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![Blackalicious @ Urban Lounge](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Blackalicious2016_5.jpg)
Blackalicious @ Urban Lounge
Blackalicious came on stage with a full crew for the show. Gift of Gab, Chief Xcel, Lateef the Truthspeaker, and Dr.ama of the Livesavas all came out full of energy for the packed house. … read more
![Scarling @ The Curiosa Festival 2004](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_6082-1024x680.jpg)
Scarling @ The Curiosa Festival 2004
Back in 2004 The Cure’s Curiosa Festival landed in Salt Lake City at The USANA Amphitheater. The Cure was the headliner with bands such as Mogwai, Interpol, Melissa Auf Der Maur, The Rapture and pictured here—Scarling. SLUG Magazine brings this flashback Friday photo gallery to get Utah ready for The Cure’s return in 2016
![Silversun Pickups Ensorcell Salt Lake City](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/DSC_9853-682x1024.jpg)
Silversun Pickups Ensorcell Salt Lake City
Three years after their last studio album: 2012’s Neck of the Woods, Silversun Pickups are on tour promoting Better Nature. They took to the stage with beaming smiles and kicked straight into their first song with explosive energy. The crowd bounced with the beat and sang along. … read more
![Candy’s River House CD Release Show @ Urban Lounge](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/CandysRiverHouse_4-683x1024.jpg)
Candy’s River House CD Release Show @ Urban Lounge
Candy’s River House had their first full length CD release show on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at The Urban Lounge. Their band is a mix between Bad Company, ZZ Top and Free. This new CD is taking Candy’s River House back to the South. … read more
![Little Hurricane @ Urban Lounge with Wildcat Strike, Kyle Henderson](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/MG_8803.jpg)
Little Hurricane @ Urban Lounge with Wildcat Strike, Kyle Henderson
Blues duo Little Hurricane made a one time stop again and visits the “good people” of Salt Lake City on their way back from their east coast tour stops. Calling San Diego home from and last playing in New York, this group played a set at local venue The Urban Lounge with opening guests Kyle Henderson and Wildcat Strike. … read more
![The Menzingers @ The Complex with Pianos Become the Teeth, meWithoutYou, Restorations](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/TheMenzingers_MegaImage_gmum2Mx.jpg.1200x630_q90_crop-1024x538.jpg)
The Menzingers @ The Complex with Pianos Become the Teeth,...
Closing out the show was The Menzingers, a band with a heart and something more. … read more
![Intronaut @ Kilby Court with Huldra, A Lily Gray](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/huldra9.jpg)
Intronaut @ Kilby Court with Huldra, A Lily Gray
The crowd was salivating by the time Los Angeles’ Intronaut took the stage with their hypnotizing, soaring prog metal. … read more
![Cult Leader Vinyl Release Show @ Kilby Court with Foster Body, La Verkin, Discoid A](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/CL8.jpg)
Cult Leader Vinyl Release Show @ Kilby Court with Foster...
Saturday, Nov. 14 saw the triumphant return of Cult Leader from their month-long US tour promoting their critically acclaimed new release Lightless Walk. … read more
![Cosplay Concert – Punk Rock Halloween @ Super Top Secret](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Punk-Rock-Halloween-SLUG-2015-1.jpg)
Cosplay Concert – Punk Rock Halloween @ Super Top Secret
Punk Rock Halloween is annual event wherein bands dress up as their favorite artists and play their songs like they are the artists themselves. … read more
![King Diamond on Halloween, Not Just a Dream](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/KingDiamond8.jpg)
King Diamond on Halloween, Not Just a Dream
I do not know how Salt Lake City lucked out on hosting King Diamond on Halloween, but it was the best Halloween I have had. … read more