Authors: CJ Morgan
Localized: MiNX
March Localized features an orgy of electric sound on March 15 at 9 p.m. The sultry, blues-rock sounds of Merchant Royal will massage things into action before we get a little horny (that’s a trumpet joke) with energetic, brass-infused ska-punkers Bombshell Academy. Once we’re hot and bothered, MiNX will hit the stage for an audio-visual
Localized: MONEYPENNY
MoneyPenny have the key ingredients to something timeless—catchy hooks, good melodies, and universal lyrics, which draw fans from all walks of life. … read more
Emme Packer Benefit Show @ Kilby 05.23 with Matthew Quen...
Emme Packer is a Salt Lake musician who has been plagued since she was a child. Only recently, and after months of testing and a supposedly false positive, did she discover that she had been living with Lyme disease since she was around 9 years old. … read more
The Tallest Man on Earth @ The Depot 05.31 with...
The fact that only three people could garner such a response and hold so tightly to such a large audience is completely baffling. Both Strand of Oaks and the Tallest Man on Earth played sets that can only be described as faultless. … read more
Rogue Wave @ Urban Lounge 06.12 with Koala Temple
As Rogue explained to the audience, Salt Lake City was their first stop on the tour. Their time off left their sound a bit tarnished, but they soon shook the dust off and started shining as bright as the many colorful lights around them—the overall sound improved immensely as they shuffled and grooved through the first few songs. … read more
Parkour, Action Movies and … David Bowie? Thirty Minutes with...
CBR, whose name comes from the founding members’ names, has a variety of online videos that feature everything from martial arts fights to parkour (also known as free running). They’re martial artists, free runners and friends, but when it comes down to it, they’re stuntmen. … read more
Trading Cantos with the Deseret Experimental Opera Company
The term “opera” often brings to mind puffed sleeves and fat ladies, but according to Quebbeman-Turley, that’s not quite what they offer: “We’re using the term ‘opera’ loosely. We don’t use the term in the sense of Wagner or Mozart opera. For us, it’s a work that’s visual, narrative, musical and theatrical all at the same time.” … read more
Neko Case @ Red Butte 09.16 with Pickwick
“Summer is Over,” Case had sung as the night grew its coldest, warning us that the warmest of days are behind us. In many ways, the final concert of the Red Butte Concert Series did indeed harken the end of summer. The air is steadily cooling and the outdoor venues are steadily closing. The Twilight series has ended and USANA Amphitheater will close its doors for the season on Friday. I can’t think of a better way to welcome the sweet autumn air than with Neko Case. … read more
Spamalot! @ The Egyptian Theatre 11.29
The great thing about Spamalot! is that it knows from the very start that it’s a Broadway play. While a lot of the performance sticks to the main plot of the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail—the Knights Who Say Ni are present, as well as Not Dead Fred, who has his own number—it differs in a few ways. … read more
Green Day’s American Idiot @ Kingsbury Hall 12.03
Alright, I know what you’re thinking. Punk rock? On Broadway? Are you fuckin’ serious? Set aside your thoughts on whether or not Green Day is “punk.” Instead, let’s talk about the awesome spectacle that is American Idiot. … read more