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Darius Rucker rides ‘Wagon Wheel’ to top of charts

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:10:02 MDT

Darius Rucker rides ‘Wagon Wheel’ to top of charts

By CHRIS TALBOTT The Associated Press

Updated May 23, 2013 05:10PM MDT

Nashville, Tenn. • Darius Rucker is a fan of Old Crow Medicine Show, but says he didn’t really get what was so infectious about the string band’s signature hit “Wagon Wheel” at first. Then he heard the faculty band at his daughter’s school play the song and it all started to open up for him. “I’m sitting there listening to it and I say to myself what I always say to myself, ‘I want to cut this song,’ ” Rucker said. “I say it all the time but I never end up cutting anything. But with this song it...

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New music to premiere at arts fest

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:01:02 MDT

New music to premiere at arts fest

Updated May 23, 2013 05:01PM MDT

The Utah Arts Festival has commissioned two compositions to premiere at this summer’s event. Russell Schmidt, director of jazz studies at the University of Utah, will present “Patience” during a concert June 21. The recipient of the National Composer Commission is Don Freund, a professor of composition at Indiana University. A small ensemble of Utah musicians will premiere Freund’s “Mixed Blood” on a concert that also includes music of Jeff Stadelman, John Kennedy and Utah composers Steve Roens ...

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Things to do: South Valley

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:41:03 MDT

Things to do: South Valley

By XXXXXX The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 23, 2013 10:41AM MDT

May 23-May 29 — Salt Lake Community College — Designer Cookies Baking Series These hands-on workshops will teach you to create simply exquisite cookies for any season and occasion — so simple even the novice will feel like a pro! Bring a container to take home your cookies. When • Thursday, May 23, from 5:30-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 28 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Where • Salt Lake Community College Miller Campus, 9750 S. 300 West, Sandy Tickets • $39; Senior price applies to anyone 50 and o...

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Out and about: The Postal Service, Juicy J, Sea Wolf and more

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:28:03 MDT

Out and about: The Postal Service, Juicy J, Sea Wolf and more

Updated May 23, 2013 04:28PM MDT

Sea Wolf spotlight show • Alex Brown Church, better known as Sea Wolf, is returning to Utah. He was here a few months ago for the Sundance Film Festival, where he performed two sets at the ASCAP Music Café. It was a much better experience than his first festival, when he flew into and out of Utah in a single day. “This time I had some friends there and was able to see a film,” Church said in a phone interview. Those friends came from the film school at New York University, where Church also ...

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California singer-songwriter still connected to Utah

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:31:47 MDT

California singer-songwriter still connected to Utah

By david burger The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 23, 2013 04:31PM MDT

When folk singer-songwriter Jen Hajj moved to Carlsbad, Calif., in October, it was a loss for Utah. Hajj, 43, had lived in Utah for nearly 30 years, attending Westminster College and the University of Utah. She also had a long history with the local acoustic music scene, as a performer, a house concert host and a DJ; for more than three years, she was the host of KRCL’s Sunday Bluegrass Express. Her third album, “Love Is Everywhere,” was released on May 17 and — despite having a ZIP code that ...

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Vampire Weekend opens summer at Red Butte Garden with celebratory set

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:02:27 MDT

Vampire Weekend opens summer at Red Butte Garden with celebratory set

By David Burger The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 22, 2013 11:02AM MDT

“It feels like the beginning of summer,” singer Ezra Koenig told the crowd Tuesday at the sold-out Red Butte Garden before launching into the third song of Vampire Weekend’s headlining 20-song, 90-minute set. And it did feel like summer, with Vampire Weekend opening what will be the largest concert series the University of Utah’s botanical garden has ever hosted, with 27 concerts left between now and mid-September. The evening turned chilly once the sun went down near the beginning of the New Yo...

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Concert review: Imagine Dragons gives ‘radioactive’ performance

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:23 MDT

Concert review: Imagine Dragons gives ‘radioactive’ performance

By Cimaron Neugebauer Special to The Tribune

Updated May 21, 2013 02:24PM MDT

OREM • All the problems of the world became non-existent on Monday night when Imagine Dragons took the stage in front of 8,500 fans in the UCCU Events Center. The hometown crowd made of mostly high school and college students — and a few families — welcomed the band back to Utah County, the site of its humble beginnings. (Shortly after its inception in 2008, Imagine Dragons won Utah Valley University and Brigham Young University’s Battle of the Bands.) On Monday, in between songs, frontman and l...

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Photos: Taylor Swift dominates Billboard Awards, Bieber awards draw boos

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:24:01 MDT

Photos: Taylor Swift dominates Billboard Awards, Bieber awards draw boos

By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer

Updated May 20, 2013 06:24AM MDT

Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards. Swift won eight of 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for “Red.” She told the crowd: “You are the longest and best relationship I ever had.” She also had a colorful performance of her hit “22” — starting backstage and working her way to the main stage on the back of a bike with help from a dozen background dancers and a flurry of red balloons. Justin Bieber also pe...

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Utah musician Brogan Kelby dares you to move to new EP

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:35:03 MDT

Utah musician Brogan Kelby dares you to move to new EP

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 03:35PM MDT

When Brogan Kelby was 16 years old, he wanted to start a career in music so badly that he made the decision to finish high school online.He enrolled at Salt Lake Community College, but even that was too slow for him, so he dropped out.Now 18, the Farmington singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is about to release a new EP, “Breathe in Color,” after releasing “Mirrors & Masks” in 2012 and “Sky Lights” in 2011.The EP shows off Kelby’s nearly unfathomable talent. He writes and records ev...

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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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Vampire Weekend kicks off Red Butte Garden’s music season

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:20:44 MDT

Vampire Weekend kicks off Red Butte Garden’s music season

By david burger The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 04:20PM MDT

Don’t accuse Vampire Weekend of jumping on the bandwagon. The indie-rock band was formed in the dorm rooms of Columbia University in 2006, a full two years before “Twilight” burst into theaters. Still based in New York, the band released its third album, “Modern Vampires of the City,” recently. The album blends world-music influences with modern pop and rock. It also explores weighty issues such as faith and mortality with upbeat melodies that belie the seriousness of the lyrics and themes. Lead...

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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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Weed: The new White Lightning

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:28:36 MDT

Weed: The new White Lightning

By Rachael Maddux Slate

Updated May 19, 2013 09:28PM MDT

If you hear a song called “Hush Hush” on country radio this spring, you might not catch every word, but you’ll likely get the drift. As the lead single from “Annie Up,” the new record from Nashville supergirlgroup Pistol Annies, the track orbits a jaw-clenched family Christmas dinner where everyone’s trying to pretend they don’t know the brother just got out of rehab for alcoholism.— “the sugar-coated pretty little secret eating everybody alive.” The Annies — Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and A...

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Kenny Chesney, performing at Usana Amphitheatre in July, helping seniors suffering from Alzheimer's

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:49:02 MDT

Kenny Chesney, performing at Usana Amphitheatre in July, helping seniors suffering from Alzheimer's

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 02:49PM MDT

Kenny Chesney, whose No. 1 album 'Life On A Rock' was released April 30 and who will be performing at Usana Amphitheatre in July, has collaborated with the non-profit Music and Memory to help bring iPods loaded with personalized playlists to seniors suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia in nursing homes nationwide. The practice has been found to be tremendously therapeutic, leading to improved social engagement and quality of life.Watch Chesney's PSA on behalf of Music & Memory - http://bit.ly...

Who will perform what at Billboard Awards, incl. Bieber, Selena, Taylor

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:05:02 MDT

Who will perform what at Billboard Awards, incl. Bieber, Selena, Taylor

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 11:05AM MDT

The 2013 Billboard Music Awards will air this coming Sunday night on ABC, live from Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. As announced previously, Prince will be on hand to perform and accept the Billboard Icon Award, which pays tribute to his unique journey and history of accomplishments in the music industry. Songs to be performed by Prince will be revealed during the show. Madonna will also take the stage to accept the Top Touring Artist award, honoring the highest-grossing concert t...

What do Utah's Piano Guys have in common with Blake Shelton & Phillip Phillips?

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:43:02 MDT

What do Utah's Piano Guys have in common with Blake Shelton & Phillip Phillips?

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 10:43AM MDT

Utah's The Piano Guys have signed a worldwide publishing deal with Razor & Tie Music Publishing, it has just been announced. The Piano Guys became an internet sensation by way of their successful series of original self-made music videos which continue to amass millions of views. The group’s just released sophomore album, "The Piano Guys 2," debuted this week on the Billboard Charts with over 11,300 units sold at No. 1 on Classical Overall, No. 1 on Classical Crossover, No. 1 on New Age, a...

Living Traditions Fest 2013: Interviews with all 4 headliners

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:03 MDT

Living Traditions Fest 2013: Interviews with all 4 headliners

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 10:00AM MDT

The late British writer W. Somerset Maugham said it best:“Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.” The headliners of the 28th annual Living Traditions Festival represent not just the skeletons of traditional music but also the flesh and muscle of 21st century rhythms and melodies. That peculiar yet delicious dichotomy illustrates that traditions live and thrive in 2013 in a state where white people make up 86 percent of the population.Presented by Salt Lake City Arts Council, the festival — w...

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...

Google unveils music streaming service, gaming extras

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:02:48 MDT

Google unveils music streaming service, gaming extras

By VINCE HORIUChI The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 06:02PM MDT

Google introduced a bevy of features Wednesday for its services and mobile devices, including a music subscription service aimed at competing with the likes of Spotify and Rdio. Google Play Music All Access was introduced during Google’s sixth annual I/O conference in San Francisco. The keynote also included a surprise appearance by CEO Larry Page, who disclosed recently that he has damaged vocal chords due to a virus. He completed the address by answering questions from the audience while spea...