Authors: Ricky Vigil
Review: Against Me! – True Trans EP
The True Trans EP is an acoustic teaser for the band’s forthcoming full-length, featuring a pair of songs with excellent titles (“FuckMyLife666,” “True Trans Soul Rebel”) and weighty subject matter, but not a whole lot of punch. … read more
Art in the Hood: Positive Community Transformation
Art in the Hood hopes to be more than just an art exhibit—it aims to be something that reacts to the negative impact of displacement in the community. … read more
Walking the Path of Black Lantern with Chris Bodily
Black Lantern is truly epic—the first book clocks in at 250 pages—and Bodily estimates it will take him three more volumes to tell the story. … read more
What’s 24-Hour Comics Day?
On Oct. 5, celebrate 24-Hour Comics Day! This nearly 30-year tradition is an international call to a uniquely challenging task for comic creators. … read more
Talkin’ Tortilla Comix with Jaime Crespo
Jaime Crespo has been creating comics for over 30 years, and you can feel the love he has for the medium in the newest issue of his self-published work. … read more
Local Reviews: The Upstarts
Finally, a band that proves that Utah ska doesn’t need to be the realm of high school band nerds with a Reel Big Fish fetish! The Upstarts deliver some seriously awesome ska, chock full of soul and a whole heap of energy. … read more
Crucial Comix: By Ricky Vigil
“Sometimes it’s hard to remember that we were once cool. Responsibility gets in the way of rock n’ roll.” … read more
Local Reviews: Fews & Two
Fews & Two are a young band, but this 8-song EP is a light of hope for all fans of Jamaican-influenced music in our fine state. Fews & Two’s steady, heavy rhythms, smooth, jazzy horns and sexy female vocals bring to mind visions of smoky bars, full of people swaying, stomping and sweating the night away. … read more
Local Reviews: �O Dear Sarcasm!
One of the coolest things about punk rock is that anyone can make it. However, since anyone can make punk rock, chances are someone has already said whatever you have to say. ODS have plenty to say, and they say it loud, fast and hard, but it just doesn’t stand out from the pack. … read more