October 2007
Review: Incendiant – Self-Titled
Incendiant Self-Titled Jordan River Entertainment Street: 07.15 Insentient = Morbid Angel + Immolation + Death Incendiant have a progressive vibe on this album and every song is inherently different. Incendiant’s songwriting ability is uncanny. From album opener “Night of a Thousand Kives,” pulverizing as it grooves, or the just plain brutal blasting of “Collapse of
Review: God’s Revolver – Little Black Horse, Where Are You...
God’s Revolver Little Black Horse, Where Are You Going With Your Dead Rider? Exigent Records Street: 09.11 God’s Revolver = Priestess + Goatsnake + Blue Cheer Skeptical. That’s the only word to describe how I felt before I listened to this God’s Revolver CD. I’ve seen GR live plenty of times, and they’re a great,
Review: Going Second – Untitled
Going Second Untitled Self Released Street: 07.03 Going Second = Saves the Day + Academy Is If you’re a teenage girl, or just enjoy the occasional cry (I know I do), this album isn’t too bad. Lyrics like, “One day, I swear I’ll find my way, one day I swear, I’ll find you” snugly wrap
Local Review: Sinthesis – Movement 4:6
Sinthesis Movement 4:6 Raincloud Records Street: 10.31 Sinthesis = Deep Puddle Dynamics + Red Hot Chili Peppers The vibrant underground hip-hop scenes of the east and west coasts have slowly permeated into the North American interior, sadly Utah has yet to learn from its Midwestern contemporaries how to foster an inclusive hip-hop community. Sinthesis is
Local Review: Nolens Volens – Fuck Imogen Heap
Nolens Volens Fuck Imogen Heap Billygoat Database Street: 08.03 Nolens Volens = VCR Quintet + Tigerbeat6 + nonnon In my last review I made intimations of Andrew being the love child of disco and kid606. In this latest release Andrew has grown up and produced a tighter but not altogether better record than previous releases.
Local Review: Microtia – Distance is Oval
Microtia Distance is Oval Exigent Records Street: 09.11 Microtia = The New Transit Direction + Dulce Sky + Fugazi Musically, Microtia are headed in a direction that, although it has been done to death, is still relatively pleasing to the ears. The entire CD is pretty effect-heavy, which makes me curious as to whether these
Local Review: Medea – We Alone Define Our Distance
Medea We Alone Define Our Distance Exigent Records Street: 09.11 Medea = Gaza (lite) + Birdeater + well, you get the idea… OK, I’ll admit that what Medea is going for here is better than what I’ve heard from a lot of other locals, but at the same time, stop-and-go deathmetalcore is getting kind of…well…played
Local Review: Ayin – The Persistent Divide
Ayin The Persistent Divide CD Baby Street: 03.23 Ayin = Linkin Park + Incubus For a debut album, The Persistent Divide delivers in ways that most new bands just can’t. High production values and a close attention to detail are apparent in every facet of this album. Past that, Ayin’s CD just doesn’t hold up
Utah Folklore: Gruesome Graves, Mysterious Monsters and Tormented Towns
Hidden inside the Oquirrh Mountains and tucked away in the Summit County library lies the ugly step-cousin of official Utah history—ghostly folklore. With Halloween only a stone’s throw away, I started to uncover the stories and tales that color our great state. These stories are almost too bizarre NOT to be true. The first story
Localized: The Furs
This month’s Localized, on October 12th at the Urban Lounge, features two bands who push the envelope when it comes to trying something new, whether it’s mixing styles (and their own tracks) or introducing a musical movement to Salt Lake City. This month, Localized presents genre-tampering Cavedoll and neo-psychedelic The Furs. The Furs Bryan Mink
Localized: Cavedoll
This month’s Localized, on October 12th at the Urban Lounge, features two bands who push the envelope when it comes to trying something new, whether it’s mixing styles (and their own tracks) or introducing a musical movement to Salt Lake City. This month, Localized presents genre-tampering Cavedoll and neo-psychedelic The Furs. Cavedoll Camden Chamberlain
Showdown at So-Jo: Bomb the Beehive
On the weekend of September 20 through the 23 there were two professional skateboard events in town. One of them, the AST Dew Tour, had all the biggest stars, managers, videogames, pro-model hybrid cars, annoying announcers and, most of all, mega cash and a national television spotlight. During this event, Shawn White had a bitch
