Issues: Exclusive

Avett Brothers @ Deer Valley
By Jeremy C Wilkins

If you’ve never heard The Avett Brothers’ music, your life isn’t what it could be—and that’s a fact. Is that a bold statement? Sure is, but they are a bold band: they cross lines, break boundaries and smash genres to pieces within a single song. To do that, and make it sound good, is no easy task. … read more

Autolux @ Urban Lounge
By Ryan Hall

Watching Autolux play is like watching a controlled detonation: so many painstaking details just to watch something explode into a million pieces. Likewise, Autolux’s set was professional down to the last detail. Small, single-bulb lamps and white satin ribbon lights were tied to just about every mic stand and amplifier onstage. With as much exposition as Autolux put into their live show the performance itself exceeded the lofty expectations set by mood and ambience. … read more

Donna Orbits the Moon
By Kyla Grant

For a one-woman play about mid-menopausal schizophrenia, Donna Orbits the Moon seemed pretty spot on. The play touched on family, friends, bake sales and feelings of insanity. I’m no forty-something year old, but based on the reaction of the audience members of that age and their slightly amused husbands, I’d say it was relatable on more than a few levels.

… read more

Titus Andronicus with Free Energy @ Kilby 09.14
By Kyla Grant

I thought I’d be the only Titus Andronicus fan at this show, but was pleasantly surprised when a friend showed up who was just as eager to see them. The crowd was intimate, but lively. 
… read more

Napalm Flesh: Calling All Heraldic Beasts
By Bryer Wharton

Gear up, grab your sword, prepare your chain mail and polish your shield this week’s Ye Olde Metal Blog features an interview with Grand Master Jaldaboath, the knight behind the absolutely one of a kind band Jaldaboath. Also on tap for this week’s blog are some extended reviews of new albums from U.S. Christmas and Death Angel. … read more

Cathedral Collage
By Liz Phillips

Did you know that September 19 is officially Utah Chamber Artists’ Day? Neither did anyone else until that date this year, when one of Governor Gary Herbert’s minions announced before the concert at the Cathedral of the Madeleine that he (the governor) decreed it so. It was a transparent bid at free campaign exposure, but the concert that followed more than made up for the rocky start. … read more

Smashing Pumpkins 09.17 @ In the Venue
By By Andrew Roy

Honestly, I went into this show with low expectations.  Sure, I listened to Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness in Jr. high school.  I bought the Aeroplane Flies High box set.  I was one of the disappointed when Adore came out sans Jimmy Chamberlain (and sans rocking), who slowly converted to the album’s beauty.  I actually liked Machina/the Machines of God, and I saw the Pumpkins absolutely kill it at Saltair on that final tour in 2000.   … read more

The White Rectangle–Modern Dance as . . . Modern:
 A...
By Brian Kubarycz

Just last week Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company got its 2010/2011 season off to an energetic start with a presentation of Configurations. This show included pieces by four different choreographers, working on either the regional or international level. Though the audience could have been larger on Thursday, the enthusiasm of the crowd—for Ririe-Woodbury specifically, and modern dance in generally—was unmistakable, and it’s hard not to catch the same spirit. … read more

SCDG/JCDG Double Header on 09.25
By Emily Strobell

Saturday Sept. 25 was Salt City Derby Girls return to Salt Lake after being up north. To start off the double header, there was a bout between Junction City Roller Derby and Salt City Roller Derby.  The bout was a charity bout benefitting the Road Home. Fans were asked to donate items like canned food, blankets, etc. The teams were both divided into the Black Mambas and the White Lightning, with members from each league playing together on the same teams.  … read more

Napalm Flesh: Glorious Horror
By Bryer Wharton

In case you hadn’t heard, the masters of horror-themed theatrical metal, the mighty Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie, are coming to the USANA Amphitheater on Oct. 4. This week’s blog gives a glimpse into the sure spectacle of what the show featuring the gruesome twosome may (or should) entail, as well a rundown of the slew of shows going down this week and the usual cavalcade of blog exclusive CD reviews. … read more