Show Reviews
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
Crystal Castles with HEALTH and Kontravoid @ In The Venue...
People lost their shit when Crystal Castles came out. It was like Beatlemania, but instead of young innocent girls, it was a bunch of dudes who looked like they were in a shitty Cold Cave cover band. As soon as the first song began it was clear who was the star of the show. … read more
Lord Huron and Night Moves @ Kilby Court 10.19.12
With sounds similar enough to make sense of them touring together, Night Moves and Lord Huron displayed great differences in what were both memorable performances. For Night Moves, it was a fun and slightly awkward night of getting to know their Salt Lake fans. For Lord Huron, it was a night of redemption. … read more
The xx @ The Complex 10.16 with 2:54
The xx have been a consistent favorite on the ol’ iPod since approximately 2008, when I happened upon their video for “VCR,” which at the time had a meager amount of views. Since then, they have exploded ferociously into the hip music hemisphere and when it became public knowledge that they would be playing here in Salt Lake, I couldn’t go anywhere in the city without hearing their name dropped. … read more
Flying Lotus @ Urban Lounge 10.19 with Teebs, Jeremiah Jae
It was another slightly bitter cold night in Salt Lake City, winter was settling in and we are just getting used to it. The energy in the air hinted that there was something special happening tonight, and that something special was Flying Lotus. … read more
Friends @ Urban Lounge with SSION, House of Ladosha
Brooklyn friends SSION, House of Ladosha and Friends crossed tour paths Wednesday night and treated Salt Lake to a wild night of electrifying pop music. Brooklyn has been the center of music culture for over a decade, and NYC always remains at the top of its game by constantly mutating and attracting fresh musicians and artists from across the land. … read more
Dinosaur Jr @ Urban Lounge w/ Shearwater 10.14.12
Cheers announce J, Lou and Murph approaching the stage. They resemble the picture in Our Band Could Be Your Life. They are Dinosaur Jr. J slides like a newborn snail on a predetermined track, wispy strands of a silvery mane undulating with each slinking step. He removes his horn-rimmed glasses, lifts a Fender Jaguar from its stand and delicately summons a jangly wail from it. … read more