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1996 was a turbulent year for music. MC Hammer filed for bankruptcy, The Spice Girls debuted "Wannabe" and 9000 "delinquents" attended a Rage Against the Machine show in Spanish Fork, Utah, causing everyone to go batshit insane.
By Colin Wolf and Colby Frazier
Sep 11, 2014 10:00 am
So if you didn't know by the hundreds of ads and stories that have been happening this week, the Salt Lake Comic Con is about to take over the Salt Palace this weekend. While many people are super-obsessed with the celebrities traveling in, we're gonna focus more on some of the local talent you may not be aware of.
We're closing out August in style with a number of online releases and some shows for you to check out this weekend. We'll kick it off with something new from Dirty Provo, spearheaded by artist and musician Jacob Hall.
The roughly 111,000 Utahns who lack health insurance because Utah lawmakers have refused to accept federal money to expand Medicaid might soon find themselves eligible for subsidized health care. Gov. Gary Herbert says his Healthy Utah Plan, which has been under review and undergoing tweaks by federal officials, could be a done deal by the end of September—slightly longer than his initial deadline of the end of summer.
Here's a look at our reviews of the offerings on the traditionally-slow Labor Day movie weekend. Scott Renshaw finds little excitement and a lot of generic brutality in the Pierce Brosnan-led thriller The November Man (pictured).
Flip on the radio dial in Utah and you'll be sure to find one of two things in the first five strong signals: stations playing music two decades old and conservative talk radio. It's almost unavoidable when flipping from station to station, especially in one of the most conservative states in the country.
Dear GYA, Tonight is the final installment of the Twilight Concert Series and let me tell ya, nothing pairs better with the indie-folk sounds of The Head and The Heart than a warm Pumpkin Spice Latte, a fresh pair of Minnetonka moccasins and a comfy homemade, artisan scarf. *tucks hair behind ear* I know I'm not gonna be the only one hoisting up a hot and steamy Vente tonight, am I right guys?
Six months ago 13 protesters were arrested for having a peaceful “sit in” protest at the Legislature to demonstrate against lawmakers' refusal to even consider a bill to offer housing and workplace non-discrimination protections for LGBT Utahns. Danielle Hawks one of the attorneys in the case pointed out that the recent decision to punt on the non-discrimination bill was done behind closed doors.
