August 2019

About The Cover: Ashley Love illustrates a craft knight for our issue about the 11th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons. Details include blades of creation and sigillated references to our Beehive State and its artistic industry. Our knight’s trusty manticore aids in her cause of championing local creators. You can find more of Love’s work at helloashleylove.com.

Review: Russian Circles – Blood Year
Russian Circles = Chevelle × Om … read more

Review: Ty Segall – First Taste
Ty Segall = Thee Oh Sees + King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard … read more

Local Review: BRAIN BAGZ – Naughty Man EP
BRAIN BAGZ = The Cramps + Germs^original Misfits … read more

Local Review: YA ANML – Payday
YA ANML = Kevin Abstract + Death Grips + Danny Brown … read more

Local Review: Mother Lights – Night Magic
The instrumentation on Night Magic allows the perfect support for Mother Lights’ powerful words that makes this quiet album loud and clear. … read more

Review: Florist – Emily Alone
Florist = Sybille Baier + Diane Cluck … read more

Review: The Hold Steady – Thrashing Thru the Passion
The Hold Steady = Lifter Puller + E Street Band + The Uptown Controllers … read more

Review: Ceremony – In the Spirit World Now
Ceremony = Wire + Devo + New Order … read more

Review: Oh, Rose – While My Father Sleeps
Oh, Rose = The Julie Ruin + Hole … read more

Localized: June Pastel
This new phase of music-writing for Anthony Peña’s June Pastel project is easily summed up in four words: “Being honest is easier.” … read more