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Sea Wolf returns to Utah this coming weekend

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:02 MDT

Sea Wolf returns to Utah this coming weekend

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 02:44PM MDT

Alex Brown Church, better known as Sea Wolf, is returning to Utah just a few months after his second trip to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, where he performed two sets at the ASCAP Music Café. This time around, he was able to spend some time at the festival, unlike the first time, when he flew in and out in a single day. “It was really, really fun,” Church said in a phone interview. “This time I had some friends there, and was able to see a film.” Church’s friends came from the ...

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Living Traditions Festival opens in Salt Lake City

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:24:11 MDT

Living Traditions Festival opens in Salt Lake City

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 06:24PM MDT

Ethnic food, children’s crafts, bocce, folk music and dance are part of the three-day Living Traditions Festival which kicked off Friday at the Salt Lake City & County Building, 450 S. 200 East. The event continues Saturday, May 18 from noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday, May 19, noon to 7 p.m. Admission is free Saturday’s featured musical acts are De Temps Antan, Quebec folk at 7 p.m., and Maura O’Connell, Irish-American folk, 8:30 p.m. On Sunday, The Relatives, psychedelic gospel, performs at 5:30 p....

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At Living Traditions, musicians honor their roots, branch out

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:44:57 MDT

At Living Traditions, musicians honor their roots, branch out

By David Burger The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 02:44PM MDT

The annual Living Traditions Festival — a three-day cultural event that kicks off Friday, May 17 — features ethnic food, children’s crafts, bocce, and music and dance performances from around the world. The event also includes four musical headliners that are steeped in cultural tradition but unafraid of pushing the boundaries of their respective genres. — One group that is flexible with tradition is Mariachi Divas, which performs Friday night. Trumpet player Cindy Shea founded the all-female...

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Weekend Express: The top 9 things happening in Utah

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:01:24 MDT

Weekend Express: The top 9 things happening in Utah

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 02:01PM MDT

We’re here to help you plan your weekend, with best picks from our entertainment reporters, critics and bloggers. For more event listings, visit www.sltrib.com/entertainment. Sports listings can be found here. <freeform> 1. Ethnic festival • Ethnic food, music, dancing and children’s activities are all part of the annual Living Traditions Festival. The featured acts include a female Mariachi band, an Irish country singer, and gospel group that weaves in bit of psychedelia and funk. When •...

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Drama testing friendship between gay and Mormon youth goes to ‘Fringe NYC’

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:47:27 MDT

Drama testing friendship between gay and Mormon youth goes to ‘Fringe NYC’

By Ben Fulton The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 02:47PM MDT

New York City loves, loves, loves plays about gay Mormons. Or at least Mormons and their gay friends. Playwright and actor Steven Fales took his one-man show “Confessions of a Mormon Boy,” chronicling his journey from closeted LDS missionary to New York City call-boy, to the 2004 New York International Fringe Festival. Three years later, Plan-B Theatre Company took Carol Lynn Pearson’s drama “Facing East,” about Mormon parents grieving the suicide of their gay son, to an off-Broadway stage. Now ...

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Music in Utah in August & September: Diana Krall, Muse, Bob Dylan

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:44:03 MDT

Music in Utah in August & September: Diana Krall, Muse, Bob Dylan

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 11:44AM MDT

Here are high-profile rock, pop and country shows in Utan this August and September: AUGUSTAug. 1 • Due West, Ed Kenley Amphitheater, $10-$24.Aug. 1 • The Cult, The Depot, $36-$41.Aug. 1 • Bob Dylan with Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Ryan Bingham, Usana Amphitheatre, $33-$80.Aug. 1 • The National with Sharon Von Etten, Pioneer Park, $5.Aug. 1 • Megadeth & Black Label Society, Maverik Center, $25.Aug. 2 • Brad Paisley with Chris Young, Lee Brice, Usana Amphitheatre, $31-$65.75.Aug. 2 • Bruno Mars, Ma...

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$1 million in jewelry stolen near Cannes Film Festival

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:58:48 MDT

$1 million in jewelry stolen near Cannes Film Festival

By JAMEY KEATEN The Associated Press

Updated May 17, 2013 10:58AM MDT

PARIS • Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry, in a brazen late-night burglary just hours after the screening of a film about break-ins at the homes of Hollywood celebrities, French officials said Friday. The apparently well-planned robbery at the Novotel hotel took place in the room of a representative of Chopard, the Swiss-based watch and jewelry maker and festival sponsor that was hosting a splash...

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DiCaprio, Spielberg open a stormy Cannes Film Festival

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:49:14 MDT

DiCaprio, Spielberg open a stormy Cannes Film Festival

By JAKE COYLE The Associated Press

Updated May 16, 2013 10:49AM MDT

CANNES, France • The Cannes Film Festival got off to a blockbuster, if stormy start, as Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby” opened on a soggy French Riviera. Amid heavy rain, dancing flappers flocked down the Cannes red carpet Wednesday night, bringing a touch of the Jazz Age to the Croisette. “Gatsby” stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire helped give the festival’s opening day a strong dose of star power. At the opening ceremony, DiCaprio, joined by his “Gatsby” co-star, Bolly...

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Music in Utah in July: Kenny Chesney, One Direction, The Band Perry

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:51:02 MDT

Music in Utah in July: Kenny Chesney, One Direction, The Band Perry

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 09:51AM MDT

With nearly 150 pop and rock concerts scheduled through September, Wasatch Front music fans have some tough decisions to make.On Aug. 1, for example, they have to choose among Bob Dylan at Usana Amphitheatre, The Cult at The Depot, The National at the Twilight Concert Series in Pioneer Park, Megadeth at the Maverik Center or the country rockers Due West at the Ed Kenley Amphitheater in Layton.The decisions are just as tough on July 19, when Steve Martin performs at the Deer Valley Music Festival...

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Still scheduled for the rest of May: Kendrick Lamar, The Postal Service, Insane Clown Posse

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:25:03 MDT

Still scheduled for the rest of May: Kendrick Lamar, The Postal Service, Insane Clown Posse

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 14, 2013 09:25PM MDT

Although May is half-over, there are still plenty of top-tier musical acts rolling through town the rest of the month, and not just at the Living Traditions Festival this coming weekend. I realize that some people might not consider Limp Bizkit to be top-tier. To each their own. Over the next few days, I will be publishing lists of good shows in each of the summer months, all the way through September. Here's May: May 17 • Fictionist with The Technicolors and Holy Water Buffalo, The State Room...

Sweet Home ... Utah? Muscle Shoals native Jason Isbell to headline Utah Arts Festival

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:38:03 MDT

Sweet Home ... Utah? Muscle Shoals native Jason Isbell to headline Utah Arts Festival

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 14, 2013 02:38PM MDT

After “The Voice” contestant Ryan Innes performs, Muscle Shoals native Jason Isbell headlines the last night of the Utah Arts Festival. Isbell, 34, served for six years as one of three strong songwriters in The Drive-By Truckers before going solo more than a half-decade ago. As one of the torchbearers for Southern rock, Isbell’s new album, “Southeastern,” will be released June 11, and in phone interview Isbell said it is a thematic departure of him. “The recording process was a lot more pe...

Utah Reggae Festival this July, with X96 ticket deal going live at 5 p.m. May 10

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:45:02 MDT

Utah Reggae Festival this July, with X96 ticket deal going live at 5 p.m. May 10

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 10, 2013 02:45PM MDT

This July features the Utah Reggae Festival with Daniel Marley.Having moved from Ogden to Salt Lake City, this festival will feature Dirty Heads, Tribal Seeds, Daniel Marley and Fortunate Youth with support from Codi Jordan Band, Natural Roots, Know Ur Roots. The special guest with a set planned is 24-year-old Daniel Marley, the grandson of Bob Marley and son of Ziggy Marley, and making his first trip to Utah. “I know about the Utah Jazz,” he said in a phone interview. “John Stockton.” Daniel gr...

Wharton: Festival shows that birding is big in Davis County

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:51:00 MDT

Wharton: Festival shows that birding is big in Davis County

By Tom Wharton The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 9, 2013 01:51PM MDT

While it’s not likely that Utah will be issuing a new license plate promoting the state’s wonderful birdwatching opportunities any time soon, it might not be a bad idea. As the 15th annual Great Salt Lake Bird Festival gets ready to open next week, I looked up some watchable wildlife statistics for Utah and the Mountain West from the most recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife national survey, an effort that is done every five years. It showed that 558,000 Utah residents, 27 percent of the state’s popul...

Jazz Arts of the MountainWest, producer of the Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival, names new president

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:11:02 MDT

Jazz Arts of the MountainWest, producer of the Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival, names new president

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 9, 2013 11:11AM MDT

Jazz Arts of the MountainWest, producer of the Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival, has named Louie Strike as the nonprofit’s new president, where he and the board will also oversee outreach initiatives dedicated to enhancing music education.“I am excited to serve in this capacity,” said Strike in a press release. “As an ardent supporter of the Jazz festival, I hope that the board and I can build on the 13-year tradition that is already in place: a great jazz festival in beautiful ...