The last event of this year’s Toyota Challenge took place on the vert ramp with the world’s best BMX riders battling it out for the coveted crown. … read more
X-Dance Review: 8-Bit (Surf)
8-Bit
Glove World
X-Dance Screening: Thursday, Jan. 12 @ 6:30pm
8-Bit is a surf short featuring Jamie O’brien, Cheyne Magnusson, Alex Gray and Justin Quirk from Body Glove. … read more
Odi Et Amo, My Two-Faced Relationship with Evergreen House Cafe
Evergreen House Cafe takes the current wisdom of eating real food, not much of it and mostly vegetables, to heart. … read more
Eyes Lips Eyes, Seve Vs. Evan, Red Orange and Apt/Chance Lewis @ Velour 09.09
I was looking forward to this show for a long time. Eyes Lips Eyes used to be located in Provo for a few years as Elizabethan Report before they relocated to LA and changed their name. They released their first LP, Blue Red, in Provo that night before holding a show release in LA at The Roxy on September 16. … read more
X-Dance Review: Zombie Skate Park Bloodbath (Skate)
Zombie Skate Park Bloodbath
Don’t Sleep Productions
X-Dance Screening: Thursday, Jan. 12 @ 1pm
This short skate film feels like watching an episode of The Walking Dead guest starring the Creature skate team––on fast-forward. … read more
X-Dance Review: Day At The Pool (Skate)
Day at The Pool
Fuel TV
X-Dance Screening: Friday, Jan. 13 @ 6:30pm
This short mockumentary tells the story of skateboarding’s earliest influence. … read more
Dead But Dreaming: Down Live Review
The air is getting chilly as autumn digs her merciless claws into our skin and begins to strangle the summer out of us. But the energy in the air is more than enough of a tradeoff, starspawns, and I was fortunate enough to siphon some of that lifeblood directly from metal god Philip Anselmo and his legendary cohorts in Down last week, and bring you a review of the event! It was truly a night to remember. We also have some exclusive reviews and event listings. … read more
X-Dance Review: Lost & Found (Surf)
Lost & Found
Corduroy Films
X-Dance Screening: Friday, Jan. 13 @ 7pm
While at a flea market in California, Doug Walker stumbled upon three boxes. Contained inside were surfing negatives. … read more
Agnostic Front, Naysayer, The Mongoloids @ Burt’s 09.13
I never think it’s a good idea to have a hardcore show at a bar. It’s not some condescending “principles” thing either, because everyone should get their rocks off how they want … it just doesn’t seem like a smart business move. Hardcore is a youth-oriented genre with lots of teenage fans, and it seems silly to eliminate such a large (paying!) segment from enjoying the music. … read more
X-Dance Review: Walls of Perception
Walls of Perception
Poor Boyz Productions
X-Dance Screening: Friday, Jan. 13 @ 2:30pm
Known for making cutting-edge ski films, Poor Boyz Productions teamed up with the Oxbow surf team to make this genre-hopping surf film. … read more
The Electric Daisy Carnival Experience Review
Electric Daisy Carnival Experience screening at Tower Theater brings the magic of EDC to SLC. … read more
X-Dance Review: The Freedom Chair (Ski)
The Freedom Chair
Switchback Entertainment
X-Dance Screening: Friday, Jan. 13 @ 8:30pm
This short film chronicles the inspiring story of Josh Dueck, a young and well respected freeskiing coach who endured a bad accident in 2004, losing forever the use of his legs. … read more