It snowed. Time to go snowboarding!!

Milo Greene coming to Denver

Hey, hey! Milo Greene will be in Denver in May!! They'll be opening for Civil Wars on May 23 at the Ogden. $26.50 in advance.

Milo Greene

The fantastic quintet Milo Greene is going on tour, with a Feb. 8 date in Seattle. Not seeing any dates in CO so far, but maybe that will change.

Lightning Love

Sharing a little new music today from the Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor/Ferndale, Mich., area:

Lightning Love is Leah Diehl, her brother, Aaron, and Ben Collins. They've got one album out already, they're on the same label as Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. and Cotton Jones now, and their new EP "Girls Who Look Like Me" will be out Jan 31.

Listen to "Deadbeat," which you can also get as a free download if you're willing to fork over your email address. (also available at Facebook)

Goodies for design fans

Fab.com has alerted us to 2 new finds. Surface Collective is yet another source of wall art, if you're having trouble finding wall stickers that you really like. And though Tivi's wood jewelry and clutches may be going away, you can still find beautiful wood cuff bracelets through May Furniture Co.

Mom's good cookin'

Mom and Dad cooked up lots of good stuff to eat over the holidays. We had roast duck, menudo, hot pot (w/ shrimp and squid and mussels), abalone, steak, homemade hash browns, fried cashews, squab, among other goodies. But we also had skate! Mom's recipe is to bake it with ginger, black beans, soy sauce, scallions. Skin peels right back after cooking.

More new music

You can download some new free music from Mansions on the Moon here

Serenades "Come Home"

Serenades "Come Home"

Tivi

Tivi says it's going away ... and it's having a RIP sale of whatever's left. Enter code RIP to get 20 percent off your purchase at their store

M83 adds tour dates

M83 is coming to Denver! April 30 at the Ogden.

Here's this. Get in the mood:

Satchel's on Sixth

As A says, Satchel's on Sixth is making its way on to our list of favorite places in Denver to eat, joining Fruition and Sushi Sasa. (A also likes Parallel 17 for weekend brunch, Domo and Jelly. (C also likes those, plus the pesto breadsticks at The Walnut Room that are half off during happy hour, but now we digress).

The reason for our ardor for Satchel's: The butternut squash soup!!! A, S and C all tried it this past weekend. It's got a maple flavor, and it's thicker than your typical soup, making it the perfect thing to warm up your soul on a chilly day. It happened to be our soup of the day, which I guess means it's not on the menu every day, to which I have to say, "Why???" It's fantastic!!

We also tried the duck mac and cheese. They had us at "duck." Then A ordered the braised short ribs with a parsnip puree. Soft tender meat, as you would expect, with a rich flavor mellowed by the parsnip plus some greens. S and C both got the scallops (nicely seared with roe on top), with butternut squash risotto with that al dente type feel, little chunks of squash.

Tried the rasta chai (chocolatey) and the orange/cranberry cheesecake (just fine, but no need to splurge for it)

Atmosphere is relaxed, comfortable. I think Chocolat was the movie playing with no sound on the big screen in the background. Friendly staff. Small, open room. Neighborhood vibe.