Music
Temple: Thriving Communities and Industrial Safe Havens
Salt Lake City’s industrial community is alive and well. For more than a decade, Area 51 has been the lifeblood of Utah’s goth, industrial, synthpop and EBM community. On Jan. 20 at Area 51, DJ Mistress Nancy and Reverend 23 will host the two-year anniversary of Temple, a community-based get-together for the fans of industrial, electronic, goth and all that dwells in between. … read more
Localized: Tribe of I
Since forming in 2012, Tribe of I have been a group that thrives on live performances and improvisation. The positive vibes that Tribe of I emanate come from a unique mix of alternative, reggae and hip-hop. It’s a combination that has garnered the attention of the larger, national acts that Tribe of I have opened for, as well as earning them a solid and loyal fanbase within the Salt Lake reggae scene. … read more
The Speedway Project: The History Within the Walls of SLC’s...
Trinity West has set out on the Speedway Project: to gather as many stories, fliers, ticket stubs, pictures and footage from anyone who was part of the venue’s history to make what will be both a documentary film and book. … read more
Conquering the Road with Cult Leader
Touring takes as much creativity, endurance and bravery as does making art in the first place. It is an experience unto itself, and so we must turn to the veterans of the road to learn the secrets of conquering it. Between the four of them, the members of Cult Leader have almost half a century of experience touring. … read more
Looking Around at Beat Happening
Think DIY, and one thinks homey, living-room production, a sort of playing around—though not always playfulness—and a raw sort of determination. This perception comes from a long line of DIY artists that have passed through our ears and venues over the years, but few have both endured as long and so purely embodied that feeling
Officer Jenny: Offering a Voice to the Voiceless
Stephen Cope’s Officer Jenny project sheds light into the darkest corners, zooming in on the most repulsive details in one of 2015’s best records, ~*queen of cups*~. The album’s opening track, “Father Doted Over Me,” pulls no punches and aims straight at the heart of the matter, and the matter of the heart is broken, shattered. … read more
Getting the Beat Right with Jack DeJohnette
Rhythm is the heart of any band, and if you ask rhythm guru Jack DeJohnette about it like I did, he’ll tell you, “Everything is rhythm, man. Your heartbeat is rhythm. We’re talking—it’s rhythm. It’s all rhythm.” … read more
No Sun: Shoegaze Hidden Gem
Just in time for winter’s dropping temperatures, Salt Lake’s No Sun are set to release Warm, an EP of lush, atmospheric shoegaze. The three-track EP, which the band will be releasing on cassette Dec. 5 at Diabolical Records, swells with walls of reverb and texture, walls that are densely built yet blanketed with subtle graces—everything requisite of beautiful, dreamy shoegaze. … read more
Occult Contemporary: Pictureplane’s Tips for Total Technomancy
Brooklyn-based electronic artist Pictureplane wants you to rave to the buzz of your own technology. … read more
Jiving Jazz with Jeff Hamilton
Tight fills, swinging jams and impeccable style—if you’re familiar with names like Ray Brown, Oscar Peterson or Monty Alexander, chances are that you’ve heard Jeff Hamilton’s playing. Professional musicianship is Hamilton’s style—his passion for the instrument has helped bring drumming to where it is today. … read more