Email Author Jason Heller

2009 Stories by Jason Heller

• Accordion Crimes

  published October 1, 2009

  Before nerds took over the world, they weren't so meek. Watch almost any '80s nerd-centric movie, Revenge of the Nerds included: Some... More >>

• Comeback Kids

  published October 1, 2009

  Zombies are, by definition, comebacks — but don't refer to the recent zombie renaissance as a “comeback” around Kris Hipps. "I'm... More >>

• F-Bombs Away

  published October 1, 2009

  Fuck. It's satisfying just to say the word, isn't it? Not only is “fuck” one of the most vivid and malleable profanities ever to get... More >>

• Making music is a family affair for St. Elias

  published September 24, 2009

  It's natural for children to absorb musical talent from their parents. For St. Elias, though, music isn't just an inherited proclivity; it's... More >>

• The Entrance Band

  published September 24, 2009

  Blessed with a big thumbs-up from Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and the membership of bassist Paz Lenchantin of A Perfect Circle and Zwan, the... More >>

• Popwreck

  published September 24, 2009

  To a certain cross-section of Coloradans, Aaron Hobbs's scratchy, aching cry is the voice of a generation. As high-blown as that may sound,... More >>

• The Big Flood

  published September 24, 2009

  Like a hypodermic needle to the eyeball, the paintings of Barnaby Furnas are not meant for easy viewing. Nor are you intended to come away from... More >>

• Heaven on Earth

  published September 24, 2009

  Regardless of your personal faith, music is food for the soul. That said, it isn't just your soul that will get fed at the Comedy Works' No... More >>

• He’s Laughing at You

  published September 24, 2009

  Making a list of David Cross's enemies might be easier than making a list of his friends. Never afraid to ruffle feathers or start feuds,... More >>

• Oh My God

  published September 17, 2009

  Post-grunge keyboard ballads don't exactly fulfill the grunge-comeback prophecy whispered by music journalists over the past few years. And yet... More >>

• The Airborne Toxic Event

  published September 17, 2009

  There's no denying just how derivative and calculating the music of the Airborne Toxic event is. And while it would be easy to loathe the band... More >>

• Kissing Party

  published September 17, 2009

  There are tons of local bands that claim indie rock, yet most don't have a trace of the quirkiness and urgency that once made indie a haven for... More >>

• Spoke Shaver's wiry, sprawling rock is as complex as it is catchy

  published September 17, 2009

  Spoke Shaver's description on its MySpace profile reads "Progressive/Post-Punk/Country." But unlike many bands' deliberately absurd mix of... More >>

• Sing Her Praises

  published September 17, 2009

  “My squeezebox was my mom's IUD. I popped out wearing it,” claims veteran comic and accordionist Judy Tenuta. "Then I became the... More >>

• Shaken, Not Stirred

  published September 17, 2009

  Formed by Harvard alums Thomas Lauderdale on piano and China Forbes on vocals, Pink Martini mixes up music with a distinct, pedigreed... More >>

• The Psychedelic Furs and Happy Mondays

  published September 10, 2009

  An Anglophile's tea-infused wet dream, Friday's Boulder Theater bill brings together two British bands that epitomize their respective eras:... More >>

• Wavves

  published September 10, 2009

  With a sound so basic and raw that Jay Reatard sounds like a rocket scientist by comparison, San Diego's Wavves achieves the improbable: making... More >>

• The Dropskots

  published September 10, 2009

  As if the title of the Dropskots' new full-length, More Seriouslyer, weren't a tipoff, the band makes no bones about the fact that it... More >>

• Good for Laughs

  published September 10, 2009

  Cute, quirky and unmistakably unique, Kirsten Schaal has a face you don't forget. Of course, it also helps that the ubiquitous actor and... More >>

• Experimental Dental School

  published September 3, 2009

  On Experimental Dental School's new and fourth full-length, Forest Field — which is being offered as free download on its website... More >>

• Obituary

  published September 3, 2009

  High priests of Florida's legendary death-metal scene alongside Death and Deicide, the members of Obituary have been grinding morbidity and... More >>

• Snake Mountain

  published September 3, 2009

  People don't push enough — especially rock musicians, a generally sedentary lot who love to remain at rest, both on stage and in their... More >>

• Different Stripes

  published September 3, 2009

  When Fancy Tiger co-owners Matthew Brown and Jaime Jennings called their ongoing First Friday event Denver Made, they meant it. The monthly... More >>

• Turning the Page

  published September 3, 2009

  Competition is supposed to be the engine of business — but for Nina and Ron Else, owners of the Broadway Book Mall, cooperation comes... More >>

• On a Roll

  published September 3, 2009

  “The first time I saw The Big Lebowski, I didn't have a very strong reaction,” admits Will Russell, one of the self-styled... More >>