MUSIC: The Next Best Thing (Part 1)

Jul 23, 2010 No Comments by

Thanks to the recent stammering success of Provo-based Neon Trees, our town has gotten a bit more attention. Not much, but a bit.

The Trees have exploded on the national music scene well enough to have scored appearances on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel Live, toured with The Killers, 30 Seconds to Mars and Mutemath, and had their single “Animal” placed on Billboard’s Hot 100… and much more. I’m sure there are plenty of fans of theirs that are reading this and are mentally listing all their major accomplishments I’ve missed.

But this article isn’t about Neon Trees. It’s about what we have coming next.

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MUSIC: Review: Mudbison, "A"

Apr 19, 2010 No Comments by

For fans and devotees of the local music scene, the debut album of indie-eclectic band and Provo mainstays Mudbison has been a long time coming — and, thankfully, it’s finally here with staggering results. Largely the brainchild of frontman and producer Spencer Russell, A is one of the most inspired and unique discs to drop [...]

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MUSIC: Concert Review: Mudbison, The Devil Whale

Jan 09, 2010 No Comments by

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 [...]

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SONG OF THE DAY: September 2nd

Sep 02, 2009 No Comments

Mudbison, “Suburbia” We’ve been on a bit of a local kick here at Rhombus the past couple days and there’s no Provo artist we love more than Mudbison. Boasting some of the most innovative songwriting you’ll find here or anywhere, the band’s sound is profoundly eclectic and unlike pretty much anything else. Principle songwriter-vocalist Spencer [...]

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CONCERT REVIEW: The Vibrant Sound (6/27)

Jun 29, 2009 No Comments

It’s hard to neatly box up the music of the Vibrant Sound into one cut-and-dried genre, but that didn’t matter much to the packed crowd that attended the band’s album release party at Velour Live Music Gallery in Provo on Saturday evening. Marley and Hayley Hernandez opened the show with their brand of quiet acoustic [...]

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CONCERT REVIEW: Mudbison (6/15)

Jun 16, 2009 No Comments

Indie-eclectic outfit Mudbison rocked Velour Live Music Gallery in Provo on Monday evening, ultimately bringing home the title in night one of the venue’s summer “Battle of the Bands” competition. Led by frontman Spencer Russell, the new-look Mudbison tore through their five song set with a ferocity not generally associated with Russell’s solo material. The [...]

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