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![Lost ’80s Live 2018: A Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung, Naked Eyes @ Red Butte 08.09](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/file.jpeg.jpg)
Lost ’80s Live 2018: A Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung,...
Maybe it’s the heat, or that we were suddenly realizing how spoiled we were by the Retro Futura Tour a few weeks before, where the use of a backing band for the first three acts allowed the artist’s sets to be longer and seamless. Tonight, any momentum built up by the end of a band’s set evaporates before the next act can tune their instruments. … read more
![Ogden Twilight 2018: CHVRCHES, Pale Waves, Tishmal](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DSC_9455.jpg)
Ogden Twilight 2018: CHVRCHES, Pale Waves, Tishmal
The crowd was overjoyed to be able to see CHVRCHES in such an intimate and personal setting. The closing show was a joyfully sad event, signifying the nearing end of summer. … read more
![Utah Underground Compilation Release Shows 3 & 4 @ The Underground & Metro with Establish, PXR, Threar, Exes, Hemwick, Seven Daggers, Hero Double Zero, LSDO 08.02-04](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/38287603_10212061499682077_4653347291392901120_o-1.jpg)
Utah Underground Compilation Release Shows 3 & 4 @ The...
What began as a Facebook post brought the underground community together to reach a common goal and resulted in a compilation CD and four shows to back it up. I’m truly thankful that I could experience it all firsthand, and I can’t wait for what’s next. … read more
![Slightly Stoopid @ Library Square 08.04 with Stick Figure, Pepper](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DSC_8630.jpg)
Slightly Stoopid @ Library Square 08.04 with Stick Figure, Pepper
Slightly Stoopid, a ’90s favorite, finished the show off with a bang. Kyle McDonald and Miles Doughy, the original bandmates, bounded across the stage singing everything from their oldest songs to their newer ones, delighting the crowd. … read more
![Local Review: Black Jupiter – Transcendentalism in Lofi-Infrared](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/356-Ed-LMR-Black-Jupiter.jpg)
Local Review: Black Jupiter – Transcendentalism in Lofi-Infrared
Black Jupiter = Pink Floyd – Tool × Explosions in the Sky … read more
![Pixies @ USANA 08.01 with Weezer, Sleigh Bells](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/TSP_6174-copy.jpg)
Pixies @ USANA 08.01 with Weezer, Sleigh Bells
The Pixies will forever stand the test of time, and Wednesday night was a definitive proof of that concept as both young and old fans came out in unison to sing-a-long in solidarity with the band’s trials and tribulations that they have overcome throughout the decades. As they closed out their set and the smoggy, smoke filled air cast a glorious sunset over the amphitheater, we all watched and waited patiently as Weezer prepared to take us into the night. … read more
![Death Cab for Cutie @ Red Butte 08.04 with Pedro the Lion](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Death-Cab-For-Cutie-Credit-Eliot-Lee-Hazel-1.jpg)
Death Cab for Cutie @ Red Butte 08.04 with Pedro...
While PTL developed a cult following in the indie world, Death Cab rose to critical acclaim and wild, mainstream popularity. The common circle in the Venn diagram between the two is their somber content: sex might sell to some, but sad songs can be just as seductive. … read more
![Now, Now @ Kilby Court 08.03 with WENS](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/NN-18.jpg)
Now, Now @ Kilby Court 08.03 with WENS
Now, Now’s performance on Friday, August 3 had a little bit of everything: angsty, emo-pop lyrics, electronic dance beats, loud, distorted guitars, yelling, crying and laughing. It was, in every sense of the phrase, a rollercoaster of emotion for everyone—all with a tangible layer of altruism. … read more
![Broken Social Scene @ Ogden Twilight 08.02 with In Tall Buildings, Joshua James](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DSC_7665-1.jpg)
Broken Social Scene @ Ogden Twilight 08.02 with In Tall...
As the sun faded in the night sky, Broken Social Scene joined the stage. Opening with “KC Accidental” off their album You Forgot It in People, the large band started off with a bang. … read more
![Review: Francis Plagne & crys cole – Two Words](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/francis-plagne-and-crys-cole.jpg)
Review: Francis Plagne & crys cole – Two Words
Francis Plagne & crys cole = Arthur Russell + Anne Guthrie … read more