Music
Muse, Thirty Seconds to Mars, PVRIS @ USANA 09.20
With Muse returning to Salt Lake City after a four-year pause, bringing supporting musical groups 30 Seconds to Mars and PVRIS, eager fans to filled this outdoor venue by the tens of thousands. … read more
Zion I @ Metro 09.16 with The Perceptionists, Jabee, Zac...
Zumbi’s vitality had spread, his message sunk in, all while his humble character shook hands with half the crowd as they made their way back into the world, likely feeling as I did, encouraged. … read more
Review: Cult of the Psychic Fetus – Self-titled
Cult Of The Psychic Fetus= The Cramps + Bobby “Boris” Pickett + The Moontrekkers … read more
Review: Myrkur – Mareridt
Myrkur = Enya + Mayhem … read more
Inflammable Material: Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers
Celebrating 40 years of roots-radical anthems, Stiff Little Fingers are still going strong. In 2014, they released their 10th studio album, No Going Back, through Pledge Music, and toured alongside Bad Religion and The Offspring, with a followup solo tour in 2015. … read more
Bonobo @ The Depot 09.09 with NoMBe
With international acclaim for his unique and world-aware music, it’s not exactly a stretch of the imagination to picture the same Bonobo show being played on the shores of Ibiza or under the skyline of Prague or Istanbul … read more
Perturbator, Visigoth, Darklord @ Metro 09.06
The show Kent provides is an energizing blend of madness and melodic trance worth the ringing ears and mechanized nightmares. … read more
Spoon, White Reaper @ The Depot 09.06
Spoon have been at it a long time, releasing indie gems since 1996 up to their most recent undertaking, the slightly spaced-out Hot Thoughts. Spoon stopped at Salt Lake’s The Depot with a young group of lovable punks, White Reaper. … read more
Gotta Get You Back to You: Tori Amos’ Native Invader
The political stance on Native Invader recalls 2007’s fiery American Doll Posse, especially its pointed political songs “Yo George,” “Code Red” and “Posse Bonus.” … read more
Review: Alex Cameron – Forced Witness
Alex Cameron = Marc Cohn + Charles Bukowski … read more