Carnaval Latino, The Swell Season, Laura Veirs, Cage, The Grouch

POSTED // Nov 25,2009 - What do Brazilian eye candy, Strict Joy and mouth-harps have in common? Time to find out.

How to Build a Gingerbread House

POSTED // Nov 18,2009 - The last time I constructed a gingerbread house, my dog polished it off, right down to the box that housed its pre-fab walls. Twenty years later, I re-embraced the holiday spirit and ventured forth to

The Dutchess and The Duke

Thin Line: The Dutchess and The Duke soldier on.

POSTED // Nov 18,2009 - When The Dutchess and The Duke's previous appearance in Salt Lake City was canceled, the Pacific Northwest duo scraped together a "shadow show"...

Emmylou Harris, Big Sky Tribunal, Alena Diane, Pink Mountaintops & Little Sap Dungeon

Live: Music Picks Nov. 19-25

POSTED // Nov 18,2009 - Earlier this fall, Rosanne Cash released The List, an album of songs her father, the late-great Johnny Cash, believed to be essential contributions to the country canon.

Mason Jennings, Fanfarlo, The Black Crowes, Old Canes, The Platte & Puscifer

Live: Music Picks Nov. 12-18

POSTED // Nov 11,2009 - Everyone, be sure to thank Mason Jennings' son for asking his father, "What's an electric guitar?" The query prompted Jennings, long recognized for his fairly mellow folk sound, to step it up...

Electric Tickle Machine

Right Now: No time like the present for Electric Tickle Machine.

POSTED // Nov 4,2009 - Electric Tickle Machine's ascent out of nowhere is impressive. The ease with which the New York City band scored on-air time at Seattle's respected radio station KEXP...

They Might Be Giants, Moab Folk Festival, Dirty Projectors, The Supersuckers, Generationals & Neon Indian

Live: Music Picks Nov. 5-11

POSTED // Nov 4,2009 - It makes perfect sense for They Might Be Giants to play two gigs in Salt Lake City--a 21-plus show at The Depot followed by an all-ages performance at Murray Theater.

Langhorne Slim, Dawes, The Devil Whale, David Bazan, Say Hi, Dee Daniels, Valient Thorr, Kid Sister

Live: Music Picks Oct. 29-Nov. 4

POSTED // Oct 28,2009 - Just a few weeks ago, Deer Tick stopped through town—a band whose detractors lament their audacity to approximate some type of country sound despite a background loosely tied to indie rock.

Will Sartain

Hard To Do: Will Sartain gets dark For Love.

POSTED // Oct 21,2009 - The vicious curbing portrayed in the film American History X is about the last thing you’d expect to free associate with Will Sartain, a local artist, concert promoter and club owner often seen

Jeremiah James Gang, Youth Brigade, Sunset Rubdown, Tune-Yards, Joan Osborne, The Holmes Brothers, Paul Thorn, Greensky Bluegrass, Weinland & Ghostface Killah

Live: Music Picks Oct. 22-28

POSTED // Oct 21,2009 - Jeremiah James didn’t design it this way. He picked up a guitar in his mid-20s and tapped into a natural talent without plans to cash in on a new generation of ...