Episode #52 – Alt Press Fest, The New Electric Sound, Underground Gypsy Cabaret, Shrugboat, SoundPlay

This week, SLUG writer Dylan Chadwick speaks with Rachel Getts from the Alt Press fest to get the lowdown on the event; our host JP chats with organizers from the Underground Gypsy Cabaret; and SLUG writer Alex Springer talks to Jamin Warren from Killscreen about their new videogame project with Pitchfork called SpundPlay. Plus, new music from Provo surf-rock band The new Electric Sound and SLC-based project Shrugboat. What's the one song from a Utah band you can't stop listening to this year? Call our automated voicemail line at 858-233-9324 and tell us your thoughts. You may get played on the show! … read more


Episode #51 – E3, Huldra, The City Library, Dusk Raps, Salt City Derby Girls

This week, our host JP sits down with Henry Glasheen as he gives his own account of the E3 expo in Los Angeles; SLUG writer Johnny Logan gets the details on the Salt Lake City Public Library's new online catalog and smart phone app; and SLUG writer Brighton Metz chats with Salt City Derby Girls owner/president Brew HaHa about the new banked track and their season. Plus, new music from SLC ambient metal rockers Huldra and hip hop artist Dusk Raps. What are your favorite local albums from 2012 so far? What's the one song from a Utah band you can't stop listening to this year? Call our automated voicemail line at 858-233-9324 and tell us your thoughts. You may get played on the show! … read more


Episode #50 – Velo Weekend, Top Dead Celebrity, DØNE, Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School

This week, SLUG junior editor Alex Ortega interviews Nathan and Debbie Larsen of Velo City Bags about their upcoming event, Velo Weekend; our host JP chats with Jeff Anderson and Andy Patterson of Top Dead Celebrity and DØNE about their upcoming performances at Crucial Fest and we play tracks from both bands; and SLUG writer Amanda Nurre sits down with Maggie Zuko about the SLC chapter of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School. What are your thoughts about E3 this year? Do you have a favorite game on the way or something you absolutely hate from the expo? Call our automated voicemail line at 858-233-9324 and tell us your thoughts on the event. You may get played on the show! … read more


Episode #49 – Gnawing Suspicion, Yelp, Victims Willing, Grow Wild Nursery

This week, SLUG senior staff writer Gavin Hoffman chats with the reunited SLC industrial noise band, Gnawing Suspicion; Jeffrey Steadman from Yelp drops by to talk with JP and Esther about the best spots for vegan food; and our host JP sits down with Geoff Christianson of Grow Wild Nursery to discuss gardening and xeriscaping with natural plant life from Utah. Plus, we listen to two tracks from the Dead City By A Lake compilation from Raunch Records in Sugar House, featuring music by Gnawing Suspicion and Victims Willing. What are your thoughts about E3 this year? Do you have a favorite game on the way or something you absolutely hate from the expo? Call our automated voicemail line at 858-233-9324 and tell us your thoughts on the event. You may get played on the show! … read more


Episode #48 – The Heavy Metal Shop, Puddle Mountain Ramblers, Of Meat & Marrow, Ugly Valley Boys, SLC Arts Hub

This week, SLUG senior staff writer Bryer Wharton sits down with the Heavy Metal Shop’s founder and owner, Kevin Kirk, about their 25th anniversary, while we play your voicemails about your favorite memories from the shop’s history; SLUG senior staff writer Mariah Mellus chats with dancer Liberty Valentine about “Of Meat & Marrow” from SB Dance; and SLUG writer Amanda Nurre gets the details about the SLC Arts Hub and the Urban Arts Festival with Utah Arts Alliance Executive Director Derek Dyer. Plus, new music from two of June’s Localized performers, Puddle Mountain Ramblers and Ugly Valley Boys. Are you attending this year’s Crucial Fest? What bands are you most looking forward to seeing? Call our automated voicemail line at 858-233-9324 and tell us your thoughts on the upcoming two-week rock fest. You may get played on the show! … read more


Episode #47 – BEAU, I Am The Ocean, Audrey Newhouse, Rotten Musicians, Incredibly Strange Movie Night

This week, our fearless host, JP, sits down with Rando Schmook from BEAU (Broadview Entertainment Arts University) about his career in cinema and the college; SLUG writer Amanda Nurre talks to artist Audrey Newhouse about her exhibition at Whole Foods; and SLUG writer Cody Kirkland gets the scoop on the Lost Media Archive and Incredibly Strange Movie Night. Plus, new music from post-hardcore band I Am The Ocean and geek-rappers Rotten Musicians. What are some of your favorite vegan spots from around town? Do you have a favorite vegan dish you must have every day? Call our automated voicemail line at 858-233-9324 and tell us your favorite vegan thing in SLC for our next Yelp segment. You may get played on the show! … read more


Episode #46 – The Dead Linger, Triggers & Slips, Yelp, The Mighty Sequoyah, The 999 Ride

In this week’s episode, SLUG writer Thomas Winkley chats with Sandswept Studios’ founder and design director Geoff Keene about their Kickstarter financed game “The Dead Linger,” Jeffrey Steadman from Yelp drops by to discuss your favorite brew pubs around the valley with JP, and SLUG’s Editorial Assistant Esther Meroño takes her bike on The 999 Ride to interview riders and document the evening’s adventurous route through SLC. Plus, we have new music from SLC country/rock band Triggers & Slips and Provo-based indie folk band The Mighty Sequoyah. The Heavy Metal Shop turns 25 years old this year and we’d like to hear some of your favorite memories from the shop! Call our voicemail line and tell us your Heavy Metal Shop stories for us to play on a future episode. Our automated voicemail line is 858-233-9324. You may get played on the show! … read more


Episode #45 – GoGo 37, Burnell Washburn, Dennis Mecham, Yze, This Light Of Ours

In today's episode, SLUG writer Westin Porter makes his way down to St. George for an interview on the all-ages venue GoGo 37; SLUG photographer Sam Milianta talks to longtime SLC photographer Dennis Mecham about Kodak and shooting on film; SLUG writer Johnny Logan heads over to The Leonardo for details about the traveling Civil Rights exhibit, "This Light Of Ours." Plus, we've got music from May's Localized performers, Burnell Washburn and Yze. The Heavy Metal Shop turns 25 years old this year and we’d like to hear some of your favorite memories from the shop! Call our voicemail line and tell us your Heavy Metal Shop stories for us to play on a future episode. Our automated voicemail line is 858-233-9324. You may get played on the show! … read more


Episode #44 – Napalm Flesh Roundtable #2

In today’s episode JP sits down with five of the writers of SLUG’s weekly online exclusive metal feature, Napalm Flesh, to discuss the most influential metal albums of their lives. SLUG and Napalm Flesh writers Henry Glasheen, Megan Kennedy, Dylan Chadwick, Gavin Hoffman and Ricky Vigil discuss what albums had a profound effect on their music tastes and why they’re each so influential to the genre. The Heavy Metal Shop turns 25 years old this year and we’d like to hear some of your favorite memories from the shop! Call our voicemail line and tell us in detail for us to play on a future episode! Or give us a ring about something else from the show, drunk dial us, ask for our advice on anything, or just send us your feedback by calling our automated voicemail line at 858-233-9324. You may get played on the show! … read more


Episode #43 – Craft Lake City, Lady & Gent, Tour de Brewtah, Despite Despair, Free Comic Book Day

On today’s episode, our host JP sits down with Craft Lake City’s exhibition manager, Michelle Stark, about the call for entries and new categories and vendors for the event; JP chats with Zach Bale from the Tour de Brewtah about their tour and the charities they’re working with; our podcast producer and SLUG office coordinator, Gavin Sheehan, talks with Black Cat Comics owner Greg Gage about the shop and the upcoming Free Comic Book Day; then SLUG's Editor Angela H. Brown sits down with Chris Sick, aka DJ Mechanized and founder of the '90s SLC techno venue Playscool about it's 20th anniversary party. Plus, brand new music from Provo-based Americana band Lady & Gent, and SLC hardcore band Despite Despair. What are some of your favorite brewpubs from around Utah? Call our voicemail line and let us know! Or give us a ring about something else from the show, drunk dial us, ask for our advice on anything, or just send us your feedback by calling our automated voicemail line at 858-233-9324. You may get played on the show! … read more