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Dirt First Crew: Gravy.Tron, Tetris Fingers, Mr. Vandal, Grimblee @...
Dirt First, a self-described “producers collective,” started at the end of 2011 in Salt Lake City by mascot and namesake Derek “Dirt” Wheeler bringing together a group of his friends. Their ski masked logo was unexpectedly adopted by their fans following a show one night when the whole crew wore the woolen face wear, making a one night shenanigan into an intrinsic part of the crew and their fanbase. The four members of Dirt First Crew playing the show at Urban Lounge on Jan. 31 were … … read more
Enslaved, Amon Amarth @ Murray Theater 02.12
The enigma that is Utah’s metal scene/crowd/fanbase resulted in the sold-out Amon Amarth, Enslaved and Skeletonwitch concert on Wednesday, Feb. 12. I say enigma because, when it comes to metal and metal-type shows in Utah/Salt Lake City, turnouts are always hit and miss. All in all, it was a night for fun to be had and bands to deliver their metal to the fans, and in return, the fans paid the bands back in massive merch sales. … read more
Youth Code @ The Shred Shed 02.07 with Coming, Baby...
Last Friday, L.A.-based industrial duo Youth Code and avant-punk band Coming, both fresh off of a stint supporting AFI on a cross-country tour, played passionate, frenetic sets with a small audience at The Shred Shed. … read more
Touché Amoré @ In The Venue 02.07 with Drug Church,...
While Seahaven may be given the swoon award for the evening, true showmanship goes to mewithoutYou. Their opening song “My Exit” started with lead singer Aaron Weiss contorting like a schoolgirl singing aloud to Shakira in the mirror. Tugging at his jacket, eventually taking it off and putting it on several times through out their set further conveyed the eccentric mindset. Then there was Touché Amoré. … read more
Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds @ Bar Deluxe...
I would have to say it was easily one of the best rock n’ roll gigs I have ever been to. The music was solid and superbly well done. It’s going to be hard to beat this one. … read more
Action Bronson @ The Complex 01.30 with Party Supplies
Eventually, Bronson did get most of the crowd back on his side. As to be expected, he crushed it, but it was a short set. “Get the fuck outta here / I do this shit straight off the couch,” he boasted, in his thick Queens accent, over a sea of bobbing heads and waving arms. … read more
NOVA Chamber Music Series: Fry Street Quartet Plays Haydn, Ellison...
The influence of folk songs, or rather folk styles of song, has a long tradition of being reinvented as formal music for the concert hall. The NOVA concert of January 12 at Libby Gardner Hall perfectly illustrated this with a set of pieces covering three different centuries and three different styles with works by Haydn and Dvorak, and a new work by contemporary composer Michael Ellison. … read more
The Chamber Music Society: The Sweet Song of the Sleeping...
The instrument Faust played was a 1704 Stradivarius violin named “Sleeping Beauty” that still contains its original neck. The reasoning behind the name was that it was forgotten in a vault for over a century and a half, and rediscovered in 1900. … read more
The Moth & the Flame @ Velor 01.25 with Apt,...
The night of January 25, 2014 was a “welcome home” of sorts for these local art scene favorites and the Provo faithful were in full swing at the sold-out show. The lights finally went down, as they often do before headliners and vigorous bowling competitions, and The Moth & the Flame welcomed everyone to their show. Little girls screamed and pats were received on several backs. This was a non-alcoholic show, so the pats were about as intense as the well wishing became. … read more
Tribal Seeds @ The Depot 01.24 with Wakane, Mystic Roots,...
The smoky haze was just starting to thicken as Mystic Roots walked onstage to open the show with a reggae-style cover of Lorde’s “Royals.” … read more