MUSIC: Concert Review: Velour's 4-Year Anniversary Celebration (Night 2)

Jan 18, 2010 No Comments by

People who’ve read this site somewhat regularly since its inception have probably garnered that I don’t throw my hat in the ring with the local folk-haters. By contrast, I love folk music and particularly Provo’s unique brand of indie-folk that increasingly populates our venues. I know some wish for “more rock and roll” in our [...]

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MUSIC: Concert Preview: Velour's 4-Year Anniversary Celebration

Jan 15, 2010 No Comments by

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 [...]

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SONG OF THE DAY: September 18th

Sep 18, 2009 No Comments by

Isaac Russell, “Why” We here at Rhombus haven’t been shy about our feelings for RuRu — or Isaac Russell, as he’s now known. (No matter what Columbia Records calls him, he’ll always be plain old RuRu to us.) Provo’s own musical prodigy has blessed us all with so many great live shows over the years [...]

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MUSIC: RuRu Goes Big

Jul 29, 2009 No Comments

Provo’s favorite folk-singing son Isaac Russell, formerly known to fans as RuRu, has made the big time. The 17-year-old Rhombus-approved phenom recently signed an exclusive recording contract with Columbia Records, one of the few major labels left standing in an industry increasingly decimated by online file-sharing. Russell recently told Rhombus he is excited about the [...]

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CONCERT REVIEW: RuRu, Desert Noises, Code Hero

Jul 10, 2009 No Comments

Wednesday night saw the return of Graywhale Entertainment’s biweekly Local Artist Series with a prolific performance by headliner RuRu. To be honest, Graywhale’s University Mall store is not the ideal venue for a live show. The acoustics aren’t the best and the sound system is middling. In short, it’s a record store, not a live [...]

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MUSIC: RuRu, Desert Noises, Code Hero At Graywhale Tonight

Jul 08, 2009 No Comments

Graywhale Entertainment, located at University Mall in Provo, presents the next entry in their biweekly Local Artist Showcase tonight at 7:00 p.m., featuring a killer line-up of Provo musicians. RuRu, the stage name of local folk wunderkind Isaac Russell, will headline the evening with a full band set that is sure to please. If you [...]

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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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WEEKEND UPDATE: June 26th & 27th

Jun 26, 2009 No Comments

It’s the weekend and, as such, the next two nights will undoubtedly be marked by thousands of college students sitting in their apartments, repeating the same tired refrain: “There’s nothing to do in Provo.” While Provo isn’t exactly a bustling metropolis of nightlife, it certainly isn’t dead. There are cool things going on — you [...]

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