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MONDAY 7/29
Crown the Empire, Atilla, Veil of Maya, Gideon, HAWK, Life Right Now
Anyone looking to rage can find a good place to do it Monday evening, at Crown The Empire’s Rage Fest.
The Farewell ***
Writer/director Lulu Wang’s semi-autobiographical story may ultimately be more emotionally satisfying than it is insightful, but she certainly pours freely from the fountain of emotional satisfaction.
Utah Pride Parade inches toward lofty zero-emissions goal.
The initiative to reduce emissions was spurred by concerns over air-quality in the Salt Lake Valley, the city government’s green initiatives and center’s broader goal to increase sustainability throughout Pride weekend.
Descendants of black Mormon pioneer Green Flake march in 2019 Days of ’47 parade.
“What’s important is Utah history and understanding how we integrate the story of Green Flake,” Nichol Bourdeaux, a great-granddaughter of Flake’s seven generations down the family line, said.
Navajo researcher Moroni Benally invokes history to explain a current crime epidemic.
Violence doesn’t come out of nowhere. Often, it’s a byproduct of historical shifts and social trends—each bloody act taking root in the ruptures that came before it.
TUESDAY 7/23
Still Woozy
Still in his grassroots stage, Sven Gamsky (better known as Still Woozy) is a self-recorded project based out of his home studio setup in Oakland, Calif. Gamsky started sharing his music on Spotify with the 2017 release of his first single, “Vacation,” before gaining traction with the release of his second single “Cooks,” which was featured on Spotify’s hand-picked popular playlists. Still Woozy became well-known after releasing his third viral hit “Goodie Bag” in the same year, launching him into the internet music scene. Still Woozy combines a playful conversational style of singing with his own acoustic and electronic backtracks.
By Scott Renshaw and Hight, Erik
Jul 22, 2019 12:58 pm
State awards eight out of 10 licenses for medical cannabis program, leaving one applicant complaining.
The highly competitive licensing process saw applications from 81 businesses which the officials “spent hundreds of hours” reviewing, department commissioner Kerry Gibson said.
TUESDAY 7/16
Shawn Mendes, Alessia Cara
With Ariana Grande having left rumbling thrills in the valley after her stop here on her tour, we can now look forward to Shawn Mendes as an aftershock, a solo pop artists whose rise to fame has raced alongside Grande’s own and whose music features the same kind of passionate romantic themes that rock pop music today. Wooing fans with well-known (or oft-played) songs like “If I Can’t Have You” and “There’s No Holding Me Back” exploring the bombastic nature of uncontrollable desire with his Jonas Brothers-esque vocals, Mendes came into 2018 with a self-titled album that took a gentler turn.
The Fall of the American Empire, Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable
Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable **1/2
More movies about sporty thrill-seeking girls and women, please: This new documentary about professional surfer Bethany Hamilton is very welcome. Aggressive, competitive and driven, Hamilton has been a powerful role model since bouncing back from the horrific injury she suffered as a serious-amateur teen, when, at 13, she lost her left arm to a tiger shark.
By Scott Renshaw and MaryAnn Johanson
Jul 12, 2019 8:20 am
