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The drag superstar brings her music (and larger-than-life persona) to Saltytown.
By Tiffany Frandsen
Confidence is weaved into the messages on Chachki's debut EP, Gagged (Sidecar Records), released this summer. The dance-pop electronic erotica is simultaneously smoky, coy and energetic.
Whatever "it" is, teenage indie-punk duo Girlpool dwells there
By Tiffany Frandsen
They're called Girlpool, they're an indie-punk duo and they sing unabashedly about sex. This combination—which so often adds up to either a female-empowerment theme, or at least quintessential riot grrrl belligerence—means something new this time.
Karrie Galloway, president/CEO of Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, just received official word that the Utah Department of Health will not continue its contract with Planned Parenthood, effective Oct. 1, the start of the federal government's fiscal year.
California rapper Eligh's experimental hip-hop chronicles the darkest and lightest times in his life
By Tiffany Frandsen
Eligh, a rapper and producer from Los Angeles, remembers being a tiny kid, clutching his mom's legs while she sang folk music at protests. Since then, he has released albums as a solo artist and in three hip-hop groups.
SLC itinerant songwriter Gina Jones is a living country song
By Tiffany Frandsen
Jones arrived in Salt Lake City less than two weeks ago, and she's already performed at Park City pub Molly Blooms; she's talking with them about her own Sunday residency in/through September called "Nashville Unplugged 2."
How Utah actor Robyn Kemp became songstress Robyn Cage
By Tiffany Frandsen
Usually, people move to New York City to chase their dreams—but not Robyn Cage. The native Utahn was living the dream as an actress in New York to move to Park City, Utah, to become a singer.