Issues: Issue 239 - November 2008
Local Reviews: Starmy
While Billy Joe Armstrong is moonlighting as a 60s garage band with Foxboro, Starmy is right here in our backyard and doing it a hundred times better. So many bands out there are trying to replicate the classic rock sound, but Starmy isn’t trying to replicate anyone or anything. … read more
Local Reviews: The Up Collars
This disc got me interested in what’s going on in northern Utah, which I can’t say anything else has done in recent memory. Saxophone is mixed with shredderific guitar, thoughtful melodies and some interesting vocals form this release. … read more
Localized: Cave of Roses, Through the Eyes of Carrion and...
There isn’t much of a better way to start preparing for the holidays like a visceral, extreme metal show. … read more
Dear Dickheads – November 2008
Shutting down bitchmade bitches. … read more
Collective Mindset of Selfishness: A. Star Recordings, American West Free...
The swagger of the self-proclaimed artist abounds in Kaysville. I’m still unclear what it is about that area of Utah, that sits between Ogden and Salt Lake, which allows it to produce so many prolific musicians. … read more
8ctopus Records
Slinging some of the more legitimate “out there” shit since 2006, 8ctopus Records tends to keep the focus local. … read more
A Delicate Balance: Exigent Records Finds its Groove
Colby Houghton, father of two and T-Mobile employee by day, is no stranger to the business behind owning a record label. Colby’s brainchild, Exigent Records, has seen substantial national success with GAZA, Loom, Prize Country and a gamut of successful and up-and-coming regional bands. … read more
Kilby Records: What it Really Comes Down to Is the...
Will Sartain and Lance Saunders lead busy lives … read more
Music Is Not A Commodity, It’s an Art. Pseudo Recordings...
Maintaining anything in the local music scene can be tough for most people. … read more
You won’t hear this stuff in Amsterdam: This is Salt...
What seems like every indie kid’s dream––running a record shop, which spawns into a record label––is actually Jared Russell and Tia Martinez’s reality. … read more