Email Author Kiernan Maletsky

2010 Stories by Kiernan Maletsky

• The Who, What, Where

  published December 30, 2010

  Ring in the New Year with everyone’s favorite handicapped-molestation-victim-turned world-beater. That would be the Who’s... More >>

• Merry Saturday!

  published December 23, 2010

  If you’re Jewish and looking for something to do today, Heebonism 2010 is the do for you. Organized by E-3 Events, a not-for-profit... More >>

• O, Festivus Pole

  published December 23, 2010

  Feeling disillusioned this holiday season? Well, there’s a holiday for that, too. A Festivus for the Rest of Us was originally a... More >>

• Toeing the Line

  published December 16, 2010

  Danse Etoile is not your average ballet company. As proof, consider this year’s holiday production, a double feature of Hans Christian... More >>

• Instrumental rockers I Know You, Rider are just getting started

  published December 9, 2010

  The first thing you will notice about I Know You, Rider is that it's an instrumental band. But its music is not just spontaneous noodling: The... More >>

• Lights, Camera, Animals

  published December 9, 2010

  Zoo Lights enters its twentieth year tonight, and this edition offers plenty of reasons to make the trip. In addition to the more than 150... More >>

• Warhawk

  published December 2, 2010

  This one's almost all guitar — big, distorted, consuming guitar, the kind that you're forced to brace yourself against. Cassidy Gates's... More >>

• Sarina Simoom releases Love Songs for Joseph this week at the hi-dive

  published December 2, 2010

  Sarina Simoom has existed in various forms since 1995, when Jenna Herbst started the band in Washington, D.C. Herbst has been in Denver more... More >>

• Access Granted

  published December 2, 2010

  We, the citizens of Denver, have been running Denver Open Media for exactly four years. And we’re doing an excellent job. Members... More >>

• Boiz to men: Diamond Boiz call up the past and look to the future

  published November 25, 2010

  I remember staying up all night just hanging out with my friends, and randomly there would be gunshots and cop cars everywhere," recalls... More >>

• Freelance Whales

  published November 25, 2010

  Living in the margin between the Postal Service and Sufjan Stevens is an awfully adorable business, but Freelance Whales manages to do it... More >>

• Veronica

  published November 25, 2010

  Post-punk is sneaking up on exactly no one these days, but that doesn't stop a great album from being great. The reference points here are a... More >>

• Whistlin' Dixie

  published November 25, 2010

  Dixie Longate is Tupperware’s top saleswoman. But it didn’t start out that way. She first got into Tupperware in 2001. “As part of... More >>

• Brandon Flowers

  published November 18, 2010

  Do not misinterpret Brandon Flowers's solo album as malcontent of any kind. He's said the material on it would have been for the band he... More >>

• Roger Waters

  published November 18, 2010

  Pink Floyd's The Wall has sold over 19 million copies. In scope, sound and cultural impact, it is practically without peer in the... More >>

• The Oak Creek Band

  published November 18, 2010

  Poor and in love is a deep vein for singer-songwriter types, and the Oak Creek Band does it particularly well. The opening song on the outfit's... More >>

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  The brainiacs of Das Racist offer a colorful take on current events

  published November 18, 2010

  The song that put Das Racist on the map was "Combination Taco Bell and Pizza Hut," which could not be simpler, and the generally accepted story... More >>

• J. Cole

  published November 11, 2010

  In 2010, it's a good time to be a rapper who doesn't fit the usual narrative. Needless to say, J. Cole is off to an excellent start. Born in... More >>

• Meantoad

  published November 11, 2010

  There's plenty here: '70s AM gold, big band, new wave, piano ballad, funk. But in forty minutes of run time, nothing especially coherent... More >>

• Dances With Dogs

  published November 11, 2010

  The Misha May Foundation’s second annual A Moment for Mutts fundraiser at the Mercury Cafe will feature two kinds of dancing... More >>

• Pops With a Pop Star

  published November 11, 2010

  There would appear to be a clear divide between fine art and pop art in music. But singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, who performs with the... More >>

• Jenn Cleary

  published November 4, 2010

  If this, her sophomore album, was meant to spark a tour playing snack time at preschools nationwide, then Jenn Cleary hit the nail on the head.... More >>

• The Dan Craig Band releases Alchemy this Friday at the Bluebird

  published August 19, 2010

  Roughly one year ago, Dan Craig started working on his fourth full-length, Alchemy. He had just married fellow songwriter Jessica Sonner... More >>

• Candy Claws

  published August 19, 2010

  For a band that met in an evangelical church, Candy Claws sure is Eastern in its approach. For one thing, all the lyrics on this album were... More >>

• Mile Highlights: Five must-see acts at Mile High Music Festival

  published August 12, 2010

  It's been a tough summer for live music. Lilith Fair was ultimately cut by more than a third. The Limp Bizkit reunion tour was canceled... More >>