Music
Space Venture Coalition @ FilmQuest Festival 06.20
On June 20, I joined FilmQuest and the Space Venture Coalition (SVC) for the greatest space rock opera in Earth’s history. SVC takes you on an outer-space adventure on the Starship Fermi to investigate a strange signal coming from The Beautiful Planet. They battled a giant space monster, saved the ship, and they meet the Space Queen! … read more
Crucialfest 6 @ Art Garden, Metro Bar, Urban Lounge
Crucialfest 6 has kicked the door down and face-melted its way into the summer sunshine, bringing its biggest lineup ever and extending to four days over three venues, including the Art Garden and Metro Bar, and Urban Lounge for the evening acts. … read more
The Cure @ Maverick Center 06.03
The ’80s-defining rock band The Cure come to Salt Lake City during their international tour. This English group formed in the 1970s and soon invaded and dominated the soundtrack of a decade. Fans from all over the Salt Lake Valley poured into the Maverick Center in West Valley City, many audibly exclaiming that they had never been able to see them live and have waited for years for the opportunity. … read more
Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival 2016
Photos courtesy of Tyson Heder If one were to choose to walk through the layered depths of the punk rock community, they should strive to find themselves wallowing in the heat of the Punk Rock Bowling Festival. The festival is held on a parking lot adjacent to Fremont, and its largely open space lacks cover from
M83, Bob Moses @ The Saltair 05.30
I stumbled upon M83 at just the right time, a few years ago, to instantly fall in love with their music: the eternal summers of Saturdays = Youth, the soaring space of Before the Dawn Heals Us, the breakthrough cinematics of Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. … read more
The Kills, L.A. Witch @ The Depot 05.28
The Kills finally took the stage with band in tow. Wasting no time, Hince strummed away as Mosshart took the mic, feet unstoppable. With high energy and a visible love for the music and fans, both members were not shy about moving to the beat and making the audience feel involved in the moment. … read more
Leon Bridges, Solo Woods @ The Depot 05.26
Leon Bridges, the twenty-something musician and all-around throwback soul music hit artist, returned to Salt Lake City on May 26 with supporting artists Solo Woods and Themba Sipho Mkhatshwa. Lines of fans were packed into the entrance to The Depot for this sold-out, all-ages performance. … read more
Are you ready to Bonanza?
There are so many things to do in the great outdoors nowadays. You can camp in it, frolic through it, practice woodland creature speak (squeak squeakin’) and earn some kind of merit badge … but I bet you didn’t know you could meet a rock star. Yes, Utahns, it’s summer festival season. Bonanza takes place June 10–11 in Heber City. … read more
Explosions in the Sky, Disappears @ The Depot 05.09
Explosions in the Sky came out to a screaming, eager crowd, and their own special light setup included a string of moving bar lights on the front of the stage, creating, at times, an ethereal wall of light and smoke. I’ve listened to this band for a long damn time, but I have never seen them live, and I was not disappointed. … read more
Behemoth, Myrkur @ The Complex 05.04
Darkness! Evil! Mayhem! Fire! Goddamn, I love a good, live, black metal show, and the Behemoth/Myrkur tour did not disappoint. With no opening acts and the sonic and lighting goodness that is The Complex, these European ambassadors of chaos gave fans a night to remember. … read more