Authors: Nic Smith
Review: CFM – Still Life of Citrus and Slime
CFM = WAND + King Tuff + Sleepy Sun
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Review: Cate Le Bon – Rock Pool
Cate Le Bon = Nico + Mothers + Hospitality … read more
Review: Birdie Num Num and the Spirit Squad – Subject...
Birdie Num Num and the Spirit Squad = Ty Segall + Pepper Rabbit + The Black Angels … read more
Review: Baio – The Names
Baio = Tanlines + Discovery + The Cure … read more
Review: Alex Calder – Mysteries
Alex Calder = Deerhunter + Beach Fossils + Mac DeMarco … read more
Grid Zine Fest 2017
The people behind Grid Zine Fest have been working hard to support local zine makers and those keeping the print medium alive in the public sphere. Grid Zine Fest is free and open to the public, taking place at 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, at the Salt Lake Arts Academy. … read more
Write or Cry: Good Phats
With two sold-out release parties at Kilby Court and a few hundred distributed copies behind them, Elaine Sayer and Chloe Monson are announcing the birth of their experimental zine company, Good Phats, and the reveal of their newest project, Write or Cry. … read more
Kurt Vile: Believe He’s Coming Up
Listening to Kurt Vile for the first time, or even returning to him after a long while, can feel strangely disarming. This past year has given him his largest amount of exposure to date, including live television performances, two radio singles, a Rolling Stone interview with J. Mascis, animation appearances and more. … read more
Bianca Velasquez: LocalMotive on the Move
For too many people, the blueprints to starting one’s creative DIY project tend to fade into the ethereal realm of When I Have More Time Land. However, Salt Lake’s own Bianca Velasquez, at just 22, has been involved with ventures across several disciplines. To name a few, she’s the author of Happybutton Cartoons, designer for
The New Nest: Albatross Recordings & Ephemera
In only a few short years, Hatziathanasiou has earned a local reputation (such as “Best Eccentric Nostalgia” by City Weekly) for his assemblage of offbeat recordings and strange but alluring pieces of art. … read more
Take the Brown Acid: An Interview with Daniel Hall &...
Barresi and Hall are both Los Angeles–based DJs and record shop owners who’ve been big fans of psychedelic rock throughout the course of their friendship. However, the idea to start the Brown Acid series came from a shared interest in discovering rare vinyl. … read more
