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In Utah, music and wilderness go hand-in-hand, and now you can see both in Moab.
By William Athey
Today’s story concerns a benefit concert for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, or SUWA. The concert is called the Big Red Rock & Roll Show, and it’s set for Sept. 16. The place is Moab’s Old City Park. The time is 10 a.m.,...
MASTER MUSICIANS OF JAJOUKA FEATURING BACHIR ATTAR (Point Music) Talvin Singh works in the vein of electronic trance music. The Master Musicians of Jajouka are members of the Attar family who live in Jajouka, a village in the mountains of Morocco. The...
Myshkin and Mike Wet Collided in New Orleans but will soon descend upon SLC.
By William Athey
The world is indeed a small place, but that isn’t because of technology. I was talking to Myshkin on the phone about her upcoming visit to Utah. She told me she met Megan Peters at the Wildflower Music Festival in Texas, and then went on to say...
Shana Morrison is not riding her father’s coattails -- or Roy Rogers’ either.
By William Athey
One of Shana Morrison’s final comments during my recent phone conversation with her struck me as odd. The words made me realize that maybe Salt Lake City isn’t so bad after all. I’d asked her about the availability of her CD Caledonia,...
Irishman Dave King exchanged arena rock and Jeff Beck for a penny whistle and a small Warped stage.
By William Athey
Jack Grisham of True Sounds of Liberty (TSOL) pretty much summed up this year’s Warped Tour experience when he compared the audience to a herd. There they were, 12,000 of them, herded from one large stage to the next for one major-label act after...