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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
When Charlie Parr discovered his father’s record collection, he fell in love with the folksy rhythm of the blues guitar. Five decades later, music still affects Parr’s life.
Now he is making his way...
A coffee shop adopting the role of concert venue is risky business. Most people visit cafés for the ambience, not to listen to music. At such performances, there is usually a loudmouth girl talking on...
Doug Benson was born in the wrong decade. Instead of owning a hybrid car, he drives a 1964 pickup truck, and rather than singing Katy Perry songs, he plays his guitar to Johnny Cash tunes. In fact, Benson’s...
Tonight at 7:30 p.m., the U’s Wind Ensemble will offer a symphonic journey to Chile at the Libby Gardner Hall. Free to the public, the Wind Ensemble will welcome renowned Chilean guest conductor Eduardo...
In 1975, Eric Idle from “Monty Python” created the fictional band Toad the Wet Sprocket for his sketch “Rock Notes.” To the comedic genius, it was just a silly name. He thought no one would be...
