Localized: Negative Charge, Dubbed – August 2009

Localized: Negative Charge, Dubbed – August 2009
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August’s Localized features three punk bands that seem to hold their high-energy performances together with a healthy (and sometimes excessive) amount of booze. Negative Charge and Dubbed each had plenty of booze-fueled stories to share with us. Check out the show with openers Desolate on Friday, August 14 at Urban Lounge. … read more

Blazed and Confused @ Usana

Blazed and Confused @ Usana
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During a bored Internet perusing session, the words “Blazed and Confused” caught my eye. I nudged my friend and jokingly suggested that we go. It was upon further inspection that I saw who was headlining, and suddenly this became no laughing matter. … read more

Doomtree @ Kilby Court

Doomtree @ Kilby Court
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Way before even getting to the venue, people were warning me that Doomtree, the Minneapolis DIY hip hop collective, would be playing without their most famous member. I wasn’t worried. … read more

Cage @ The Urban Lounge

Cage @ The Urban Lounge
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Despite my unfamiliarity with much of his material, Cage has always intrigued me due to his traumatic life experiences, D.I.Y. attitude and generally anti-hip hop approach to things. When I saw he was coming to town, I knew it was a show I didn’t want to miss. … read more

Michael Dean Damron @ The Heavy Metal Shop

Michael Dean Damron @ The Heavy Metal Shop
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The Heavy Metal Shop was having a preshow of sorts on July 3, where Michael Dean Damron was to be playing a stripped down set prior to performing at Burt’s Tiki Lounge later on in the night. … read more

Compound: If you Hit the Wall, You Have to Take Your Clothes Off

Compound: If you Hit the Wall, You Have to Take...
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House shows are the best way to see live music. Sweaty musicians, and a sweaty crowd come together on a person-to-person basis instead of king-to-peasant basis. In Provo, UT behind the tucked away door of #166 lies the Compound––part time illegitimate venue and current residence of Joey Mayes. … read more

Maximum Volume Yields Maximum Results: Feedback from SUNN O)))

Maximum Volume Yields Maximum Results: Feedback from SUNN O)))
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O’Malley and Anderson have been releasing speaker-destroying albums under the SUNN O))) moniker since the late 1990s, and have no fewer than 20 splits, full-lengths, collaborations and EPs to show for their efforts. … read more

Flying West to the East: Uzi and Ari Tours Japan

Flying West to the East: Uzi and Ari Tours Japan
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The experience of touring in Japan is a tough one to put into words. There is a lot of positive energy that flows through the hearts and minds of the Japanese people. We feel very lucky to have had the experience. … read more

Localized – July 2009

Localized – July 2009
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This month’s Localized takes place July 10th at Urban Lounge, featuring Band of Annuals,  David Williams, and  Will Sartain. … read more

Can’t Stop This Runaway Train

Can’t Stop This Runaway Train
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This king of juke joint swing’s sole purpose has been to put out stellar record after stellar record of his own blend of honky tonk, jazz and rockabilly. He also tours his ass off and plays each show like there’s no tomorrow. … read more