Music
Local Review: Cody Hsu — snow day
snow day is the perfect soundscape to cauterize your feelings to within the purgatory of your bedroom. … read more
Local Review: Ńix – CIGARETTE TALKS
I have a soft spot for late-2010s Soundcloud rap. CIGARETTE TALKS takes all of the best parts of those sounds and combines them with acoustic and electric guitars, brought to a slow blur of R&B and alt-rock. … read more
Review: Wednesday — Bleeds
Bleeds is in the sweet spot somewhere between proto-grunge and post-hardcore. It’s melodic but hard. The lyrics are wry but sardonic. … read more
Review: Big Thief — Double Infinity
Double Infinity is a tremendously thought-out concept album that captures the less tangible elements of love and connection. … read more
OK Go @ Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre 09.14.2025
Another successful visit to the Salt Lake Valley is in the books OK Go. Here’s to looking forward to the next one! … read more
Local Review: Blood Cannery – Cannery not Canary
This album perfectly encapsulates what it sounds like to be defiant and relentless as Blood Cannery hammers their sonic identity through listeners’ ears. … read more
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
