Breathe Owl Breathe, Joss Stone, Henry Rollins, Aashish Khan, CocoRosie, Concrete Blonde

Live: Music Picks June 17-23

POSTED // Jun 17,2010 - If you’ve never visited the Ogden Nature Center, its summer concert series is the perfect chance to check out the mellow meadows, blue skies and dragonflies.

Tift Merritt & Twistable Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein

POSTED // Jun 15,2010 - Tift Merritt burst on the alt-country scene with 2002’s Bramble Rose—thanks to an assist from fellow then-North Carolina resident Ryan Adams...

Mishka, Chiddy Bang, Indigenous, Sleepy Sun, Delta Spirit & Mountain Goats

Live: Music Picks June 10-16

POSTED // Jun 10,2010 - We just had an Italian reggae superstar roll through Utah in Alborosie. Now we have another unusual reggae story courtesy of Mishka...

MGMT, Ogden Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Tinsley Ellis, Hosannas, Alborosie

Live: Music Picks June 3-9

POSTED // Jun 3,2010 - I would suggest MGMT’s sophomore album, Congratulations, is one of the more obvious cases of songwriters growing up afflicted with ADD...

Haiku Reviews: David Cross, Sleigh Bells, Band of Horses

CD Quick Hits, in 5-7-5 form.

POSTED // Jun 1,2010 -

Haiku Reviews: Jamie Lidell, Far & Bettye LaVette

CD Quick Hits, in 5-7-5 form.

POSTED // May 27,2010 - Psychedelic soul, Blends with electronic sounds, Ear candy for all ...

The Black Keys

Soul Brothers: The Black Keys craft an instant classic.

POSTED // May 27,2010 - Just more than a week ago, the two men who make up The Black Keys were holed up in New York City doing all manner of work to promote the release of their stellar, soulful new album, Brothers. Pat

Far, DJ Shortkut, Red Bennies, Nolens Volens, //, Nonnon & Eluvium

Live: Music Picks May 27-June 2

POSTED // May 27,2010 - Thursday 5.27FarIt’s easy to look at any old “alternative” band’s reunion as a cynical cash grab; Black Francis has said as much about the Pixies reunion that seemed to spark a

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars

Global Appeal: Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars are fluent in the universal language.

POSTED // May 20,2010 - The Living Traditions festival is all about celebrating the diversity of Salt Lake City, and while the artwork and food endemic to the event offer appealing ways to explore...

The Cool Kids, Local Natives, Rockfest, Tad Calcara & New Deal Swing Band, Sage Francis

Live: Music Picks May 20-26

POSTED // May 20,2010 - You’ve heard about plenty of MySpace music success stories, but it’s hard to think of any artist who owes quite as much to the social network as Midwestern hip-hop duo The Cool Kids.