Music
Dozens Massacred During Scumdogs Invasion: Local Bands Playing Hate-Filled Valentines
Hordes of human scum gathered at the landing site of the Gwar cover band Scumdogs’ space ship, also known as Bar Deluxe. A day celebrating love and consumerism was tainted with fake blood and green semen and shall henceforth be known as the Valentine’s Day Massacre. … read more
St. Paul & The Broken Bones @ Urban Lounge 02.11...
Tonight’s adventure into the night is inspired by a promised soul salvation that runs on sleep deprivation and a long, caffeine-induced day. Luckily for me, the gospel of St. Paul & The Broken Bones is ahead and my spirit rises to the occasion through the consumption of Este’s gorgeously greasy pizza. … read more
Sleater-Kinney @ The Depot 02.10 with Lizzo, DJ Sophia Eris
This past Tuesday evening, SLC had the pleasure of welcoming Sleater-Kinney, along with hip-hop opener Lizzo, at The Depot for the Riot grrl trio’s first tour in nearly a decade. … read more
Sleater-Kinney @ The Depot 02.10 with Lizzo, DJ Sophia Eris
For weeks, all forms of communication in the SLC music grapevine have chattered away about the most anticipated show of the year: Sleater-Kinney playing The Depot. … read more
Under The Mask: The Psychology of Batman
What makes Dr. Letamendi’s approach to creating a safe conversational space for mental health so unique are the ties she creates between Batman: The Animated Series and the mental health world. … read more
No Cities To Love: Sleater-Kinney Rock The Depot
More often than not, when bands come back from the dead after a decade or more of inactivity, their new material really fails to live up to the quality of their previous work. Luckily for us, Sleater-Kinney don’t even flirt with lowered expectations on this new record. … read more
Review: Lara Hope & The Ark-tones – Luck Maker
Lara Hope & the Ark-tones = Imelda May + The Reverend Horton Heat + Kim Lenz … read more
Nothing Is Too Big: An Interview With Grieves
Grieves is pale, skinny and unapologetic. He is aware that he draws comparisons to Macklemore. He pays no attention to what assumptions Pitchfork makes about the originality of his rap or how many stars they slap on his album. This could come across as cockiness, but the truth is that his rhymes are rooted in soil too deep to be bothered by shallow judgments—hip-hop is as much about letting go as it is pushing forward
There’s No Substitute for Knowing Me: An Interview with Ariel...
Pink’s off-kilter brand of pop, which mixes influences as familiar as Brian Wilson and as strange as Frank Zappa, reveals something about his personality that’s entirely appealing and even slightly addicting. It’s in Pink’s music that we’re given a glimpse into his true nature.
Review: Rancid – …Honor Is All We Know
Rancid = Operation Ivy + UK Subs + The Vandals … read more
Mason Guitars and the Physics of Music
“If there’s one thing I’m gifted with, it’s working with my hands,” says Mike Mason, local craftsman and guitarist of Cult Leader. Mason comes from a family of builders and mechanics and learned the value of understanding the way things work.
Hex Cabs: Heavy Metal
The duo of Tyler Smith and Gentry Densley are known for bone-shaking performances, melding deafening doom metal with improvisation, brutality with artistry. When you’ve seen, heard and felt Eagle Twin, you’ve probably also seen, heard and felt the unique guitar cabinets flanking Densley and Smith onstage.
