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Philadelphia indie-rock trio the Districts (Photo via Chromatic PR)

The Districts Bring Politics and Acid Trips to ‘Great American Painting’  

By Nicoline West, Arts Writer April 16, 2022

  Philadelphia-based indie-rock trio The Districts released their fifth LP "Great American Painting" via Fat Possum Records on March 11.  The album is preceded by 2020’s "You Know I’m Not...

Student Art Showcase at Salt Lake Community College (Photo by Paige Gardner | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

SLCC Proves it Cares About Art Students in 2022 Student Showcase

By Frank Gardner, Assistant Arts Editor April 15, 2022

  The 2022 Student Art Showcase at Salt Lake Community College opened last week, marking the end of the school year and a return to in-person gallery events and showcases across the valley. The...

David Rios Ferreira: Transcending Time and Space Exhibition at the UMFA in Salt Lake City, Utah (Courtesy UMFA)

UMFA’s ‘Transcending Time and Space’ is a Gateway to Love, Loss and Memory

By Alfonso Belloso, Arts Writer April 14, 2022

  The Utah Museum of Fine Arts unveiled the latest exhibition presented by ACME Lab titled “Transcending Time and Space” by David Rios Ferreira, featuring work and writing by Denae Shanidiin.  The...

Band Grounder featuring Athens Boyle, Jackson Data, Preston Palmer and Titus Larrieu. (Courtesy Grounder)

What is Mountain West Emo? Let SLC Band Grounder Show You

By Avery Greig, Arts Editor April 13, 2022

Grounder, I Hardly Know Her! “This song is about just how pissed off I am,” Athens Boyle said during a bedroom show in the Marriott Honors Community, a common affair for an odd 2019 evening. As...

The cast of "Passing Stranger" (Courtesy Todd Collins Photography)

‘Passing Strange’ at SLAC an Ensemble-Based Rock Show You Can’t Miss

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor April 12, 2022

  Salt Lake Acting Company is no stranger to introducing Utah audiences to shows and “Passing Strange” is no exception. Their production and Utah premiere of the 2008 Broadway-musical meets...

Estephani Cerros in "Aftershock" at Plan-B Theatre. (Courtesy Sharah Meservy)

Plan-B Theatre’s ‘Aftershock’ Highlights Womanhood and Relationships

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor April 11, 2022

  Plan-B Theatre continues their 2022 season “In Person. In Color” with “Aftershock,” written by Iris Salazar and performed in the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. With direction from...

(Photo by Curtis Lin | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Revisiting the Words of Ukrainian Poets Ilya Kaminsky and Halyna Kruk During Russian Invasion

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer April 10, 2022

  Poetry is a vital means of communicating feelings, and the voices of Ukrainian poets like Ilya Kaminsky and Halyna Kruk have become resonant as Ukraine experiences conflict in the wake of Russia’s...

Poster for Utah Poetry Festival (Courtesy Utah Poetry Festival)

April Showers Bring Utah’s Annual Poetry Festival for National Poetry Month

By Avery Greig, Arts Editor April 10, 2022

  Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, but April is National Poetry Month and brings with it the annual Utah Poetry Festival in its vast, creative glory. A Hybrid Celebration Funded...

Magazine header for Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival and World Tour (Courtesy Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity)

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival Stops at Kingsbury Hall on World Tour

By Nicoline West, Arts Writer April 9, 2022

  2022’s Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival debuted at Kingsbury Hall on Feb. 22 and ran through Feb. 25, but it will eventually tour nine provinces and two territories in its native Canada...

"Impera" (Courtesy Zbigniew M. Bielak via Instagram)

Swedish Metal Band Ghost Enthrall and Innovate With ‘Impera’

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer April 5, 2022

  Swedish metal band Ghost released their fifth album on March 11, 2022. This is the band's most experimental and arguably one of their most entertaining albums to date. The album's release comes...