February 19, 2010 at The Hotel 3 more bands played. This time when I walked into the room there were quite a few more people hanging around on the lower level. The next thing I noticed was that the crowd wasn’t just the regular Salt Lake City crowd, there were a bunch of people I recognized from Ogden and Park City too.

The first band to play was a Salt Lake band called Velvetones, the next band Ulysses had Ogden roots with Rick Gerber on keys, guitar, and vocals. The last band was Junior and Transportation how are from Park City and Ogden. Once all this became apparent I then could tell why the second floor of The Hotel was so much more interactive with the live artists and the lower floor was so much more packed than the first week.

Velvetones started things off with some bluesy rock which got some 12 bar blues going on for a bit. Ulysses followed , after the crowd established itself as a full flowing 2 story hotel party, they laid down some unforgettable tracks that were later heard from the recording engineers. The indie rock that Ulysses plays is dramatic and unique to the scene. Junior and Transportation finished off the night with almost everyone left standing and dancing to the southern jam rock.

Even I couldn’t help but move till the last note was played because of the quality performance from local talent. The local live scene presented at these local events are not to be compared to much else.

Whats been happening?

Local live music, aerialists on a silk cloth and trapeze hanging from the ceiling, and watching a painting or sculpture being created is what has made The Hotel the new place to spend your Friday nights. February 12, 2010 was the first of weekly live music events at the bar and nightclub The Hotel.

As I entered the nightclub I made sure to head up the stairs just to the left of the door, this was where the newly formatted live music events were said to be. Walking up the stairs was dark and mysterious as the sound of live music slowly grew in volume. A small charge was paid just before seeing who the music was coming from. At first glance was a crowded room of dancing people and slightly above the crowd was a trapeze with a woman dancing to the sounds of a band named Dirty Blonde. As I pushed through the crowd to the bar and get a drink, I noticed even the cost of drinks were lower than usual.

The event didn’t just stop at the bar, as I wondered the place even more there were a second set of stairs leading to a balcony overlooking the local band. This is a circus of live local art, music, and dancing Daniel Delano, a local music fan, said on the way up the stairs. On the balcony about half a dozen artists were setup and painting, sculpting, and drawing where the crowd could watch local art while listening to it also. These live music and art events are going on every Friday night starting at 9 p.m.