Upcoming Show: The Bravery

Up-and-coming NYC band The Bravery are sure to get hipster kids here in SLC bouncing their knees this coming Monday. The Bravery, who recently released debut (sure-to-be-a-hit) single An Honest Mistake, will be playing with Ash at the Lo-Fi Cafe. The Bravery have been compared to other such dance rock bands as Bloc Party and The Futureheads. At any rate I recently got my hands on some of their music and I would recommend not missing this show.

The Bravery
Lo-Fi Cafe
04.04

Aesop Kills it Again

For all of you who haven't yet went out and picked up Aesop Rock's new EP I recommend you do so. If you are not sure whether or not you want to here is a little teaser for ya.

Gift of Gab Tonight

Tonight Gift of Gab of Blackalicious will be visiting Salt Lake's very own Ego's. Gift of Gab recently released his debut solo album "4th Dimension" which I personally liked more the his previous album "Blazing Arrow" of Blackalicious'. This show definitely check out worthy.

TONIGHT: 8PM
EGO'S
$12

Coincidence? Not Likely.

So last night I was doing a random search on Mesh Magazine and came across something very interesting. Apparently there is another magazine in San Fran named Mesh Magazine that covers very similar topics as us. Now, it wasn't the name so much that I found interesting, but the name and the logo of the magazine. Having the same name is one thing, and correct me if I am wrong, but I see a remarkable resemblance between our logo and theirs. Is this simply a strange coincidence? I could be wrong, but I am willing to bet that there was a small (not so small) influence taken from us. The first issue of Mesh Magazine (in SLC) was printed in the winter of 2002, this Mesh is only in their second year. Not to be petty, and it's not that I even care that much, but if in fact they did rip-off our name and look, they should not be representing a community that thrives on originality. My rant for the day.

If Ya Don't Know, Now Ya Know

Upcoming and Recent Album Releases:

Daft Punk - Human After All
Prefuse 73 - Surrounded By Silence - appearances by Ghostface, El-P, The Books, Aesop Rock, Gza, Masta Killa, Beans and more (sounds dope!)
Grayskull - Dead Livers - appearances by Aesop Rock, Mr. Lif, Abstract Rude, Fakts One and more.
Blueprint - 1988
Boom Bip - Blue Eyed in the Red Room
Aesop Rock - Fast Cars, Danger, Fire & Knives
The Chemical Brothers - Push the Button
Sage Francis - A Healthy Distrust
Massive Attack - Danny the Dog OST
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
The Perceptionists - Black Dialogue
MF Doom - Live From Outer Space
John Digweed - Fabric 20
Groove Armada - Doin'It After Dark
Moby - Hotel
Dalek - Absence
Dirty Diamonds II
Adult. - D.U.M.E.

Upcoming Events
03.19 - Grant Nelson @ W lounge
03.21 - Low @ The Velvet Room
03.26 - Gift of Gab of Blackalicious @ Ego's
03.22 - Har Mar Superstar and Ben Lee @ Lo-fi Cafe
03.28 - Decemberists @ Lo-fi Cafe
03.30 - Jurassic 5 @ Kingsbury Hall
03.31 - The Juliana Theory @ Lo-fi Cafe
04.02 - The Exies @ The Velvet Room
04.02 - Lisa Lashes @ The Vortex
04.05 - Autolux @ The Velvet Room
04.04 - The Plain White T's @ Moe's Grill
04.02 - Kaskade @ W Lounge
04.08 - Dizze Rascal @ Lo-fi Cafe

LosLogos

Last night a friend of mine showed me a book he had called LosLogos. It is a very comprehensive book of logos and logotypes from the best designers in the world, most of them with an urban and very modern feel. If you are at all down with logo design I highly recomend this book. They also have what seems to be a pretty cool project at their homepage. They are looking to collect logos from around the world and use them in a project called LosLogos City, so if you get a chance snap a few shots of your favorite local logos and submit them.

$10 Tees

Threadless is having a sale this week, $10 tee shirts until moday. Get 'em while they last. They have also announced the winners of their $2005 for 2005 contest. Go see what you think.

Randoms

Nylon Magazine for Guys, not just for pretty metrosexuals.

Tank Theory has updated. Very cool tees.

Wooster Collective Mobile wallpapers.

Co-publisher of Mass Appeal Magazine killed while crossing train tracks.

Bloc Party video for Banquet.

Very cool little toy called the Beaterator that is sure to take up much of your spare time.

Things Heat Up in Miami

With all the hype about Coachella it my have been easy to overlook a music festival that is becoming one of the biggest parties in the nation - M3, or Miami Music Multimedia. The event is has an amazing roster of artisits, and although it may not be as eclectic as Coachella's line-up, for the $179 ticket (if purchased before March 20th) you get six days packed full of madness rather than just two. I suppose the only downfall for us westerners is the plane ticket out there, but I am sure it would be worth it.

Lyrics Born Tonight!

The last time Lyrics Born was here he played at Club Sound and simply killed it! If you weren't able to catch the show now is your chance to redeem yourself. With his smooth but ultra-fast style, Lyrics Born is by far one of the most energetic and fun emcees to watch live. Do not miss this show.

[Tonight - Ego's - $12]

Local Street Artists: Submit Your Shit!

Here is a super-nice piece done by local street artist Kleptoh, he moved here from Atlanta a couple of years ago and has been doing some cool stuff. Another artist that has recently submited some work, and has got some good work is Morningjoe. They are both worth a look, and keep your eye out for their stuff around town.

If you have any pics you would like to submit to our gallery that will be up soon please submit them to drew@meshmag.com. Thanks peeps.

The Unkown Art Gallery

Recently a local artist by the name of Kleptoh told me about The Unknown Gallery, also known as UNK. I checked it out and it looks like it has got some cool stuff going on. The 1,400 square foot space, located in the Artspace Rubber Company building on second south, has got a distinctive urban feel unlike most art galleries in SLC. The Unknown Gallery is currently showing SEED featuring recent works by: David Ruhlman, Cein Watson, Lincoln Lysager Aleksandr Taymer, and Travis Dinsmore. It looks like they have some interesting shows on the horizon so keep your eye out.

New "Local" Store

A new store called "Local" has opened up in the South Towne Mall in Sandy that is dedicated to supporting the local music and clothing designers. This seems like a great idea, and it's always nice to see people trying to support the local scene, but I do wonder why owner Eric Rooks has chosen this location. It would seem to me perhaps Sugarhouse, or a more central location might be more fitting. Regardless I wish the best and give mad respect to anyone who puts themselves out on a limb to try and support something they love. It is said the store will be having live performances from local musicians, so stop by and check it out.

[via Melting Music]

We Clothing

Last year while I was in Toronto I spent a spent some time on Queen Street checking out all the fresh shops they had. One of the labels that has since become one of my favorite apparel companies is We Clothing. With everything ranging from underwear, to shoes, to eyewhere We has a super-broad range of styles and clothing options. They have by far some of the most original design for men's clothing I have seen. We Clothing started in 1999 by a tight-knit group of skateboarders and snowboarders, yet they do not claim to be a skate or snowboarding clothing company, but an urban fashion company with its roots in skate and snowboarding calling it "Life after skate." Whatever it is I like it a lot.

I have had a very hard time finding We Clothing anywhere online for North America, but recently found a limited amount of their stuff at Krudmart. Looks like to get the good stuff I am gonna have to head back to Toronto.