POSTED // Nov 14,2007 - Addicted Café doesn’t sell sloppy joes on Monday, and all my plans are ruined. I’m supposed to interview local band Kid Theodore, a local quintet known for their shiny, happy pop-tastic sound. Putting these clean-cut lads into a messy...

POSTED // Nov 14,2007 - Vile Blue Shades Triple Threat Someone once told me they would like the VBS better if they actually wrote songs—and listening to Triple Threat (Pseudo Recordings) doesn’t provide any counterarguments. Featuring a remastered and repackaged...

POSTED // Nov 9,2007 - Let me start off by saying that I grew up in Park City—lived there pretty much my whole life. Despite the enormous amounts of development that I have seen in my (relatively) short lifespan, it still retains a certain amount of small-town charm that’s...

POSTED // Nov 7,2007 - When writing about art, it’s good to throw in big words to make you sound smart and sophisticated (this trick also works with scientific stuff). Synesthesia is an example of one of these smart words. It fits nicely in both categories and is also...

POSTED // Oct 24,2007 - Patty Griffin Live from Artists Den DVD Watching or listening to Live from Artists Den left me feeling in need of a stimulant. At their strongest, the band adequately rocks a church. (Explanation:The band plays in a beautiful New York cathedral which...

POSTED // Oct 17,2007 - I figured the recent Interpol/Liars show would be popular, but it wasn’t until I drove down 200 South and saw a line that snaked around In the Venue that I realized how seriously it would go off. It was nice to see the show moved from Orem to Salt...

POSTED // Oct 17,2007 - Pink Lightnin’, Pink Lightnin’ Mean Molly’s Trio, Things I See After a rough day of listening to complex indie albums—trying to decide which themes are most poignant to the overall sound or whether or not a glockenspiel is justified—it’s...

POSTED // Oct 10,2007 - Cannonball Jane, Knees Up! Both the Beastie Boys’ AdRock and Le Tigre’s Kathleen Hanna are fans of Cannonball Jane, eager to give her props at a moment’s notice. But such adulations are unnecessary, because the music stands on its...

POSTED // Oct 3,2007 - Do you believe in ghosts?” It’s a question that marks the beginning of casual campfire conversation, often escalating into a sleepless night for its participants. It’s also a question that I find fitting for an afternoon with the band...

POSTED // Oct 3,2007 - MindState, Call the Cops I don’t know if the term “kicking it old school” is outdated and square. (Think about it: “Kicking it old school” is old school). So I hope MindState forgives me for getting so excited about how...