Month: December 2018

Metallica @ Vivint Smart Home Arena 11.30 w/ Jim Breuer
Seeing Metallica and all of their glory in my hometown was overwhelmingly fun. It was a thrill from start to finish, and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. … read more

Localized: The Wake of An Arsonist
The Wake of An Arsonist are coming up as one of Salt Lake City’s heaviest and most pulverizing bands this side of the millennium. … read more

Postcards From London by Lynn Kilpatrick
These micro-essays are part of a longer series, “Postcards from London,” which Lynn Kilpatrick wrote after taking students on a Study Abroad class to London where she stayed at a hostel on Cromwell Road in Kensington. … read more

Snap, Crackle, Popping at Fireside on Regent
Well done, Fireside. You have paired yourself nicely with bringing big city, Broadway-style show dining to life in Salt Lake City in a low-key yet sophisticated atmosphere. … read more

Heavy Lifting: Works by Molly Morin
Molly Morin’s works are grounded in the sport and spirit of weightlifting but suspended in the relevance of humans maneuvering through their internalized circuitry. … read more

Moving Past Metaphor: LITerally Podcast
In the years since LITerally’s first episode, Johnstun’s goal of breaching the isolating nature of literature publication has blossomed in unprecedented ways. … read more

All Worlds Must Collide: Reflections with Ronan Harris of VNV...
On Dec. 5 The Metro Music Hall is going to be filled with the amazing sounds of VNV Nation. VNV Nation creator, Ronan Harris discusses the powerful messages and music styles that dominate his work. … read more

Localized: Hemwick
Because Utah has such a robust heavy-music scene, Hemwick wanted to do something special within their songwriting processes to stand out among the rest. “There are no tricks and gizmos,” Baird says. “It’s pure passion.” … read more

What the Tuck?: Tucker White of Chthonic Releases a Book!
The aim for Tucker White is not to become the traditional sense of a “writer,” but to sit down and unveil the story hidden in the nooks and crannies of his subconscious by writing through improvisation. … read more

A Peculiar Journal
Backed by a Kickstarter campaign, the staff—whom Aaron Gates says they refer to as their “peculiar family”—released their first issue in May of 2015, 80 pages that featured 21 Utah-based LGBTQ+ writers. … read more