Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons Return to SLC
Readers who were savvy to the Utah music scene in the 90s and early 00s may remember the stalwart musical act Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons, a band with a rotating cast of members, all centered around the illustrious and ambitious Joseph. A transplant to the area in 1996, Joseph would go on to put out solo albums in tandem with his band s records, spending the bulk of the years after the millennium wandering among different tours, bands and recording projects, dotting almost every year of the past two decades. Now based in Portland, Oregon, Joseph will make a return visit to SLC when he stops in at The Garage on Beck between May 21-23, in support of his most recent album, the late-2020 release
Cupid Come = Tennis System + Snail Mail
Stupid Dumb is the most recent release from Salt Lake’s Cupid Come, a band that has been recording music for a few years now. The album feels fresh, though it consists of a mixture of sounds that were cutting edge decades ago. Cupid Come is an entertaining bunch to listen to the band even has a cover of one of my favorite songs ever,
Q Lazzarus’ “Goodbye Horses,” on an earlier release, which is pretty unique and worth a listen if you should go looking for it.
This latest album an EP really comes in at just over 17 minutes, so one can dive in deeply after only a few plays through. It took me a moment to appreciate singer