Authors: Ryan Michael Painter
The Fleeting Light of Dusk: An Interview with Lo Moon’s...
Lo Moon’s show at The State Room on April 12 is one of those shows that you can’t afford to miss. You might never get to see them this up close and personal ever again. … read more
Covenant @ Club X 3.30 with Rare Facture and Starbass
Over 20 years after their debut album, Dreams of a Cryotank, Covenant are still a force to behold. A vital, menacing weaver of dreams. … read more
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark @ The Complex 03.21 with...
I’m not one inclined to use hyperbole, but if you weren’t in Salt Lake City at The Complex on March 21, 2018, then you missed what will be remembered as one of the greatest Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark gigs of all time. … read more
Local Reviews: Cavedoll
Cavedoll carelessly litter genres new wave, post punk, IDM, industrial, 70s glam, ethereal, darkwave, indie, trip-hop and avant-garde pop throughout their music without claiming allegiance to anything beyond their own musings. They’re a writer’s nightmare in their refusal to sit still long enough to be described; a detail further emphasized when the band decides to unleash its complete collection of unreleased material all at once. … read more
Gary Numan @ Metro Music Hall 12.20
It was a cold Wednesday evening, ushered in by the first heavy snow of winter, when Gary Numan took the Metro Music Hall stage for the final date of his Savage North American Tour. … read more
Sing You Strife: Morrissey @ Kingsbury Hall 11.18.17
There are many celebrities who inspire a sense of frantic devotion, but there’s something different about a Morrissey crowd. … read more
The Jesus and Mary Chain @ Complex 11.02 with Cold...
When it comes to The Jesus and Mary Chain, there are a million stories to tell. Let’s just hope that it doesn’t take another 20 years for them to return. … read more
Ride @ Metro Music Hall 09.21 with Lo Moon
We’ve gathered for what feels like a surprise party to celebrate Ride, a four-headed Lazarus of shoegaze origin that seduced crowds in the early ’90s. … read more
The Alarm @ The State Room 08.21 with New Shack
You see, if you haven’t seen The Alarm’s Mike Peters live, you’ve never really experienced his songs in the way that they were intended. … read more
Retro Futura Tour @ Red Butte 07.23 with Howard Jones,...
For this appearance, Jones had his usual array of keyboards and a backing band consisting of a keyboardist, two drummers and a guitarist. … read more
OK, So This is Pop Perfection: Poptone @ The Depot...
The night is filled with Tones on Tail tracks, five of which I’ve never had the opportunity to hear live. Maybe I’m more hungry for the songs that I haven’t seen live in 15 years, but I think a large part of what makes tonight work better than the 2002 tour show the presence of Haskins and Dompe. This is Poptone storming the stage. … read more
Damned and Loving It
Those who know their music history would tell you that, 40 years ago, The Damned were the first punk band to release a single, press an album and then break up and get back together. The rest is a little complicated. … read more
