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Kilby Block Party
Kilby Block Party Music Festival is an annual, four-day independent music festival in Salt Lake City, Utah that originated in 2019 as an actual block party honoring Kilby Court, Salt Lake City's longest-standing all-ages music venue. Over the years, it has grown and developed into a major event featuring nationally and internationally recognized artists alongside local acts held at the Utah State Fairpark. With a focus on indie rock, alternative, and pop music, the festival has brought in around 25,000 attendees per day from all over the world. History Origins Kilby Block Party was initially organized in 2019 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Kilby Court, a celebrated and intimate venue known for hosting emerging artists. It started off as a one-day event that took place on a closed-off street near Kilby Court, featuring a lineup that reflected the venue's legacy of supporting indie and alternative music. Due to its success and positive reception, the festival expanded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. The city is the core of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which had a population of 1,257,936 at the 2020 census. Salt Lake City is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City–Provo–Orem Combined Statistical Area, Salt Lake City–Ogden–Provo Combined Statistical Area, a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along a segment of the Wasatch Front, comprising a population of 2,746,164 (as of 2021 estimates), making it the 22nd largest in the nation. With a population of 199,723 in 2020, it is the List of United States cities by population, 111th most populous city in the United States. It is also the central c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Backseat Lovers
The Backseat Lovers is an American rock band formed in Provo, Utah in 2018. The band's 2019 single, "Kilby Girl" reached number 39 on the ''Billboard'' Rock & Alternative Airplay chart. The band released their major label debut album, ''Waiting to Spill'', on October 28, 2022, via Capitol Records. History The Backseat Lovers were formed in 2018. Lead singer and guitarist Joshua Harmon and guitarist Jonas Swanson first met while waiting in line for an open mic in Provo, Utah in 2017. The two were joined by drummer Juice Welch and bassist Ethan Christensen. Christensen was later replaced by KJ Ward. Harmon was previously the vocalist of the indie rock band Moody Pulp. In June 2018, the group won a "battle of the bands" competition at Velour, a Provo venue. That month, the band also self-released its first EP, ''Elevator Days''. In January 2019, The Backseat Lovers released its first studio album, ''When We Were Friends''. The album featured the singles, "Maple Syrup" and "Kilb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvvays
Alvvays (pronounced "always") is a Canadian indie pop band formed in 2011, originating from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and subsequently based in Toronto, Ontario. It consists of Molly Rankin (vocals and guitar), Kerri MacLellan (keyboards), Alec O'Hanley (guitars), and Sheridan Riley (drums). Their Alvvays (album), self-titled debut studio album, released in 2014, topped the US college charts. Their second studio album, ''Antisocialites'', was released on September 8, 2017. Their third studio album, ''Blue Rev'', was released on October 7, 2022. ''Antisocialites'' and ''Blue Rev'' each won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year. All three of their albums were shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize. The song "Belinda Says" from ''Blue Rev'' was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance, Best Alternative Music Performance at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. History Formation and early years (2011–2015) Molly Rankin, the group's singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Gallo
Ronald James Gallo III is an American people, American musician, singer, songwriter and artist. He began a solo career in 2014, after fronting various bands including Philadelphia-based band Toy Soldiers (band), Toy Soldiers and since then has released five albums, ''Heavy Meta (Ron Gallo album), Heavy Meta'', ''Stardust Birthday Party'', ''Really Nice Guys'' (EP), ''PEACEMEAL'' and FOREGROUND MUSIC. Stylistically Gallo has shifted from release to release with his recent albums exploring art rock and Garage punk (fusion genre), garage punk. During live performances 2016 - 2019 Gallo was backed by bassist Joe Bisirri and drummer Dylan Sevey. Career On December 15, 2016, NPR premiered a video for "Please Yourself" from ''Heavy Meta'' in which Gallo disrupts an intersection of downtown Nashville by performing on a truck bed. The article describes Gallo as an "insurgent poet and rock 'n' roll disruptor" and the album as a "burst of literate electricity" ''Heavy Meta (Ron Gallo a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Dont Know How But They Found Me
I Dont Know How But They Found Me (stylized in all caps), often shortened to IDKHow (stylized as iDKHOW), is an American indie pop solo project based in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, Utah, fronted by singer-songwriter Dallon Weekes. It was originally formed as a duo in 2016 consisting of Weekes and drummer Ryan Seaman, a former member of Weekes' previous project The Brobecks, until the latter's departure in 2023. Formed in secrecy, Weekes and Seaman denied the band's existence before promoting their debut EP ''1981 Extended Play'', released in 2018. The duo was described as "the hottest unsigned band in the world" on the cover of ''Rock Sound'' in March 2018, before signing with Fearless Records. The band released their debut studio album ''Razzmatazz (album), Razzmatazz'' in 2020. After Seaman's departure in 2023, the band continued as the solo project of Weekes and their second studio album ''Gloom Division'' was released the following year. History Formation and secrecy (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flor (band)
Flor (stylized as flor) (previously Sunderland) is an American indie pop band formed in Hood River, Oregon in 2014. The band currently consists of Zach Grace (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), and Kyle Hill (drums). History The band got its start in Hood River, Oregon, where Zach Grace, Dylan Bauld, and McKinley Kitts attended the same high school. The trio formed a band and later enlisted Kyle Hill, whom they met via Craigslist. The quartet eventually moved to Los Angeles, named themselves Flor, and connected with photographer/designer Jade Ehlers, who helped them come up with distinctive visuals. They released their debut single, "heart", online in 2014, with the ''Sounds'' EP arriving that October and the full-length ''Sights & Sounds'' in 2015. Flor toured with Halsey in the fall of 2015 and signed to Fueled by Ramen in 2016, which reissued the ''Sounds'' EP that February. Their debut album, ''come out. you’re hiding'' was released on May 19, 2017. The album title was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Built To Spill
Built to Spill is an American indie rock band that formed in Boise, Idaho, in 1992. Centered on lead vocalist and guitarist Doug Martsch, the only permanent member, Built to Spill has released nine albums since its inception. Martsch originally envisioned the band to feature a changing set of backing musicians for each album, but eventually settled with a stable lineup for over a decade before returning to his original plan in 2012. Having received consistent critical acclaim throughout their career, three of the band's albums—''There's Nothing Wrong with Love, Perfect from Now On'' and '' Keep It Like a Secret''—placed in the top 50 of ''Pitchfork'''s Top 100 Albums of the 1990s list. ''Keep It Like a Secret'' was the band's first album to chart on the Billboard 200 in the United States, while their 2009 release '' There Is No Enemy'' became Built to Spill's highest-charting album of their career. History Formation, debut and ''There's Nothing Wrong with Love'' (1992†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becca Mancari
Becca Mancari (/) is an American indie Folk music, folk musician and singer from Staten Island, New York, now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Mancari is a member of the band Bermuda Triangle alongside Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes Mancari has released three solo albums, ''Good Woman'', ''The Greatest Part'', and ''Left Hand''. Career Mancari released their debut solo album, ''Good Woman'', on October 6, 2017. ''Good Woman'' is listed at number 19 on Rolling Stone's "40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2017". The album is featured on BrooklynVegan's list titled "Five Overlooked Albums of 2017". Mancari's second solo album, ''The Greatest Part'', was released on June 26, 2020. Their third solo album, ''Left Hand'', was released on August 25, 2023. It was produced by Becca Mancari and Juan Solorzano to critical acclaim. "in a whispery, unthreatening voice that somehow isn’t overwhelmed by a brawny beat, a forthright string section or Brittany Howard’s vocal harmonies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mates Of State
Mates of State are an American indie pop duo, active since 1997. The group is the husband-and-wife team of Kori Gardner (born June 16, 1974) (vocals, organ, synthesizer, piano, electric piano, and occasional guitar and drums) and Jason Hammel (born February 1, 1976) (vocals, drums, percussion, and occasional synthesizer). As of 2015, the duo has released four EPs and seven full-length albums. Their most recent album, '' Mountaintops,'' was released on September 13, 2011. History Gardner and Hammel first met in Lawrence, Kansas, while both were involved in relationships with other people. Even though they exchanged e-mails regularly, they did not get together until three months later. They originally played together in a four-piece rock band called Vosotros, in which they both sang and played guitar. Shortly after the couple moved to California in 1998, Gardner began teaching, and Hammel applied to medical school. They both opted later to devote their time to making music and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritt Momney
Jack William Rutter (born October 12, 1999), better known as Ritt Momney, is an American singer-songwriter from Salt Lake City, Utah. His stage name is a spoonerism of American politician Mitt Romney, who was the Republican nominee during the 2012 United States presidential election and a United States Senator who represented Rutter's home state of Utah from 2019 to 2025. Ritt Momney rose to fame following his 2020 cover of Corinne Bailey Rae's " Put Your Records On". Early life Rutter was born on October 12, 1999, in Dallas, Texas. When he was about two years old, his family moved to Salt Lake City, where he currently resides. He grew up in a heavily LDS community, which influenced his early musical career. Rutter graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City. Career Ritt Momney was previously the name of an indie band formed by Rutter in high-school, but he became a solo artist after his bandmates departed to become LDS missionaries. Rutter recorded a cover version of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picture This (band)
Picture This are an Irish pop rock musical band based in Athy, County Kildare, Ireland, comprising Ryan Hennessy, Jimmy Rainsford, Owen Cardiff and Cliff Deane. In 2017, they released their eponymous debut album, which entered atop the Irish Albums Chart. In early 2019, they released their follow up album ''Mdrn Lv''. Their third studio album ''Life in Colour'' was released in June 2021. On 26 April 2024 they released their fourth, ''Parked Car Conversations''. Biography Picture This originate from Athy, County Kildare, Ireland, originally a duo consisting of Ryan Hennessy and Jimmy Rainsford, they added Owen Cardiff and Cliff Deane in 2016. History 2015–2017: Breakthrough and ''Picture This'' In October 2015, Ryan Hennessy recorded a sample of the song "Take My Hand" on his iPhone, which he and Rainsford later recorded in the studio. The video was uploaded to Facebook and YouTube, and has amassed over 4 million views across all platforms. The band's debut gig was to be pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
