By McKinsleigh Smith Fort Desolation Fest is returning in 2024. From June 6 through June 8, the festival is again giving attendees three days to explore the Capitol Reef National Park area, and three nights to enjoy an incredible lineup of live music in the red rocks of Cougar Ridge Resort in Torrey, Utah. Today, the festival announced its impressive lineup for this summer. Advertisement. The main stage lineup this year includes Black Pumas, Sierra Ferrell, Paul Cauthen, The Record Company, Jaime Wyatt, The Lil Smokies, Pokey LaFarge, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Olivia Wolf, and Cory ..read more

By McKinsleigh Smith In only 5 years, Kilby Block Party has become one of the biggest music festivals in the state of Utah. Last year’s event was so big that Kilby Court had to move it to the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City. An average of 25,000 came through each night to see headliners The Strokes, Pavement, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Advertisement. This year, Kilby Block Party 5 coincides with the 25th anniversary of Kilby Court. Featuring strong headliners like LCD Soundsystem, Vampire Weekend, Interpol, Wu-Tang Clan, Death Cab For Cutie, and even The Postal Service, KBP5 will definitely be ..read more

By Zach Collier There are few battle of the bands-styled events in this world that actually grant winners some kind of clout or prestige. Most are overly long snoozefests for both the performers and the audience. Sets are too long, the music is poorly written and poorly performed, and the event is too focused on the competition’s bureaucratic process and not at all on audience enjoyment. Velour Live Music Gallery’s Battle of the Bands is not this way. Advertisement. An exercise in expert indie curation, it functions more like a week-long hipster music festival. 6 nights long, each evening is a ..read more

By Mike Romero This week, lineups were announced for both Buzzards & Bees (Provo’s Halloween-themed music festival) and The Boardwalk’s Fall 2023 Battle of the Bands. Both events are major staples of the Utah County music scene. Find out who’s playing below! Buzzards & Bees will take place across 11 venues in downtown Provo on October 21, 2023. Goth Prom featuring DJ KID MACHINE will take place the night before at Velour Live Music Gallery on October 20. Tickets are on sale now. The Boardwalk’s Fall 2023 Battle of the Bands will take place at The Boardwalk in Orem, Utah from November 7 ..read more

By Mike Romero Created by Alex Vaughn, Corey Fox, Dean Cheesman, and Paul Nahrwold, Buzzards & Bees is a spooky downtown multi-venue music and arts festival. Each fall, Provo residents can hear every genre—Indie, Electronic, Soul, Folk, Rock, DJs, etc. – in a two night Halloween extravaganza. This year’s will take place October 20 and 21, 2023. Advertisement. Friday, October 20 is Goth Prom – a killer dance party where attendees come dressed as the phase their mom swore they’d grow out of. With music provided by a DJ, it’s an excellent event to kick off the weekend. Last year’s prom featur ..read more

By Mike Romero It’s been a wild several months. From the sudden cancellation of Hive Music Festival to the rapid announcement and rise of WONDRLAND, the Provo music scene is witnessing a major swing from a Salt Lake-centric festival summer to a Provo-centric one, with major headliners coming to Utah county. WONDRLAND, Utah County’s newest music festival, recently announced additions to their lineup. Initially consisting entirely of locals, they have added rising pop star Clinton Kane as a headliner. Originally from Perth, Australia and now a resident of Las Vegas, Kane rose to prominence after ..read more

Fork Fest This weekend, June 16 and June 17, is Fork Fest! Get tickets here to hear great artists like The Aces, The Strike, Joshua James, Beeson, and Cinders! WONDRLAND Tickets for Utah County’s newest music festival are on sale now. WONDRLAND is taking place at the Shri Shri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork on July 8 (new date). Artists in the lineup include Paige Fish, O/B/A, Brock Davis, and Benjamin Taylor. Learn more. The Boardwalk On Thursday, June 15, Leetham, Cody Himself, and Dahbose will perform. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Get tickets here. The Social The Social will have an open mi ..read more

By Andy McFerren During a typical night at Velour Live Music Gallery’s Battle of the Bands, there might be a band that doesn’t live up to their potential or has on off performance. Tonight, however, every band was on their A-game, playing a tight set. OrcaMind  OrcaMind got the night started. Having garnered a wide fanbase through their Twitch streams, the band had some fans in the crowd who flew in for the event. I can’t get my friends to come to a show, and they have people flying in. The thing that stuck out the most to me about the band was their songs’ capacity for storytelling. They ..read more

By Zach Collier Thursday night’s round of Battle of the Bands was the first night of the week that was light on attendance. This was a stark contrast to Wednesday night, which sold out and was standing room only from start to finish. Even still, the audience was enthusiastic and loud, jamming and cheering and having a great time and growing in intensity as patrons trickled in over the course of the night. Derm One of the most surprising and refreshing trends of this battle of the bands has been a considerable shift in genre and tone. It’s been present every single night in some form or another ..read more

By Mitch Tousley Velour welcomed a packed, sold out show yesterday for a truly unforgettable night of music. The line stretched down the block and stayed that way well after doors opened and the show had begun. Lazy Loners Kicking off the night was the new and energetic Lazy Loners. Their set opened with a pulsing, tom-driven drum groove. They proved their excitement for the evening quickly and moved into a second song featuring Strokes-style lead guitar and gravely skater kid vocals. Their fourth song, “Crystal Meth Grandma,” opened with dreamy chords, a change of pace from their previous tun ..read more