Queens of the Stone Age, Royal Blood @ Great Saltair 10.09

Queens of the Stone Age, Royal Blood @ Great Saltair...
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From “The Evil has Landed” to “The Way You Used to Do,” Queens of the Stone Age played the newest hits and the classics that everyone knows word for word. … read more

Conor Oberst @ Eccles Theater 10.01 with Tim Kasher

Conor Oberst @ Eccles Theater 10.01 with Tim Kasher
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I have always felt like Oberst was one of the best songwriters of his generation, spinning yarns about things average people struggle with or overcome in a way that is accessible and applicable, and beautiful. … read more

Ride @ Metro Music Hall 09.21 with Lo Moon 

Ride @ Metro Music Hall 09.21 with Lo Moon 
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We’ve gathered for what feels like a surprise party to celebrate Ride, a four-headed Lazarus of shoegaze origin that seduced crowds in the early ’90s. … read more

Muse, Thirty Seconds to Mars, PVRIS @ USANA 09.20

Muse, Thirty Seconds to Mars, PVRIS @ USANA 09.20
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With Muse returning to Salt Lake City after a four-year pause, bringing supporting musical groups 30 Seconds to Mars and PVRIS, eager fans to filled this outdoor venue by the tens of thousands. … read more

Zion I @ Metro 09.16 with The Perceptionists, Jabee, Zac Ivie, The Outsiders

Zion I @ Metro 09.16 with The Perceptionists, Jabee, Zac...
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Zumbi’s vitality had spread, his message sunk in, all while his humble character shook hands with half the crowd as they made their way back into the world, likely feeling as I did, encouraged. … read more

Bonobo @ The Depot 09.09 with NoMBe

Bonobo @ The Depot 09.09 with NoMBe
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With international acclaim for his unique and world-aware music, it’s not exactly a stretch of the imagination to picture the same Bonobo show being played on the shores of Ibiza or under the skyline of Prague or Istanbul … read more

Perturbator, Visigoth, Darklord @ Metro 09.06

Perturbator, Visigoth, Darklord @ Metro 09.06
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The show Kent provides is an energizing blend of madness and melodic trance worth the ringing ears and mechanized nightmares. … read more

Spoon, White Reaper @ The Depot 09.06

Spoon, White Reaper @ The Depot 09.06
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Spoon have been at it a long time, releasing indie gems since 1996 up to their most recent undertaking, the slightly spaced-out Hot Thoughts. Spoon stopped at Salt Lake’s The Depot with a young group of lovable punks, White Reaper. … read more

Crucialfest 7 @ The Gateway 09.02–09.03

Crucialfest 7 @ The Gateway 09.02–09.03
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Crucialfest 7 expanded the annual festival’s breadth of genres, and there was something for everyone this year. … read more

Foster the People @ The Complex 09.05 with Palm Springsteen

Foster the People @ The Complex 09.05 with Palm Springsteen
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The electronic indie-pop group Foster the People had hundreds of eager fans standing in formation in the lasting summer sun to catch their live performance. … read more