Local Review: BCKRMS — Prototype

Local Review: BCKRMS — Prototype
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BCKRMS, a horror-inspired heavy metal duo hailing from Salt Lake City, are here to bring the intensity you need to power yourself up to survive a creepy video game or go hard in the gym. … read more

Local Review: GANKY — FWM (DELUXE)

Local Review: GANKY — FWM (DELUXE)
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After getting hooked by the energetic opening track and references to my childhood, I found myself coming back to the album for the more melodic and ethereal songs. … read more

Localized: Nadezhda

Localized: Nadezhda
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Nadezhda now lives the dream of many local Salt Lake City bands, seeing their name on the KBP lineup. They mention Die Spitz as an artist they’re particularly excited to share the stage with. … read more

Localized: Gracemaker

Localized: Gracemaker
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At the intersection of catharsis and spirited, creative spunk lies Gracemaker, Utah hardcore veterans who seek to expand positionality within the local scenes. … read more

Local Music Singles Roundup: March 2026

Local Music Singles Roundup: March 2026
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Out-of-this-world fantasy techno, smoker-jacket lounge music and many more! Fall out, piss stains! Read more of Local Music Singles Roundup. … read more

Getting Hyped for Hyphafest

Getting Hyped for Hyphafest
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Hal Jean is the founder of HyphaFest, a Salt Lake City-based music festival that is already making huge waves even in its infancy. … read more

Local Review: TECOVA — Comfortable

Local Review: TECOVA — Comfortable
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TECOVA’S record is so replayable it might annoy you, assuming you can stand the mix. … read more

Lights @ Metro Music Hall 02.24.2026

Lights @ Metro Music Hall 02.24.2026
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Lights never disappoints; she consistently delivers that same unfiltered spark that hooked us years ago, only now it burns brighter, more confident, more alive. … read more

Review: Mon Rovîa — Bloodline

Review: Mon Rovîa — Bloodline
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Mon Rovîa has gone viral. Bloodline offers firsthand perspective of war and violence that’s often missed by artists who haven’t witnessed such subjects.  … read more

Local Review: ULTRA GLOSS — The Dead Scene Scrolls

Local Review: ULTRA GLOSS — The Dead Scene Scrolls
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ULTRA GLOSS’ debut The Dead Scene Scrolls feels like a band caught between two late-night radio stations — one blasting early-2000s pop-punk urgency, while the other is drifting through post-punk shadows and darkwave synth haze. … read more

Local Review: MELO — HiLo

Local Review: MELO — HiLo
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MELO’s HiLo is a fun, colorful journey through a prog rock sound of justice, love and rising up to defeat the evil of the world. … read more

Local Review: BANSHEE TWIN

Local Review: BANSHEE TWIN
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BANSHEE TWIN delivers both gorgeous and strong vocal performances backed by melancholic electronics that all work together to create a gorgeous backdrop … read more