Gost, Mars Red Sky, Howling Giant, and More Booked for Crucialfest



Boutique Salt Lake City music festival, Crucialfest, has announced the first bands, performing on the first night of their 13th edition. Mars Red Sky, Midwife, Howling GIant, Ex, Everything, Onsetter, Iota, Violet Temper, Dehorn, and Gost will appear at the event, taking place September 13-15 at SLC’s Metro Music Hall, with more bands to come. Keep reading below for more information.
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Listen to Planning For Burial’s Cover of the Low Classic “Murderer”


Thom Wasluck (Planning For Burial) has recorded a cover of Low’s “Murderer,” from 2007 album, Drums and Guns. The track is the Wasluck’s contribution to The Flenser record label’s compilation of covers of the band Low, titled Your Voice is Not Enough. The full compilation is coming in 2024, with a vinyl exclusive via The Flenser Series Five Membership, and digital being available everywhere. Check out “Murderer” below.

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CONCERT REVIEW: Baroness – Primitive Man – Midwife – Agriculture Live at The UC Theatre 


On a beautiful autumn night we headed out to see one of my favorite bands in one of my favorite Bay Area venues. To readers of this website, no one will be shocked that Baroness is one of my all-time top bands and I hold all their albums in high regard. We recently did a deep dive discography over at the Glacially Musical Pouredcast. I even own an exclusive John Dyer Baizley-made print from the Yellow and Green album era (Relapse Records) that holds a special place in my heart. Needless to say, the 2023 release of the album Stone (Abraxan Hymns) has not left my rotation. Not only was I getting to see one of the best bands to ever do it live, three other killer bands were joining them tonight in Primitive Man, Midwife and Agriculture. The approach of the headline band to have different sets of rotating openers should be a more common practice when possible.  

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