April 4, 2019

Contributor Limelight: Connor Brady

Connor Brady not only loves music; he adores local music. Since January 2015, Brady has tirelessly acknowledged hardworking Utah musicians with his review and feature coverage for SLUG Mag. Though he’s largely a fan of hip-hop and indie rock, Brady has an insatiable appetite for any genre that comes his way. To boot, he is collegial, ardent in his craft and hardworking in his own right with each assignment. This month, Brady penned SLUG’s monthly Localized double feature about Malev da Shinobi and Earthworm & Clësh on pgs. 6–7. Brady is no stranger to writing Localized, and cites those about Mimi Knowles/Static Waves and Freemind Movement/Alyxandri Jupiter as favorites he’s written, alongside a feature about Bboy Federation’s DJ’ing classes. We love Brady’s passion and having him on Team SLUG!

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Local Music Singles Roundup: March 2022

Local Music Singles Roundup: March 2022
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This month’s Local Singles Roundup brings several fiercely catchy tunes from multiple genres that are sure to stick in your head. … read more

Local Music Singles Roundup: January 2022

Local Music Singles Roundup: January 2022
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Another month means another edition of SLUG’s Local Music Singles Roundup, so spring into the new year with these fresh new bops. … read more

Local Music Singles Roundup: October 2021

Local Music Singles Roundup: October 2021
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SLUG is here with the power of the “Local Music Singles Roundup.” These songs are perfect for getting those finishing touches on your costume … read more

Local Music Singles Roundup: June 2021

Local Music Singles Roundup: June 2021
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While we wait for everyone to get their doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, pop on some local tunes to rock out and welcome these brighter days! … read more

Local Music Singles Roundup: February 2021

Local Music Singles Roundup: February 2021
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This February, turn toward your ever-reliable music community to help cure the winter blues with tracks from Rainy Dawn, KAL MARA and more. … read more

Local Music Singles Roundup: December 2020

Local Music Singles Roundup: December 2020
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Here, find four reviews of new singles from local artists, a set of music that showcases the breadth of our state’s artistic offerings. … read more

Review: Butcher Brown – #KingButch

Review: Butcher Brown – #KingButch
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Butcher Brown = The James Hunter Six + Olympians + Blue Lab Beats … read more

Review: Twin Peaks – Sweet ’17 Singles

Review: Twin Peaks – Sweet ’17 Singles
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Twin Peaks Sweet ’17 Singles Grand Jury Music Street: 02.18 Twin Peaks = The Orwells + Alvvays + Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks I think we can all agree that 2017 was not a great year—some may even goes so far as to say that 2017 was a shit year—but Twin Peaks made sure to close

Review: The Internet – Hive Mind

Review: The Internet – Hive Mind
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The Internet = Kali Uchis + Thundercat + Anderson .Paak … read more

Review: The Black Ships – Dead Empires

Review: The Black Ships – Dead Empires
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The Black Ships = Joy Division + The Smiths + Tears for Fears … read more

Review: Small Black – Best Blues

Review: Small Black – Best Blues
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Small Black = Wild Nothing + Craft Spells + New Order
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Review: STRFKR – Being No One, Going Nowhere

Review: STRFKR – Being No One, Going Nowhere
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With their fifth studio album, STRFKR hit you with an ’80s-flavored synth accompanied by a funky baseline and percussion in the form of “Tape Machine.” Check out their latest album, “Being No One, Going Nowhere,” available today, Nov. 16. … read more

Review: Shadow in the Cracks – Self-Titled

Review: Shadow in the Cracks – Self-Titled
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Shadow in the Cracks = Coachwhips + Ty Segall + The Fresh & Onlys
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Review: Rey Pila – The Future Sugar

Review: Rey Pila – The Future Sugar
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Rey Pila = Tears for Fears + Crystal Castles + Joy Division … read more

Local Review: Whysir – Sigh Quests

Local Review: Whysir – Sigh Quests
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Whysir Sigh Quests Self-Released Streets: 03.12 Whysir = Hopsin + MC Frontalot + Yelawolf Witty, clever, angry and thought-provoking—this is what comes to mind when listening to Whysir’s debut mix tape Sigh Quests. Whysir approached the layout of this mixtape in an amazingly creative way, played out as an intimate conversation between a madman and

Local Review: XavierTheRapper – 8 Man

Local Review: XavierTheRapper – 8 Man
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XavierTheRapper = Lil Tracy + Lil Skies + Night Lovell … read more

Local Review: Various Artists – Fall Songs

Local Review: Various Artists – Fall Songs
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Fall Songs = Silversun Pickups + Isaac Brock + Tigers Jaw … read more

Local Review: The Americants – Self-titled

Local Review: The Americants – Self-titled
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The Americants = Breathe Carolina + Cherub + Hoodie Allen … read more

Local Review: Soap – 90’s Niños

Local Review: Soap – 90’s Niños
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Soap = Logic + The Dean’s List + Souls of Mischief … read more

Local Review: Poet – Radical Thought

Local Review: Poet – Radical Thought
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Poet = Immortal Technique + Killer Mike + Atmosphere … read more

Local Review: Poet – Rio Grande

Local Review: Poet – Rio Grande
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Poet = Immortal Technique + Slug + Jedi Mind Tricks … read more

Local Review: Morning, Sexy – Ghost Sex

Local Review: Morning, Sexy – Ghost Sex
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Morning, Sexy = The Hush Sound + Bombay Bicycle Club + Modest Mouse
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Local Review: Miniature Planets – Panorama

Local Review: Miniature Planets – Panorama
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Miniature Planets = Kings of Leon + Fall Out Boy + Maroon 5 … read more

Local Review: men in the kitchen – on a date

Local Review: men in the kitchen – on a date
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men in the kitchen = Beach Fossils + The War on Drugs + Black Moth Super Rainbow … read more

Local Review: MC Who – So Many Faces

Local Review: MC Who – So Many Faces
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MC Who is a Salt Lake City hip hop artist with a raw, old-school style that allows him to stand out in the current trap-heavy and producer-focused scene. … read more

Local Review: Lost, The Artist – Sure

Local Review: Lost, The Artist – Sure
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Lost, The Artist = Atmosphere + M.Duby +Twenty One Pilots … read more

Local Review: Cinders – Acoustics, Vol. 1

Local Review: Cinders – Acoustics, Vol. 1
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Cinders = Of Monsters And Men + RIVVRS + The Northern Empty … read more

Local Review: Cinders – Looking Forward to Looking Back

Local Review: Cinders – Looking Forward to Looking Back
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Cinders = Motion City Soundtrack + The National Parks + The Solarists … read more

Local Review: Chief Edit & Identities – (ME)Stizo

Local Review: Chief Edit & Identities – (ME)Stizo
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Chief Edit & Identities = Souls of Mischief + Brockhampton + Pharcyde … read more

Local Review: B.C. Einstein – Just For You

Local Review: B.C. Einstein – Just For You
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B.C. Einstein = Nujabes + J Dilla + Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician … read more

Local Music Review: Men in the Kitchen – adrift

Local Music Review: Men in the Kitchen – adrift
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Men in the Kitchen = Neon Indian + Toro y Moi + Craft Spells … read more

Review: Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us

Review: Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us
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Calexico = Magnolia Electric Co. + The Handsome Family + Songs: Ohia
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Review: Black Moth Super Rainbow – Panic Blooms

Review: Black Moth Super Rainbow – Panic Blooms
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Black Moth Super Rainbow = Dan Deacon + The Octopus Project + Atlas Sound … read more

Review: Tawiah – Starts Again

Review: Tawiah – Starts Again
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Tawiah = Sy Smith + Georgia Anne Muldrow + Silhouette Brown … read more

Local Review: Drew Danburry – Danburry 2003–2018

Local Review: Drew Danburry – Danburry 2003–2018
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Drew Danburry = Ugly Casanova + The Lower Lights + Sufjan Stevens … read more

Local Review: D E M O N S – Back from the Dead

Local Review: D E M O N S – Back...
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D E M O N S = $uicideboy$ + Horse Head + Wicca Phase Eternal … read more

Local Review: finale – amore e perdita

Local Review: finale – amore e perdita
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Finale has built an unsettling atmosphere with amore e perdita, blending chaotic industrial sounds with canned samples of nature … read more

Review: RJD2 – The Fun Ones

Review: RJD2 – The Fun Ones
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Fans of funk, soul, disco, jam, hip-hop and, honestly, music in general will find something to love within RJD2’s The Fun Ones. … read more

New World Distillery: Bleeding-Edge Tech in a New World

New World Distillery: Bleeding-Edge Tech in a New World
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New World Distillery isn’t just creating spirts starting from a passion for knowledge but continues to educate people on the benefits of craft spirits. … read more

Localized: Earthworm and Clësh

Localized: Earthworm and Clësh
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Listening to their new, self-titled release, it’s easy to hear Earthworm & Clësh’s modern hip-hop influences. … read more

Localized: Malev Da Shinobi

Localized: Malev Da Shinobi
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Malev Da Shinobi is someone who carries himself humbly and with humor, a contrast to his deeper and serious delivery about the subject matter in his music. … read more

Localized: Freemind Movement

Localized: Freemind Movement
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Salt Lake City hip-hop group Freemind Movement stay true to their name with their brand of conscious and insightful bars over a more traditional styles of production and instrumentation. … read more

Localized: Alyxandri Jupiter

Localized: Alyxandri Jupiter
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Out of all of the artists I’ve talked to over the years, none have been more ingrained in their particular style of music like Alyxandri Jupiter. Her space-themed blend of electronica and hip-hop sparked at the time she was born. … read more

V School Bringing Opportunity to Salt Lake City

V School Bringing Opportunity to Salt Lake City
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V School is a tech-education boot camp teaching industry-celebrated curriculum, and has been since its start back in 2013. The school offers lessons in coding, UX and UI design, as well as other skills that are hand-selected by the school’s board. … read more

The Bboy Federation – They Reminisce 07.08 @ Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

The Bboy Federation – They Reminisce 07.08 @ Rose Wagner...
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The show even sent a good message of bringing together both the mainstream and underground factions of hip-hop, that they both can coexist, and in a way, need one another to thrive. … read more

Persistence of Audio: Skullcandy’s Process

Persistence of Audio: Skullcandy’s Process
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The core ideals of Skullcandy speak to their heavy consumer focus and passion to create a connection between their users and the music they listen to. … read more

Educating the Next Generation of Disc Jockeys

Educating the Next Generation of Disc Jockeys
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Looking at the Hip-Hop Education & Resource Center (HERC) located at 2505 S. State St. in Salt Lake, you get a sense of the raw and organic style of teaching that goes on here. … read more

Localized: Static Waves

Localized: Static Waves
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Feel-good indie rock and hip-hop are going to be filling the Urban Lounge as they once again host some of the Beehive State’s finest musicians for Localized, brought to you by Uinta Brewing Co., KRCL 90.9 FM and Spilt Ink SLC. The event will be held Aug. 20 at 8 p.m., and with the affordable

Rey Pila With Brandon Flowers @ The Complex

Rey Pila With Brandon Flowers @ The Complex
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Instantly, I was impressed by how well Rey Pila’s sound transitioned to live performance. … read more

Localized: Mimi Knowles

Localized: Mimi Knowles
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Feel-good indie rock and hip-hop are going to be filling the Urban Lounge as they once again host some of the Beehive State’s finest musicians for Localized, brought to you by Uinta Brewing Co., KRCL 90.9 FM and Spilt Ink SLC. The event will be held Aug. 20 at 8 p.m., and with the affordable

Aesop Rock at Urban Lounge 01.19 with Rob Sonic, DJ Abilities, Homeboy Sandman

Aesop Rock at Urban Lounge 01.19 with Rob Sonic, DJ...
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The crowd as a whole looked more like they were there to see Local Natives, and not the indie rap giants that are Aesop Rock and Rob Sonic, but maybe that’s just the direction of style that rap nerds are headed towards … read more