Email Author Kiernan Maletsky

2011 Stories by Kiernan Maletsky

• The Decemberists

  published February 3, 2011

  Portland indie rockers the Decemberists, long known for their encyclopedic lyrics and mournful delivery, met the rising indie zeitgeist halfway... More >>

• Heighliner

  published February 3, 2011

  A master class in power chords and heavy needling, Heighliner's debut trudges through metal, skips through pop punk and ambles through prog in... More >>

• Barry and Clay

  published February 3, 2011

  The construction of this EP is probably the best way to enter it. Clay and Barry are brothers; Clay writes the lyrics, and Barry writes the... More >>

• Sparks Can Shock

  published January 27, 2011

  You’ve probably seen Hal Sparks: He hosted Talk Soup a little over ten years ago, starred in Queer As Folk for five... More >>

• Toxic Embrace

  published January 20, 2011

  Although the band is based in Los Angeles, the Airborne Toxic Event has a special place in its heart for Denver. “On our first tour, we... More >>

• Lissie

  published January 13, 2011

  Lissie is what Taylor Swift claims to be. It's going to take the rest of this to dig out of that analogy, because she's nothing like the Taylor... More >>

• No Putts, No Glory

  published January 13, 2011

  What kind of mini-golf course requires you to sign a liability waiver? Well, traveling art/mini-golf/drinking lounge Smash Putt! Miniature Golf... More >>

• Hosts with a Toast

  published January 13, 2011

  Can’t do much better than the show’s own tagline to describe the Drunken Bachelor Talk Show: “It’s loaded with comedy... More >>

• Recreate with Aziz Ansari

  published January 13, 2011

  Sample topics from Aziz Ansari’s stand-up repertoire: Craigslist, thread counts, Jamba Juice and his cousin Harris. In his hands, they're all... More >>

• History Of...

  published January 6, 2011

  While everyone else in the pop-punk scene was getting old and singing faux R&B, History Of... was just getting better. With six years and... More >>

• Mess With the Bull

  published January 6, 2011

  Starting tonight, ninety of the world’s best bull riders will attempt to tame a particularly ornery collection of animals for a shot at over... More >>

• Is There a Comic in the House?

  published January 6, 2011

  Roy Wood Jr. has appeared on everything from Late Show With David Letterman to Russell Simmons's Def Comedy Jam, but he’s never... More >>