Music
▼ Interview
![Just Don’t Give a Fuck So Much: Form of Rocket’s Tape Release](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/form-of-rocket-band-1.webp)
Just Don’t Give a Fuck So Much: Form of Rocket’s...
Form of Rocket picked up again in 2018 and is booked for the highly anticipated Kilby Block Party this year on May 13. … read more
![Localized: Micon Guru](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/KCE_-4465-e1651682269531-1024x840.jpg)
Localized: Micon Guru
Local artist Micon Guru is a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to his music style, mixing his Nigerian afrobeat roots with a modern-style execution. … read more
![Localized: Young Spit](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/local-musician-young-spit-1-1024x873.webp)
Localized: Young Spit
Young Spit is not your average Utah artist—he’s constantly challenging both musical and social barriers, and we never know how he’ll surprise us next. … read more
![Fort Desolation Fest: Southern Utah’s Premier Overland Music Festival](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/paul-cauthen-fort-desolation-fest-2022-1-1024x683.webp)
Fort Desolation Fest: Southern Utah’s Premier Overland Music Festival
Southern Utah has shown that it is ready to provide a home for upcoming festivals with the second annual Fort Desolation Fest, taking place Aug. 12–14. … read more
![Localized: In Your Grave](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/in-your-grave-band-1-1024x685.webp)
Localized: In Your Grave
In Your Grave wear their early-aughts, nu-metal influences on their sleeve, pulling liberally from all corners of the metal/hardcore universe and beyond. … read more
![Localized: Anonymous](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hardcore-outfit-anonymous-1-1024x682.webp)
Localized: Anonymous
Anonymous combines a variety of musical backgrounds and stylistic preferences to form a metal-tinged punk sound “[like] taking a chainsaw to another chainsaw.” … read more
![Not Just a Local Rapper: An Interview with Enzo](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/utah-hip-hop-based-artist-enzo-1-1024x682.webp)
Not Just a Local Rapper: An Interview with Enzo
The ever-tenuous balance between blowing up and staying true to your roots—Utah-based hip-hop artist Enzo understands this quandary as well as anyone. … read more
![Kevin Kirk Remembers Angie Kirk and Her Legacy at The Heavy Metal Shop and Beyond](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sammy-brue-kevin-kirk-lydia-loveless-angie-kirk-kiley-1-1024x890.webp)
Kevin Kirk Remembers Angie Kirk and Her Legacy at The...
On the afternoon of March 5, a pillar of SLC’s local music scene, The Heavy Metal Shop, suddenly lost co-owner Angie Kirk to leukemia. The shop, owned by Angie and Kevin Kirk, opened its doors in 1987 and has been “peddlin’ evil” ever since. Kevin and Angie’s 40-year relationship comprises 35 years together at The
![Localized: MSKING](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/057A9746-1024x630.jpeg)
Localized: MSKING
SLC’s grunge-inspired trio MSKING is inspired by a multitude of different artists and genres, making their music layered and meticulous. … read more
![Localized: The Zissous](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/399-Ed-Localized-The-Zissous-4-1024x729.jpeg)
Localized: The Zissous
The Zissous consist of four Wes Anderson and ’70s-era punk lovers who are poised and ready to make a name for themselves in the local music scene. … read more