Month: July 2014
Review: Benjamin Finger – The Bet
Benjamin Finger The Bet Watery Starve Press Street: 06.01 Benjamin Finger = Steve Reich + Biosphere Starting the album off with “Faintheadedness,” Finger establishes a dark, ambient theme early with eerie, fairy-like vocals and a spacious simplicity delivered through a shy piano melody. The Bet stays pretty minimal throughout, expanding nominally on phrases that lead
Review: Austra – Habitat
Austra = Trust + Grimes … read more
Review: Aurelio Valle – Acme Power Transmission
Aurelio Valle Acme Power Transmission Nuevo Leon Street: 03.30 Acme Power Transmission= Timber Timbre / Julian Casablancas + Dirty Beaches In order to appreciate the depth of this album, it’s important to understand a bit of Aurelio Valle’s background. He’s a Texas native, but he’s spent the last several years in Brooklyn, where this album
Review: Ark Life – The Dream of You & Me
Ark Life = Alabama Shakes + The Allman Brothers + a John Prine ballad … read more
Review: B.E. Godfrey – Wild Desperation
B.E. Godfrey = Charles Ellsworth + City and Colour … read more
Review: Anti-Nowhere League/Damn Garrison – Split EP
Anti-Nowhere League/Damn Garrison Split EP Nowhere Records Street: 07.15 Anti-Nowhere League = UK Subs + Subhumans + The Damned Damn Garrison = Sham 69 + Murphy’s Law As soon as I hear a blistering “Shut the fuck up!” breaking out of Animal’s distinctive vocal chords, I knew I was in for some nitty-gritty, down-n-dirty, English
Review: Anathema – Distant Satellites
Anathema = Antimatter + Alternative 4 + Katatonia … read more
Localized: PENTAGRAHAM CRACKERS
This month’s Localized features experimental wizard rockers Koala Temple and the cinematic poetry of existential ’70s punk weirdos Pentagraham Crackers. Drum and guitar duo Dog Sweat open. As always, $5 will get you in to Urban Lounge on Aug. 15 for a night of rock n’ roll, Salt Lake City style. Sponsored by Fat Tire, Spilt Ink SLC and KRCL 90.9FM!
Black Flag @ The Complex 07.28 with HOR
You might be surprised to hear that Black Flag is still kicking around—I certainly was. … read more
Fear No Film: And the Winner Is…
Over the weekend, audiences and jury members screened a wide variety of films from all over the world. As this year’s Fear No Film theme was all about exploring and redefining our own boundaries, each film presented a unique perspective on that concept. … read more
Psych Lake City: Night 1 @ Urban Lounge 06.27 with...
At the end of the night, every band—whether strictly psych or loosely psych-related—gave killer performances that words couldn’t do more justice explaining than eyes and ears. But those who missed tonight had a chance of redemption at catching the second half of Psych Lake City tomorrow. And for those of us who did go tonight, we have every reason to be fucking stoked. … read more
Psych Lake City: Night 2 @ Urban Lounge 06.28 with...
The lineup and show from the previous night was pretty solid, and I was all too eager to see how tonight was going to play off in contrast. And the fact that Spell Talk’s name was on the marquee stood out in my mind as a proverbial safety net if, for whatever reasons, the other bands didn’t deliver. Of course—again—this didn’t turn out to be the case. … read more
