People lost their shit when Crystal Castles came out. It was like Beatlemania, but instead of young innocent girls, it was a bunch of dudes who looked like they were in a shitty Cold Cave cover band. As soon as the first song began it was clear who was the star of the show. … read more
Add a Dash of Local Art: Courtney Blair
We are excited to announce that Add a Dash of Local Art is growing! October marked the first month of Add a Dash of Local Art at the Whole Foods Sugar House store, welcoming Courtney Blair and her beautifully designed gig posters to their walls. Expanding Add a Dash of Local Art strengthens our outreach to the community, giving us the opportunity to highlight more of the talent within our great state. … read more
Legend of Aahhh’s Film Review
Endless pristine snowscapes flow languidly over jagged, ominous mountain cliffs as bat-shit powder hounds blast along fifty-plus-foot drops at a breakneck pace. However, I’m not sure that any words in my vocabulary could properly encompass the mind-bending shots that Greg Stump and the gang have brought once again to theaters near you. … read more
Beehive Spirits Film Review
For only being a 30-minute documentary, this film does a great job cramming the history of booze in the state of Utah, as well as highlighting what’s going on in the present day. … read more
Amy Goodman @ The Rose Wagner 10.29.12
I was in a room full of liberals. They all probably listen to RadioActive after Democracy Now!, but when was the last time they were really politically engaged? When was the last time they handed out literature or questioned their own political perspective? This was the message Amy Goodman left us with—to demand change, to make change—not to wait for it. … read more
Deep Love @ The Rose Wagner 10.30
With the recommendation to wear funeral attire, I felt it appropriate to give some holiday cheer a go, and decided to attend this rock opera based around a cemetery theme. Before the entertainment began, producers Ryan Hayes and Garrett Sherwood started with a brief disclaimer for the audience, informing us to react to the performance as you would a rock concert. Since most of us probably did not know what to expect from the show, this proved to be efficient in getting the crowd to appropriately respond with cheers, whoops and whistles throughout the evening. … read more
Diamond in the Rough: Alta Ski Resort Celebrates its 75th Anniversary With Wasatch Beers
Nov. 1, 2012 marked the culmination of nearly six months of hard work and collaborative efforts to produce a product as unique as Utah powder. … read more
Mr. Gnome @ Bar Deluxe 10.31 with Totem & Taboo, Amassing Massive Masses
Mr. Gnome are a simple guitar and drum duo from Cleveland, Ohio that have the fullest sound I’ve ever heard out of a two-piece. Their last full-length album, Madness in Miniature, released a year ago and contains some of the most high-energy songs imaginable out of two people. … read more
NOVA Chamber Music Series @ Libby Gardner 10.28
The NOVA series––from the board, administrators and musicians to the season ticket holders––are a bit of a family, with shared values of culture and adventure reflected in a passion for the music, which is diverse, daring, and thoughtfully programmed. Each show offers some of the startlingly new, but some of the “new” is also 100 years old and you just haven’t heard it yet. … read more
Crushed Out @ The Garage 11.02
Crushed Out are a humble blues/surf/garage rock duo from New York, and their new album, Want To Give, pays homage to the pioneers of American Delta Blues and Rock n’ Roll. … read more
Matt and Kim @ In the Venue 11.01 with Oberhofer
The duo came onstage after a lengthy stage setup in a burst of energy that included digital fireworks on a giant screen behind them. From that moment, the party didn’t stop until the lights came on at the end of the night. … read more
TGR: The Dream Factory 11.02
For the 2012 movie season, TGR releases a throwback film to the glory days of exploring AK as a ski/snowboard venue. … read more
