Reading Time: < 1 minute When: Friday and Saturday, January 17th and 18th Where: 135 North University, Provo How much: $8 Anyone at all acquainted with the Utah Valley music scene will be familiar with Provo’s Velour (Live Music Gallery). The venue, that helped launch acts like Imagine Dragons and Neon Trees, is having a two-night birthday party this […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Located on across the street from Olive Garden on west State Street in American Fork, El Mexiquense’s glass façade is plain and unintimidating, adorned with only it’s name and a neon “open” sign. Inside there are two counters (the first for placing your order, the second for picking it up), a flock of small square […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The national topic of choice this week stems from the different methodologies employed by the Baseball Writers of America in comparison with Louisville’s decision to give Bobby Petrino a new start less than two years after his he and his mistress were involved in a motorcycle accident.
Reading Time: < 1 minute In part 2, Kyle mistakes the Western Wrestling Conference for the WAC, and then the WWE, before Garrett brings clarity to the Greco-Roman conversation and updates us on the progress of the UVU wrestling team.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Part 1 focuses on UVU men’s and women’s basketball. Garrett discuss why they think the men’s team has as good a shot as any WAC team to qualify for March Madness and why the women’s team will be successful in the future despite current challenges. In part 2, Kyle mistakes the Western Wrestling Conference for […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Before moving forward into the new year, here’s a look back at 12 of the great local albums released in the last 12 months. Polytype’s “Basic//Complex” Check out the band here. Buy their album here. Westward the Tide’s EP “Everything Is” Check out the band here. Buy their album here. Mortigi Tempo’s self titled album Check […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Banana Leaf restaurant is another great dining experience in Provo. Yet, unlike all the rest, it adds a sense of unmatched aromatic authenticity to the local restaurant scene. Each dish is colorful, reasonably priced, and comes from traditional Singaporean and Sri Lankan cuisine. As the first restaurant in Utah of the Selvaratnam family’s native […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes UVU students have hidden super powers—mad drawing skills, guitar shredding, academic prowess, the ability to just eat a lot. There are plenty of talented students at this school. I was fortunate enough to spontaneously interview one such UVU student, Stefania Barr, singer/songwriter for rock band Shrink the Giant. She revealed her own personal super power. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Part 3 includes the last of our Iron Bowl thoughts, covers the “team of destiny” (United States Men’s National Team) and its World Cup 2014 draw, along with a tribute to the peerless Nelson Mandela. The conversation concludes with thoughts on the Steve Sarkisian-Chris Petersen debate/carousel. Editor’s note: Nick Hayden plays defensive tackle for the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Part 2 features the weekly college football line guess, only this time it’s a championship edition, beginning with a preview of the Utah State-Fresno State Mountain West Championship game. The conversation eventually shifts to the awe-inspiring Iron Bowl.