Music
Prodigal Son: Howard Jones Returns to Park City for Five-Night...
“It’s like you suddenly realize, ‘Oh right, there’s only one of me and no one else can do what I do. So, go and do it confidently.’ I think that’s something that comes from being around for a while because you’ve seen a lot of things come and go, but you’re still there.” -Howard Jones … read more
Want to support your scene and your cause? The Crook...
Where will you be on Jan. 20, 2018, the one-year anniversary of Inauguration Day 2017? Hopefully, at the Urban Lounge at 8 p.m. with local psychedelic rock band Crook & The Bluff, who are rallying to host a protest concert titled This Machine Kills Fascists. … read more
Playing Their Roles: Slaine vs Termanology
Slaine vs Termanology hit The Urban Lounge, on Wednesday, November 15 to promote their October release, Anti-Hero, with a tour of the same moniker. … read more
Big Lo: From the Dinner Table to the Cypher and...
Big Lo paints pictures with words in a style that is ‘The South meets New York’ over boom bap-style beats. “He’s what Skyzoo would be if Skyzoo was from the south,” promoter Gage Luce explained. … read more
Who’s the Master?: Masta Ace @ The Acoustic Space 09.20
The Albuquerque, New Mexico–based emcee, Wake Self was onstage rocking the mic as I interviewed the headliner, Masta Ace, of Juice Crew fame. … read more
Real Whole Human: An Interview with Mitski
If Mitski were a camera, she’d shoot disposable flash portraits of average moments, then hand a print to you months or years later and completely break your heart. … read more
Supernature: Celebrating Individuality, Gender and House Music
With his event Supernature quickly approaching on Saturday, Oct. 14, Jesse Walker/New City Movement will feature some of the major players in deep house and one of the founders of the gay techno scene in America. … read more
Inflammable Material: Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers
Celebrating 40 years of roots-radical anthems, Stiff Little Fingers are still going strong. In 2014, they released their 10th studio album, No Going Back, through Pledge Music, and toured alongside Bad Religion and The Offspring, with a followup solo tour in 2015. … read more
Until the Body Quits: The Ditch and the Delta Sign...
“Lots of persistence,” says Ditch and the Delta drummer Charles Bogus after I asked what it took to get signed to Prosthetic Records. … read more
40 Years On with X’s Exene Cervenka
Ahead of X’s Sept. 8 40th Anniversary Tour stop at The Complex, Exene Cervenka reflects, “I think punk was a really important movement socially because it was about individuality, freedom of choice and expression.” … read more