Rye Rye, DulceSky, OK Go, Dark Star Orchestra, Killbot, Family Force 5, Sweatshop Union

Live: Music Picks Dec. 9-15

POSTED // Dec 9,2010 - So far, Baltimore rapper and dancer Rye Rye is best known for showing up on other artists’ work...

KRCL Polar Jubilee, SNDTRKR, KUER Gold Party, Tame Impala, John Pizzarelli, The Grouch, Bret Michaels

Live: Music Picks Dec. 2-8

POSTED // Dec 2,2010 - KRCL is launching a new winter fundraiser, and rather than adding another on-air radiothon to the mix...

Jackson Cash & The Tennessee Free, Samuel Smith Band, Legendary Porch Pounders, Velvetones, No Age

Live: Music Picks Nov. 25-Dec. 1

POSTED // Nov 25,2010 - Jack Quist’s life story could be a fine source for country songwriters looking for inspiration.

The Lower Lights: An LDS-Tinged Supergroup

POSTED // Nov 23,2010 - With 42 members listed in the liner notes of their debut album, The Lower Lights might be the largest band working in Zion, outside of the Utah Symphony ...

The Moaners, Toro Y Moi, Max Pain & The Groovies, Spell Talk, The Lower Lights, Margot & the Nuclear So and Sos, Royal Bliss

Live: Music Picks Nov. 18-24

POSTED // Nov 18,2010 - Singer/songwriter David Dondero might be the headliner, but opening act The Moaners are not to be missed...

The Hold Steady, Blackberry Bushes, Mike Gordon, Yard Dogs Road Show, Dawes & Moondoggies, Brandon Flowers, Pretty Lights

Live: Music Picks Nov. 11-17

POSTED // Nov 11,2010 - The slide-guitar that opens The Hold Steady’s latest album, Heaven is Whenever, seemed to introduce a new sound.

Free Moral Agents, 2Mex, Sons of the San Joaquin, Mayer Hawthorne, Aloud, Bronco, La Farsa, American Shakes, The Heavy, Aloe Blacc

Live: Music Picks Nov. 4-10

POSTED // Nov 4,2010 - Free Moral Agents began as the solo side project of Mars Volta keyboard man Isaiah “Ikey” Owens ...

Haunted Hotel/Machete Massacre, Azure Ray, Senses Fail, Sufjan Stevens, Tim Kasher

Live: Music Picks Oct. 28-Nov. 3

POSTED // Oct 28,2010 - It’s dueling dates of dastardly deeds and daring costumes at a few of Salt Lake City’s massive dance clubs this weekend.

Peelander-Z, Jonsi, Sleigh Bells, Say Anything & Motion City Soundtrack, Apples in Stereo, Of Montreal, The Gaslamp Killer

Live: Music Picks Oct. 21-27

POSTED // Oct 21,2010 - Does the new child-friendly Peelander-Z mean the end of human bowling at their live gigs?

Sarah Sample, Social Distortion, Fork Fest, Born Ruffians, Blitzen Trapper, Hot Chip, Pierced Arrows

Live: Music Picks Oct. 14-20

POSTED // Oct 14,2010 - One of the more impressive things about former Utahn Sarah Sample’s new album—beyond the sophisticated songcraft ...