Review: MIDIval Punditz – Light

Review: MIDIval Punditz – Light
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MIDIval Punditz = Karsh Kale + Tabla Beat Science … read more

Preparing For Lunar Transit: an Interview with Lonely Boy

Preparing For Lunar Transit: an Interview with Lonely Boy
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Over the last year and a half, a local group of artists collectively known as New World have been curating a monthly party that caters to a lot that Salt Lake was missing in the electronic music scene. … read more

Tyler, The Creator: Over Before it Started

Tyler, The Creator: Over Before it Started
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The sold-out all-ages crowd at The Complex swarmed like a pubescent, freshly-in-high-school hornet’s nest. White kids impatiently smoking their cigarettes casually dropped the n-word and talked about the recent Supreme Court decision on gay marriage and the prospect of marrying their “best homies.” … read more

Chastity Belt: A Quartet of Cool Sluts Out on Tour

Chastity Belt: A Quartet of Cool Sluts Out on Tour
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The title to this interview isn’t meant to be a jibe, but a reference to the Chastity Belt song “Cool Slut” where lead singer Julia Shapiro sings about the lifestyle of “a couple of sluts / out on the town / fooling around.” … read more

CrucialFest 5 Gallery: Area 51 and Urban Lounge – Day Three

CrucialFest 5 Gallery: Area 51 and Urban Lounge – Day...
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Day Three of Crucialfest, with photos from bands including: Subrosa, Worst Friends, Eagle Twin, Giant Squid, Anthems, Exes, and Goatsnake.  … read more

CrucialFest Day Two Recap @ Urban Lounge – 2015

CrucialFest Day Two Recap @ Urban Lounge – 2015
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The evening started with the band Døne, a two-piece comprising of Cache Tolman (bass/guitar/vocals) and Andy Patterson (drums). they were definitely the most “metal” of the evening. Musically, they had moments that combined doomier bits like Electric Wizard, but with the melodic sensibilities of a musical child produced by Stone Temple Pilots and Jimi Hendrix. … read more

CrucialFest 5 Gallery: Area 51  – Day Two

CrucialFest 5 Gallery: Area 51 – Day Two
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Perfect lineup, decent sound and tons of energy made day two of CrucialFest 5 a blast. … read more

CrucialFest 5 Gallery: Area 51 – Day One

CrucialFest 5 Gallery: Area 51 – Day One
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Day One of Crucialfest with photos from bands including: Baby Gurl, Throes, Eons, Settle Down, and Royal Thunder.  … read more

CrucialFest 5 Recap: Area 51 – Day One

CrucialFest 5 Recap: Area 51 – Day One
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It’s finally here! My musical Christmas is here (I should have a beer advent calendar) and oh boy, was it a fun first night. In a matter of six hours, I saw eleven bands. While bouncing between the booze and sans-booze rooms at Area 51 (a venue I haven’t been to since I was 17. It hasn’t changed a bit.) I had my face melted off on multiple occasions. … read more