Ogden Twilight: Wild Belle, Oh Land, RKDN @ Ogden Amphitheater 06.01

Ogden Twilight: Wild Belle, Oh Land, RKDN @ Ogden Amphitheater...
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Along with Oh Land and RKDN, Wild Belle made for a strong first show for this year’s installment of the Ogden Twilight Concert Series. … read more

Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival 2017

Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival 2017
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Punk Rock Bowling: where everyone is decked out in studs, leather and bristles. Here they come to congregate for a weekend of music-inspired debauchery. … read more

X96 Spring Thing: Bleachers, Dreamers, flor @ Gallivan

X96 Spring Thing: Bleachers, Dreamers, flor @ Gallivan
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The annually anticipated Big Ass Show is nowhere to be found on the 2017 calendar. This is the year of the Spring Thing, the first of many summer concert series from X96. … read more

Flogging Molly: Swinging on the Devil’s Dance Floor

Flogging Molly: Swinging on the Devil’s Dance Floor
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Flogging Molly are a band that should, nay, must be experienced live, whether you’re a fan of their music or not—they are unmatched by any band I’ve seen, and I’ve never seen a bad performance from them. … read more

Where Are They Now? Cock Sparrer’s Colin McFaull and Daryl Smith

Where Are They Now? Cock Sparrer’s Colin McFaull and Daryl...
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Before venturing down to the city of sin for Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival, Cock Sparrer chat the relevance of punk 40 years on, the history of Oi!, recording Forever, Brexit and much more. … read more

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes @ The Depot 05.06 with together PANGEA, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes @ The Depot 05.06...
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Punk rock supergroup/cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes stopped by The Depot in Salt Lake City with their current worldwide tour. They were supported by Together Pangea and Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds. … read more

The 1975 @ Saltair with Colouring, Pale Waves

The 1975 @ Saltair with Colouring, Pale Waves
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Droves of trendy teenage millennials converged on Saltair on May 5, and when the doors opened, the screaming diaspora flooded into the venue oddly juxtaposed with a soothing oceanic odor in the air. My self-imposed mission entailed chasing the night’s act—burgeoning genre-bending pop masters The 1975. … read more

Devin The Dude @ Urban Lounge 04.26 with Bi$hop Gran, AZA, Shanghaii, Zac Ivie

Devin The Dude @ Urban Lounge 04.26 with Bi$hop Gran,...
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When you attend a Devin The Dude show, you can expect to hear some rapping, some raunchy lyrics, a little singing—and an abundance of smoke in the air, so don’t wear your work clothes. … read more

Tinariwen, Dengue Fever @ The State Room 04.07

Tinariwen, Dengue Fever @ The State Room 04.07
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Tinariwen with the support of Dengue Fever was not a show to be missed. Both groups capture the aspects of music that require no translation. They perform with humility and with grace. … read more

Foxygen @ The State Room 04.05

Foxygen @ The State Room 04.05
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Foxygen rose to fame in part due to their incredibly witty and raucous album, We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic, and in part because of their explosive, theatrical, at times completely fucked-up, dramatic live performances. Thus, I was somewhat anxious and feverishly excited to have the opportunity to see them live here in Salt Lake in support of their most recent release, Hang. … read more