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Monsters of Industrial: Skinny Puppy at The Complex 12.13 with...
Huge, cavernous and with the worst floor in the history of forever, the Complex SLC played host on a rainy night to the largest gathering of people in black I’ve ever seen in Utah for this four-band extravaganza. … read more
Spoon and A Giant Dog @ The Depot 12.08
Monday night, Spoon played to a completely packed room at the Depot with openers A Giant Dog, and it was awesome. … read more
Desert Noises and Timmy the Teeth @ Velour 12.06
After 18 months of crisscrossing the country, Desert Noises returned to Provo’s Velour Live Music Gallery (a venue they last appeared at almost a year ago) on Friday, for a two-night engagement to record a new live album. … read more
Mean Jeans @ Diabolical Records 12.05 with Kepi Ghoulie, JAWWZZ!!
On Friday, December 5th, 2014, a super kick-ass, fun-as-hell and free show took place at Diabolical Records. Mean Jeans (Portland, Ore.), Kepi Ghoulie (former frontman for Groovie Ghoulies) & local act JAWWZZ!! made up the bill. … read more
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Mean Jeans and Kepi Ghoulie @ Diabolical Records 12.05, JAWWZZ!!
Upon entering the shop, it is clear that the party has started, as Diabolical Records is a scene epic carnage, comprising a light display and the remnants of a piñata. The latter’s confetti guts and fake money innards are strewn all over the room. … read more
Shivery Shakes @ Diabolical Records 11.21 with Problem Daughter, Hard...
Venturing into a night characterized by the allure of downtown’s illuminating lights, I glide past the sprinkling of hip, art types who are coming out of the shadows for gallery stroll. My journey takes a sharp turn up the most-visited alleyway in Salt Lake City. … read more
Sturgill Simpson @ The State Room 11.28 with Lucette
The older gentleman next to me told me he still wears his high school class ring because he never knows if he’ll need to pawn it for money or use it in a fight (which his scarred up hand implied happened quite frequently). … read more
Young Tongue @ Urban Lounge 11.19 with mr. Gnome, Big...
I swear, every time I see this band, they get faster than the last time I saw them. Maybe they enjoy watching people dance awkwardly to their complex tempo changes and breaks as much as I do. … read more
The Wytches @ Kilby Court 11.13 with Max Pain and...
It’s the first half-rain, half-snow storm of the winter, and small pairs of dedicated concert attendees hide inside the shelter of the Kilby Court playing space where their breath can’t be seen. Outside, the drips of sleet have a tendency to put out cigarettes and I do my best to achieve lung cancer while watching members of Max Pain and The Groovies huddle over the amplifiers that they’re carrying in from the van. … read more
Judas Priest at The Maverik Center 11.18 with Steel Panther
When Halford was traversing the stage, belting out his wealthy range of vocals—from the mid-range stuff to the high screams he’s well known for—the crowd sat there screaming with him, fists in the air, balls out, returning the energy right back to him. Any question of whether Halford still has his stage presence, energy and vocal capacity is answered—yes, he fucking does. … read more