Music
Bad Religion, Against Me!, Dave Hause @ In the Venue...
Two political powerhouses joined forces on Oct. 20th at Salt Lake City’s In the Venue and gave SLC a relentless, energy-packed performance. View photos from the Bad Religion and Against Me! concert, where both bands brought their political and gender identities to the stage. … read more
Slayer, Anthrax, Death Angel @ The Complex 10.11
My desire to even go to the Slayer show came from wanting to see the mighty Anthrax again. That said, I had a great time by staying positive about something I could go on and on about in a negative way. … read more
Phantogram, The Range @ In The Venue 10.11
After their raucous summer performance as part of Big Grams during this year’s Twilight Concert Series, Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter ripped through Salt Lake City on Tuesday night as Phantogram in a whirlwind performance at In The Venue. … read more
Swingin’ Utters, Version Two, Utah County Swillers @ Metro 09.13
On Sept. 13, SLC’s Metro Bar hosted three punk bands that you’ll be sad to have missed: Ogden’s own Version Two, the Utah County Swillers, and the headliner, the Swingin’ Utters. … read more
Atmosphere, Brother Ali, DeM Atlas @ The Complex 09.30
For as long as I can remember, Atmosphere have been rocking the Salt Lake City music scene with innovative hip-hop beats. Friday night’s concert at The Complex was just one of many stops on the Freshwater Fly Fishermen Tour. … read more
Tegan and Sara, Shura @ In The Venue 09.22
Tegan and Sara, fresh off their newest release, Love You to Death, are on the road again and stopped into Salt Lake City for another visit, this time at downtown venue In The Venue. … read more
Cyndi Lauper: Fearless, Reckless Friend @ The Depot 09.20 with Charlie...
With her multi-colored and ratted-out hair and bizarre fashion sense that bridged aspects of punk and new wave with something entirely her own, Lauper was the most outrageous person I had ever seen, and the world admired and celebrated her for her uniqueness. … read more
The California Honeydrops @ The State Room 09.19
I was one sweaty photographer at The California Honeydrops’ Monday night show at The State Room, where the Oakland, California–based band had everyone dancing. … read more
Garbage: Star-Crossed and Dreaming @ The Complex 09.16 with Cigarettes...
There’s always been an extra edge to Garbage live, an element of chaos that doesn’t typically come through on the records, and tonight, there’s a particularly aggressive undercurrent as Shirley Manson stalks the stage. … read more
Band of Skulls, Mothers @ Urban Lounge 09.14
With their fourth album Default released and a few tour stops done, the incredible Band of Skulls, from Southampton, England, returned to Salt Lake City to play an intimate show at the downtown favorite Urban Lounge with musical guest Mothers opening. … read more
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Blank Range @ The...
Austin is a land of musicians and bands, and successful acts like Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears emerge and spread their talent beyond Texas, throughout the world. The high energy and perfect execution of a diverse and eclectic instrumental sound throughout the entire performance screamed swagger. … read more
Fitz and The Tantrums, Trombone Shorty, The National Parks @...
Pioneer Park opens its grounds on this final Thursday of the Twilight Concert Series in Salt Lake City. To send off the summer with this last installment of the downtown SLC music festival, Fitz and The Tantrums and Shorty Trombone & Orleans Avenue played with opening local musical guest The National Parks. … read more