Live Music

By Emilee Atkinson

Escape From the Zoo, Doom Scroll, Captain Daniels and the Sunnybrook Sailors at Aces High Saloon 5/12

Aces High Saloon is the go-to place for a variety of rock and metal music. Each week, there’s a showcase of so many different subgenres that there’s always something for everyone. This weekend, you can get your fill of three unique bands united by one attribute: Punk. Glorious punk. Headlining are Houston natives Escape From the Zoo, who affectionately describe their sound as music that “makes you think, feel and want to mosh simultaneously” on their website. According to the band, their latest release Countin’ Cards is a perfect blend of all three of these feelings. Escape From the Zoo offers up a fun, exciting ska twist on the genre, mixed with more hardcore elements like screaming vocals; there’s no way you can listen to their music without headbanging. Joining along in the fun is Doom Scroll, who will undoubtedly share new tunes from their latest album Immoral Compass. They offer up yet another twist on the punk genre, incorporating folk sounds into their repertoire. “Doom Scroll delivers an aggressive melodic punk/crust wave of complexity, instrumentation and dangerously irresponsible harmonies,” as stated on their website. Rounding out the show is local act Captain Daniels and the Sunnybrook Sailors, who manage to bring together folk and ska like the previous groups, along with some rock sounds. If you want to experience a delightful variety of punk, come out to this 21+ show on Friday, May 12 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 the day of the show. Grab tickets at aceshighsaloon.com. (EA)

Kilby Block Party @ Utah State Fairpark 5/12-14

I’m sure you’ve already heard, but I’m going to tell you anyway: This lovely mid-May week marks the ushering in of Salt Lake City’s very own Kilby Block Party, now in its fourth iteration. Those used to the intimacy and trendy quaintness of Kilby Court should know that our local and longtime music sanctuary is equivalent in cool factor but no match in stature to the behemoth that is the Block Party. Boasting four different stages and three 10-hour days filled to the brim with local and national acts, Block Party 4 promises to be the most prodigious of Kilby’s endeavors to date. The Strokes, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Pavement are the heavy-hitting headliners, though the lineup also flaunts other superstars including (but certainly not limited to) Pixies, Run the Jewels, Alex G, The Walkmen, Weyes Blood, Osees, Mannequin Pussy and Alice Phoebe Lou. Homephone, Worlds Worst, Sunhills, and Anais Chantal are just a few of the local legends to watch on this glorious weekend as you gear up for the main events. But wait … there’s more! With two kick-off concerts slotted on May 11 and three after-parties spread out between the 12th and the 13th, I don’t even feel like I need to tell you that this will be a weekend to remember. General admission and VIP tickets are on sale now at 24tix.com. Tickets for the all-ages festival can be purchased for single days or as a three-day pass and range in price. All after- and kick-off party tickets are sold separately, and all but one are 21+.

(Sophie Caligiuri)