More often this summer than in years past, street art has been appearing all over the city and has turned an everyday walk into an open street gallery.

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While a lot of the companies who create different forms of entertainment hire their own staffers to be principal artists and designers, the freelance base is often tapped to breathe new life into ideas that may have already run their course. The amount of illustrators in Utah doing work for national companies might surprise you as some of the most popular work these days are derived from concepts and drawings within out own art scene, from artists you see on a near weekly basis in galleries and collectives. Like the guy we're chatting with today.

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Kicking off September with a special release and a new full-length album, in a month that looks sparse at the moment.

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Geek-related radio shows and podcasts have dominated the airwaves in recent years, as people come to accept that its not just part of our culture, it's taking over the culture. The downside of which is that newer shows popping up are having a harder time finding an audience as everyone seems to be discussing the same material. And you'd think it would be a greater challenge in Utah as we have seven different shows catered to all things geek, who have dominated and split up their audience shares like a game of Risk. But there's still room for growth, as we talk about the newest show to join the battle for listeners.

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Earlier this year a promising press release was dropped on the music scene that's still got people talking about the future possibilities it could bring. Slowtrain Records' announcement that it was officially becoming a record label piqued the interest of the community from venues to radio DJ's to musicians. The idea of a store, which has helped pushed local and Indie music to the masses and earned a trusted reputation in its own right, now promoting its own choice of music for fans to collect and check out while musicians could find a new home for dedicated listeners.

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Hello to all you Jon Paxton enthusiasts. Allow me for a bit to start today's entry off with a theory I've had for a few months now. Before I dive into it, I want to make it clear, I like Jon. Jon Paxton writes for City Weekly and SLUG, you see him about at events on occasion for X96 and other promotions, big influence and personality in our scene as a whole, and I'm lucky to be able to call him a friend. ...But his hair... There's something going on there with it, and I believe I know what's up. He will quaf and primp and shape his hair, often to one side of his head as seen below, and it always changes sides and directions, there's never a set position for it. And I think I've figured it out. When its tilted to his right, he's being professional. When tilted to the left, he's looking for women. And I believe that depending on the direction its pointed at, determines how serious he is, or what kind of action he wants that night. Its like a sundial for his personality is what I'm saying. Like, a 55 degree angle, he's looking for a shy girl with a kinky side. Or say 100 degrees he's aiming for a wild child that will make out in an hour. ...That's all I got for now, I don't really have time to track and follow him every night to run tests and prove it, mainly because City Weekly won't loan me money for the equipment. So for now I guess Paxton's Angle will remain one of our urban mysteries, like Emu's Grave or Gravity Hill.

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Wrapping up August we have a couple releases to talk about that flew under the radar, so to speak.

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You can already tell summer is near finished for the year simply by looking at the concert lineups. The biggest and most obvious marker coming tonight with the final Twilight Concert Series show, predicted to draw in the biggest crowd this year. But at the end of the week well see a different kind of show that's already declared an end to the season.

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Summer is running out, which means skateboards only have about eight weeks left to roll around the city, while snowboarders are chomping at the bits to get back out on the slopes once the first storms hit in October. But whichever of the two extreme sports you love to do, the local shops are working hard to get you what you need year round. And today we look at one in particular that's become a favorite for locals and a trusted name to visitors.

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Headed back out onto Gallery Stroll again this month, not a bad night to be out and about. No blistering heat, nice crowds making their way around town, and a nice mix of contemporary, experimental and even sketch works across the city. Along with some music (and aside a few galleries not participating this time around) you couldn't have asked a better summer showing. So of course we're going to off the beaten path a bit and make out way East near Foothill for a massive display, that in itself could be a Stroll of its own.

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