"Unfortunately, because we're all volunteer-run and lots of other factors, $300 rent is just not sustainable." "We loved being affiliated with The Other Side Arts," says zine librarian Kelly Shortandqueer of the library's location in the gallery at 1644 Platte Street. But after relying on a handful of committed volunteers to do all the work, the free-to-visit non-profit library is shutting down for a while, since it can't come up with the rent. Launched in 2004 from a backyard shed in Capitol Hill, the library (an inaugural Westword Mastermind award winner in 2005) has evolved into a one-of-a-kind catalogue for thousands of zine memoirs, manifestos and comics from around the world. So in DIY years, the Denver Zine Library qualifies as a historical institution.
And so DIY projects are defined by their grassroots roughness, energy and, typically, pitifully short lifespans. Zine and herd: The DIY movement comes from the punk-rock ethos that people should create products, services and culture themselves rather than rely on the government or corporations to sell it to them in pre-packaged form. "I've never had anything like that in Denver, and I just want to clear my name."Ĭheck the Backbeat blog at for updates. This is really a case of racial profiling." Simpson says he was able to get back from the police station in time to catch Arie's set and that concert promoter AEG gave replacement wristbands to her friends and family. As teenagers, India went to Rangeview High while J'on attended North.īut the police told him that undercover officers saw him selling tickets, something Simpson says is false: "I don't need money I have been blessed in that area. Arie, born India Arie Simpson, and her brother were born and raised in Denver, and their father is former Denver Nuggets player Ralph Simpson, who still lives here. But when he does, he handles the doling out of tickets or wristbands to friends and family members, of which there are many. "I don't go on tour with my sister that often because I have my own thing," he says. J'on, who now lives in Atlanta, says he did nothing wrong. "We had three or four dozen reports from over the last two days, so we are still catching up," he explained. No further details were available on Monday, says Commerce City police spokesman Chris Dickey. on July 18, outside Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, and charged with receiving stolen property, a misdemeanor, then released with a summons to appear in court. Simpson, 36, was arrested at about 6:30 p.m. Arie resides in.Named to SuperSoul100 list of visionaries and influential leaders, India.Arie performed Songversation during 2017 motivational rocked the house Saturday night at the Mile High Music Festival - but her brother, Denver native J'on Simpson, almost rocked the big house. In 1999, a /Motown music scout signed her and made an introduction to former CEO. It was a direct result of writing songs', she said at the press release of her debut album.Co-founding the Atlanta-based collective Groovement EarthShare (Groovement was the collective artists' name and EarthShare was their independent label name), her one-song turn on a locally released compilation led to a second-stage gig at the 1998. 'When I started tapping into my own sensitivity, I started to understand people better. Simpson had taken up a succession of musical instruments throughout her schooling in Denver, but her interest in the while attending the, in, led to a personal revelation about songwriting and performing. She has an older brother named J'On and younger sister Mary A Martin of Philadelphia PA According to a DNA analysis, she descends from the of, the of and the of.After Simpson's parents divorced, her mother moved the family to, when India was 13. Her mother is a former singer (she was signed to as a teenager and opened for and ) and is now her stylist.
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