City Weekly · Music
MUSIC PICKS OCT 16 - OCT 22
Penny & Sparrow @ The Commonwealth Room 10/17, Showtek @ Sky SLC 10/17, Helter Skelter Fest @ Metro Music Hall 10/18, and more.
Penny & Sparrow @ The Commonwealth Room 10/17, Simon and Garfunkel set a precedent for Penny & Sparrow: two singers, one guitar and a sound that echoes beyond those limited confines. Nevertheless, given their somewhat low-key persona, it’s hard to imagine them peering that far above the radar.
Theirs is a sound draped in a kind of nocturnal haze—lush, lovely, but also unobtrusive to the point where they practically beg their audience to lean in and listen. What makes this duo especially unique is that they are polar opposites.
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Places in this story
- Metro Music Hall
Downtown · Downtown live music venue and bar hosting touring and local acts, drag nights, and dance parties.
- The State Room
Downtown listening room for Americana, indie, and songwriter sets.