Scott Van Wagenen

Scott fronted Stretch Armstrong for their amazing 8 year run ('90-'97). He recounted, "I never got nervous to play a show, I always got anxious, because I just loved getting out there. There's nothing like seeing kids that know your songs well enough they know the lyrics. That's a big rush."

Corey Fox

I has a great interview with Corey Fox on Friday. Cory is the owner and manager of Velour, a live music gallery in Provo. Corey began managing local bands in the early nineties. His ventures in local music eventually led him to Wrapsody, a venue he managed from '96-'00. He also managed Muse Music from '02-'05, before opening his own venue. He spoke of promoting shows during the ska craze in Utah county. "Swim Herschel Swim shows were a thousand people [in attendance]. That's unheard of these days."

Cory was also kind enough to dig up some old promotional posters, flyers, concert tickets and newspaper articles. I was able to scan the lot of them.

Jeff Vice

Jeff Vice is a film critic for the Deseret Morning News. In the early nineties, he began reviewing ska shows in Utah, featuring local and national bands. "Considering how fast ska grew in Utah, it was stunning. The number of quality bands and quality shows that there were..." Jeff recalls. "There was so many amazing touring bands that came through, and we all got good exposure."