By Richard Provost
Provo, Utah’s flourishing music scene was featured extensively on NPR’s World Cafe program last January. Part of the show’s “Sense of Place” series, Provo was one of the musical hotspots explored by Stephen Kallao, Miguel Perez, and their team. The series covered local musical trailblazers The Clingers, more current bands like The Aces and James The Mormon, and the publisher of Provo Music Magazine Zach Collier.
Most notably, the episode about Velour Live Music Gallery owner Corey Fox – arguably downtown Provo’s most successful music venue – was recently awarded the Bronze Award for Human-Interest Feature by the New York Festivals Radio Awards.
The New York Festivals Radio Awards honor “the exceptional and innovative content being created today on all continents and seen across all platforms” and aims to “respect the achievements of the many talented men and women who make up the worldwide creative community.”
The winning episode in question explores the history of Velour as a local venue, the highs and lows of local live music, and the legendary story of Brandon Robbins, frontman of The Moth & The Flame, donating a kidney to Corey Fox. The music and members of Provo-born bands Sego and The Moth & The Flame also make appearances in the episode.
“Provo music and the people and stories of the scene have proven time and time again to be something special,” writes Provo Music Magazine’s new editor Michael Luce. “A major congratulations from all of us here at Provo Music Magazine to both the World Cafe staff and everyone featured in the episode on receiving such an awesome honor.”
You can listen to the award-winning episode below.
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