Advertisements I was sitting on a ratty old couch, hungover, while MTV played on the TV. Through my fog I hear that a new music video will play from a new band out of Seattle. The year was 1990, the song was “Alive”, the band, Pearl Jam. Twenty three years later, I was finally ableContinue reading “Pearl Jam”
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NIN
Advertisements I was nineteen when I first played the album Pretty Hate Machine on my tape deck. Head like a hole was the first track, and I was mesmerized. I’d never heard anything like it, and played it for my girlfriend, co-workers, really anyone that would listen. I few years later they came to the SLC toContinue reading “NIN”
Gov’t Mule
Advertisements As the work week winded to a close, I use my lunch break to catch a quick flight to Las Vegas. I needed a different view to finish out the afternoon. Overlooking the Strip in the Mandalay Bay Hotel I finish work at five and ready myself the night’s event. The long awaited Gov’t MuleContinue reading “Gov’t Mule”
feeling my Aussie roots with JBT
Advertisements I had the date marked on my calendar since April, and on August 14th, I arrived to be one of the first people in line, hours before the show started…John Butler Trio was in the house! Their music is amazing, and being half Aussie myself, I feel a deep and undeniable connection thatContinue reading “feeling my Aussie roots with JBT”
Steely Dan
Advertisements The night started with talk of diminishing egg counts and possible in vitero fertilization, somewhat ironic for the jazzy baby making music of Steely Dan. Love certainly was in the air as people’s hips were swaying and jelly rolls moving to the jazz funk infusion of the evening. As the sun set and the coolContinue reading “Steely Dan”
AmericanaRama
Advertisements Los Angeles. Chicago. Louisville. New York. [the_ad id=”11881″] Ryan Bingham. Wilco. My Morning Jacket. Bob Dylan. AmericanaRama. A music festival representing a slice of my country, it’s diversity and commonality. Hours of bands playing together, jamming endlessly, the truest essence of what music is all about. I sat in wonder song afterContinue reading “AmericanaRama”
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Advertisements Friday night and everyone is certainly feeling alright. Perfect time for the unexpected. [the_ad id=”11881″] Alex Wilson is the opening act. He looks Hispanic, sounds British, and his first piano solo is a cover of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”. The evening gets super interesting quickly. A nice enough guy named Ulysses asks if he canContinue reading “Rodrigo y Gabriela”
Old Crow Medicine Show
Advertisements Country music is hard to define, so let’s not even try. Labels are for people who are not comfortable letting things just be.Old Crow Medicine Show was downloaded to my Ipod ages ago, and from songs that get your feet tapping to soulful, sad crooning classics, these guys have more harmony and melody inContinue reading “Old Crow Medicine Show”
Soundgarden
Advertisements I’m sure that I am repeating myself, but the Seattle grunge scene impacted me musically, shaping the way I felt about music, artists, and genre’s. Any chance to still see these influential bands is an opportunity I can’t miss. This personal promise took me to Austin, Texas, for the USA Memorial holiday to enjoyContinue reading “Soundgarden”
Magnetic Zeros
Advertisements Spring has sprung here in the SLC, and with the warming sun comes the Red Butte concert series for the summer. To start off my season of fantastic line-up’s comes Black Hole Oscillators, the opening band of the evening. Laying down trippy riffs and long jam sessions, these guys were perfect to listen toContinue reading “Magnetic Zeros”