Authors: Alex Cragun
Review: Burnt Books – Self-titled
Burnt Books = His Hero is Gone + Fuck The Facts + Kazu Makino … read more
Review: Barren Womb/Remote – Self-Titled Split
You can’t help but foil bands whenever you’re faced with a split. There is no better band between the two—the only victor in this split is the audience. … read more
Review: Barking Irons – Fuck You
Barking Irons = The Business + Guv’nors … read more
Review: Ark Life – The Dream of You & Me
Ark Life = Alabama Shakes + The Allman Brothers + a John Prine ballad … read more
Review: Antithought – Life’s Too Long
The simplistic, three-chord fist picking reflects the content of the lyrics. Fuckin’ faster than the S Line—I timed my showers with the album and probably saved quite a bit of water. Life’s Too Long is steeped in the D.C. street punk style with hairs of late ’90s punk and I look forward to their next release. … read more
Crucialfest 6ccess
Six years into its journey, Crucialfest has grown from a burgeoning side project into a regionally acclaimed heavy music festival and a beloved summer staple for Salt Lake musicphiles. … read more
Review: The Great Divide: The Conflict between Washington and Jefferson...
Do you ever wonder how well Thomas Jefferson and George Washington got along, or how the other Founding Fathers played off each other during the early founding of the U.S.? I didn’t, and I’m an American History geek—hell I’m a political junkie too. … read more
Peaches: Close Up
Leading the conversation on sexual orientation and gender expression in the music world, Peaches is again out pushing her unique brand of punk electropop. … read more
The Menzingers @ The Complex with Pianos Become the Teeth,...
Closing out the show was The Menzingers, a band with a heart and something more. … read more
The Black Dahlia Murder, Iron Reagan, Harm’s Way and Maruta...
Fair reader, I was bewitched under the beautiful metal spell that The Black Dahlia Murder cast, and am now in love. … read more