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Coheed & Cambria @ The Great Saltair

Coheed & Cambria @ The Great Saltair
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I watched as the techs did their instrument and sound checking and prepared the stage for the main event. And then, there it was: fog, spewing up from the stage floor. The techs scurried off the stage, the lights went black and the gigantic movie screen (set behind the stage)became illuminated. Sound began to flood my ears. The music became subtly more intense, until, at last, C&C took the stage to a frenzied crowd of devoted followers. … read more

Mono @ The Urban Lounge

Mono @ The Urban Lounge
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Dressed in all black with nary a discernable expression of emotion on their face, guitarists Takaakira Goto and Yoda took seats on opposite sides of the stage from each other and, without a word, began the tremolo picked upswell from 2009’s Hymn to the Immortal Wind. This reverence and austerity, punctuated with moments of pure cathartic and caustic release, would define not only the hour-and-a-half long performance, but the audience’s awed hush. … read more

Fear Factory @ Club Sound

Fear Factory @ Club Sound
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Fear Factory is one of those bands I’d do anything to see live, no matter how many times I’ve seen them before. I started listening to Fear Factory as a teenager, and despite some lackluster albums, line-up changes and even a period of being officially broken up, I’ve always been a fan for reasons that I cannot fully comprehend. … read more

Contributor Limelight: Mike Cundick

Contributor Limelight: Mike Cundick

Even though Mike C. is the newest member of the SLUG sales team, he’s no stranger to the Salt Lake scene. … read more