Hot Club of Zion is one of the best jazz trios around. They play a gypsy style of jazz, and even though the mention of the genre brings to mind the great Django Reinhardt, they still maintain their own identity while paying proper homage. … read more
Local Review: Lady & Gent
This debut album from the five-piece Provo group features a plethora of pure folk music—lots of singing along with acoustic instruments. Made up of brothers Garrett and Ben Williams, Jeff Adams, Dana Sorensen and Chris White, Lady & Gent demonstrate how the Americana genre is done. … read more
Nick James: Craft Lake City Performer
Nick James facebook.com/SirNickJames Nick James is a DJ, writer, hairdresser and entrepreneur from Salt Lake City. As the current owner of both The People’s Coffee and its neighboring salon, Nick James Hair, James’ live performances have become rarer in the past few years. However, the Craft Lake City DIY Festival will be getting the
Parchment and Pallet: CLC Vintage Vendor
Parchment and Pallet etsy.com/shop/ParchmentAndPallet “Be still, my heart,” I thought as I saw Jacqueline and Logan Whitmore bustling around their baby blue, 1950s Shasta trailer, making sure each item was nestled just right. Parchment and Pallet collect classic American retro items, mostly from the ’40s to the ’70s. You could find all sorts of gems
Review: Fighties
The amount of tweaking needed to balance a roster of unique characters is something that takes dedication, so I was surprised to find that dedication outside of Street Fighter or Super Smash Bros. in the form of Fighties—a small title developed by a team of two people—for $5.00 on Steam. … read more
Salt Valley Vintage: CLC Vintage Vendor
Salt Valley Vintage etsy.com/shop/SaltValleyVintage Stepping into Jane Stringham’s apartment—which doubles as her work space—is like stepping into an episode of Mad Men. She has an eye for aesthetics that are clean, effortless and simultaneously charming, rich and, dare I say, groovy. Case in point: Hanging on her wall is a 1960s floral dress in
BMX Photo Feature: Eric Stewart
Eric Stewart is a bit of a nomad, traveling around the country for work and always bringing his bike along with him. Coming in from Atlanta, Ga., Eric has been incredibly stoked on both Utah’s natural beauty and the fact that we have no shortage of dope spots to ride. Summer in SLC usually means
Mike Brown: Rose Park Life
I recently moved away from the comfort and convenience of living Downtown to the Rose Park area, which is happily located north and west of Downtown. Most of my grown-up friends who aren’t total alcoholics and have managed to maintain a decent credit score and somehow pay off their student loans have bought houses out
Local Review: Irun Toh
Where Reality Sleeps is a smorgasbord of heady guitar licks compiled haphazardly into an enigmatic debut compilation. The entire project is reminiscent of late-’60s/early-’70s heavy blues (with a modern twist). … read more
Local Review: Little Sap Dungeon
Six years since their previous album, Kevin Cazier (Perception Cleanse Perception) and Christopher Alvarado (Twilight Transmissions, Roses and Exile, Harsh Reality) are back with seven (no, eight! There’s a hidden one!) tracks, marrying their dismal dystopian visions to harsh yet beautiful, heavy post-punk industrial noise. … read more
A Taste of Taste of the Wasatch
On Aug. 2, over 50 chefs will gather to feed the masses in the serene beauty of Solitude Mountain Resort. Taste of the Wasatch is an annual fundraiser for Utahns Against Hunger, The Green Urban Lunchbox and 3 Squares, Inc. There are a staggering 440,000 households in Utah that don’t have enough food to eat, and
Skate Photo Feature: Vinnie Mango
“Switch-stance skating is boring,” said Heath Kirchart in an interview with CCS in the late ’90s … Vinnie Mango doesn’t care.
