Local Music
Local Review: Andrew Hsu – Mantra
Summer canyon drives are begging for new music. The music in this scenario matters; something that is effortlessly cool. Enter Mantra by Andrew Hsu. … read more
Interviewing the Interviewer: What Honeybee Reviews Has To Say About...
For Jake Clements of Honeybee Reviews, talking music has never been limited to reviews. He’s turned his page into a gathering place for SLC’s music community. … read more
Local Review: Jerry Auburn — May Your Eyes Well Up...
If you’re looking for a record to put on while you kick back and reevaluate your life, Jerry Auburn’s EP, May Your Eyes Well Up With Blood, is the answer. … read more
Local Review: The Shindas — Bangers and Mosh
The Shindas have always sounded like a band committed to having a good time. Their new release packs 12 tracks with lively surf-rock riffs and gritty guitars. … read more
Local Review: Spencer Sanders — Almanac
Spencer Sanders’ Almanac feels like a series of intimate conversations. He’s a storyteller, and that shines through clearly in his lyrics and instrumentals. … read more
Local Review: b.cola — There Must Be Others
b.cola takes up the mic to put out his own thoughts surrounding struggles with anxiety, coping with difficulties of the current age, and living with loneliness. … read more
Local Review: CornerCut — Similarities
Similarities, the debut EP from local band CornerCut, is a project that leans into uncertainty, rather than resolving it. … read more
Localized: Modern Speed
Made up of bandmates Scott Madsen, Tyler Vella, Steven Siggard and Kevin Egbert, the band Modern Speed is pumping out psychadelic sounds. … read more
Interviews | Localized | Music
Local Music Singles Roundup: May 2026
God, I’m fucking hungry…what should I get? Some iced-out emo rock to numb the heartache? Tempting … A good ol’ fashioned indie folk tune? Sounds appetizing. … read more
Local Review: Macana — Life of Pain
Macana is one of the many bands in Salt Lake keeping the scene alive and vengeful by weaponizing the language of fervor, violence and wrath. … read more
Local Review: GANKY — FWM (DELUXE)
After getting hooked by the energetic opening track and references to my childhood, I found myself coming back to the album for the more melodic and ethereal songs. … read more
Getting Hyped for Hyphafest
Hal Jean is the founder of HyphaFest, a Salt Lake City-based music festival that is already making huge waves even in its infancy. … read more
