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Alex Murphy

Alex Murphy is a writer and public relations professional with nearly a decade of experience with music in Nashville and Salt Lake City. He grew up in a record store and owns a cattle dog named after jazz icon Charles Mingus. Alex hasn't decided whether he likes music or not.
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Concert Review: Michael Franti at Red Butte

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Nobody could ever accuse Michael Franti of not being a master of crowd service. He punctuated Wednesday night's hyper-buoyant mix of reggae-tinged pop-rock every half-minute or so with calls to action: "Salt Lake...

Concert Review: Fantastic Negrito at Urban Lounge

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On Saturday, Fantastic Negrito—real name, Xavier Dphrepaulezz—brought his hip-swinging, head-banging, chin-scratching, ass-shaking fever-funk to Urban Lounge. If there's any criticism to level at Fantastic Negrito, it's this—the artist wields a palette of many...

Concert Review – Milk Carton Kids at the Commonwealth Room

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Last night, (Tuesday, June 26 for those of you in the future), The Milk Carton Kids played a sometimes-stunning 22-song set at The Commonwealth Room. Touring in advance of new album All...

Concert Preview: Fantastic Negrito at Urban Lounge

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It was a surprise when Fantastic Negrito won the Best Contemporary Blues Grammy for his album The Last Days of Oakland. This is significant because other recent winners include Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter...

Concert Preview: A Q&A with Michael Franti

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It is hard to believe that Michael Franti started his musical career opening for sonically and culturally abrasive artists like Nirvana and Public Enemy as one-half of the politically indignant punk-rap duo...

Concert Preview: The Milk Carton Kids at The Commonwealth Room

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The Milk Carton Kids are the kind of band you take home to meet your mom. The LA-bred folk duo’s polite, restrained Americana approximates their musical touchstones—the Everly Brothers, Simon & Garfunkel and...

Alex Murphy

Alex Murphy is a writer and public relations professional with nearly a decade of experience with music in Nashville and Salt Lake City. He grew up in a record store and owns a cattle dog named after jazz icon Charles Mingus. Alex hasn't decided whether he likes music or not.
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