POSTED // Jun 18,2008 - Imaad Wasif’s latest music explorations are a slice of love and a bit of madness. The lauded indie-rock guitarist from bands like Lowercase, Alaska! and the New Folk Implosion spent the past several years honing his solo chops while touring in support...

POSTED // Apr 23,2008 - There is a commonly held perception when it comes to the world of classical music: The atmosphere is stuffy and, as a result, audiences are rapidly disappearing. In short, everything classical is too oft considered old and tired, tired and old and—of...

POSTED // Apr 9,2008 - What is the weight of memory? They say the soul weighs approximately 21 grams, but the weight of memory? That’s anyone’s guess. If taking measure of such a thing were even possible, most reminiscences and recollections would doubtlessly weigh...

POSTED // Apr 9,2008 - With a supermarket of choices available out there, brand loyalty is rather lax these days. The music industry is no different. Perhaps it’s a direct result of faceless record labels, or maybe it’s because people have largely written it off...

POSTED // Mar 19,2008 - Modern-day Renaissance woman Mia Doi Todd subscribes to the old Joni Mitchell adage that songs are like tattoos. If the saying truly holds any weight, with the recent release of her seventh album, GEA (City Zen Records), Todd must be covered nearly head-to-toe...

POSTED // Feb 20,2008 - It’s early evening on Valentine’s Day, and Junior’s Tavern is starting to buzz with the likes of desperate lonely hearts looking to ease their pain in the bottom of their pints. As if offering a reprieve to such overt despair, the members...

POSTED // Feb 13,2008 - It’s not like he was idly waiting by the wayside, just aching for the old man to pass. Come on, he’s not that cold. It’s just that he’s always held those tunes so close to his heart, long before he even began to blow and make a...

POSTED // Jan 30,2008 - Just remember that, no matter what else happens, there will always be Belgium. As the story is told, the power-pop/art-punk aesthetics of the Liars and the Los Angeles duo now behind No Age shared a stage there once. It wasn’t necessarily a planned...

POSTED // Jan 23,2008 - As anyone who sucks our inversion-laden air already knows, a sizeable chunk of Salt Lake City’s historic downtown recently has succumbed to the wrecking ball of progress. What may be news is that one helluva museum—with a fluid footprint extending...

POSTED // Jan 16,2008 - It’s not like there’s simply one glaring question staring you down when you attempt to curate an art installation for a major international film festival. This year’s New Frontier on Main curator Shari Frilot faced a number of dilemmas...