POSTED // Feb 14,2013 - Historically, Friday and Saturdays have always been The Jackalope Lounge’s (372 S. State, 801-359-8054) heavy-hitter evenings. But a couple of weeks ago, State Street’s favorite duck-in added Matty Mo Mondays to the lineup.

POSTED // Feb 7,2013 - If there’s one song that represents Friday nights at Johnny’s On Second (165 E. 200 South, 801-746-3334), it’s Mark Morrison’s “Return of The Mack.” In an era where bars and clubs rely on dance staples like house,

POSTED // Jan 31,2013 - Just a few blocks west of The Gateway, behind The Trapp, is the mysterious club called Mixx (615 W. 100 South, 801-575-6499). This relatively new nightspot feels like it should require a super-secret password to get in,

POSTED // Jan 24,2013 - I have to admit that I was surprised to find a dance party at a bar typically reserved for sports fans. “Man, it’s good to see people getting down to Tom Petty,” I thought to myself on a recent Saturday at Batters Up

POSTED // Jan 17,2013 - The ivory ticklers at The Tavernacle (201 E. Broadway, 801-833-0570) are highly skilled performers: Not only can they crush that Britney Spears song you just requested, but they’ll do it while clowning on you for your recent

POSTED // Jan 10,2013 - Though frequented by leather-chaps-wearing bikers and their “old ladies,” Barbary Coast (4242 S. State, Murray, 801-265-9889) will not satisfy your need for more episodes of Sons of Anarchy.

POSTED // Jan 3,2013 - For this State Street joint, the biggest party of the year isn’t the night before Thanksgiving or even New Year’s Eve. No, as logic dictates, for a place called Scallywags, the biggest shindig of the year is, of course,

POSTED // Dec 27,2012 - To quote Ron Swanson from Parks & Recreation: “Strippers do nothing for me. ... But I will take a free breakfast buffet any time, any place.” Wise advice from a wise man.

POSTED // Dec 20,2012 - Now, I don’t know much about history, but it seems to me that back in the olden days, piano players were rugged. I’m pretty sure an old-fashioned piano duel involved somebody getting choked with a piano wire.

POSTED // Dec 13,2012 - On the game show Legends of the Hidden Temple, kids always struggled with that ridiculously complicated three-piece monkey puzzle. For my generation, it was the bane of our existence.