Music
National CD Reviews – October 2011
New releases from Absu, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Beirut, Ceremony, Gringo Star. HTRK, Juno Reactor, Modeselektor, Night Birds, The Pine Hill Haints, Rocket From the Tombs, Sleep 8 Over, Trapped Under Ice, and many more are reviewed. … read more
Electric Six, Mark Mallman @ Urban 10.01
After the openers had been swept away and the stage hosed off, the night finally got started. A surprising number of men in their mid-to-late forties suddenly swept over to the dance floor, many wearing freshly purchased “Electric Six” t-shirts from the merch table. … read more
Low, The Moth & The Flame @ Velour 09.23
Velour was packed; I’ve only seen so many people in this venue at one of Velour’s high-energy shows. I guess I shouldn’t have been so surprised at how many people were there––it was Low––but it also seemed like a lot of people were there because locals The Moth & The Flame opened the show. … read more
Heart Pharmacy @ Bar Deluxe 09.17
On Sept. 17 Ali Sarijlou’s one-man show known as Heart Pharmacy stopped at Bar Deluxe. Although Sarijlou is currently based out of San Diego, he has Salt Lake City roots and a big local following of Ali and his music. … read more
Colour Revolt, colourmusic, The Love Capades @ Kilby 09.16
I love attending shows at Kilby, and I’m always surprised when they’re under attended. This is a totally homegrown, all-ages venue near downtown with lots of national and local talent coming through all of the time. Get the fuck off your couches and go to shows at Kilby, kids! … read more
Agnostic Front, Naysayer, The Mongoloids @ Burt’s 09.13
I never think it’s a good idea to have a hardcore show at a bar. It’s not some condescending “principles” thing either, because everyone should get their rocks off how they want … it just doesn’t seem like a smart business move. Hardcore is a youth-oriented genre with lots of teenage fans, and it seems silly to eliminate such a large (paying!) segment from enjoying the music. … read more
Eyes Lips Eyes, Seve Vs. Evan, Red Orange and Apt/Chance...
I was looking forward to this show for a long time. Eyes Lips Eyes used to be located in Provo for a few years as Elizabethan Report before they relocated to LA and changed their name. They released their first LP, Blue Red, in Provo that night before holding a show release in LA at The Roxy on September 16. … read more
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings @ Kingsbury Hall 09.09
When I first found out about this event, I’d never heard of Gillian Welch or David Rawlings, at least I thought I hadn’t. A quick peruse of the Internet revealed Welch’s work with “I’ll Fly Away” and “Didn’t Leave Nobody But The Baby” on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, which happened to be one of my favorite CDs back in the day. … read more
Thievery Corporation @ Red Butte Garden 09.01
The influential dub and electronic producing duo,Thievery Corporation, have never been to Utah before, but their group finally landed in Red Butte Garden to a huge swirl of smoke and approval. … read more
National CD Reviews – September 2011
New and recent releases from All Pigs Must Die, The Cool Kids, Grieves, Hooray For Earth, Hot Water Music, Kindest Lines, Lydia Loveless, Milagres, Oathbreaker, Paley & Francis, and many more are reviewed this month. … read more