Salt Lake City's Living Traditions Festival 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
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.
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.
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.
Mark La Mura (Oscar Madison), Amy Bodnar (Gwendolyn Pigeon), Helen Anker (Cecily Pigeon) and Jeff Talbott (Felix Ungar) in Pioneer Theatre Company's production of The Odd Couple
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
