Music
Gallery: Pennywise @ Club Sound 03.12 with A Wilhelm Scream,...
Pennywise, A Wilhelm Scream, and Teenage Bottlerocket performed at Club Sound in Salt Lake City on March 12, 2015. … read more
Enslaved @ Bar Deluxe 03.13 with YOB, Ecstatic Vision, SubRosa
A wonderful black metal show featuring Enslaved, YOB, Ecstatic Vision and local act Subrosa that took place on no other than Friday the 13th. … read more
Expire @ Kilby Court 03.11 with Rotting Out, Suburban Scum,...
Mizery, Bent Life and Suburban Scum set the stage for an excellent hardcore showing from Rotting Out and Expire over the weekend. … read more
Parking Lot Show with BØRNS and Handsome Ghost @ The...
After Misterwives cancelled their show due to illness, BØRNS and Handsome Ghost took to the parking lot of The Complex, with just their bare instruments. Surrounded by fans that refused to leave empty handed, they played covers, old classics and … read more
Geeking out with Alex Rosamilia of The Gaslight Anthem
Alex Rosamilia is an extremely accomplished guitarist and works on everything from the music with The Gaslight Anthem to metal happenings of Something About Death or Dying. … read more
Bleachers @ In The Venue 03.06 with Joywave, Night Terrors...
Not since post-dreadlocks Incubus have I seen a band come out to so many screeching fans. Arms raised and grasping for lead singer contact, the followers of Bleachers were completely exhilarated to see their band play live. … read more
Westward CD Release: Local Show at The Loading Dock 03.06...
Westward are a truly talented group of musicians playing a very interesting take on what I would describe as “space cowboy rock.” … read more
PRhyme @ Urban Lounge 03.04 with Your Old Droog, Boldy...
There’s a new wave of hip hop rising to the scene with corporate hooks and lyrics that center around making money rain and fucking bitches, but DJ Premier and Royce da 5’9” aren’t having it. … read more
Retox @ Bar Deluxe with Whores., Baby Gurl and Exes...
On Thursday, March 5, touring acts Retox and Whores. met with local bands Baby Gurl and Exes for a kickass hardcore show at Bar Deluxe in downtown SLC. … read more
Artist(s) of the Fevered Soul: Tomas Lindberg of At The...
At The Gates released At War With Reality on Oct. 28 of last year, their first album since the legendary Slaughter Of The Soul hit shelves in 1995. “It felt absolutely brilliant to be back in the studio together,” Lindberg says.
The Utah Symphony and the Godfather of Metal
There are quite a few similarities in the performance and music of classical pieces and heavy metal: the drama, complex songwriting, wide range of instrument use and epic subject matter, to name a few. Surprisingly, even the live classical scene itself has, at times, resembled the familiar passion of a metal show.
Combat Rock: Dengue Fever and a Resurgence of Repressed Rock...
Dengue Fever’s sound is a sonic masala of influences including surf, Afrobeat, hip-hop, punk, and, the Rosetta Stone to their sound, Cambodian pop. On their latest, self-released album, The Deepest Lake, Dengue Fever were in total control of the entire experience, from the music to the packaging.
