Show Reviews
Ty Segall @ Urban Lounge 09.27 with La Luz, Max...
This is better than when I saw Ty Segall play here in Fuzz and that was one of the best performances I can remember. Holy cow, this is amazing. How can he play so well and so hard, non-stop? … read more
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band @ Urban Lounge 09.24 with...
When Peyton and his posse take the stage, they’re greeted with saloon-style whistling and hollering. Sporting a pair of workman’s overalls and a scruffy beard, Peyton looks like he just finished picking crops for 10 cents a barrel. … read more
2014 X96 Toyota Big Ass Show
The 19th edition of X96’s Big Ass Show will unfortunately be remembered as much for the unending deluge as it will for the atmosphere and music. As unfair as that may be, a good portion of the show’s attendees were as interested in finding shelter a good portion of the time as they were in finding a good place to see the next act; the latter being a much easier task, as I imagine that only a fraction of the expected attendees actually showed up. … read more
TRUST @ Urban Lounge 09.25 with Crater
As Alfons grasped the microphone, while bubbling synths ignited all around him, and people lost themselves to the power of dance, he seemed as the Wizard of Oz, operating only to give people a feeling of freedom they couldn’t create on their own. … read more
Moon Taxi @ The State Room 09.26 with Tumbleweed Wanderers
American Indie Rock Band from Nashville TM, visits Salt Lake City to play at the State Room. … read more
BEACHMEN with Koala Temple, High Counsel, Palace of Buddies 09.18...
The Urban Lounge has been doing this thing lately where they showcase local music to the public every week at no cost. It’s a simple “walk in and enjoy yourself” strategy to support our homegrown heroes. As a Salt Laker who doesn’t really attend farmer’s markets or other such gatherings, I try to catch as many of these as I can. Besides, organic produce doesn’t have shit on the ripeness of this lineup. … read more
Tycho @ The Depot 09.17 With Christopher Willits
Hearing Tycho live is a very different experience than hearing it in headphones or on vinyl—it has a much more intimate feel. … read more
Conor Oberst @ Red Butte Gardens 09.14 With Jonathan Wilson
It’s likely that when you think of Conor Oberst, you think of Bright Eyes. His latest album and second solo release, Upside Down Mountain, suggests that his growth as an artist is still a working priority. … read more
Code Orange, Cult Leader and Die Off @ Kilby Court...
On Sunday night, Code Orange rolled through Salt Lake City to bring their heavy, grimy take on hardcore to a great turnout at Kilby Court. … read more
Concert | Music | Show Reviews
Porter Robinson @ The Great Saltair 09.05 with Lemaitre, Giraffage
If I were to juxtapose the energy and emotion coming from the entire room during this show with any electronic show I’ve been to in the last year, I’d say that the majority of the fans are starting to crave a more heartfelt and artistic side of an industry almost always labeled as “party music.” Robinson showed in two short hours that you can put emotion into a rave. … read more