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SOAP BOX Pride and Cruelty

We—Kerry, Bill and Gina of the “Radio from Hell” morning show on X96—had the distinct privilege of being in the Pride Parade on June 5. We have ridden and waved the parade route for years.

We became entries in the Pride Parade back when radio stations weren’t sure it would be a good idea to identify with the LGBTQ+ community. I believe we were the first commercial station to ever be a part of Pride Week and the parade. And the fact that we were there at all was a hard-fought battle. We told our management at the time that we should be there, but they told us, “no.”

In time, they relented, and we were in and have been in since, however long ago that was.

But the reason I’m writing is this: As we waited for the parade to begin, we

passed the time chatting with fans. Up came three people, a couple of brothers and their very little sister. They wanted a picture with us, and that’s just fine.

They were sweet kids and shy as fawns. The little girl was especially cute, with a sort of costume that included ladybug wings. You see so many kids at Pride who are clearly there because it’s a place and time they can be with people who accept them for what they are. They were so nice—so sincere, so genuine. And as they walked away, I had a lump in my throat and started to tear up.

“These kids are probably going to have a tough time of life,” I thought.

Why would anyone want to devalue them and make them feel that they’re not as good as the rest of us? Who could

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Why would anyone try to enact legislation that would brand kids like this as outsiders? Why, oh why, would anyone want to hurt these sweet, harmless people?

The new Utah law that bans transgender girls—specifically—from participating in girls sports is just plain cruel. I think it was passed by soulless, unfeeling monsters who care only about getting re-elected, and not about the lives of harmless kids. And I predict, because it’s what the culture warriors will want to happen next, our legislators will soon take up transgender bathroom laws—another example of legislating solutions in search of problems.

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the followers of the Lord who would truly do what Jesus would do? Don’t pass laws that target kids who are already having a hard time figuring out who they are—kids trying to live their lives as they are.

They are looking for their authentic selves. Isn’t that really what we should all be doing?

BILL ALLRED Salt Lake City Correction: The article “Deep Crate Radio” in the May 26 issue of City Weekly incorrectly identified the radio frequency of KUA A, which can be found at 99.9 FM. Care to sound off on our content or a local concern? Write to comments@cityweekly. net or post on our social media.

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What’s on Your 2022 Bucket List?

Katharine Biele

Bucket list this year? Does that mean you expect me to kick it?

Mike Ptaschinski

I’ve completely missed the last two seasons of ice fishing. I had a hipreplacement, then spent last winter in San Clemente visiting our new grandtwins. I do a lot of fishing in my boat during the summer, but ice fishing is my absolute favorite.

I have got to go this coming winter.

Thomas Crone

My immediate bucket list is to attend a UFC fight at the Apex in Las Vegas; to visit the remains of the W WII internment camps at Topaz, Utah; and to shop at the last Blockbuster store in Bend, Oregon. Oh, and to visit Pocatello, Idaho, because I like saying “Pocatello.”

Benjamin Wood

I haven’t been to Lagoon in ages, so this year, we bought season passes for the family. No excuses now!

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Showing my true self.

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OPINION Manhood

“Now you can call me Ray, you can call me Jay or you can call me Johnny, or you can call me Sonny, but ya doesn’t havta call me Mister Johnson.”—Ray Jay Johnson

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t is not uncommon for a man to give a name to his penis.

In fact, I’ve read that 7 out of 10 men do so. One guy I know named his penis Little Ray. Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th U.S. president, made no secret of his penis’ moniker and the size that inspired it—LBJ called it “Jumbo.”

I’ve met men who refer to theirs as “Johnson.” However, technically speaking, I think johnson is categorical. To be correct would be to say, “I call my johnson Little Ray.” (Ya doesn’t havta call it Mister Johnson.) Such is the case with “schwanzstucker,” a faux-German coinage from Mel Brooks’ film Young Frankenstein. Given the monster’s limited socialization, only the lab assistant, Igor, could have been the namesake for his “enormous schwanzstucker.”

I had a high-school friend who ginned up a song about his member. It began with a question set to a borrowed melody, “Have you heard of Old Duke?” I doubt Duke was well known, but plenty of us have heard about the escapades of the Willies, Dicks and Peters. Their stories tend to be variations on a theme, and most of them include an encounter with the teeth of a zipper.

If you compare the list of the most popular kids’ names with a list of popular penis names, you find some overlap.

Dave and John are at the top of both. A lot of penises are reportedly named either Troy or Hercules, surveys report. In Utah, there might be a Korihor or LeGrand hanging around,

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but I think you would look long and hard to find a Shorty.

The notion that your penis should have a name derives from the interaction of locker-room jive and LBJ-style ego.

You see evidence of that in the way that men are willing to put their package on display, as if inspired by the telltale bulge in ballet superstar Mikhail Baryshnikov’s tights. The truth of the matter is that a prominent package announces only the confinement of Duke and the twins, straining to reach a cooling updraft.

Even if a man is not on a first-name basis with his package, he needs to be aware that trouble may be brewing down there. Testosterone levels are reportedly declining year by year, and sperm counts aren’t what they used to be.

And erectile dysfunction (ED) is apparently becoming a cause for concern in the ranks of men in their 30s and 40s.

If you pay attention to the advertising on Utah’s TV stations, you come away with the feeling that in this post-Viagra age, incidences of ED are on the rise. Local TV newscasts are interrupted regularly by commercials touting a new treatment. But for their huckster overtones, the ads are typical of an infomercial—an earnest physician narrates, he plugs a breakthrough therapy, promising a restoration of lost performance in the bedroom without pills or needles or pumps. Then there is a graphic of blood vessels in a penile cross section, followed by a bedroom scene with a 30-something couple lying back-to-back in bed. The woman is visibly frustrated; the man is visibly glum. “Call now to schedule a free consultation! The free offer ends today!” the doctor concludes brightly.

The testosterone slump has attracted the attention of Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson. He has produced a documentary called The End of Men in which the “total collapse of testosterone levels in American men” is discussed. Evi-

dently, one way to make the MAGA man great again is “redlight therapy” from a Joovv device. These “medical-grade” machines emit “red and near-infrared light designed to reduce pain, relax muscles/joints and increase blood circulation,” according to the Joovv website.

In a climactic moment in the documentary, a naked man stands on a rocky promontory at dawn, arms outstretched, his package illuminated by the glow of a Joovv light. A photo of the “tanned testicles” scene pinballed around the internet, landing in The New York Times and The Guardian.

From what I’ve read, red-light therapy has both proponents and skeptics, just as climate science does. Both are predicated on the tacit assumption that technology will save us, either by lowering carbon dioxide in the troposphere or by raising testosterone levels in American men.

I don’t think it is going to happen. For all I know, red-light therapy is the equivalent of a dash of powdered rhino horn on your Wheaties.

It’s safe to say that Tucker Carlson plays to his audience.

He’s less concerned with flagging libidos than he is with the politics of masculinity. The subject resonates with the white, male sexagenarians who make up an outsize share of Fox viewers. In that MAGA demographic, 15% likely experience ED and even more are contending with the ramifications of an enlarged prostate.

In this crowd, any mention of “my chemical romance” is a reference to a 100 mg. dose of Viagra—not a pop punk band from New Jersey. I’m also pretty sure that there is at least one 70-year-old out there who, after experiencing a Viagra buzz a time or two, has already re-named his penis Mister Ed. CW Private Eye is off this week. Send feedback to comments@ cityweekly.net.

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HITS&MISSES

BY KATHARINE BIELE @kathybiele

HIT: Green Machines

There’s good news and bad news on the path to renewable energy. In Utah, where fossil fuels are king, anything that moves us out of the coal mines seems great. President Biden, whose track record on climate change has been mixed—at best—issued an executive order to “accelerate domestic production of clean energy technology, in particular solar components,” the Deseret News reported. Obama-era tariffs on Chinese-produced components have thrown the industry into chaos during the global supply-chain debacle. An investigation into tariff evasions further delayed imports and at least five major solar projects in Utah. Moving to renewables is a tough sell, although it was only a few years ago when almost two dozen cities had pledged to go total renewable. Now, many have backed out, mainly fearing the costs of implementation, according to Energy Wire.

MISS: Where’s the Beef?

The drought is taking no prisoners.

While lawmakers are pondering piping in ocean water to the Great Salt Lake, the federal Bureau of Land Management and Utah’s School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) want to drill water wells near Bears Ears National Monument because livestock are suffering. The idea, according to The Salt Lake Tribune, is to move cattle to the new wells. But Laura Welp of Western Watersheds Project says that will just degrade more land.

She wants more riders on the range to move the animals around. Other concerns include sucking water from springs and other wells, thus encouraging more cattle. There are 23 wells already approved, and the public can comment on others until June 24. No one wants to see the poor cows die, but maybe don’t grow the industry?

MISS: Just Let Them Teach

If you’re old enough, you might remember taking civics in high school. If you’re of a later generation, Utah likes to think of civics education as teaching kids to be nice. Maybe a little more than nice, but it’s really all about “values” rather than facts. “Some of Utah’s teachers are concerned that they will face repercussions if they teach content, skills and dispositions basic to civics education,” a UVU academic wrote in the Deseret News. Education Next put it in partisan terms. The “left and right were divided over whether a ‘common’ set of values could be fully identified and so universally accepted as to warrant a place in civics education.” Meanwhile, Utah adults can’t even tell you what’s in the First Amendment or what the three branches of government are. It’s not possible to codify values, but it should be possible to teach civics education.

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Trafficking for Soldiers

Ever wonder why American kids would decide to join jihadist groups? Mohamed Ahmed did when he saw some in his Minnesota community joining Al Shabaab, an Al-Qaeda group, and ISIS. “There was no counter-narrative against this extremist recruitment. That was an eye-opener, and he decided to do something about it.”

All persuasion is about talking, and that’s what Ahmed did. At Not Your Average Mohamed: How One Man Is Combating Child Soldier Recruitment, the founder of Average Mohamed will discuss his beginnings as a blue-collar worker and how he has battled extremism “one cartoon at a time.”

Ahmed founded this organization that promotes ideas of counterterrorism through the use of popular culture. Westminster College, Gore Auditorium, 1840 S. 1300 East, Wednesday, June 22, 7 p.m. Free/ register at bit.ly/3lHGqJk

Juneteenth—What and Why?

This is the first year that Juneteenth is an official state holiday in Utah, commemorating the 1865 emancipation of enslaved African Americans. It started in Galveston, Texas, and has been celebrated annually on June 19 in various parts of the United States since 1865. Juneteenth became a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, when President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. And because this year is a particularly special occasion for the state, there are many events to choose from and this is only a smattering.

The Summer of Color march begins at The Sun Trapp, 102 S. 600 West, Sunday, June 19, noon- 6 p.m., free, https://bit.ly/3aI6Yrq The Salt Lake Juneteenth Celebration & Black Owned Business Expo will showcase the diverse entrepreneurial spirit as well as the artistic talents of Black artists. The Gateway, 18 N. Rio Grande, Monday, June 20, noon-dusk, free. https://bit.ly/3O55whh And Learning, Preserving & Telling the Stories of Juneteenth will bring it all into perspective and take you through the history that led to this moment in time. University of Utah Park Building, 201 President’s Circle, Tuesday, June 21, 9 a.m. Free/register at https://bit.ly/3xiJssF

Gotta Love Those Murals

Park City is home to Utah’s only Banksy painting, but our local mural artists have created wonderful and inspirational pieces.

Now you can see and learn about them at Art Talk—Beyond the Wall: Community, Murals and Museums. This will be a conversation with “Utah-based muralists Bill Louis, Chuck Landvatter, Evlyn Haupt, Louis Novoa, Miguel Galaz and Viamoana Niumatolu.

Moderator Renato Olmedo-Gonzalez, public art manager for Salt Lake City, will guide us as we unpack muralism in the museum space, the impact it has on the community and the future of murals in Utah.” Virtual and Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, Saturday, June 18, 1:30 p.m., free. https://bit.ly/3xFNQ6H

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Larry Kramer clearly understood that there were many different ways to get a crucial message out into the world. As an activist, Kramer was one of the driving forces behind the creation of ACTUP, an organization that pushed for increased research and public health funding during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s at a time when the disease’s association with the gay community increased the politics surrounding it. But he also became one of the first writers to give voice to the epidemic in dramatic form, with his 1985 play The Normal Heart.

The story deals with several people facing the earliest days of AIDS in circa-1981 New York City. Writer/activist Ned Weeks is attempting to pull together an organization to spread the word about the as-yet-unnamed mystery illness affecting the city’s gay men; Dr. Emma Brookner, a medical researcher, tries to pull together what little information there is about the disease; Ned’s brother Ben, an attorney not particularly accepting of Ned’s sexuality; and Felix Turner, a reporter with whom Ned falls in love. Ned and his allies fight for funding into the disease and getting information into the media, even as those within Ned’s organization battle over

ThreePenny Theatre has a unique artistic mission, in its attempt to engage impoverished, lower income and homeless communities in the theatrical world. So it only seems appropriate that it would take on more experimental work, like Love and Information by Obie Award-winning playwright Caryl Churchill.

Love and Information takes an unconventional route to exploring the role of technology in our modern lives, and how it impacts our interactions. The cast includes no characters identified by name, nor is the dialogue specifically assigned in the script to any specific character. That means the director and actors can create meaning of the scene by virtue of who is selected to read each line, and that every production is likely completely different from any other.

“The breakneck speed at which scenes alternate between slicing chicken brains, watching far-off (maybe long dead) stars, walking through a house made of memories, falling in love with a virtual person, and answering non-sequitur trivia questions, potentially feels like a scattershot collage without purpose,” says director Jonah Ericson. “However, like all collage as an art form, through careful juxtaposition

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whether their tactics should be more accommodating or confrontational.

An Other Theater Company presents it’s delayed-from-2020 production of The Normal Heart June 15 – July 1 at Utah Valley University’s Ragan Theater (800 W. University Parkway, Orem), with performances Wednesdays – Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices are TBD at press time; visit anothertheater. org for tickets and additional event information. (Scott Renshaw)

Churchill orchestrates a symphonic whole of questions and answers, emotions and logic. …

The power in Churchill’s piece lies not in her universal understanding of the, albeit evocative, nouns of love and information, but in her understanding of communication.”

ThreePenny Theatre’s production of Love and Information runs June 16 – 25 at the Utah Arts Alliance’s Arts Castle venue (915 W. 100 South). Performances are Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., with tickets a $20 suggested donation. Visit threepennytheatre. com/current-production for tickets and additional event information. (SR)

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On Monday, June 20, stop by The Gateway (400 West & 200 South) from noon – dusk for a celebration and Black-Owned Business Expo, with live entertainment and exhibit of visual art by Black artists. Visit saltlakejuneteenth.org for more information. (SR)

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In the wake of the 2022 legislative session, Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill making Juneteenth (June 19th) National Freedom Day a state holiday, recognizing the date in 1865 when Union troops finally informed remaining enslaved people in Texas that they had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier. While organizations throughout the state have recognized Juneteenth for many years, some of them take place in 2022 with a special nod to the long-awaited official designation.

Project Success holds its annual Juneteenth Festival at Ogden Amphitheater (343 E. 25th St., Ogden) on June 18 – 19.

The event is scheduled to include music performances, speakers, vendors, and a “barber battle and crown braids battle.”

The organization also hosts a special Juneteenth evening during the Real Salt Lake match vs. the San Jose Earthquakes at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday, June 18.

Visit projectsuccess.org/Juneteenth-2022/ for additional information.

Salt Lake County Library Services hosts a Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 18 at the Veridian Event Center (8030 S. 1825 West, West Jordan) from 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy a fashion show, poetry slam, traditional food, scavenger hunt, crafts, a perfor-

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Stacking the Deck One Person, One Vote chronicles the history of American gerrymandering, and what we can do about it.

BY SCOTT RENSHAW scottr@cityweekly.net @scottrenshaw

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s a native of the U.K., Nick Seabrook had no idea until he came to the U.S. to study that it was possible for politicians to effectively choose their own constituents. It was so strange to him, that it became a focus of his academic attention.

“As someone who is an immigrant, the idea that politicians themselves would be in charge of drawing the districts, I found extraordinary,” Seabrook says. “I wanted to find out how that could come about, and why steps hadn’t been taken to fix it. Every other country has figured out the lesson to be learned, that whatever mechanism you use to handle this, the one thing you cannot have is politicians controlling that process. Because the temptation is too strong to put your fingers in the cookie jar and start manipulating things.”

A professor and Interim Chair of the University of North Florida Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Seabrook has recently published his latest book on the subject, One Person, One Vote: A Surprising History of Gerrymandering in America. In it, he offers examples from the colonial era to the 21st century of how politicians used the drawing of legislative maps to handle personal grudges and consolidate party power. And along the way, he provides some fascinating individual profiles and bits of historical trivia—including the fact that we’ve been pronouncing “gerrymandering” wrong, since the individual who gave the phenomenon its name, Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry, pronounced his name with a hard “G” like “Gary.”

While his previous work had been more strictly observational, Seabrook acknowledges that One Person, One Vote finds him “sounding an alarm,” as he has identified the increasing harm being caused by modern-day gerrymandering, with fewer and fewer competitive Congressional districts contributing to increased extremism. “I do believe that gerrymandering is getting worse as technology is improving and politicians are getting better at it,” Seabrook says.

The question then becomes, “what do we do now”—and the answer, Seabrook believes, isn’t to rely on the courts,

particularly the Supreme Court. One Person, One Vote chronicles a long history of SCOTUS opinions on gerrymandering cases that attempted to keep the court out of an essentially political matter.

Their decisions often seemed contradictory or lacking in firm criteria for proving harm, with different standards for dividing on a racial basis vs. dividing on a political basis.

“It’s tempting to want the judiciary to step in and say, ‘This is unfair, we should do something about this,’” Seabrook says. “Time and again, they’ve proven not very good at doing this. There was an inflection point in the 1980s, where gerrymandering was newer in the sense it is now, and opinions hadn’t been polarized. … There was a chance to nip it in the bud, and establish some ground rules against the most egregious examples. But I think that opportunity was missed.”

Instead of the time-consuming, expensive and frequently

unsuccessful path of seeking judicial remedy, Seabrook argues, the answer really comes at the level of state-level drives for independent redistricting commissions, like the one Utah approved by citizen initiative in 2018. He does recognize, however, that there are many different ways for such apolitical bodies to be created, and that the kind of advisory body existing in Utah—which was mostly ignored when it came to finalizing new state legislative districts this year— leaves too much opportunity for ongoing manipulation.

“I don’t think it was surprising, and it was something we’ve seen in other states,” Seabrook says. “New York established an advisory commission just like Utah, and the legislature ignored the recommendations entirely, and went with their own gerrymandered map. … When these reforms— and the reforms themselves are overwhelmingly popular, almost always approved by the voters—leave any wiggle room, leave the door open a crack for the legislature to reassert its control over the process, they’re overwhelmingly likely to do so.”

Meanwhile, on a national level, there’s still the option for Congress to act, but Seabrook believes that some of the approaches taken thus far have been a missed opportunity.

“We have seen some bills introduced to try to eliminate gerrymandering for federal elections,” he says, “[but] they’ve been part of these omnibus voting rights bills, bundled together with a lot of other reforms, some of which are more controversial. I’d like to see it become a stand-alone issue.

Some Republicans in [Democratic majority] states like Illinois and New York might get on board. Maybe if we can get Congress to pass legislation to establish commissions, maybe it makes it easier for states to say, ‘We’ll turn our redistricting over to those commissions as well.’

“The problem is, everything is a crisis these days, and you can talk yourself into [gerryNick mandering] being something that’s necessary. The reforms that are effective are Seabrook the ones that remove politicians from the process entirely.” CW

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ver since Disney and Pixar announced Lightyear, their attempts to explain the premise have been … well, “overly-complicated” is one way of putting it. “Silly” is yet another. It wasn’t going to be a continuation of the Toy Story franchise, clearly, and there was something about “the real person that the toy Buzz Lightyear was based on.” All of it felt like the most circuitous route possible towards what was essentially “we want a brand extension of a recognizable character, just deal with it.”

Efficient onscreen captions at the beginning of Lightyear help clarify things considerably: Andy from Toy Story got a toy Buzz Lightyear in 1995, the toy was from his favorite movie, and Lightyear is that movie. That would be kind of a nifty idea if the creative team’s intentions were to make an homage to the kind of blockbuster that a pre-adolescent kid would have loved in the mid-’90s, all while getting the marketing boost of association with the beloved Toy Story movies.

But that’s not what Lightyear is. It’s a generally fun movie, and it hits some of the emotional notes that feel authentically Pixar.

It’s just none of the things they keep trying to tell us that it is: a circa-1995 blockbuster, or a Buzz Lightyear movie.

The latter assertion might seem confusing, since there is indeed a Space Ranger named Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Chris

Evans) at the center of the story. When his interstellar spacecraft detects life on a remote planet—in an opening that starts to feel weirdly reminiscent of Alien—Buzz and his partner Alisha Hawthorne (Uzo Aduba) investigate, but Buzz makes a costly error that results in the ship’s large crew being stranded indefinitely. Buzz takes it upon himself to solve the problem, testing an experimental hyperspace fuel.

That process results in some time-traveling complications, with Buzz aging mere days while he ends up teaming up with Alisha’s granddaughter, Izzy (Keke Palmer), when the evil emperor Zurg shows up (don’t act surprised, Andy had that toy, too). It’s a clever device for looking at the way people can get trapped by mistakes that they believe define them—and in Buzz’s case, the ongoing problem of trying to take care of everything without reaching out for help.

Director/co-writer Angus MacLane sweetens up the message’s medicine with the amusing shenanigans of Buzz’s makeshift team, which includes not just Izzy, but clumsy Mo (Taika Waititi), ex-convict Darby (Dale Soules) and Buzz’s robot cat companion Sox (a scene-stealing Peter Sohn,

who forces you to wonder why Andy didn’t have that toy, too).

The ensuing adventure is lively, often quite funny and thoughtful about its subject matter—all of which makes it absolutely nothing like the kind of big, dumb spectacle to which it’s theoretically indebted. The first act in particular is weirdly in medias res, explaining nothing about the nature of the Space Ranger corps, their role on what otherwise appears to be a scientific mission, or Buzz Lightyear in particular as a character. There’s at least one obvious reason for bypassing such exposition— Buzz Lightyear has been part of the popculture landscape for nearly 30 years—but it does make it difficult to carve out an identity for this character distinct from Tim Allen’s hyper-heroic Buzz.

And whether anyone on the creative side likes it or not, that tension is built into the DNA of a movie called Lightyear. Chris Evans’ voice performance is perfectly satisfactory, but it exists in the shadow of one of the best animated voice performances ever. This guy is Buzz Lightyear, but he’s not our Buzz Lightyear, and it’s clear that this identical story could have worked

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Is all of this overthinking a family-friendly summer movie, and underselling its charms? Maybe, but Disney and Pixar asked for it by building a back-story that didn’t need to exist. Lightyear is a story about letting go of the past and getting on with the life that’s in front of you. As satisfying as it often is, it would have been even better if it had listened to its own advice. CW

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Ian Hiscock of V2 Presents

Vaughn Carrick, owner of Live Nite Events

Jordan Clements of JRC Events

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City Weekly: What were you working on when the pandemic hit? How complete were your spring and summer calendars?

Clements: I just started getting more and more emails about tours canceling due to the seriousness of the virus. As each week passed, more and more tours were canceling, and I began to realize that this was going to last for a while. I never thought it would be as long as it lasted, but here we are.

Hiscock: The moment that made us stop dead in our tracks, was when the news broke of Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz contracting COVID-19. The Jazz game that night was canceled, and it was then that we knew we were going to have to cancel that weekend’s festival and halt all other operations for the timebeing.

Vaughn: For us it was watching the NBA season go down, then Ultra Music Festival, and then Austin’s South by Southwest being canceled. We knew we were in trouble.

CW: How did the 2021 season differ from 2020?

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Clements: In 2021, I did a lot more events that were socially distant throughout the whole year, whereas 2020 was pretty much no events from March through July/August from what I recall.

Hiscock: The year 2021 was filled with optimism and hope, compared to the dreaded 2020 being so full of uncer-

tainty. Even though 2021 began without a clear idea of where things would end up, we had high hopes that things would return back to normal by summertime. Thankfully, due to vaccines becoming more widely available, we were able to cautiously and carefully begin throwing low-cap shows again, and were happy that our community could feel safer about attending them. After such a stressful year for everyone, it was a great feeling to be able to get back to events, which act as a major stress-reliever and mental health enhancement for so many people.

Radford: Both were partial operating years—2021 was very different regarding post-COVID protocols and local health requirements. Limited capacity due to social distancing requirements, as well as masks.

Vaughn: The first half of the year was fairly similar to 2020, with the exception of a few socially distant shows we produced at Soundwell, primarily with local talent. Then, around June and July, it seemed it was off to the races with tours all trying to get out all across the country, and the market becoming flooded with shows. Fortunately, there was a pent-up demand among live music fans to support the unprecedented number of shows being crammed into six months. The real test for our team came in October when both festivals that we had previously postponed from 2020 were produced 10 days apart in two different markets (Florida and Las Vegas) due to venue availability.

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Clements: I was working on booking and promoting shows for the rest of 2020, into 2021.

Hiscock: 2020 was looking to be our biggest year yet at V2 Presents. We were entering the week of a sold-out Lane 8 show at Sky SLC and a soon-to-be sold out 15th anniversary of Get Lucky Festival when things started to look grim.

Beyond that, we had a whole slew of new concepts and events in the pipeline, the music scene was thriving and things were looking up.

Radford: I was not affiliated with the Egyptian Theatre at the time of the pandemic. I was a Broadway co-producer and live theater consultant when the pandemic started. I was working as a director for a theater in West Yellowstone, Montana. The Egyptian Theatre was fully booked and had to cancel several months of shows in 2020 as well as 2021.

We were closed in March/April 2020 through September 2021.

Vaughn: When the restrictions on social gatherings were first implemented, we were nine days out from our largest festival (Reggae Rise Up Florida) with a sizable portion of our team already on site and beginning the build out. In addition to having to postpone RRU Florida, we had another festival in Vegas along with another 100+ shows at various venues in SLC that we also began canceling or postponing.

CW: Were there any particular moments that you remember as death-knells for the 2020 concert season?

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Your favorite band was likely off the road and streaming shows from a living room. Your favorite venue was dark, if not finally getting around to that subfloor problem behind the bar. Your favorite bartender, usually working atop that wavy subfloor, was launching an Etsy page. It all seems so long ago and yet…

The 2020 concert calendar was altered beyond recognition and 2021’s was a hit/miss affair, as shows were back with restrictions, though cancellations were both frequent and untimely.

Though COVID’s complicated relationship to the American public remains a spiky and polarizing one, society’s collective decision is that shows are (by and large) back in 2022. Utahns, already used to no small amount of shows taking place outdoors, likely adapted more quickly than fans in other regions.

But in 2022, venues and festivals and concert series are back. In a big way. City Weekly sent out the same questions to folks in the local concertgiving community and a small handful sent back some thoughtful responses. Our digital roundtable includes: Ian Hiscock—public relations manager and junior talent buyer for V2 Presents and the Das Energi Festival, where he works on PR, artist relations, talent buying and advancing.

Dan Radford—marketing director of Park City’s Egyptian Theatre Co., whose expansive role at the venue includes “creative direction on all things relating to shows, events and promotional communications.”

Jordan Clements—owner of JRC Events, and who works in talent buying and promotion.

Vaughn Carrick—owner of Live Nite Events and the Reggae Rise Up festival.

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Clements: It started looking more back to “normal” when I started hearing from agencies again, requesting dates in Salt Lake City for upcoming tours. It was just sort of like a domino effect, with more and more people starting to email/call me again.

Hiscock: There were so many ups and downs throughout 2020, from thinking that things would only last a few months, to then realizing that they could actually last a few years. Get Funky 2021 was our first festival back after the pandemic and was majorly made possible by the availability of vaccines. We also partnered with a company called Return Safe, who offered safety protocols and COVID-19 screening through an app, which increased our confidence going back into events. We were moving forward with cautious optimism, and things were looking up again. The biggest challenges at this point were the random and consistent new waves of variants, which threatened to shut things back down for us, more than once throughout the 2021 season.

Radford: We have a great amount of appreciation from our theater to one of our subscribing groups, called “Pharaohs.” These memberships include VIP seating to all our shows and concerts, VIP Sundance Film Festival tickets, golf passes, fine dining certificates, ski passes, social events and various other benefits. Almost all of these had to be put on hold and even in 2021, we were unable to offer our nightly socials where we offer free drinks and a chance to mingle with other Pharaohs. This did impact our operation a bit, but we thankfully have some of the best donors and theater-subscribing bases in all of Utah. Because of the kind donations and continued memberships, we were able to stay employed and are now booming better than ever.

CW: How did you approach the 2022 season?

Clements: The 2022 season was approached at full force for the most part. It felt nice finally being able to do my job again at a full capacity.

Hiscock: Moving into 2022, vaccines were everywhere, and things were seeming back to normal. Plans were established and laid out for the upcoming year of events and all around the country, music festivals, nationwide tours and major events were happening again in full force. For a brief period in January, as omicron was making headlines, anxiety started to rise again about the future uncertainty of live events. But once it became known that the severity of the variant was not as dire as in the past, and apparent that live events were not going to slow down all around the country, things shifted back to “normalcy” once again. Moving forward, we still took the health and safety of our community very seriously by encouraging vaccines and mask-wearing but felt that things needed to continue onward.

Radford: Approaching 2022 was similar to our mindset in 2021: “hopefully optimistic.”

I wouldn’t say we have “fear” of omicron or other variants. However, we do have solid protocols and procedures if, and when, we may need to use them again. Due to the pandemic, we have learned how to ramp up or scale back our operations from learned experience. This gives us not only the confidence to operate on all cylinders, but it gives us the backup plans and procedures that we didn’t have prior to the pandemic. Our relationships with our employees, entertainers, patrons, donors, Pharaoh members and media/ business partners all know of our sincere respect for their trust and collaboration. We all understand the difficulties entertainment venues have experienced due to COVID-related illness, and through sincere patience and hard work, we have been able to continue offering high-quality entertainment to our local community and visitors alike.

Vaughn: After being able to successfully produce hundreds of routed concerts and our two major festivals in the second half of 2021, we approached the 2022 season like any other non-COVID year—with the exception of possibly pulling back slightly on the quality of bands we were booking. With the consumer demand being so high in 2021, we could put just about any live band on a stage, and people would come out to support. We think that’s cooled off a little now, so we’re being more selective in our bookings.

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CW: What were the indicators that made a 2022 season seem like a “go”?

Clements: When I began to have weeks with more than three shows—that’s when it finally hit me that we were back at it.

Hiscock: As previously mentioned, the confidence in booking and producing events truly returned once we noticed national tours from world-renowned artists and the biggest festivals like EDC & Ultra all returning for good. When artists like Justin Bieber and The Weeknd are touring again, and 300,000-plus-person music festivals are happening, you can feel pretty confident that things have returned to normal.

Radford: The year 2022 has brought us lower contraction rates and higher vaccination rates in Summit County. Since we follow the strict advice from the CDC and our local health and safety providers in Summit County, we were able to greenlight all of the usual operation standards we experienced before the pandemic.

Vaughn: Once large-scale events in arenas, major festivals, etc., began successfully happening without masks mandates, we knew we were good to go

CW: Are there challenges to pricing that consumers should know about, like higher fuel costs, travel restrictions or bands looking to make up for two summers of lost touring?

Clements: I think that there are a lot of artists trying to make up for two years of no work, which is understandable. But in the end, it comes at the price of promoters taking on more risk, and consumers paying more for their tickets. The price of gas has been super unfortunate for smaller, growing bands, since they aren’t making guarantees comparable to bigger, more established and mainstream acts. I couldn’t imagine being an up-andcoming touring artist right now with these gas prices. On a side note, some bands from overseas still aren’t even able to tour in the U.S. due to visa issues and travel restrictions in other countries.

Hiscock: The post-pandemic era and general inflation have changed the landscape of live events. Production costs for sound, lighting and other elements have increased, and artist fees have skyrocketed—partially due to increased fuel and flight costs. International acts are having a harder time getting visas approved to tour in the U.S., and domestic artists are touring more than ever, creating a shift in the “supply and demand” of concerts and events around the country. Insurance, transportation, hotels and staff costs have all risen throughout 2022, and it is generally more expensive than ever to throw large-scale events right now.

Radford: Currently, costs are similar to previous years. Any challenges we may face are not due to any of these issues listed above. Cost-based challenges for any theaters are likely related to the many months of closures we experienced, so I encourage everyone everywhere to support live events, concerts and venues, especially our nonprofit houses like the Egyptian Theatre in Park City. We rely so much on the support of our donors and local patrons. CW

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VENUES AND CONCERT HALLS DeJoria Center: 218 Buck Rail Drive, Kamas, highstarranch.com

June 23: David Burchfield & the Fire Guild; June 24: The Fuse; June 30: Swagger; July 7: Honky Blue Tonky; July 14: Laney Jones & the Spirits; July 21: Dustbowl Collective; July 28: High Drifters

Draper Amphitheater: 1020 E. Pioneer Road, Draper, draperut.gov/425/amphitheater June 30: Little Texas; Aug. 29: Utah’s Backyard Concert featuring Utah Artists

Eccles Theater: 131 S. Main, SLC, live-at-the-eccles.com

June 30: Bob Dylan; July 7: Puscifer; July 19: The Masked Singer National Tour; Sept. 24: Crowded House

June 16: Starship featuring Mickey Thomas; June 19: The Deaf & The Musician; June 20: 38 Special; June 26: The Family Trade; June 29: The Brit Pack; July 4: Peter Breinholt; July 7: America; July 10: Little Heron; July 16: Sara Evans; July 20: John Mueller’s Winter Dance Party; July 24: Standards and Substandards; July 28: Forever Simon & Garfunkel; Aug. 3: Blue Öyster Cult; Aug. 6: Toast: The Ultimate Bread Experience; Aug. 11: Suzy Bogguss; Aug. 14: Kate MacLeod; Aug. 20: The Johnson Files; Aug. 21: Code Blue Revival; Aug. 24: Jocelyn and Chris; Aug. 28: Flamingo; Aug. 30: The Oak Ridge Boys; Sept. 6: Kansas; Sept. 10: The Bonner Family

Egyptian Theatre: 328 Main, Park City, parkcityshows.com

June 15-18: Herman’s Hermits - Peter Noone; June 22-24: Blitzen Trapper; July 21-23: The Jayhawks; July 28-30: The Zombies; Aug 18-21: Asleep At The Wheel; Aug 25-28: Ambrosia; Sept 1-4: Madelieline Peyroux

Maverik Center: 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City, maverikcenter.com

July 10: Brit Floyd; July 15: Four Tops & The Temptations; July 20: Lumineers with Gregory Alan Isakov; Aug. 5: Lynyrd Skynyrd with Royal Bliss; Aug. 12: Lost ’80s Live (A Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung, The English Beat, Missing Persons, Naked Eyes); Aug. 27: Los Angeles Azules; Sept. 2: Los Tigres del Norte; Sept. 6: Ben Platt; Sept. 27: Jack Harlow

Metro Music Hall: 615 W. 100 South, SLC, metromusichall.com June 17: Thank You Scientist with Strawberry Girls, Art Thief; June 18: Saint; June 19: Kishi Bashi with Tall Tall Trees; June 21: Billy Howerdel; June 23: Fonteyn with Harpers, Umbels; June 24: Metropolis: Garth with Derek Russo, Jesse Walker, Typefunk; June 25: Hallows with Mercy Seat, Harvest of Ash, Cassette Drift; June 26: Allegaeon with Arkaik, Aenimus, Summoning the Lich; June 28: Rings of Saturn with Extortionist, Distinguisher, Voraath, Matt Miller, Low Life; July 1: Skeletal Remains with Hammerhedd, Necropsy, Through Eternal Mourning; July 5: Ty Segall & Freedom Band with William Tyler; July 12: Melvins with Helms Alee, Harsh Mellow; July 13: Haunt Me with JESUSATANAS, BirthVoid, Cemetery Siren; July 25: 96 Bitter Beings with Howling Giant, DayDrinkers, Crowflower; Aug. 7: Agent Orange with Decent Criminal; Aug. 10: Church of the Cosmic Skull with Lord Buffalo, The Penitent Man; Aug. 13: Red Fang with Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin, HELP; Aug. 25-28: Crucialfest; Sept. 6: Ignite with Violent Unrest, Seven Daggers, Run Into the Sun; Sept. 8: Gary Numan with I Speak Machine; Sept. 13: Miss May I; Sept. 15: Boris with Nothing; Sept. 20: Of Montreal with Locate S,1 Sept. 24: Built to Spill with The French Tips, Oura

Ogden Twilight Concert Series @ Ogden Amphitheater: 343 E. 25th Street, Ogden, ogdentwilight.com June 21: Bleachers with The Lemon Twigs; Aug. 4: Local Natives with Lucy Dacus and NoSo; Aug. 6: The Shins with Oh, Inverted World; Aug. 9: The National with Bartees

Red Butte Garden Concert Series Strange; Aug. 25: Beach House with Rostam; Aug. 30: Modest Mouse with TBA; Sept. 7: Lauv with Hayley Kiyoko; Sept. 17: Flume with Kareem Ali; Sept. 22: Chvrches with Cafune

Park City Institute: 1244 Iron Horse Drive, Park City, parkcityinstitute.org July 13: Clay Walker;July 15: Tower of Power; July 16: Lou Gramm (Foreigner); Aug. 5: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Red Butte Garden: 300 Wakara Way, SLC, redbuttegarden.org/concerts June 20: Barenaked Ladies with Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket; June 21: Andrew Bird with Iron & Wine; June 28: Howard Jones with Midge Ure of Ultravox; June 29: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with Tank & the Bangas, Big Freedia, George Porter Jr & Dumpstaphunk, Cyril Neville, The Soul Rebels ;

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Ed Kenley Amphitheater: 403 N. Wasatch Drive, Layton, davisarts.org

July 1: Chris Isaak with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band; July 13: Joss Stone with KT Tunstall ; July 19: Michael Franti & Spearhead with The New Respects; July 23: Old Crow Medicine Show with Jaime Wyatt; July 27: CAAMP with Futurebirds; July 28: Punch Brothers and Watchhouse feat. Sarah Jarosz; July 29: O.A.R. with Dispatch and G. Love; Aug. 1: The Revivalists; Aug. 4; The Psychedelic Furs with X; Aug. 8: The Head and the Heart with Dawes; Aug. 13: Bonnie Raitt with Mavis Staples ; Aug. 17: The Black Crowes with the Texas Gentlemen; Aug. 18: Maren Morris with The Lone Bellow; Aug. 20: Pink Martini feat. China Forbes; Aug. 21: My Morning Jacket with Joy Oladokun; Aug. 22: Boy George & Culture Club; Aug. 29: Jose Gonzalez with Madi Diaz; Aug. 30: Gypsy Kings feat. Nicolas Reyes with Al Oledner; Sept. 8: Umphrey’s McGee; Sept. 18: Buddy Guy with John Hiatt & The Goners;

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Kevin Morby at the Commonwealth Room Rio Tinto Stadium: 9256 S. State, Sandy, riotintostadium.com

June 29: Let’s Get It Kraken Tour with Dirty Heads, Soja, Tribal Seeds and Artikal Sound System; Aug. 12: Summer Traditions Tour with Slightly Stoopid, Pepper, Common Kings and Fortunate Youth; Aug. 23: Rebelution Good Vibes Summer Tour with Steel Pulse, DENM and DJ Mackle

Sandy Amphitheater: 1300 E. 9400 South, Sandy, sandyamp.com

June 17: Tenacious D with Puddles Pity Party; June 23: Riley Green; June 25: Third Eye Blind with Taking Back Sunday and Hockey Dad; June 27: Fleet Foxes with Tim Bernardes; June 30: American West Symphony & Chorus (free); July 5-6: Regina Spektor; July 8: Cody Jinks with Ward Davis and Erin Viancourt; July 13: Trampled by Turtles with Ruston Kelly; July 22: David Gray; July 29: Home Free; Aug. 1: Little Feat with Hot Tuna; Aug. 3: The Dead South with Tejon Street Corner Thieves; Aug. 9: Lukas Nelson & POTR; Aug. 12: Whiskey Myers with Shane Smith & The Saints and 49 Winchester; Aug. 15: Collective Soul with Switchfoot; Aug. 16: Mt. Joy with Wilderado; Aug. 18: Andy Grammer with Fitz & The Tantrums; Aug. 24: International Folk Fest (free); Aug. 25: Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Nick Lowe; Aug. 26: Imagine+; Aug. 30: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss; Sept. 1: Air Supply; Sept. 3: iDKHOW with Joywave; Sept. 16: Lower Lights; Sept. 17: The Music of Elton John; Sept. 23: Jackson Browne

SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre: SCERA Park, 600 S. 400 East, Orem, scera.org

June 20: MJ Live; July 18: Naturally 7; Aug. 20: Marie Osmond; Aug. 22: The Utah Valley Symphony with Jon Schmidt; Aug. 29: The Oak Ridge Boys; Sept. 5: Scotty McCreery

Sundance Resort: 8841 N. Alpine Loop Road, American Fork Canyon, sundanceresort.com

July 10: Jonny Gold; July 17: Michelle Moonshine; July 24: Nate Robinson Trio; July 31: Daniel Young, Mark Smith & Co.; Aug 7: Tiggers & Slips; Aug 14: Matthew & The Hope; Aug 21: The Hardy Brothers; Aug 28 Michelle Moonshine & Co.; Sept. 4 Bad Fences

The Commonwealth Room: 195 W. 2100 South, South Salt Lake; thestateroompresents.com

July 17: Mapache / The Bones of J.R. Jones; Aug. 2: Son Volt with Jesse Farrar; Aug. 20: Lost Dog Street Band with Matt Heckler; Aug. 24: Donapod; Aug. 26: John Moreland with S. G. Goodman; Sept. 17: Wild Rivers; Sept. 28: Bears Den

The Complex: 536 W. 100 South, SLC, thecomplexslc.com

June 17: Del Water Gap with Raffaella; June 18: Andrew W Boss with Scarlett Rain, Phil Mauro, Scream at the Sky, Mooseknuckle; June 24: Turnover with Healing Potpourri and Temple of Angels; June 25: Kolby Cooper / Pecos & the Rooftops; June 30: Spite with Boundaries, Vatican; July 6: Big Gigantic with Goldfish, Party Pupils, Covex; July 8: Icon for Hire with Awake at Last, Sumo Cyco, Penrose; July 9: Grayscale with Guardin, Bearings, The Ivy; July 12: Mike. with Skeez; July 13: Memphis May Fire with Rain City Drive, Cemetery Sun, Wolves at the Gate; July 16: Motion City Soundtrack; July 16: Josh A with Justin Stone; July 17: Joey Bada$$ with Capella Grey; July 22: The Three Cadillac; July 26: Rise Against with The Used, Senses Fail; July 28: SoMo; Aug. 2: Erra with Alphawolf, Thornhill, Invent Animate; Aug. 3: Banks with Lauren Jauregui; Aug. 10: Coheed and Cambria with Alkaline Trio, Mothica; Aug. 13: Spider Gang; Aug. 14, King Lil G; Aug. 17: Simple Plan / Sum 41 with Magnolia Park; Aug. 19: Koe Wetzel; Aug. 20: The Devil Wears Prada with Stray from the Path, Dying Wish; Aug. 23: Franz Ferdinand; Aug. 27: Upon a Burning Body with Signs of the Swarm, Vulvodynia, Decayer; Aug. 30: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness / Dashboard Confessional with The Julianna Theory; Aug. 31: The Score with Dreamers; Sept. 2: Kevin Gates; Sept. 2: Mom Jeans; Sept. 3: The Kid Laroi;

The Depot: The Gateway, 13 N. 400 West, SLC, depotslc.com

June 17: Emo Night Brooklyn; June 18: Gimme Gimme Disco; June 20: The Marias; June 21: STRFKR; June 22: Benee; June 24: Sam Riggs; July 9: Zoso; July 14: The Airborne Toxic Event; July 15: Mandy Moore; July 16: Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls; July 21: Charles Wesley Godwin; July 23: The Regrettes; Aug. 1: Faye Webster; Aug. 2: CAM; Aug. 7: Matisyahu; Aug. 12: Sleeping With Sirens; Aug. 13: MC Magic; Aug. 19: Polyphia; Aug. 21: Northlane; Aug. 26: BLXST; Aug. 27: Sean Kingston; Aug. 29: Murder By Death / Amigo the Devil; Sept. 1: Sasha Alex Sloan; Sept. 3: Silverstein / Amity Affliction; Sept. 7: Hanson

The Great Saltair: 12408 W. Saltair Drive, Magna, thesaltair.com

July 22: Coin with Blackstar Kids; Aug. 6: Santa Fe Klan; Aug. 12-13: Das Energie Festival, various artists

The State Room: 638 S. State, SLC, thestateroompresents.com

June 19: Midlake with Field Division; Aug. 27: Jon Wolfe; Sept.

1: Jeremy McComb; Sept. 20: Big Richard; Sept. 22: The Music of Cream; Sept. 25: Ibibio Sound Machine

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Twilight Concert Series Twilight Concert Series @ The Gallivan Center: 239 S. Main, SLC, saltlakearts.org/twilightconcertseries

July 14: Rainbow Kitten Surprise with Houndmouth and Dad Bod; Aug. 6: Sharon Van Etten with Angel Olsen, Julien Baker; Aug. 11: The Decemberists with Jake Xerxes Fussell and Marny Proudfit; Aug. 16: Cuco with DJBlessed; Sept. 2: Shakey Graves with Sierra Ferrell and Michelle Moonshine

Usana Amphitheatre: 5150 S. 6055 West, West Valley City, saltlakeamphitheater.com

June 16: Stevie Nicks; June 23: Chris Stapleton; June 28: Santana with Earth, Wind & Fire; July 9: REO Speedwagon with Styx and Loverboy; July 11: The Black Keys with Band of Horses and Ceramic Animal; July 23: Jason Aldean; July 26: Goo Goo Dolls with Lifehouse; July 28: Kenny Chesney with Carly Pearce; Aug. 4: Backstreet Boys; Aug. 5: The Chicks with Patty Griffin; Aug. 6: Machine Gun Kelly; Aug. 10: Rob Zombie with Mudvayne; Aug. 11: Thomas Rhett; Aug. 13: Onerepublic with Needtobreathe; Aug. 18: Big Time Rush; Aug. 19: Australian Pink Floyd Show; Aug. 24: Incubus with Sublime With Rome; Aug. 29: Alice in Chains with Breaking Benjamin and Bush; Aug. 30: Sammy Hagar with George Thorogood & The Destroyers; Sept. 2: Jack Johnson; Sept. 9: Korn with Evanescence ; Sept. 10: Morgan Wallen ; Sept. 15: Keith Urban; Sept. 17: Lavy; Sept. 19: Iron Maiden; Sept. 20: Odesza

Utah State Fairpark: 155 S. 1000 West, SLC, utahstatefair.com

June 18: Sauce Lake City; July 20-25: Days of ‘47 Rodeo; July 29: Super Jaripeo Baile with Cornelio Vega Y Su Dinastía, Perdidos De Sinaloa, Los Horoscopos De Durango, Tropa Chicana (at Days of 47 Arena); Aug. 12-14: Craft Lake City DIY Fest with: $oel, The Anchorage, Aarushi and Amishi Rohaj, Amanda Berrick, Amea, Angie Petty, Antonio Garcia’s Spanish Guitar, Ashley Finley, Beatnik, Bomba Marile, Busking Bus Theatre, Cheer Salt Lake, Choice Coin, Columbia Jones, Daytime Lover, Detzany, Dream Life Production Kongo, Erick Fungo LLC, Felecia McFall, Gavanni, Glo Up, Kimi K, Lane & The Chain, Milk Money, MOD, Mowth, Msking, Musor, Nicole McMahan, Pepper Rose, Salduro, Salt Lake Academy of Music, Saysha, XDX, Zaza Historia VanDyke, The Zissous. Sept. 14: Cole Swindell; Sept. 15: Jeff Dunham; Setp. 16: Flo Rida

Vivint Arena: 301 S. Temple, SLC, vivintarena.com July 27: Josh Groban; Aug. 11: Brandi Carlile; Aug 30: Kendrick Lamar; Aug. 30: The Killers; Sept. 8: Roger Waters; Sept 19: Gorillaz; Sept. 20: Twenty One Pilots; Sept. 21: Shawn Mendes with Tate McRae

LOCAL & REGIONAL FESTIVALS, FAIRS & FUN THINGS Country Fan Fest: Deseret Peak, 2930 W. Highway 112, Tooele, countryfanfest.com

July 27-30: featuring Brooks & Dunn, Chris Janson, Dustin Lynch; Frank Ray, Jameson Rodgers, Ned LeDoux and more.

Deer Valley Concert Series: Deer Valley Resort, 2250 Deer Valley Drive South, Park City, deervalley.com July 1: Stewart Copeland; July 2: Utah Symphony (UtSym) Patriotic Pops with LaKisha Jones; July 8: Disney in Concert; July 9: The Hot Sardines featuring Nellie McKay with UtSym; July 15: Bravo Broadway; July 16: The Music of ABBA; July 22: The Music of John Williams; July 23: Boyz II Men with UtSym; July 29: Symphonic Showstoppers!; July 30: Guster with the UtSym; Aug 5: Aretha: A Tribute with the UtSym; Aug 6: Kristin Chenoweth with UtSym

Festa Italiana: The Gateway, 400 W. 200 South, festaitalianaslc.com

Sept. 17-18: Celebrating Utah’s Italian culture with food, music, drinks and games.

Fort Desolation Fest: Cougar Ridge Resort, 650 E. Cougar Ridge Road, Torrey, fortdesolation.com Aug 12-14: Featuring Amos Lee, Elle King, The Band of Heathans, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Rayland Baxter, Heartless Bastards, Elizabeth Cook, Danielle Ponder and more.

Gallivan Center, 239 S. Main, SLC, thegallivancenter.com

July 7: Quorum of Queens Family Drag Show; Aug. 13; Bluegrass Festival; Sept 17 Rock ’N’ Ribs Festival; Every Tuesday: Big Band Dance Night. Lunch Bunch Music Schedule: June 16 Doc Young; June 17 Cam Gallagher & The Tasty Soul; June 20, Ona Welch; June 24, Congo & Co.; June 27 Interlucid; June 28, TroyLennerd; June 29 All Brown; June 30, Christian Coleman; July 1, BD Howes; July 2 Imaginary Friends and Congo & Co; July 5 Sky Olson; July 6, Pat & Roy; July 8, Beautiful Dreamer Trio; July11, Imaginary Friends; July 12 Pwerfidia; July 13 Gary Hanson; July 18, Christian Coleman; July 19, Marica Knorr; July 21, Compass Rose; July 22, Wyldwood; July 26, Aspen Anonda; July 27, Soren Green; July 28, Outersite; July 29, Over Under; Aug 1, Zarriah Aaliya Aug. 2, Chris Hough; Aug 3, Pat & Roy; Aug .4, All Brown; Aug 5, Tasty Soul; Aug 8 Doc Young; Aug 9, Troy Lennerd; Aug 10, Gary Hansen; Aug 12, Beautiful Dreamer Trio; Aug. 15, Sky Olson, Aug 17, Curtis Lee & Dog Young; Aug 18, Congo & Co; Aug 19, BD Howes; Aug 22, Laurie Allen; Aug 23, Mikah Wonders; Aug 24, River Arrow; Aug 25, Outersite; Aug 26 Compass Rose; Aug 29, Ona Welch, Aug 30, RIPCOYOTE; Aug 31 Jeff Majestic

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Moab Music Festival Salt Lake City Greek Festival: 279 S. 300 West, SLC, saltlakegreekfestival.com

Kimball Arts Festival: Park City, kimballartsfestival.org

HelperArts Festival: Helper, helperartsfestival.com

Park City Song Summit: parkcitysongsummit.com

Sept. 10-12: Utah’s oldest ethnic festival and one the largest in the USA featuring Greek culture, food, music and more.

Aug. 19-21: Music, Arts and Food fest has taken over the entire iconic coal and railroad town of Helper since 1994.

The Gateway: 400 W. 200 South, SLC, shopthegateway.com

Every Thursday: Movies on the Plaza; Every Wednesday thru Aug 31: Soundbites; June 17-19, Chalk Art Festival; June 17 -19 Michealangelos Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition; June 20, Art Stroll; July 4, 4th of July Celebration; July 10 & Aug 14, Outdoor Urban Flea Market

Hogle Zoo: 2600 Sunnyside Ave., SLC, hoglezoo.org

July 13 and Aug. 17: Zoo Brew; Sept 8: Zoo Rendezvous

Kearns Oquirrh Park Fitness Center: 5624 S. Cougar Lane, Kearns, kopfc.com Every Friday: Friday Night Flicks

Music on the Plaza: Junction Plaza, 2351 Kiesel Ave., Ogden, ogdendowntown.com Music and food each Wednesday through July 13

Ogden Can Beer Festival: Ogden’s Own Distillery, 615 W. Stockman Way, Ogden, cityweeklystore.com June 25: A celebration featuring canned beer products from Ogden’s beer distillers.

Moab Music Festival: moabmusicfest.com

Enjoy concerts and concertos in some of Utah’s most stunning natural settings and grottos. Multiple dates: highlights include Bela Fleck on Sept. 10, the San Juan Musical Raft Trip Sept.

13-16 and Westwater Canyon Musical Raft Trip Aug. 22-24

Mountain Town Music: Park City area, mountaintownmusic.org

Live music in coffee shops, stages thoughout Park City and other Summit County communities. See website for schedule.

Park City Arts: Park City, pcarts.org

June 20: Latino Arts Festival. Check website for events.

August 5-7 along Park City’s historic Main Street.

Sept 7-10: Budding songwriters and musicians rub elbows in intimate music setting over three days. All-star lineup

Sand Hollow Resort Rock Bowl: 5662 W. Clubhouse Drive, Hurricane, sandhollowresort.com

June 17: Soul What; June 18: Noise Pollution: AC/DC Tribute; June 24: JR and the Mullberies; July 9: Albumpallouoza: Pink Floyd Tribute

Solitude Live Music Series: Solitude Resort, 12000 S. Big Cottonwood Canyon Road, Solitude, solitudemountain.com Live music on the plaza each Sunday, with Utah’s best.

Summerfest Arts Faire: Cache County Fairgrounds, 450 S. 500 West, Logan, logansummerfest.org

2022 season performances: Magic Flute, Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, She Loves Me, LaMancha, The Pianists, Carmina Burina.

Snowbasin Ski Resort, 3925 Snowbasin Road, Huntsville, snowbasin.com

Blues Brews & BBQ Concert Series: June 19; Mothers of Mayhem, Kris Lager Band; June 26, Cameron Gallagher & The Tasty Soul, Diggin Dirt; July 3: Herban Embire, The Burroughs; July 17 Aaron Davis & The Mystery Machine, New Orleans Suspects; July 24: Andy Frasco, Let’s Ride Brass Band; July 31: Snarling Yarns, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble SnowWiesn Oktoberfest: Sept 4, Park City Polka Players, Jordan Matthew Young; Sept 11: Salzburger Echo, Tony Holiday; Sept 18: Freddie Schnicklefrtitz and His German Band. AppAlaska Bluegrass;

Snowbird Octoberfest: Snowbird Resort, 9385 S. Snowbird Center Drive, Little Cottonwood Canyon, snowbird.com The Grand Dame of Utah’s outdoor festivals returns in midAugust with, beer, music, food and scenery!

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Molly Burch at Kilby Court Tracy Aviary: 589 E. 1300 South, SLC, tracyaviary.org

June 16: Wine Takes Flight; June 25: Breakfast with the Birds; July 14: Wine Takes Flight

Tuacahn Amphitheater, 1100 Tuacahn Drive, Ivins, tuacahn.org

Summer Series: Mary Poppins thru Oct. 22; Wonderland thru Oct 21; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat thru Oct 20, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story June 24-Aug 13.

Utah Arts Festival: Library Square, 210 E. 400 South, SLC, uaf.org

June 23-June 26 at Library Square. Featuring headliners Lyrics Born, Kombilesa Mi, The Fixx, Theo Croker, Judith Hill, Esther Rose, Toubab Krewe, Leyla McCalla and Diggin Dirt, as well as performances from Greenmont, Mars Highway, Megan Blue, String FX, The Swinging Lights, Angie Petty, Cassette Drift, Damn Dirty Vultures, Herban Empire, Fry Pan Band, Queenadilla, Kasadoom and many more.

Utah Asian Festival, Utah State Fairpark, 155 S. 1000 West, SLC, utahasianfestival.org

July 9-10: Now in their 45th year of celebrating Utah’s vibrant Asian culture, foods and citizens.

Utah Beer Festival, The Gateway, 400 W. 200 South, SLC, utahbeerfestival.com

The 12th annual Utah Beer Festival takes place August 20-21.

Over 200 beers from local brewers and from around the globe comprise Utah’s largest beer sampling event.

Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theater, Logan, utahfestival.org

022 Season Performances: All’s Well That Ends Well, Sweeny Todd

Utah Shakespeare Festival, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, bard.org

2022 Season Performances: All’s Well That Ends Well, Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; King Lear, The Sound of Music, Trouble in Mind, Clue, The Tempest, Thurgood, Words Cubed.

Wasatch Mountain Music Festival, Wallsburg, wasatchmountainmusic.com July 8-10: Old time fiddle contests, songwriter contests,

Sunday morning gospel jam and featuring music by Ryan Shupe & the Rubber Band, Tim O’Brien with Jan Fabricus, Swagger, Coco Garcia, Kate MacLeod, Sam Payne and many others.

LOCAL CLUB VENUES Hangar House, 1016 S. State, SLC, hangarhouseslc.com July 1: Slenderbodies ; July 5: Liily; July 22: Town Mountain; Aug 11: Marty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra; Aug 12: SM Familia; Aug 21: Izaak Opatz

Kilby Court, 741 S. Kilby Court, SLC, kilbycourt.com

June 17: Lunar Vacation; June 18: Emily wells; June 19: Winona Forever/Laundry; June 20: Thru it all Feat. Nick Jordan; June 21: Ultra Q; June 22: Lo Moon; June 23: Lesser Care; June 24: Idi Et Amin Album Release Show; June 25: Cheekface; June 27: David Rosales; June 28: Stage Fright, Who Killed Candace, Blood Mother; June 29: Long Dead Bones; June 30: Fake Nice Album Release; July 1: Lonely Heights; July 2: Breakfast Biscuit Grande Finale; July; 5: Greer; July 6: Breakfast; July 7: Obeeyay’ July 8: Blue Rain Boots/Sunfish’ July 9: Early Successional; July 10: Post Sex Nachos; July 11: Ricky Hill; July 12: Convictions; July 13: Toothpicks; July 14: Drusky; July 15: Milk Money; July 16: Covey/Sincere Engineer; July 17: Quija Macc: Wicked Warlods Tour; July 19: French Police; July 20: New Hope Club; July 21: Doobie; July 22: Backhand; July 23: Sarah And The Sundays; July 25: Roselit Bone; July 26: Hanford; July 27: Sarah, Sarah; July 30: Laura Marano; Aug. 3: Garcia Peoples; Aug 6: Death Bells; Aug. 8: Loving; Aug. 11: Silvana Estrada; Aug. 12: Ian Sweet; Aug. 14: Bodega; Aug 16: Standards; Aug. 18: Sanguisugabogg; Aug. 20: Enterprise Earth; Aug. 23: The Districts; Aug. 24: Little Bird; Aug. 31: Meltt; Sept. 8: Hannah Wicklund; Sept. 12: The Polar Boys Sept. 14: Sun Room; Sept.

16: Porridge Radio; Sept. 17: Addison Grace; Sept. 22: The Bombpops ;Sept. 23: Foreign Air

Liquid Joe’s, 1249 E. 3300 South, SLC, liquidjoes.net

June 16: Bar Fites; June 17: Hysteria; June 18: Love Hard Tenelle & J Wawa; June 19: Rickrath Project 3:13; June 22: The Toasters - 4 Decades in Ska; June 24: Trapt 20th Anniversary Tour; June 25: All Star Vol 1; June 26: Saritah; July 2: Ms. Lady Pink; July 8: Monoblloco US Tour; July 10: Kung Fu Vampire; July 14: Twisted Insane; July 22: Sky Slick & Wicked; July 23: Nunca James; July 27: Nu Metal Madness Tour; July 29: A-Wax; July 30: Devin the Dude; Aug. 25: Afro Live Reggae Concert; Sept. 11: Corey Feldman; Sept. 16: Kid Frost

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Soundwell, 149 W. 200 South, SLC, soundwellslc.com

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The Loading Dock, 1490 Major St. , SLC, facebook.com/loadingdockslc

June 17: LSTBYZ with DMOE, Blacc E, Cody Himself [Backyard Show]; June 17: SLUG Localized; June 18: Vincent Draper & The Culls [Backyard Show]; June 18: Modern Speed with Say Hey, Static Replica; June 21: Tanner Usrey with The Swinging Lights; June 23: Giovannie and the Hired Guns; June 24: Martian Cult {Backyard]; June 24: Angel Magic with UTA Trax, Mercy Seat; June 25: Beach Party with German Wyoming, Gonzo; June 29: Baby Gurl with Red Bush, Debrider; June 30: Diane Coffee with Courtney Lane; July 1: The Gontiks with Mercy Seat, Sarah Sarah [Backyard]; July 1: Musor with SELFMYTH, Hobosapien; July 5: Al1ce with Solid State Soul, BirthVoid, Mañanero; July 7: Future.Exboyfriend with Cop Kid, Nicole Canaan; July 8: Palace of Buddies with SELFMYTH [Backyard]; July 8: NEVERMIND with Mannequin Twin; July 9: Psych Lake City; July 10: Stoneburner with CHANT, Dude Cougar; July 11: Exmortus with Hatriot, Silver Talon; July 12: Decrepit Birth with Pathology, Unmerciful, Stabbing; July 16: Mitokandrea with St.Terrible, DJ Toni Negroni [Backyard]; July 16: Sam Evian with Dad Bod, Fonteyn; July 17: Des Rocs with Suit Up Soldier; July 19: Cobra Man; July 23: The Ghost of Paul Revere with Charles Ellsworth; July 27: L.A. Witch; July 28: Wavves with BOYO, Smut; July 30: Electric Six / Supersuckers; July 31: 10 Years with Dragged Under, In the Whale; Aug. 1: Blacktop Mojo; Aug. 2: Hotel Mira with The Zolas; Aug. 5: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears; Aug. 6: Florist with Marc Merza; Aug. 7: The Beths; Aug. 10: Mystic Braves; Aug. 15: Steve Von Till with Helen Money; Aug. 16: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever; Aug. 17: The KVB with M!R!M, Cassette Drift, JESUSATANAS; Aug. 19: She Wants Revenge; Aug. 25: The Dear Hunter; Aug. 27: Nouvelle Vague with Strange As Angels; Aug. 29: The Aristocrats; Aug. 31: Cults with Reptaliens; Sept. 3: The Get Up Kids; Sept. 7: Pink Turns Blue; Sept. 13: Tinariwen; Sept. 14: Full of Hell / Blood Incantation with Vermin Womb, Mortuous, God Is War; Sept. 16: Agnostic Front / Sick of It All; Sept. 20: Gang of Youths; Sept. 24: Madison Cunningham; Sept. 27: Julia Jacklin

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ith the recent opening of Block Party 2700 (4044 S. 2700 East, blockparty2700.com) in Holladay, the concept of food halls has given me pause to reflect. Over the past decade or so, food halls—large, cafeterialike spaces that house multiple restaurants—have started to gain traction.

Utah first joined the food hall movement with Hall Pass (153 S. Rio Grande Street, hallpassslc.com), and it wasn’t long before Utah County got on the bandwagon with The Hut (495 E 600 North, Provo). Now that our food hall options have expanded all across the Wasatch Front, it’s time to take a deep dive into our love of communal dining.

My own entry point into food halls as we currently know them was courtesy of the food court at Fashion Place Mall circa 1997. I needed money to fund my high school exploits, so my older brother got me a job at the mall’s Sam Goody/Suncoast, a CD and video store that was eventually purchased and squashed out of existence by Best Buy. The food court was a bit of a refuge for my after-school shifts spent restocking Backstreet Boys albums and awkwardly selling Playboy Channel VHS tapes to crispy old dudes. During

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Joining Granato’s for Block Party 2700 is food truck-turned-storefront called Over the Coles BBQ, a coffee and gelato shop called Elephant Press Café, and a third location for Rose Park-based taqueria Santo Taco. The food hall itself has plenty of space and a welcoming vibe, and I think it’s done right by its selection of restaurants. Elephant Press is perfect for a breakfast pastry and some fresh roasted coffee, or a quick pop-in to indulge in some gelato. You can’t go wrong with a sandwich or pizza from Granato’s for lunch, or even a plate of tacos from Santo Taco, for that matter.

Over the Coles was the one place I hadn’t previously tried, so after a warmup of birria tacos ($7.99) from Santo, I popped over to see what they had cooking. Their menu offers the standard Texas barbecue fare—smoked chicken, pulled pork and brisket—and they earned some brownie points for having smoked spicy sausage as well.

I ordered the two-meat plate ($16.29) with sausage and chopped brisket— which costs $1.50 more, but was well worth it. The brisket is as tender as a dream and comes with plenty of that smoked exterior for a bit of texture. The sausage comes in a full link, and I was surprised to find that it’s stuffed with a bit of cheese for good measure. It’s got a nice snap and excellent flavor, but its spicy kick was a bit muted for my taste.

As long as dining out and discussing good food remains a social experience, the concept of food halls and food truck roundups will endure. I’m glad the concept has taken root locally as well. Visiting a food hall like Block Party 2700 that is owned and operated by a family that has been a part of Utah’s food scene since the 1950s just makes you feel all warm, fuzzy and full inside. CW

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my break, I’d wander over to the collection of fast-food joints and let the smell of sizzling fries, pepperoni pizza and Mongolian barbecue mosh their way into my nose. I had my favorites, of course, but I loved the fact that I could try something new during every shift if I wanted to.

Back when shopping malls were the acme of consumer culture, the food court merely existed to fuel the capitalist ideology of shopping until one dropped. Its staggering variety was designed to exploit the mall shopper’s desire to hunt down the perfect item for their money. In our evolution as consumers, food has become its own kind of stylistic commodity. Dining out has become a social event akin to going to the movies or a concert, and food fans obsessively follow chefs and restaurateurs on social media in the same way they follow celebrities of stage and screen.

This shift in our consumer culture has made it possible for the traditional food court concept to exist independently of an adjoined shopping center, which demonstrates the power foodies have over the world of commerce.

I visited Hall Pass when it first opened, and though I thought the variety and quality of food was great, I had a tough time buying into the concept.

Maybe the Netflix-ification of restaurant culture was a bit too much for my decision-fatigued brain, or maybe I’m just getting old and grouchy. All the same, Block Party 2700 was a bit easier for me to approach since it’s bringing more of a local vibe to the food hall concept. It was conceived by Frank and Kami Granato, owners of Granato’s Gourmet Market (granatos.com), who have converted their Holladay location into an epic partnership with three additional eateries.

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Fisher Brewing Co. 320 W. 800 South, SLC FisherBeer.com On Tap: Fisher Beer Grid City Beer Works 333 W. 2100 South, SLC GridCityBeerWorks.com On Tap: Extra Pale Ale Hopkins Brewing Co. 1048 E. 2100 South, SLC HopkinsBrewingCompany.com On Tap: Stonewall Sour Saison Kiitos Brewing 608 W. 700 South, SLC KiitosBrewing.com Level Crossing Brewing Co. 2496 S. West Temple, South Salt Lake LevelCrossingBrewing.com On Tap: Down The Road West Coast IPA Hey! Level Crossing is a Gold Medal Winner at the 2022 International Beer Awards!

Ogden River Brewing 358 Park Blvd, Ogden OgdenRiverBrewing.com On Tap: Injector Hazy IPA Policy Kings Brewery 223 N. 100 West, Cedar City PolicyKingsBrewery.com Proper Brewing 857 S. Main, SLC ProperBrewingCo.com On Tap: Veni Vidi BiBi- Italian Pilsner Red Rock Brewing Multiple Locations RedRockBrewing.com On Tap: Red Headed Stranger Red Ale w/ Coffee on Nitro Gungan Sith Lord - Czech Dark Lager RoHa Brewing Project 30 Kensington Ave, SLC RoHaBrewing.com On Tap: Blonde, Belgian Blonde Roosters Brewing Multiple Locations RoostersBrewingCo.com On Tap: Cosmic Autumn Rebellion SaltFire Brewing 2199 S. West Temple, S. Salt Lake SaltFireBrewing.com On Tap: Summer Camp Crush!!!

NEIPA Salt Flats Brewing 2020 Industrial Circle, SLC SaltFlatsBeer.com On Tap: Hazy Pale Ale 5% Shades Brewing 154 W. Utopia Ave, South Salt Lake ShadesBrewing.beer On Tap: Tropic Like It’s Hot (Hawaiian Punch) Sour Ale

Strap Tank Brewery Multiple Locations StrapTankBrewery.com Springville On Tap: PB Rider, Peanut Butter Stout Lehi On Tap: 2-Stroke, Vanilla Mocha Porter TF Brewing 936 S. 300 West, SLC TFBrewing.com On Tap: Edel Pils Talisman Brewing Co. 1258 Gibson Ave, Ogden TalismanBrewingCo.com On Tap: Kingslayer Uinta Brewing 1722 S. Fremont Drive, SLC UintaBrewing.com On Tap: Was Angeles Craft Beer UTOG 2331 Grant Ave, Ogden UTOGBrewing.com On Tap: Love Punch Hefe (proceeds to Project Rainbow) Vernal Brewing 55 S. 500 East, Vernal VernalBrewing.com Wasatch 2110 S. Highland Drive, SLC WasatchBeers.com Zion Brewery 95 Zion Park Blvd, Springdale ZionBrewery.com Zolupez 205 W. 29th Street #2, Ogden Zolupez.com

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ur trip to Moab provided us with a couple of ales that are departures from what we have typically known from one of Utah’s oldest breweries. The fruit additions to these two very different beers take the Moab flavor in many directions. Let’s see if your personality jives with either of these fruited offerings.

Moab - Johnny Fruitah: This hazy IPA was made with citra hops, and infused with mango and a medley of berries. It pours hazy and translucent; situated atop is one finger of soapy, bubbly white head that disintegrates over the next five-plus minutes. A wide collar of creamy froth sticks around, encircling a thin cap paired with a lovely coat of messy lacing. It looks fantastic, and the aroma only excites me further—there’s tons of grapefruit, lemon and orange in there, as well as notes of passion fruit, mango and melon. It’s juicy first and foremost, but also includes hints of pith, grassiness and some vaguely resiny hops.

This is a very tasty IPA, practically bursting with tropical fruit and citrus flavors.

I’m detecting orange and mango, alongside hints of pineapple, stone fruit, passion fruit and berries. There are also some grainy malts and honey sweetness in the background, but discerning it in the midst of the fruity forefront is difficult; the tail end of the sip has lingering tropical fruitiness as well as some pithy, pine resin-y bitterness. Medium-full in body, with low carbonation that gently brushes against the palate, resulting in a soft, smooth, rather

slick-textured brew. The 5.0 percent alcohol is quite well-integrated, and I’d say this is extremely drinkable session IPA. Overall: Though Moab’s beer is widely available along the Wasatch Front, I don’t have the opportunity to keep up on the small-batch stuff that hits their Moab pub.

Hell, I barely have time to stay on top of what’s going on here in Salt Lake, but I’ve generally heard positive buzz about what’s happening in Moab. If their other small batches are anywhere near as good as this, then we in the north are missing out. This is a fabulous session IPA that I would pick up on a regular basis.

Moab - Bougie Johnny’s Rosé Ale: I’m becoming quite fond of beer/wine hybrids.

Only a handful have been produced in the state, and they all bring a unique flavor profile. Moab’s Rosé inspired hybrid features Barbe Rouge hops along with Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio grapes.

It pours a mostly clear, just slightly hazy pinkish-amber beneath a short head of white foam. The aroma is limited, but lightly grapey, fruity and very clean.

The flavor is surprisingly like that of a sparkling rosé wine: slightly acidic, brightly fruity with white grapes and gently effervescent. There’s no bitterness to it, but none is needed, as the hint of acidity more than balances what sweetness is there. It’s light-bodied and delicately bristling on the tongue, very refreshing and—at 5.0 percent ABV—you could drink more than would be possible if you were drinking straight wine. Of the dozen or so rosé beers that I’ve tasted, this one comes closest to replicating a rosé wine. My question then is, is it cheaper than wine? I won’t do the math, but this tastes a lot like the Jaume Serra Cristalino Brut Rosé Cava that I’m so fond of.

Overall: Any time that you’d want a sparkling rosé wine, you could easily replace it with this. I’m thinking of a Red Butte concert, backyard BBQs or relaxing on the beach or camping. It’s really well done, and well worth trying.

You should easily be able to find both of these Moab beers at most grocery stores that carry beers in 16-ounce cans. I haven’t seen either of these on draft locally, though I would like to see that very much. As always, cheers! CW

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Sauce Lake City Fest

Lovers of all things saucy will want to check out Sauce Lake City Fest (saucelakecity.com) this Saturday, June 18. It’s a flavorful roundup of food vendors, music, art and other consumables celebrating our collective love of hot food. In addition to plenty of great things to eat, Sauce Lake City will feature a hot rod show, cooking competitions and a spicy pepper challenge. The event takes place at the Utah State Fair Park (155 N. 1000 West) from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and tickets can be purchased in advance via the festival website. If you pride yourself on your ability to handle spicy food, this is where you can put your capsaicin tolerance to the test.

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The team at Quarters Arcade Bar (5 E. 400 South, 801-477-7047, quartersslc.com) is ever so close to opening its second location in Sugar House (1045 E. 2100 South). Depending on how generous the DABS is with their next set of liquor licenses, we may see this beloved den of all things geeky expanding right on schedule this summer. Quarters Arcade Bar has been a bastion for local nerds whose interest in craft cocktails has dovetailed with their interest in arcade hopping and competitive gaming. Their original location in downtown Salt Lake has become a beloved hangout ever since it first opened in 2018. May the Force be strong with the DABS. Quote of the Week: “Pepper is small in quantity and great in virtue.” –Plato

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Speaking of YouTube: Consider this sub-entry both a tip and request for tips.

Living with a Salt Lake native who’s back in the city after a couple of decades away means that I get to hear about the good old days. A few drive-arounds have at least given me a sense of where certain places were—places like the Cosmic Aeroplane and the Speedway. A new name’s entered the list: The Palladium.

After discussing this ’80s dance club via some barstool chatter the other evening, a quick trip to YouTube indicated that there’s at least a little bit of history floating around about this club, which existed in Sugar House from 1985-89. A cable access show called Palladium Dance Party is at YouTube, in the form of a handful of edited clips, currently around a half-hour’s worth. Palladium Dance Party was the kind of show that existed in a lot of larger cities in the 1980s, a sort of offspring of shows like American Bandstand and the contemporary of shows like the USA Network staple Dance Party USA (1986-92; R.I.P.). Featured in these 1986 clips: a lot of dancing, which you’d expect from the title, but also a bit of live, local music and lip-syncing to hits of the time. If you’ve not seen someone perform Laurie Anderson in perfect period attire, you’re only a click away from that sight.

Simply search “Palladium Dance Party”

Andy Frasco at Snowbasin on YouTube. Speaking of which, if you were part of that scene, do us a solid and send a note via: music@cityweekly.net.

More Music from Mr. Miller: Lloyd Miller’s developed a great kinship with the local label FountainAVM and a new recording has arrived from that partnership. His latest work, ORIENTATIONS - 1960-2021, is described as “collection of recordings from the incredibly prolific and equally enigmatic artist Lloyd Miller, whose life and studies in Near and Middle Eastern music spans generations. Unearthed from Miller’s own library and painstakingly transferred from tape by FOUNTAINavm founder Adam Michael Terry, this collection of unreleased songs span from 1960-2021 and tracks Miller’s journeys through the Middle and Near East, where Miller lived as an educator and Iranian Prime Time television host. Following two incredibly well received albums— one with the Heliocentrics and one as a trio that was released by FOUNTAINavm in 2020—this is an intimate sneak peek into Lloyd Miller’s work and life.” You can purchase physical copies at Elevator Jazz Gallery, inside King’s Peak Coffee (412 S. 700 West Suite 140), or you can find online buying options at fountainavm.com. CW

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In Praise of Urban’s Outdoor Shows: On June 3, the New Orleans indie rock band Motel Radio played a Backyard Show at Urban Lounge, with support from local acts Drusky and Dad Bod. It was a) a very sympathetic lineup, with the groups superwell-chosen as a package; and b) seemed the right choice for an outdoor gig, as a much-louder bill played the night away inside. As I’m still on a tour of local venues, the inside of Urban Lounge was already well-known to me, but the outdoor situation there was a totally different experience. And, to be quite honest, it’s a really, really nice spot for a spring/summer/fall show. With perfect temps and a cool-looking moon, Motel Radio’s mellow rock was the perfect soundtrack to a fun evening. If you already know that the Urban Lounge’s backyard rules, forgive this newbie’s gushing. Great spot for a show, really.

On the Topic of Dad Bod…: In the second slot that evening, the locals of Dad Bod mentioned that they’d released a music video that same day, for the single “Pastels.” It’s a fun view, showcasing the group as solid musicians and top-notch basketball players, too. You can find that slice of chilled-out indie at YouTube, with links to all of their recent work at: linktr. ee/dadbodband.

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ere are a few different tidbits of SLC music news and notes, starting with a decidedly outdoors vibe.

Snowbasin Announces A Summer Fest: Every time that we believe the summer festival and summer music series calendar is complete, another announcement arrives. The one arriving in our inbox this week is especially nice, with a wide variety of sounds arriving in Snowbasin (3925 E. Snowbasin Road, Huntsville) from June and July. A mix of local, regional and national performers is slated to appear at affordable ticket prices.

The lineup for Blues, Brews & BBQ reads like this: June 19, Mothers of Mayhem and Kris Lager; June 26, Cam Gallagher & Tasty Soul and Diggin’ Dirt; July 3, Herban Empire and The Burroughs; July 17, Aaron Davis & The Mystery Machine and New Orleans Suspects; July 24, Andy Frasco and Let’s Ride Brass Band; and July 31, The Snarlin’ Yarns and Curley Tyalor & Zydeco Trouble. In each of these cases, the first band listed plays from noon-2 p.m., with the second performance running from 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Tickets for the Blues, Brews & BBQ series run $10 for a day’s ticket, or $75 for a season’s pass. Details can be found at snowbasin.com.

After a pause in programming for August and September, the SnowWiesn Oktoberfest takes place at the same venue all through October, with a classic Germanic bent.

While We’re Talking Fests…: The Utah Beer Festival, which is affiliated with the City Weekly, is coming up on Aug. 8 - 9.

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Scott Lippitt, “Sandy Vaults”: Over the next few months, Scott Lippitt will be releasing a handful of four singles, prior to the release of a full album, Meaning Maker, on Oct. 7. The first song, mixed/mastered at June Audio in Provo, is “Sandy Vaults.” It’s a track that the songwriter says is a bit of a departure in creation. “‘Sandy Vaults’ evolved over days and weeks of experimentation and playing the song live using a looper,” Lippitt writes to us. “In fact, ‘Sandy Vaults’ is one of the first songs I wrote on guitar using a looper. Being able to loop segments live has really changed the way I approach songwriting.

Before I had the looper, I was mostly limited to strumming chords and singing a melody. Now, I can easily experiment with chords, riffs, vocal harmonies and percussion all in the moment of songwriting. Although I did not utilize the looper during the final recording of ‘Sandy Vaults,’ using the looper during the songwriting process had lasting impacts on the final production. For instance, the guitar riff repeats throughout giving the song a pulsing, circular feel.”

The track, he feels, bears the influences of Big Thief and Radiohead. Like others that Lippitt is working on, it’s being augmented by music videos, TikTok shorts and other, ancillary bits of tied-in, promotional material. Speaking of which, though “Sandy Vaults” is largely a solo affair, Lippitt’s

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generous in sharing credit for the track’s artwork with artist Claire Taylor. (Her solo exhibition, “Snail Snake City,” is live at the Utah State Capitol 4th Floor Gallery through Sept. 29.)

You can keep track of Lippitt’s social media posts via flowcode.com/page/scottlippittmusic. You can purchase/stream the track, as well at other Lippitt works dating back to 2013 at: scottlippitt.bandcamp.com.

Evan Michael, “Porchlight”: Evan Beitsch—who records and releases music under the name Evan Michael—has built a track called “Porchlight,” assembling a group of crack musicians and collaborators in Daniel Young (drums) Michelle Moonshine (backing vocals), Muskrat Jones (pedal steel), J-Rad Cooley (harmonica) and Brennan Hansen (bass). The work was recorded in Orchard Studios by Young.

“I’m still pinching myself over working with what I personally feel is the ‘dream team’ of SLC musicians,” Michael says. “As a newcomer to Utah, I was immediately blown away by the fertile country music scene that has developed around SLC. I soon stumbled into Michelle Moonshine’s music, and was not only astounded by her talent, but also by the beautiful, raw production quality of her music. I chased her sound to its source at Orchard Studios and immediately knew I had to work with Daniel Young. Dan graciously took me under his wing and helped to connect me with this incredible all-star cast you now hear on ‘Porchlight.’”

The track, which can comfortably be cited as high-quality Americana, is Michael’s “tale of the day I decided to stop sweeping both my problems and my desires under the rug. Life was slipping through my fingers. Armed with a leaky tent and a fresh perspective, I hit the road and never looked back.”

At the moment, Michael’s planning a temporary move: He’ll be living in Casper, Wyo., for the summer, and will be based there for the time being, with some upcoming dates booked in Cheyenne and Denver. In the fall, he’ll return to SLC gigging, both solo and with his band Carving Canyons. Until then, you can find “Porchlight” through a simple search for Evan Michael at YouTube. CW

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Kishi Bashi @ Metro Music Hall

Not content to create in the standard album/ tour release schedule, the ever-inventive Kishi Bashi has been creating across a variety of platforms over the past decade, including scoring for television, filmmaking, collaborations with other artists and, yes, some albums and EPs, too. Of particular note to residents of Utah, he’s examined the U.S. internment camps of Japanese-Americans during WWII, which ties neatly into the history of the Topaz camp near Delta. In 2019, his bio notes, “he released his album Omoiyari (a Japanese word for the idea of creating compassion toward other people by thinking about them) in support of his feature length documentary Omoiyari: A songfilm by Kishi Bashi which explores minority identity and the Incarceration of Japanese Americans in WWII.” Kishi Bashi plays the Metro Music Hall (615 W. 100 South) on Sunday, June 19 at 7 p.m. Also appearing is Tall Tall Trees. Ticket info ($25) can be found at metromusichall.com.

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Billy Howerdel @ Metro Music Hall

A member of the cult faves A Perfect Circle, Billy Howerdel has created an album called What Normal Was, a work that’s being hailed for a blend of influences, including names from Nine Inch Nails to Pink Floyd to Echo & The Bunnymen. On that count of influences, Howerdel says of his own album that “this is me stepping back into my early teen self and making the record I would have made if I had the means and the knowledge when I first picked up a guitar—just in 2022. It’s that moment as a kid when you hear a record, close your eyes, and go somewhere else. That was the time I found my lane, so to speak. During the making of this album, a global pandemic’s chaos had a silver lining. It gave me time to tighten the songs into the place I’d hoped they could be. When I look back, I don’t think I’d change anything about it.” Billy Howerdel plays Metro Music Hall (615 W. 100 South) on Tuesday, June 21. Tickets are $28 with purchasing information available at metromusichall.com. No support act was listed at press time.

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Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Emily

Wells is out in support of the album Regards to the End. Pitchfork praises it, saying “Wells’ most exciting music is vibrant and dynamic, throwing the listener into unexpected hairpin turns.” The performer’s bio suggests no small of ambition in thematic content: “The polymathic composer, producer, and video artist explores the AIDS crisis, climate change, and her lived experience—as a queer musician from a long line of preachers, watching the world burn—in immaculately layered yet spare songs that impel the listener to be attuned, acting like a magnet on our attention.” Emily Wells plays Kilby Court (748 W. Kilby Court) on Saturday, June 18 with one of SLC’s own, Josaleigh Pollett. Tickets are $15, doors open at 7 p.m. and the show is all-ages.

Blitzen Trapper @ Egyptian Theatre With 10 albums to their credit, the members of Blitzen Trapper can pull from nearly 20 years of releases, including their latest, 2020’s Holy Smokes Future Jokes. The album was praised by the roots-music tastemakers at No Depression like so: “As with previous albums, Holy Smokes Future Jokes is ultimately defined

by Eric Earley’s vocals and lyricism. While Earley’s melodies are occasionally predictable, each song invariably includes hook-y swerves or hip vocal annunciations that nudge the

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So let’s start off with a quick apology: This show, at the intimate Kenley in Layton, is sold out at press time. Ordinarily, we wouldn’t point to a show with that ticket-less status (though secondary markets are always an option), but just a few weeks ago, Jefferson Starship rolled into a region for a night of hits and we were quick to note that. So, fast-forwarding a couple weeks, Mickey Thomas—once the vocalist for Jefferson Starship—has his own version of the group out on the road, and they’re playing the same smaller amphitheaters and summer fairs as their competitive sibling band.

If summertime’s good for anything, it’s seeing the faves of yesteryear cranking up their touring machines for the remaining fanbases. Sometimes, you even get to experience the songs twice. Starship featuring Mickey Thomas performs at Ed Kenley Amphiteatre (403 Wasatch Dr, Layton) on Thursday, June 16 at 8 pm. You can find info on other Kenley shows at davisarts.org.

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track toward infectiousness. Seventeen years since its eponymous debut, Blitzen Trapper remains an innovative band well-versed on the Americana playbook, still offering distinct contributions.” Blitzen Trapper play a three-night engagement at Park City’s Egyptian Theatre (328 Main St.). Unlike the usual ThursdaySaturday rotation at the classic venue, this one’s running from Wednesday, June 22-Friday, June 24. Tickets, from $23, are available at tickets.egyptiantheatrecompany.org.

Cam Gallagher & Tasty Soul @ Soundwell

Now 14-months into their musical journey together, Cam Gallagher’s band Tasty Soul is rife with young local talent, with a lineup that’s winning fans around the region. A funk band by trade, the group’s becoming a mainstay on the local club circuit, with festival dates starting to dot their calendar this summer. For this gig, the band gets to stretch a bit with a headlining time slot. In fact, the band will be “recording video and audio in the style of Vuelf Pecks live in Madison Square Garden,” creating a live album in the process. Cam Gallagher & Tasty Soul play Soundwell (149 W. 200 South) on Wednesday, June 22, along with Columbia Jones. Tickets are $17-20 and available at tixr.com.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19)

“The whole point for me is to change as much as possible,” says Aries actor Keira Knightley. What?! Is she serious? Her number one aspiration is to keep transforming and transforming and transforming? I guess I believe her. It’s not an entirely unexpected manifesto coming from an Aries person. But I must say: Her extra bold approach to life requires maximum resilience and resourcefulness.

If you think that such an attitude might be fun to try, the coming weeks will be one of the best times ever to experiment.

and sad, his mama said, “Sit down at your desk and write a letter to yourself. A long and beautiful letter.” This would be a good task for you right now, Libra. Whatever mood you are in, I invite you to write a long and beautiful letter to yourself. I further recommend that you carry out the same ritual once every six weeks for the next nine months. This will be a phase of your life when it’s extra crucial that you express soulful tenderness toward your deep self on a regular basis. You may be amazed at how inspirational and transformative these communications will be.

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Taurus poet May Sarton relished “the sacramentalization of the ordinary.” What a wonderfully Taurean attitude! There is no sign of the zodiac better able than you Bulls to find holiness in mundane events and to evoke divine joy from simple pleasures. I predict this specialty of yours will bloom in its full magnificence during the coming weeks. You will be even more skillful than usual in expressing it, and the people you encounter will derive exceptional benefits from your superpower.

Sometimes, the arrival of a peculiar event in your life is a good sign.

It may mean that fate has sent an intervention to disrupt a boring phase of inertia or a habit-bound grind. An unexpected twist in the plot may signal a divine refreshment. It could be a favorable omen announcing a helpful prod that’s different from what you imagined you needed. I suspect that an experience or two fitting this description will soon materialize in your life story. Be alert for them.

Promise yourself you’ll be receptive to their unexpected directives.

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Here’s a message I hope you will deliver to the universe sometime soon: “Dear Life: I declare myself open and ready to receive miracles, uplifting news, fun breakthroughs, smart love and unexpected blessings. I hope to be able to give my special gifts in new and imaginative ways. I am also eager for useful tips on how to express my dark side with beauty and grace. One more perk I hope you will provide, dear Life: Teach me how to be buoyantly creative and sensitively aggressive in asking for exactly what I need.”

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Say something like this: “I promise to act primarily out of love in my dealings with you, and I ask you to do the same with me.

Please don’t help me or give me things unless they are offered with deep affection. Let’s phase out favors that are bestowed out of obligation or with the expectation of a favor in return. Let’s purge manipulativeness from our dynamic. Let’s agree to provide each other with unconditional support.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Author Lauren Collins tells us, “Bilinguals overwhelmingly report that they feel like different people in different languages. It is often assumed that the mother tongue is the language of the true self.

But if first languages are reservoirs of emotion, second languages can be rivers undammed, freeing their speakers to ride different currents.” I bring these thoughts to your attention, Aquarius, because the next 12 months will be an excellent time for you to begin becoming bilingual or else to deepen your fluency in a second language. And if you’re not ready to do that, I encourage you to enhance your language skills in other ways. Build your vocabulary, for instance. Practice speaking more precisely. Say what you mean and mean what you say 95% of the time. Life will bring you good fortune if you boost your respect for the way you use language.

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Piscean-born Robert Evans has been an amateur astronomer since he was 18. Though he has never been paid for his work and has mostly used modest telescopes, he holds the world record for discovering supernovas—42. These days, at age 85, he’s still scanning the skies with a 12-inch telescope on his back porch. Let’s make him your role model for the coming months. I have faith you can achieve meaningful success even if you are a layperson without massive funding. PS: Keep in mind that “amateur” comes from the Latin word for “lover.” Here’s the dictionary’s main definition: “a person who engages in a study, sport or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons.”

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Two months later, he found it again and checked to see its status.

Surprise! It was a winner. His prize was $20 million. I propose we make him your role model for now, my fellow Crabs. Let’s all be alert for assets we may have forgotten and neglected. Let’s be on the lookout for potentially valuable resources that are ripe for our attention. More info on Knott: tinyurl.com/RememberToCheck

Sagittarius author Edna O’Brien long ago shed the strict Catholic faith in which she was raised. But she still harbors spiritual feelings colored by her tradition. She says, “Ideally, I’d like to spend two evenings a week talking to [novelist] Marcel Proust and another conversing with the Holy Ghost.” I suspect a similar balance of influences will be healthy for you in the days ahead, Sagittarius. My advice is to connect with an inspiration you drew sustenance from while growing up. Spend equal time consorting with deep-feeling smart people who will stimulate you to rearrange the contents of your rational mind.

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hat’s going on? I recently held an open house and only two groups came through! I listed a property and only had three showings! Is the real-estate bubble bursting?

Don’t wait for a popping sound, but the market is softening somewhat. Prices in many areas around the country have adjusted downward by an average of 5%, and bidding wars are starting to slow as mortgage interest rates have increased to 5% or more.

Last month, Realtor.com reported that home prices are moving south in cities such as Detroit, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Chicago, as well as Toledo, Ohio; Rochester, New York; Springfield, Massachusetts; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Memphis, Tennessee; and Richmond, Virginia.

This isn’t a repeat of the evil Great Recession, when housing prices were out of control, and within a year, the bubble burst and prices plummeted across the country—with many foreclosures a direct result.

This small decrease doesn’t mean we’re headed for another crash, and Utah sellers won’t feel that much pain during this inflation. Why not?

• We have the best unemployment stats in the country, with only 2% unemployment vs. 3.5% nationally.

More people are moving into Utah • than leaving it.

We still have very low real estate in• ventory for buyers or renters.

The advantage of the market softening is that buyers may have a chance at winning a bid rather than competing with more than 20 offers.

During the crash in 2008, we saw housing values decline almost 20%. And yet, in 2021, housing prices rose an average of 19% in one year. During the coronavirus, renters wanted the security of owning their own nest, and millennials decided to buy rather than rent.

We saw not just unholy homeowner offeringprice increases but also low inventory.

As inflation keeps rising, experts believe a recession could follow. Should that happen, we might see a collapsing housing market.

However, a collapse isn’t logical in Utah when there continues to be such a demand on housing inventory. Thus, don’t worry yourself thinking that the home you just bought is going to go down in value by 20% anytime soon.

Back in 2008, just about anyone could get a home loan, and too many bought who really couldn’t afford to own. So, when the economy crashed, buyers lost their jobs and couldn’t afford their mortgage payments, which led to massive foreclosures around the country.

Nowadays, lenders are much tougher on buyers—who now have to meet more rigid credit and income requirements to qualify for a mortgage. There are very few foreclosures out there right now, as seen by the HUD website’s list of available homes.

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Hot Mail Things recently got heated in a Pasadena, Maryland, community on May 31. As residents waited for their mail, WBAL-TV reported, two letter carriers got into a fight in the street. One witness said that one of the mail carriers “punched the window on the other one’s mail truck,” and that “one backed up and slammed into the other one like bumper cars.” Another witness, Brenda Rippetoe, said, “There was mail all over the street. They kept going around the block, and at one point, they were front-to-front, hitting their bumpers together.” Residents called 911, and the postal service sent other carriers to pick up the mail, which was delivered by 7 p.m.

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n WFIE-TV in Evansville, Indiana, reported on June 2 that Your Brother’s Bookstore has more to offer than just great reading material. As the new owners were preparing to open the business last year, they discovered a hidden trap door that led to a room under the store. It was just a dusty opening with a hole in the wall, and they didn’t give it much thought until the Evansville African American Museum contacted them, thinking it might be related to the historic Underground Railroad. Museum officials investigated and learned the hole led to a tunnel that runs under Evansville’s Main Street. While there was no evidence of the Underground Railroad abolitionist route, the owners did find artifacts related to the Prohibition era: a still, glass bottles, and tables and chairs that might have been part of a gambling den.

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Vicky Umodu of Colton, California, was thrilled to find two free sofas and a matching chair on Craigslist for her new house. She was skeptical of the no-cost furniture, but the owners explained that a family member had recently passed away, and they were liquidating the possessions, ABC7 News reported on June 2.

When Umodo got the furniture home, she felt some kind of item in one of the cushions and thought it might be a heating pad, but upon further inspection, she found several envelopes filled with cash. “I was just telling my son, ‘Come, come, come!’ I was screaming, ‘This is money! I need to call the guy!’” Umodu found a staggering $36,000 in total. She returned the cash to the family, who told her they had found other hidden stashes in the deceased man’s home, but not such large amounts. As a gesture of thanks, they gave Umodu $2,200, money she needed for a new refrigerator. “I was not expecting a dime from him, I was not,” she said.

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Twenty-one-year-old Nathan Miller was charged with OVI— operating a vehicle while intoxicated—for driving his horsedrawn Amish buggy on the wrong side of Hague Road. Officers were able to get in front of the horse and buggy, but the rig didn’t stop; it turned out Miller was passed out in the driver’s seat.

While deputies tried to get control of the horse, it crashed into a patrol car. Miller was treated for injuries at the scene.

Great Art In Parks, Louisiana, a rendering of the Last Supper in the St. Joseph Catholic Church has all the usual elements—plus one regionally iconic extra: a bottle of McIlhenny’s Tabasco hot sauce, conveniently placed in front of one of Jesus’ disciples. Pastor Nicholas DuPre said after he arrived in the parish in 2019, he heard from Shane Bernard, a curator and historian from McIlhenny, who wondered if the “urban myth” about the painting was true. When DuPre confirmed the hot sauce product placement, Bernard reportedly sent a large commemorative collector’s bottle of Tabasco. Christie Hebert, the artist, told the Daily Advertiser that she was asked not to make the painting an exact replica of the timeless and world-famous DaVinci original. Instead, the priest at that time “wanted to make it unique to our area,” she said.

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