Subject: Jason Heller

• MP3 Freeloader: The Fire Drills

  August 14, 2008

• Locals Only

  April 15, 2004

• Letters to the Editor

  August 26, 2004

• Letters to the Editor

  September 30, 2004

• Letters to the Editor

  October 14, 2004

• Best Mid-Week Club Night

  March 24, 2005

• Letters to the Editor

  May 26, 2005

• Letters to the Editor

  June 2, 2005

• Letters to the Editor

  June 9, 2005

• Soilent Green

  July 28, 2005

• The Fire Drills

  Cheap Lies EP
  Self-released

  September 18, 2008

• Nationalistic 2005

  The rest of the planet generated some good CDs this year, too.

  December 22, 2005

• This Just In…

  The latest nightlife news.

  May 31, 2007

• By the Book

  A new project could revolutionize the way students learn.

  July 27, 2006

• Letters to the Editor

  From the week of April 6, 2006

  April 6, 2006

• Letters to the Editor

  From the week of March 9, 2006

  March 9, 2006

• Letters to the Editor

  From the week of February 16, 2006

  February 16, 2006

• Moovers and Shakers 2005

  Backbeat scribes weigh in on their favorite new releases from the past year.

  December 22, 2005

• Creme de la Chrome

  November 24, 2005

• Sea Fare

  Gordon Bok dives deeply into his music.

  November 17, 2005

• Czechmate

  Druhá Tráva won't be a pawn in the bluegrass game.

  October 6, 2005

• Letters to the Editor

  From the week of September 15, 2005

  September 15, 2005

• Let Us Prey

  Alan Clements uses Spiritually Incorrect to skewer modern hype.

  September 8, 2005

• Screening Room

  The docs are in the house.

  September 1, 2005

• Tupac Lives!

  Get some Juice at the Hip-Hop Flix Film Series.

  August 18, 2005

• Aurora Borealis

  A freewheeling new festival celebrates black art.

  August 11, 2005

• Feast Your Eyes on This

  DAVA brings art to all five senses.

  June 30, 2005

• Rootsy Return

  Rickie Lee rises

  December 23, 2004

• Nationalistic

  Backbeat scribes weigh in on their favorite national releases from 2004.

  December 23, 2004

• Moovers and Shakers

  In 2004, Mootown's best and brightest gave us something to write home about.

  December 23, 2004

• Author, Author

  Suzan-Lori Parks speaks in many voices

  April 22, 2004

• Now Hear This

  April 15, 2004

• Now Hear This

  April 8, 2004

• The Bitten Word

  BMOCA hosts International Edible Book Festival

  April 1, 2004

• The Show(case) Must Go On!

  June 19, 2003

• The Home Team

  Local artists put out a wealth of good music this year. Step right up and read all about it.

  January 2, 2003

• That's a Wrap-Up

  Backbeat writers sound off on a few of their favorite musical things from 2002.

  December 26, 2002

• Local Color

  Backbeat writers weigh in on local CDs

  August 8, 2002

• Hit Pick

  August 1, 2002

• Hit Pick

  The Maybellines, with Dear Nora and Jason Heller

  March 23, 2000

• THE YOUNG AND THE CRESTFALLEN

  May 3, 1995

• The Onion closures in L.A., S.F. to have no effect on Denver branch

  Unfortunately, The Onion, which lives up to its slogan of being "America's finest news source" by turning headlines into joy buzzers, isn't immune from the downturn in print journalism. In a recently released memo, Onion CEO Steve Hannah confirms plans to shut down papers in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Fears that this move might portend a shut-down of the Denver/Boulder branch seem enhanced by the fact that Jason Heller, the local edition's city editor (and overseer of the affiliated Denve

  May 5, 2009

• Seems like old times: Jason Heller back in Westword and Off the Wall returns to the hi-dive

  If your ear's to the streets, by now you've heard that the esteemed Jason Heller has resigned his current post (though he'll still be freelancing for the national section of that paper) and will be returning home to this fishwrap in just two weeks. We're beyond stoked, as I'm sure you can imagine. And in keeping with that whole everything old is new again theme, we've just learned that his famed and sorely missed retro dance fiesta, Off the Wall, will also be working its way back to you, babe, w

  May 20, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 20 edition

  Photo by Denny DoesKevin Devine. Let us infotain you. Today in Backbeat Online: • Q&A with Kevin Devine. • This Just In: blink-182 reuninon tour hits Fiddler's in September. • Undercover and underage at LIFEspot. • Seems like old times: Jason Heller back in Westword and Off the Wall returns to the hi-dive. • Download free Colorado music, thanks to BolderBOULDER. • Beyond Playlist: A Lull. • Sid Fly takes a Flight 2 Bluntville. • Q&A with Hayley Williams of Paramore. Today in C

  May 20, 2009

• MP3 Freeloader: Tonight, Fell at Bender's Tavern

  Tonight at Bender's Tavern, the men of Fell (profiled this week in Jason Heller's excellent feature story) are unleashing the band's second disc, A Farewell to Echoes, on the world. To mark the occasion, here's a free download of the title track from that disc, a slow-burning minimalist slice of moody space rock that sounds a bit like Sea Change-era Beck fronting Slowdive. Grab it, give it a listen, then catch the group tonight with Light Travels Faster, Gangcharger and Dan Kaufman Superstar Eru

  June 5, 2009

• A band-by-band guide to the 2009 Westword Music Showcase

  June 11, 2009

• Today's Featured Event: Fashion throwdown and more at DAM's Untitled #23 (Old School)

  Kick it old school with Team Firefox, Westword's own Jason Heller, the Postman and DJ Wigdan Giddy. ​On the last Friday of every month during the summertime, the Denver Art Museum hosts a huge party featuring its normal exhibits, plus surprises in fashion, music, crafts, food and drink just about everywhere you turn. Tonight's bash will be no exception; Untitled #23 (Old School), which takes place from 6 to 10 p.m. The Fabric Lab has armed local designers with one model, one assista

  July 31, 2009

• Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of August 17, 2009

  ​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of all the things we're listening to this week. Feel free to chime in with picks of your own after the jump.

  August 20, 2009

• Deke Dickerson at Tambien/Rockbar Third Anniversary

  ​It's not often that you get to see a bunch of motorcycles and tattoos in Cherry Creek, but there's a better than average chance you'll see 'em at Tambien (250 Steele Street) during Rockabilly and Ribs on Sundays. The place has been packing the folks in for with some fine local talent and national acts such as Los Angeles-based Kim Lenz. This Sunday, August 23, Tambien brings in Deke Dickerson, a screamin' demon guitar picker from LA who will be playing cuts from his latest disc, King of the W

  August 21, 2009

• Freeloader: Win tickets to see the Dodos tonight at the Bluebird

  Charlie Villyard​More Freeloader tickets. Today: The Dodos at the Bluebird. Heard of 'em? They're great. If you haven't, here's what Jason Heller had to say about them in this week's issue: Unlike their sonic brethren the Animal Collective on the East Coast, San Francisco's the Dodos keep it simple -- but hardly stupid. Steeped in psychedelic folk and classic pop, leader Meric Long and crew focus on tattered guitars, huge yet warm drums and the kinds of melodies and harmonies that bands once s

  October 22, 2009