Email Author Kiernan Maletsky

2011 Stories by Kiernan Maletsky

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  Das Racist At The Firebird, 10/16/11: Review And Setlist

  published Oct 17, 2011

  Das Racist | Danny Brown | Despot The Firebird October 16, 2011 The Cardinals are going to the World Series! There's dancing in the streets of St. Louis! Or so I would imagine. I don't know for sure... More >>

• Win Black Angels Tickets!

  published Oct 14, 2011

  Austin's heaviest purveyors of psych return to Old Rock House this weekend -- the band played a sold-out show there in April, and provoked our reviewer to say, "Drugs are well and good, but this, this... More >>

• The Ten Best Things to do in St. Louis This Weekend: October 14 to 16

  published Oct 14, 2011

  We should all probably be napping right now because there isn't a moment to lose this weekend: The Occupy St. Louis movement gets a six-band bill at Kiener Plaza, and after that show stops Hawthorne H... More >>

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  Introducing Phantom Limb: Don't Miss Your Only Chance To See It In St. Louis This Year

  published Oct 14, 2011

  Phantom Limb's self-titled debut record, written by Justin Kinkel-Schuster, is excellent. But don't take my word for it. Take Kinkel-Schuster's track record as the front man of Theodore instead. And, ... More >>

• JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound Is Coming To Off Broadway

  published Oct 14, 2011

  JC Brooks & the Uptown will be back in St. Louis on Saturday, December 10th at Off Broadway. The Chicago soul revival group was last seen moving asses en masse at this year's Indie Rock Ice Cream Soci... More >>

• Hijinks, Rock & Roll And An Alarmingly Large Knife: The Don't Tell Me What To Do Tour Video

  published Oct 13, 2011

  Pretty Little Empire and Bo & the Locomotive recently returned from a nine day tour that took them to Indianapolis, Columbus, Philadelphia, New York, Asheville, Nashville, and Cape Girardeau. This isn... More >>

• Win Brett Dennen Tickets!

  published Oct 13, 2011

  The least likely Loverboy in easy-going folk comes to the Pageant on Saturday, and we've got a few tickets we want to give you. The show starts at 8 p.m. and Blind Pilot will open. Dennen is touring i... More >>

• Widespread Panic At The Peabody, 10/12/11: Photos

  published Oct 13, 2011

  Widespread Panic brought its finely crafted jams to the shiniest new venue in St. Louis last night. The Athens, Georgia band is now in its 25th year -- something you don't ever see without a consisten... More >>

• Fun With Light Bulbs: Ra Cailum's New Music Video

  published Oct 12, 2011

  Ra Cailum may be the most productive musician in this city. He's just had his one-thousandth release of the year (OK, not exactly: But between the things you can find on Bandcamp, Soundcloud and vario... More >>

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  Caleb Travers' New EP Comes Out This Friday: Listen To 'Vampires Of This Town' Below

  published Oct 12, 2011

  Caleb Travers' new EP, Ain't No Jukebox, gets an official release this Friday at Off Broadway. Describing the effort in this week's Homespun column, Christian Schaeffer says, "Travers has created a st... More >>

• El Monstero Announces Five December Shows At The Pageant

  published Oct 12, 2011

  The Pink Floyd tribute juggernaut El Monstero has just announced its annual collection of shows at the Pageant: There will be five this year, on December 16, 17, 21, 22 and 23rd. Tickets are on sale n... More >>

• Win Lucinda Williams Tickets!

  published Oct 11, 2011

  Lucinda Wiliams will make a stop at the Pageant tomorrow, and we have a few tickets we'd like to give you. The singer released her tenth studio album, Blessed, earlier this year. It, like pretty much ... More >>

• Adult Fur's New Civil Ape Assisted Music Video For "Space"

  published Oct 11, 2011

  Ryan McNeely's Adult Fur continues to take form, with each show revealing a new approach to the music he's released over the course of two EPs. And now the project has its first music video courtesy o... More >>

• Bo and the Locomotive's Endlessly Entertaining New Music Video

  published Oct 11, 2011

  And now, the most entertaining two minutes and 45 seconds of your day. Bo and the Locomotive, fresh off the release of its excellent full-length debut, On My Way, recently went on a tour that took t... More >>

• Das Racist

  published October 13, 2011

  Fresh off a satisfyingly baffling set at LouFest, the three smartest stoners in music return for a show in front of a presumably more prepared... More >>

• Taking Back Sunday At Pop's, 10/9/11: Review, Photos, Setlist

  published Oct 10, 2011

  Taking Back Sunday Pop's Nightclub October 8, 2011 Adam Lazzara has always smiled more than any of his peers. But this is different. He's ambling the stage at Pop's, shouting his lyrics like it's a... More >>

• Beirut At The Pageant, 10/9/11: Photos

  published Oct 10, 2011

  Beirut came to the Pageant to string lights from the ceiling and play lots of horns. And, by all accounts, to deliver a truly singular performance. After four years without a new full-length, the Sant... More >>

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  The Ten Best Things to do in St. Louis This Weekend: October 7 to 10

  published Oct 07, 2011

  There are plenty of great shows this weekend: Dam-Funk, Emperor X and the Morgan Nusbaum CD release spring to mind. But we'd like to draw your attention to tomorrow's shindig at Off Broadway, featurin... More >>

• St. Vincent At Old Rock House, 10/6/11: Review, Photos, Setlist

  published Oct 07, 2011

  St. Vincent | Cate Le Bon Old Rock House October 6, 2011 St. Vincent songs do not politely proceed from verse to chorus. They circle, predatory and lithe. Annie Clark's astral voice folds pleasant-s... More >>

• Beetle Colonies Eat Flesh Off Human Skulls For The New Flaming Lips Song (Video)

  published Oct 06, 2011

  We should have seen this coming, honestly. Earlier this year, the Flaming Lips released an EP on a flash drive embedded in a life size gummy human skull. The band even hand-delivered a few to St. Loui... More >>

• Neon Indian Kreayshawn Are Coming To The Blue Note. Together.

  published Oct 05, 2011

  Vice magazine's Noisey project has sought to be a sort of social network for bands. This fall, it's moving off the computer with a tour that goes to college campuses and features co-headliners Neon In... More >>

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  Wilco At The Peabody Opera House, 10/4/11: Review, Photos, Setlist

  published Oct 05, 2011

  Wilco | Nick Lowe Peabody Opera House October 4, 2011 Wilco kicked off an eight-song encore with "Via Chicago," a song against which I refuse to hear arguments. Not that there are many coming, at le... More >>

• Lucero Is Coming To Off Broadway

  published Oct 05, 2011

  Memphis cow punk band Lucero is coming to Off Broadway on December 9th. Tickets are $16 in advance or $18 day of show, with a $2 minor surcharge. You can buy them starting this saturday through Up To ... More >>

• David Lynch Releases "Crazy Clown Time," Ends The Race For Creepiest Song Of 2011

  published Oct 05, 2011

  Really, you don't need to know much more than that the song is called "Crazy Clown Time" and that it is the second song to emerge from David Lynch's upcoming solo record of the same name. And rest ass... More >>

• Morgan Nusbaum's Solo Record Comes Out Friday

  published Oct 05, 2011

  Morgan Nusbaum, a former member of the 75s and front woman of the wailing garage outfit Bruiser Queen, will release her first solo album at a show this Friday at Foam. The album, called Let It In was ... More >>