Michael Bialas
Journalist at Freelance
A newspaper/online editor, writer, photographer, and ex-college football player, Michael Bialas covers music, movies and TV, and still shows interest in sports.
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1 week ago |
popmatters.com | Michael Bialas
Kilby Block Party 6 in Salt Lake City wrapped more than a week ago, and after taking approximately 3,000 photos (featuring at least 20 acts) from 15-18 May, writing about 10,000 words, and watching and/or hearing 30 of the festival’s 75 or so artists perform live, it’s far from a distant memory.
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1 week ago |
popmatters.com | Michael Bialas
Perfect Right Now Slumberland An indie rock-pop band with the power to stop the rain surely must have some heavenly connections. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, fronted by founder, lead singer, and guitarist Kip Berman, practically proved to possess such divine abilities on a Sunday afternoon in Salt Lake City, of all places. At least during a wet day that began with heavy showers, as Kilby Block Party was closing out their music festival on 18 May.
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3 weeks ago |
popmatters.com | Michael Bialas
One of my more entertaining music experiences during trips to Nashville over the years occurred at the Bluebird Cafe. The iconic club located in a strip mall away from the insanity found in tourist traps along Broadway is considered a space for songwriters (some unsung) who are the “heroes behind the hits”.
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3 weeks ago |
popmatters.com | Michael Bialas
Blood on the Silver Screen Domino One of the more fascinating solo artists I encountered while checking out the lineup for the Kilby Block Party festival, which takes place 15-18 May in Salt Lake City, is a multidimensional Renaissance woman with a one-stage name. She isn’t Madonna, Rihanna, or Shakira. Want to take a guess?
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3 weeks ago |
popmatters.com | Michael Bialas
Face Down in the Garden Mutually Detrimental Bands come and go, and sometimes come back (again and again, especially when the well runs dry). But the Denver indie pop-rock duo named Tennis, formed in 2010 by college philosophy students Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley, aren’t playing around regarding their music career.
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ICYMI: Counting down Fab 5 Fest Faves at @KilbyBlockParty: 5. Orla Gartland 4. New Order 3. Gang of Four 2. Black Country, New Road 1. Suki Waterhouse @PopMatters review: https://t.co/kc6aPYocZI KBP photos: https://t.co/5nQ8g0oNjo https://t.co/ZF89bSHvL2
Suki Waterhouse Rules on List of Fab 5 Fest Faves of ’25: With @KilbyBlockParty featuring a fine lineup of artists, a select few, led by Suki Waterhouse, had more than one thing in common. Check out the @PopMatters review: https://t.co/kc6aPYocZI https://t.co/0S18gykv72
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are beating again: 2 of the indie rock-pop band's founding members discuss their past, present, and future in a detailed @PopMatters Q&A. See photos from @KilbyBlockParty show in SLC, one of their first U.S. stops in 2025. https://t.co/HsqQpAYLaf https://t.co/COVU9qJVS1