Authors: James Orme
From 14-Piece Band to Nonprofit: Hot House West’s Collective Dream
Local 14-piece swing band Hot House West is taking the next step to become a nonprofit organization called the Swing Collective that promotes the culture of jazz and swing in Salt Lake City. … read more
Top 5 Roots Albums of 2023 for Swinging to the...
Finding new, worthwhile roots music can be tedious. But while these artists definitely have vintage characteristics, each of them is finding new, original ways to use these elements. … read more
Localized: Megan Blue & The Bonfire
Megan Blue and the Bonfire‘s eclectic sound involves blues, soul, country, rock and anything else they decide works in their mixed-genre recipe. … read more
Localized: The Howlin’ Tomcats
The Howlin’ Tomcats, made up of SLC blues veterans, invite audience members to play with them at weekly blues jams and gigs all over the valley. … read more
Local Review: Lean Canteen – It Don’t Matter
Lean Canteen does lean (pun intended) toward the country side of rockabilly, and with a steel guitar player like James Cherry, they can do real country stompers. … read more
Reviews: Turchi – Can’t Bury Your Past
The beauty of the blues is that it’s so simple and raw that it can convey anything from anybody. It’s not playing different chords—it’s that one can play the same chords that have been played forever, and still play them with one’s own pain with one’s own soul. Turchi play a gritty, textured style of the blues, which, at times, is pretty remarkable … … read more
Reviews: Swingin’ Utters
What can I say about the Swinging Utters? That they’re an amazing band that always manages to come up with ways to never sound hackneyed or worn-out. That Poorly Formed ranks amongst this fan’s favorite releases from the band’s nearly quarter-century career. … read more
Review: White Flag Down – Never Surrender
Is there a set of specifications to be considered a Clockwork punk band? Because I’d imagine that The Adicts would be an example that most bands would look to. … read more
Review: Various Artists – Punk Rock Val 14
Punk Rock Val 14 = Beer for Breakfast + Neverend … read more
Review: Various Artists – Sticks Over My Shoulder
In the late 70s, documentary maker George Mitchell traveled the back roads of Georgia searching out the remaining bluesmen who could still play … read more