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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Music

Student group earns right to perform harpsichord concert in David Gardner Hall

November 3, 2014

You would think it wouldn’t be hard for a bunch of performance majors to get access to performance space. But that’s what happened when Fine Arts majors David Fox, Paul Hill and Emily Lohner...

Snappin with St. Lucia

Snappin’ with St. Lucia

October 15, 2014

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] Defying their Brooklyn hipster roots, St. Lucia, the project of songwriter and producer Jean-Philip Grobler, delivered an earnest, high energy performance...

Stromae brings charisma and Belgian hits to the Depot

Stromae brings charisma and Belgian hits to the Depot

October 3, 2014

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Much like his music, Stromae’s act is hard to define. Paul Van Haver, otherwise known as Stromae (pronounced “strow-my” and slang for “Maestro”), is a Belgian...

‘Battle’ between Drake and Lil Wayne does not fail to please audiences

September 19, 2014

The real winner of the Drake vs. Lil Wayne concert at Usana Amphitheater last Thursday was a patient audience, who finally got to see the headliners one full-body pat-down and four and a half hours after...

SLC music scene guarantees entertainment of all genres

September 16, 2014

Salt Lake’s music scene has been on a steady incline the past few years, putting Utah on the map as a destination point for headlining tours. With no signs of slowing down, nights out on the town...

Utah Symphony’s first-ever professional recording achieves optimum sound

September 16, 2014

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Utah Symphony, under music director Thierry Fischer, is producing a professional recording of a performance. The piece is Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, a piece...

Still jammin’

August 26, 2014

There have been a series of interesting and exciting double-header concerts this summer. The idea of two reputable acts on the same stage is promising, but there are common issues to which this format...

St. Paul and the Broken Bones will be performing at Kilby Court on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of St. Paul and the Broken Bones.

St. Paul and the Broken Bones bring back soul

April 14, 2014

From the late ’70s to the early ’90s, soul music lost its grit as artists polished its affective sounds, making them perfectly smooth. Wanting to take the genre back to its Southern roots, the band...

The band The Sounds poses for a photo. Photo courtesy of The Sounds.

The Sounds make sounds

March 27, 2014

To Swedish band The Sounds, music is a natural instinct. Pushing aside technique and discipline, this posse’s inherent urge to create music is its most important aspect. Hoping to honor their mission...

Stephen Beus performs Sonata Tragic; op. 39; no. 5 by Nikolai Medtner at the International Piano Series. Photo by Preston Zubal.

Pianist Beus shares passion with audience

March 25, 2014

The anticipation in the theater heightened as the lights dimmed, revealing the gentle glow of the large piano on the stage. Men, women and children stood to acknowledge the man who rendered music for the...