Local Reviews: Starmy

Local Reviews: Starmy
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While Billy Joe Armstrong is moonlighting as a 60s garage band with Foxboro, Starmy is right here in our backyard and doing it a hundred times better. So many bands out there are trying to replicate the classic rock sound, but Starmy isn’t trying to replicate anyone or anything.  … read more

Local Reviews: The Up Collars

Local Reviews: The Up Collars
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This disc got me interested in what’s going on in northern Utah, which I can’t say anything else has done in recent memory. Saxophone is mixed with shredderific guitar, thoughtful melodies and some interesting vocals form this release. … read more

Localized: Cave of Roses, Through the Eyes of Carrion and A Horrible Night to Have A Curse – November 2008

Localized: Cave of Roses, Through the Eyes of Carrion and...
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There isn’t much of a better way to start preparing for the holidays like a visceral, extreme metal show. … read more

 
 
Collective Mindset of Selfishness: A. Star Recordings, American West Free Society Press, Magic Goat Music

Collective Mindset of Selfishness: A. Star Recordings, American West Free...
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The swagger of the self-proclaimed artist abounds in Kaysville. I’m still unclear what it is about that area of Utah, that sits between Ogden and Salt Lake, which allows it to produce so many prolific musicians. … read more

8ctopus Records

8ctopus Records
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Slinging some of the more legitimate “out there” shit since 2006, 8ctopus Records tends to keep the focus local. … read more

A Delicate Balance: Exigent Records Finds its Groove

A Delicate Balance: Exigent Records Finds its Groove
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Colby Houghton, father of two and T-Mobile employee by day, is no stranger to the business behind owning a record label. Colby’s brainchild, Exigent Records, has seen substantial national success with GAZA, Loom, Prize Country and a gamut of successful and up-and-coming regional bands. … read more

Music Is Not A Commodity, It’s an Art. Pseudo Recordings Gets Deep on Our Asses

Music Is Not A Commodity, It’s an Art. Pseudo Recordings...
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Maintaining anything in the local music scene can be tough for most people. … read more

You won’t hear this stuff in Amsterdam: This is Salt Lake City’s Red Light Sounds

You won’t hear this stuff in Amsterdam: This is Salt...
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What seems like every indie kid’s dream––running a record shop, which spawns into a record label––is actually Jared Russell and Tia Martinez’s reality. … read more