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The Third Crossing @ Rose Wagner 03.08-18
As the second play in a season of all female playwrights, and Plan B Theatre Company’s 62nd world premiere, The Third Crossing has plenty to bring to my feminist table. The play won the 2010 Fratti-Newman Political Play Contest, and it’s about to spur some conversation on a whole lot of social issues. … read more
Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake: Faure Piano Quartet @...
The Faure Piano Quartet are superstars in Germany and England, having won awards for recordings of both classical and pop music. Despite having covered bands like N.E.R.D. and Feist, Elliott Smith, System of A Down, Pet Shop Boys and Steely Dan, among others, when they play classical music, you would think they had never played anything else. … read more
Photowalking Utah: 5th Annual Studio Lighting Photowalk 02.25
After a good deal of “will she/won’t she” deliberation on my part, I headed down to Draper on a Saturday morning for Photowalking Utah’s 5th Annual Studio Lighting event. About 175 photographers crowded into the Gateway Community Church, along with 11 models, a makeup artist and 10 different studio lighting sets. … read more
A Refreshing Plunge, Submerged in Art 02.25
“Submerged” was exactly the descriptor for what one might have felt at Salt Lake’s third annual Submerged in Art show. Immersive and riveting, the two-day event occurred February 24 and 25 above the Tap Room on Highland Drive, and I happily viewed the fleeting gathering of about 40 artists on the second night. … read more
Book Reviews – March 2012
Reviews of The Crooked God Machine, Dancing Barefoot: The Patti Smith Story, Encyclopedia Gothica, Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath by Tony Iommi and Mormons Under the Microscope. … read more
Video Game Reviews – March 2012
This month we review Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Pushmo. … read more
National Music Reviews – March 2012
This month we have reviews of new and recent releases from A Place to Bury Strangers, Andre Williams, Anti-Flag, Cate le Bon, Classics of Love, Every Time I Die, Hunx, Lindstrom, Meshuggah, Nada Surf, Pontiak, Spielgusher and many, many more. … read more
Utah County Counter-Culture: Happy Valley Derby Darlins Bust Expectations 02.25
The game was set in a gutted Food-4-Less building, the yellow and black sign still looming above the storefront. Inside, the fluorescent supermarket lights were buzzing bright over the taped-off track, the smell of popcorn was in the air, and fans had already started setting up blankets and camping chairs on the edge of the line, ready for gametime. … read more
Beer Reviews – March 2012
When the word “epic” comes to mind, I generally imagine shooting myself in the head. This is because some verbally oblivious dolt is referring to the color of her new nail polish, or some bro-dude is commenting on what the newest episode of whateverthefuck had to sell. With these painful reservations that I struggle with day to day, I am given reprise. Epic Brewing Co. is restoring my faith in this overly abused word. … read more
Product Reviews – March 2012
This week, we review products from Burton, ParkVisitor.com, RumbaTime, Slingshot Pop and TerraLUX. … read more