How a kid from Long Island mindfully maintains his own hype.
by Alex Springer
Girlpool's ebb-and-flow is powered by connection.
by Howard Hardee
Park City singer-songwriter Alicia Stockman thrives in Bonanza Town and alone.
by Alex Springer
Summer's done—but fall has plenty of live music ahead.
Summer is all sunblock, BluBlockers, block parties and blockbuster films, plus a jam-packed schedule of concerts and festivals.
By Randy Harward
September 27, 2017
Mark Gardener gets back on the road with his pioneering shoegaze band, Ride.
When a classic band reforms, they run the risk of tarnishing the group's legacy.
By Howard Hardee
September 20, 2017
Desi Rexx, frontman of '80s glam rockers D'Molls, finds happiness in his new life.
You'd think that Desi Rexx, who fronted underrated '80s glam band D'Molls, would have a phone voice as flashy as his struttin' stage persona.
By Randy Harward
September 13, 2017
A field trip to Skullcandy's new HQ reveals a world of pure imagination.
I missed the party—the one Skullcandy threw in June to flaunt their new headquarters.
By Randy Harward
September 6, 2017
Singer-songwriter Jason Isbell does his part to change a white man's world.
Jason Isbell's The Nashville Sound (Southeastern) is the summer soundtrack for those of us who fled small towns because of the sexism or the racism or the lack of opportunities.
By Baynard Woods
August 30, 2017
Some tweaks to Cheap Trick's setlist—which hasn't changed in about three years.
Far be it from me to tell Cheap Trick—one of the greatest bands in rock 'n' roll history—what to do.
By Randy Harward
August 23, 2017
Provo filmmaker Russ Kendall on his documentary about The Alarm's Mike Peters.
"The first time I heard The Alarm? Probably 1983," filmmaker Russ Kendall says.
By Randy Harward
August 16, 2017
Tony Holiday drops a new EP of homegrown blues magic.
In addition to the blues, Tony Holiday's got jet lag.
By Randy Harward
August 9, 2017
Hectic Hobo finds a home in its own natural groove.
On Pie & Beer Day, Hasen Cone—singer-guitarist-songwriter of Hectic Hobo—opens the door to his SLC restaurant, Sweet Lake Biscuits & Limeade.
By Randy Harward
August 2, 2017
Local trio Kapix pumps you up with Prom Queen.
Great rock 'n' roll gets you pumped.
By Randy Harward
July 26, 2017
Punk-rock legends Descendents grow up.
There's a moment during our phone conversation when Bill Stevenson—drummer and founding member of SoCal's legendary punk-rock outfit Descendents—describes his longtime bromance with lead vocalist Milo Aukerman.
By Alex Springer
July 19, 2017
Singer-songwriter Tom Bennett's story is no tall tale.
It's hard to believe anyone could have a story like Tom Bennett's—at least nowadays, when it's trendy to adopt the image of a dusty, itinerant troubadour with a gritty past.
By Randy Harward
July 12, 2017
Why Iron Maiden is, as Bill & Ted said, excellent!
In a pivotal scene from the 1989 time-travel comedy Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Bill S. Preston, Esq. (Alex Winter) and Ted "Theodore" Logan (Keanu Reeves) find themselves face-to-face with many "royal ugly dudes."
By Randy Harward
July 5, 2017
Bad Brad Wheeler ponders his next move, post-KRCL.
Standing 6-foot-6, Wheeler's presence is as large as his voice, so familiar to local music fans from his years hosting Little Bit Louder Now on KRCL 90.9 FM.
By Randy Harward
June 28, 2017
On its third shot, nightlife rager is out to give 'food porn' a new meaning.
"They've got bags of dicks, here."
By Randy Harward
June 21, 2017
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