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Local Reviews: Michael Gross and The Statuettes
Immediately upon listening to Dust and Daylight, I feel like I have been sucked into an old creepy bordello, drunk on some gnarly booze and cavorting around with ol’ busted-ass skeezers trying to get me to spend my time and money on them. … read more
Local Reviews: Lord Mandrake
The Best of All Possible Worlds proves that Lord Mandrake is both talented and interesting, but the album’s overall execution leaves something to be desired. Spooky delayed guitars and reverb vocals lazily flow over each song and each track blends nicely into the next, but the songs all sound too similar and nothing really grabs your attention. … read more
Local Reviews: Jahnre
Oh, the smooth, sultry sounds of Jahnre. They soothe the soul and make one think of far-off tropical landscapes and nothing but BTM (big-titty mermaid)s for miles. As much as I feel like the whole no-worries, punk-reggae beach music has run its course, it’s still hard to deny the laid-back attitude of the music. … read more
Watsky @ Kilby Court 04.19 DJ Dstrukt, Dumbfoundead
With boundless energy and more talent and charisma than any one person should have, Watsky had the crowd eating out of his hand from the second he stepped in the door. … read more
The Deathwish Video Premiere @ The Post Theater 04.21
After five years in the making, The Deathwish Video is here. An opening part from Salt Lake native Lizard King, who was in attendance, set the bar high, and it was on from there. … read more
ASIDEFROMADAY Interview
It’s been thirteen years since their inception, and now ambient French post-metal outfit ASIDEFROMADAY is poised to conquer new territories with their hugely impactful latest release Chasing Shadows. SLUG had the opportunity to the band about their new offerings (including their first music video), how they’ve sustained their longevity in such a fickle industry, and what ASIDEFROMADAY has in store for their hungry fan base this year. … read more
OMD @ The Depot 04.10 with Diamond Rings
After seeing Diamond Rings, aka John O’Regan play an acoustic set at SXSW, I anticipated a good show with all the bells and whistles at The Depot on April 10, where he was opening for Orchestral Manoeveures In The Dark (OMD). … read more
Angel Olsen @ Kilby Court 04.15 with Villages, The Awful...
Angel Olsen’s songs uncover a bygone era of folk and country Americana, when music was simpler, or at least less cluttered with electronics. … read more
Local Reviews: Fictionist
Fictionist, formerly under the guise Good Morning Maxfield, is a jazzy little throwback to the 60s, complete with candy-pop keyboards and glockenspiel. With so many pop bands churning out albums that sound like everything else you’ll hear being played on every other station, this group is really a breath of fresh air. … read more
Local Reviews: Eagle Twin
Salt Lake City’s own Eagle Twin have (finally) released an album that is sure to wind up on many top 10 lists at the end of this year. The band’s debut full length, recorded in Seattle by Southen Lord’s “go-to guy” Randall Dunn, simply oozes heaviness. … read more