Authors: R.G.B. Robb
Local Review: Squash – Self-Titled
Squash = Dave Brubeck + George Gershwin + Bernie Worrell + The String Cheese Incident … read more
Local Review: Ossatura – Self-Titled
Ossatura Self-Titled Self-Released Street: 03.13 Ossatura = Motionless In White + Iron Maiden Ossatura’s self-released, self-titled EP is the epitome of bad production wrecking an otherwise good album. Musically, with what they are trying to accomplish, they have all the trademarks needed to be a good representative of their sound, which is a somewhat melodically
Local Review: I Capture Castle – Daydreamer
I Capture Castle = Cavalera Conspiracy + Blood On The Dance Floor + Danny Elfman + Leaves’ Eyes … read more
Local Review: DulceSky – Spies Of The System: 03–14
DulceSky = Depeche Mode + Alcest + The Cure + Echo and the Bunnymen … read more
Local Review: False Witness – Ascent To Chaos
False Witness Ascent To Chaos Self-Released Street: 03.28 False Witness = Avenged Sevenfold + Mudvayne + Sepultura Upon first listen to False Witness and their album Ascent To Chaos, I felt that I was handed another generic melodic metalcore release within the “paint by numbers” realm. After the fourth listen, I realized that I was
Local Review: Advent Horizon – Stagehound
Advent Horizon = King’s X + Storm Corrosion + The Get Up Kids … read more
Review: Drenge – Undertow
Drenge = Truly + The Damned … read more
Review: Catholic Girls – Distant 7
Catholic Girls = Scum + Black Flag + Sonic Youth (early ’90s) … read more
Electric Cathedral / Charles Ellsworth Tour Kickoff
Shows that comprise only local acts tend to be some of my favorites. Call me biased if you will, but I’ve found that local shows tend to have a greater musical variety than a lot of touring acts, because touring bands want to fill seats, so they look for similar acts to round out the
Chaos Raids USA Tour 2015 @ Area 51 02.17 with...
As I arrived at Area 51, I walked toward the stage on the second floor, where the bands would be playing. While I did, there was definitely a feeling one would get at a church congregation, however this “legion” (as 1349 calls their fans), was not there to celebrate anything remotely “holy.” … read more
MOTUS After Dark @ The Red Door 02.28
If the show performed by the Musicians Of The Utah Symphony (MOTUS) at The Red Door on Feb. 28 is any indicator of how this group of a dozen or so musicians plan on bringing the music of classical composers closer towards the “mainstream,” then I think they stand a very good chance of realizing their goals. Allow me to explain. … read more
Westward CD Release: Local Show at The Loading Dock 03.06...
Westward are a truly talented group of musicians playing a very interesting take on what I would describe as “space cowboy rock.” … read more
