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Salt Lake City Music Picks, May 21 to May 27
Echo & the Bunnymen at The Union Event Center; MC Eiht at Liquid Joe’s; Sepultura / Biohazard at The Depot; DJ Heartstring & X CLUB at Boxpac Project; Rilo Kiley at The Complex
Echo & the Bunnymen Courtesy Photo Echo & the Bunnymen @ The Union Event Center 5/21 When one thinks of music from Liverpool, England, the first group to come to mind is The Beatles. But the port city on the Mersey River has a long and proud musical tradition, and not all of the artists from Liverpool draw upon the Fab Four for inspiration.
Launched in 1978, Echo & the Bunnymen cut a decidedly different figure. The group’s namesake wasn’t a person; according to popular lore (though disputed by the group itself), “Echo” was the moniker given to the group’s drum machine.
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