John Nelson covers the local music scene for Salt Lake magazine. He is a 20-year veteran of Uncle Sam’s Flying Circus with a lifelong addiction to American roots music, live music venues, craft beer and baseball.
Trust me, warmer days are on the way! Like crocus and tulips, Red Butte Garden’s announcement of its first show in its 2025 Outdoor Concert Series is a sure sign that spring...
I’m NOT dreaming of a white Christmas. Sun and music are more my jam. Luckily, Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music (OFOAM) are working diligently to book marque acts and plan out next...
Some things just go together: Lennon and McCartney, Cheech and Chong, Willie and weed and now Hayes and The Heathens. On Sunday September 15th, fans of both musical heavyweights experienced sonic kismet...
On Monday night The Buena Vista Orchestra, under the direction of famed Cuban trombonist, composer and arranger Jesus “Aguaje” Ramos, transformed the Red Butte Garden hillside into a 1950s Havana nightclub (at...
Hayes and The Heathens isn’t simply Hayes Carll and The Band of Heathens (BoH) sharing the marquee at a concert in Salt Lake City. Hayes & The Heathens is project, a union...
Pack your picnic baskets and Yeti tumblers of Cuba Libre cocktails for an enchanting evening of Cuban and Afro-Cuban sounds of the Buena Vista Orchestra. I don’t know about you, but I’m going...
The Hootenanny II is a wildly fun, theatrical variety show featuring over 24 local musicians decked out in cosmic cowboy gear. We’re talking Darth Vader burlesque, an otherworldly banjo orchestra, new takes...
The musical legacy of Willie Nelson is in good hands. Lukas, his son, has ushered his family’s music into the 21st century. On Wednesday night at Red Butte Garden, he and his...
John Nelson covers the local music scene for Salt Lake magazine. He is a 20-year veteran of Uncle Sam’s Flying Circus with a lifelong addiction to American roots music, live music venues, craft beer and baseball.
