Show Reviews
Regina Spektor @ The Saltair 03.31
Singer-songwriter Regina Spektor returned to Salt Lake City on March 31 to play a headliner-only show. Originally scheduled for a performance at the downtown venue The Complex, the demand for Spektor’s live show resulted in a venue switch to The Saltair. … read more
Minus the Bear, Beach Slang and Bayonne @ The Depot...
Minus the Bear walked onstage, bathed in a soft, blue light, erupting into their first song of the night, “Last Kiss,” from their newest album, Voids. … read more
Experience Hendrix @ Eccles Theater 03.06
Experience Hendrix is the technical answer to the famed Jimi Hendrix expression/question, “Are you experienced?” Experience Hendrix is referenced initially before the show as a type of Electric Church, and if that makes you think of something in Vegas, you’re not far off. … read more
Pharoahe Monch @ Metro Music Hall 02.23 et al.
Pharoahe Monch is showing no signs of aging or losing passion as he blessed the stage with a truly masterful performance. … read more
Young the Giant @ Complex with Lewis Del Mar 02.04
Young the Giant’s latest album, “Home of the Strange,” has proved itself to be one of the best albums the band has released to date, and seeing it performed live is a bucket list–worthy experience that everyone should check off. … read more
Talib Kweli @ Metro Music Hall 01.28 with K’Valentine, Styles...
On Jan. 28, Talib Kweli’s The Seven Tour hit Salt Lake City at the Metro Music Hall on its way from Berkeley, with openers K’Valentine and Styles P. All three artists his the stage and represented what the people feel like more accurately and articulately than many of those who ran for office. … read more
Cold Cave: Pomp and Discontent @ Urban Lounge 01.13 with...
Friday the 13th: an ominous and seemingly perfect date to watch Wesley Eisold and friends rattle the cage of discontent with a sound that takes the electro-punk aesthetic of Suicide and merges it with the songsmith of New Order—a discordant pop that references the past, but feels comfortably progressive. Everything that is old resurrected for future use. … read more
Soft Kill, All Your Sisters, Choir Boy, Sculpture Club @...
Smoke rolled through the room as green lights created a haunting glow for a post-punk showcase at Urban Lounge on Dec. 12. … read more
Steve Vai @ The Complex 12.10 with Derek Day
What do Frank Zappa, Grand Theft Auto and Ralph Macchio all have in common? Besides being complete icons in their respective fields, they all have ties to one man: Steve Vai. … read more
Jim Gaffigan, Ted Alexandro @ Vivint Smart Home Arena 12.02
Without spoiling any of the punchlines, this photographer can unequivocally say that people better make their way into Gaffigan’s next Vivint show on Dec. 9—or, be very envious of those who already have tickets to this very special event. … read more