The Salt Lake Tribune
Friday, April 17, 2009
Plans for the weekend: Vinyl countdown
- The Salt Lake Gallery Stroll takes place tonight from 6 to 9, at various galleries in and around downtown Salt Lake City. (Here's the list of participating galleries.) Some highlights: Spy Hop Productions is showing off its HQ at 511 W. 200 South, with music by Jeremy Chatelain and Spy Hop Records recording artists Sam Burton & Orion Chacon-Hurst; the People With AIDS Coalition of Utah will have its thrift store, called Our Store, open at 358 E. 300 South; and Ken Sanders Rare Books, at 268 S. 200 East, will host the DVD release party of Trent Harris' "Delightful Water Universe," along with an exhibit of Harris' paintings and photographs.

- A benefit screening of Charlie Chaplin silent shorts takes place tonight at 7:30 at The Organ Loft, 3331 S. Edison St. (half a block east of State Street), South Salt Lake City. Proceeds go to the wife and six children of Daniel Spencer Howells, a teacher killed in a recent car accident. Admission is $5 at the door; call 801-485-9265 for reservations.

- Saturday is Independent Record Store Day, and 13 Utah retailers - the seven Graywhale stores, Groovacious in Cedar City, Sgt. Pepper's Music and Video in Moab, and Salt Lake City venues Slowtrain Records, Positively 4th Street Music, Randy's Record Shop and The Heavy Metal Shop - are taking part in the celebrations, with live local artists performing and special vinyl releases by major artists. Go here for a list of events.

- Canadian prog-metal band Protest the Hero - with supporting acts Avenged Sevenfold, Bad Religion and Chiodos - plays Saturday, starting at 6:30 p.m., at the Avalon, 3605 S. State St., Salt Lake City. Tickets are $12, at SmithsTix.

- The Salt City Derby Girls hold court again, with the Bomber Babes squaring off against the Death Dealers, Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Salt Palace, 100 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City. Tickets are $10, at SmithsTix or at the door.

- A rap extravaganza - headlined by Tech N9ne, who shares the bill with MURS, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun and Illuminati - Saturday at 8 p.m. at Saltair, 12408 W. Saltair Drive, Magna. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 on the day of show, at KTix.

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