The Top Form of Rocket Concert Memories

The Top Form of Rocket Concert Memories

Form of Rocket will re-emerge after four years of inactivity to blow the top off of Kilby Court this Saturday, June 11, for Crucial Warmup Pt. 1 with Baby Gurl and Worst Friends. To prepare, Form of Rocket asked their Facebook followers for their first/best/worst/favorite FOR memories. … read more

Azizi Gibson: Starting His New Life with a New Brand of Underground Rap

Azizi Gibson: Starting His New Life with a New Brand...
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Azizi Gibson has been recording his own unique brand of hip-hop for several years now. He has been adopting new styles in his music lately, drawing influences from growing up overseas as well as popular culture. … read more

Crucialfest 6ccess

Crucialfest 6ccess
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Six years into its journey, Crucialfest has grown from a burgeoning side project into a regionally acclaimed heavy music festival and a beloved summer staple for Salt Lake musicphiles. … read more

The Band That Lived: Paul DeGeorge of Harry and the Potters

The Band That Lived: Paul DeGeorge of Harry and the...
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Centered primarily around J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter book series and the movies that followed, Harry and the Potters are known for epitomizing Harry Potter fan culture with catchy, keyboard-laden jams that capture the campy yet somewhat serious nature of Rowling’s novels, which they’ll soon bring to Salt Lake City on May 28 at Kilby Court. … read more

A Poet for the Proletariat

A Poet for the Proletariat
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Poet’s strongest attribute is his passion, no doubt. It’s easy to tell that he appreciates his listeners’ aural patronage, and he gives you everything he has—the good and the bad. … read more

Climbing the Forever Mountain with Voivod’s Dan Chewy Mongrain

Climbing the Forever Mountain with Voivod’s Dan Chewy Mongrain
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There are those bands that only a few seconds in—the instant you hear the opening riffs— you instantly know who they are, mostly because the only bands that sound like them are their imitators. Voidvod are one of those bands. … read more

Rock and Roar: Shawn James and the Shapeshifters

Rock and Roar: Shawn James and the Shapeshifters
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Fusing only the best elements from blues, metal and rock n’ roll, Arkansas-based rockers Shawn James and the Shapeshifters describe their eclectic, frenzied sound as “Rock and Roar.” Their most recent release features some of their most ambitiously soulful pieces to date with plenty of fiddle, banjo and heavy guitar to accent frontman Shawn James’ richly fervent vocals. … read more

SNOG’s David Thrussell Addresses the Gluttony of Consumption

SNOG’s David Thrussell Addresses the Gluttony of Consumption
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The Compliance Tour, featuring Australian-based SNOG and their support The Labrynth, will revive your passion for life more than a 15-minute break or 30-minute lunch as it stops at Area 51 on Wednesday, April 6. … read more

Luxury and Necessity: The Unabashed Musings of PWR BTTM’s Ben Hopkins

Luxury and Necessity: The Unabashed Musings of PWR BTTM’s Ben...
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“I want people to never ever question the fact that I’m queer and that I’m in public and that I’m taking up the space that I am. Fashion is a way of making the space I take up more dramatic.” … read more

Lita Ford: The Queen of Noize

Lita Ford: The Queen of Noize
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Living Like A Runaway takes readers through Ford’s life, both personal and professional. In it, Ford shows time and time again that she pulls no punches. It’s an attitude that very much defines her way of doing things, musically or otherwise. … read more

Sound & Vision Vinyl: Home Away From Home

Sound & Vision Vinyl: Home Away From Home
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Owned and managed by New York natives, spouses Pam Lancaster and Michael Maccarrone, and established at the end of 2015, Sound & Vision Vinyl is the gem you may not have heard of and, after visiting, won’t forget. … read more

Moonsorrow: Age of the Gods

Moonsorrow: Age of the Gods
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Moonsorrow—self-described as “heathen metal”—released a new album, Jumalten Aika (“Age of the Gods”) on April 1. … read more