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As I've discussed here before, the art of printmaking has really come alive locally in recent years, becoming a sought-after art form for public display. --- Whether it be a concert poster or a patterned display, the artists behind the genre have gained more exposure and further appreciation for the craft.
I’d describe the City Weekly Music Awards showcase at The Urban Lounge on Friday night like this: It was like the audience all hopped in a van together and embarked on a wild journey, starting out on a sunny beach then climbing a candy-coated-cupcake mountain, but ending up crashed in a zombie-filled swamp.--- Secret Abilities, Hang Time and Eagle Twin all played impressive sets, paying no mind to the night’s at-times-spotty attendance.
Pygmalion Theatre has already started wrapping up its '12-'13 season with the latest production, A Night With The Family. --- Don't let the title fool you into thinking this is your standard “coming to terms with loved ones” play, as this one was penned by Salt Lake City playwright Matthew Ivan Bennett and given the PYG twist on spending Christmas with a family going in very different directions.
Some City Weekly Music Awards showcases are a cohesively arranged array of local flavors designed to appeal to a particular musical palate. Others, like last night’s show at The Complex, are the culinary equivalent of shoving an entire fistful of jellybeans in your mouth with gleeful abandon: safely daring, a little unpredictable and sweetly surprising.---
The City Weekly Music Awards has entered its second weekend and that means two things: There are three more amazing showcases of local music to behold. And the Band of the Year will be announced soon!---
“America, the Land Where God Saves & Satan Invests in Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Magazines,” is the slogan on posters made by the new Occupy NRA gun-control movement.---
The Crossroads Project, a combination of climate science and chamber music, comes to Salt Lake City on Sunday, April 28, providing a fresh perspective on environmental issues.--- The project is the brainchild of Utah State University physicist Robert Davies, who approached USU's resident chamber ensemble, The Fry Quartet, to team up with him to add music to a presentation on sustainability and the environment.�
