SLUG Mag’s 2022 T-Shirt Art Competition

SLUG Mag is hosting an online art competition to decide on a design for our next T-shirt! The contest runs from Fri., April 16–Fri., May 15. … read more

SLUG Style: Cintia Lastra
By SLUG Staff

Cintia Lastra's jewelry incorporates the new with the old, signifying her belief in healing and community that has grown alongside her love of roller skating. … read more

Fort Desolation Fest: Southern Utah’s Premier Overland Music Festival
By Jamie Christensen

Southern Utah has shown that it is ready to provide a home for upcoming festivals with the second annual Fort Desolation Fest, taking place Aug. 12–14.  … read more

Cultivating Connection with The Shop
By Alexis Perno

Local co-working space The Shop, located at 350 E. 400 South in Salt Lake City, has a simple mission: help companies come together and build community. … read more

Art Access’ 300 Plates Celebrates 20 Years
By Bianca Velasquez

This year’s 300 Plates places Art Access’ mission at the forefront, connecting the event to the important work of increasing accessibility in our community. … read more

Open House @ Space & Faders 5/1
By John Barkiple

Charles Thorpe took an industry-crushing blow when he started building Space and Faders in 2020. At its May 1 open house, Thorpe showed what he’s been working on since. … read more

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Bold & Beautiful: Drag King Story Hour at Under the...
By Avrey Evans

April's Drag King Story Hour at Under the Umbrella bookstore featured Korey Edgewood and Autumn the Oddity, each of whom performed a book for children. … read more

Not Just a Local Rapper: An Interview with Enzo
By Audrey Lockie

The ever-tenuous balance between blowing up and staying true to your roots—Utah-based hip-hop artist Enzo understands this quandary as well as anyone. … read more

Review: Norco
By Parker Scott Mortensen

Norco, the point-and-click game from Geography of Robots, depicts a southern-gothic reality that tugs at how industry has irrevocably fucked us—and how we find ourselves picking up the pieces. … read more

Lighting the Flame of Your Own Baptismal Fire: Passing Strange...
By Olivia Greene

The musical score and lighting of Passing Strange create a visceral push-and-pull between wanting to be included and needing to separate. … read more

Andy Farnsworth: You Don’t Wear A Birthday Hat To Your...
By Sam D’Antuono

Comedian Andy Farnsworth will describe a feeling that seems so obvious when you hear it, but it’s something you yourself haven't been able to put into words. … read more

Bunny Hop @ Garage on Beck 04.17
By John Barkiple, John Taylor

Long-time Bunny Hop veterans and first-year hoppers ordered Mimosas and tore into the Garage on Beck’s brunch buffet as the sun warmed a chilly patio scene. … read more

Rethinking Rural/Urban Dichotomies at the Epicenter Spring Summit
By Hannah McBeth

2022’s Spring Summit gave professionals from around the state an historic chance to collaborate, network and plan for the future. … read more

SLUG Style: Jazmin Comley
By SLUG Staff

Jazmin Comley is the Director of Sales and Marketing at UTOG Brewing. A craft beer enthusiast who designs UTOG's merch, Comley appreciates a unique fit. … read more

Transcending Into the Nether World: Remembering Dr. Zero Delorean
By Mistress Nancy

On March 29, 2022, Salt Lake City’s very own Dr. Zero Delorean (Hugh G. Vann) of DieMonsterDie transcended into the Nether realm. … read more

Alex Grobstein’s Petals of Perception
By Elizabeth Leach

Grobstein's goal is to expel the boredom created by accepted realities. His paintings ask us, "What do we ignore in our effort to make sense of the world?" … read more

SLUG Style: Aline A. Bustios-Donoso

 Aline A. Bustios-Donoso is a photographer from Salt Lake City who draws inspiration from quotidian details, giving everyday forms, shapes and colors vibrancy. … read more

WholesomeCo: Why Haven’t You Gotten Your Medical Cannabis Card Yet?

WholesomeCo strives to make cannabis accessible by providing various medical cannabis services to patients with a state-issued medical card. … read more

The Backyard Jam @ Powder Mountain 3.12
By Keisha Finai

The Backyard Jam at Powder Mountain was a free event focusing on women’s progression and community-building in snowboarding. … read more

The Field: A Film Showcase of Salt Lake’s Live Music...
By Andrew Christiansen

The Field, brainchild of Only Loud's Alexander Blocher, comprises 2021 concert footage of 16 different Salt Lake-based bands into a feature-length film. … read more

Kevin Kirk Remembers Angie Kirk and Her Legacy at The...

On the afternoon of March 5, a pillar of SLC’s local music scene, The Heavy Metal Shop, suddenly lost co-owner Angie Kirk to leukemia. The shop, owned by Angie and

Pollen Path @ Lost Eden 3.04
By Keisha Finai

Pollen Path was a resounding success, and all proceeds went toward Carry The Water—a new Indigenous Community healing garden in SLC. … read more

Bold & Beautiful: Sofia Scott – SLC Rock Queen Making...
By Jordan Goodrich, Kamryn Feigel

An advocate, performer, musician and bad ass friend, Sofia Scott has been working within the LGBTQIA+ community for many years now. … read more

Bold & Beautiful: Lady Onyx
By Avrey Evans

Lady Onyx has ditched notions of soft and acceptable, instead embracing a femininity that is more dangerous and unapologetically herself. … read more

Play Review: Egress
By Brittnie Gallegos

Egress is a psychological thriller about a woman (and, in some instances, you), who is an expert in safety working as an architectural professor. … read more

SLUG Style: Molly Heller

Molly Heller is a dancer and performance artist whose style emanates from her belief in improvisation as a way of making sense of the world. … read more

SLUG’s 33rd Anniversary and Death By Salt Release Party

Each set of SLUG's 33rd Anniversary and Death By Salt VI Release Party exemplified its genre, and the crowd matched the shift in energy each time as they swooned over...

SLUG Night Out @ Flanker 02.03

Last night, the SLUG and Craft Lake City teams hit the newly opened sports bar Flanker at The Gateway for an office night out. … read more

SLUG Style: Katy Dahl

Katy Dahl is an American-born Chinese extension specialist in Salt Lake City, who's worked in the hair business for almost 13 years. … read more

Bold & Beautiful: Mik Jager
By Kamryn Feigel

Mik Jager, aka Kim, is an interdisciplinary artist and Drag King whose Polynesian identity informs their gleeful drag. … read more

New Year’s Eve 2021 @ Why Kiki
By Bonneville Jones

Why Kiki NYE Show Presents Lady Bunny provided performances from spectacular national acts as well as some of SLC’s favorite locals. … read more

The Rough Landscape of Women’s Existence in Land Body at...
By Hannah McBeth

What the Land Body exhibit at Ogden Contemporary Arts explores is not a set pattern, but something our community can recognize and change. … read more

Bold & Beautiful: Ben D Dickson
By Avrey Evans

Ben D Dickson hasn't been performing in the SLC drag scene for very long, but in a few short months his fun-loving persona has made waves. … read more

SLUG Style: Charlie

The latest "SLUG Style" features Charlie, a Salt Lake City–based artist and Co-founder of the local queer event series Queermunity. … read more

Play Review: Sympathizer
By Alexis Perno

Where Sympathizer shines the most isn’t just how it examines pain, but also how the play creates a sense of true rawness. … read more

Review: Diatom Deli – Time~Lapse Nature
By Russ Holsten

Diatom Deli = Marina Allen + Tirzah … read more

Kilby Block Party 3 @ Library Square May 13–14
By Chay Mosqueda, Jovvany Villalobos, Maralee Nielson

For the third time, Kilby Block Party returned, with a lineup of astounding artists to fill the music festival void we've all been feeling the past two years. … read more

Alleyways Amplified: Highlighting the Utah Hip-Hop Scene
By Andrew Christiansen

Featuring Gavanni, Snicks and Peech, the first Alleyways Amplified concert will be a different experience than what you get at other venues around the city. … read more

Macy Kate on Spring Fest ’22 and Growing Her Sound...
By Palak Jayswal

Palak Jayswal interviews independent artist Macy Kate on her experience at Spring Fest '22, her recent growth as an artist and what's in store for her future. … read more

Schellraiser: The Inaugural Music Festival Putting the Boom Back into...
By Kelsey Oliver

Schellraiser Music Festival is a new music festival in Ely, Nevada, whose proceeds will go directly into restoring train tracks between Ely and McGill, Nevada. … read more

Review: Say Sue Me – The Last Thing Left
By Birdy Francis

Say Sue Me = Snail Mail + Mazzy Star + Feist … read more

Divine Feminine: Luna13’s Bass Metal and Burlesque
By Mistress Nancy

Luna13 draw from metal, bass, burlesque and more to create a gothic, theatrical embrace of the feminine side of darkness. … read more

Big Thief @ Metro Music Hall 4/30
By Billy Swartzfager

Adrianne Lenker is a singular songbird, a rare storyteller with a bleeding heart and a steely resolve. I am better for having seen Big Thief live. … read more

Local Review: Hoofless – Ad Nauseam
By Ali Shimkus

Self described as “chamber punk” and “orchestral post rock,'' Hoofless have created a memorable EP with Ad Nauseam. … read more

Review: Spiritualized – Everything Was Beautiful
By Billy Swartzfager

Spiritualized = Robert Pollard + David Bowie … read more

Review: Erica Eso – 192
By Alexis Perno

Erica Eso = Yves Tumor + HOMESHAKE … read more

Review: Let’s Eat Grandma – Two Ribbons
By Birdy Francis

Let’s Eat Grandma = Japanese Breakfast + Charli XCX  … read more

Local Review: Fearless Union – The Supreme Leader
By Ryan Michael Painter

The Supreme Leader by Fearless Union is an interesting album to listen to and a nightmare to try to describe and the band is all over the electronic map. … read more

Review: HEALTH – DISCO 4 :: PART II
By Parker Scott Mortensen

DISCO 4 is incredibly welcome after 2019’s Vol. 4: Slaves of Fear, which was excellent, but felt no more transcendent than 2015’s masterful Death Magic. … read more

Local Review: Sanyo Static – Digital On-Screen Graphic
By Mary Culbertson

Sanyo Static’s most recent release, Digital On-Screen Graphic, is a piece of work that’s best described as musique concrète. … read more

Review: Vundabar – Devil for the Fire
By Mekenna Malan

Vundabar = Surf Curse x The Cure … read more

Local Review: Capo – Camp Crush
By Ali Shimkus

Camp Crush by Capo, released February 18, feels like a ’90s shoegaze fever dream set to a hip hop drum beat. … read more

Good Morning @ The Beehive 04.08 w/ Lapdog
By Teddy Ray

Fisher and West Huish of Lapdog have always wanted to play with Australian duo Good Morning. April 8's show at The Beehive provided just the opportunity. … read more

Local Review: Marcus Koncar – Pretty Things Seldom Do
By Kassidy Waddell

Marcus Koncar’s Pretty Things Seldom Do is a sad album, but Koncar has a rare, authentic sort of earnestness and perception. … read more

Review: Camp Cope – Running with the Hurricane
By Cherri Cheetah

Camp Cope = Sir Chloe + Middle Kids … read more

Review: Oceanator – Nothing’s Ever Fine
By Russ Holsten

Oceanator = Skunk Anansie + Jeff Rosenstock + Ocatavia E. Butler … read more

Review: Rafael de Toledo Pedroso – Coração de Pássaro
By Harper Haase

Rafael de Toledo Pedroso = Rosalía + Okay Kaya … read more

Review: Howless – To Repel Ghosts
By Mary Culbertson

Howless = New Order + Slowdive … read more

Review: Guerrila Toss – Famously Alive
By Russ Holsten

Guerilla Toss = Grateful Dead + Talking Heads + Pond … read more

Review: Los Pao Paos – Los Pao Paos
By Harper Haase

Los Pao Paos = Green Day + Sonido Gallo Negro + Rema … read more

Local Review: Vinyl Koala – Vinyl Koala
By Alexis Perno

Vinyl Koala = The Beach Boys + The Psychsomatics … read more

Local Review: Chris Bjornn – Killer Tofu
By Billy Swartzfager

Chris Bjornn = James Taylor + John Denver + Blood Warrior … read more

Joywave @ The Complex 3.10 w/ Almost Monday
By Logan Sorenson / LmSorenson.net

Joywave's bevy of up-tempo, fun and catchy tunes kept the Thursday show going, giving the weekday crowd a show worth wading through Salt Lake’s dreary evening. … read more

Review: Kee Avil – Crease
By Birdy Francis

Kee Avil = Björk + Fiona Apple + Colin Stetson … read more

K.Flay @ The Complex 3.05 w/ Kid Sistr
By Colton Marsala

K.Flay's performance at The Complex delivered on her signature in-your-face energy, amplified by the frenetic slush storm surrounding the March night. … read more

Review: Allegra Krieger – Precious Thing
By Billy Swartzfager

Allegra Krieger = Becky Stark + a dash of Nick Drake … read more

Local Review: Rebel Rebel – See You In Hell
By Teddy Ray

Rebel Rebel = The Fratellis + The Killers … read more

Review: LEYA – Eyeline
By Harper Haase

LEYA = Aphex Twin + Eartheater … read more

Briston Maroney @ Soundwell 2.25 w/ Genieve Stokes
By Sage Holt

Maroney went above and beyond expectations and did it with a fervor so intense that only someone with a true love and passion for the craft could achieve. … read more

Local Review: Drusky – In Transit
By Jamie Christensen

Drusky = The Pale White + Hand Habits … read more

Review: SASAMI – Squeeze
By Russ Holsten

SASAMI = Trent Reznor + Aimee Mann … read more

Review: Yasuaki Shimizu – Kiren
By Nic Renshaw

Yasuaki Shimizu = Colin Stetson + Danny Elfman + Ryuichi Sakamoto … read more

Judas Rising: An Interview With Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner
By Nic Renshaw

With the 50 Heavy Metal Years tour, Judas Priest seem poised to enter the band’s middle age on no one’s terms but their own. … read more

Local Review: Merakirozes – THE UNDERWORLD OF ENDLESS WANDERING
By Kassidy Waddell

Merakirozes = Lady Lamb (Ripely Pine) – The xx (xx) … read more

Review: Bastille – Give Me the Future
By Palak Jayswal

Bastille = Imagine Dragons x OneRepublic … read more

Review: Methyl Ethel – Are You Haunted?
By Mekenna Malan

Methyl Ethel = Perfume Genius x Cub Sport … read more

Local Review: Daniel Pimentel – Fear & Trembling
By Cherri Cheetah

Daniel Pimentel = U2 + cleopatrick. … read more

Review: Cult of Luna – The Long Road North
By Litzi Estrada

Cult of Luna = Neurosis + Rosetta  … read more

Review: A Place to Bury Strangers – See Through You
By Russ Holsten

A Place To Bury Strangers = Danielle Ash + Brian Jonestown Massacre … read more

Film Review: Top Gun: Maverick
By Patrick Gibbs

When you're planning your summer moviegoing fun, I would strongly suggest making Top Gun: Maverick your top priority, and yes, see it in IMAX. … read more

Series Review: Stranger Things: Season 4, Volume 1
By Patrick Gibbs

Volume 1 will keep you hooked all the way to the end of episode seven. The bad news, of course, is that we have to wait until July for Season...

The World is a Dangerous Playground in Eskil Vogt’s The...
By Patrick Gibbs

Patrick Gibbs interviews Eskil Voigt, the writer and director of The Innocents, about how his film about children with super powers came to fruition. … read more

Film Review: Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers
By Patrick Gibbs

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers is an eye-popping, gut-busting knee slapper that is likely to be among the most satisfying films of the summer movie season. … read more

Film Review: Men
By Patrick Gibbs

Men had me spellbound from beginning to end, but even for those who are familiar with Garland's work, it's a film that requires patience and effort. … read more

Film Review: Senior Year
By Patrick Gibbs

Senior Year is crass and stupid, and yet there are just enough working elements to make the film something you'll have an easy enough time streaming once. … read more

Glenn Close and Niv Sultan on Tehran: Season 2

Patrick Gibbs interviews Niv Sultan and Glenn Close of the Apple TV+ series Tehran about the show and Close joining the series' second season. … read more

Film Review: The Duke
By Patrick Gibbs

The Duke is the kind of film that gives feel-good movies a good name, and it’s proof that even if crime doesn’t pay, it can be incredibly entertaining. … read more

Film Review: Pompo: The Cinephile
By Patrick Gibbs

The fan base of the original manga would indicate there's an audience for Pompo: The Cinephile, but its appeal and audience feel specific and niche. … read more

Film Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
By Patrick Gibbs

Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness felt far more like a product I was being sold than an actual movie. This just isn't cinema. … read more

Film Review: Firebird
By Patrick Gibbs

There's something important to be said in Firebird, and hopefully a story on its subject will be put in more skilled hands and inspired minds next time around. … read more

John Madden Takes on Love, War and Storytelling in Operation...
By Patrick Gibbs

For John Madden, who is in his fourth decade directing for the screen, Operation Mincemeat is a noteworthy entry in a magnificent career. … read more

Film Review: Memory
By Patrick Gibbs

Martin Campbell clearly doesn't have another classic left in him, but anything else would make a less pathetic last entry in the veteran director's filmography. … read more

Film Review: The White Fortress
By Max Bennion

For all its solid performances, beautiful cinematography and interesting characters, The White Fortress is beautiful in moments but uninteresting in others. … read more

Showrunner Jared Stern Talks Green Eggs and Ham: The Second...
By Patrick Gibbs

Jared Stern has so much to do now, with shows and movies to make. But 10 years spent on Green Eggs and Ham still takes the cake. … read more

LDS History Meets Murder Mystery in Under The Banner of...
By Patrick Gibbs

Under The Banner of Heaven serves as a sobering reminder that, 38 years later, wounds left by the series-inspiring Lafferty case are not likely to go away any time soon....

Film Review: The Spine of Night
By Brandon Ermer

Fans of heavy metal, blood-soaked hand-drawn animation and psychedelic visuals will likely find a home in the world of The Spine of Night. … read more

Film Review: We Were Hyphy
By Max Bennion

For a documentary about 20-year old niche, cultural movement, We Were Hyphy is a testament to the craft and love of those behind it. … read more

Film Review: The Bad Guys
By Patrick Gibbs

The Bad Guys isn't anything particularly new or innovative, but it's solid entertainment taken on its own merits and worth a rental at the very least. … read more

Film Review: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
By Patrick Gibbs

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is silly, enjoyable proof that the newly debt-free Nic Cage can finally be more selective about his projects again. … read more

Film Review: The Northman
By Patrick Gibbs

Despite the arthouse cred the Eggers name brings, The Northman didn't stray far enough from Hollywood conventions for my taste. … read more

Film Review: Aline
By Patrick Gibbs

Aline hits one false note after another, and as much as I'm loath to stoop to such a cheap reference, yes, my hate will go on and on. … read more

Film Review: Les Olympiades (Paris, 13th District)
By Patrick Gibbs

Paris, 13th District borders on trifling, which is disappointing given this comes from misguided choices rather than a lack of substantive ideas. … read more

Series Review: A Very British Scandal
By Patrick Gibbs

A Very British Scandal is sordid without being trashy, but it’s very definitely aimed at those who enjoy watching painful drama unfold. … read more

Film Review: Compartment No. 6
By Max Bennion

I was not on board at the start of Compartment No. 6, but it’s a testament to the original text, adaptation and the performances that, by the end, I am...

Film Review: Ambulance
By Patrick Gibbs

Ambulance works only in the sense that the title tells its whole story: a loud, irritating noise warning us to get out of the way, letting it pass us by....

Film Review: Everything Everywhere All At Once
By Patrick Gibbs

Everything Everywhere All At Once is rewarding for those interested in a ride through multiple universes and a tender exploration of the fragile human psyche. … read more

Simchas and Sorrows Finds Comedy In Relationships and Religion
By Patrick Gibbs

How far would you go to win the approval of your future in-laws? This question is at the heart of Simchas and Sorrows, a new film from Genevieve Adams … read more

Film Review: Shakespeare’s Sh*tstorm
By Brandon Ermer

One of the major goals of the film seems to be a critique on criticism itself. As the preceding decades of his career demonstrate, Kaufman is entirely incorrigible. … read more

Film Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
By Patrick Gibbs

The Secrets of Dumbledore acted as a port key back to my happy place, enough so that I was able to forgive the shortcomings to a point that I will...

Film Review: The Bubble
By Patrick Gibbs

Judd Apatow's tendency to believe that too much is never enough is frustrating to say the least, giving The Bubble a feeling of half-baked indulgence. … read more

Film Review: Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood
By Patrick Gibbs

 Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood is a snapshot that revels in the nostalgia of anyone who dreamed of flying into space alongside the original astronauts … read more

Series Review: Moon Knight
By Patrick Gibbs

Moon Knight stands as something new and exciting in a way that nothing since WandaVision has been able to accomplish. … read more

Film Review: The Lost City
By Patrick Gibbs

There should be no illusions that you’re going into anything great here. The Lost City too often undermines its own potential by playing things too broadly. … read more

Film Review: Infinite Storm
By Patrick Gibbs

Infinite Storm is too grounded in reality to be thrilling escapist action but far too labored and maudlin in its quieter character moments to work as a drama. … read more

Film Review: Windfall
By Patrick Gibbs

I consider Jessie Plemons to be one the finest actors working today, which is all the more reason to resent Windfall for wasting his talent and my time. … read more

The Unsinkable Teemu Nikki and Jani Pösö
By Patrick Gibbs

Patrick Gibbs speaks with Teemu Nikki and Jani Pösö about how their film The Blind Man Who Did Not Want To See Titanic represents a blind perspective. … read more

Film Review: The Outfit
By Patrick Gibbs

The Outfit is the most entertaining and satisfying film to hit theaters this year so far and a fine addition to the mobster genre. … read more

Oscar Nominee Martin Strange-Hansen Has A Lot On His Mind 
By Patrick Gibbs

Strange-Hansen is an artist whose talent and vision continue to leave a mark everywhere in the filmmaking world, because Martin always has a story on his mind. … read more

Film Review: The Adam Project
By Patrick Gibbs

The Adam Project is a can’t-miss event of family fun that isn't going to be on any top ten lists, but it gave Patrick Gibbs exactly what he wanted. … read more

Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja Talks Life After Yang and Working With...
By Patrick Gibbs

Patrick Gibbs interviews 10-year-old actor and performer Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja on her experience working with Colin Farrel in After Yang. … read more

Film Review: Gold
By Patrick Gibbs

Gold feels like an impressive demo reel for both Efron and Hayes than it does like a substantive film that will leave any kind of lasting impression. … read more

Film Review: Turning Red
By Patrick Gibbs

Turning Red, Pixar's latest, is an escape from the worrisome state of the world right now, a perfect ray of sunshine that couldn’t have come at a better time. … read more

Film Review: Huda’s Salon
By Patrick Gibbs

Huda’s Salon doesn’t provide any easy answers, nor does it try to do so, but it does offer a provocative look at the realities of living in occupied territory … read more

Film Review: The Batman
By Patrick Gibbs

Patrick Gibbs admired The Batman more than he enjoyed it, predicting a polarizing reaction that puts critics, fanboys and the public all in different camps. … read more

Film Review: Studio 666
By Patrick Gibbs

With a built-in, devoted fan base through its Foo Fighters connection, Studio 666 is almost certain to become an instant cult favorite. … read more

Film Review: Cyrano
By Patrick Gibbs

As Patrick Gibbs watched Joe Wright's new musical film adaption, Cyrano, the only feelings he experienced were irritation and confusion. … read more

Episode #389 – Bobo

Local indie pop musician Bobo comes to SLUG Soundwaves to discuss her new album, Bobo II, and more. … read more

Episode #388 – Form of Rocket

Form of Rocket's Curtis Jensen joined us on SLUG Soundwaves to talk about the band's 20-plus-year history and their new cassette release. … read more

Episode #387 – UPHERE! Records

Tom Petterson (label manager) and Brady Flores (founder and co-owner) of UPHERE! Records discuss their start as a record label and their upcoming Ukraine benefit compilation. Formed during the pandemic,

Episode #386 – Nahum Reyes

Nahum Reyes is a Salt Lake–based musician who plays with local rock trio Lord Vox and makes solo music under the name Ages the Poet. … read more

Episode #385 – AMEA

Listen to the latest SLUG Soundwaves with AMEA, a local musical artist and sociologist with a big heart and a focus on community. … read more

Episode #384 – Daytime Lover

Daytime Lover's Moriah Glazier explains that their songs aren’t just journal entries—she challenges herself to be more vulnerable with the goal of encouraging the same in others. … read more

Episode #383 – Jacob T. Skeen

Jacob T. Skeen comes to SLUG Soundwaves to discuss the influences behind his album Death, Thou Shalt Die, what it takes to be a "monoband" and more.  … read more

Episode #382 – The Pho3nix Child

The Pho3nix Child comes to "SLUG Soundwaves" to discuss their artistic evolution, the Utah music scene and their upcoming album. … read more

Episode #381 – Ivouries

Jaxon Garrick is front man, producer and guitar player for Ivouries. Along with Devin Mitchell, Casey Schrader and Adam Fuller, he creates what Garrick describes as “forward-thinking pop music.” As

Episode #380 – Kimi K

Kimi K comes to "SLUG Soundwaves" to discuss the evolution between her first ep, Kimi, and her newest project, DEZIRE.  … read more

Episode #379 – Brother Chunky

Brother Chunky comes to "SLUG Soundwaves" to discuss the origins of his chunky, funky sound and finding his authentic musical voice. … read more

Episode #378 – Josaleigh Pollett

Josaleigh Pollett returns to SLUG Soundwaves to discuss the time between 2017 and the release of her most recent album, No Woman is the Sea. … read more

Episode #377 – Early Successional

On the latest "SLUG Soundwaves," listen to folk-rock group Early Successional discuss their origins and their recent return from hiatus. … read more

Episode #376 – Nicole McMahan

On "SLUG Soundwaves," pop and R&B artist Nicole McMahan discusses her love for live performing and building an ethos with her audience. … read more

Episode #375 – Swans of Never

Matthew Nanes of local rock group Swans of Never comes to SLUG Soundwaves to discuss the band's long history and change in creative direction. … read more

Episode #374 – Toothpicks

On the latest "SLUG Soundwaves," local garage rock band Toothpicks discuss the process behind their new album, Gonzo Journalists Are Pretty. … read more

Episode #373 – Courtney Lane

On the latest "SLUG Soundwaves," Courtney Lane discusses their journey from the stiff world of classical music to a community-focused mindset. … read more

Episode #372 – MOD

Local musician MOD’s music reaches beyond the borders of genre and welcomes a collage of different sounds and musical approaches. … read more

Episode #371 – SONIALOXO

Sharing her music has helped local pop and R&B musician SONIALOXO grow to be a person who doesn’t care what others think. … read more

Episode #370 – Swarmer

It’s local metal group Swarmer’s spirit of sharing and willingness to combine ideas that leads to the group’s distinct sound. … read more

Episode #369 – Scheissters

After previous experiences in bands where lyrics were meaningless, Scheissters aim to do something different with their music-making process. … read more

Episode #368 – Nicole Canaan

Wherever was not only Nicole Canaan’s first EP, but her first time sharing her songs and all the emotions packed into them with someone else. … read more

Episode #367 – Iceburn

Episode #367 of "SLUG Soundwaves" features Gentry Densley from veteran experimental punk group Iceburn discussing their new album, Asclepius. … read more

Episode #366 – Backhand

For this episode of "SLUG Soundwaves," Jake and Ben Owens talk about the inspirational experiences behind local punk band Backhand. … read more

Episode #365 – Ritt Momney

Instead of sealing himself in a box for the sake of recognizability, Jack Rutter explores many shades of his personality through Ritt Momney. … read more

Episode #364 – Rade

Experiences with and observations of American injustice have led Rade to funnel their frustrations and encourage change through music. … read more