Authors: Ricky Vigil
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Review: New Brunswick, New Jersey, Goodbye
The radical idealism of punk rock is all well and good when you’re a kid , but when you’ve suddenly got bills and rent, it’s pretty hard to smash the state. Ronen Kauffman is the kind of guy that gives me hope. … read more
![Nobrow: Art, Coffee and Community](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/nobrow-1-1024x614.jpg)
Nobrow: Art, Coffee and Community
As I sat and spoke with Joe Evans in nobrow Coffee and Tea, he kept his eyes on the front door. Whenever a customer would walk in, Joe would spring to his feet, often greeting the shop’s denizens by name and knowing just what they meant when they asked for “the usual.” He answered ringing
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Localized: The Lionelle
On Friday, June 8th SLUG Magazine is hosting the first ever all-ages Localized at Kilby Court. The show will feature Kid Theodore, The Lionelle and opener Paul Jacobson. Door are at six, music starts at seven and it will end early enough that anyone over 21 will be able to attend the regular Localized at
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Localized: Kid Theodore
On Friday, June 8th SLUG Magazine is hosting the first ever all-ages Localized at Kilby Court. The show will feature Kid Theodore, The Lionelle and opener Paul Jacobson. Door are at six, music starts at seven and it will end early enough that anyone over 21 will be able to attend the regular Localized at
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Thunderfist
Jeremy Cardenas – Vocals Erik Stevens – Drums Mick Mayo – Bass Jeff Haskins – Guitar Mike Sasich – Guitar Thunderfist was put on this planet for one reason and one reason alone: TO ROCK! Singer/guitarist Jeremy Cardenas describes the band’s sound as “straight-ahead rock and roll,” and he ain’t lying. Gig posters of Turbonegro
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Chasing Cuban Ballerinas with Chicken from Dead to Me
You might get the idea that Dead To Me is some kind of sappy inspirational band more apt to play self-help seminars than sweaty punk clubs, but their music makes it clear that punk rock can be about more than hating everything and everyone around you. … read more
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Review: The Queers are Here
The Queers The Queers are Here MVD Street: 02.20 For hardcore Queers fan, The Queers are Here is the coolest thing since Love Songs for the Retarded. Frontman Joe Queer and an endlessly revolving lineup of others have been making simple Ramones-esque pop-punk for over twenty years now, and The Queers are Here serves as
![Top 5 Hardcore Post-Punk Albums of 2015](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Top-5-Post-Punk.jpeg)
Top 5 Hardcore Post-Punk Albums of 2015
Coliseum frontman Ryan Patterson mentioned that the visceral nature of hardcore “makes it temporary,” so where do hardcore musicians go from there? The answer is post-punk! You can catch up on the hardcore prerequisites that help make for stellar post-punk albums with this list. … read more
Local Reviews: 004
The Utah ska scene of the ’90s is fondly remembered (well… by some people), and the likes of Stretch Armstrong and My Man Friday have remained in the collective consciousness of local ska nerds over the years, but 004—quite possibly Utah’s first ska band—seems to have been forgotten. Hopefully, this great collection of 004’s music will rectify that injustice. … read more
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Titus Andronicus: Forever And Ever And Ever
The Who. Pink Floyd. Titus Andronicus. If you think one of these bands doesn’t deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the others, you clearly haven’t listened to The Most Lamentable Tragedy. The fourth album by New Jersey’s Titus Andronicus is a 29-song rock opera presented in five acts, following our hero’s confrontation