I’d never thought of animal skulls as having much eye appeal and I certainly never thought of them as beautiful. But I changed my mind when I got a look at Joni Ballif’s stunning skull creations. Joni is the creator/owner of a unique Utah-based business called Boho Chic Skulls. She takes dead animal skulls that she acquires from livestock dealers, pawn shops, slaughter … [Read more...]
Skkull Queen Makeup
Making herself and others into monsters and zombies had been just a hobby of Vanessa Ward of Skkull Queen Makeup, until people hired her to do their makeup for corporate parties and as head makeup artist for Insanity Point Haunted House. Vanessa taught herself the art of monster makeup with trial and error and some help from makeup artists on Instagram and YouTube. Brayden, … [Read more...]
A Backyard Becomes One of the Top Acoustic Music Venues in Salt Lake
Title : “Kris' backyard has become one of the top acoustic music venues in Salt Lake City.” - musician Marv Hamilton On Sunday afternoons at her Millcreek home, Kris Thorne hosts top music acts from Utah and beyond. Chairs are set up in her yard, a band arrives, people socialize, potluck dishes are shared, and a crowd settles under spreading shade trees for great … [Read more...]
Moab’s Desert Sun Ceramics
Walk through the door of Desert Sun Ceramics in Moab and you will see “Gregoire Pottery”—bowls, mugs, pitchers and other ceramic items created by owner Barb Gregoire. But the studio is more than a venue for only one woman. Desert Sun Ceramics is open to novices and experts alike. The mission is “to provide a creative, inspirational learning environment where everyone can … [Read more...]
To The Bat Kave: Tunes in Toquerville
Southern Utah is not synonymous with live music. However, near the blood red cliffs of Zion, in the little town of Toquerville, Dave Durrant is cranking away at the Bat Kave studio. Like many musicians, Durrant was interested in capturing his own material and started recording his music on a Tascam cassette recorder. Looking back on those days he says, "it was kind of cool … [Read more...]
Tony Holiday and The Velvetones: Living and Breathing Blues
The blues began on the plantations of the South, but it didn't stay there long. It is said that the blues is an amalgamation of Mexican guitars, Native American singing and African singing. It is often performed in a call and response manner, as it was first used to keep rhythm and bring a little joy to the lives of those picking cotton on the sprawling plantations of the Old … [Read more...]
Slave of the Road—Lorin Walker Madsen
In the world of traveling musicians there are some we call "road warriors." These are the ones that are on the road more often than they are home. (If they have a home other than the tour van.) They are perpetual travelers. Musicians like these are out there doing it the old way. They play dive bars, rodeos, hometown festivals, anywhere that pays. They are the kind to spend … [Read more...]
George Charles Nelson III Sings Millennial Love Songs
I've known George Charles Nelson III for about four years now. He's an old school East-Coast kind of guy, a trained fighter actually, but he's also a soft hearted poetic type. He's been vegan pretty much for forever. From his little house in Salt Lake City he grows tomatoes, and has two chihuahuas—one is over 20 years old and the other is close to it. By day he works in a … [Read more...]
Utah Opera Celebrating 40 Years with a Towering Production of Moby-Dick
Forty years ago Glade Peterson had a dream. An internationally known singer who spent 12 years as the principal tenor for the Zurich Opera, wanted to bring opera to Utah. Inspired by what Maurice Abravanel did with the Utah Symphony and William Christensen did with Ballet West, Glade knew that Salt Lake City could support a major opera company. His daughter, Michelle … [Read more...]
J.P. Whipple and His Band, Tycoon Machete
In my travels as a folk singer, I meet all kinds of musicians and artists. I am starting this series to focus on some of Utah's creative types, to tell their stories and dive into why they create the art they do. Each month I will feature a different Utah musical act. I begin the series with J.P. Whipple and his band, Tycoon Machete. It's the middle of a fall Friday … [Read more...]
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