Getting Hyped for Hyphafest

Getting Hyped for Hyphafest
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Hal Jean is the founder of HyphaFest, a Salt Lake City-based music festival that is already making huge waves even in its infancy. … read more

Local Review: TECOVA — Comfortable

Local Review: TECOVA — Comfortable
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TECOVA’S record is so replayable it might annoy you, assuming you can stand the mix. … read more

Lights @ Metro Music Hall 02.24.2026

Lights @ Metro Music Hall 02.24.2026
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Lights never disappoints; she consistently delivers that same unfiltered spark that hooked us years ago, only now it burns brighter, more confident, more alive. … read more

Review: Mon Rovîa — Bloodline

Review: Mon Rovîa — Bloodline
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Mon Rovîa has gone viral. Bloodline offers firsthand perspective of war and violence that’s often missed by artists who haven’t witnessed such subjects.  … read more

Local Review: ULTRA GLOSS — The Dead Scene Scrolls

Local Review: ULTRA GLOSS — The Dead Scene Scrolls
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ULTRA GLOSS’ debut The Dead Scene Scrolls feels like a band caught between two late-night radio stations — one blasting early-2000s pop-punk urgency, while the other is drifting through post-punk shadows and darkwave synth haze. … read more

Local Review: MELO — HiLo

Local Review: MELO — HiLo
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MELO’s HiLo is a fun, colorful journey through a prog rock sound of justice, love and rising up to defeat the evil of the world. … read more

Local Review: BANSHEE TWIN

Local Review: BANSHEE TWIN
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BANSHEE TWIN delivers both gorgeous and strong vocal performances backed by melancholic electronics that all work together to create a gorgeous backdrop … read more

Local Review: Bad Luck Brigade — NOTHING

Local Review: Bad Luck Brigade — NOTHING
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Clocking in at just over 35 minutes, NOTHING feels like a fresh take on the beloved SLC Hip Hop group that Utah has come to love since early 2022. … read more

Review: YAWC-TV — Broadcast Complete

Review: YAWC-TV — Broadcast Complete
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YAWC-TV shows demonstrable competence in the structuring of his records, though he takes an unorthodox approach with Broadcast Complete. … read more

Local Review: Olympic Deth — Peace Album

Local Review: Olympic Deth — Peace Album
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This fascinating album will take you on a journey through different genres, moods and time signatures, occasionally all within the same song. … read more

Local Review: Jr. Detective — Stranger Friend

Local Review: Jr. Detective — Stranger Friend
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Currently split, Jr. Detective is something of a long-distance relationship. Stranger Friend features four emotional tracks that take you on a sonic journey.  … read more

Review: The Horse — The Horse

Review: The Horse — The Horse
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The Horse combines the styles of folk, ambient and chamber music to create a sound that is somehow both comforting and disquieting. … read more