Music
Delta Spirit @ Urban Lounge 10.20 with SACCO
In any event, by 9 p.m. the dance floor is already filled with people, and the drip is steady underneath the approving eye of Jerry Sloan. The early birds are ready to go, and the main floor begins to compact as SACCO prepares their set. The width of space they have to play on is about the length of Shaquille O’Neal’s shoe, but the trio takes a strong stance against the ledge and faces the crowd. … read more
Dum Dum Girls @ The Depot 10.17 with Ex Cops
Playing the Dum Dum Girls single “Pay for Me,” I was immediately hooked by the melodic-but-with-an-edge vocals provided by Dee Dee Penny. The following week, I decided that the only logical course of action was to check out their show at The Depot. As this is the only way one with a Blues Brothers mission-from-god-like enthusiasm for the addictive sound of rock n’ roll can proceed. … read more
Combichrist @ In The Venue 10.18 with William Control, Davey...
Combichrist is one of the most influential bands in the industrial music scene and has been for some time. I have never been let down when I have seen them live. They are constantly requested in the clubs and always put bodies on the dance floor. … read more
Rachael Yamagata @ The State Room 10.18 with Dove &...
Singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist Rachael Yamagata played at The State Room in SLC on Saturday, Oct. 18 for the 10th anniversary of the release of her first album, Happenstance. … read more
Finch @ Club Sound 10.10 with Wounds
After quite a few years in a Finch-less hiatus, the world is a bit brighter now. The popular 2000s post-hardcore group was scheduled to stop here on their last tour, where they were meant to play my favorite album, What It Is To Burn, in its entirety, but weather stopped them and they never rescheduled. My heart never really fully mended until I heard the surprising news of a new album and support tour suddenly manifesting this summer, and I made sure I was at Club Sound for their return. … read more
Elevated Minds Festival @ The Complex 10.09
The second annual Elevated Minds Festival was a showcase of some of the best hip-hop Utah has to offer along with a litany of golden-age rap superstars, including Keith Murray, Slick Rick and KRS-One. … read more
The New Pornographers @ The Depot 10.10 with The Pains...
Last Friday brought the most exciting double bill in pop music to The Depot in Salt Lake City—The New Pornographers, in support of their latest album Brill Bruisers, and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, in support of theirs, Days of Abandon. … read more
Joey Bada$$ @ The Complex 10.08 with Vince Staples, CJ...
Hip-hop shows at The Complex are a feast for the senses. I like to drink it in like it’s a chilled glass of Alizé. Weed smoke and grocery store body spray form an atmosphere as thick as any inversion in February. Brawny men in wife beaters strut their stuff. Tattoos tell stories. … read more
Provo’s Rooftop Concert Series 10.03 with Neon Trees, Fictionist, The...
Provo’s Rooftop Concerts Series celebrated its 5-year aniversary with hometown heroes Neon Trees, Fictionist and The Blue Aces.
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Rubblebucket @ The State Room 10.04 with Body Language
Part way through their set, Rubblebucket’s singer Kalmia Traver was hyping the crowd between songs and screamed that she wanted us to, “make a noise that a baboon makes when you fuckin’ slice it’s dick up!” I’m not sure I’ve ever screamed like that, but I tried my hardest at what was probably one of the best, and most energetic, shows I’ve ever been to. … read more
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats @ Urban Lounge 10.04 with...
The month of All Hallows’ Eve has come upon us, and what better way to kick this off than to witness Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats blast out their fuzzed, psych-induced ’70s-style heavy metal that arouses nostalgia for the early years of Black Sabbath. … read more
Justin Townes Earle @ The State Room 09.28 with American...
Justin Townes Earle had promised in an interview earlier in the week that there would be no fighting at his upcoming show. He swore those days were behind him and it would be a new him approaching the stage Sunday night. Regardless of promises, a rowdy crowd of middle-aged Utahans poured into The State Room that night in hopes of blues, sweet tunes and plenty of booze. … read more
