Corey Fox, owner of Velour Live Music Gallery, has been working with local bands since the early 1990s — longer than just about anyone else in these parts. His venue has consistently provided a quality outlet for Provo’s musicians to play and promote their music in a convenient space right in downtown Provo for four [...]

Dear Provo, Let me just say first that I love you. I really do. I mean, I know that I would never brag about you to my friends living in other places (except for Rexburg) or ever think to claim you as my absolute favorite place to live, and I would be hard-pressed to hear [...]

Friday night’s show at Velour showcased the full musical spectrum of the local scene — from the great to the, um, not-so-great, all in one evening on one stage. The show opened with a spirited performance by now-Los Angeles-based pop-rockers Kid Theodore. I often place this band into a category with Fictionist and the Elizabethan [...]

The people have voted and their voices have been heard — the winners of the 2009 Rhombus Readers’ Choice Awards are finally ready to be unveiled! However, before we do so, let me say a word about the voting process. There have recently been rumblings about accusations of all sorts of heinous ballot-stuffing and whatnot [...]

2010 is the year the music video grows up. In case you haven’t heard, in December the National Film Registry (NFR) decided to include Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video in the Library of Congress. It’s the first time a music video has ever received such a distinction and signifies the dawning of an age of [...]

Every publication under the sun that covers music in some way, shape or form has an annual “Best Of” list around this time of year. I read them all. This either means a) I have way too much time on my hands, or b) I care way too much about arbitrary rankings published by people [...]

At long last, the final ballots are here! You nominated your favorite local people, places and things for our 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards — and now you get to vote for them! The polls (included below) will be open through the end of the year, so vote for your favorites and tell all your friends [...]

Christmas calls for kitsch. Whether it’s cheap tinsel, plastic yard snowmen, or fake trees, the holidays are never quite complete without piles of normally tacky ephemera. Surprisingly, perhaps, this aspect of the holiday season also has a lot in common with ’80s music videos. At that time, the music video format was in its infancy [...]

Yet another year has come and gone and the time has come to pay tribute to 2009 in the only way we know how — the first annual Rhombus Readers’ Choice Awards! This is your opportunity to vote for the best local music, food and culture of 2009, so don’t miss out — make your [...]

Sometime in the distant past music videos played all day on MTV. Unfortunately, however, reality TV was invented and put an end to that. Still, before various music stations completely gave up on videos, they helped a fledgling genre mature from a quaint novelty to a full-blown art form. Though artists had long added visuals [...]