Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2007–2012
219 posts, May 2005 to January 2012
Elizabeth & the Catapult - Taller Children Despite what could be construed as a strangely typical name for this era of music, Elizabeth & the Catapult are hardly the typifying outfit of the accompanying sound. Inflected with vocals with a…
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun While I can't say I've been listening to Sigur Ros for ten years (I'm only 23, after all,) the anniversary of Agaetis Byrjun still holds a notable impact in my development of musical tastes. When I first heard…
Bells & Whistles The last time I heard much of Chase Pagan, he was performing at The Electric Theater in St. George, Utah: That was somewhere around four years ago, before the birth of MusicGeek.org. It's with some pleasure, then, that it…
Monsters of Folk, with its obvious tribute to the festival Monsters of Rock, is threatening to create quite a stir in the music world. Having already announced the concept -- the band is comprised of Bright Eyes alumni Conor Oberst and…
Video of Felina's Arrow performing at The Grind Coffee House, taken by Steven Swift, Cedar City musician. View his YouTube profile.
Despite a newly inducted sonic clarity, Grizzly Bear's Veckatimest takes the high road: This is not an album that relies on "slick" production to craft something of quality. No, while Veckatimest is undeniably better recorded than previous…
In dealings with my friends and colleagues, I have noticed, as have many, many others, an undeniable commonality. Of course, this is not to say this does not apply to all people, but I'll qualify my statement, as I haven't really done…
In reading an interview with once-internet-sensation Tay Zonday by Broken Cool , it becomes evident the outlook "the 'Chocolate Rain' guy" has about popular music is by no means one major labels -- nor the artists on them -- want you to…