Localized: Six Feet in the Pine

Localized: Six Feet in the Pine
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This month’s Localized is going to be one hell of a musical showdown. Porch to Porch will heat up the stage with their wild riffs, foot-tapping harmonica and bending elbows. The night will end in a Western frenzy by Six Feet in the Pine, who aren’t your average church-goin’ folk, though they’re serious cowboys, strummers and pluckers. Stop by Urban Lounge May 15 at 10 p.m. for just $5.

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De/Vision: Binary Stargazers of German Synth-pop

De/Vision: Binary Stargazers of German Synth-pop
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In the history of music written by radio DJs, synthpop met its demise soon after Kurt Cobain shoved his Fender down the throats of the masses. Certainly the most popular of acts like Depeche Mode still filled their arenas as Erasure and the Pet Shop Boys packed theaters. … read more

Local H: An Honest Chat with Scott Lucas

Local H: An Honest Chat with Scott Lucas
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Scott Lucas of Local H thumped the music scene on the head in the mid-’90s with raw, catchy tunes that rocked your world and perhaps made you rethink your selfish, bitch-ass attitude. Now he’s coming to Utah at the Urban Lounge on May 18 to remind listeners that Mondays can still be a hell of a time. … read more

Author & Punisher: Mechanically Engineering Music

Author & Punisher: Mechanically Engineering Music
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When he was a teen, metal bands like Melvins and Sepultura triggered something in Tristan Shone. He was aggressive and he liked that style. Some other bands that have influenced him are Godflesh, Neurosis, Aphex Twin and Ed Rush & Optical. … read more

Viv Albertine of The Slits: A Not-So-Typical Rebellion

Viv Albertine of The Slits: A Not-So-Typical Rebellion
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Viv Albertine—the former guitarist for the post punk band, The Slits—has just had her memoir, Clothes, Clothes Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. released through Thomas Dunne Books. It is a uniquely humble and provocative story that covers her perspective on a revolutionary era of punk rock music and culture that is usually dominated by a largely male narrative. … read more

Leon Bridges: Soul Music and its Simple Formula

Leon Bridges: Soul Music and its Simple Formula
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Bridges was signed to Columbia Records in December of last year on the strength of two singles posted to Soundcloud that had only been up for three months, and just last month Bridges took SXSW by storm, winning their prestigious Grulke Prize for Developing US Act. … read more

ODESZA Interview at BUKU

ODESZA Interview at BUKU
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ODESZA live a life that every college aged producer dreams of. Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight met their freshman year at Western Washington University and began collaborating together just before they graduated in 2012 under the name ODESZA. … read more

The Legend of Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys

The Legend of Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys
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After more than 25 years of playing with the Fly-Rite Boys, he’s more than earned the term legend. Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys are set to perform in Salt Lake City at The Garage on Beck on May 6.

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Collected By Himself: Captured Tracks Founder Mike Sniper on New Venture Omnian Music Group

Collected By Himself: Captured Tracks Founder Mike Sniper on New...
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Under the direction of Mike Sniper, Captured Tracks has grown from a small, independent music label based in Brooklyn to a sonically diverse, aesthetically vibrant vision for the state of millennial music. Today, with a full roster, Sniper has his sights on an even more expansive assembly of sounds with label group Omnian Music Group.

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Exploring Craters: The Soft Moon and the Making of Deeper

Exploring Craters: The Soft Moon and the Making of Deeper
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Perhaps it’s not too dramatic to say that listening to The Soft Moon is like wading into the riptide of a black pool—to immerse yourself in the tremulous and unpredictable forces of the project’s single visionary, Luis Vasquez.

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After Hours With The Spilt Ink Crew

After Hours With The Spilt Ink Crew
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Spilt Ink has been rapidly taking over the screen-printing scene in Utah—their success has resulted in their recent relocation to make room for expansions. With all the expansions Spilt Ink has undergone in the past year, Jeremy Conder believes that the integrity of the operation is something that will never be sacrificed.

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Midnight Records at Counterpoint Studios: The Biggest Donation to the Utah Arts Alliance

Midnight Records at Counterpoint Studios: The Biggest Donation to the...
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As of this past January, Counterpoint Studios is the official studio space for Midnight Records (MRP) and Utah Arts Alliance’s (UAA) Recording Arts Program. MRP are dedicated to making high-quality recording at Counterpoint Studios affordable for local musicians, where every aspect of Counterpoint’s construction was built to revolve around sound.

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