Gaming conventions have a subpar record in our backyard. The GEEX expos of 2010-11 felt more like military recruiting grounds with some new tech on display than cons. I attended GEEX in 2011 with the aspiration of winning a Gears of War tournament. Oh, how naive I was. I didn’t expect much of a turnout (and
Signature starts with the familiar sound of a skater’s wheels rolling over cracks and features a skater named Luka Bizjak. … read more
The master of the turntables for local hip hop legends The Numbs has not been idle since 2011’s Soulburn release. The production of Megatherium, an instrumental beat album, is halfway between classic video games, breakbeats and world music with buzzed-out bass behind tight snare and rich woodblock and tom drum hits. … read more
Abyss Odyssey wants to play like The Binding of Isaac, but it doesn’t have the variety to keep you coming back for another run—not by a long shot. … read more
The story of Dungeon Travelers 2 follows Fried Einhard, a Librarian (or Libra), who has studied the history and technique of Sealbooks at the Royal Military Academy for years. … read more
We can all agree that the 1995 Sylvester Stallone, Rob Schneider Academy Award–winning masterpiece Judge Dredd is one of the greatest achievements in the history of cinema. … read more
Levi Rounds has hit a milestone for any comedian in the business, and although we’re not talking about him just staying alive for a decade—which is also impressive—he’s been gracing stand-up comedy stages for 10 years strong. This Saturday, Aug. 8, at Metro Bar, Rounds will celebrate with his show “A Decade Deep” doing the
Gaming conventions have a subpar record in our backyard. The GEEX expos of 2010-11 felt more like military recruiting grounds with some new tech on display. I actually attended GEEX in 2011 with the aspiration of winning a Gears of War tournament. Oh, how naive I was. I didn’t expect much of a turnout (and there
Two years after her breakout album, Pain is Beauty, Chelsea Wolfe has again commanded a confluence of genres to synergize into a new, consuming ebb. … read more
Chant releases an artistic, limited-edition version of every album, and for Brave New Apocalypse this came in the retro form of a cassette tape. … read more
The thing about this 2WENTYTHRE3 is that it’s really pretty good for what it is. From the little information I could find about Jared Smith, a Utahn, he’s taking himself pretty seriously and trying earnestly to turn in a solid effort for his sound and his branding, and it’s easy to tell that he is working very hard at both. … read more
Ah, the split album—it’s a perfect way to showcase new bands and display the diversity of a musical community. This split features three songs apiece and a collaborative track from two of Salt Lake’s most exciting bands in the world of aggressive music. … read more
