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Rainbow Kitten Surprise switched venues from Saltair to the Sandy Amphitheater for a sold out show. (L-R): Ethan Goodpaster, Jess Haney, Ela Melo and Drew Long. Photo: Ethan Clewell Pulling into the parking lot of the Sandy Amphitheater, concertgoers couldn’t ignore the line stretching from the venue entrance all the way to the sidewalk of State Route 209. The band Rainbow Kitten Surprise sold out the Sandy Amphitheater after the show was moved from the Saltair.

Hailey Bramlett and Colton Weigand, owe a lot to their humble restaurant. Photo: John Barkiple The new owners of Este Pizzeria in Sugar House, domestic partners Hailey Bramlett and Colton Weigand, owe a lot to their humble restaurant. They took over in March from Brooke Yardley and Anthony Stewart, who, with their two kids, ran it like a family business.

La Sécurité's latest album, Bingo!, released June 12, 2026. Photo courtesy of La Sécurité Éliane Viens-Synnott (synths/percussions/vocals) and Félix Bélisle (bass/backup vocals) of the Canadian French band La Sécurité interviewed with SLUG July 10, preceding their upcoming EU/UK tour, Ete Automne — which will be their fifth European tour. The band formed in 2021 as a pandemic project, wanting to experiment with sound. “I’d drummed in a couple of punk bands before.

Baby Giant Why Am ILipsyncStreet: 06.13.2026Baby Giant = Kid Cudi + Larry JuneDespite being raised on folk music in the red-rock farmtowns of Utah, I’ve grown to appreciate the true talent and soul required to produce quality hip-hop and rap tracks. This being said, while living in the heart of the city I’ve found that hip-hop and rap are some of the more underrated and underrepresented sounds in Salt Lake’s local music scene.

​ALL ARE WELCOME to join us Tuesday, July 21 @ 7:00pm for our monthly event! Location for this event will be HAVN SLC (470 W 200 N). ​For our creative activity we will be designing Unconventional Business Cards. 💡 We will have supplies to make physical cards in many forms (post cards, coasters, matches, etc). However, bring your laptop if you would like to (also) make digital business cards! ​Salt Lake Wine & Design is a welcoming community for creatives to connect, collaborate, and grow.

Energy Exchange Circle is about learning about your own energy and how it affects those around you. Come and enjoy this playful 90 minute workshop that features activities and information geared toward helping you to awaken to your energy body. Come dressed in comfortable clothes that you can move around in and sit on the floor. No previous experience required and this class is open to all genders and sexualities. For tickets text ‘LOVE’ to 385-279-9856. Come and explore the world of Tantra!

The Muffs have a new CD due out in May. Kim Shattuck doesn’t have much to do until the record is released and the summer concert series begins, so she agreed to chat on the phone about the album and a single on Sympathy For The Record Industry. The Muffs live is widely recognized as a display of supreme entertainment.

I am watching a performance of modern dance. Can anybody even define that term anymore without dropping into the science, the belabored recall of names or the creators of specific movements that defined time in the art of dance? I’ve seen modern performances before, repeat creations, resurrected, but something always happens to magic once it’s been buried six feet under and dug up: it ossifies into wood.

Snapcase Progression Through Unlearning Victory Snapcase’s latest, Progression Through Unlearning, is 55% hard and 45% heavy. This is by far one of the best hardcore releases of the year. A strong emphasis on songwriting is evident during listening. That, as well as serious technical ability, will raise this band above many others. The disc doesn’t have any blazing guitar solos, though; that’s the only thing I can hear that is missing.

I think about that quote every time I go into a double feature, and it was very much on my mind as I entered Broadway Centre Cinemas last Friday night for Pee-wee's Big Adventure and The Mask. What could these films possibly have to say to one another? Image courtesy of Salt Lake Film Society.