Music

Hearts of Steele, an Ogden-by-way-of-Nashville band, is having a concert on Saturday to honor those with real-deal hearts of steel -- the men and women, both living and lost, who serve the country as firefighters and soldiers.

Alternative pop

"Before Today." Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti. Los Angeles-based artist Ariel Pink has been making music for more than a decade, mostly in his bedroom on old stereos and four-tracks.

KAYSVILLE -- "G'day," Ian Roy yelled to children waving to him from below the hot-air balloon Friday morning as it floated across west Kaysville. Roy, 60, of Gold Coast, Australia, was part of the kickoff for the Antelope Island Stampede Festival, which began Friday night at the island.

In the world of music, it's sometimes difficult to get the ball rolling downhill toward the big time.

But Truth & Salvage Co., a Los Angeles-based band that sprang from the fertile Southern rock soil of Ashville, N.C., has gotten the ball of fame downright tumbling -- thanks to a little help from Chris Robinson, the singer/mastermind behind The Black Crowes.

New this week

MINDY GLEDHILL, 7 p.m. Sept. 13, Bella's Fresh Mexican Grill, Ogden. $10; $30/family of four. 801-737-0557.

KEVIN KULA, 7 p.m. Oct. 7, Browning Center's Allred Theater, WSU, Ogden. $15. WSU box office.

SALT LAKE CITY -- The story is told of a Scot who visited America. Upon his return home, a friend asked about his trip.