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Big Band music under the stars at the Gallivan Center

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:01:03 MDT

Big Band music under the stars at the Gallivan Center

By Rebecca Howard Special to The Tribune

Updated Jun 15, 2013 01:01AM MDT

So you think you can dance? Maybe you do — and maybe you don’t. It doesn’t matter on Tuesday nights in downtown Salt Lake City. Older couples, young families, ballroom-dance novices and college-age swing dancers have all been spotted cutting a rug at this year’s newest summer dance party. The Wasatch Jazz Project, a 19-piece big band, has partnered with Excellence in the Community concerts and the Gallivan Center to play Big Band dance music. And it comes with free dance instruction. The evening...

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Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley coming to EnergySolutions Arena Oct. 19

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:17:03 MDT

Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley coming to EnergySolutions Arena Oct. 19

By Sean P. means The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 18, 2013 01:17PM MDT

The reigning queen of country music and one of Nashville’s leading hunks are teaming up on tour — and coming to Salt Lake City in October. Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley will co-headline the “Locked & Reloaded Tour,” which will play EnergySolutions Arena on Saturday, Oct. 19. Lambert has been named the top female vocalist four years running by the Academy of Country Music, and won a Grammy for her hit “The House That Built Me.” She and husband Blake Shelton, also a country star and a judge ...

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Roots of the Rocks plays Utah traveling music

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:20:56 MDT

Roots of the Rocks plays Utah traveling music

By Tony Jones The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 16, 2013 04:20PM MDT

Beaver • They called it the flash flood of 2009. The massive rainstorm hit Moab so hard and so efficiently, someone paddled a kayak under a stage during the Desert Rocks Music Festival. Then last year, winds in Moab stubbornly sustained themselves for three days. At its peak, the sand whipped around at as much as 70 mph. In Moab, the extreme weather will make for a good story two decades from now. But having a music festival under favorable conditions became the goal for founder John Ripley an...

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Utah Arts Festival preview: What to see and do

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:27:04 MDT

Utah Arts Festival preview: What to see and do

By Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 14, 2013 10:27PM MDT

Over two blocks and four days, the Utah Arts Festival packs a world of experiences.One can watch dancers climb the walls, interact with street performers, look at and buy art objects, see short films, help create community artworks, eat a variety of food, listen to musical acts from all over, and let the kids make their own crafts. Check the related stories box on your left for profiles of some of the art and performances you can catch there. Here are a few other happenings at the Utah Arts Fest...

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Review: Utah Wind Symphony proves to be a serious ensemble

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:37:02 MDT

Review: Utah Wind Symphony proves to be a serious ensemble

By Rebecca Howard Special to The Tribune

Updated Jun 14, 2013 09:37AM MDT

The Utah Wind Symphony finished its third concert season this week with the world premiere of Alex Weston’s “The Loud Calligraphy of Lightning.” An ambitious new ensemble, the Utah Wind Symphony should be commended for commissioning and performing new works — more than half of the program was by living composers, and the Weston piece had been commissioned by the Utah Wind Symphony. Of course, part of that may be practical. Wind symphonies are a young type of ensemble in the world of classical mu...

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McGraw brings ‘Freedom’ tour to West Valley City

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:19:17 MDT

McGraw brings ‘Freedom’ tour to West Valley City

By Kathy Stephenson The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 13, 2013 04:19PM MDT

During his 20-year country music career, Tim McGraw has made several stops in Utah; the most memorable was in 2011, when Utah music royalty attended his show at USANA Amphitheatre. “Donny and Marie Osmond came out and Donny came onstage,” McGraw recalled during a recent telephone interview. “That was pretty cool for us because performers that you remember as a kid came to support you.” McGraw returns to the West Valley City venue Friday, June 14, for his “Two Lanes of Freedom” tour. Brantley Gi...

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Ugly Valley Boys making sweet old-time music

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:23:24 MDT

Ugly Valley Boys making sweet old-time music

By Stephen Speckman Special to The Tribune

Updated Jun 13, 2013 04:23PM MDT

Ryan Eastlyn and Braxton Brandenburg never intended to form a band or cut a record, let alone play live shows. In fact, Brandenburg didn’t play a musical instrument when the two met six years ago. But Eastlyn, 39, and Brandenburg, 33, who at times look as if they just stepped out of an old photo, are the Ugly Valley Boys. They perform regularly at Utah watering holes such as Devil’s Daughter and The Garage in Salt Lake City, High West Distillery & Saloon in Park City and Owl Bar at Sundance Reso...

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‘Pitch Perfect,’ Kendrick hit high notes on charts

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:14:03 MDT

‘Pitch Perfect,’ Kendrick hit high notes on charts

By MESFIN FEKADU The Associated Press

Updated Jun 12, 2013 06:14PM MDT

New York • They say it’s not over till the fat lady sings — and that means Fat Amy isn’t ready to put down her microphone. The movie “Pitch Perfect,” which was released in September and grossed $65 million domestically, is also a success on the music charts, where the film’s soundtrack has peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and has sold more than 713,961 units so far, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The film stars Rebel Wilson (Fat Amy) and Anna Kendrick (Beca) as members of the all-girl a cap...

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Your town in brief: Help set a record

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:42:02 MDT

Your town in brief: Help set a record

Updated Jun 12, 2013 02:42PM MDT

West Valley City Help set a record • The Family Fitness Center, 5415 W. 3100 South, will join with water safety groups from around the globe at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, in The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson. The free event is designed to build awareness of the importance of teaching children to swim and is an attempt to set a Guinness world record. All participants must be registered by Saturday, June 15. For more information or to register, call 801-955-4000. Magna Music and movies in the ...

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15 students win Salt Lake Tribune scholarships

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:28:18 MDT

15 students win Salt Lake Tribune scholarships

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 12, 2013 06:28AM MDT

Students such as Park City High School’s Catherine Blakemore are the reason The Salt Lake Tribune this month awarded 15 college scholarships to graduating high school seniors interested in pursuing media careers. “Passions cannot be ignored or stifled,” Blakemore said in her application. “I choose to pursue my highest passion which is the field of journalism … a way of life and a type of mind-set. It’s the power of investigation in everything you do and the extensive passion for knowledge, compi...

Apple reboots iOS for devices, unveils free radio music service

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:18:11 MDT

Apple reboots iOS for devices, unveils free radio music service

By VINCE HORIUCHI The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 10, 2013 07:18PM MDT

The operating system for the iPhone and iPad will get a radical new look and style this fall, the biggest change to the software since the iPhone was introduced. The new OS, called iOS 7, has a simpler and cleaner interface, throwing away the textured icons and templates of the older versions. The software was introduced Monday during the Apple keynote address for the World Wide Developer’s Conference. “iOS 7 Is the biggest change” in seven years, CEO Tim Cook said during his keynote at the Mosc...

Peg McEntee: Thanks, Boyd, you rocked – and so did we, at Terrace, Lagoon

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:17:42 MDT

Peg McEntee: Thanks, Boyd, you rocked – and so did we, at Terrace, Lagoon

By peg mcentee Tribune Columnist

Updated Jun 9, 2013 07:17PM MDT

Boyd F. Jensen, who died May 29 at age 86, was a lawyer, businessman and philanthropist who grew up in Murray, served his beloved LDS Church, sat on school boards and was for a year president of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. He also did public relations work and bookings for Lagoon Corp. and managed Salt Lake City’s Terrace Ballroom, both of which showcased some of the hottest and most controversial rock bands of the 1960s. Utah was pretty insulated from th...

Trombone Shorty’s musical roots deep in New Orleans

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:49:59 MDT

Trombone Shorty’s musical roots deep in New Orleans

By Stephen Speckman Special to The Tribune

Updated Jun 6, 2013 12:49PM MDT

When he was in grade school, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews was already playing around his hometown of New Orleans and touring with his older brother James Andrews, Dr. John and anyone else who recognized Andrews, now 27, was gifted. Over the past eight or nine years, after graduating from high school and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Andrews and his band have been constantly in the studio or on the road perfecting what he calls “Supafunkrock,” a blend of funk, soul, rock, blues, ja...

Wednesday on TV: Wow ... yet another country music awards show

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:51:59 MDT

Wednesday on TV: Wow ... yet another country music awards show

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 5, 2013 04:51PM MDT

Hey, it's been, what, a week or so since there was some sort of country music awards show. So it must be time for another.And it is. Jason Aldean and Kristen Bell host the CMT Music Awards (6 p.m., CMT).Yee-haw!Elsewhere on TV ...NHL playoffs (6 p.m., NBCSN): Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston BruinsThe American Baking Competition (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): The competition continues.MasterChef (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Contestants prepare a meal for 300 children.Family Tools (7:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Terry issue...