February 2018

In this issue, which is a plural snapshot of local contemporary art in Utah, we asked local artist Jacob Haupt for a selection of photos from his series Beyond the Super Rainbow. His choices and arrangement of photos from this series pulse with the spirit of contemporary art that we find galvanizing. For more of Haupt’s work, go to jacobhaupt.com.

Review: Twin Peaks – Sweet ’17 Singles
Twin Peaks Sweet ’17 Singles Grand Jury Music Street: 02.18 Twin Peaks = The Orwells + Alvvays + Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks I think we can all agree that 2017 was not a great year—some may even goes so far as to say that 2017 was a shit year—but Twin Peaks made sure to close

Review: The Soft Moon – Criminal
The Soft Moon = All Your Sisters + The KVB … read more

Review: Superchunk – What A Time To Be Alive
Superchunk What A Time To Be Alive Merge Records Street: 02.16 Superchunk = Slushpuppies + Pavement Superchunk formed in the college town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1989. They never truly left. For the last 29 years, this influential band has kept their heads just under the radar. Superchunk were an indie band before

Review: Shannon & the Clams – Onion
Shannon & the Clams = The Shirelles + Cary Ann Hearst + Dick Dale … read more

Review: Insect Ark – Marrow Hymns
Insect Ark = Earth + Daniel Lanois + Pallbearer … read more

Review: Hovvdy – Cranberry
Hovvdy Cranberry Double Double Whammy Records Street: 02.09 Hovvdy = Sebadoh + Pinegrove + Idaho Hovvdy’s debut album, Taster, was sober and doleful, the entire album littered with downcast moments, and were it not for its guitars’ sparse use of fuzz, it would be an album that would hardly seem capable of lifting its head

Local Review: Poet – Rio Grande
Poet = Immortal Technique + Slug + Jedi Mind Tricks … read more

Local Review: Mother Lights – Waiting for Mammoths
Mother Lights = The Middle East + Dashboard Confessional … read more

Local Review: Merlingo – Spent Wizard
Merlingo = Filisofem-era Burzum + Drudkh … read more

Local Review: Liar’s Tongue – Threat of Intellect
Liar’s Tongue = Cross Me + Obituary + (Alpha & Omega x Testament … read more

Local Review: less.people – Origins
less.people = Nujabes + Flying Lotus + Sleepdealer … read more

Local Review: Lucid Sound Driver – Gradient Departure
Lucid Sound Driver = HOME + Grouper + Vaperror … read more