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Utah music has long been dominated culturally by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormons"), although other groups have also played an important role. For example, the local music scene thrives in clubs although active Latter-day Saints rarely patronize them, since drinking alcohol is discouraged in the Church. However, the musical history of Utah, and much of its current distinctiveness, is owed to the LDS Church. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... The United States is home to a wide array of regional styles and scenes. ... Alaska is a state of the United States. ... Alabama has played a central role in the development of both blues and country music. ... Arkansas is a Southern state of the United States. ... The Samoas are a Polynesian island chain, currently divided between the independent state of Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) and an American territory called American Samoa. ... 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Mormon folk music

Main article: Mormon folk music Mormon folk music was folk music sung by Mormon Pioneers in present-day Utah from the middle 19th century through the early 20th century. ...

Mormon folk music constituted some of the earliest white/euramerican music in the boundaries of modern Utah. These songs, simple and easy to remember, were usually sung without accompaniment because of the scarcity of musical instruments in territorial Utah. Although they often employed the same tunes as folk music elsewhere, Mormon folk is distinctively Utahn. The songs often include unique pioneer-era Mormon culture references such as crossing the plains, Mormon ecclesiastical leaders, and LDS religious convictions. For the peoples actually from the Caucasus, see Peoples of the Caucasus. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... The Utah Territory was an organized territory of the United States that existed between 1850 and 1896. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... A family of Russian settlers in the Caucasus region, ca. ...

Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Since 1847, the Latter-day Saint influence in Utah music is manifest in the state’s most famous musical institution: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Named after the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, the 300+ member choir is world-famous. The choir performs at least weekly at the Tabernacle for a radio program called "Music and the Spoken Word" which is the longest-running national radio program in the US. The Mormon Tabernacle choir has released innumerable albums since it first recorded in 1910. 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is a large choir sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons). ... The Salt Lake Tabernacle, also known as the Mormon Tabernacle, is located in Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah along with the Salt Lake Assembly Hall and Salt Lake Temple. ... This photo of Temple Square, circa 1897, shows that the plot housed the tallest buildings in Salt Lake City at the time, namely the Salt Lake Temple, Tabernacle and Assembly Hall. ... Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. ... Radio broadcasts have been a popular entertainment since the 1910s, though popularity has declined a little in some countries since television became widespread. ... The Mormon Tabernacle Choir performing in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, which is the historic broadcasting location of Music and the Spoken Word. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Other Utah music institutions

The Utah Symphony [1] was founded in 1940 by Maurice Abravanel and performs at Abravanel Hall, a modern concert hall in downtown Salt Lake City. Controversially, the symphony merged in 2002 with the Utah Opera Company [2], which was organized in 1978. At the time the organizations were the largest two arts organizations in the state. Some opera and orchestra aficionados claimed that combined production quality would decline. Furthermore, there were questions about the wishes of the symphony's late founder. However, critical response to the merger has been good so far. Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maurice Abravanel, (January 6, 1903 – September 22, 1993), was a Greek-born Swiss conductor. ... Abravanel Hall is a concert hall in Salt Lake City, Utah that is home to the Utah Symphony and Opera, and is part of the Salt Lake County Center for the Arts. ... Modern architecture, not to be confused with contemporary architecture, is a term given to a number of building styles with similar characteristics, primarily the simplification of form and the elimination of ornament. ... A Concert hall is a cultural building, which serves as performance venue, chiefly for classical instrumental music. ... Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Opera (disambiguation). ... For the song titled Orchestra, see The Servant (band). ...

The Utah Valley Symphony [3] is a community orchestra organized in Utah County, Utah in 1959. Utah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notable mid-20th century musicians from Utah

Donny [4] and Marie Osmond [5] and the other Osmonds hail from Ogden, Utah. In the 1970s they rose to prominence with Donny even becoming a teen idol. Donald Clark Donny Osmond (born December 9, 1957) is an American entertainer. ... Olive Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959 in Ogden, Utah) is an American actress, singer, and a member of the show business family, The Osmonds. ... The Osmonds are an American family pop group who achieved enormous worldwide success as teenybopper idols in the 1970s. ... Ogden sign over Washington Boulevard at the Ogden River; toward downtown Ogden is the county seat of Weber County,GR6 Utah, United States. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... For other uses, see Teen idol (disambiguation). ...

The Deseret String Band [6] formed in 1972 has gained some notoriety and performed across the world. They play a mixture of old-time music, Utah pioneer songs and Celtic music. Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... West Virginia fiddler Edden Hammons, accompanied by his son James on the banjo Old-time music is a form of North American folk music, with roots in the folk musics of many countries, including England, Scotland and Ireland, as well as the continent of Africa. ... A family of Russian settlers in the Caucasus region, ca. ... Celtic music is a term utilized by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic peoples of Northern Europe. ...

Contemporary Utah music scene

In addition to overtly religious music, Utah's music scene features local blues, rock, and punk bands. Straight edge hardcore punk is popular largely due to the relative prominence of straight edge culture in the state.^[1][2] However, violent outbreaks in some past punk shows compelled several venues, including Kilby Court, to ban groups they consider "hard" punk. [ In addition, post-rock has a fair showing in Provo and Salt Lake, with groups like Uzi and Ari and The Weak Men gaining national and international attention; other bands in the area have met with a fair amount of success, including Theta Naught,^[3] Coastal, and Coup de Grace. Blues music redirects here. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... For the drawing or cutting tool, see Straightedge. ... Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... The term post-rock was coined by Simon Reynolds in issue 123 of The Wire (May 1994) to describe a sort of music using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes, using guitars as facilitators of timbres and textures rather than riffs and powerchords. ... Uzi and Ari is an American indie rock band based in Salt Lake City, Utah that has received favorable comparisons to artists such as Thom Yorke, Mogwai, The Postal Service, and The Album Leaf. ...

As evidence of Utah's burgeoning music scene, over 200 bands submitted tracks for a 2004 compilation by a local music zine, SLUG ("Salt Lake Underground"). The 15 year-old free monthly zine trimmed the submissions to 59 selections featuring diverse music types such as hip-hop, jazz, jazz-rock, punk, and a healthy variety of rock and roll.")^[4] Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A zine—an abbreviation of the word fanzine, and originating from the word magazine[1][2]—is most commonly a small circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Jazz fusion (or jazz-rock fusion or fusion) is a musical genre that merges elements of jazz with other styles of music, particularly pop, rock, folk, reggae, funk, metal, country, R&B, hip hop, electronic music and world music. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...

Another meeting point for musicians in the Utah music scene is the website The Rock Salt, which boasts a flourishing forum for local musicians. Started by local musicians, it provides a place of community for the Utah and Salt Lake City music scene.^[5]

Venues

Northern Utah

Notable venues for local music include Burt's Tiki Lounge^[6], Liquid Joe's, Club Halo, Port O' Call, Harry O's, Club Suede, The Depot, Monk's House of Jazz, Broken Record Bar & Grill (formerly Todd's Bar & Grill) [7], the Urban Lounge [8], and Brewski's [9].

There are also several venues that are open to all ages, such as Kilby Court^[7] in Salt Lake's aging factory district, the Avalon Theater (previously the Lo-Fi Cafe), The Circuit, and Velour^[8] in Provo, Mojo's Caffe' and Gallery [10] in Ogden, and Club NVO [11] in Logan. Provo is a city in Utah and the county seat of Utah County, located about 35 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. ... Ogden sign over Washington Boulevard at the Ogden River; toward downtown Ogden is the county seat of Weber County,GR6 Utah, United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Venue Closures along the Wasatch Front

In the latter half of 2007, several popular or up-and-coming venues closed their doors or stopped featuring live bands, many at the hands of local police or other authorities. Shortly after the owners of Club Boom Va in Ogden sold the venue and purchased the Country Club Theater down the street, Boom Va was converted to a Latin dance club and the Country Club was shut down by local police. The Diamond Lounge, a popular bar owned by the Ben Lomond Hotel in Ogden, stopped featuring local music in September; it then brought in its previous management, changed its name, and cancelled all its scheduled live bands. In Salt Lake, police shut down Double D's and Bada Bean after playing only a handful of shows.^[9] Salt Lake County health officials closed the Lo-Fi cafe,^[10] and Starry Night in Provo also closed its doors on August 26th.^[11] Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A nightclub (often dance club or club, particularly in the UK) is an entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... The Bigelow Hotel is a historic hotel located at 2510 Washington Blvd. ... Salt Lake County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Provo is a city in Utah and the county seat of Utah County, located about 35 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ...

Southern Utah

Despite a quickly growing population base in Southern Utah,^[12] local venues remain few in number; there are only a few with regular performances. These include The Electric Theater in St. George, Neverland in Washington, and The Grind Coffee House in Cedar City.^[13] Nickname: Settled 1861 Incorporated 1862 Government  - Mayor Dan McArthur  - City Manager Gary Esplin Area  - City  64. ... Washington is a city located in Washington County, Utah. ... Cedar City is a city located in Iron County, Utah, 250 miles South of Salt Lake City on Interstate 15. ...

Record Labels

Though no major record labels are found in Utah, there are several small independent labels in Utah, such as Differential,^[14] ExUmbrella,^[15] Rest 30,^[16] Sickboy Records,^[17] and Sound vs. Silence.^[18] The End Records, an independent metal and rock label and home to a number of avant-garde and experimental groups, was formed in Salt Lake City, but is currently based in Brooklyn, New York. The End Records is an independent metal and rock record label based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... A work similar to Marcel Duchamps Fountain Avant garde (written avant-garde) is a French phrase, one of many French phrases used by English speakers. ... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ...

Rock groups

Clifton, a metalcore band from Utah, performing in Cedar City, Utah.

The popular post-hardcore band The Used was formed in Orem and is currently signed to Warner Music Group-owned Reprise Records. They have released two gold albums in the United States. The growingly-popular indie rock sisters Meg and Dia Frampton formed their band, Meg & Dia, in Draper and are currently signed to another Warner Music Group-owned label, Doghouse Records. However, neither band is considered local, each having comparatively small local followings before signing to their respective labels. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (683x1024, 113 KB) Author Matthew Montgomery (myself) Also found at http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (683x1024, 113 KB) Author Matthew Montgomery (myself) Also found at http://www. ... Metalcore is a fusion of extreme metal and hardcore punk that began in the United States. ... Cedar City is a city located in Iron County, Utah, 250 miles South of Salt Lake City on Interstate 15. ... The Used is an alternative rock band from Orem, Utah. ... Orem is an incorporated city in the north-central part of the state of Utah in Utah County. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Reprise Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, operated through Warner Bros. ... “Golden record” redirects here. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Meg & Dia is an American Indie Rock band formed in 2004. ... Draper is a city in Salt Lake County and Utah County, Utah, United States, located about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. ... Doghouse Records is a Toledo, Ohio based record label, now run out of the New York City office. ...

Other current notable acts who tour nationally include Form of Rocket, Gaza, and Clifton. However, unlike the Used and Meg and Dia, these bands gained large local followings of all ages before signing. Form of Rocket and Gaza were both recorded by local engineer Andy Patterson, who also played drums in incarnations of local bands The Red Bennies and Iceburn. Form of Rocket is signed to Sick Room Records. Gaza, a hardcore and metal band, is signed to Black Market Activities. Clifton, a metalcore group, is signed to Abacus Recordings, an imprint of Century Media Records. Sick Room Records, LTD (often referred to as Sickroom) is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Black Market Activities is an independent record label which was founded, and run, by Guy Kozowyk the singer of Boston, MA based metal band The Red Chord. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

One band, Erosion, was perhaps the best-known local group before disbanding after a show on November 11, 2003. Erosion won several awards including a Salt Lake City Weekly battle of the bands. The four-person group encompassed a wide variety of styles, but was never sent to SXSW, a notable regional music festival. For this reason, SLUG referred to them as "the Susan Lucci of local music." is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Salt Lake City Weekly is a free alternative weekly tabloid-paged newspaper published in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... South by Southwest (SXSW, Inc. ... Susan Victoria Lucci (born December 23, 1946) is a Daytime Emmy Award winning actress. ...

Several current rock bands have a following in the Salt Lake City music scene. The Red Bennies [12], playing since 1996 have toured the West and released many albums. Starmy [13], winner of several Salt Lake City Weekly recognitions (including best local CD and 2002 battle of the bands). Loud rock group Thunderfist [14] is noted for their sometimes raucous stage mannerisms in Salt Lake clubs. Similarly loud, punk/rock bands Form of the Rocket has a very loyal local fan-base as well as Cornwall Chee. Tolchock Trio, borrowing their name partially from the book "A Clockwork Orange" plays eclectic and often experimental-sounding rock. The Debonairs, a three-man Ogden group, successfully mix rockabilly and punk styles. Formed in Provo, The Last Turkish Poets have been a true "indie", unsigned garage band for over 16 years. [15] The New Evils [16] whose members have punk rock roots extending back into the 1980s, started a label, Sound Co Records [17]. The Rodeo Boys have been trying hard since 2001. Books About UFO's (a name taken from the Husker Dü song) has been a staple of the Utah music scene as well. The 70's garage rock sound of Last Response [18] has made a re-emergence in 2007, reflecting the influences of national acts, Iggy and the Stooges, The MC5, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Television. The Americana band Atherton [19] has had multiple songs featured on MTV's Laguna Beach. Their song "California" was included on the compilation CD "MTV Presents Laguna Beach: Summer Can Last Forever." Red Bennies is a rock group from Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Salt Lake City Weekly is a free alternative weekly tabloid-paged newspaper published in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Ogden sign over Washington Boulevard at the Ogden River; toward downtown Ogden is the county seat of Weber County,GR6 Utah, United States. ... Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, and emerged in the early-1950s. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... The Rodeo Boys are an indie folk-rock band from Salt Lake City who formed in 2001. ... Atherton may refer to: Atherton: The House of Power, a book by Patrick Carman Atherton, California, a town in San Mateo County Atherton, Greater Manchester, a town in the borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Atherton, Queensland, a town located approximately 1 hour west of Cairns in Far North...

A cappella

Utah has a flourishing a cappella music scene. Some groups include Voice Male, InsideOut, Octappella, Eclipse, The Standards, T Minus Five, Sixth Gear, and BYU's Vocal Point. Newly on the scene is the extremely popular female group, Noteworthy. This article is about the vocal technique. ... Voice Male is a six-man contemporary a cappella group based in Utah. ... Octappella is an eight-man contemporary a cappella group based in Utah. ... Vocal Point is a nine-member, male a cappella group at Brigham Young University. ...

Other groups

Artists outside the rock tradition include Bob Moss [20], an older beatnik and folk music performer who has had albums released on Sound Co Records. Hello Amsterdam [21], a five-member group with only two of its originals left is known for syncopated indie music sound. Stacey Board [22] is one successful Salt Lake City folk music singer and her group has performed in several out-of-state acoustic music events. The Park City Club and Bar & Grill scene is predominantly frequented by strong vocal solo artists such as Vocalist/Guitarist Dave Hahn [23], Vocalist/Piano Man Rich Wyman [24], Vocalist/Pianist/Guitarist Jojo Hahn [25], and Joy & Eric. Another well-known popular Vocalist/Pianist from Park City is MaryBeth Maziarz [26], who is known for her contributing music for the popular television show "Dawson's Creek". Newgrass artists Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand [27] had a country music hit single in 2005, "Dream Big." Songwriter Peter Breinholt's [28] debut album, "The Big Parade", became an underground classic on Utah college campuses, and has made him a major concert draw in the state since the mid 90's. The Haole Boys [29] a four-member group has been playing hapa haole hawaiian music for land-locked listeners since 2000. Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Beatnik is a media stereotype that borrowed the most superficial aspects of the Beat Generation literary movement of the 1950s to present a distorted (and sometimes violent), cartoon-like misrepresentation of the real-life people and the spirituality found in Jack Kerouacs autobiographical fiction. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... In music, syncopation is the stressing of a normally unstressed beat in a bar or the failure to sound a tone on an accented beat. ... in music that is characterized by its perceived independence from mainstream or pop culture as a whole. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... An acoustic instrument is an musical instrument which does not produce sound using electronics, as does an electronic musical instrument. ... Park City, Utah Main Street during a parade Looking down Main Street Park City is a city located in Summit County, Utah, United States. ... Dave Hahn [1] Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist of the Americana, Acoustic, Folk/Rock, Retro, Alternative Country, Kitchen-Sink Genre. ... Progressive bluegrass, also known as newgrass (a term attributed to New Grass Revival member Ebo Walker), is one of two major subgenres of bluegrass music. ... Ryan Shupe is a country music fiddle player and singer from Utah. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Haole, in the Hawaiian language, means foreign or foreigner; it can be used in reference to people, plants, and animals. ... Hawaiian music refers to the musical style native to the Hawaiian Islands of the United States. ...

The Numbs [30] are a team of five DJs and emcees from Provo who have been played on TV shows, movies, and video games. The Dub Scouts, Rebel Alliance, Nemesis, Ethics, Merryl, Illoom, Djunya, Rendr801, J Law, Pelpp, A.Vanvranken, Chris Wright of Audioflo, J Luvv, and Destrukt are DJ's from the Salt Lake Valley and beyond. The Dub Scouts also get together in a purely acoustic set with a variety of drums exercising a variety of drum patterns - a personal invitation is often required to attend these experiences. DJ 5150 [31] is also widely known and respected as a significant contributor to breakbeat music in Salt Lake and surrounding cities. A relatively new musical phenomena are sites like Myspace.com. Bass Motive [32], an experimental electronica ensemblage, and many other bands of Salt Lake have used this site exclusively for exposure and feedback. COSM [33], an electronica group is known for their "organic breaks" and vocals over walls of synth and drum machine sound. DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... A Master of Ceremonies or MC is the host of a staged event or other performance. ... Provo is a city in Utah and the county seat of Utah County, located about 35 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. ... This article is about breakbeat, the electronic dance music genre. ... Electronica refers to a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; but unlike electronic dance music, is not specifically focused on the dance floor. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. ...

Joshua James [34] is a fairly recent addition to the Utah music scene, performing Indie/Folk music, often in intimate settings, for the past year. Joshua James has gathered a small but strong local following. Joshua also appears with an assortment of various local artists, including the Southern Boys [35]. The Southern Boys add more rock to the mix enabling the soul of Joshua James to come through to larger live audiences.

New Mormon music

Beginning in the 1960s, gospel music gained some success, and Mormons played an integral role in the development of Christian Contemporary Music (CCM) into the 1970s. Since then, Michael McLean [36] from Heber, Utah and Kenneth Cope [37] in Salt Lake City have become relatively popular among mostly-older Latter-day Saints for their religiously charged easy listening music. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... Gospel music is a musical genre characterized by dominant vocals (often with strong use of harmony) referencing lyrics of a religious nature, particularly Christian. ... Love Song Contemporary Christian music (CCM), or Christian pop music, is a sub-genre of Christian music. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Heber Valley with Deer Creek Reservoir Heber is a city in Wasatch County, Utah, United States. ... Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. ... A Latter-day Saint is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Another new strain of music that is marketed primarily toward youthful Latter-day Saints is sometimes called "Mormon pop". The well-reviewed acoustic-heavy musician Shane Jackman [38], local band SweetHaven, and the acoustic pop group Colors arguably fit into this category. Mormon pop has received a boost from the new phenomena of Mormon cinema and their accompanying soundtracks. Some Mormon cinema soundtracks sold well. In light of this success, independent Utah-heavy collections of youth-oriented LDS music have been released. Often they feature traditional LDS hymns that are rearranged into heavier rock songs. Some groups perform these songs almost exclusively while others like the established Salt Lake band Magstatic [39] record LDS-themed music on the side. SweetHaven is a regionally-notable band based in Utah. ... For other uses, see color (disambiguation). ... LDS or Mormon cinema refers to motion pictures with themes relevant to Latter-day Saints. ... In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a god or other religiously significant figure. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...

See also

• Mormon music

This article deals with music with a Mormon influence; for hymns, see The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymns or for the hymnal Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book) // Main article: Mormon folk music Mormon folk music constituted some of...

References

1. ^ ABC 20/20 Interview on Straight Edge. Straight Edge Online.
2. ^ "Got gang?", Reno News and Review. 
3. ^ Theta Naught.
4. ^ Death by Salt 2004. SLUG Mag.
5. ^ The Rock Salt.
6. ^ Burt's Tiki Lounge.
7. ^ Kilby Court.
8. ^ Velour.
9. ^ "Another Ogden Music Venue Bites the Dust".
10. ^ Diner detectives: Health inspections unveil eateries' good, bad, ugly.
11. ^ Starry Night official MySpace page.
12. ^ Bulkeley, Deborah. "St. George growth 2nd fastest in U.S", Deseret News. 
13. ^ Calendar of events in Southern Utah. musicGeek.org.
14. ^ Differential.
15. ^ ExUmbrella.
16. ^ Rest 30.
17. ^ Sickboy Records.
18. ^ Sound vs. Silence.

External links

• Official site of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
• SLUG, a Salt Lake City music zine founded in 1989
• Utah Metal
• Salt Lake City Weekly 2003 "Slammy Awards" (for local music)
• PROVOPODCAST.COM, award-winning weekly internet radio show from Provo,UT
• The Rock Salt ~ we suck at the internet
• University of Utah student newspaper article on local music
• Audioflo, local electronic music collective
• a.vanvranken, Downtempo/IDM producer
• Local Utah Music - Utah Out Loud
• DJ 5150