Month: March 2019
Review: The Coathangers — The Devil You Know
Needless to say I am “hooked” on The Coathanger’s The Devil You Know. It got me like a Little Ceasar’s pizza—hot n’ ready for more. … read more
Local Music Review: No Mañana
No Mañana = Zedd + Calvin Harris … read more
Review: Forest Management – Passageways
Forest Management = Kara Lis-Coverdale + William Basinski … read more
Review: Gang of Four – Happy Now
Gang of Four = Primal Scream + Filter + Bono’s falsetto … read more
Review: Ex Hex – It’s Real
Ex Hex is playing by their own rules. It’s Real maintains its own space with tight, cool rock n’ roll made of the bleeding heart of a tender soul. … read more
Review: Candlemass – The Door to Doom
The Door to Doom is a great gap-bridger of the group’s older works and the newer sound. It terrifically manages the older and more melodic realms of albums like the debut, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus/, yet distills the harder, bombastic riffs of King of the Grey Islands and the last record, Psalms for the Dead. … read more
Creature Feature: Michael Elliott is a Diamond in the Rough
Over the last year, Elliott has been coordinating the SLC SLAY event—an east coast ball-inspired dance competition. … read more
Rail Jam Wizardry: The 19th Annual SLUG Games Didn’t Disappoint
Meat missiles were firing on all cylinders Saturday, March 9, at the 19th Annual SLUG Games: Winter Wizardry rail jam at Brighton Resort. There’s no better way to ring in the start of spring ski season than with a competition made possible by all our sponsors: Arbor Snowboards, Izm, Pit Viper Sunglasses, Saga Outerwear, Graywhale
The Honky Tonk Journeyman: An interview with J.P. Harris
J.P. sees himself as a tradesman and approaches his music career the same way he approached working as a carpenter. He works hard and gives his work all that he has. … read more
5 Experimental Albums That Stretch the Boundaries of Pop Music
While some of the best experimental music feels untethered from any tradition or idiom, there’s equal greatness in that which approaches storied music styles as a means for expansion. … read more