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Adam Melchor in promo for Melchor Lullaby Hotline Vol. 1. (Courtesy The Quaker Campus)

Adam Melchor Rocks Urban Lounge On Tour with ‘Melchor Lullaby Hotline Vol. 1’

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor October 21, 2021

  On tour for the release of his new album "Melchor Lullaby Hotline Vol. 1," Adam Melchor performed for an enthusiastic crowd at the Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City on Oct. 20. Melchor’s Hotline The...

Richard Tyler Epperson using a self-timer. (Courtesy Epperson)

Richard Epperson Fights for His Dream with New EP ‘Another Day’ — And You Should Too

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer October 18, 2021

  After a seven-year hiatus from releasing music, Salt Lake City-based singer-songwriter Richard Epperson released his six-track EP “Another Day” on Oct. 15. The EP blends acoustic tracks like...

Bennett Chew and Zyena Tolhurst perform during rehearsal of Master Peters Puppet Show, directed by José Miguel and showing on Oct. 7 and 8, 2021 at 7:30 PM in the Performing Arts Building on campus in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Master Peter’s Puppet Show Comes to the U

By Jack Gambassi, Photographer October 6, 2021

Master Peter's Puppet Show (Manuel de Falla) will be showing at the Performing Arts Building (PAB 115) on campus in Salt Lake City. José Miguel's directorial debut will show at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday...

Urban Arts Festival: Community of Utah Creatives

Urban Arts Festival: Community of Utah Creatives

By India Bown, Arts Writer September 16, 2021

In the downtown area of Salt Lake, the city comes alive with the artists’ attraction of the Urban Arts Festival at the Gateway Mall. Hosted by the Utah Arts Alliance, the festival features live music,...

(Graphic by Cyan Larson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

A Year in Review and a Look at What’s Next for Arts at the U

By Frank Gardner and Hannah Keating September 5, 2021

  The University of Utah’s College of Fine Arts departments have had a year unlike any other. The COVID-19 pandemic challenged students in arts departments at the U to pursue traditionally in-person...

Emilia Jones in CODA (screencap courtesy of Apple+ TV)

The Beat of ‘CODA’ is Familiar, but it has a Heart of its Own

By Megan Fisher, Arts Writer September 3, 2021

  The template for director Sian Heder's film "CODA" is resoundingly familiar. After all, "CODA" is a coming-of-age tale about a small-town girl with big dreams and untapped talent, a family skeptical...

(Graphic by Sydney Stam | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Despite Anxieties, Arts Students are Eager to Return to Campus

By Heather Graham, Assistant Copy Chief, Arts Writer September 1, 2021

  When COVID-19 changed the way we engage with the world around us, schools and universities were some of the first places in Utah to see an abrupt shift to remote settings and virtual communication....

Darkroom album cover. (Courtesy Sadie Campbell)

Sadie Campbell’s ‘Darkroom’ is a Mesmerizing Embrace of the Dark

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer August 28, 2021

  Singer-songwriter Sadie Campbell released her EP “Darkroom” on Aug. 27. The project sees Campbell take a departure from country-rock and step into a new genre-bending, box-defying space....

Bandmates Chrissy Costanza, Will Ferri and Dan Gow of Against The Current. (Courtesy ATC Official)

Against the Current Roars Back on the Scene with New EP ‘Fever’

By Heather Graham, Assistant Copy Chief, Arts Writer August 20, 2021

  After a quiet spell in the "pandemic pause," Against the Current is roaring back on to the scene with their new EP “Fever.” Forming in 2011, bandmates Chrissy Costanza, Will Ferri and...

Crying in H Mart book cover. (Courtesy Michelle Zauner)

Memoir ‘Crying in H Mart’ Soon to Have Audiences Crying in Theaters

By Avery Greig, Arts Editor August 9, 2021

  Michelle Zauner, better known as shoegaze-pop artist Japanese Breakfast, made a leap from songwriting to publishing with the release of her personal memoir "Crying in H Mart." What started as...