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A look back at the history of music at Red Butte Garden

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:02 MDT

A look back at the history of music at Red Butte Garden

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 21, 2013 12:52PM MDT

Before he became regionally famous as the founder and director of the summer-time Twilight Concert Series, Casey Jarman was a working musician, and in 1987, he and his bandmates in the Jarman Kingston Quartet were one of the first four concerts at Red Butte Garden, in 1987.At that point, Red Butte Garden concerts were held on the second Sunday of each month from June to September, and a season ticket cost $10.“I don’t think they had a canopy,” Jarman said recently. “It was a much smaller th...

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Red Butte Garden: From 4 to 28 concerts

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:34:10 MDT

Red Butte Garden: From 4 to 28 concerts

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 21, 2013 10:34AM MDT

Tonight marks the opening of the 2013 Red Butte Garden concert series, which began in 1987 with four concerts, and has expanded to a whopping 28 this year.

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Nine free summer concerts to check out outside of Salt Lake City

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:48:02 MDT

Nine free summer concerts to check out outside of Salt Lake City

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 11:48AM MDT

Nine free summer concerts to check out outside of Salt Lake City: May 18 • Marinade, SnowbirdJune 7 • Joshua James, Polytype, Jay William Henderson, Provo Rooftop Concert SeriesJune 30 • Lukas Nelson & The Promise of the Real, SnowbasinJuly 5 • Get Off My Cloud: The Songs of the Rolling Stones, The National Parks, Provo Rooftop Concert SeriesJuly 13 • Chicago Afrobeat Project, SnowbirdJuly 20 • JJ Grey & Mofro, The CanyonsAug. 2 • Mindy Gledhill, Mideau, Scott Shepard, Provo Rooftop Concert Ser...

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Temple Square’s Concerts in the Park and Concert Series commence in June

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:54:02 MDT

Temple Square’s Concerts in the Park and Concert Series commence in June

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 12:54PM MDT

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Fallen Brothers Foundation Benefit Concert to feature Utah-born country artist Tay Humphrey

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:01:02 MDT

Fallen Brothers Foundation Benefit Concert to feature Utah-born country artist Tay Humphrey

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 14, 2013 03:01PM MDT

Cyprus High School in Magna will host The Fallen Brothers Foundation Benefit Concert on Saturday, June 1 which features Utah-born country artist Tay Humphrey. Humphrey is originally from Sandy, Utah and attended Jordan High School. Tay moved to Nashville in late 2007 to pursue his music career. Since moving to Nashville, he has been featured in Country Weekly's "Listen Up" Section featuring new country artists to look out for. He has opened for other big country acts such as Luke Bryan and Chris...

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Pistol Annies concert to be streamed

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:55:02 MDT

Pistol Annies concert to be streamed

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 13, 2013 12:55PM MDT

Yahoo! Music (http://music.yahoo.com) will live stream the Pistol Annies one-hour concert as part of “Ram Country Live!" The show will be on Wednesday, May 15 at 8 p.m. Mountain time. The concert to be streamed on Yahoo! Music (http://music.yahoo.com). Link: http://music.yahoo.com/video/playlist/ram-country-live/

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Twilight Concert Series divulges diverse lineup

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:38:01 MDT

Twilight Concert Series divulges diverse lineup

By david burger | The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 9, 2013 08:38AM MDT

Performers for this summer’s 26th annual Twilight Concert Series were announced Wednesday by the Salt Lake City Arts Council. The lineup includes a mix of nine musical acts, from the indie-rock band Belle & Sebastian — which opens the series on July 18 — to rockers Flaming Lips and Grammy-winning R&B singer Erykah Badu. Twilight concerts will be held in Salt Lake City’s Pioneer Park on Thursday nights — except one week in August when there will be back-to-back concerts on Wednesday and Thursday....

Cassadee Pope, winner of the third season of 'The Voice,' plays free show this weekend

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:19:02 MDT

Cassadee Pope, winner of the third season of 'The Voice,' plays free show this weekend

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 9, 2013 10:19AM MDT

Cassadee Pope, winner of the third season of "The Voice," will be playing a free live concert for radio station fans of 101.5 The Eagle at the golf course at Thanksgiving Point Friday night, open to all. The show starts at 5 p.m. with Pope taking photos with fans afterwards. The concert is part of the Kid’s Brigade charity event. For more details, go to http://www.1015theeagle.com

Tribune interview with Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij, at Red Butte Garden on May 21

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:19:03 MDT

Tribune interview with Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij, at Red Butte Garden on May 21

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 7, 2013 04:19PM MDT

Vampire Weekend will kick off the Red Butte Garden concert series with a sold-out concert on May 21. The band's Rostam Batmanglij answered questions from The Tribune about the band's new album, "Modern Vampires of the City," which will receive the second "A" grade of new albums I have reviewed this year. (The first was the Mavericks.) 1. There has been talk of the new album being the third of a trilogy. Is that true, and if so, what does that say about where the band is at and where the ...