Local Review: Electric Outlaws — Brain Eating Amoeba

Local Review: Electric Outlaws — Brain Eating Amoeba
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Electric Outlaws’ debut record Brain Eating Amoeba is “uncompromisingly” digital-sounding. Its general MIDI soundscapes sound straight out of 1998. … read more

Local Review: The Moss — Free Ride

Local Review: The Moss — Free Ride
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If you’re looking for a record that can pick you up and drop you in a world of honest feelings and indie rock, look no further than The Moss’ EP, Free Ride. … read more

Local Review: Pepper Rose — Meetings for the shy

Local Review: Pepper Rose — Meetings for the shy
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Full of songs that awaken the sleepy winter spirits, Meetings for the shy by Pepper Rose is exactly that, especially since her voice sounds like golden sunshine. … read more

Local Review: Macana — Life of Pain

Local Review: Macana — Life of Pain
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Macana is one of the many bands in Salt Lake keeping the scene alive and vengeful by weaponizing the language of fervor, violence and wrath. … read more

Ashnikko @ The Union 03.06.2026

Ashnikko @ The Union 03.06.2026
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Ashnikko stepped onto the Union stage with the confidence of someone who owns every shadow and spotlight launching the crowd into a whirlwind of raw energy. … read more

Local Music Singles Roundup: April 2026

Local Music Singles Roundup: April 2026
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You take six down, pass them around… I lost count. Pour one out for the melophile in your life with this boozy edition of Local Music Singles Roundup! … read more

The Music is Hoppin’ at Hopkins

The Music is Hoppin’ at Hopkins
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It should come as little surprise to you when I say that the best improvised jazz in Salt Lake City happens every Wednesday night at Hopkins Brewing Company. … read more

Localized: Cathode

Localized: Cathode
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Cathode got his start long ago Wisconsin. He cites his parents’ love of Elton John as getting him into music and his brother for showing him chiptunes. … read more

Localized: Runestomper

Localized: Runestomper
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I stepped away from the gorgeous, sunny day outside and into the dark, neon-tinged Quarters Arcade Bar in Sugarhouse to find the duo behind Runestomper. … read more

Review: Kim Gordon — PLAY ME

Review: Kim Gordon — PLAY ME
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With her third solo album PLAY ME, Kim Gordon has once again found reinvention. Still bringing the noise. Still the same Gordon bite, but with hip-hop beats. … read more

Local Review: Air Vent Dweller — Race to the Bottom

Local Review: Air Vent Dweller — Race to the Bottom
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Air Vent Dweller’s best quality is their experimentation with the full realm of unpleasant tones, textures and approaches to song writing. … read more

Review: Bonnie Prince Billy – We Are Together Again

Review: Bonnie Prince Billy – We Are Together Again
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Bonnie Prince Billy is a cool summer breeze, or that smell after it rains. He’s yacht rock if the yacht was built by Huck Finn and floating down the Mississippi. … read more