Email Author Jason Heller

2010 Stories by Jason Heller

• Fire on Film

  published January 28, 2010

  A gritty dreamscape dominated by rival rock bands. A sizzlingly sexy Diane Lane. A sizzlingly androgynous Willem Defoe. What's not to love about... More >>

• Almost Legends

  published January 21, 2010

  "Won't you dance with me?" is the first line that comes oozing out of the speakers from Eyes, the new disc by Almost Legends. That might... More >>

• This Elephant Likes to Party

  published January 21, 2010

  The Boulder-based online publication Elephant Journal typically takes a holistic, humane approach to everything from yoga to popular... More >>

• Chuck Pyle Finds Higher Ground

  published January 21, 2010

  Everyone from John Denver to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has recorded Chuck Pyle's songs. But it's Pyle's adopted home that he's most proud... More >>

• Cancer Bats

  published January 14, 2010

  On its recent and aptly named Tour EP, Canada's Cancer Bats cover Tegan and Sara, the Faint and Murder City Devils — which, of... More >>

• Between the Buried and Me

  published January 14, 2010

  The toughest band to ever take its name from a Counting Crows lyric, Between the Buried and Me snuck into the nascent metalcore scene at the... More >>

• 4H Royalty

  published January 14, 2010

  Zach Boddicker, who plays pedal steel in Drag the River, covers similar alt-country ground with his own project, 4H Royalty. The subtle... More >>

• Between the Buried and Me

  published January 14, 2010

  The toughest band to ever take its name from a Counting Crows lyric, Between the Buried and Me snuck into the nascent metalcore scene at the... More >>

• D.R.I.

  published January 7, 2010

  While it might be hard to believe in the age of metalcore, heavy metal and hardcore punk used to dwell on opposite ends of the spectrum. Back... More >>

• Jason Boland & the Stragglers

  published January 7, 2010

  Too many country-music purists of the past couple decades brag about keeping the true sound of country alive. Oklahoma native Jason Boland,... More >>

• Stephen Hunter Swaggers Into Town

  published January 7, 2010

  The Baltimore Sun most recently came to the attention of the pop-culture world as the backdrop for the fifth season of The Wire... More >>

• In the Name of U2

  published January 7, 2010

  It's been a few years, but U2 will finally return to Denver — on June 12, at the Pepsi Center. If you're impatient, on a budget and/or prone... More >>