Email Author Kiernan Maletsky

2012 Stories by Kiernan Maletsky

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  The Ten Most Psychopathic Juggalos at Last Night's Twiztid Show

  published Nov 29, 2012

  Horrorcore duo Twiztid stopped by Pop's Nighclub last night, bringing out the local contingent of the Psychopathic Records Family. As usual, this was an occasion for celebration in the form of face pa... More >>

• Rockwell Knuckles Defeats 8-Bit Hounds, Himself and Apathy in His New Music Video

  published Nov 28, 2012

  Now usually we don't do this, but, uh... Rockwell Knuckles has a new music video. Watch it right now because it is everything that is great about one of our city's most singular artists: Weird, apoca... More >>

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  Musicians: Tell Us Your Three Favorite St. Louis Releases of 2012

  published Nov 26, 2012

  Update: The deadline for entries is Tuesday, November 27 at 5 p.m. We've got some excellent feedback so far, but certainly nothing that resembles a consensus. Happy Rank Everything Season! Yes, soon... More >>

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  The Fortune Teller Bar Grand Opening: Photos

  published Nov 18, 2012

  Have you been to Cherokee Street latelyr If it's been a couple years or even a couple months, and you happened on the neighborhood on Friday night, you might have been a bit blinded. Blank Space, dow... More >>

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  The Best Photos from the Those Darlins Show: Ain't No Party Like a South City Party

  published Nov 16, 2012

  Those Darlins has played the hell out of Off Broadway over the years. Last night's annual stomp through the big brick room on Lemp saw the Darlin "sisters" in rare form, sneering and sweating and indu... More >>

• Paul McCartney at the Scottrade Center, 11/11/12: Review, Photos and Setlist

  published Nov 12, 2012

  70-year-old Paul McCartney tripped and fell face-first from his piano riser onto the stage at the Scottrade Center. It was halfway through the 35th song of a three hour set. He sprang back up, struck ... More >>

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  Sounds of the Silver Screen: The Music Fan's Guide to SLIFF

  published Nov 09, 2012

  The 21st St. Louis International Film Festival officially kicked off last night. There was a line down the block at the Tivoli, news crews were on hand and it took us forever to navigate the traffic. ... More >>

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  Girl, Hold Me: Dragon Inn 3 knows a good feeling when it finds one

  published November 8, 2012

  Here is how the Ghoul School theme song begins: thirty seconds of cowbell, drum machine and several 8-bit keyboard lines followed by the... More >>

• Tonight, WHYr will Play the Final Show at the Luminary's Current Location

  published Nov 05, 2012

  The Luminary Center for the Arts is moving to Cherokee Street and will thereby expand its size and services to the art community greatly. There's still plenty of work before the McAnallys will be open... More >>

• The Swayback Returns to St. Louis: Here's What You Should Know

  published Nov 02, 2012

  The Swayback is currently on the back half of one of the biggest tours in its ten year history. The first leg brought the Denver rock & roll band to Plush for its first-ever St. Louis show, on the nig... More >>

• Photos: The Costumes and Chaos of Dropkick Murphys' Halloween Show at the Pageant

  published Nov 01, 2012

  Dropkick Murphys' vaguely annual trip to St. Louis happened to fall on that holiest of days for getting weird, Halloween. There were kilts (as you can see), there was face paint, there was dancing and... More >>

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  The Five Best Halloween Parties in St. Louis

  published Oct 31, 2012

  Last minute, very important update! It's here! Happy day, everyone. And ho buddy do we have just the celebratory update to this here official RFT recommended Halloween show list: A bunch of punks and ... More >>

• Randy Blythe is Free! Win Tickets to See Lamb of God at the Pageant

  published Oct 31, 2012

  Update: You've got two more days to enter this thing. There are two ways to win -- the first is by coming up with a new Randy Blythe slogan for us. And today I'm adding a second. Tell us your favorite... More >>

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  Milo Greene

  published November 1, 2012

  The many-headed Milo Greene has found its national footing this year on the strength of its exceptional self-titled debut full-length. The Los... More >>

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  Sleigh Bells and AraabMuzik at the Pageant: The View From the Mosh Pit [PHOTOS]

  published Oct 29, 2012

  Yep, that's right, there was a mosh pit at the Pageant last night during the Sleigh Bells concert. To be fair: maybe the most sedate mosh pit I've ever seen. But I'd like to think at least one person ... More >>

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  Core of Your Nightmares Drummer Charged with Producing Child Pornography

  published Oct 23, 2012

  The drummer for St. Louis-area death metal band the Core of Your Nightmares is being held with no bond on child pornography charges -- he allegedly filmed himself "engaged in sex acts" with a child an... More >>

• The St. Louis Soundtrack of Laumeier Sculpture Park: Review of the Site/Sound Exhibit

  published Oct 19, 2012

  In a year when local bands have formed new partnerships or reconstituted old ones through DIY festivals, home-grown record labels and subscription seven-inch series, the sheer scope of Eric Hall's Sit... More >>

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  Here's the Code for Half-Price Tickets to the Best of St. Louis Party, Featuring Middle Class Fashion, DJ Sir Thurl and More

  published Oct 18, 2012

  The Best Of St. Louis issue has now made its way into thousands of homes and/or bird cages throughout the St. Louis region. We hope it was as good for you as it was for us. But before we get started o... More >>

• Happy 86th Birthday, Chuck Berry!

  published Oct 18, 2012

  A one Chuck Berry was born on this day in 1926. Last night he played a show at the Duck Room, wearing an ensemble remarkably similar to the one he's got on in that photo above, taken at Keiner Plaza a... More >>

• Arrested Development

  published October 18, 2012

  A forerunner in early-'90s positive-message hip-hop, Arrested Development had a string of Billboard hits on 3 Years, 5 Months & 2... More >>

• Nationals Defeat Cardinals, Says ESPN

  published Oct 13, 2012

  We admit, it didn't look great for the Cardinals for most of the night. So who could blame ESPN for queuing up the MLB landing page with the "Nationals Win" featurer Still, this is not a great typo. L... More >>

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  How 'Bout Them Cardinalsr

  published Oct 13, 2012

  I was driving down 44, got my Red on the radio we were coming back, rally cap, maybe time for one more at-bat. My Cardinal Rules are all I got, we cannot lose, we got one more shot, tonight. I'm going... More >>

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  Nelly and Crew Busted in Texas with 36 Bags of Heroin, 10 Pounds of Weed and a Loaded Gun [Many Updates]

  published Oct 12, 2012

  Update, 9:00 a.m.: We spoke with Jay E, producer of almost every song on Country Grammar and frequent Nelly collaborator. While he certainly isn't about to condone anyone's actions here, he is urging ... More >>

• The Ten Best Music Photographers in St. Louis: Accepting Nominations Now

  published Oct 09, 2012

  Yesterday, Complex published its list of the 50 Greatest Music Photographers Right Now. Alternate title: The 50 Greatest Music Photographers Right Now in New York or LA. There were a few nods tossed a... More >>

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  KDHX: Not Playing the Hits for 25 Years

  published October 11, 2012

  The heart of Grand Center is a triangle pointed at the Mississippi, anchored by the Fabulous Fox and Third Baptist, and scattered with bright... More >>