Local Reviews: Gorgeous Hussies – Sweet Surrealistic Queen

Local Reviews: Gorgeous Hussies – Sweet Surrealistic Queen
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Gorgeous Hussies = Third Eye Blind + The New Radicals + Sister Hazel … read more

Purity Ring @ Urban Lounge 04.09 with Blue Hawaii

Purity Ring @ Urban Lounge 04.09 with Blue Hawaii
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Minutes before the experience of Purity Ring began, Corin Roddick lifted the black veils (literal, figurative) from over his unusual instruments—Roddick triggers his percussion and drum kits through lighted orbs; Megan carries a lantern and bangs a glowing bass drum, as if to guide her audience through the performance.  … read more

Local Reviews: Christian Asplund

Local Reviews: Christian Asplund
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Christian Asplund =  The Bad Plus + John Zorn + John Mclaughlin … read more

Local Reviews: The Castanettes

Local Reviews: The Castanettes
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The Castanettes = Sloan + Midlake + The Brobecks … read more

Local Reviews: Black Seas of Infinity

Local Reviews: Black Seas of Infinity
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Black Seas of Infinity = Raison D’etre + Nostalgia + Hexentanz … read more

Local Reviews: Big Black Sky

Local Reviews: Big Black Sky
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Big Black Sky = Leftover Salmon + Son Volt + Flash Cabbage … read more

Local Reviews: Written in Fire

Local Reviews: Written in Fire
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I’ve never felt any personal opposition to the recent thrash revival some of us metal fans have been noticing. Written in Fire are not purely a thrash band, but the influences are heavy in every way and I find myself enjoying them quite a bit. … read more

Local Reviews: V/A

Local Reviews: V/A
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The size, popularity and volatility of the Salt Lake hardcore scene has ebbed and flowed over the years, and it only takes a cursory glance at the posts on grudgecityactivities.com to realize this. However volatile and large or small, the scene is (I remember packed shows at Bricks back in the late 90s and small shows in band practice spaces) something that is never absent is intensity. … read more