Music
The Phantom’s Revenge @ Park City Live 11.23 with GOGO...
It was Black Friday and there was a lot going on, but what I was most excited for was my chance to see The Phantom’s Revenge again. It had been a while since he graced Salt Lake City. This time, he was joined by a talented ensemble of DJs put together by DAMN SON!, a new record label on the EDM scene. … read more
The Devil Makes Three @ The Depot with Jonny Corndawg
The Devil Makes Three’s music is the best kind of bluegrass: raunchy, grizzled, often finger-blisteringly fast, and very, very tight––songs about alcohol, long nights, crackwhores and sinning, all played with an old-timey, string-band rhythm that keeps the feet moving. … read more
Kuss Quartet @ Libby Gardner Hall 11.19
The piece by Janáček, Kreutzer Sonata, was pretty dramatic, with a story line based on Leo Tolstoy’s novella of the same title, which is about an envious lover who murders his adulterous wife. The novella is based on the sonata written by Beethoven, and the height of the story occurs when the husband sees a musical performance of his wife on piano alongside the violinist she’s been shacking up with. … read more
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Andrew Jackson Jihad with Future of the Left, Jeff Rosenstock...
The torrents of snow last Friday, Nov. 9, didn’t make an exception for Kilby Court that evening, but that just gave the merch tables for Andrew Jackson Jihad and Jeff Rosenstock more pre-show traffic (Future of the Left was running late on account of the weather). … read more
Bleeding Rainbow with Akron/Family, A Place To Bury Strangers @...
Philly-based, shoegaze four-piece Bleeding Rainbow blew into Urban Lounge with as much energy and force as the first big snow storm of the year––which was just hours away from whiting out the city. … read more
The Faint @ In The Venue 11.09 with Trust, Robert...
Still in line and mere feet from the door, I heard the distinct hazy synth opening of “Shoom” and my goth pop melancholy went into overdrive. … read more
Matt and Kim @ In the Venue 11.01 with Oberhofer
The duo came onstage after a lengthy stage setup in a burst of energy that included digital fireworks on a giant screen behind them. From that moment, the party didn’t stop until the lights came on at the end of the night. … read more
Crushed Out @ The Garage 11.02
Crushed Out are a humble blues/surf/garage rock duo from New York, and their new album, Want To Give, pays homage to the pioneers of American Delta Blues and Rock n’ Roll. … read more
NOVA Chamber Music Series @ Libby Gardner 10.28
The NOVA series––from the board, administrators and musicians to the season ticket holders––are a bit of a family, with shared values of culture and adventure reflected in a passion for the music, which is diverse, daring, and thoughtfully programmed. Each show offers some of the startlingly new, but some of the “new” is also 100 years old and you just haven’t heard it yet. … read more
Mr. Gnome @ Bar Deluxe 10.31 with Totem & Taboo,...
Mr. Gnome are a simple guitar and drum duo from Cleveland, Ohio that have the fullest sound I’ve ever heard out of a two-piece. Their last full-length album, Madness in Miniature, released a year ago and contains some of the most high-energy songs imaginable out of two people. … read more