Authors: Ryan Sanford
Review: Florist – Emily Alone
Florist = Sybille Baier + Diane Cluck … read more
Review: Dion Lunadon – Self-titled
Dion Lunadon = The Rats + Swell Maps + Index … read more
Review: DEAFCULT – Auras
DEAFCULT = Slowdive + My Bloody Valentine + Airiel … read more
Review: Cloakroom – Time Well
Cloakroom = HUM + Failure + Magnolia Electric Co. … read more
EZ$ Photography Gallery Shows
The shows that EZ$ has put on thus far span a diverse and interpretive field, ranging from mixed media projects, to photo diaries, to self-portraits. … read more
Luminaria: A Photo Lab for Alternative Process Photography
Luminaria is one of the newest installations to Salt Lake City’s blossoming arts community. It began earlier this year as artists and partners Christine Baczek and David Hyams made the decision to focus their passion for alternative photography into an outlet that they could share with the greater community. … read more
Localized: No Sun
By Salt Lake standards, No Sun is an interesting and refreshing band. In a small-market city lucky enough to be saturated with great bands, No Sun offers a unique blend of dreamy textures, which set the backdrop for emotive vocals and songs that break into spiraling, whimsical riffs. … read more
Localized: Cupidcome
Cupidcome are a band unlike anything else in Utah, and as such are difficult to accurately describe to the uninitiated. The five-piece band blends psych-tinged textures and reverb-laden drum machines with profound yet lighthearted lyrics. … read more
Softwire Synthesis
Tucked away in the sleepy, smog-ridden suburbs of Salt Lake rests a small electronic instrument maker, Softwire Synthesis, specializing in Eurorack modules. … read more
William S. Burroughs & Yony Leyser: Men Within
A Man Within is a mandatory viewing for anyone interested in social change, the arts, the Beat era and literature in general. … read more
King Khan: Rock n’ Roll Soul
“I think this career choice was a lot smarter than boxing,” says Arish “King” Khan, frontman of the retro soul-punk outfit King Khan & the Shrines. “I definitely chose a better type of brain damage,” he says. Besides playing with the Shrines, King Khan also plays alongside good friend Mark Sultan (aka BBQ) in the two-piece, doo-wop punk band The King Khan & BBQ Show, and recently hooked up with Black Lips to record an album. … read more
Local Reviews: The Awful Truth – March 2010
Newcomer to the Salt Lake folk and indie scene, Brent Colbert (and friends) will fit in nicely. … read more