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Local Review: Hectic Hobo – Our Medicine Will Do You...
The Hobos are back with their third venture. This time around, their sound focuses much more on the piano, and an outstanding violin player has joined their ranks (as heard on “Scarecrow Jones”). … read more
Local Review: Color Animal – Bubble Gum
What’s intriguing about Bubble Gum is that it sounds like traditional yet mellow psych rock at first listen, but it takes several more listens to take it all in. … read more
Local Review: The Circulars – Ornamental
The Circulars’ year-long presence as a four-piece in the Salt Lake music scene was the sort of magical run that will be remembered by wide-eyed youths long after our time has passed. … read more
Local Review: Baby Ghosts – Maybe Ghosts
For the past two years, Baby Ghosts have been the darlings of the Utah music scene. For that length of time, they’ve been crafting some of the finest, hooks-iest tunes in the West, and they’ve been slinging them relentlessly from gig to gig across the valley and the country. … read more
Baby Ghosts, Maybe Ghosts, Probably Awesome!
The first time I heard Baby Ghosts, it was through a Bandcamp link someone had forwarded me in early 2012, saying, “You should probably give this a listen.” It was their first album, Let’s Always Hang Out Together, Okay? It cost a whole $4 and barely clocks in at 30 minutes … … read more
Kory Quist: Roadie Warrior
When I asked Kory Quist to give me the highlights of his time spent on tour with SubRosa, who was supporting Boris, he replied with a surreal 10-item list where each entry baffled me more than the last. … read more
Ryan Hall: Heligator Records
Ryan Hall didn’t let his time in Africa with the Peace Corps keep him from his duties running Tome to the Weather Machine, a music blog focusing on obscure, experimental and, often, Salt Lake City acts. … read more
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls: Dropping Acid with K.R....
My first experience with Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats was with their second album, 2011’s Blood Lust. A tribute to the vile psychedelia initiated by the likes of Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, what really caught me was how close they could come to heavy metal roots without sounding derivative. … read more
Review: Flotsam and Jetsam – No Place for Disgrace
This re-recording of No Place for Disgrace sounds overproduced and heartless, like a rote imitation of the original work. … read more
Review: Father Murphy – Pain Is On Our Side Now
Listening to this album, I found myself imagining specters and spirits dancing around a blasphemous circle of flame, while in the distance, demonic cries echo in a storm of violent proportions. … read more