In a small venue just off State Street, audience members waited anxiously for Utah’s newest band, The Wasatch Fault, to shake up the evening. The members of the band are no strangers to providing a top-notch...
Kris Gruen’s new album, “New Comics from the Wooded World,” builds off the successes of his two previous records. However, it is the recent level of maturity in his husky vocals and bold compositions...
I have this dream. It has slowly been building inside me, rolling and gaining momentum with each Southern accent I hear and every open road I travel. I want this dream to become reality.
In my dream,...
In the album “7 Days of Funk,” Snoop Dogg and Dâm-Funk trace hip-hop’s inspirational roots back to funk. While it’s obvious jazz and R&B play a significant role in rap music, funk has a special...
Art created in the midst of social upheaval carries great significance. Picasso’s “Guernica,” painted to depict the 1937 bombing of the creation’s namesake town, is one of tragedy’s masterpieces....
On Thanksgiving, hip-hop phenomenon Jake Miller turned 21. Before obtaining permission to enter liquor store doors, he released a full-length LP, hit a nationwide tour and performed with the likes of Snoop...
A standout from today’s mainstream artists, Michael Bublé’s style is refined and jazzy. It appeals to a variety of ages — from children to seniors. His music is less edgy than most songs played...
The Maverik Center erupted with music and energy Saturday night when Ben Haggerty, also known as Macklemore, took the stage in one stop of many during the world tour for his album, “The Heist,” which...
October is packed with scary movies, costumes, pumpkin spice everything and, perhaps most importantly, an excess of free candy. Unfortunately, there comes an age in every kid’s life when society no...
Gypsy jazz quartet Hot Club of Zion is the by-product of pure happenstance. After a quick introduction fostered through the U School of Music, guitarists Nathan Royal and James Martak did not expect to...
