The literal block party that started in Salt Lake City on a street outside of live music club Kilby Court, a one-day hang in celebration of the music scene and Kilby Court as an all-ages venue, has expanded and beefed up into one of the best indie music festivals in the U.S. Now in its sixth year, Kilby Block Party 2025 is a four-day blitz of up-and-coming bands and artists — so many WNXP favorites — as well as household names with deep catalogs and impressive legacies. (Hello, DEVO, Weezer, New Order, Yo La Tengo, Built to Spill!)
Can’t make it to Mountain Time for a good time nestled in the valley with snowcapped mountains backdropping your concert vids? Well, here’s the schedule. Save your mid-May 2026 for this trip! Meantime, you might live vicariously through this Kilby Block Party mixtape and follow along for stories on my Instagram, @celia_wnxp.
Interviews captured in Utah coming soon to the WNXP Podcast feed!
#ThematicStatic Playlist: 5/15/25
New Order – “Blue Monday ’88”
Vagabon – “Lexicon”
Medium Build – “Miseryy”
Slowdive – “When the Sun Hits”
Been Stellar – “I Have The Answer”
Montell Fish – “Who Did You Touch?
Friko – “Where We’ve Been”
SASAMI – “Say It”
Ovlov – “Baby Shea”
Lime Garden – “Pop Star”
Weezer – “Holiday”
Orla Gartland – “Late To The Party (Live at WNXP)”
TV on the Radio – “Staring at the Sun”
Justice & Tame Impala – “Neverender”