Music
Localized: Harold Henry
Harold Henry are a “whiskey-drenched folk” trio brought together by musical serendipity, playing evocative, dynamic, emotionally and whiskey-driven folk music. … read more
Localized: Johnny Betts
A homegrown indie-folk singer-songwriter, Johnny Betts, aka John Betts Cowan III, is a multi-instrumentalist from a rich musical background. … read more
OK, So This is Pop Perfection: Poptone @ The Depot...
The night is filled with Tones on Tail tracks, five of which I’ve never had the opportunity to hear live. Maybe I’m more hungry for the songs that I haven’t seen live in 15 years, but I think a large part of what makes tonight work better than the 2002 tour show the presence of Haskins and Dompe. This is Poptone storming the stage. … read more
Jet Rock n’ Roll: Blast Off With Guitar Wolf
“‘Jet’ is the word I like best in this universe. The explosive music with the thundering noise—like a jet engine—is what we want to play.” … read more
A Few Words with ‘Fro
Seldom do we see a true emcee spawn out of an online rap challenge, but that’s exactly happened when then 16-year-old A-F-R-O won the Definition of a Rap Flow contest and blew up on the internet. … read more
Kickoff Your Summer with Deftones and Rise Against
Utah is kicking off July with one of the most epic concert lineups for the summer of 2017: Deftones will be slaying the stage with Rise Against, Thrice, Frank Iero and The Patience at USANA Amphitheatre on July 1. … read more
Walking Contradiction: Justin Townes Earle
There’s an inherent conflict to Justin Townes Earle. He’s often touted as Americana or alt-country, but he’s able to incorporate blues and folk in a very sincere way, while still keeping himself as a through line in each song. … read more
Localized: Primitive Programme
Local band Primitive Programme take listeners back to late-’70s punk music while mixing in their own futurist, minimal-pop sounds. Become a “programmer” and check out their new wave stylings at SLUG Localized on June 29 at Urban Lounge, along with new-wave locals, Civil Lust. … read more
Localized: Civil Lust
Inspired by bands such as The Cure and Morrissey, Civil Lust are part of the new rise of goth in Salt Lake City, and they’ve become quite a hit in the local scene. Check them out at SLUG Localized at Urban Lounge on June 29, along with Primitive Programme. … read more
Covenant of Death – Steve Tucker of Morbid Angel
In 1997, when vocalist/bassist Steve Tucker replaced David Vincent, Morbid Angel went into an arguably experimental phase, sounding quite different from the more death/thrash–influenced first four albums from the band. … read more
Where Are They Now? Cock Sparrer’s Colin McFaull and Daryl...
Before venturing down to the city of sin for Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival, Cock Sparrer chat the relevance of punk 40 years on, the history of Oi!, recording Forever, Brexit and much more. … read more
Lunar Twin: Riding the Night Tide
Lunar Twin released copies of Night Tides on cassette on March 17 and will also release a clear, lathe-cut-vinyl version sometime this month. … read more
