Buzz Blog
Here are your Best Bets:
To see soulful divas who have more skill than the lead singers they backup:
A Celebration of Music in Film Storyteller Night feat. Darlene Love, Merry Clayton and Lisa Fischer from Twenty Feet from Stardom, Sunday 1.20 @ Sundance House
To use your expensive credentials to the best of their ability:
Andrew Bird, January 21 @ Sundance ASCAP Music Cafe
To watch a cello virtuoso use loops like a mad scientist:
Maya Beiser, January 21 @ Sundance ASCAP Music Cafe (evening performance)
To actually see a decent show at a club (that’s not dubstep or butt rock) and dance a little, too:
Vintage Trouble, Saturday 1.19 @ Star Bar
To attend a concert for a cause:
Concerts at Sundance: Fictionist and friends Friday 1.24 @ Cisero’s; show to benefit Huntsman Cancer Center
To witness a washed-up has-been:
Oh, man, there are sooooo many: Courtney Love @ Star Bar; Naughty By Nature @ Star Bar; Tommy Lee and DJ Aero @ Star Bar; Paul Oakenfold @ Star Bar
To trade your kidney for a ticket to this sold-out show (Or to see Stevie Nicks on the same stage as the Slipknot guy ... seriously, WTF?):
Dave Grohl’s Sound City Players, Friday 1.18 @ Park City Live
To attend the most expensive concert this week ($200):
Avicii, Friday 1.18 @ Park City Live
To attend a party at a private residence (or, To see a bunch of reality TV competitor musicians):
Koffeehouse Music, Sunday 1.20 @ private residence (like this on Facebook to potentially get an invite)
To take a break between Salt Lake City screenings:
Salt Lake City Sundance Festival Cafe, Friday 1.18 - Friday 1.24 @ Beehive Tea Room
To see a Jewish rapper perform for Jewish people (very rare under normal Utah conditions):
Matisyahu with Cisco Adler, Sunday 1.20 @ Star Bar
To see a grown man make barking noises for people who actually think that that’s “talent”:
DMX Sunday 1.20 @ Downstairs
For more options, check out CityWeekly.net/Utah/Events. And check out all of our coverage over here.
