Music
The Hives @ The Union 09.13.2025
With incredible energy and music, a “live, human experience” like this should occur yearly, if not more often. … read more
Local Review: Ghosts of Cinema – Fantasmagoria
Ghosts of Cinema’s Fantasmagoria can be the score for this point in my life, when I look back on it: slow and steady with bursts of dynamic contrast, many things happening at once. … read more
MARINA @ The Union 09.12.2025
MARINA is an artist that proves that a concert doesn’t need flashy moves or pyrotechnics to be worth the price of admission. … read more
Local Review: Runestomper — Trials, Pt. II
Trials Pt. II is almost entirely instrumental, which lends itself to creating a soundtrack for the person listening to it. It took me on a futuristic journey as well as a trip into the past. … read more
Local Review: The Alpines — Dying Star
If you’re an indie rock fan or just looking for a soundtrack to your crisp autumn evenings, Dying Star is a record you can’t miss out on. … read more
Local Review: Lost Lotteries — Continuous Growth
Right out of the proverbial gates, the band’s charring sound and heady lyrics communicate an understanding of the stakes as well as the breadth of the issues currently plaguing humanity. … read more
Japanese Breakfast @ SLC Twilight 09.05.2025
Japanese Breakfast shouted, “Salt Lake City, let’s jump!” and every person in the audience complied. How could we not? … read more
Review: Sabrina Carpenter — Man’s Best Friend
For this “satirical” take on the pop genre and cheesy breakup songs, Carpenter blends a Kool-Aid swill of disco and country influences on Man’s Best Friend. … read more
Imprint Response Machine: An Interview with Rhys Fulber
Rhys Fulber’s new release Memory Impulse Autonomy looks to the future while returning to the sounds of his youth. … read more
Local Review: Dwellers – Corrupt Translation Machine
When I listened to this Dwellers’ Corrupt Translation Machine for the first time, the images it invoked in my mind were those of edgy rock music videos from the early 2000s. … read more
Local Review: The Signal Sound — Rewrite It All
The Signal Sound’s Rewrite It All is a welcomed addition to the local vault of Salt Lake’s punk rock expressions. … read more
Localized: DJ VI:BRA
Pérez adopted the DJ name VI:BRA, as in the Spanish word “vibra” meaning “to vibrate,” because their approach to music is about using vibrations to navigate. … read more
