POSTED // Jul 16,2008 - Identical twin sisters Chandra and Leigh Watson—known as The Watson Twins—haven’t lived in their hometown of Louisville, Ky., for more than a decade. After the sisters graduated from college, they gassed up their pickup truck and crisscrossed...

POSTED // Jul 9,2008 - Once upon a time, a cynical, sarcastic group of young Montreal-based layabouts received welfare checks from the Canadian government and decided to found a magazine. Said layabouts dubbed their publication Vice, which was fitting, since their pages explored...

POSTED // Jun 4,2008 - From the very beginning, SB Dance impresario Stephen Brown intended to do a second run of 2007’s satirical Yoga the Musical. Brown even had a sequel in mind from the onset. “If we didn’t get shot at or run off the stage the first time...

POSTED // May 21,2008 - Fourteen months ago, when Adam Sklute arrived in Salt Lake City to begin his tenure as Ballet West’s artistic director, he was greeted by an interesting seedling of an idea that had been patiently waiting to sprout. This seedling called for a program...

POSTED // May 7,2008 - Nineteen years ago, Alexandra Lawn started playing the cello because she attended Montessori school, and every child—in the name of fostering one’s creativity—was encouraged to play an instrument. “My parents picked out my instrument,”...

POSTED // Mar 19,2008 - Peruse “musician wanted” fliers pasted on bulletin boards, walls, and lampposts on any street corner, in any city, and you’re bound to notice multiple bands seeking drummers. Why? Because drummers are apparently, well, different. The...

POSTED // Mar 12,2008 - If you order a vinyl edition of The Black Swans’ most recent album Change! you will also receive a copy—Xeroxed with love by frontman Jerry DeCicca—of a Columbus Dispatch article which provides some background on your new record’s...

POSTED // Feb 27,2008 - It’s a question for the ages: Can ballet dancers and modern dancers collaborate productively and peacefully? Pointe shoes vs. bare feet? Romantic tutus vs. understated costumes? Can such stylistic preferences be reconciled? According to Ballet...

POSTED // Feb 27,2008 - Fans of singer-songwriter Libbie Linton’s distinctive voice will be shocked to learn that Linton was initially hesitant to sing in front of an audience. “I was always much more confident as a guitar player,” says a notably shy Linton...

POSTED // Feb 1,2008 - It’s not surprising that dancer Julianne Hough—the blonde firecracker who captivated the nation when she partnered Dancing With The Stars champions speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno...