Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2007–2012
219 posts, May 2005 to January 2012
The Gorgeous Hussies, a fun-filled Salt Lake City-based power pop band with more than a modicum of jazz and funk influence, will be performing in both St. George and Cedar City, Utah. Their live performances are a thing to behold, with…
Though the ad was released a few months ago, I've just now seen it: The Moldy Peaches have, apparently, allowed a re-write of their strangely popular and irreverent "Anyone Else But You" to appear in a commercial for a Bahama Resort:…
Let's get one thing straight. I love Broken Social Scene with a passion I reserve mostly for things other than music — you know, food, water, the like — and a chance to see them perform a mere four(!) hours away, in Salt Lake City, Utah…
Parenthetical Girls Entanglements Tomlab, 2008 Parenthetical Girls - “A Song For Ellie Greenwich” | download From the first seconds of Parenthetical Girls' third release, it's clear that Entanglements isn't going to be one of those albums…
Salme Dahlstrom The Acid Cowgirl Audio Trade Kontainer Music, 2008 Salme Dahlstrom - “Superstar Crash” | download Electronically oriented pop music hits all the right spots for some people: Salme Dahlstrom, for those people, can't be…
Joel Plaskett Emergency Ashtray Rock "Fashionable People" Joel Plaskett Emergency - “Fashionable People” | download "Fashionable People," named for the falsetto-inflected chorus line from this song, a track from 2007's Ashtray Rock , is an…
Noah and the Whale, a nice little indie pop group from London, are releasing their latest, Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down , on Cherry Tree Records on September 16th; to promote it, they've released a video for "5 Years Time," which I've…
So, Sub Pop, the infamous record label from Seattle, has hit 20 years old; to celebrate, they've released a number of exclusive items to the Zune Marketplace . Now, I don't necessarily endorse the Zune (nor do I necessarily endorse the…