Music
▼ Concerts & Festivals
Beachmen @ Diabolical Records with The Wild War, 90s Television
A shimmering ambiance hovers over my memory of Beachmen’s second album release show, bathing the whole experience in orange and bronze. I see guitar pedals and muffled drums from five feet away. We’re in an intimate venue where the crowd is full at six rows deep, filling the entire place up by the time the
I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House @ Zephyr...
Once upon a time, SLUG Magazine covered the show of I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House in 2003 at the epic Zephyr Club (RIP). … read more
PEARS Play Kilby with Problem Daughter, Speak Uneasy, American Mouth
PEARS, New Orlean’s addition to the Fat Wreck Chords catalog, played a mid-week punk show at Kilby Court in Salt Lake City. American Mouth, one of Salt Lake’s newer punk bands, opened the night. They played a short set followed by Speak Uneasy and Problem Daughter. American Mouth started off the show with a
North @ Metro Bar 09.06 with Dark Lord
On the night of the blessed first Sabbath of September, in the year of our Lord 2015, the very fires of the Deceiver’s inferno spewed forth a great and mighty torrent—a storm of witches, unearthly moans and fog. … read more
Babes in Toyland @ Urban Lounge 09.01 with FEA
Babes in Toyland, having reunited after a 14 year hiatus, are touring again with original members Kat Bjelland and Lori Barbero. … read more
Riot Fest 2015
Arriving at Riot Fest 2015 in Denver, I can’t appreciate the certain irony of the “death before shorts” mantra that I live by. It’s hot as hell, and living by that code may, in fact, be the end of me. … read more
Motörhead @ The Complex 08.27 with Saxon, Crobot
Motörhead had to cut their set short due to Lemmy’s trouble breathing. When he returned to the stage to apologize, the crowd greeted him with cheers. … read more
Melvins @ Urban 08.30 with Big Business
Big Business wasted no time showing everyone you can make a wall of sound with just two people. … read more
Twilight Concert Series 2015: St. Vincent, Best Coast
Twilight has come to an end, and there’s no better way to close out the series than by having two incredible bands melt some faces on Thursday night. … read more
The Shortest Girl At The Tallest Man On Earth
Kristian Matsson goes by The Tallest Man on Earth and has released four full-length albums and two EPs. Mattson is a folk genius, with acoustic sets that attract people from every direction. … read more