Upon entering the shop, it is clear that the party has started, as Diabolical Records is a scene epic carnage, comprising a light display and the remnants of a piñata. The latter’s confetti guts and fake money innards are strewn all over the room. … read more
After 18 months of crisscrossing the country, Desert Noises returned to Provo’s Velour Live Music Gallery (a venue they last appeared at almost a year ago) on Friday, for a two-night engagement to record a new live album. … read more
Samardzic says, “We love to help release other artists’ music that other labels might not want to pick up for some reason—like, let´s say from a commercial perspective, plus other things.” … read more
The decision by a Staten Island, N.Y. grand jury to not indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo on his use of a chokehold that resulted in the death of Eric Garner has furthered the raw outrage that is already greatly felt across the nation. … read more
Monday night, Spoon played to a completely packed room at the Depot with openers A Giant Dog, and it was awesome. … read more
Tonight’s opening for the Trent Call: Processed exhibit at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) promises to draw in the everyday consumer for a hyper-realistic approach to examining the fast food industry. … read more
Huge, cavernous and with the worst floor in the history of forever, the Complex SLC played host on a rainy night to the largest gathering of people in black I’ve ever seen in Utah for this four-band extravaganza. … read more
At the Studio Theater within the Rose Wagner, the Plan-B Theatre Company will be presenting Christmas with Misfits, a wonderfully odd Christmas romp that brings a refreshing air into the stale Holiday routines that we can almost predict this time of year. … read more
Over the next two days, The Davey Foundation will be presenting a pair of events that will focus on filmmaking—bringing up new names and discussing the art form. … read more
In Processed, Call’s work uses collage, digital media, painting and found objects to manifest new ways of exploring the fast food industry, consumerism and our perceptions of art and the world around us. … read more
I’m smoking by the fire and staring, just trying to figure out if that guy with the beard and the glasses behind the merch table is part of one of the bands, but it’s hard to distinguish someone if you’ve never seen them on stage before. … read more
It’s not easy being a woman in the industry because misogynists are inhumanly persistent with their hate. As such, even feminists can be fooled into thinking that comics are a boys’ game, all spandexed Barbie dolls for preteen masturbation. … read more
