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Show Thursday, September^ 2008 EDITOR'S NOTE The Pulse Every once in a while, the stars (and deadlines) will align just right so that a theme is born. That's what happened this week with Red Pulse. With summer ending and fall making an early appearance, it was time to look ahead to what matters most when the weather turns cold and the hoodies come back out of the closet—movies. Maybe you expected something a little deeper, but let's face it, we're an entertainment magazine and what's more entertaining than film? We're heading back into the so-called "smart season" in Hollywood, when all the big toys are put away and the smaller, tougher, thinking-man film season begins. We wanted you all to know that there is a film scene in Salt Lake City, just like there's an art scene or a music scene. There are people who slave for months to make that one perfect 15-minute short film they can show at the Tower. There are those whograduate and move on to success in Hollywood, and that's what's at the heart of this issue. We've got the rest of the stuff too, but movies are where our head is this week, because sometimes it's nice to sit back and escape into a celluloid adventure. Especially after that first week of class. Treat yourself and follow suit. You deserve it. Trevor Hale —v* Advertising 801-581-7041 News801-$81-NEWS Fax801-581-FAXX Editor:Trevor Hale Assistant Editor: Kyle Stegerwald Wrrters: John Fitzgerald, Erik Lopez, Chase Straight Christie Franke Page Designers: Alyssa Bailey, Chase Straight, Chad Zavala Red Pulse is a division of The Daily Utah Chronicle, published once a week during Fall and Spring Semesters (excluding test weeks and holidays) and once a month during Summer Semester. Red Pulse editors and staff are solely responsible for the newspaper's content. Funding comes from advertising revenues and dedicated student fee administered by the Publications Council. To respond with questions, comments or complaints, call 801-581-7041 or visit www.dailyutahchroniclc.com. The Chronicle and Red Pulse are distributed free of charge, limit one copy per reader. Additional copies of the paper may be made available upon request. No person, without expressed permission of The Chronicle, may take more than one copy of any Chronicle issue. contact t.hale@chroritde.utah.edu to find out about writing for Red Pulse. Rock stars in training "I Got References," Alder boasts, "I'd make you feel better than anyone could/Yeah I'm really that good." Even though they have a bit to go, Despite what seems to be arrogance. Salt Lake's Mury already look like Alder assures me that if s truly not rock stars. Not in the leather pants- the case. wearing kind of way, but with a "I've had girls come up to me after smooth confidence that can change shows and ask me if I'm really that the vibe of the whole room. Within good," he said. "I don't even know minutes of sitting on the patio at Salt what to say. That song could just be Lake Coffee Break, I noticed a couple about one particular moment." glances from some female admirers The personal simplicity of the lyrat the adjacent tables. ics coupled with an impressive cadre But as much as they look the part of musical abilities with influences ranging from Mos Def to Jimmy Eat though, the guys are far from it. "We're the book nerds that don't World make for a killer cocktail of get invited to the party," claims lead fun, accessible and meaningful music. Refreshingly, they refrain from singer and guitarist Chris Alder. While that's obviously not the the typical emo route of complaincase, the band is definitely a bunch of ing about how sad they are, even if goofy Salt Lake kids just out to have the song is about a heartbreak. a good time. The songs from The "I'd rather be in a band that plays Tarot Card Prophecy—the band's music you can learn from and not debut release—are fun, assured and music you can be sad to," said Oliself-indulgent. vares. The six-song EP begins with "WelThat feeling has struck a chord come to the Family," which serves as with the fans whose numbers conan introduction to the band as well tinue to grow at each show. There as the actual album. Against a pop- is even a girl in England with lyrics ping guitar, Alder sings "I've never from "B-Side to the TYuth" tattooed been so proud/despite the way a few on her foot. things went down/and I look up to That being said, Mury has some all of you so much/That I thought high aspirations for where it wants you oughta know." to go, and not surprisingly, made After playing in notable local the obligatory move to California bands like The Contingency Plan, Take the Fall and Arton, the band members got together at the perfect time in their lives and just took off from there. "We actually sounded good for the first show," said Alder, referring to their debut performance at Club Sound. Maybe it's a Utah thing, but the family is just as important to these guys as to any good Latter-day Saints out there. All three state that the main reason they work so well together is their close relationship. While most bands stay together just because they're playing music, these guys are actually friends. In fact, after the interview, drummer Burt Hoagland and guitarist Jonathan Olivares took off to see a free bird show at the zoo. "I got the hook up," said a grinning Hoagland (Maybe Alder was right about the book nerd thing after alL) Still, there's no denying their rock star appeal, especially to their female fans. In their sexually charged Chase Straight RED PULSE WRITER shortly after forming. After a threemonth stint in Oakland after the release of their first album, and running the tour circuit along the entire West Coast, the boys returned back home. "Everyone goes to (California) and comes back and says 'Salt Lake is sooo lame' but, I loveit here," Alder said. "It kind of sucked to come home, though." The band started recording The Tarot Card Prophecyfiveweeks after they formed on March 13 (the final track is titled "3/13") and caught the eye of Mason Street Production. They moved to Oakland to work with Mason Street on production and do some touring. Despite a lot of hype surrounding the record and a growing fan base, the members had a hard time making ends meet and were forced to retreat back to the Beehive State. The band continued to tour and write, and currently have a fulllength album in the works. Three new songs are available on their MySpace page and offer a promising taste of what might come. The songs are crisper and more developed than their debut and showcase a more defined musical talent. See MURY Page 5 |
