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Whisperhawk's Ogden tribute, Caleb Darger's new single, City Weekly store shows
Whisperhawk, Kosmos Burger
If you’ve spent any time in Ogden, there’s a good chance you’ve driven by the old Kosmos Burger on Washington Blvd. The old restaurant (now closed) has been the site for many photo shoots and album covers for locals and bands alike.
A Quiet Place: Day One, Horizon: An American Saga - Part One, Janet Planet, Daddio and more
Daddio ***
It would be easy to see writer/director Christy Hall’s debut feature as a filmed two-hander theater piece, exactly the sort of thing that people don’t bother to think of as essential viewing, let alone essential theatrical viewing. But it would be a sad day if there were no longer room for something that allows two actors to fully inhabit great roles.
Matt Mathews, Modern West Fine Art Summer Salon, Grassroots Shakespeare, Davey Fest
The 2024 Utah Arts Festival is this weekend's big highlight event, but that doesn't mean it's the only game in town. Beyond our Essentials picks for this week, here are some other options for your weekend entertainment.
Finch Lane Gallery, Hauser, King's English Local Showcase
Every week, City Weekly brings you highlights on the A&E calendar with The Essentials. Here are even more options for your weekend entertainment and edification.
Salt Lake Beats, June 22
If you're looking for something to do this weekend, head over to the Eccles Theater (131 S. Main St.) for the fourth annual Salt Lake Beats show. This is a FREE celebration of local indie bands and you'll be able to spend your night grooving to some of Salt Lake’s best indie bands and with blends of rock, pop, soul, psychedelic, hip hop, folk and more.
The Bikeriders **1/2
Writer/director Jeff Nichols’ feature is based on journalist Danny Lyon’s photo-essay book, so perhaps it’s fitting that it feels more like snapshots than any kind of cohesive narrative. Nichols offers a framing narrative in which Lyon (Mike Faist) interviews Kathy (Jodie Comer) circa 1965, then again several years later, about her husband Benny (Austin Butler) and the other members of the Chicago-based Vandals motorcycle club, including its leader, Johnny (Tom Hardy).
Utah Blues Fest, Velour Battle of the Bands and City Weekly shows
Utah Blues Fest June 14-15
The Utah Blues Fest is back for its 8th year with plenty of talent—including Tab Benoit, Sue Foley, Cash Box Kings, Larry McCray (pictured) and more—plus workshops and vendors.
Inside Out 2, Tuesday, Treasure, Firebrand, I Used to Be Funny, Brats
Brats **1/2
In some ways, it’s more interesting to approach the phenomenon of the “Brat Pack”—the mid-1980s cohort of young actors who became stars through such ensemble vehicles as The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo’s Fire—through the insider’s-eye-view perspective of actor Andrew McCarthy than a conventional documentary would be, but that doesn’t necessarily make it a better movie. McCarthy directs here in a documentary that’s really about the “Brat Pack” designation itself, as he reaches out to former co-stars—including Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy and Demi Moore—in part to processes his own sense that being grouped under that designation hijacked the trajectory of his acting career.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Hit Man, The Watchers, Songs of Earth, Kidnapped, Am I OK?
Am I OK? **1/2
“Nice” is such a wimpy descriptor, but I’m struggling to come up with something that feels more apt for this amiable comedy drama from co-directors Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allyne and writer Lauren Pomerantz. It’s the tale of two 30-something best friends in Los Angeles—Lucy (Dakota Johnson) and Jane (Sonoya Mizuno)—whose relationship faces the complication of Jane’s upcoming work transfer to London, just as Lucy is struggling with the realization that she might be gay.
