Year: 2013
Local Reviews: The Continentals
Rhino is a well-constructed album full of elegance that shouldn’t go unnoticed. The swirling synth and dreamy delay guitars create an idea of fading nights meant only for wishing for more time. … read more
Local Review: Drew Danburry – Goodnight Gary
Drew Danburry is one musician I have always been fond of. His music is carefree, fun and over the years, though he releases new albums, he holds a lot of the same pleasantry. … read more
Local Reviews: Means Nothing
1) Music production software has become too easily accessable by regular Joes. 2) Utah will never emerge from the lesser-known Western states as a music powerhouse with music like this. 3) The bands in the above equation are not meant as praise. … read more
Local Reviews: Oh, Be Clever
I’m pretty sure vocalist Brittney is actually Vanessa Carlton trying to make a comeback, and that’s okay. I admit I enjoy a mainstream pop song from time to time. “I’m Not Welcome Here and You’re a Mess” is pure catchy pop at it’s best—it‘s a shame it clocks in at just over two minutes. … read more
Local Reviews: Oliver Lemmon
Barring the fact that perplexion is not a real word, the rest of the title of this release bodes well for Lemmon, because I’m sure he thought this shit was solid gold when he made it—and sometimes confidence is key. I tried some fragrant local kush strains and thought, “Hey, maybe this guy is on to something.” Maybe he really is. … read more
Local Reviews: Sarge
This is not great. It’s not awful either, it’s just very generic hardcore punk, tinged with a bit of metal. It’s very loud and angry, but a few songs into it I still found myself yawning. … read more
Local Reviews: Tijuana Bible
Holy crap, this is really from Provo? And 2010? As boring and pussy-fied as the Salt Lake music scene can seem, Provo has it a lot worse, so hearing some ‘80s style hardcore coming from Happy Valley is pretty awesome. Tijuana Bible’s debut (which is only available on cassette) takes the simple fury of early Dischord bands, throws in the toughness and gang vocals of early New York hardcore and tops it all off with the thrashiness and humor of SoCal skate punk. … read more
Local Reviews: Various Artists
MSSV has been getting a lot of attention lately, and rightly so. The three artists that comprise the label, Nolens Volens, //, and Nonnon, have spent the last couple of years creating sonic freakouts of no-input tonal experiments, snarling, post-industrial noise and post-modern odes to booty-house (see last month’s SLUG cover article). … read more
Local Reviews: Melodramus
In the realm of modern prog metal/rock, Melodramus have crafted one epic and diverse aural buffet of sounds on their second full-length album, Two: Glass Apple. It’s truly a record that not only rivals plenty of prog bands in the current world scene, but also puts a good hunk of them to shame. … read more
Local Reviews: The Orbit Group
The Orbit Group have been making a name for themselves around Salt Lake City with their brand of funk / jazz / soul fusion. Orbit’s shows are an experience. They exhibit professional musicianship and cultivate crowd energy as few acts can. … read more