Norm MacDonald

Saturday Feb. 5 @ Wiseguys West Valley City

POSTED // Feb 3,2011 - “I’ve never seen so many dead hookers in all my life,” said Norm MacDonald as Mitch in the 1998 comedy Dirty Work.

The Essentials

Utah Symphony: Debussy’s La Mer

Friday Feb. 4-Saturday Feb. 5 @ Abravanel Hall

By Austen Diamond

POSTED // Feb 3,2011 - From fingerbones to flowers to the galaxy, the golden ratio, or the divine proportion, is said to be the most perfect number ...

Music Articles

CWMAs: Spell Talk

Smooth Sailin’: 2010 CWMA winners Spell Talk talk about their year in the spotlight.

By Austen Diamond

POSTED // Feb 3,2011 - The lineup for the 2010 CWMA finals was eclectic, to say the least.

Food & Drink

Ear Candy: Live Music & the Dining Experience

By Austen Diamond

POSTED // Feb 2,2011 - Live music, however subtle, can pull the dining experience together. “As opposed to having Muzak blaring in the background..."

The Essentials

Utah Symphony: Stravinsky’s Pulcinella

Friday Jan. 28-Saturday Jan. 29 @ Abravanel Hall

By Austen Diamond

POSTED // Jan 27,2011 - You know those old friends who, after only a few minutes of catch-up talk, seem like they never moved away?

The Essentials

Brian Crane: How Come I Always Get Blamed for the Things I Do?

Saturday Jan. 29 @ King’s English Bookshop

By Austen Diamond

POSTED // Jan 27,2011 - Life in retirement isn’t so bad, it seems. For Opal and Earl Pickle it’s all about stubborn habits and quirky relationships.

The Essentials

Anis Mojgani with Broken Silence

Saturday Jan. 28 @ Cisero’s

By Austen Diamond

POSTED // Jan 27,2011 - When Anis Mojgani speaks, people listen. He articulates each vowel and consonant, like bullets firing...

Music Articles

Slash

The Depot, Saturday Jan. 29: Slash white-knuckles into the world of horror films.

By Austen Diamond

POSTED // Jan 27,2011 - Slash doesn’t know if he should introduce himself as a movie producer or a guitarist these days ...

Music Articles

Little Dragon

Urban Lounge, Saturday Jan. 29: Little Dragon keeps it playful and soulful.

By Austen Diamond

POSTED // Jan 27,2011 - Life can be full of its horns, scales and tales, but for Gothenburg, Sweden-based Little Dragon, the past year has been hotter than fire-breath ...

City Guide

Salt Lake City Bars & Eats

In the 'Hood: Finding the happening epicenters in Salt Lake City.

By Austen Diamond

POSTED // Jan 27,2011 - The popular assumption is that partying in Utah just isn’t done, whether due to our peculiar liquor laws, large religious population or lack of hot spots.