Year: 2016
Local Review: The Wasatch Fault – Super Wasatch Fault
The Wasatch Fault = Modest Mouse + Doug Martsch … read more
Local Review: The Outsiders – Soul Vision
The Outsiders = The Pharcyde + The Roots + Black Star … read more
Local Review: The Rose Phantom – Wicked Flowers
The Rose Phantom = David Bowie + Die Form + Kenny G … read more
Local Review: The Boys Ranch – Self-Titled
This beachy EP from SLC natives The Boys Ranch is a collection of four tracks that hearken back to the clean, surf pop sounds of yesteryear (complete with the standard boom-tat-tat-boom-tat drum lines). Unlike the recent trend of beach-goth artists, The Boys Ranch use more classic, lighthearted guitar tones. … read more
Local Review: The Highway Thieves – Self-titled
The Highway Thieves = Justin Townes Earle + John Mellencamp + Tim Barry … read more
Local Review: The Avenues – Don’t Want To Live On...
The Avenues = Operation Ivy + Descendents + Dead Boys
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Local Review: The Fiddle Preacher – Love Comes
The Fiddle Preacher = Natalie Merchant + Loreena McKennitt + Pearl Django … read more
Local Review: T.E.V. – Études
Études, with its minimalistic black cassette and yellow and green tracer-covered linear notes, gives a fairly unassuming first impression. Yet, upon further inspection, one will find that, first impressions aside, Études is a mystic and entirely varied listening experience. … read more
Local Review: Stretch – Euphoricolor
Stretch = Slug + Nujabes + Flying Lotus
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Local review: Swell Merchants x Scatterbrain – YOUNGA$$$CATTERBRAIN
Swell Merchants and Scatterbrain = Azizi Gibson + A$AP Mob + Chris Travis