Music
Review: Wonky Tonk – Stuff We Leave Behind
Wonky Tonk = Jenny Lewis + Neutral Milk Hotel … read more
Local Review: Twilight Transmissions -vs- Void of Realms – Between...
This experimental electronic release is two artists showing their creativity by writing and remixing each other’s work, and it is amazing. The Twilight Transmissions tracks have a lighter feel to them, while Void of Realms have a much darker and sinister ambience to them—a perfect mixture. … read more
Review: Baroness – Purple
Baroness = Mastadon + Hot Water Music + Kylesa … read more
Local Review: Brett Knickerbocker – Lost Signal EP
Singer/songwriter Brett Knickerbocker embodies a country-rock cowboy. Lost Signal EP is an almost all-acoustic set that sounds country-rock in its instrumentation with excited and emphatic strums. … read more
Review: GIVERS – New Kingdom
GIVERS = Reptar + Grouplove + Dirty Projectors … read more
Local Review: Christopher Alvarado – The Eye of Imagination
Ambient music can be interpreted in many different ways; it all depends on what a person’s mindset is and what they are feeling at the moment, if anything. What one person hears may be drastically different from what another hears. … read more
Review: Ripping Death – Tales of the Ripper
Ripping Death = Death Strike + Usurper + Repulsion … read more
Review: Flavor Waster – It’s Always Sunny When You’re Cool
Flavor Waster = Marriages x Battles … read more
Local Review: Former Tides – What We Are EP
The post-hardcore scene has been dwindling as of late, but these guys brought some serious crashing guitar riffs to the studio just in case you forgot. The title track gets the EP started and really displays the overall sound Former Tides are going for. … read more
Review: David Lynch & Marek Zebrowski – Polish Night Music
David Lynch & Marek Zebrowski = M.Ostermeier + Lustmord + Dale Cooper Quartet & The Dictophones … read more
Local Review: Entomb the Wicked – Mortem
Vocalist/lead guitarist Tyler Bromberg has intriguingly diverse vocal abilities that come through in the slower tune, “Despondency,” which has a very Alice in Chains “Rooster” vibe to it. However, the rest of Mortem consists of faster, mosh-worthy death metal. … read more
Temple: Thriving Communities and Industrial Safe Havens
Salt Lake City’s industrial community is alive and well. For more than a decade, Area 51 has been the lifeblood of Utah’s goth, industrial, synthpop and EBM community. On Jan. 20 at Area 51, DJ Mistress Nancy and Reverend 23 will host the two-year anniversary of Temple, a community-based get-together for the fans of industrial, electronic, goth and all that dwells in between. … read more