entertainment

Dan Nailen: Fine Art & Dropkick Murphys

Dan Bammes — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:02:39 +0000

The first stop for Dan Nailen's entertainment tour this Memorial Day weekend is the Utah Museum of Fine Arts.

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Dan Nailen: Yo La Tengo

Dan Bammes — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:13:16 +0000

Salt Lake City's Living Traditions Festiva l is this weekend and lots of other entertainment choices are available. But Dan Nailen's excited about a band that's making a stop in Salt Lake. He talks with KUER's Dan Bammes.

Dan Nailen reports on entertainment for KUER and blogs at slcene.com

KUER News Pod: Friday May 10, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:26:01 +0000

Utah considers walking away from a high risk insurance pool, the University of Utah considers stricter rules for skateboarders, and Dan Nailen shares why Salt Lake is in for night after night after night of good music.

Dan Nailen: Night after Night after Night

Dan Bammes — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:58:22 +0000

The way Dan Nailen tells it, great music is lined up "night after night after night" in Salt Lake City this week.

Dan Nailen reports on entertainment for KUER and blogs at slcene.com

KUER News Pod: Thursday May 9, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:21:21 +0000

Family and friends honor the death of fallen soccer referee Ricardo Portillo, the Great Salt Lake Council discusses gays in the Boy Scouts, and the Salt Lake City Arts Council announces the lineup for the Twilight Concert Series.

2013 Twilight Concert Series Announced by Salt Lake City Arts Council

Bob Nelson — Thu, 09 May 2013 00:43:37 +0000

With performers like Flaming Lips, Belle and Sebastian and Grizzly Bear coming to the Twilight Concert series, the Salt Lake City Arts Council expects another banner year for the series. Casey Jarman is the series director. He says schedule challenges make it rare for him to be able to land the good bands on the first try.

Dan Nailen: Summer at Red Butte

Dan Bammes — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:53:47 +0000

This week, KUER's Dan Nailen focuses on the concerts coming up this summer at Red Butte Garden.

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Dan Nailen: Odd Couple Still Odd

Dan Nailen — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:10:25 +0000

KUER's Dan Nailen and Dan Bammes talk about Pioneer Theatre Company's production of The Odd Couple by Neil Simon as well as other entertainment options for the weekend.

Dan Nailen's entertainment weblog slcene.com

Dan Nailen: Philadelphia Story

Dan Nailen — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:38:20 +0000

We're going into the final weekend of the Sundance Film Festival, but Dan Nailen's been watching live theater this week. He's been to see the Pioneer Memorial Theatre's production of The Philadelphia Story.

Dan Nailen's entertainment blog slcene.com

Dan Nailen: Blue Skies, Clean Air and Sundance

Dan Bammes — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:36:12 +0000

The many reasons to attend and participate in the Sundance Film Festival include some lovely weather -- not what we're experiencing on the Wasatch Front. Dan Nailen was happy enough to get up in the mountains and enjoy the fresh air. He talks with KUER's Dan Bammes.

Dan Nailen's entertainment blog slcene.com

Dan Nailen: Sit Down Comedy

Dan Bammes — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:53:32 +0000

KUER Entertainment Reporter Dan Nailen talks with Dan Bammes about Robin Williams' sit-down show at Kingsbury Hall.

Dan Nailen's entertainment blog slcene.com

Dan Nailen: Bullets, Belles & Bieber

Dan Bammes — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:12:50 +0000

The huge cultural juggernaut that is Justin Bieber needs no help from Dan Nailen to get noticed. But there's other music in Utah this weekend that's worth another look.

Bullets & Belles appearance on KUER's Radio West.

Dan Nailen's weblog slcene.com

Dan Nailen: EVE's Here

Dan Bammes — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:47:55 +0000

KUER Entertainment reporter Dan Nailen previews New Year's Eve festivities, including the evolving EVE celebration in downtown Salt Lake City.

Downtown Alliance EVE Website

Dan Nailen's weblog slcene.com

Dan Nailen: No Apocalypse Yet

Dan Bammes — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:39:55 +0000

If Snoop Dogg's appearing in Salt Lake City, the apocalypse must be upon us. Dan Nailen talks with KUER's Dan Bammes about this weekend's entertainment.

Dan Nailen: Got Twang?

Dan Nailen — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:37:40 +0000

Dan Nailen loves all kinds of music, but his eyes light up when he hears a good ol' country twang. He talks with KUER's Dan Bammes about this week's music lineup.

Dan Nailen's entertainment blog slcene.com

Dan Nailen's Holiday Variety from Tiny Tim to Mega Death

Bob Nelson and Dan Nailen — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:11:16 +0000

Count on Utah entertainers of all types to crank up the Christmas volume after Thanksgiving. Dan Nailen gives us the rundown for today and the coming weeks.

Pioneer Theater Company's production with a twist.

Dan Nailen: Don't Thrash Just Yet . . .

Dan Bammes — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:12:00 +0000

KUER's Dan Nailen and Dan Bammes talk about a new tour by the 80's band English Beat, and the energetic new band from Vancouver, Japandroids.

Dan Nailen's entertainment weblog slcene.com

Dan Nailen: Milo Greene's 'Laurel Canyon' Sound

Dan Bammes — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:51:04 +0000

They call it the "Laurel Canyon" sound. It originated with the Mamas and the Papas, the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash back in the 60's. KUER entertainment reporter Dan Nailen talks with Dan Bammes about the new generation that's embraced it.

Dan Nailen's entertainment blog slcene.com

Dan Nailen: Kaki King

Dan Bammes — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:48:51 +0000

Entertainment reporter Dan Nailen talks with KUER's Dan Bammes about guitar virtuoso Kaki King -- who you may have heard even if you haven't seen her.

Dan Nailen's entertainment blog slcene.com

Dan Nailen - Rose Exposed

Dan Nailen — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:32:01 +0000

Many groups call the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in downtown Salt Lake their home, and they're all being featured this weekend as part of an event called The Rose Exposed. KUER's Dan Nailen says there's a lot to see and do -- though dance is perhaps best left to those who have the talent for it.

The Rose Exposed website

Dan Nailen: Summer Music Crescendo

Dan Nailen — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:40:00 +0000

KUER's Dan Nailen and Dan Bammes talk about the coming week and the amazing number and variety of shows around town, including Built to Spill, a local favorite coming back to Salt Lake.

Dan Nailen: Free Shows!

Dan Nailen — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:24:46 +0000

A lot of the concerts and plays Dan Nailen talks about each week have twenty and thirty and fifty dollar ticket prices, so it's a bit of relief when he points out how many things are available for free around Salt Lake. He spoke with KUER's Dan Bammes.

Dan Nailen's entertainment blog slcene.com

Dan Nailen: My Morning Jacket

Dan Nailen — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:43:06 +0000

Entertainment reporter Dan Nailen looks at My Morning Jacket -- the next show in Salt Lake City's Twilight Concert Series

Dan Nailen: Glen Campbell in Sandy, Arts Festival in SLC

Dan Nailen — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:40:00 +0000

This is the weekend for the Utah Arts Festival, but there's also a show on Tuesday at the Sandy Amphitheater that's caught Dan Nailen's notice.

Sandy Arts website

Dan Nailen's entertainment weblog slcene.com

Note: There are no more tickets available for the Wilco show at Red Butte Garden on Monday, June 25th. Our broadcast on Friday morning was incorrect. KUER apologizes for the error.

Dan Nailen: Hedwig in Park City, Pianos in Salt Lake

Dan Nailen — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:37:00 +0000

Plan B Theatre Company's production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch has a tender love story -- but Dan Nailen says it's hiding behind a lot of hard-driving rock 'n' roll.

And that painted piano sitting on a streetcorner in Salt Lake is actually art -- as soon as you sit down to play it.

Dan Nailen's entertainment blog slcene.com

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art website

Dan Nailen: Grungy to Gracious

Terry Gildea — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:36:18 +0000

KUER entertainment reporter Dan Nailen is comfortable in any crowd, and he's proving it this weekend. He's talking with KUER's Dan Bammes.

Dan Nailen's entertainment website slcene.com

Dan Nailen: Living Traditions

Dan Nailen — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:49:28 +0000

Betty LaVette headlines Salt Lake City's Living Traditions Festival this weekend.