Month: February 2013
Review: Gliss Langsom – Dans
Gliss = Blonde Redhead + Beach House + Depeche Mode … read more
Review: Gloria Morti – Lateral Constraint
Gloria Morti = Negator + The Forsaken … read more
Review: Dad Punchers – Self-Titled
Dad Punchers = Get Up Kids + Joyce Manor + Cub … read more
Review: Continents – Idle Hands
Continents = The Plot In You + The Ghost Inside … read more
Review: Burnt Books – Self-titled
Burnt Books = His Hero is Gone + Fuck The Facts + Kazu Makino … read more
Review: Baptists – Bushcraft
Baptists = Skitsystem + Disfear + From Ashes Rise … read more
Interview with Frankie Palmeri of Emmure
Emmure frontman Frankie Palmeri is a poster boy of controversy, long trotted out as the whipping boy for the angry masses that are put off by his brutal and unfiltered honesty and opinions. SLUG got to sit down with Palmeri before Emmure’s set on the Brothers of Brutality Tour and get some actual, firsthand insight and answers about this polarizing band, and how he’s dealt with a decade under a microscope. … read more
NOVA Chamber Series: New Horizons Then and Now
The genesis of this Nova Concert was the 100th anniversary of Arnold Schoenberg’s revolutionary lieder cycle, Three Times Seven Poems from Albert Giraud’s Pierrot Lunaire, op. 21 (1912). … read more
Grand Prix Halfpipe Finals @ PCMR 02.01-02
Park City Mountain Resort was aglow this past weekend, from Jan. 31-Feb. 2, as it hosted the prestigious U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s Grand Prix halfpipe finals and the Paul Mitchell Progression Big Air Session. … read more
Wovenhand @ Urban 02.03 with LIGHT/BLACK, INVDRS
Edwards, whether performing a role as prophet or actually communing with God on these occasions, is a riveting performer. He shakes and quakes, rolls his eyes back into his head, quivers his feet, and seemingly speaks in tongues. … read more
Lingerie Your Way
It’s almost Valentine’s Day. While most of us think about what flowers to buy or where to take that certain someone, one shouldn’t forget there is a reason why Valentine’s Day is ranked Number One in condom sales and also boasts the largest sales of lingerie with Halloween following close behind (yes, Halloween). … read more
Tesla Quartet @
Libby Gardner Concert Hall 02.07
I am still consistently surprised at the rich layers of musical complexity that the simple parameters of a string quartet can accomplish, and this month’s Chamber Music concert was particularly enjoyable. The Tesla Quartet have studied with the Takács quartet, which was the first chamber music concert of this season. They have also traveled extensively around the U.S. as well as internationally, with a multitude of awards to take home. … read more