Travesura @ Garage on Beck 03.27 with Dark Seas, Freckles

Travesura @ Garage on Beck 03.27 with Dark Seas, Freckles
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Skaters rejoiced this past weekend as Freckles and Travesura rolled into town, each band consisting of skate greats Josh Harmony and Leo Romero (respectively). The two bands played alongside local rockers Dark Seas, who closed the night out. Skate rat or no skate rat, Friday night’s lineup wasn’t one to miss.   … read more

A Night of Reverence with the Elias String Quartet

A Night of Reverence with the Elias String Quartet
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Every time I walk into the Libby Garner Music Hall, I am taken by just how aesthetically and aurally pleasing it is. The beautiful tone of the wood, and the glorious Lively-Fulcher pipe organ that fills the front of the room leaves you in awe and sets the mood for beautiful, classical music.  … read more

Gallery: Bad Religion @ In The Venue 3.27 with OFF!

Gallery: Bad Religion @ In The Venue 3.27 with OFF!
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Bad Religion and OFF! performed at In The Venue in Salt Lake City on March 27, 2015. … read more

Hurray For The Riff Raff @ The State Room 03.26 with Adia Victoria

Hurray For The Riff Raff @ The State Room 03.26...
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The night began with Adia Victoria taking the stage with her backing band—composed of guitarist/home-town hero Mason Hickman, bassist Jason Harris and drummer Tiffany Minton—and immediately played a set that will forever be etched into my memory.  … read more

Viet Cong @ Kilby Court 03.25 with What Moon Things, Andy Shauf

Viet Cong @ Kilby Court 03.25 with What Moon Things,...
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The night of March 25 finds me entering it baffled, checking and double-checking the sky, gazing around perplexed at the lightly thrumming energy of the sizeable scrap of people gathered at Kilby Court’s dusk-blued entryway.  … read more

Fucking Mondays: The Gaslight Anthem @ The Depot 03.23 with Northcote, Sammy Kay

Fucking Mondays: The Gaslight Anthem @ The Depot 03.23 with...
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Mondays aren’t supposed to be awesome. Mondays are supposed to be weird little bitches you spend the whole day trying to get away from. However, Brian Fallon, the lead singer of The Gaslight Anthem, decided to embrace the oddness of the evening and put on a really unique and casual performance.  … read more

Cheap Girls @ Urban Lounge 03.10 with Restorations, Chris Farren and Hard Girls

Cheap Girls @ Urban Lounge 03.10 with Restorations, Chris Farren...
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Upon entering the Urban Lounge this fine Tuesday evening, I am struck by how deserted the venue is—minus some 12 or so heads hanging out in their respective groups. It does seem that the popularity of pop-punk may not be so popular tonight.  … read more

Oh Yeah! @ The Stateroom 03.06 Featuring Holy Water Buffalo and the Municipal Ballet Co.

Oh Yeah! @ The Stateroom 03.06 Featuring Holy Water Buffalo...
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Rockers Holy Water Buffalo teamed up with the Municipal Ballet Co. for Oh Yeah! An evening of music and dance at the Stateroom March 6. … read more

SLUG Swings SXSW: Weekend

SLUG Swings SXSW: Weekend
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The last of my time in Austin called for a hefty dose of local love. Traveling solo is far superior to traveling in a group in many ways, but I didn’t mind coming across the company of some familiar faces to wrap up a week of talking to myself.  … read more

SLUG Swings SXSW Day Four

SLUG Swings SXSW Day Four
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As the exhaustion of walking around town, non-stop eating and non-stop shows began to hit me, I felt mighty fine about spending my time at the same establishment as the night before.  … read more