Every weekend, Ogden resembles itself with beer gardens, concerts and markets of music

It used to be the stuff that was exclusively reserved for annual festivals in Ogden. But now concerts, beer gardens and street markets every Saturday and Sunday on the corner of 25th and Ogden at The Monarch are the “new normal”. Despite (and maybe thanks) COVID-19, there’s a party every weekend – we’re ready to celebrate art, music, great food, and local beers in a bigger and better way.

Last weekend a beer garden was added to the Gourmet Market on Saturday and the Ogden Bizarre Market on Sunday, both of which are located in The Monarch. The beer gardens, filled with local beers from Roosters and UTOG, continue every Saturday and Sunday to complement live music and craft markets.

Indie Ogden Magazine’s Bizarre Market is getting another upgrade. Rail City Productions, a new Ogden-based broadcast and media production company, has partnered with Indie Ogden to launch the Rail City Troopers’ weekly series of concerts. Nurture the Creative Mind and other local organizations also support partners.

The weekly concerts for all ages take place on Sundays at noon in the Royal Room on the upper floor, while the market with over 40 vendors continues on the ground floor.

The first Rail City Troopers concert took place on May 2nd with three musicians from Utah: Branson Anderson, Cherry Thomas and Orchard Wild.

The singer-songwriter Anderson, who previously lived in Ogden, now lives in a small desert town in Nevada and lives the life of a troubadour. His uniquely crafted songs, evoking sounds reminiscent of his influences – Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Jack White, and Robert Johnson – are deeply rooted in the traditions of Americana. Anderson has an upcoming gospel EP following albums “Applecore”, “Baltimore” (2019) and his debut “Graydog” (2017).

R&B artist Thomas is making waves in the Ogden and Salt Lake City music scene and is quickly achieving success, even though her public music only began five years ago. In 2018 she released a single, “Black Panther”, and opened for Mavis Staples at the 2019 Ogden Music Festival. She is currently working on her first EP.

Orchard Wild is a new Ogden music project, literally straight from a wild orchard in Willard, where the trio – Nicholas Garn, Naomi Harlan and Caleb Wendt – first produced songs together in the chaos of 2020. Her style is described as a hybrid of indie -folk, americana and pop. All artists have their own solo careers and other bands, but when they come together as Orchard Wild it’s a magical mix that Ogden thoroughly woos.

On May 16, hip-hop artists will enter Daugaard, Imag! Nary Friendz and Keilow take the stage. Daugaard is an Eminem, Wu-Tang-Clan, Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg-inspired producer and hip-hop artist from Ogden with the recently released 2020 album “Reflections (Mixtape)”. The new Ogden-based alternative band Imag! Nary Friendz, who sold out shows at Kilby Court in SLC, has just released her first single, “Slow Motion”. And Keilow, a rapper, producer, and dancer from Ogden, steals the show every time with his improvised freestyle rhymes.

Rail City Productions, consisting of Noise_Explosion, UTaudio and Indie Ogden, will show all music genres in their shows. They try to “empower and equip artists and at the same time create an environment in which it is all about creating their best possible art”. Another Noise_explosion production is OGtv, “a highlight of all the dope things that happen in Ogden”.

The gourmet market adds more musicians to its live music setup every Saturday on the terrace next to the beer garden. There will also be pub style games like cornhole, ladder throw, giant jenga … and it’s pet friendly. This Saturday experience the Ogden singer / songwriter and comedian Paddy Teglia on the terrace together with the cool beer music from Vinyl Kolola. It’s the perfect place to meet, meet new friends, shop, and chat while enjoying a local brew every Saturday from 10am to 2pm

Once a month, weekends on 25th and Ogden Avenues get extra festivities every first Friday during Open Studio Night at The Monarch and on the first Sunday of every month at WB’s Eatery for Wigs & Brunch. And the weekend kicks off early on select Thursday evenings with live music and dance performances from artists from across the country presented by Onstage Ogden at The Monarch.

The arts and music scene in Ogden is getting better and better, offering younger musicians more opportunities to play in venues of all ages. Beer gardens and markets create a festival weekend atmosphere all year round.

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