Mean Jeans and Kepi Ghoulie @ Diabolical Records 12.05, JAWWZZ!!

Mean Jeans and Kepi Ghoulie @ Diabolical Records 12.05, JAWWZZ!!
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Upon entering the shop, it is clear that the party has started, as Diabolical Records is a scene epic carnage, comprising a light display and the remnants of a piñata. The latter’s confetti guts and fake money innards are strewn all over the room. … read more

Shivery Shakes @ Diabolical Records 11.21 with Problem Daughter, Hard Girls, Spacegazerr

Shivery Shakes @ Diabolical Records 11.21 with Problem Daughter, Hard...
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Venturing into a night characterized by the allure of downtown’s illuminating lights, I glide past the sprinkling of hip, art types who are coming out of the shadows for gallery stroll. My journey takes a sharp turn up the most-visited alleyway in Salt Lake City. … read more

Sturgill Simpson @ The State Room 11.28 with Lucette

Sturgill Simpson @ The State Room 11.28 with Lucette
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The older gentleman next to me told me he still wears his high school class ring because he never knows if he’ll need to pawn it for money or use it in a fight (which his scarred up hand implied happened quite frequently). … read more

Localized: Book on Tape Worm

Localized: Book on Tape Worm
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“This kind of started as an accident,” vocalist/guitarist Scott Shepard says. “I used to play in a lot of rock bands. Then I started writing a bunch of sad songs and didn’t really plan on playing them for anybody.” The group gained attention from local music venue Velour, and acquired cellist Ciera Black after an

Local Review: Herban Empire – Self-Titled EP

Local Review: Herban Empire – Self-Titled EP
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Herban Empire = The Dirty Heads + Pepper + Slightly Stoopid … read more

Localized: L’anarchiste

Localized: L’anarchiste
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This month’s Localized features a super-sweet holiday treat! Showcasing an uncommon four-band lineup, we’ll be kicking the night off with the twangy post-rock of The Awful Truth, then progressing to the ethereal dream world of Loud Harp. After a short break, we’ll hear the quietly contemplative stylings of Book on Tape Worm and finish out the evening with the pastoral musical experimentation of L’anarchiste. … read more

Top 5: Dirty Provo Vol. 1

Top 5: Dirty Provo Vol. 1
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It seems like Provo’s music scene has been constantly pregnant for the past decade—steadily giving birth to glistening, new indie-rock babes. Jacob Hall recognized this when he moved from Salt Lake City to Provo last May (his cousins offered him a free place to stay). Hall had just emerged from a failed relationship and was taken aback by the community’s support of Provo’s weird yet incredible music scene. … read more

Review: Trigger – Start Our Revenge

Review: Trigger – Start Our Revenge
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Trigger = Magrudergrind + Man is the Bastard + Napalm Death … read more