Will Sartain shifts into fresh musical gear with Sleepy Passenger project.
by Nick McGregor
Music
Hip-hop pioneer KRS-One drops 40 years of knowledge.
He founded the Temple of Hip-Hop Ministry, Archive, School and Society to perpetuate Afrika Bambaataa's overarching idea that the art form was a deliberate attempt to effect positive change on the world.
By Nick McGregor
September 5, 2018
Music
Need a surer sign than the start of college football to know fall is right around the corner? Drive to Park City on I-80 and look around once you top Parleys Summit—the trees are already ablaze with red and orange.
By Nick McGregor
September 4, 2018
Culture Video
Music
Why we need artists like Jason Isbell more than ever.
I quit drinking years ago, I got a 3-year-old daughter ... This is as hinged as I get. I'm hinged as hell!"
By Nick McGregor
August 29, 2018
Music
After a couple months off, fast-rising Utah quartet The Aces start their tour supporting 5 Seconds of Summer today in Toronto.
By Nick McGregor
August 27, 2018
Culture Video
Music
Shakey Graves returns with darker, deeper take on his suitcase blues.
Instead of stomp-folk and country blues, songs like "Aibohphobia" sound as psychedelic on record as they do on paper.
By Nick McGregor
August 23, 2018
Music
Another weekend, another successful festival, and another showcase for some of Salt Lake City’s best local bands.
By Nick McGregor
August 20, 2018
Culture Video
Music
After nearly 40 years, thrash-metal icons Slayer say goodbye with the End of Days Tour.
"No one goes, 'Yeah, I was really big into Slayer one summer,'" Rob Zombie said in the 2004 documentary Metal: A Head Bangers Journey.
By Rachelle Fernandez
August 15, 2018
Music
With just a couple weeks of summer left, a final round of festivals found its way to Utah over the weekend.
By Nick McGregor
August 13, 2018
Culture Video
Music
Valley Queen's Natalie Carol blends Southern roots, classic rock riffs and L.A. longing into excellent debut.
Los Angeles rockers Valley Queen released their debut album, Supergiant, in May, earning rave reviews from Rolling Stone.
By Nick McGregor
August 8, 2018
Music
City Weekly’s 2018 Battle of the DJs rocked The Depot on Saturday night, with eight audio technicians clashing for an excited crowd—and a chance to open for Diplo on Aug. 16 at the first Salt Lake Community College Twilight Concert Series of the summer. After several heated exchanges between a who’s who of Salt Lake City DJs (Easy, Tina, JPAN, BT5K, Serge Du Preez, DJ Vai, Sensei Miya and Bo York), the final battle showcased BT5K’s party-starting energy against Bo York’s crate-digging turntablism.
By Nick McGregor
August 6, 2018
Culture Video
Music
Bilingual indie-pop band The Chamanas shine a realistic light on their peaceful life in synergistic El Paso/Juárez.
Life along the United States' southern border is all about dualities.
By Nick McGregor
August 1, 2018
Music
If you like intimate jazz played with loose spontaneity, there isn’t a better format in town than the Gracie’s Monday Jazz Jam, hosted by local David Halliday and the Jazz Vespers Quartet.
By Nick McGregor
July 30, 2018
Music
Imagine Dragons' LoveLoud Festival speaks up for LGBTQ youth.
Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds has had one hell of a year.
By Nick McGregor
July 25, 2018
Music
One year soaking up Salt Lake City's seam-bursting local music scene.
Thursday, July 19, marks exactly one year since I arrived in Salt Lake City.
By Nick McGregor
July 18, 2018
Music
Although we’re in the valley between July’s two holiday peaks, this is no time to take a breather from this summer’s flood of great concerts (although please, make sure you drink enough water).
By Nick McGregor
July 16, 2018
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