Reading Time: 3 minutes The Backseat Lovers are a rising band based out of Heber City – and one to definitely keep your eyes on. Within two months, they have already made impressive achievements. The band members have released “Elevator Days”, their indie rock EP twinged with the right mix of folk. This June, they won the Velour’s Battle […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Local music group GENTRI – “The Gentlemen Trio” – are preparing for the release of their fifth studio album. Members Casey Elliott, Brad Robins and Bradley Quinn Lever originally bonded over their love for musical theatre. The three tenors met when performing in leading roles in Les Miserables at the Hale Center Theater directed by […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Foreign Figures, a music group originating from Orem, Utah, recently signed with KnightVision records. This music label will help the band release and gain traction for their thought-provoking and influential EP, Overzealous. Band members Eric Michels, Steve Michels, Seth Dunshee and Jonny Tanner formed their music group in 2014, meeting one another while attending UVU […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU’s a cappella group, VoiceLine, performed April 3 at the Ragan Theater, while emphasizing ideas of familial values and moral messages between songs of diverse genres. VoiceLine began at UVU in 2012 through the efforts of Steve Koplin and Josh Olsen with help from faculty advisor Connie Jensen. Though their roots originate at UVU, this […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Students of the UVU Commercial Music Department held a concert at the Ragan Theater March 2 to springboard the department’s concert series. With the use of a fog machine, captivating visuals, lights and professional musical equipment, the department created their own rock and pop concert experience on campus. The show comprised of two groups, Jealous […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are two names that are becoming well known in the film industry for writing music. Paul and Pasek are a duo composition team that has a Tony, an Oscar and a Grammy already under their belts with only a few music labels to their name. Their latest big hit, The […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVUSA put on a swinging jazz dance Jan. 19 in the Grande Ballroom. Local jazz performers from the Utah Swing Orchestra taught people to jitter and jive like it was 1939. “It’s kinda like a date night and an opportunity for students and non-traditional students to come out and enjoy a fancier [event],” marketing junior […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Decked out in varying textures of black clothing, faces masked in heavy makeup, and hair teased up in “glam metal” styles, Black Veil Brides definitely made an entrance when they introduced themselves to the world of music in 2009. The release of their first single, Knives and Pens, created mixed reactions from the public. There […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Last year brought a diverse range of music from a variety of artists, from break-out rapper Logic to the long-standing rock outfit Queens of the Stone Age. Indie rookie Declan Mckenna proved he’s much more than a one-hit wonder with his politically and socially charged album, What Do You Think About the Car? Lorde embodied the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s the beginning of yet another semester bringing you closer to graduation. Unfortunately, there is one stumbling block that many students struggle with. No matter how smart you are, the one thing many of us put off until the absolute last minute is the dreaded act of studying. Studying can be boring, tedious and downright […]