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The Tiny Desk Contest receives thousands of submissions from bands and solo artists across the nation, all vying for one spot to play at the infamous desk and tour the country with NPR.  (Courtesy NPR)

NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest is in Full Swing

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor February 23, 2020

  The 2020 NPR Tiny Desk Contest is now accepting submissions from musicians across the nation. NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts emerged from show host Bob Boilen’s frustration with a “show” environment...

Patrick Droney just released his new single "The Wire," "a beautiful blend of synth-pop, rock and soul, with a powerful time-is-of-the-essence message." (Photo by Nate Hoffman | Courtesy Warner Records)

Patrick Droney’s New Single ‘The Wire’ is a Monumental Career Moment

By Parker Dunn, Online Managing Editor February 21, 2020

  Nashville-based singer-songwriter Patrick Droney is back with a striking, soulful single in “The Wire", and he's ready to take on the music world. The release of Droney’s self-titled...

"There's no such thing as being surrounded by too many comics." (Courtesy Flickr)

Bowé’s Favorite Graphic Novels

By Abigail Bowè, Arts Writer February 19, 2020

  Trigger Warnings: Some of these graphic novels include sexual and violent content, namely "This One Summer," The Sculptor," "Building Stories," "The Tale of One Bad Rat" and "The End of the World."   Like...

Dance student Elise Jumes (Courtesy Tori Duhaime)

Exploration and Movement: How Jumes Keeps Asking ‘Why?’

By Parker Dunn, Online Managing Editor February 19, 2020

  For Elise Jumes, a screendance student and graduate teaching assistant here at the University of Utah, dance is more than mere movement. “I feel like a lot of the problems in today’s world...

(Graphic by Piper Armstrong | Daily Utah Chronicle)

January Arts Desk Favorites

  Palak Jayswal The new year equates to trying new things, right? For me, the first new thing happens to be one of my favorites from this past month. "The Miniature Wife and Other Stories" by Manuel...

The food at Tumeric "is delightfully saturated with rich Central and South Asian flavors." (Photo by Manasij Mukherjee | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Dine or Dash: Turmeric Indian Cuisine

By Cade Anderson, Arts Writer February 17, 2020

  Tucked inside the quaint Regent Street, right in between City Creek Mall and the Gallivan Center, is a local cafe thousands of tourists and residents alike have walked past, but few would recognize...

Homer Collins (Chase Quinn) tells his story to Skeets Miller (Cameron Holzman) (Photo by Jibon Asib I Courtesy University of Utah Theatre)

’Floyd Collins’ Explores Financial Hardship and Emotional Connections from 50 Feet Under

By Kate Button, Arts Writer, Copy Editor February 15, 2020

  For the majority of the University of Utah’s Department of Theatre’s lastest production, what lies between a rock and a hard place is literally the titular Floyd Collins. Based on a true...

(Courtesy Salt Lake Acting Company)

Welcome to V-Season: ‘The Vagina Monologues’ Fundraisers for Local Organizations

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor February 15, 2020

  “Welcome to V-Season” flashes in red on the homepage of the V-Day organization’s website. The “V” referred to here is not necessarily what we usually associate with the middle of February...

(Graphic by Hannah Allred | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

To Binge or Not to Binge Episode 69: ‘Love Island’

By Arielle Gulley, Arts Writer February 14, 2020

  There are certain television shows that manage to challenge us intellectually, or require large amounts of thought and attention from their audiences in order to fully comprehend the storyline....

Latoya Cameron as Allison in “Singing to the Brine Shrimp” (Courtesy of Jerry Rapier)

A Love Letter to Utah in ‘Singing to the Brine Shrimp’

By Oakley Burt, Arts Editor February 14, 2020

  Inhabiting the extremely salty waters of Great Salt Lake are vast numbers of brine shrimp. Measuring about a half-inch long, these tiny crustaceans play an important role in their ecosystem —...