Music
Peter Hook & The Light: Substance Tour 2016 @ Urban...
This past Monday at Urban Lounge, Peter Hook & The Light put on what was quite possibly the best show I’ve ever attended (and will attend) for The Substance Tour 2016. … read more
Mac Miller, SOULECTION, Clockwork, The Whooligan @ Saltair 11.01
The stage was set on Tuesday night amid the crisp, November fall climate as fans arrived in mass to Saltair to enjoy the evening’s musical performance by Pittsburgh native Mac Miller, accompanied by openers Clockwork and SOULECTION ft. Whooligan. … read more
Quoting The Best Bits: Pet Shop Boys @ The Complex...
Pet Shop Boys always deliver the goods, and they adapted their latest set (gleaned partially from their recent, excellent Super album) to The Complex’s smallish stage successfully with their talent and charm and simply gave the crowd what they wanted: great dance and pop tunes in dynamic new arrangements. … read more
Bad Religion, Against Me!, Dave Hause @ In the Venue...
Two political powerhouses joined forces on Oct. 20th at Salt Lake City’s In the Venue and gave SLC a relentless, energy-packed performance. View photos from the Bad Religion and Against Me! concert, where both bands brought their political and gender identities to the stage. … read more
Slayer, Anthrax, Death Angel @ The Complex 10.11
My desire to even go to the Slayer show came from wanting to see the mighty Anthrax again. That said, I had a great time by staying positive about something I could go on and on about in a negative way. … read more
Phantogram, The Range @ In The Venue 10.11
After their raucous summer performance as part of Big Grams during this year’s Twilight Concert Series, Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter ripped through Salt Lake City on Tuesday night as Phantogram in a whirlwind performance at In The Venue. … read more
Swingin’ Utters, Version Two, Utah County Swillers @ Metro 09.13
On Sept. 13, SLC’s Metro Bar hosted three punk bands that you’ll be sad to have missed: Ogden’s own Version Two, the Utah County Swillers, and the headliner, the Swingin’ Utters. … read more
Atmosphere, Brother Ali, DeM Atlas @ The Complex 09.30
For as long as I can remember, Atmosphere have been rocking the Salt Lake City music scene with innovative hip-hop beats. Friday night’s concert at The Complex was just one of many stops on the Freshwater Fly Fishermen Tour. … read more
Dissecting Die Sektor
Die Sektor will be joining a sensational group of harder acts on Sept. 30, Friday night’s edition of this year’s Dark Arts Festival at Area 51. You do not want to miss any of the acts during this year’s five-day Dark Arts Festival—there are so many things to discover. … read more
Selling the Ashes: Progressing from the Studio to the Stage
Jordan Ruiz of Selling the Ashes has constructed a full live band and will be opening for PIG at the Dark Arts Festival at Area 51 on Sept. 28. Meeting at Ruiz’s home studio and walking among the multitudes of electronic equipment and wall of guitars, I sat down with Ruiz to get some insight into what inspired a studio act to start performing live. … read more