series, an eclectic medley of sounds and styles blended together for the more intimate gathering, when the clubbing is done.  This collection is different from other GU mixes in that it's not so much about the DJ as it is about the music.