The Music Scene: Where to Catch a Good Show

July 31, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes When looking for things to do in Utah Valley, a crowd favorite is live music. According to graduate student Julia Chiou, an avid attendee of shows, live music is a way to bring people together. “Local music isn’t just about the music; it’s about the people, It is all about authenticity and storytelling. The performers […]

Backseat Lovers celebrate album release at Velour

January 30, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes One of Utah’s hottest bands, The Backseat Lovers, performed at Velour on Saturday, January 26 in front of a sold-out crowd to celebrate the release of their first full-length album When We Were Friends. Opening for the Lovers were another trending name in the Utah music scene—Sammy Brue and the Grinders. Blue Rainboots then hit […]

Apple Music vs. Spotify: What the students are saying

September 30, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Apple Music/iTunes uses more data on campus servers than any other streaming service – and over ten times more data than Spotify. According to data provided by Ray Walker, Vice President of Information Technology, about 100 gigabytes of Apple Music/iTunes data is downloaded on campus per week — nearly half the audio streaming on the […]