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Music Mailbag June 2025

New releases from PIGDOG, Talia Keys, John Andrew McCool, Scott Lippitt
By Emilee Atkinson

Utah Arts Festival 2025 Music Preview

Leftover Salmon, Robert Randolph, Souls of Mischief, MV Caldera and more.
By Mark Dago

Concert preview: Drive-By Truckers at Red Butte Garden

Founding member Patterson Hood talks about a busy, creatively fulfilling year
By Dave Gil de Rubio
Music Mailbag June 2025
Music Mailbag June 2025

Music Mailbag June 2025

New releases from PIGDOG, Talia Keys, John Andrew McCool, Scott Lippitt
As we march steadily through the summer season, it's important to have great playlists for your get-togethers, pool parties and road trips.

By Emilee Atkinson June 25, 2025

Faces in the Crowd
Faces in the Crowd

Faces in the Crowd

Becoming part of an iconic artwork turned two local musicians into John & Paul.
You may be familiar with the SLC Pepper mural on 250 S. 400 West, which is a remake of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover.

By Arica Roberts June 4, 2025

Concert Preview: Melvins at Metro Music Hall
Concert Preview: Melvins at Metro Music Hall

Concert Preview: Melvins at Metro Music Hall

Pioneering sludge-metal act keeps up the pace on their latest tour.
A legendary band in the rock and sludge-metal sphere is heading to Salt Lake City.

By Matt King May 28, 2025

Richard Tyler Epperson Fragmented Night Album Review
Richard Tyler Epperson Fragmented Night Album Review

Richard Tyler Epperson Fragmented Night Album Review

The now-uncommon experience of listening to a whole album benefits this new release.
When listening to a new album from an artist you enjoy, you want it to take you on a memorable adventure.

By Emilee Atkinson May 21, 2025

2025 Ogden Music Festival Preview
2025 Ogden Music Festival Preview

2025 Ogden Music Festival Preview

Cimafunk, Margo Cilker, Theoretical Blonde and more at the annual music celebration.
Many folks are out partying it up this weekend at Kilby Block Party, but there's still so much that summer has in store for the local music scene.

By Emilee Atkinson May 14, 2025

Kilby Block Party 6 local bands preview
Kilby Block Party 6 local bands preview

Kilby Block Party 6 local bands preview

LEVELOR, Josaleigh Pollett, Melancholy Club, Cardinal Bloom, Hurtado and more at the huge SLC music festival
Ushered in with the May Queen's sweet breeze comes Utah's premier alternative claim to fame: Kilby Block Party

By Sophie Caligiuri May 7, 2025

Music Mailbag May '25
Music Mailbag May '25

Music Mailbag May '25

Riley H-P, Electric Outlaws and even more indie releases for the month of May.
Here are even more new local releases you'll want to get your hands on.

By Emilee Atkinson April 30, 2025

Local album reviews: David Lindes' Peace With a Lion and Von Masse's Coil
Local album reviews: David Lindes' Peace With a Lion and Von Masse's Coil

Local album reviews: David Lindes' Peace With a Lion and Von Masse's Coil

New collections by Utah artists bring the emotion to the musicality
This new work is about Lindes baring his wounds and moving towards healing

By Emilee Atkinson April 23, 2025

Music Mailbag April 2025
Music Mailbag April 2025

Music Mailbag April 2025

New music from Cera Gibson, Arsenic Addiction, Rachael Jenkins and Sunfish
Here are some new releases that you'll want to add to your library to welcome the spring vibes.

By Emilee Atkinson April 16, 2025

Behind the scenes at an EDM show
Behind the scenes at an EDM show

Behind the scenes at an EDM show

The technical crew is a key part of the audience experience.
Lighting and sound at electronic dance music (EDM) events are not just decorative—they're essentials.

By Arica Roberts April 9, 2025

Profile: Salt Lake DJ & Production School
Profile: Salt Lake DJ & Production School

Profile: Salt Lake DJ & Production School

Local business teaches aspiring artists the ropes of spinning, producing and more.
If you want to learn about DJing and music production, Salt Lake City DJ & Production School (SLDP) is the place to go.

By Arica Roberts April 2, 2025

Introduction to Ogden-based music artists
Introduction to Ogden-based music artists

Introduction to Ogden-based music artists

Dearth of Earth, floatinground, Sammy Brue, Earthworm, Citrus! and Hi Fi Murder amp up O-Town's music scene
Our hometowns have a way of shaping us and inspiring us in ways other things can't.

By Emilee Atkinson March 26, 2025

Standout Songs
Standout Songs

Standout Songs

Local musicians dish about their favorite original songs
"Plus, writing the parts for it and recording it as a group was a whole bunch of fun, we took a lot of inspiration from bands like Lamb Of God and Slipknot."

By Emilee Atkinson March 19, 2025

Music Mailbag March 2025
Music Mailbag March 2025

Music Mailbag March 2025

New music from Shaking Paper, The Plastic Cherries and more
As we press further into the year, the releases just keep coming. Here are some fresh tracks from excellent locals that you'll want to add to your library ASAP.

By Emilee Atkinson March 12, 2025

Concert Preview: 2025 Get Lucky EDM festival at The Great Saltair
Concert Preview: 2025 Get Lucky EDM festival at The Great Saltair

Concert Preview: 2025 Get Lucky EDM festival at The Great Saltair

Local DJs take the opportunity to show their stuff at this major festival event.
St. Patrick's Day has become synonymous with festivities where everyone embraces a bit of the luck of the Irish—whether it's in your ancestry or not.

By Arica Roberts March 5, 2025

Utah Arts Alliance's KUAA 99.9 FM radio programming
Utah Arts Alliance's KUAA 99.9 FM radio programming

Utah Arts Alliance's KUAA 99.9 FM radio programming

Local radio station facilitates musical discovery and a sense of community.
It's sad to see the radio die—well, "traditional" radio, anyway.

By Mark Dago February 26, 2025

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