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SLUG Mag’s Localized is the monthly, local music showcase founded in 2001 as a way for local musicians to receive recognition for their work. The monthly showcase provides bands playing with free posters to promote the show, a write-up in SLUG Magazine for the two headliners, payouts and digital promotion.
![Localized: Debrider](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Debrider-Moses-Namkung-8-1024x683.jpg)
Localized: Debrider
Debrider wants everyone to be their authentic selves when creating and writing music. Otherwise, how else could a musician translate the message they are trying to convey? … read more
![Localized: DiseNgaged](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/DiseNgaged-Moses-Namkung-5-1024x683.jpg)
Localized: DiseNgaged
Ultimately for DiseNgaged, the music-writing process is an enigma to most: how does the work of a few throw tunes together and make them sound good? … read more
![Localized: DoomCupcake](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240516_DOOM_CUPCAKE_0429-1024x683.webp)
Localized: DoomCupcake
DoomCupcake is a four-piece, metal-punk band from Salt Lake City that makes “the kind of music you’d want to hear walking into a Hot Topic.” … read more
![Localized: Shecock With a Vengeance](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240508_SHECOCK_0351-1024x683.webp)
Localized: Shecock With a Vengeance
Shecock With A Vengeance is a glam-rock, dance-punk band from Salt Lake City founded by Sofia Scott, also known as The Rock Princess. … read more
![Localized: Chegoya](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/425-Ed-Localized-Chegoya-Logan-Sorenson9411-Edit-1024x683.jpg)
Localized: Chegoya
Named after a beloved, now-closed convenience store by West High School, Chegoya consists of a quartet of musicians dedicated to the art of free-flowing, minimally-structured jazz. … read more
![Localized: Slow Potion](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/425-Ed-Localized-Slow-Potion-Logan-Sorenson0638-1024x683.jpg)
Localized: Slow Potion
Consisting of a whopping eight members, Slow Potion has an entire percussion and brass outfit. … read more
![Localized: Scott Lippitt](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/424-Ed-Localized-Jess-Gruneisen-Scott-Lippitt_0077-1024x683.webp)
Localized: Scott Lippitt
Avenues is an album of buzzy indie-rock with an experimental, atmospheric, Midwest emo tilt—each track has its own signature style, yet the project still feels unified. … read more
![Localized: Bly Wallentine](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/424-Ed-Localized-Jess-Gruneisen-Bly-Wallentine_0355-1024x683.webp)
Localized: Bly Wallentine
Wallentine has the musical prowess of any psychedelic prog rock talent—they play anything from piano and electric guitar to clarinets and flutes. … read more
![Localized: Sean Mena](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/424-Ed-Localized-Jess-Gruneisen-Sean-Mena_1107-1024x683.webp)
Localized: Sean Mena
Currently in the works is Mena’s solo project, an album of lo-fi beats, under the artist name Sledgehammer. Suffice to say, Mena is a man of many musical hats. … read more
![Localized: The Medicine Company](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/423-Ed-Localized-The-Medicine-Company-John-Barkiple-1024x683.webp)
Localized: The Medicine Company
Still riding the high of a recent sold-out show at The State Room, MedCo is in the process of developing a new album defined by “heavy psych-rock, doom metal and a darker sound.” … read more