Thrice is my favorite band. If I was allowed to post a video of me just saying that, it’d probably be a sufficient review—that’s how much love would exude from me. Alas, my job isn’t to make creepy videos of myself, so I must describe it all to you with words. … read more
Teddy Bear
As a professional body builder, you would think Dennis Petersen wouldn’t be afraid of anything, but once you place him near a member of the opposite sex, he shuts down and his social anxiety surfaces. To make matters worse, he lives with his overbearing mother who becomes physically distraught at the thought of Dennis having another woman in his life, which is why he lies about his attempts at dating.
Warbringer, Lazarus A.D., Diamond Plate, Landmine Marathon @ The Complex 11.1
The crowd was still thin for Warbringer’s set, but I doubt that’s how people will remember the show. … read more
OK, Good
In his feature film directorial debut, Daniel Martinico brings us OK, Good, a film following the experiences of Los Angeles based actor Paul Kaplan. As he goes to auditions, trains with an acting workshop and goes about his daily life in LA, Paul finds himself in some frustrating situations, which eventaully cause him to lose his calm composure and spiral out of control. … read more
Salty Peaks’ Eighty Seven Movie Premiere @ Tower Theatre 11.02
On November 2, hundreds of snowboarders and snowboarding fans gathered at the Tower Theatre in Salt Lake City for the long awaited premiere of Salty Peaks’ first, full-length snowboard film titled Eighty Seven. … read more
Red Hook Summer
A spoiled teenage vegan from Atlanta, who goes by the alias Flik, is dropped off at the doorstep with his estranged preacher grandfather, Enoch, so he can spend the summer receiving guidance at his local church. … read more
Big Harp, Maria Taylor @ Urban 10.27
Husband and wife duo Big Harp had the crowd rocking and rolling at the Urban Lounge on October 27. … read more
Buffalo Girls
In this challenging documentary, director Todd Kellstein gives us a sympathetic look into the world of Stam and Pet, just two of the 30,000 professional Muay Thai fighters in rural Thailand’s underground child boxing circuit. Stam and Pet, both eight years old, are prodded into the boxing circuit by their parents, who use the large prize sums to support each of their families in a struggling farming community. … read more
I AM EQUAL Project: Interview with Matt Spencer
Fashion photographer Matt Spencer is not about to let such a sickness continue without a fight. Together with writer/musician Jason Beckett, he has started the I AM EQUAL Photo Campaign Project. … read more
Heavy Girls
Daniel, a middle-aged man with a wife and son, serves as 90-year-old Edeltraut’s caretaker while her son, Sven, works during the day. When Edeltraut, suffering from dementia, locks David out on her balcony and takes off, David and Sven search the streets of Berlin to track her down. Thus begins the start of their unspoken secret romance. … read more
Nova Chamber Series Preview: Andrew Norman and Beethoven 11.13
The Nova Chamber Music Concert Series continues this Sunday, November 13 at 3 p.m. in the Libby Gardner Concert Hall, which is on the north side of President’s Circle on the University of Utah campus. … read more
On Tender Hooks
We hear Ozzy Osbourne wailing in the background as Damien rises into the air, hanging several feet above the ground from the hooks in his back. Then the film fades to black—at least for me, because I passed out cold. I came to as the end credits rolled—apparently I had slumped over onto the audience member to my left and had missed the end of the film. … read more
