Local Review: Indian Headset – Skin Off Your Teeth

Local Review: Indian Headset – Skin Off Your Teeth
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After releasing their debut self-titled album around four years ago, local band Indian Headset returns with this short, but really great, six-song EP. … read more

Local Review: Hurris & Gig – As Good As It Was

Local Review: Hurris & Gig – As Good As It...
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This flow is severe. Hurris & Gig have seasoned spitting skills that, I can tell, have been honed over many practice sessions. They’ve found their style and pronounce perfected syllabic resonances right on time.  … read more

Local Review: Gene Swift Band – Zinjanthropus Man

Local Review: Gene Swift Band – Zinjanthropus Man
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I don’t know whether this album by Lehi-native Gene Swift is a ballsy effort to recapture a long-forgotten sound, or a compilation of nostalgic Americana clichés.  … read more

Local Review: Dark Seas – Hawkes Court

Local Review: Dark Seas – Hawkes Court
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Me: “Jesus, this guy sounds like … goddamn … The Doors. Is this a long-lost track?” My friend: “No, CJ, it’s Dark Seas, and why are you drunk on a Sunday morning?” … read more

Local Review: Deny Your Faith – End Of Days

Local Review: Deny Your Faith – End Of Days
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Deny Your Faith are Salt Lake local metalheads doing an earnest mix of Ozzfest style noodling and a dose of operatic ’80s power-metal. … read more

Local Review: The 2:13’s – Self-Titled

Local Review: The 2:13’s – Self-Titled
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Get your tickets to funky town ready, ‘cause The 2:13’s are gonna take you there for a night that’ll keep you grooving!  … read more

Local Review: Θ – æ ω

Local Review: Θ – æ ω
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I especially like the bottom-scraping low end, the way it just draaags its claws against the bottom of my listening periphery. I also really like the extreme high frequencies in the second track, when sequels of noise streak through the sky like some kind of evil Aurora Borealis. … read more

Local Review: Youth Choir – Demo 2013

Local Review: Youth Choir – Demo 2013
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The real story is that Youth Choir is making tight, succinct, raging hardcore that retains no shortage of ’80s hardcore and attitude. … read more

Local Review: Vour- Self-Titled

Local Review: Vour- Self-Titled
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Growing up in a ski town meant going to a lot of free, outdoor concerts in the summer, which pretty much always involved a lot of beer and a lot of jazzy jam bands. Vour would fit well on a bill for that kind of family-friendly mountain jam, with swanky beats and a plethora of instrumentation. … read more

Local Review: The Tuxedo Tramps – Self-Titled

Local Review: The Tuxedo Tramps – Self-Titled
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As a longtime psychobilly fan, I wanted more stand-up bass, but even that ridiculous complaint faded away in favor of appreciation for the fact that they don’t sound like every other psychobilly band. … read more