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Local Music Singles Roundup: December 2025

Let’s sink ourselves into a musical medley of rock, pop, lo-fi or whatever 2025 has bestowed upon us in this edition of SLUG’s Local Music Singles Roundup.  … read more

By tín Rodriguez

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Hurtado

Hurtado = DIIV + Somber

For anyone navigating heartbreak, or the confusing, character-building chaos of your 20s, Cavalier will meet you exactly where you are. … read more

By Cherri Cheetah

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Lily Allen

Lily Allen = Avril Lavigne + HAIM + Olivia Dean

My heart truly belongs to the pop girlies of the early 2000s and among the most underrated is Lily Allen. Post-90s, there was a sudden wave of women musicians. … read more

By Marzia Thomas

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SHISH
Portugal. The Man

Portugal. The Man = Nine Inch Nails + Pink Floyd

If any band can pivot with confidence, it is Portugal. The Man. SHISH plays as both a reckoning and a renewal. It is lean, loud and full of character. … read more

By Dallin Robinson

Interview: Matthew Fit

Matthew Fit has been a pillar of the local scene for over a decade now: he describes the scene breaking away from the homogeneity of the early days. … read more

By Jude Perno

Interview: A Really Really Cool Band

Armed with an entourage and a dream to record an entire album in 24 hours, A Really Really Cool Band is altering the music making formula. … read more

By Jamie Christensen

Interview: Shon Taylor

24tix handles ticketing for a ballpark estimate of 2,000 concerts a year — some of them multi-million dollar ordeals. … read more

By Mary Culbertson

SLUG Localized: Stand-Up Comedy

Dare I say this fills me with a little more hope for the future of comedy than I had before. Don’t miss their sets at SLUG’s Comedy Localized at Urban Lounge. … read more

By Sam D’Antuono