Grumpy Dad and Happy Daughter Take on Warped Tour 2015

Grumpy Dad and Happy Daughter Take on Warped Tour 2015
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With this adventure to Warped Tour 2015 with my now 16-year-old daughter, I got to see the tour through her eyes and, in a lot of ways, understand the music and bands a bit through her ears. … read more

Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Urban 07.29 with Vinyl Williams

Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Urban 07.29 with Vinyl Williams
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Everything was just as it should be as I sat twiddling my thumbs inside the Urban Lounge. Then, life changed in an instant as Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s lead singer, Ruban Nielson, tapped me on the shoulder, and asked if I could join the band on stage when the time came.   SYKE. It was just

Yukon Blonde @ Kilby 07.28 with CHAPPO

Yukon Blonde @ Kilby 07.28 with CHAPPO
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Yukon Blonde started the night off in a big way—a healthy five-piece group with five vocal mics. … read more

Twilight Concert Series 2015: PRhyme With Adrian Younge and Bishop Nehru

Twilight Concert Series 2015: PRhyme With Adrian Younge and Bishop...
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Week three of the Twilight Concert Series takes a trip down hip-hop alley to draw out a new crowd of fans who were eager to get a taste of this year’s artists; Bishop Nehru and PRhyme. With Wiz Khalifa performing the same night at another venue, the turnout was expected to be down. However, to

Spyhop Heatwave

Spyhop Heatwave
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Spyhop’s Musicology program hosted its annual Spyhop Heatwave at Red Butte Garden on July 29 to celebrate the graduation of bands Pelicant’s and Arcane. This free, all-ages show included a taco cart and free ice cream with a DJ livening up the preshow scene. Spyhop offers Salt Lake’s youth a variety of media-based instruction in

Frnkiero AndThe Cellabration @ The Loading Dock 07.22 with Homeless Gospel Choir

Frnkiero AndThe Cellabration @ The Loading Dock 07.22 with Homeless...
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It’s 8:03 p.m. on a Wednesday night, I am standing in an alley outside of Frank Iero’s tour bus waiting for a brief interview with the man himself—a man who I first saw play with My Chemical Romance back when I was in 8th grade, a man who would shortly take the stage of The

Magic Sword @ Super Top Secret with Street Fever, Quilts, 1991

Magic Sword @ Super Top Secret with Street Fever, Quilts,...
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Lynden Williams is the man behind Neighborhood Brains, as well as a new music project known as 1991. Williams’ latest music showcase, Neighborhood Brains and Squarewave Sound present Magic Sword at Super Top Secret, was a night full of “firsts.” The showcase marked the first time 1991 had played live, the first time STS (which

Twilight Concert Series 2015: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Father John Misty

Twilight Concert Series 2015: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Father John...
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The second week of the Twilight Concert Series kicks off with headliner Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and accompanying act Father John Misty. While attendance was down from the previous week, the energy of the crowd was still high as Father John Misty and his traveling crew of talented musicians woke everyone up from their hangovers

Alice In Chains Photo Gallery at The Depot

Alice In Chains Photo Gallery at The Depot
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  Monday night marked a historical event as Alice in Chains made their debut at The Depot to a sold out show full of fans old and new. After having lost two of their founding members—Layne Staley on vocals and Mike Starr on bass—the band took a three-year hiatus in 2002 to determine the fate

Alice In Chains at The Depot 07.20

Alice In Chains at The Depot 07.20
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I don’t think it’s legal, to be perfectly honest, to have such an amazing Monday night. There’s some Constitutional or possibly even galactic law against it. But the awesome simply cannot be contained when Alice in Chains is in town. To that was added the fact they were performing at The Depot, quite possibly the