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Plans for tonight: Wasn’t Imagine Dragons just here?

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:07:03 MDT

Plans for tonight: Wasn’t Imagine Dragons just here?

by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 20, 2013 01:07PM MDT

• Pop-rock band Imagine Dragons returns to Utah for a show at the UCCU Center, 800 W. University Parkway, Orem. Show starts at 7:30. The show is sold out. • Indie-rock band Yo La Tengo performs at The State Room, 638 S. State St., Salt Lake City. Show starts at 8. Tickets are $25, at the venue’s website. • Hip-hop group Rehab performs at The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, Salt Lake City. Opening acts: BNMC, Angels Cut. Show starts at 9. Tickets are $15, at Smith’s Tix and 24Tix.

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Dutcher’s crowd-funding campaign hits its goal, but now there’s a snag

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:13:03 MDT

Dutcher’s crowd-funding campaign hits its goal, but now there’s a snag

by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 20, 2013 10:13AM MDT

The crowd-funding drive for Richard Dutcher’s “The Boys at the Bar” met its goal over the weekend — only now there’s another twist. Dutcher proclaimed victory Saturday on his Facebook page, after donations to fund post-production on his new comedy went over the $30,000 goal. On Sunday, though, Kickstarter temporarily suspended the campaign, citing a dispute over intellectual property. Apparently, one of the student filmmakers who signed up as a producer on the film is claiming copyright over som...

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The Cricket’s Daily 3: ‘Star Trek’ opens a bit soft

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:13:02 MDT

The Cricket’s Daily 3: ‘Star Trek’ opens a bit soft

by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 20, 2013 10:13AM MDT

Here’s what’s happening today in pop culture: • “Star Trek: Into Darkness” topped the box-office chart this weekend, with $84 million for the first four days of release. That’s considered a bit soft, compared to projections. [The Huffington Post — but only if you don’t mind some spoilers.] • Looks like Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are breaking up again — so be sure to have the fainting couch ready for the “Twilight” fan in your life. [People] • “Saturday Night Live” said goodbye to cast ...

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Plans for the weekend: Kate Nash, Brown Bird, Limp Bizkit

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:45:03 MDT

Plans for the weekend: Kate Nash, Brown Bird, Limp Bizkit

by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 17, 2013 02:45PM MDT

• The 2013 Living Traditions Festival runs all weekend at Washington Square, 400 South and State Street, Salt Lake City. Events run tonight from 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday from noon to 10 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 7 p.m. Free. • British singer-songwriter Kate Nash performs tonight at In the Venue, 219 S. 600 West, Salt Lake City. Opening act: Dresses. Show starts at 7. Tickets are $17, at Smith’s Tix. • Ballet West unveils “Innovations 2013,” its annual showcase of up-and-coming choreography (in...

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Friday movie roundup: Art houses ain’t afraid of ‘Star Trek’

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:03 MDT

Friday movie roundup: Art houses ain’t afraid of ‘Star Trek’

by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 17, 2013 10:30AM MDT

The big studios are steering clear of the U.S.S. Enterprise this weekend. (You can read The Cricket’s review of “Star Trek: Into Darkness” here.) So the arthouse slate is picking up the slack, with some intriguing Friday openings. Best of the lot is “In the House,” a seductive and twisty French thriller about a high-school student (Ernst Umhauer) who tries to insinuate himself into the middle-class home of a classmate — with an eye toward the kid’s hot mom (Emmanuelle Seigner). The student relat...

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The Cricket’s Daily 3: A princess backlash

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:47:03 MDT

The Cricket’s Daily 3: A princess backlash

by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 17, 2013 09:47AM MDT

Here’s what’s happening today in pop culture: • After creating a tarted-up version of Merida, the arrow-shooting Scotswoman from the movie “Brave,” Disney has apparently backed down in the face of a massive online protest. [The Daily Beast] • Candice Glover is your new “American Idol.” Do you care? [The Huffington Post] • A painting by John Currin, “Bea Arthur Naked” (which shows exactly what you think it does), has sold at auction for $1.9 million. [Entertainment Weekly]

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Plans for tonight: Dark side of the Maverik Center

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:55:02 MDT

Plans for tonight: Dark side of the Maverik Center

by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 16, 2013 12:55PM MDT

• Spy Hop Productions conducts its annual benefit, this year with the theme “Be Bold,” at The Gateway, 116 S. Rio Grande St. (in the former Anthropologie store site). The event starts at 6. Tickets are $50, available at the Spy Hop website. • Brit Floyd, a Pink Floyd tribute act with note-for-note re-enactments of album sides, performs at Maverik Center, 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City. Show starts at 8. Tickets, from $25 to $64.20, available at TicketMaster. • Musician Bill Payne, f...

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The Cricket’s Daily 3: Beckham says goodbye to soccer

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:21:02 MDT

The Cricket’s Daily 3: Beckham says goodbye to soccer

by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 16, 2013 10:21AM MDT

Here’s what’s happening today in pop culture: • David Beckham is retiring from soccer, leaving more time for his careers as underwear model and Posh Spice’s arm candy. [NPR] • Looks like Nicki Minaj won’t be returning to “American Idol” next season, prompting the question, “Does anybody really care about “American Idol” anymore?” [Vulture] • The rumor mill around “Saturday Night Live” is churning, with reports that regulars Fred Armisen and Jason Sudeikis are probably leaving at the end of the ...

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Plans for tonight: New rock, legendary guitar

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:58:02 MDT

Plans for tonight: New rock, legendary guitar

by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 15, 2013 12:58PM MDT

• Rock/hip-hop act Flobots performs at Kilby Court, 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West), Salt Lake City. Opening act: Wheelchair Sports Camp, Burnell Washburn. Show starts at 8. Tickets are $20, at Smith’s Tix or 24Tix. • Guitar legend Junior Brown performs at The State Room, 638 S. State St., Salt Lake City. Opening act: The Hollering Pines. Show starts at 8. Tickets are $23, at the venue’s website.

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Wednesday movie roundup: ‘Star Trek’ is back

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:27:03 MDT

Wednesday movie roundup: ‘Star Trek’ is back

by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 15, 2013 11:27AM MDT

Who’s excited for “Star Trek: Into Darkness”? If you’re not, you should be. Director J.J. Abrams’ second mission with the U.S.S. Enterprise and her crew is full of action, smart plotting, and enough references to the original canon to make an old-like Trekkie squeal with delight. The movie opens tonight on IMAX screens, and Thursday in wide release. For more information, check out The Cricket’s review of the film here.

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The Cricket’s Daily 3: Who are you wearing?

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:37:02 MDT

The Cricket’s Daily 3: Who are you wearing?

by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 15, 2013 10:37AM MDT

Here’s what’s happening today in pop culture: • After the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch said he didn’t want larger women and “not so cool” kids wearing his company’s clothes, an L.A. filmmaker found a hilarious way to strike back: Giving A&F-logoed clothes to the homeless. [Upworthy] • Chris Pine and Jake Gyllenhaal are reportedly in talks to play the Princes Charming in the movie version of Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Into the Woods.” [The Hollywood Reporter] • Being a celebrity doesn’t always mea...

Plans for tonight: Virginmarys, Daughter

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:43:03 MDT

Plans for tonight: Virginmarys, Daughter

by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 14, 2013 01:43PM MDT

• UK trio The Virginmarys performs at In the Venue, 219 S. 600 West, Salt Lake City. Show starts at 6. Tickets are $10, at Smith’s Tix. • Indie-folk band Daughter performs at The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, Salt Lake City. Opening act: Jeremy Messersmith. Show starts at 9. Tickets are $14, at 24Tix.

Utah artist’s ‘Mormon Heroin’ works come to Orem

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:06:03 MDT

Utah artist’s ‘Mormon Heroin’ works come to Orem

by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 14, 2013 01:06PM MDT

To artist Kent Christensen, sugar in all its many forms is “Mormon heroin.” It’s also the basis for his art, which satirizes Mormons’ obsession with sweets by using candy, cakes, Jell-O and other sugary treats to recreate personal, religious and cultural symbols. For example, Christensen has created a canvas depicting Spiral Jetty, Robert Smithson’s famous earthwork in the Great Salt Lake, out of salt-water taffy. And he’s created a gold-spired LDS temple out of Coca-Cola bottles. (Presumably ca...

U. string quartet going to Juilliard seminar

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:52:03 MDT

U. string quartet going to Juilliard seminar

by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 14, 2013 09:52AM MDT

A string quartet from the University of Utah is going to New York next week — but it’s not a vacation. The University of Utah School of Music Graduate String Quartet will be taking part in the Juilliard String Quartet Seminar, a prestigious and intensive weeklong workshop that runs from May 20 to May 24. “This quartet is a symbiosis of four highly talented and accomplished string students, who has hit a very successful combination of ambition and ability,” Hasse Borup, the group’s director and a...

The Cricket’s Daily 3: Angelina Jolie’s big secret

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:24:03 MDT

The Cricket’s Daily 3: Angelina Jolie’s big secret

by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 14, 2013 09:24AM MDT

Here’s what’s happening today in pop culture: • Angelina Jolie disclosed in a New York Times op-ed that last month doctors completed a double mastectomy — a preventive measure because the actress carries a gene that increases the odds that she would contract breast cancer. [The New York Times] • Stefon is hopping to another club, as Bill Hader is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after eight seasons. [Entertainment Weekly] • Dr. Joyce Brothers, who became a pop psychologist on TV in the 1960s and pa...