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Utah Music Month: Sam Hurtado's Essential Albums of the 2020's
Posted August 28th, 2026Local bands can't survive without local venues. For Utah Music Month we went to our friends at S&S Presents to ask them what they've been listening to recently. Sam Hurtado, not only books local bands for Urban Lounge, Kilby Court, Metro Music Hall and Kilby Block Party, but also fronts his own band, Hurtado. He sent over a killer list of Utah releases of the 2020's.Dig into some of his favorites and listen for Hurtado live on KRCL on August 31 on Monday Mornings with Shannalee between 7-10am.
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Utah Music Month: Troy Mumm's Utah Americana
Posted August 25th, 2026KRCL DJ Troy Mumm hosts Across the Tracks on KRCL Wednesday mornings from 5-7am. Each week Troy explores the latest in Americana and roots music, with a focus on new and emerging artists and new releases. For Utah Music Month Troy built a playlist of Utah Americana songs and artists like J-Rad Cooley, Andrew Wiscombe, Alicia Stockman, Emily Hicks, Hot House West and Timmy the Teeth.
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Utah Music Month: Courtney Blair's View from the Design Chair
Posted August 21st, 2026For 801 Day this year, I got to DJ a set at City Cast Salt Lake's 801 Day event and I made it a full hour of Utah music start to finish. You can listen to my picks here and listen below. As I was putting the playlist together, I kept thinking about all the music in this town I know a completely different way: not through the speakers, but through my pencil and computer screen. So for Utah Music Month, I wanted to write about this scene from that side: the posters, the album covers, the merch.
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Utah Music Month: Essential Utah Ska from Ricky Vigil
Posted August 19th, 2026Ricky Vigil is a co-host with Liz Schulte of Rude Awakening, KRCL's punk rock and ska show heard every Wednesday from 10pm-midnight on KRCL. Ricky is also an illustrator and educator from Salt Lake City, UT. He has been making the autobiographical comic zine Super Cool and Stuff since 2011, and won the Salt Lake City Weekly Arty Award in 2012 for Best Comic/Graphic Novel. His work has appeared in SLUG Magazine, Razorcake and Salt Lake City Weekly. Ricky also created art for a KRCL T-shirt in spring 2026. Past clients include The Slackers, Murder By Death, Red Scare Industries, Wicked Bears, AAMP Utah, Ska Punk International, Matamoska and Tape Girl. He has also led workshops for elementary students for Craft Lake City and Salt Lake City School District. Here are Ricky's Essential Ska Bands for Utah Music Month: Stretsch Armstrong - American't Berserker Never Donts - Who the Hell is Julia Reagan? Atypical Heroes - Skanking in a Circle The Makways - Mr. Double Life The Anchorage - Where I Want to Be Insatiable - Ska Band Gogo13 - Idiot Box Sturgeon General - Ska Brewing Fancy Ladz - Pressure Bombshell Academy - I Know I Know You Atheist (featuring Show Me Island) - Something Different Wicked Bears - Lucky Turn up Ricky's Utah Ska playlist:
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