Killbot = 3 Inches of Blood + Mercyful Fate + Venom … read more
Local Reviews: Killbot
Local Reviews: Pariah Poetic
Pariah Poetic Of Nature Self Released Street: 09.23 Pariah Poetic= Strata + Lostprophets Pariah Poetic is not your Mom’s band. Nor are they your brother’s—they could be your kid sister’s, though. The guitarist has some really, really good things going on—the guit-fiddle is intricately woven throughout (listen to “Deviate Demonic” for confirmation). This is some
Local Reviews: Rummys
Rummys = Frank Zappa + Cheap Trick + Marilyn Manson + Joan Jett + Steppenwolf … read more
Local Reviews: S.L.F.M. – S.L.F.M.
If a hummingbird princess was tangled in ukulele strings, she would sound like S.L.F.M. Despite the potential for cute homogeneity, S.L.F.M. blends inevitable quiet love songs with distorted (but always melodic) rock sounds. … read more
Local Reviews: Syqnys
Syqnys = Immortal Technique + From First to Last + Eminem … read more
Modest Mouse @ The Complex 06.05 with Morning Teleportation
As usual, I was floored by what Modest Mouse brought to a live performance: richly layered sounds, Isaac Brock’s penetrating delivery and a crowd that is more than appreciative of all of those nuances. … read more
Movie Review: It Comes At Night
It Comes at Night is a solid, tightly wound thriller that can’t help but find itself in the same post-apocalyptic pool as The Walking Dead—the deep end of that pool, anyway. … read more
Samantha Fish at the Utah Blues Festival
The charming and ever-talented Samantha Fish, who just released her album Chills & Fever in March, will steal your heart and convert you into a blues lover after her live performance at this year’s Utah Blues Festival. … read more
Walking Contradiction: Justin Townes Earle
There’s an inherent conflict to Justin Townes Earle. He’s often touted as Americana or alt-country, but he’s able to incorporate blues and folk in a very sincere way, while still keeping himself as a through line in each song. … read more
Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival 2017
Punk Rock Bowling: where everyone is decked out in studs, leather and bristles. Here they come to congregate for a weekend of music-inspired debauchery. … read more
Utah, These Beers are 100% You: Slug Mag On Tap
Year after year, the Beer Issue has become a typed-out map of Utah’s burgeoning landscape of craft beer. It is by this 10th Annual Beer Issue that we bring you the first 100-percent Utah-brewed craft beer festival: SLUG Mag On Tap. … read more
The Brewster Ruling Roosters: Jacquie King Wright
Roosters Brewing Co.’s most cutting-edge move just might be when they promoted Jacquie King Wright to the 25th Street Head Brewer position. … read more
