Music
Localized: Sympathy Pain
Where your average release will plod along in a pleasing, sedative atmosphere, Sympathy Pain’s music feels much more focused on disturbing and overtaking the listener than it is settling them. … read more
Front 242 @ Metro 04.21 with Contaminated Intelligence
Front 242’s studio recordings are primal, but their live performance lifts the material to a completely different level. … read more
Cigarettes After Sex @ Urban 04.21
Cigarettes After Sex provide a beautiful soundtrack for a cultivated, classy yet ever-so-slightly racy date-night, as their Urban Lounge set proved. Whether imbibed in the background of private late-night moments or onstage with a sold-out crowd, Cigarettes make for a most luscious, velvety auditory torte. … read more
Book of Love @ The State Room 04.20
On the night of their SLC show, Book of Love consist of only the two Ottaviano’s (not related or married, but I do like to imagine a completely fictional narrative of the duo meeting in an elementary school lunch line and bonding over a mutual love for chocolate milk and Kraftwerk). … read more
Rogue Wave Etc.
Rogue Wave are playing Wednesday night, April 25, at Urban. If you love the band, or have ever loved them in the past, I wouldn’t miss it. If you aren’t familiar with Rogue Wave’s calm indie pop delicacies, the show might be just what you need to feel good on a bad day … read more
Judas Priest @ Vivint Smart Home Arena 04.13 with Saxon...
It’s hard to beat an arena rock/metal, especially a Judas Priest concert on Friday the 13th. Price of admission for this tour is well worth it for fans, newcomers or jackass cynical folk like me. Priest is alive and well almost 50 years since they began. … read more
Catching the Man: Patrick Codenys of Front 242
On Saturday, April 21, the legendary electronic body music pioneers and former Wax Trax! label artists Front 242 will return to Utah and perform at Metro Music Hall. … read more
Local Review: Freemind Movement – Saint Villain
Beyond instrumentation and production, Freemind stays true to their moniker with spiritual, insightful and poignant content in Saint Villain. It’s cliché, but they display awareness and humility in their content that seems to resonate with old-school hip-hop fans. … read more
alt-J @ Saltair 04.10 with Twin Shadow
The entire house is pumping with energy, and if someone’s hands are not occupied taking a cell phone video, they’re in the air waving with the beat throughout the night. … read more
OK Go – Frontside Sessions @ Snowbird 04.06
Have you ever wanted to attend a small show for just you and 50 or so other strangers, enjoy some music and, y’know, save the world at the same time? OK Go played at the Snowbird Mountain Resort inside of the ski tram for Frontside Sessions, presented by CLIF GreenNotes. … read more