Authors: Russ Holsten
Review: Nilüfer Yanya – My Method Actor
Nilüfer Yanya’s My Method Actor is beautiful, crushing, complicateding and effervescent all at the same time. Yanya takes on all these disguises brilliantly. … read more
Local Review: Jeff Dewsnup – A Poison Tree (In The...
This shows the bravery of Jeff Dewsnup, stepping away from an amazing opportunity to confront his mental health in a country where most men never talk about it. … read more
Local Review: Static Replica – Magic Panic
Static Replica reminds us: “Remember when you were young / Just as the pendulum swung.” BRAT summers never last forever. Live large while you can. … read more
Local Review: Whisperhawk – Kosmos Burger
Kosmos Burger by Whisperhawk is a six song EP that is a lollapalooza of surf rock and slightly psychedelic rock-buzz with a punk pop snarl. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: July 2024
Hot local (music) singles are in your area! You’re sure to find your (musical) match for a seasonal fling here in this roundup of our favorite new tracks by Utah artists. … read more
Local Review: frick. – frick.
At first listen of frick.’s debut album, I asked myself, “What are these cats so angry at?,” before I quickly realized I’m angry at the exact same things, too. … read more
Local Review: The Apathetics – Last Rites
What do all punk rockers do when they reach middle age? They give up all the rage and embrace the misery. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: January 2024
January’s Local Music Singles Roundup is the perfect selection to hammer out those New Year’s resolutions or curl up on the couch and mourn your youth—whatever you’re in the mood for. … read more
Local Review: No Such Animal – The Entertainer
No Such Animal moves like a wrecking ball into the future with hints of late ’80s hard-rock reinvention, ’90s aggressive progressiveness and early ’00s power-pop walls of sound. … read more
Set in Stone: An Interview with Nick Jost of Baroness
With Baizley’s deep, blistering lyrics, Gleason’s insane guitar playing and the best rhythm section in hard music composed of Jost and Thomson, Baroness will never go gentle into that good night. … read more