The last time I crossed the Salt Lake County line into Utah County—way, way down south—the ladies of the Happy Valley Derby Darlins were still operating and playing out of an old Food4Less Building. They had turned some very large number of square feet of an abandoned grocery store into their new HQ, the Shove Shack. … read more
Following a 10-hour southbound trip from Salt Lake City to Mesa, my girlfriend and I basked in the freedom from Utah’s polluted air and spring snow in the warm Arizona sun. We started toward the venue and, just outside the entrance, we stumbled upon Greg Bennick (Trial, vocals) exchanging dialogue with a group of his friends. … read more
In the history of music written by radio DJs, synthpop met its demise soon after Kurt Cobain shoved his Fender down the throats of the masses. Certainly the most popular of acts like Depeche Mode still filled their arenas as Erasure and the Pet Shop Boys packed theaters. … read more
I first listened to LA-based producer Michael Maleki—Kodak to Graph—when he opened at Slow Magic’s Urban Lounge performance last year. I was thrilled to hear that Maleki was returning to Salt Lake to headline his Break the Ice tour in support of the release of his debut LP, ISA. … read more
Started in 2003 by the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL), the touring Wild & Scenic Film Festival made its stop at the Tower Theater this Earth day. Consisting of 12 short films, the festival’s goal is to bring communities together with local and global issues that affect us all. … read more
The live discussion program, entitled What Do You Think Utah, was held at the 50 West Club & Cafe. In the first of what will be a monthly series, Utahns got a chance to talk to a lobbyist, a politician and others on just what they think can be done about the soup bowl of exhaust fumes that Salt Lakers deal with every winter. … read more
SLUG asked Eva Problems what three words she would use to describe her style. “Scaly metal witch,” was her reply, and this made us pretty excited to meet up and see what she is all about. … read more
Like a vigilant night watchman, pizza was there when you and your friends wrote the very last line of code for your very first video game, or when you needed comfort after some asshole took an emotional shotgun to your heart. Pizza has been the unsung companion to all of our victories and defeats over the years, and thanks to City Weekly’s First Annual Pizza Party, the noble pizza pie was properly celebrated. … read more
A perfect backdrop of charming, wet, dreary weather characterizes tonight’s performance. After walking into Urban Lounge and finding myself in a large, empty room, I was concerned about the turnout. However, my venture through the downpour is certainly not in vain, nor will the gig’s contribution to my eventual loss of hearing be wasted. … read more
The Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) is at a threshold. It has been around 50 years since a group of Salt Lake City dancers secured a Rockefeller grant and founded “the nation’s first successful modern dance repertory company.” … read more
On their 2013 debut, The World Is Well Lost, Israeli shoegazers Vaadat Charigim took listeners beyond the shroud of Levantine politics and shattered perceptions of their home with a universal-sounding and instantly classic shoegaze album. … read more
Matt & Kim weren’t always this big mass of awesomeness you see today dominating YouTube, airwaves and the cheeky hearts of their fans—they did, in fact, start out somewhere a bit lower on the totem pole. … read more
