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![Tessa Violet On Becoming A Bad Bitch And Empowering Others](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SLUG-tessa-violet-2023-1024x683.webp)
Tessa Violet On Becoming A Bad Bitch And Empowering Others
Tessa Violet’s new album MY GOD! follows the arduous journey of Violet finding herself after the brutal, emotional vacancy that occurs after heartbreak. … read more
![Crucialfest 12: An Interview with Mizmor and Døne](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SLUG-2023-crucialfest-mizmor-1024x683.jpeg)
Crucialfest 12: An Interview with Mizmor and Døne
For local metalheads, the Crucialfest 12 is the perfect place to expand your music palette and connect with musicians of all hardcore genres. … read more
![Mind the Gap Festival 2023: A Conversation with Boyish and 26fix](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SLUG-2023-Mind-the-Gap-Fest-26fix-Boyish-WEB-1024x617.webp)
Mind the Gap Festival 2023: A Conversation with Boyish and...
In a joint interview with SLUG, the two indie-rock acts chat about the wild energy of Utah crowds and fending off disparaging comments from sound guys. … read more
![Localized: Gavanni](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/416-Ed-Localized-Gavanni-1-Mosqueda-1024x683.webp)
Localized: Gavanni
As Gavanni continues to experiment more as an artist and work with new producers and musicians, his vision is to “reconstruct the sounds of Afro-pop.” … read more
![Localized: Doumie](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/416-Ed-Localized-Doumie-3-Mosqueda-e1690918175858-1024x770.webp)
Localized: Doumie
Doumie still relates to her early album Butterfly, feeling that she’s still on that journey of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. … read more
![What it Means to be ‘Tenderpunk’: An Interview with illuminati hotties](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SLUG-2023-music-interviews-illuminati-hotties-1024x692.jpg)
What it Means to be ‘Tenderpunk’: An Interview with illuminati...
Illuminati hotties has earned the title of tenderpunk pioneer. Sweet but tough, their music is sure to be a hit when they play at Library Square on August 3. … read more
![Apocalyptic Sound: An Interview with Clan of Xymox’s Ronny Moorings](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SLUG-2023-clan-of-xymox-1024x699.webp)
Apocalyptic Sound: An Interview with Clan of Xymox’s Ronny Moorings
Clan of Xymox believes that empathy and kindness seem to be lacking in today’s global society. One way or another, “The Great Reset” is coming. … read more
![Localized: PERSONA 749](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DSC_0178-1024x684.webp)
Localized: PERSONA 749
PERSONA 749 is one of those Salt Lake bands that is heavily intertwined with its homegrown roots through background and lyrics. … read more
![Localized: Jon Bean and The Eyerollers](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/JonBean-EmBehringer-20231-scaled-e1688491887330-1024x768.webp)
Localized: Jon Bean and The Eyerollers
Jon Bean and The Eyerollers seem to be fresh to the local music scene, but each member is supplied with an background that stretches back to the late ’80s. … read more
![Localized: SLUG’s All-Ages LGBTQ+ Variety Show](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/SLUG-414-Locllized-Header-1024x658.webp)
Localized: SLUG’s All-Ages LGBTQ+ Variety Show
This month’s Localized will feature a variety of performers, from drag queens to queer musicians. Here is a quick profile on each of the acts you can catch this June. … read more