Ah, the lonely life of a session musician. You make an album like The Many Shades listenable, but you will never be mentioned beyond the liner notes. I am truly sorry. Along with the expert musicianship Trenton McKean has at his employ, The Many Shades has quite a few nice things going for it. … read more
SLUG Holiday Comix – December 2016
What do the three kings of Bethlehem have in common with coffee? … read more
Localized: Le Voir
Le Voir started as a solo acoustic project and has since transformed into something much more complex and unique. … read more
Caffé D’Bolla: The Art & Science of Coffee
Caffé D’Bolla offers a unique coffee-tasting experience that is not found anywhere else in the city: siphon-brewed coffee—also roasted onsite—which highlights the nuances and complexities of each roast. … read more
Caffe Ibis: Magic Beans & the Elevation of Utah Coffee Culture
Utah enjoys a vibrant coffee community, and Caffe Ibis is a harbinger of the best that the brown bean of brilliance has to offer. … read more
Coffee Lab: One Man’s Passion is Another’s Cup of Joe
Hidden away in the building of the University of Utah School of Pharmacy is a one-man show serving up precise brews that give customers not only a caffeine boost, but also an advanced coffee experience. … read more
Snow Photo Feature: Brandon Cocard
Brandon Cocard – Fast Plant 180 – Salt Lake City, Utah … read more
Not Your Average Joe: Blue Copper Coffee
For years, Blue Copper Coffee has successfully brought the highest-quality coffee from roasters all over the world as well as their own roasts, which have been met with much ballyhoo. … read more
Local Reviews: Arienette
This is Arienette’s first full-length album release. The album hits the clichéd acoustic routine found at any open-mic night to the exact point of “I’m glad I didn’t pay for this.” … read more
Local Reviews: Babble Rabbit
Boy howdy!! The fuzzed-out funk/punk on this EP is so overwhelming that when you listen to it, you kind of feel like you might be sitting in a pile of your own timber. But rest assured, it’s not you that’s causing this feeling—it’s the astounding sounds of Babble Rabbit. I can’t begin to describe how breathtaking this album is. … read more
Local Review: Drew Danburry – Geraniums
The first time I saw Drew Danburry play live was beside a fire at Kilby Court. I walked into the courtyard mid-song, half the audience turned and shot me dirty looks like I was interrupting something. And in a way I was: the amicable Danburry held court like it was his living room and we were friends who stopped by. … read more
Local Reviews: Game On
Listening to Game On takes me back to the days before teenage girls stole the words ‘punk rock’ to describe Yellowcard and the All-American Rejects. Playing in the Background is full of songs that, with a bit of work, could sound just like any track on a Fat Music compilation 10 years ago––specifically “Untitled 7” and “Skank If You Got ‘em.” … read more
