Local Review: Reverend Morley – The Kirby Project

Local Review: Reverend Morley – The Kirby Project
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The Kirby Project executes an unsettling vision with defiant rock. Reverend Morley’s aggressive instrumentation and vocals blend a raucous brio with experimental flair.  … read more

Local Review: Herring – Who Affects the Sun

Local Review: Herring – Who Affects the Sun
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If you crave post-punk-adjacent instrumentals in the fall, consider adding Who Affects The Sun into your leaf-crunching, moon-gazing, hot, black coffee-drinking music rotation.  … read more

Localized: Roses on the Moon

Localized: Roses on the Moon
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Bobby B Mac and Vehnu Moon find that their creativity flows best if they put on a beat in the studio, write lyrics and immediately record it. … read more

Localized: Øutset Bandits

Localized: Øutset Bandits
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Andrew, Saco and Mal of Øutset Bandits emphasize collaboration between members of their dynamic, eight-person group. … read more

Local Music and Spirits Roundup: November 2023

Local Music and Spirits Roundup: November 2023
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This month, SLUG is shaking things up by pairing craft local spirits with the best new music from the Salt Lake Valley and beyond! … read more

The First Female Horror Host: A History of Vampira by Ashes Fallen

The First Female Horror Host: A History of Vampira by...
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SLUG chatted with gothic-rock band Ashes Fallen about their tenacious investigations and archiving of Vampira’s legendary life as the world’s first female horror host. … read more

Tyler Glenn on LOVELOUD, Neon Trees’ New Era and Becoming Himself

Tyler Glenn on LOVELOUD, Neon Trees’ New Era and Becoming...
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Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees has been busy. After a six-week tour Glenn will going to perform at this year’s LOVELOUD festival on November 3 at the Delta Center. … read more

Local Review: Casio Ghost – Postmodern Blues

Local Review: Casio Ghost – Postmodern Blues
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Postmodern Blues is all the vocal reverb and twangy guitar of modern surf rock combined with the lo-fi vocal distortion and barely intelligible lyrics of Julian Casablancas. … read more

Set in Stone: An Interview with Nick Jost of Baroness

Set in Stone: An Interview with Nick Jost of Baroness
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With Baizley’s deep, blistering lyrics, Gleason’s insane guitar playing and the best rhythm section in hard music composed of Jost and Thomson, Baroness will never go gentle into that good night. … read more

Review: Holly Humberstone – Paint My Bedroom Black

Review: Holly Humberstone – Paint My Bedroom Black
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Paint My Bedroom Black is an album from someone who is self-assured, creative and most of all a lover of music. Humberstone is well aware of the weight and solace music can provide. … read more