Localized: DISFORIA

Localized: DISFORIA
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Sometimes, one must sit back and marvel at the variety of music—especially metal—that exists in SLC. SLUG is proud to tap two bands who represent different faces of metal: power-proggers Disforia and Western thrashers Dead Revelator. Come see them and Founders of Ruin at June’s Localized showcase at Urban Lounge on Friday the 13th for

Localized: Dead Revelator

Localized: Dead Revelator
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Sometimes, one must sit back and marvel at the variety of music—especially metal—that exists in SLC. SLUG is proud to tap two bands who represent different faces of metal: power-proggers Disforia and Western thrashers Dead Revelator. Come see them and Founders of Ruin at June’s Localized showcase at Urban Lounge on Friday the 13th for a measly $5! The show is 21+ and sponsored by Fat Tire, Spilt Ink and KRCL 90.9 FM.
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June 2014 National Music Reviews

June 2014 National Music Reviews

National music reviews for ACxDC, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Courtney Barnett, Ex-Cult, Frantix, Howls, King Dude, Kite Party, La Sera, Meatmen, Moon Zero, Nostalgia, Polar Bear Club, R.M. Hendrix, Secret Smoker, Tempel, Tobacco, Vader, Woods and more. … read more

June 2014 Local Music Reviews

June 2014 Local Music Reviews

Local reviews for Bludgeon Muffin, Brad Hart & The Lopez Massacre, The Creatre From Jekyll Mountain, Dekai, Forest Feathers, Great Interstate. Heartless Breakers. Kaptain jacK, Loud Harp, Magic Mint, Michael Gross, Regurgitated, Richard Tyler Epperson, Spörk, Westward The Tide and The Wild War. … read more

Kishi Bashi @ Urban Lounge 05.23 with Tall Tall Trees

Kishi Bashi @ Urban Lounge 05.23 with Tall Tall Trees
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 Kishi Bashi touring with Tall Tall Trees, play at SLC’s Urban Lounge. With a full crowd in tow the event is primed to be packed, busy and fun. … read more

Who is the Penguin Lady? Interview with Natosha Washington

Who is the Penguin Lady? Interview with Natosha Washington
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Ten years later the Penguin Lady is working in an entirely different vein. I am sitting on the edge of a black box theater inside Judge Memorial Catholic High School. Natosha Washington is next to me casually watching her troupe rehearsing a series of dances they’ll perform at the Rose Wagner this September. … read more

CHiT CHAT WiFF RiFF RAFF

CHiT CHAT WiFF RiFF RAFF
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SLUG: If you were playing basketball with President Obama and you had the opportunity to dunk on him, would you hesitate to do it out of respect for the office?
RiFF RAFF: I would super dunk 370
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One Sorted Affair: An Intimate Evening with David J

One Sorted Affair: An Intimate Evening with David J
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A sleepy suburb in Utah County, somewhere south of Provo, is not where one would expect to encounter one of the great gothfathers. And yet there we were on a strangely muggy Friday evening—40 or 50 folks folks, mostly middle-aged and bearing the unmistakable marks left by a youth spent (but not misspent) pursuing music on the left of the dial, along with a few kids wearing t-shirts for reunion tours of bands that formed when I was their age, sitting ringed on the tasteful beige carpet around David J Haskins. … read more

Haim @ The Depot 05.22 with Tennis

Haim @ The Depot 05.22 with Tennis
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The Haim sisters take their usual layout—Danielle in the center, Alana to the audience’s left and Este to their right—which I imagine they’ve been holding down since their childhood days, back when they played with their mom and dad as Rockinhaim. … read more

In Rolling Waves: The Naked and Famous Get Barreled Around the World

In Rolling Waves: The Naked and Famous Get Barreled Around...
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If there’s one way to start off the summer, it’s The Naked and Famous Concert. These guys are awesome. The Naked and Famous consist of Thom Powers, Alisa Xayalith, Aaron Short, David Beadle, and Jesse Wood. Together, they’ve formed one badass alternative rock band. Their songs have been featured in everything from Gossip Girl, to FIFA 2012 and 2014, to The Art of Flight. … read more