Big Harp, Maria Taylor @ Urban 10.27

Big Harp, Maria Taylor @ Urban 10.27
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Husband and wife duo Big Harp had the crowd rocking and rolling at the Urban Lounge on October 27. … read more

Warbringer, Lazarus A.D., Diamond Plate, Landmine Marathon @ The Complex 11.1

Warbringer, Lazarus A.D., Diamond Plate, Landmine Marathon @ The Complex...
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The crowd was still thin for Warbringer’s set, but I doubt that’s how people will remember the show. … read more

Thrice and a Bazillion Other Bands @ Saltair 11.1

Thrice and a Bazillion Other Bands @ Saltair 11.1
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Thrice is my favorite band. If I was allowed to post a video of me just saying that, it’d probably be a sufficient review—that’s how much love would exude from me. Alas, my job isn’t to make creepy videos of myself, so I must describe it all to you with words. … read more

Napalm Flesh: East of the Wall interview

Napalm Flesh: East of the Wall interview
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Welcome to another edition of Napalm Flesh. This week we have an interview with New Jersey prog-sludgers East of the Wall, who will be in town this Saturday at Burt’s Tiki Lounge. We also have reviews of new albums from The Body, Charnel House, Heartless, Megadeth, Sick of It All and Speedwolf. And, as always, we have a rundown of this week’s metal events happening in Salt Lake and beyond. … read more

SLUG Dia de los Muertos Party @ The Garage 10.29

SLUG Dia de los Muertos Party @ The Garage 10.29
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The moon shone crescent and ghostly this last Saturday, Oct. 29, as costumed bar flies buzzed into The Garage for SLUG’s Day of the Dead party. … read more

National CD Reviews – November 2011

National CD Reviews – November 2011

New and recent releases from Coliseum, David Lynch, Dum Dum Girls, Hella, John Doe, Mike Patton, Owen, Russian Circles, Skinny Puppy, This is Hell, Tori Amos, Tycho, Zola Jesus, and many more are reviewed. … read more

Back Chat, Chasing Kings, Holy Water Buffalo, John-Ross Boyce & His Troubles @ Velour 10.27

Back Chat, Chasing Kings, Holy Water Buffalo, John-Ross Boyce &...
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This was one of several Halloween shows at Velour, and the venue was upgraded from its usual creepy chapel decor to goofy-scary chapel with the help of Frankenstein behind the drum set and a large skull above the stage. … read more

mr. Gnome @ Burt’s 10.26

mr. Gnome @ Burt’s 10.26
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I arrived a week early to mr. Gnome’s show at Burt’s … That’s how excited I was to see this band from Cleveland play live. … read more

Watch Out Barbie, It’s Girl In a Coma

Watch Out Barbie, It’s Girl In a Coma
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In a world where bleached blondes in heels singing high-fructose garbage are rapidly polluting the airwaves, Girl in a Coma is here to save us with a healthy dose of rock n’ roll. Though Girl in a Coma have the talent and drive to gain rock star success without a fairy godmother, the band’s propulsion into stardom is a true Cinderella story—a brown-eyed, guitar-clad Cinderella with an attitude, that is. … read more

Localized 9

Localized 9
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On Friday, Nov. 18, head down to the Urban Lounge to check out the spaced out, experimental Pretty Worms, the drug-dazed, dirty rock n’ roll of Dark Seas and opener The Rose Phantom. As always, a mere $5 gets you in. … read more