Review: Empresarios – The Vibes

Review: Empresarios – The Vibes
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Empresarios = Thievery Corporation + Thunderball + Yerba Buena … read more

Review: Le Butcherettes – A Raw Youth

Review: Le Butcherettes – A Raw Youth
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Le Butcherettes = Tame Impala x Yeah Yeah Yeahs + Jack White … read more

Cosplay Concert – Punk Rock Halloween @ Super Top Secret

Cosplay Concert – Punk Rock Halloween @ Super Top Secret
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Punk Rock Halloween is annual event wherein bands dress up as their favorite artists and play their songs like they are the artists themselves. … read more

King Diamond on Halloween, Not Just a Dream

King Diamond on Halloween, Not Just a Dream
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I do not know how Salt Lake City lucked out on hosting King Diamond on Halloween, but it was the best Halloween I have had. … read more

Ought 10.22 @ Kilby Court With Baby Ghosts & Chalk

Ought 10.22 @ Kilby Court With Baby Ghosts & Chalk
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After having played internationally, including two Pitchfork Music Festivals, it was strange to see Montreal’s Ought in such a small venue as Kilby Court. … read more

Eric Earley of Blitzen Trapper: Breaking The Familiar Silence

Eric Earley of Blitzen Trapper: Breaking The Familiar Silence
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I can tell what questions Eric Earley, lead singer-songwriter of the alt-country outfit Blitzen Trapper, has been asked previously. … read more

Heavy Times with YOB, Black Cobra, Worst Friends and Huldra @ Area 51

Heavy Times with YOB, Black Cobra, Worst Friends and Huldra...
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Together, YOB creates mesmerizing and evil riffs and takes the listener to the depths of the distant corners of the dark universe. … read more

Shane Kiel: A Little Further Down the Line

Shane Kiel: A Little Further Down the Line
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The journey of any musician is full of surprising twists and unexpected turns. Shane Kiel, known best in these parts as upright bass player for Mad Max and the Wild Ones, has had a fascinating expedition into life. … read more

Review: CHVRCHES – Every Open Eye

Review: CHVRCHES – Every Open Eye
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CHVRCHES Every Open Eye Glassnote / Virgin EMI Street: 09.25 CHVRCHES = [Speak & Spell–era Depeche Mode x Purity Ring x Grimes]√Tegan and Sara In an era of revision for revision’s sake, sticking to one’s guns has become something of a gamble. Such is the case with Scottish synthpop band Chvrches, who exploded onto the

Nobunny @ Kilby Court 10.17 with The Nods and Breakers

Nobunny @ Kilby Court 10.17 with The Nods and Breakers
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Simply put, Nobunny is an act well worth the wait, but that’s how it is with groups that attain such a cult-like status. … read more

Review: DIIV with Sunflower Bean and No Joy @ Urban Lounge 10.17

Review: DIIV with Sunflower Bean and No Joy @ Urban...
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DIIV stole the show for me, but No Joy and Sunflower Bean provided fantastic support and turned me on to some good shit. … read more