Authors: Ali Shimkus
Review: Meat Wave – Delusion Moon
Meat Wave = Saves the Day + New Politics … read more
Review: M is We – Self-Titled
M is We = Reggie and the Full Effect + Trust … read more
Review: Lymbyc Systym – Split Stones
Lymbyc Systym = El Ten Eleven + Working for a Nuclear Free City … read more
Review: Jeen – Tourist
Jeen Tourist Self-Released Street: 06.30 Jeen = Alanis Morissette + Mazzy Star I have a musical crush on Jeen O’ Brien; there is something very nostalgically ’90s about her singer/songwriter style. Tourist sounds like a woman who has a score to settle—“Buena Vista” is a demanding foot stomper with plenty of angst contrasting her softer,
Review: J Hacha De Zola – Picaro Obscuro
J Hacha De Zola = Primus + Tom Waits … read more
Trailblazing Breweries of Utah: Strap Tank Brewery and Zion Brewery
In Springville and Springdale, respectively, Strap Tank and Zion Brewery have cultivated enough success to suffuse different parts of Utah with craft beer. … read more
Review: Golden Eels – Periscopes In The Air
Golden Eels = (The Flaming Lips – Butthole Surfers) + Strictly Commercial–era Frank Zappa … read more
Review: Chairlift – Moth
My first introduction to Chairlift was to their single, “I Belong in Your Arms,” off their 2012 release Something. The simplistic message and the catchy chorus was what drew me into Chairlift initially, and the dark, almost 80’s inspired electronics in some tracks held my interest. … read more
Low Cut Connie @ The State Room with Balto 04.15
Touring rock n’ roll acts Balto and Low Cut Connie came to Salt Lake with rhythmic, upbeat Americana and blues tunes that evoked a neo-classic rock spirit. … read more
Local Reviews: Jail City Rockers – You Had It Coming
Jail City Rockers = Social Distortion + Street Dogs … read more
Local Review: Wey – Self-titled
Wey = The Stooges + X
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Local Review: Valentine and the Regard – Girlfriends
Valentine and the Regard = Eels + Seahaven
