Spoon, White Reaper @ The Depot 09.06

Spoon, White Reaper @ The Depot 09.06
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Spoon have been at it a long time, releasing indie gems since 1996 up to their most recent undertaking, the slightly spaced-out Hot Thoughts. Spoon stopped at Salt Lake’s The Depot with a young group of lovable punks, White Reaper. … read more

Wyclef Jean @ Metro Music Hall 03.20 with Culture Crew, Sugarhouse, Burnell Washburn, DJ Juggy

Wyclef Jean @ Metro Music Hall 03.20 with Culture Crew,...
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Wyclef Jean throws a fabulous party! Through all the years, all the shows, the different genres, the various artists and venues that couldn’t be any more different, I have never witnessed a performer have as much fun as the former Fugees member did at Metro. … read more

Local Review: Disaster Management — Bright Shiny Futures

Local Review: Disaster Management — Bright Shiny Futures
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Bright Shiny Futures by Disaster Management feels like the varying moods a human being might deal with in any given period of time … read more

Local Review: Ghosts of Cinema – Fantasmagoria

Local Review: Ghosts of Cinema – Fantasmagoria
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Ghosts of Cinema’s Fantasmagoria can be the score for this point in my life, when I look back on it: slow and steady with bursts of dynamic contrast, many things happening at once. … read more

Local Review: Chausie — Chow!

Local Review: Chausie — Chow!
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A lot of the album’s sound took me back to the ‘90s, when I dubbed cassettes borrowed from friends in a dual tape deck. … read more

Local Review: KJ! – 801s Demos

Local Review: KJ! – 801s Demos
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Lyrically, KJ! brings it with dense bars, catchy, creative choruses and wit—something severely lacking in a majority of rap music these days. … read more

Review: Eli Winter – Eli Winter
The Psychedelic Furs with X @ Red Butte Garden 08.04

The Psychedelic Furs with X @ Red Butte Garden 08.04
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The Psychedelic Furs played their hearts out as the audience danced, sang, and laughed along, spreading their glee from one person to the next at Red Butte. … read more

Big Thief @ Metro Music Hall 4/30

Big Thief @ Metro Music Hall 4/30
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Adrianne Lenker is a singular songbird, a rare storyteller with a bleeding heart and a steely resolve. I am better for having seen Big Thief live. … read more

Review: Spiritualized – Everything Was Beautiful
Local Review: Chris Bjornn – Killer Tofu

Local Review: Chris Bjornn – Killer Tofu
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Chris Bjornn = James Taylor + John Denver + Blood Warrior … read more

Review: Allegra Krieger – Precious Thing