Tagged: entertainment

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.

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

  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  

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

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

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.

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 is counting the hours until next week's Twilight Series concert in Salt Lake City.  He's a fan of My Morning Jacket, a band that was playing the Zephyr Club in Salt Lake City just a few years ago.

Salt Lake City's Twilight Concert Series website

Dan Nailen's weblog slcene.com

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.

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

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 loves Salt Lake City's annual Living Traditions festival -- not least because of the wide variety of ethnic food available. But he's also looking forward to Betty LaVette's performance on Saturday. He's talking with KUER's Dan Bammes.