Kilby Block Party Review: Turnstile Headlines a Festival That Delivers on Its Reputation
By
Tom Breihan
Front-window bakery material. Catches the eye, delivers the goods.
Summary
A review and firsthand account of the Kilby Block Party music festival in Salt Lake City, focusing on Turnstile's headlining performance. The author describes the disorienting experience of seeing oneself in the crowd during the show, and highlights how Turnstile's live performance is a communal production where the crowd's energy is the main attraction. The festival is described as living up to its positive word-of-mouth reputation as an indie music event.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledHave you ever seen yourself out of the corner of your eye? It's disorienting.
These days, a Turnstile live show is a production, one befitting a real-deal festival headliner.
The people in the band are all charismatic human whirlwinds who carry themselves like athletes, but they know that they're not the real show.
The real show is the crowd — the roiling oceans of people that go the fuck off whenever Turnstile
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