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Dale Watson: The True Ameripolitan Man
Standing firmly on the traditionalist side, Dale Watson has been making his brand of music for over 25 years. … read more
Localized: Bat Manors
In January of this year, Bat Manors released their debut full-length album, Literally Weird—a collection of beautifully crafted, multi-instrumental ballads that meander through the sweet, melancholic headspace of their primary creator, Adam Klopp. … read more
Muse Music: A New Muse
After a decade of being an institution of culture and music on Provo’s University Avenue, Muse Music shut up shop earlier this year and has reopened a few blocks southwest—on Provo’s resurgent Center Street. … read more
Legendary Shack Shakers: Ugly And Desperate Isn’t Easy
The man that put the “legendary” in the Legendary Shack Shakers is renowned frontman JD Wilkes, who has been able to take his strange notions of music and parlay them into a 20 year career. … read more
Laura Burhenn: Lovers Know Extended Interview
In the big wild world of modern music—so presently overcrowded with equal parts would-be artists and sub-genres—it is often the truly talented that get buried and overlooked. … read more
Joywave Want to Dance with You: A Special Interview with...
Daniel Armbruster of the American indie electronic/rock band Joywave is pure musical goodness. … read more
DJ Evil K: Once Upon A Midnight Dreary
We get older. The exterior shows the wear, but inside, if you’re lucky, a bit of the old magic that fueled blind, optimistic dreams of a handful of black-clad shadows remains. … read more
Titus Andronicus: Forever And Ever And Ever
The Who. Pink Floyd. Titus Andronicus. If you think one of these bands doesn’t deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the others, you clearly haven’t listened to The Most Lamentable Tragedy. The fourth album by New Jersey’s Titus Andronicus is a 29-song rock opera presented in five acts, following our hero’s confrontation
The Mynabirds’ Laura Burhenn: I’ll Paint the Ponies
The Mynabirds’ Laura Burhenn wants to sing you a love song on new album Lovers Know. – SLUG Mag … read more
Localized: Temples and The Salt, The Sea and The Sun...
This month’s Localized features the spastic math-pop of Provo’s The Salt, The Sea, and The Sun God, headliner Temples’ sprawling post-rock, and openers Tavaputs. If you have a taste for the slightly obtuse or like to get lost in a wave of sonic overload, then this one is probably for you. The show is Thursday,