Month: June 2013
Local Reviews: Daniel Day Trio – Black on Black
Black on Black is composed of the well-known Trio’s ambiance-enhancing, jazz-infused covers of a wide range of artists and genres. Recorded during a live performance on KRCL, Black on Black possesses every element that you would hope to hear from a live performance.
Local Reviews: Einstein In A Patent Office – Supernova Sounds
“Supernova sounds” is right! This album is a fantastic voyage through time and space, ambient but driven, with a totally modern production, but somehow still takes me back to my favorite classical songs.
Local Reviews: Exer Ovu – Fell On a Faultline, Rose...
Exer Ovu is definitely not your garden-variety act. For starters, the band is a product of a single dude who double tracks his voice on top of a (at most) two-instrument arrangement—which is predominantly acoustic guitar—that’s comparable to a modest freak-folk band.
Local Reviews: Eyes on Kites – La Distancia
From the onset of listening to this album, I was intrigued, and multiple listenings have only opened up more of that initial fascination. I’m partial to compositions that lack lyrics, with the notion that they can free your mind in a way that words limit you.
Local Reviews: Genre Zero – Self-Titled
Genre Zero usher a style of power alt-rock that I wish was more common in today’s local scene. With their recently released EP, vocalist Joshua Isbell wails in a John Darnielle–esque fashion to an upbeat, percussive tempo and rolling violin textures.
Crucialfest Picks
Now in its third year, Crucial Fest is Salt Lake City’s own annual music festival featuring punk rock, hardcore, hip-hop, heavy metal and more. For 2013, Crucial Fest is expanding yet again. Taking place from June 26 through 29, and now being sponsored by the City, Crucial Fest 2013 will feature over 60 bands playing at seven venues across four days. Local heroes, national touring bands, handpicked headliners and first-timers will all be represented at this year’s fest, and SLUG spoke with Head Festival Organizer Jarom Bischoff about some of the bands he’s most excited to see perform at this year’s installment. … read more
Review: Ghost B.C. – Infestissumam
This new set of hymns from the highly praised Ghost B.C. has been even more bustled about than the bands debut Opus Eponymous. … read more
Review: Fred McDowell/Furry Lewis – When I Lay My Burden...
Fred McDowell + Fury Lewis = Robert Johnson + Charlie Patton + Lightin’ Hopkins + Blind Willie McTell + Bukka White + Son House … read more
Review: Fidlar – Self Titled
In the songs of Fidlar, with titles including “Cheap Beer” and “Wake Bake Skate,” and lyrics like, “I drink cheap beer so what fuck you,” the subject matter reminds me of a less trashy take on The Trashies. … read more
Review: El Ten Eleven – Transitions Remixed
It’s very interesting to see what artists can produce from another artist’s original track. Transitions Remixed is a fresh and interesting play on El Ten Eleven’s 2012 album. … read more
Review: Emily Wells – Mama Acoustic Recordings
If you haven’t yet given Emily Wells a listen, I would recommend starting with her 2012 release, Mama. … read more
