Friday, June 3, 2011
 Friday in ogden utah at 10:38 AM EEP! today is Friday and in a few hours i will be whisked away to the Ogden music festival! This will be my first time attending this wondrous event and i can not friggin' wait! If anyone is heading there this weekend i will be at the kids booth coloring and treasure hunting!  Also if ya missed it yesterday HERE IS THE PODCAST from yesterday when i guest hosted on the Ogden outdoor adventure show. Since i have a ton of packing to do and lots of pb&j sammies to make I'm just gunna get to it today! Here are Fridays Events! Ogden first Friday art stroll: Check out amazing art, music and food! Sample desserts from the vintage restaurant and tea room at sock monkeyn around antiques! Ogden music festival: This 3-day outdoor music festival features a diverse musical line-up of bluegrass, blues, Indie-rock, old time country and rock-a-billy. Family oriented activities include instrument petting zoo, instrument and band workshop stage, arts & crafts, food & craft vendors, fly casting, canoeing and the Utah State Instrument Championships. Camping is available on-site. www.OFOAM.org Hot rod and antique car show: Historic 25th Street hosts hot rods and fine classic cars with a show free to the public. Enter your classic car in the show for just $10. Prizes are awarded by local businesses to their favorite cars. Attend the car show and have dinner at one of the great restaurants on Historic 25th Street on Friday night. Visit 25th Street's farmers' market Saturday morning. And spend the rest of Saturday and Sunday enjoying nature and acoustic music at OFOAM. Open mic at borrowed earth emporium: Come share your talents at the amazing BEE. Dancers, singers, musicians and artists are all encouraged to come by and participate! Show at the sandtrap: Chris Clemons & the BBC 3-Chris Clemons trumpet, Brad Wright guitar, Ryan Conger keys, & Benjamin Jennings drums. Amazing show at mojos: Join Phoenix Aurelius for a Live Acoustic Set at Mojos (An All Ages Venue) this Friday, June 3rd at 10:30pm. Mark Your Calendars, because you're going to want to be there! This All-Original Set is sure to have you Rockin' Out while Stimulating Deep Introspection and Personal Growth. By Accompanying Edgy, Unique Music with Profound Lyrical Consciousness, Phoenix offers a non-traditional way to conjoin Esoteric Wisdom with Great Tunes. This particular show will showcase some of his most popular works; some of which have been taken off the shelf and reimbued with the Secret Fire, while yet others have sprung forth from the Watery Chasm of the Unknown. The Basement presents: Two And A Half White Guys Also featuring performances by:The Beam Me Up Ska-T's, For Name's Sake, Private Partners Doors open at 6:30PM, music starts at 7:00PM. Tickets are $5 in advance, $7 at the door. Labels: basement, family friendly events in ogden utah, mojos, ogden music festival, ogden utah events, ogden utah radio, weekend in ogden xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older Friday, May 6, 2011
Friday! tea parties, art strolls and local music! at 9:20 AM It's Friday! Even though, as a stay at home mom, nothing really changes on the weekend i still get excited about Fridays. Today is especially thrilling with the temperature rising and it being mothers day weekend i just know its going to be an amazing . Today i am going to try and spend as much time in the sun as possible and then take my daughter to first Friday art stroll to check out some local art and of course buy some treats from downtown! I haven't been downtown in a while and this will be my FIRST, first Friday. I have no idea why I've waited so long to attend one but i hear this one is going to be great! Tomorrow i am going to be be on the radio at 88.1FM @ Weber State at 1pm to talk about Indie Ogden and upcoming local events. I am getting a bit nervous but mostly i am super excited and i would love if y'all could tune in a check it out! Don't forget to enter my mother's day giveaway!! Today is the LAST day to enter and the winners will be announced tomorrow so CLICK HERE to enter. Today there are so many events happening that i literally can not blog them all so i encourage all of you to check out Indie Ogden's blog calendar to see all the events happening locally. So get out there and enjoy the sun folks because it just might get stormy this weekend. Vintage cupcakes junk sale: The lovely owner of vintage cupcakes is offering up some beautiful vintage home decor and wares for you to pick through! Kottage kupbord craft fair: For over 20 years, the Kottage Kupboard has been bringing the best handcrafted gifts, home, & seasonal decor to Northern Utah. We open our doors just four times a year, in May, October, November and June. As always, our shows are located at the Golden Spike Event Center (Weber County Fairgrounds) in Ogden, UT. Afternoon tea returns: Getting together for afternoon tea – a tradition rooted in Hotel Ben Lomond’s history is returning in conjunction with the Ogden Art’s First Friday Art Stroll. The art of pairings: Wine Pairing, Dinner and Art Show Event- during May's First Friday Art Stroll. Choose between two four course meal masterpieces prepared by chef John Ewing, with special guest wine sommelier Gayle Sission. Your choice of appetizer, soup, and entree with dessert. $25 per person.For more information or for reservations please call Crystal or Tami at 801-399-0606 First Friday art stroll: Listen to the street musicians and tour the various galleries to enjoy the fine art produced here in Ogden and surrounding area. mommy and me tea party: Join us for the first Mommy & Me (or Grandma & Me, etc.!) version of our popular tea party program in celebration of Mothers' Day! Learn about teas while enjoying a snack, cup of tea, and a song or two all about tea. Make a take-home craft together and celebrate your relationship, Nature Center-style! Appropriate for all ages of children from toddler to adult. RSVP by 5:00 pm May 4th. Space is limited. Ogden nature center 6 – 7:30pm Tournament of champions- metal edition: The Basement presents Tournament of Champions - Metal Edition - Round 1 Doors open @ 6:30PM-7:00 - No Memories Kept, 7:45 - Carnivorous Homicide, 8:30 - Hell's Ambiance, 9:15 - To Ashes. The winner will be announced immediately following the last band's performance, so stick around until the very end. Mojos cafe and gallery:plus a ton of amazing art for first Friday! Art and Jazz: Brewskis: Douglas Cameron - http://douglascameron.net/ kamikazes: fried Arm, Silence the Critics and My Bad. Some mothers day weekend deals! Vintage restaurant and tea room ( only the most fabulous/ my favorite eatery ever!) is offering . Vintage cupcakes offers a mothers day cupcake bouquet for only $25.00 Uncommon grounds: Groupon: Half off membership to union station museums! Labels: basement, craft fair, first friday, mojos, ogden utah blog, ogden utah blogger, ogden utah events, ogden utah music, vintage sale xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older Friday, April 8, 2011
Friday- snow in spring and rock n roll at 10:49 AM So remember how it was spring and we were all wearing sandals and t shirts and playing at the park? yeah, that's done now, nature decided it's winter again. Its like giving someone a chocolate Sunday , letting them take a bit and then throwing a pile a dirt on top. It's just rude and unnecessary. Now i love Ogden and i have to admit that the snow does make things look incredibly beautiful but i have a pile of sundresses that are just waiting patiently to be worn and all i want to do lately is sit in the grass and eat trail mix. Is that so much to ask for? W Until nature decides to make it spring again ill guess we will just have to look at this as an opportunity to make out very last (please be the last) snowman of the season. it will be a small, muddy and probably sad looking snowman but it will be a snowman none the less. We could also make our last snow angel, have our last snowball fight and sled our last hill. Spring will be here before we know it ...right? right? Today is Friday which means there are so many things happening i think my head may explode. Here's a list of tonight's events to gear up and get out there and support local! ♥Sand trap- Kind tree is playing the sand trap @9:30. King tree has been described as 'Warm heartfelt kick ass Heavy acoustic rock!'. so check em out! ♥Brewskis- Paid in full @10pm. Good old fashioned Rock n Roll ♥The Basement presents Tournament of Champions 2011 - Round 1 Doors open @ 6:30PM. 7:00 - Private Partners, 7:45 - Under The Oak Tree, 8:30 - Welcome To The Woods, 9:15 - Stegosaurus. While the judges are tallying the scores, a special guest TBA will perform at 10:00PM. The winner will be announced immediately following the special guest's performance. ♥MOJOS- The Dignitaries CD release- The Dignitaries are having there CD release party at MOJOS. 8- Expo Taylor, 8.5- Shanin Blake, 9- Wings of Normandy (The Mountain Lost), 9.45- For Name's Sake, 10.45- The Dignitaries. ♥Kamikazes- Sparks fire w/ in ship down. They Will be passing the red cross cans around to benefit japan so come out and support local bands and a great cause. WEBER STATE EVENTS- ♥WSU and the Stewart Library Special Collections present a new photograph exhibit, “Say Little, Do Much: St. Benedict’s School of Nursing 1947-1968”; Mon.-Thurs. 7 a.m.-11 p.m., Fri. 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. and Sun. 1-9 p.m.; Stewart Library top floor, free, 801-626-6337. (*Exhibit runs through August 1, 2011.) ♥WSU’s Center for Diversity & Unity will sponsor “Let’s Talk: A Campus-wide Conversation About Cultural Competence,” 9:30-10:30 a.m., Shepherd Union Room 232, free, 801-626-7243 or adriennegillespie@weber.edu. ♥WSU’s Goddard School of Business & Economics will hold its semimonthly meeting of Toastmasters International, 11:45 a.m., Wattis Business Building Small Business Library Room 218, visitors welcome, 801-626-8610. ♥WSU’s Outdoor Program will host the Fourth Annual Climbing Festival including a free gear demo and Top Chef cook-off, 5-9 p.m., Swenson Gym Weber Rocks Climbing Wall, free, 801-626-6373 or weber.edu/outdoor. ♥WSU’s Multicultural Student Center and Black Scholars United presents a “Blackout” Dance, 9 p.m.-midnight, Shepherd Union Ballrooms, $5 without WSU ID/$3 with WSU ID, 801-626-7330.  Hay Local bloggers the Utah bloggers meet up is going to be here in Ogden this Saturday (that's tomorrow!) at the borrowed earth emporium! Check out the group for event details HERE. You don't want to miss out on this great opportunity to mix n mingle and network with Utah's bloggers. Labels: basement, brewskis, dignitaries, kamikazes, mojos, ogden utah blog, ogden utah events, ogden utah music, sparks fire, utah bloggers xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Picture It In Ruins at 9:26 AM Coming on the 19th of march is going to be an epic day of music in Ogden. Picture it in ruins is coming to play they metal matinee at the basement. It's an early show At one but don't let that stop you from witnessing the magic that is ' picture it in ruins'. Brutal thrashing and melodic harmonies make picture it in ruins and beautiful mix. You will be blown away by this band and leave wondering why you haven't listened to them sooner. I got they chance to do a little pre-show interview with one of they band members so check it gout and start getting geared up for "THE METAL MATINEE" at The Basement. all questions answered by Cody Stevenson ♥introduce the band members and the instruments they play. Eddie Kopfman- guitar, Chris Chamber- guitar, Lucas Friebel- vocals, Caleb Stevenson- drums, Cody Stevenson- bass ♥What made you want to play music? i guess just growing up listening to music really. Seemed like a good use of time. ♥how did you meet? We all meet in school, just at different times. ♥how was the band formed? Caleb, Ed, and I had been playing together already for some time and wanted to expand our sound. We added Luke to vocals right before a summer tour one year, and we asked Chris to come just to hang out. He learned our songs on the way to Arizona and he's been with us ever since. ♥your band has been together for a long time, how has your music evolved? Well, our music had evolved just as our tastes in music have changed. Started out as a simple punk band, and grew gradually into what we are today. ♥what are your musical influences? anything and everything ♥describe picture it in ruins. Picture it in ruins is everything we want to hear in music. I'm sure we resemble other bands, but we try to be original as we can. People say we sound like Between The Buried And Me with our own spin on it. ♥Your touring with antagonist, how has the tour been so far? Hasn't started yet, but i have a good feeling about it. The guys in Antagonist are awesome, and we always like playing shows with them. ♥what is the music scene like in green river, wy? Honestly not much of a scene. There are concerts here and there, but it's not like bigger cities. Tours don't come through, so kids usually drive to SLC if they want to see bands play. ♥coming from a small town how do you keep the buzz around your band alive? We use the Internet a lot, and we've been lucky enough to be featured on blog pages. We don't tour a ton, so it's important to try and keep people from forgetting about us. ♥There has been quite a few articles online raving about Picture it in ruins, any talks of being signed soon? Not really.Those articles have been great, and we gained quite a few fans from them, no signs of that right now. What label would you love to be on? Prosthetic Records would be nice, or Metal Blade. Lots of talented bands on both labels ♥What band would you love to tour with? Love to tour with any band, but Protest The Hero would be awesome, as well as Between The Buried And Me. ♥Any suggestions on lessser known bands you think we should hear? SLC local band Dethrone The Sovereign are a very talented group, also Fallujah from San Francisco, CA ♥Are you planning on doing anything special while in ogden, utah? Hopefully just seeing some familiar faces and friends from the area. ♥final words? Thanks for taking an interest in the music we create! Labels: band, basement, indie ogden utah, metal, ogden blog, ogden events, ogden utah, picture it in ruins, show xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older Saturday, March 12, 2011
saturday at 12:50 PM Yay its Saturday, the sun is shining, its warm out- what the cuss am i doing inside still? My sweetie is out mountain biking and i am about to head out to the park and i suggest you get out there too. I know i say this a lot but Ogden is so amazing. I have lived in a lot of bigger cities and i have never experience the kind of camaraderie and local pride that i have here. I have been welcomed with open arms and have seen beautiful displays of community support that make me love Ogden more and more each day. Everyone always thinks the grass is greener elsewhere, they hope that somewhere out there is better than here. I am here to tell you that it isn't always true. You have to embrace who you are to be happy with where you are. I am so grateful to have finally found home, and it was where i least expected it. So get out there today and take a second look at Ogden and i think you will be surprised by what you find. Simple treasures boutique- It’s finally spring! Time for a Spring Home Makeover! Come find over 80 Booths filled with Unique Hand Crafted Gifts, Spring Home and Garden Décor, Jewelry, Flowers, Candles, Yummy Treats and much much more at the Union Station. Sat 10am to 6pm $1 Admission Tournament of Champions - Round 1 with special guest Amir Jackson. Doors open @ 6:30PM. 7:30 - Sparks Fire, 8:15 - Cherry Strip, 9:00 - Aviatrix. While the judges are tallying the scores, Amir Jackson will perform at 9:45PM. The winner will be announced immediately following the special guest's performance.Tickets are $5 in advance from the bands, $7 at the door. Mermaid Baby Headlining Show- The Storm Cellar proudly presents:MERMAID BABY Featuring performances by:Dammit Nelson, Lost in Lucidity and more O-Town comedy and music throwdown- Acoustic music by Marny Proudfit & Jordan Dunkley. Comedians include: Jared Christensen, Giff Snow, Travis Rasmussen, James Popejoy and Code. Doors open at 730pm only $6... ALL AGES AT MOJOS Mardi-gras celebration at Teazers- Don't miss this HUGE annual event. Cypress Hills "DJ MUGGS" will be spinn'n LIVE for his 1st ever performance at Teazers. Tickets only $5 St. Smedy's day-2011 avalanche beacon giveaway-$10 Gets you in and one raffle ticket. 100% of the proceeds will be used to promote avalanche awareness and to purchase more beacons. Music by Draize Method and Palomino Acoustic Saturdays At Borrowed earth emporium: JENAR fundraiser with African Drummers and Dancers- The JENAR fundraiser is an opportunity for us to raise awareness within our community about the struggles of mamas and their babies in Africa and their fight with Malaria. There will be games, a fashion show, story telling and tribal beats by the WSU Drumming Society. All proceeds from this event go directly to the purchase of Malaria prevention and school supplies. We are all in this together! (www.jenar.org) We are honored to be working with Joan Effiong and her JENAR foundation as part of this grassroots fundraiser. Labels: basement, indie ogden utah, kamikazes, mermaid baby, mojos, ogden blog, ogden events, ogden utah, storm cellar, teazers, union station, utah blog
xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older Friday, March 11, 2011
Friday- give love, get love at 11:09 AM My thoughts are with all of the people affected by the tsunamis and earthquake. Let us remember how fleeting life really is take a moment to let our loved ones know that we love them. If you would like to help with relief efforts ♥Christina Davis. Doors open at 6:00PM, music starts at 6:30PM. Tickets are $5 at the door ♥The Basement- Featuring performances by: KALIMA, Breaux, My Final Estate, Hands of the Martyr, Machines of Man. Doors at 6:30PM, music starts at 7:00PM $5 in advance, $7 at the door ♥Mojos Acoustic Friday- Cade Walker/The Wave, Shane Hickenloooper, Richard Smith, Nate Pectol, Shanin Lowrey, Dan Carlson, Two Mile Road and Dewey Louies. 8 PM $5 ♥Kamikazes Bar- Davidian with special guest Ruins featuring Derek Gasaway from Blood of Saints! Show starts @ 9:30, $5.00 at the door ♥The Sand Trap- Polomina-You can call it Americana, alt-country, roots music, or country rock, but when you strip it down and throw out all the labels, all that'€™s left is kick ass rock and roll! ♥Brewskis- Were-Wolf Afro ♥Borrowed Earth Emporium- . Come and join in and share your talents. ♥African Advocate Silent Auction and Dinner- fundraiser for Weber State students' travel expenses to Ghana, Africa. In Ghana, students and faculty alike will participate in humanitarian projects including the distribution of bicycles (100% of which were donated by the Ogden community and later repaired by our good friends at the Ogden Bicycle Collective, Youth Impact, and Weber State) to women in rural areas to better enable them to gain upward economic mobility as well as to nurses for better physical mobility in reaching patients. Students will also be participating in clinical work to evaluate procedures that can be implemented in order to improve air quality in Ghana, as many workers work in toxic environments, such as tar pits, where their health is greatly compromised. Toxic environments like these contribute to a lower life expectancy and lower quality of life. Labels: acoustic, basement, indie ogden, indie ogden utah, indie utah, kalima, kamikazes, mojos, music, ogden, ogden blog, ogden events, ogden utah, polomino, red cross, tsunami, ut, utah, utah blog xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older Thursday, March 10, 2011
Thursday, one day closer to spring at 11:57 AMI can not wait for winter to be over with, no more colds, no more bulky sweaters HELLO sandals and sundresses! I think the novelty of wearing leggings and high socks has worn off and my legs are starting to look a bit florescent. On the upside spring cleaning is upon us and i am thinking a clothing swap is in order. Anyone interested? I have some news! Indie Ogden and Urban Chic have been plotting a fashion show for some time now. It is finally time to announce it and i am so very excited. Were thinking an April spring show and we need some volunteers. If you'd like to model, play music, do hair or makeup or help with set up let me know at indieogden@gmail.com. on beautiful sunny days such as these it seems a terrible waste to remain indoors. I on the other hand will be using my nettie pot repeatedly and drinking tea to relieve my troubled sinuses. so For all of you not suffering from sinus pain put on your spring shoes and hop to it. Union stations- simple treasures spring boutique-Over 80 booths filled with Unique Gifts and Home Decor just in time for Spring! just one buck to enter. Slam jam at mojos- Please come out and support the Nurture the Creative Mind Foundation as we host the BEST open mic in Ogden. ALL musicians, poets, singers, MCs etc are welcomed and wanted. The Basement hosts- Ogden Comedy Showcase,and concert. This showhas a 4 comic set feat, James Popejoy,Travis Rasmussen,Curtis,and Dustin Birrell of twin falls, musical apperances by Amir jackson, Under theOak Tree,Young Gifted and big hurt, J romeand the family, hosted by the Bossman Jason Allen, 7 bucks,7:00 WSU’s Student Economic Association and the Goddard School of Business will host a charity dinner raising funds to send humanitarian aid to and continue business research projects in Uganda, 6 p.m., Shepherd Union Ballroom A, $20 per seat, 801-458-3599 or 801-626-7634. WSU’s Department of Performing Arts presents the Wind Ensemble in its final performance before its Chicago tour, 7:30 p.m., Val A. Browning Center Austad Auditorium, $5/$4, 801-626-6443. Labels: basement, indie ogden, indie utah, mojos, ogden, ogden blog, ogden events, ogden utah, terra45, union station, urban chic, ut, utah blog, utah blogger ‹Older Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Tuesday- Buy local at 10:59 AM Its Tuesday, the first day of March and the sky is crystal blue. What beautiful weather to go out and explore Ogden in and there are some great deals and events happening today. Go say hi to your neighbor, take a walk around the block, try out a new eatery or go on a bike ride. Whatever you do, don't spend this glorious day indoors. Color me mine is having a great deal for♥♥ ♥Need a job? Come network with top local employers and explore over 50 training programs! 2-3 p.m. OWATC Main Campus, 200 N. Washington Blvd ♥Terrace Plaza Playhouse is pleased to present OKLAHOMA! Set in a Western Indian Territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. ♥♥ ♥ Labels: alison compton, art, basement, deals, events, fun, music, nurture the creative minds, ogden, ogden blog, ogden events, to do, ume, ut, utah, vintage cupcakes xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older Saturday, February 19, 2011
Don't let the rain stop you at 10:12 AM I woke up super cranky today, it was one of those familial domino affects- one person wakes up cranky and they wake up another person ,making them cranky and so on. But I'm trying to cheer myself up by looking at LOL cats and watching clips of Portlandia. There is too much to do today to be cranky and i am so very excited about it all. I was invited to go on ♥♥♥♥Tha Court Jesta, Addicted Killa, O-town Wicked, 2-4-1, Coensyde, & more ♥Borrowed earth emporium-Jed Keipp kicks off the Acoustic Saturdays Series. Every Saturday from 6 to 8 pm join us for live, local music! Get your Saturday night started right! Enjoy fresh twirled crepes, fresh baked pastries or a yummy raw, organic chocolate served up with locally roasted, organic fair-trade coffee or tea and great tunes! ♥Wine cellar-Michael Charles blues show ♥Rovalis-McKail Seely ♥Kamikazes-Never Ends w/ Orions Wrath ♥The sand trap- The house cats ♥Brewskis- shocase saturdays- breakfast club ♥Storm cellar- Montreal Blue ♥The basement- Come support Irish Punk band RUM REBELLION from Portland, Oregon, as they perform at The Basement on Saturday, February 19th. Also featuring performances by Rebellious Cause and other amazing local punk bands. Doors open at 7:00PM, music starts at 7:30PM. Tickets are $5 at the door. ♥7th annual arts and music festival- The festival’s goal is to raise money to bring more visual and performance art education and appreciation into the schools in our valley. In addition to the school art project, there will be an art exhibit featuring and offering for sell works of art by nationally acclaimed, local, professional artists. As always there will be outstanding dance and music performances ♥Acorn Antiques Show & Sale- where you can find just about everything in one location for 2 days only! Antique dealers from all over the western states with linens, fun boutique items, shabby chic, vintage, fine jewelry, silver, guns & military, western items, pottery, glassware, toys, jewelry, primitives, books, dolls, quilts, lamps, and to much to list. ♥Little Hands, Big Art-WSU’s Nontraditional Students Center will host the “Little Hands, Big Art” silent auction and art exhibit to benefit the Nontraditional Student Scholarship Fund, 1-6 p.m., Universe City Art Gallery (2556 Washington Blvd., Ogden). * video below ♥♥♥♥ Labels: acorn, art, banff, basement, brewskis, events, festival, local, mojos, music, ogden, rum rebellion, weber xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older Saturday, February 12, 2011
Saturday-Throwing out your frown at 11:58 AM Hello there dear readers lets all take part in a collective sigh of relief because it is SATURDAY! Days like today make e wish i had a clone so i could go to every rad event . but i am just one girl and a lucky one at that because i was gifted a ticket to tonight's RED PARTY at the crowly art gallery. Huzzah! But I'll talk more about that later, now let me share with you all that is awesome about this Saturday. ♥DEW TOUR 9:00 AM – 4:00PM FESTIVAL VILLAGE OPEN 10:20 AM-11:20AM Gatorade Free Flow Tour - Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final 11:30 AM-12:10PM Women’s Freeski Superpipe Final 12:30 PM -1:30PM Men’s Freeski Superpipe Finals 1:30 PM - 2:30PM Gatorade Free Flow Tour - Men’s Freeski Slopestyle Final 3:00 PM - 4:00PM Gatorade Free Flow Tour - Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final 4:00 PM - 4:40PM Women’s Snowboard Superpipe Finals 5:00 PM - 6:00PM Men’s Snowboard Superpipe Finals 8:00 PM - The Codi Jordan Band and Casey Scott at The Scrapyard – All Ages $20 ♥The Basement proudly presents: The 2nd Annual Hearts on Fire Show featuring Fire In The Skies, Breaux, Picture It In Ruins, and Dead Gates. Also includes performances by Die Nasty, Necromaniac, Rise From Fear, Mermaid Baby, Minus-Steven, Face The Tempest and others. ♥Scrapyard $20 Dew tour after party featuring the Codi Jordan Band ♥Jasoh! late night presents-DJ DOLPH 30% Discount for Athletes, Staff, and V.I.P. ♥RED PARTY-GROW is hosting this sweet event in conjunction with the RED party as a fun way to raise some money to support GROW , which is a service project to inspire, support, and empower women. Dancing , drinks and treats galore so get dolled up and come on out. ♥WSU EVENTS WSU’s Small Business Development Center will offer a “Start Smart” business start-up seminar, 10 a.m.-noon, WSU Davis Room 114 (2750 North University Park Blvd., Layton), free, 801-626-7232 or bking1@weber.edu. WSU Davis will host a health fair offering free blood pressure, heart rate and body fat screenings as well as exercise classes in Zumba, and yoga, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., WSU Davis first floor (2750 N. University Park Blvd., Layton), free, 801-395-3514. WSU’s Nontraditional Students Center will host the “Little Hands, Big Art” silent auction and art exhibit to benefit the Nontraditional Student Scholarship Fund, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Universe City Art Gallery (2556 Washington Blvd., Ogden), free, dcragun1@weber.edu. (*Auction will continue through Feb. 19.) WSU’s Nontraditional Student Center will host a kids’ valentine party where children can make valentine cards, play games and enjoy cupcakes, 6-8 p.m., Shepherd Union Building Room 322, 801-626-7798. WSU women’s basketball vs. Eastern Washington (PINK ZONE*), 7 p.m., Dee Events Center, $7/$5/free to WSU students with Wildcard ID, 801-626-8500 or 1-800-WSU-TIKS. (*A breast cancer awareness event; wear pink for free admission.) Junction City Big Band Dance featuring music from the ‘20s and ‘30s, lessons begin at 7:15 p.m. sharp, ‘Dance Downbeat’ at 8:30 p.m., Shepherd Union Ballroom, $1 lesson/$7 dancing, weber.edu/performingarts/ or 801-626-6431. ♥Art by http://www.etsy.com/shop/jenzetLabels: basement, blog, dew tour, grow, indie, ogden, utah xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older The basement valentines show at 10:11 AMLast night i bundled up threw on an extra pair of socks and headed out to The Basements valentines show. The basement is a rad space in downtown Ogden hosting everything from metal shows to acoustic indie shows. The interior reminds me of any typical basement, concrete and dust and a ton of teenagers. Being in the basement makes me feel like i back on the summer of 2003 all over again. I was young and free and traveling around with a bunch of punk rock runaways going to shows and just being young. AHHH those were the days and the basement captures that perfectly. Darlin' Broads played first holding nothing back and wailing like there was no tomorrow. The drummer was exceptional and not a beat off and the guitarist/vocals knew how to play and he did it well. I loved the soft melodic breakdown followed by spastic insanity. They reminded me of Chinese stars- fast, loud and danceable.  Wedroplikebombs played next and opened with a great rendition of the Yeah Yeah Yeah's song Maps. As each song climaxed i half expected the singer to break something, his enthusiasm was unmatched. If you haven't seen these guys play then keep tabs on them, they are a must see.  I know I'm supposed to be unbiased but hell, I'm not one for following rules so my favorite act of the night was S.L.F.M. Simply a girl and ukulele but oh so much more. She dominates the stage as if she owned it and her songs are clever and catchy. In between songs she is soft spoken and shy but when she is signing she sure knows how to growl.  Sweat band is teenage indie rock band. Hmm...maybe they aren't all teenagers but can i just call them that anyway, it sounds good. Sweat band brought a crowd and the crowd dance wildly. There were some technical difficulties but that didn't stop them from giving it their all. Their songs reminded me of lightning bolt and can only be described as noise-dance-noise...but in a good way. The last performer is stayed for was another solo performer who goes by spooky ghost when he is all alone. A great voice and great shoes this boy knows how to woo the ladies.... and the boys. He played a cover of teenage dream by Katie perry and i call still hear the teenage girls squealing. And for the man behind the curtain- Jason Allen is the owner of The Basement, Storm Cellar and Sound wizard. Having a space for people to come and play and hear music is so vital for communities especially for the younger folk and he is doing a fantastic job. Be sure to catch one or all of The Basements upcoming shows!  Labels: basement, darlin broads, events, indie, jason allen, ogden, slfm, spooky ghost, storm cellar, sweat band, utah, wedroplikebombs xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older Friday, February 11, 2011
FRIDAY FINDS at 9:20 AM Its flippin' Friday and i couldn't be more excited. Dew tour is upon us which means a lot more events happening and some great local deals. Get ready to dance until your feet fall off because this Friday isn't holding anything back. Alright folks, make sure yer shoes are ties, get your helmet on and lets ride! DEW TOUR 9:00AM – 4:00PM FESTIVAL VILLAGE OPEN 9:15AM - 0:45AM Women’s Freeski Slopestyle Prelims 9:30AM - 0:30PM Women’s Snowboard Superpipe Prelims 10:45AM-12:45PM Men’s Freeski Slopestyle Prelims 10:50PM-12:30PM Men’s Snowboard Superpipe Prelims 2:00PM - 3:00PM Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Prelims 3:00PM - 5:00PM Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Prelims 5:00PM - 6:00PM Women’s Freeski Superpipe Prelims 6:20PM - 8:00PM Men’s Freeski Superpipe Prelims 9:00PM -11:00PM Free Concert in Downtown Ogden – Ice Cube WSU EVENTS ♥WSU’s Center for Diversity & Unity will sponsor “Let’s Talk: A campus-wide conversation about cultural competence for us all,” 9:30-10:30 a.m., Shepherd Union Room 232, free, 801-626-7243 or adriennegillespie@weber.edu. ♥WSU’s Nontraditional Students Center will host the “Little Hands, Big Art” silent auction and art exhibit to benefit the Nontraditional Student Scholarship Fund, 5-8 p.m., Universe City Art Gallery (2556 Washington Blvd., Ogden), free, dcragun1@weber.edu. (*Auction will continue through Feb. 19.) MUSIC EVENTS ♥THE BASEMENT-Sketch City, The Lionelle, Sweatband, S.L.F.M, Darlin' Broads, WeDroplikeBombs ♥SAND TRAP- king tree- 3 Man Acoustic Rock/Indie/Classic Rock band from Ogden,Utah ♥STORM CELLAR-The Storm Cellar proudly presents:Private Partners, Mermaid Baby, Welcome to the Woods, Shannin Blake, Marny Proudfit, ♥THE SCRAP YARD-ice cube after party and Nigel and later the metal dogs ♥BREWSKIS-t and mullett hatchet ♥KAMIKAZES- shaky trade ♥MOJOS- FRIDAY DE♥ ♥Nigel and the Metal Dogs and Brett Turner at The Scrapyard– All Ages $20 LOCAL OGDEN DEW TOUR DEALS ♥sock monkey n around- 10% off today only ♥Grounds for coffee- dew tour drinks! And finally my Friday local finds- Vintage Cupcakes has strawberry shortcakes now! Marny Proudfit's song wallflower- love it! ROCK BEATS SCISSORS RADIO- good music and hilarity. Labels: art, basement, blog, dew tour, events, fun, indie, music, ogden, scrapyard, to do, utah, weber xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older Monday, January 31, 2011
Local spotlight- Ogden's Indie folk music scene at 9:52 AM Ogden Is full of surprises. From the moment i moved here i became obsessed with Ogden's bustling music scene. There are so many amazing metal and country bands but today i am going to give you the lowdown on Ogden's indie folk music scene. what is indie folk music? Indie folk is a genre of music that is hard to define. The sounds range from soulful mountain melodies to rockin' electric beats. Indie folk is more about the feelings that the music evokes than the actual sounds. Often bands have a lot of members playing unique and traditional instruments but sometimes it is just a person and a guitar. Artists often draw influence form traditional American mountain music, blues and modern indie rock. Bands like radiohead, neutral milk hotel and Elliot smith paved the way but with each new artist the genre evolves. Indie folk is my favorite genre of music and the best sounds usually comes from small towns like Ogden. The Very first show i went to after moving to Ogden was the Marny Proudfit c-d release show. I got there a bit late and had to leave a bit early but i till managed to be able to see Kat day, santa fe skeletons, beargrowl wolfhowl , mountain hymns and of course Marny Proudfit. I was so impressed with that show and realized that Ogden has a lot more to offer than i realized. so here we go on a tour of the Ogden indie folk bands. . . ♥Beargrowl, wolfhowl- Scott Ferrin , Ethan Beckstrand, Eric Pectol ,Mitch Olsen blend folk and modern instrumentals beautifully. They play in sync as if they have always played together, as if its what they are meant to do. You can catch a sample of their moving song 'terrified' on their facebook page. ♥Mermaid baby- Jordan Ballou, Jordan DeLaCruz, Logan "Gingie" Arnold formed mermaid baby in 2009 and are currently working on their first c-d. mermaid baby music makes me want to dance wildly. It makes me think of long lost friends and summer adventures. Check out their reverb nation for a sample of some of their music. And be sure to check them out February 12th at the basement. ♥Mountain Hymns- band members are Seaver Yates, Corbyn Henderson, Spencer Reylea, Kramer McCausland, Ryan Reylea. The fist time i saw mountain hymns i fell in love. They are A perfect mix of folk, indie rock and mountain harmony. Their lyrics are haunting and soothing and i just love the organic feel of it all. check out their music HERE. ♥Marny Proudfit- Marny proudfit gives me chills. Her voice is so incredible. You see her on stage and expect her to whisper and then out comes this incredible voice. Not surprisinlgy Marny just release her first c-d and you can pick one up at one off her upcoming shows and keep a lookout for her music coming soon on itunes . ♥Josaleigh Pollett- Josaleigh has a sweet voice and even sweeter lyrics. she will sing you to sleep and you will have magic dreams. When i tried to imagine what she looked like all i saw were cats. ♥Jed Keipp- Upbeat and jazzy Jed Keipp sings songs that make you want to fall in love. Other indie folk bands near Ogden - ♥Matt Ben Jackson- Stratton McCausland, Dan Pectol, Casey Romney, Austin Frodsham. ♥The descriptive- Kramer James McCausland, Michael James MooRussell, Spencer Relyea IV, Scott Robinson Fletcher ♥Sons of mothers- Alan Sanders,John Paul, Ren Blackburn and Blake Smith ♥Holy water buffalo- Thomas Clyde Brunson III, Jeffrey Boone Vanderlinden, Steven James Siggard, Zaz Alexander McDonald ♥The sweater friends- honest, quirky songs ♥Santa fe skeletons- Mark Harris, Jason Strong, Colby Deaton, Skipper Harris For great local shows check out these venues- ♥Mojos cafe and gallery-Ogden's All Ages Live Music Venue since 2004. ♥The Basement-The Basement is Utah's premier all-ages local music venue ♥The Wine cellar- Ogden's Premier Jazz & Blues Club ♥Borrowed earth emporium- yoga, massage and local music The basement is having a singer/songwriter competition art by Olivia Peach♥ Labels: basement, bear growl wolf howl, folk, indie, jed keipp, josaleigh pollett, marny proudfit, matt ben jackson, mermaid baby, mojos, mountain hymns, music, ogden, rock, utah
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