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Mean Jeans and Kepi Ghoulie @ Diabolical Records 12.05, JAWWZZ!!
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...
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
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
“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
Herban Empire = The Dirty Heads + Pepper + Slightly Stoopid … read more
Localized: L’anarchiste
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
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
Trigger = Magrudergrind + Man is the Bastard + Napalm Death … read more
Review: Elisa Ambrogio – The Immoralist
Elisa Ambrogio = Mirah + Kimya Dawson … read more
Review: Flowers – Do What You Want To, It’s What...
Flowers = Aberdeen + Pam Berry … read more