Local Review: The Circulars – Ornamental

Local Review: The Circulars – Ornamental
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The Circulars’ year-long presence as a four-piece in the Salt Lake music scene was the sort of magical run that will be remembered by wide-eyed youths long after our time has passed. … read more

Local Review: Sights – Sonder

Local Review: Sights – Sonder
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Sonder is a great improvement on Sights’ still pretty great debut EP, Mammoth. From a pure songwriting perspective, I think these guys are catching up with Eons (R.I.P.) in the race for who can put out the best post-hardcore music in Salt Lake. … read more

Local Review: P.K. Workman – I Follow Darkness

Local Review: P.K. Workman – I Follow Darkness
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Local (Vernal, Utah) singer/songwriter Paul Kellett, of P.K. Workman, is a longtime-coming solo artist: always seeking band-life, but finding his widest wingspan on a solo flight. … read more

Local Review: Pillow Dragon – Teen Witch

Local Review: Pillow Dragon – Teen Witch
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Pillow Dragon are a local duo that have taken the purest elements of industrial and combined them with a modern-day feel. The best example I can give of this combination is “Repulse,” a catchy beat layered on top of subtle synth and laced with smooth, controlled vocals. … read more

 
 
Local Review: Monkey Rum – Banished from the Garden

Local Review: Monkey Rum – Banished from the Garden
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Banished from the Garden moves through so many genres and styles that it gets hard to pin these guys down as one genre or another. In that way, you could almost call this album a dad-rock melange, where distinctions between styles get lost in the blend of hair metal, glam rock and grunge. … read more

Local Review: Merchant Royal – Self-Titled

Local Review: Merchant Royal – Self-Titled
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Merchant Royal have been perfecting their material, performing all around town for the past two years, and the release of their EP is a happy day for their many local fans. … read more

Local Review: Larusso – Life in Static

Local Review: Larusso – Life in Static
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If you’re someone who still digs the alt-rock/emo scene, Larusso nail it. The vocals are passionate, the guitar lines have a nice tone and are well honed, and the production is truly top shelf. … read more

Local Review: Jay William Henderson – Hymns To My Amnesia

Local Review: Jay William Henderson – Hymns To My Amnesia
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On album opener “Marrow In The Morrow,” Jay William Henderson cries, “You fool, you fucking fool. You’ve created this torturous mess.” This is some sad-bastard music, and I mean that in the best possible way. … read more

Local Review: Juana Ghani – She Lost Her Head

Local Review: Juana Ghani – She Lost Her Head
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Juana Ghani seem to have a penchant for bringing to life a seedy, seductive back alley in Italy or Russia through their simultaneously languid and staccato music (“Na Zdorovie”). Every song is heavy on the accordion and fiddle, which feeds directly into their distinctive style of gypsy-influenced folk punk. … read more

Local Review: Hectic Hobo – Our Medicine Will Do You In

Local Review: Hectic Hobo – Our Medicine Will Do You...
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The Hobos are back with their third venture. This time around, their sound focuses much more on the piano, and an outstanding violin player has joined their ranks (as heard on “Scarecrow Jones”). … read more