Issues: Exclusive
SUITE: Women Defining Space 02.13
Four years in, SUITE continues to be one of a handful of places where emerging dance artists can get a foothold and start work in our city. … read more
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: An Interview with Stones Throw...
Last year, director Jeff Broadway released a documentary called Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This is Stones Throw. Having received a lot of positive feedback at festivals, the film is going on a North American tour this year, stopping at SXSW. … read more
Kingsbury Hall Presents Gallim’s BLUSH and a New Model for...
Whatever judgement one makes of Gallim’s 2009 work “BLUSH,” this is clearly an historic moment in the development of new models for presenting live performance in the state of Utah–– if Kingsbury keeps partnering with the College of Fine Arts departments in this way, their offerings might get a whole lot more interesting. … read more
Enslaved, Amon Amarth @ Murray Theater 02.12
The enigma that is Utah’s metal scene/crowd/fanbase resulted in the sold-out Amon Amarth, Enslaved and Skeletonwitch concert on Wednesday, Feb. 12. I say enigma because, when it comes to metal and metal-type shows in Utah/Salt Lake City, turnouts are always hit and miss. All in all, it was a night for fun to be had and bands to deliver their metal to the fans, and in return, the fans paid the bands back in massive merch sales. … read more
Dirt First Crew: Gravy.Tron, Tetris Fingers, Mr. Vandal, Grimblee @...
Dirt First, a self-described “producers collective,” started at the end of 2011 in Salt Lake City by mascot and namesake Derek “Dirt” Wheeler bringing together a group of his friends. Their ski masked logo was unexpectedly adopted by their fans following a show one night when the whole crew wore the woolen face wear, making a one night shenanigan into an intrinsic part of the crew and their fanbase. The four members of Dirt First Crew playing the show at Urban Lounge on Jan. 31 were … … read more
The Elder Scrolls Online: How the Fantasy Game Keeps it...
The game opens in Coldharbour, which is a nasty-looking place somewhere within the hellish dimension of Oblivion. Right off the bat, I was glad to see that the control scheme felt exactly like that of Skyrim, so it was easy to pick up and play. After being visited by an apparition who called himself The Prophet, I set off on a prologue quest to bust him out of Coldharbour and get back to the real world. … read more
Two Arrows Through My Heart: Coleman Barks and David Darling
The pairing of the two friends was really interesting to watch again, as it seems they balance each other in their friendship much like Shams did with his student Rumi. Throughout the night, Barks kept emphasizing that the beloved is in everything. He talked about watching Allen Ginsberg read “Howl” in 1955 and that he’s “Seen the greatest minds prowling the street for a fix, and that’s the beloved, too.” On the plane over to Utah he watched Louis CK for the first time, and Louis CK is the beloved, too. … read more
SLUG Games Goes Postal Presented By Scion
On the cloudy and not-so-chilly Saturday after Valentine’s Day, folks flocked by the dozens to the wintry slopes of Brighton Resort for the 2014 SLUG Games Goes Postal Presented by Scion. … read more
The Pack A.D. @ Kilby Court 02.14 with Super Moon,...
I always say that women make better punks than men, or at least I do now. Just ask Patti Smith. Or ask her doppelganger Becky Black, the lead singer of The Pack A.D., a two-piece garage rock outfit from the ‘Couve. This band is chained to The White Stripes on every website they’re featured on, but I don’t see it. In fact, the only thing they have in common that I can see is a female drummer. … read more
LUST featuring Wolfgang Gartner @ In The Venue 02.15 with...
The entire room sang along when Gartner dropped a remix of “Where’s Your Head At?” by Basement Jaxx. Personally, I was surprised Gartner didn’t play the entirety of his Weekend In America album (2011), but he put on a great show nonetheless. In the crowd, people went wild as foam LED glow sticks were tossed back and forth in the air in such masses it looked as if every concertgoer had at least two in hand. … read more