Authors: Erin Moore
Localized: Madge
Having expertise and a hunger to learn is what helped Leavy start Madge. “I think this project has been in my brain for a long time,” she says, “and recently, I’ve had the tools and the skills to realize it.” … read more
Localized: Peach Dream
DIY, but not glued to its fuzz, Peach Dream will undoubtedly continue to bring their ultra-catchy songwriting skills wherever the fuck they want to. … read more
Threading Through: McKell Maddox Fashion Design
Maddox’s “method of madness” is fueled by unconventional inspirations and design processes. She says that her inspirations don’t just come from people she sees on the streets but also from songs or things that she reads. View her work at mckellmaddox.com. … read more
Line of Best Abstraction: Jared Steffensen & Christopher Kelly, Scott...
CUAC’s current exhibitions feature works that use stark lines and color in a minimalist way. This approach highlights the dynamics and textures that arise from things as simple as lines and shapes, making the viewer question their own perception of what they first think they see, and then they should interact with or try to understand it. … read more
Pillars of Salt: Don’t Condemn Me for Caring
Pillars of Salt is a new zine based currently in Provo, that includes content contributed by people from both Utah County and Salt Lake City. … read more
MedusaFest: A Musical Night For Women and Non-Binary People
On the frigid night of Feb. 6, Provo’s The Medusa Collective staved off the cold by putting on MedusaFest at Studio Studio Dada. The show was a collection of bands thrown together by means of names drawn from hats a month prior. … read more
All Dogs Are All Set
Ohio-based pop punk band All Dogs have definitely found their way to making heart-on-their-sleeves music, and they’ve been blossoming steadily for the past few years. It isn’t just their charming brand of pop punk that’s attention-grabbing—it’s also the way in which they disarm with melancholy and emotionally bare lyrics that tip down into a sea of thrashing harmony. … read more
Ringo Deathstarr: Keeping it Pharmaceutical-Hard
Austin band Ringo Deathstarr have picked out the many things that typify shoegaze, hurled them to the ground and stomped all over the pieces. … read more
Looking Around at Beat Happening
Think DIY, and one thinks homey, living-room production, a sort of playing around—though not always playfulness—and a raw sort of determination. This perception comes from a long line of DIY artists that have passed through our ears and venues over the years, but few have both endured as long and so purely embodied that feeling