Music
Punk Rock Halloween 2014 @ Diabolical Records 10.31 with Chalk,...
Every party or night of heavy partaking prior to All Hallows’ Eve is a stepping stone to build the tolerance of the faithful for the ultimate celebration of horror-filled thrills and chills. By this, I mean the traditional celebration of paying respect to the great punk bands of years before by playing the devil’s music for Punk Rock Halloween. … read more
Punk Rock Halloween 2014 @ Diabolical Records 10.31
Punk Rock Halloween tradition brought Beat Happening, The Clash, Devo, and Nirvana to Diabolical Records in SLC. … read more
Rapture and Fascination: Erasure @ Capitol Theatre 10.29
Bell truly sounds magnificent and it is something watching him perform in person. One of our generation’s best blue-eyed soul singers, his technical voice is a marvel. Taking another unexpected curve, Clarke starts up the dark engines of Tomorrow’s World’s bitchy “I Lose Myself,” and Bell looks like he’s having a blast singing it. … read more
The Shivas @ Diabolical Records 10.29 with Super 78
The Wednesday before Halloween, I found myself at Diabolical Records for the first time, surprised by the tiny crowd. I arrived promptly at 9 p.m. and could hear the first note struck from the alley, as Salt Lake’s Super 78 had taken the stage and began play. From that first tune I heard from the alley, I knew I was going to dig this band. … read more
Alt-J @ The Complex 10.27 with Lovelife
Alt-J delivered a fantastic performance to a sold-out crowd—most of the stops on their current tour are. … read more
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. @ Urban Lounge 10.27 with Miniature...
I’ve been a junkie of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. ever since I first caught that guitar riff on “Vocal Chords” a couple years ago while cleaning my kitchen. It’s a hell of a song. If you haven’t listened to its hometown album, It’s a Corporate World, you should make out to it. Seriously. … read more
Mary B Lucky Halloween Spook Fest @ Diabolical Records 10.25
Last Saturday, fans of local music gathered at Diabolical Records for a full day’s worth of music, with proceeds benefiting Mary Brooke LeChance, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. … read more
Musée Mécanique @ Kilby Court 10.23 with Book on Tape...
Seeing a band live can give a more human quality to what may otherwise be somewhat otherworldly music, and I think this is especially the case with Musée Mécanique. … read more
Ásgeir @ The State Room 10.24 with Low Roar
Iceland native Ásgeir Trausti performs in Salt Lake City on his first tour in the United States. Musical guest Low Roar. … read more
Foxygen 10.21 @ Urban Lounge with Dub Thompson
When I heard that Foxygen canceled their opening spot with MGMT for the Twilight Concert Series last year, the news hit me pretty hard. So I have to admit, after hearing that they were coming to Salt Lake City this fall, I withheld my enthusiasm—I’ve been hurt before. But tonight, the marquis of Urban Lounge proudly boasts their arrival, and it thaws my cold, nervous heart. Uh, I mean … “Word.” … read more
Little Dragon @ The Complex 10.22 with Shy Girls
To help promote their fourth studio album Nabuma Rubberband, Little Dragon scheduled a stop in Salt Lake on a Wednesday at The Complex. I have been waiting patiently for this show, but butterflies still form in my stomach while getting ready. I know it will by popping with energy from all of the YouTube videos I have been ogling over the past months leading up to this night. … read more
Odesza @ Urban Lounge 10.19 with Ambassadeurs, Hayden James
Another evening of Odesza in the same year counts as a double “fuck yes” from me! After their show in Salt Lake last time, you could say I was just slightly excited to see them again to shake my ass and really let loose … read more
