Music
Review: Björk – Vulnicura
Björk = Kate Bush – Portishead … read more
Review: Beech Creeps – Self-Titled
Beech Creeps = Black Rebel Motorcycle Club + Motörhead … read more
Review: Alex Calder – Mysteries
Alex Calder = Deerhunter + Beach Fossils + Mac DeMarco … read more
The Legend of Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys
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.
Collected By Himself: Captured Tracks Founder Mike Sniper on New...
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.
April 2015 National Album Reviews
National album reviews for Alex Calder, Beech Creeps, Björk, The Black Ryder, Catholic Girls, Connie Converse, Crowhurst, The Crown, The Dad Horse Experience, Doldrums, Doomtree, Dwell, Ghost Bath, Good Riddance, Hanni El Khatib, Hardcore Crayons, Harm’s Way, High Ends, Howardian, Jeff Rosenstock, JImmy Whispers, John Carpenter, Justin Symbol, Liturgy, Manilla Road, Marching Church, Marie Davidson, Metatag, Moon Duo, Mount Eerie, The Mountain Goats, The Myrrors, Napalm Death, Nic Hessler, Night Demon, Pale Blue, The Pop Group, Portion Control, Purity Ring, Ricked Wicky, Royal Thunder, Saxon, The Skints, Slutever, The Soft Moon, Swahili, Swervedriver, Torche, Wand, Waxahatchee, Will Butler, Young Guv
Exploring Craters: The Soft Moon and the Making of Deeper
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.
After Hours With The Spilt Ink Crew
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.
Midnight Records at Counterpoint Studios: The Biggest Donation to the...
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.
Travesura @ Garage on Beck 03.27 with Dark Seas, Freckles
Skaters rejoiced this past weekend as Freckles and Travesura rolled into town, each band consisting of skate greats Josh Harmony and Leo Romero (respectively). The two bands played alongside local rockers Dark Seas, who closed the night out. Skate rat or no skate rat, Friday night’s lineup wasn’t one to miss. … read more
Localized: Better Taste Bureau
If hip-hop in Salt Lake is something you’ve never experienced, look no further than April’s Localized, sponsored by Uinta Brewing Co., KRCL 90.9 FM and Spilt Ink SLC. This month’s lineup is solid through and through, starting with Swell Merchants and the Dine Krew, who will lay some groovy tracks down to get you hyped for Better Taste Bureau. You might just find yourself jumping up and down to their fresh flow. As always, $5 gets you in, so load up the van and get down to Urban Lounge, Saturday, April 18 at 10 p.m.
Localized: Dine Krew
It’s not unusual for a group of teenagers to spend long stretches of time in their parents’ basement, eating ramen noodles and staring at some sort of a screen while vaguely recognizable jams bump in the background. Generally, these hangouts don’t equate to much other than high scores on Mario Kart, but Dine Krew took their adolescent experiments and ideas and painted that shit gold, so to speak. … read more
