TONIGHT IN SLC

Way too many shows for one night. Take your pick!



YEAH YEAH YEAHS and YACHT at In The Venue ($35 / 6pm)

WAVVES at Urban Lounge ($10 / 10pm)

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart with Cymbals Eat Guitars at Kilby Court ($12 / 7pm)

EYEDEA & ABILITIES

Every now and then a really great hip hop act will come through Salt Lake. This Thursday will be one of those times. Eyedea & Abilites from St. Paul, Minnesota will be playing an all-ages early show at Kilby Court at 7pm and then a 21+ late show at Urban Lounge at 10pm.

FREE OCTOPUS PROJECT SHOW

Sooo Octopus Project will be playing a free in store show at Slowtrain Friday night before they play at Urban Lounge. Vanessa from Slowtrain posted this on their blog earlier today:

"Octopus Project will be playing a FREE and ALL-AGES set at Slowtrain at 7 pm!!! I realize everyone likes coming to Gallery Stroll after 8 pm, but believe me, you will want to get an early start tomorrow."

YAY!

UPDATE:
IT WAS CANCELLED!

BUSY WEEKEND

Thursday - Iron & Wine is playing a free show at Gallivan.
Friday - Gallery Stroll ANNNNND...



I'm very excited to see The Octopus Project at Urban Lounge.


Come hang out, friends.

CRAFT LAKE CITY

Craft Lake City
The Gallivan Center
239 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City
Saturday, August 8th
from 2 pm to 10 pm
IT'S FREEEEE

Don't miss this! Visit their website for a full list of the artists that will be showcasing.

Band Line-up:
2-3pm: Coyote Hoods
3-4pm: Mad Max and the Wild Ones
4-5pm: Aye Aye
5-6pm: Casey Prestwood & The Burning Angels
6-7pm: Cub Country
7-8pm: Subrosa
8-9pm: The Tiny Lights
9-10pm: Mammoth

SALT LAKE GUIDE

Everyone go check out this really excellent guide to Salt Lake by Amy Shaffer on the Design*Sponge blog.

SPRING!

I have successfully survived the winter and put it behind me, now it's time for baseball games and seasonal allergies. Laurie and I have been going on a lot of walks 'round our neighborhood lately. She's posted a few pictures of our quirky surroundings on her Flickr.









While it is nice to get some exercise, most of our walks involve getting Slurpees or having an ice cream cone.

SATURDAY AT KILBY

The Crate Lung Co-Op show is January 10th at Kilby Court - come see SLC bands Tiebreaker, Bluebird Radio, and Aye Aye play.

From the Crate Lung MySpace: "The Co-Op is: John LaMonica, Cristie Gunn, Casey Blandford, Iris Moulton, and Cein Watson. 5 friends living in Salt Lake who use our time to make stuff: toys, drawings, prints, pages of writing, clothing, music, mixtapes, graffiti, and paintings."

They have been on a month long tour since December 15 and this will be their first show back in Salt Lake City.

BENEFIT CONCERT

designed by Scott Stanley

My two favorite local bands are playing at Kilby Court
tomorrow night! Birthquake and Nolens Volens!
I hope you will be there.

KILBY COURT - DECEMBER

larger version

Calendar by Sarah Martin and myself.
Look for it in the December issue of Slug Magazine.

HOLIDAYS ON BROADWAY

GALLERY STROLL

Salt Lake City's Gallery Stroll is tonight, November 21 from 6 - 9 pm. Mostly it's just an excuse for people to eat free finger foods and hipsters to hang out outside of galleries and smoke cigarettes - but there are some cool things going on tonight that I will mention anyway.

Kayo Gallery – 177 E 300 S
New works by Sri Whipple and Steve Larson.

Ken Sanders Rare Books – 268 S 200 E
The Black Hole of Utah Collectors: Stan Sanders. A show, sale and silent auction comprised of dozens of rare items from Ken's late father's vast collections. (This sounds awesome! Read more about Stan Sanders in the City Weekly article You Can't Take it With You)

SAANS Downtown 173 E 300 S
The HOLGA Show!! A celebration of the Holga camera with works by multiple artists.

Salt Lake Art Center – 20 S West Temple
Liberties Under Fire: 50 Years of the ACLU in Utah, Utah Draws: Contour and Context, and Contemporary Trends in Video Art: Miranda July, an award-winning contemporary filmmaker.