Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2004–2012
The Gracious Few The recent snowfall in the Lilac City is reaching its final stages of existence. The snow has turned to slush and has easily complicated the downtown streets of this fair city. But somewhere in the deafening night, a…
One of my favorite record labels, Graveface Records, went through a bit of a tragedy earlier in the year when parts of their catalog were damaged in a flood. This left some very good records unavailable — three of them: The Appleseed…
Here's a bit of fun, engaging shoegazey stuff for you. It's Keith Canisius, dream pop craftsman, with something from his second release, This Time It's Our High . Check it out; it comes highly recommended. Keith Canisius — "The Beach…
Photo by Martin Hausler, courtesy of Sneak Attack Media Jack Dishel (or, if you will, Yevgeny Leondovich Dishel) -- best known as the former Moldy Peaches guitarist, is off to those indie rock races again, this time on his own under the…
Here's a quick Video Friday for you: Yo La Tengo's absolutely adorable video for "Sugarcube" is exactly what a good music video should be: fun, enduring, and evocative. Yo La Tengo hits the apex of this on all accounts.…
Courtesy of The Decemberists The Decemberists — you know, that band that has everybody all atwitter every time they announce something — have announced something. Their upcoming album The King is Dead is set to be released Jan. 18, 2011 on…
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This was my third time seeing Yo La Tengo this year — and overall — and I've got to say, this was up there with the first time I saw them. Of course, I'd have loved a long set, but you can't have everything. It was only marred by the…