Tinariwen @ Urban 08.13 with JJUUJJUU

Tinariwen @ Urban 08.13 with JJUUJJUU
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If I had to sum Tinariwen up from witnessing their performance, I would have to say theirs is a sound that describes and complements the word “beauty” perfectly. … read more

Fuck Yeah Grrl Idols: Must-See Acts of FYF Fest 2015

Fuck Yeah Grrl Idols: Must-See Acts of FYF Fest 2015
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As soon as the FYF Fest lineup was announced back in May, I began eagerly planning my trip to the heart of downtown LA for the two-day-long festival (formerly known as Fuck Yeah Fest). … read more

Victims To Be: PEARS’ Zac Quinn

Victims To Be: PEARS’ Zac Quinn
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The band PEARS as seemingly became an “overnight sensation.” I hate using phrases like that, but they have been a band for a year and a half and already played the main stage at Punk Rock Bowling and been signed to Fat Wreck Chords … read more

Richard Thompson @ State Room 08.13 with Morgan Snow

Richard Thompson @ State Room 08.13 with Morgan Snow
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From his folk rock work in the 1960s with the Fairport Convention to his dozens of acoustic and electric solo records in the years since, Richard Thompson has been a driving force in guitar-based rock for his entire career. … read more

Twilight Concert Series 2015: The Word, Lee Fields & The Expressions

Twilight Concert Series 2015: The Word, Lee Fields & The...
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The Twilight Concert Series brings the soul to Salt Lake on Thursday night as bands Lee Fields and The Expressions alongside The Word perform. … read more

Twilight Concert Series 2015: The Kills, Metz, Fictionist

Twilight Concert Series 2015: The Kills, Metz, Fictionist
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Whoever said that the Twilight Concert Series is getting stale is probably a communist and should be shamed publicly for failing to realize the greatness of this historical event. Week four of the series has shown me how naïve I have been to have ever missed a show in previous years. Thursday night’s show was one that

Chelsea Wolfe – Abyss: The Aches of Sleep

Chelsea Wolfe – Abyss: The Aches of Sleep
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Two years after her breakout album, Pain is Beauty, Chelsea Wolfe has again commanded a confluence of genres to synergize into a new, consuming ebb. … read more

Chant: A Tribal Industrial Experience

Chant: A Tribal Industrial Experience
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Chant releases an artistic, limited-edition version of every album, and for Brave New Apocalypse this came in the retro form of a cassette tape. … read more

Grumpy Dad and Happy Daughter Take on Warped Tour 2015

Grumpy Dad and Happy Daughter Take on Warped Tour 2015
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With this adventure to Warped Tour 2015 with my now 16-year-old daughter, I got to see the tour through her eyes and, in a lot of ways, understand the music and bands a bit through her ears. … read more

Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Urban 07.29 with Vinyl Williams

Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Urban 07.29 with Vinyl Williams
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Everything was just as it should be as I sat twiddling my thumbs inside the Urban Lounge. Then, life changed in an instant as Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s lead singer, Ruban Nielson, tapped me on the shoulder, and asked if I could join the band on stage when the time came.   SYKE. It was just