Month: May 2013
Lamb of God @ In the Venue 05.23.13
Thursday night, black-clad fans from all over the state waited anxiously in a line that stretched almost a full city block to be patted down and herded into In The Venue. This was gearing up to be a crazy night, and rightly so. It’s been a long while since the legendary Lamb of God has stopped in our fair city, and even longer for supporting act Decapitated, whose last show here was in a dinky bowling alley. I was surprised when LOG announced a headlining tour, and then elated to find out they were stopping in SLC. … read more
Anamanaguchi: A Room Full of Misfits
The Brooklyn-based instrumental band Anamanaguchi has risen to Internet fame over the past few years with their retro video game style sound, and garnered even more attention after performing the soundtrack for the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World video game. Last month, the band released their first official full-length album, Endless Fantasy, and has embarked on a tour to support the album. Before their stop in SLC at the Shred Shed on June 1, SLUG spoke with drummer Luke Silas while the band was on the road. … read more
Diving Deep with Baths
Obsidian reveals a much more mature side of Baths that fans might not be used to. When you first turn it on, you hear the same poppy, indietronica beats, similar to Cerulean, but there is a Trent Resnor inspired darkness about it that looms heavily throughout the entire album. … read more
BAD KIDS Present: Gods, Goddesses & Monsters Pageant @ Metro...
Pre-Pride weekend 2013 kicked off deliciously under last Thursday’s gorgeous sunset at Salt Lake’s Metro Bar as four founding members of Salt Lake’s alternative drag scene, the Bad Kids, hosted a pageant for its expanding fanbase. … read more
The Days God Slept: Short Film Review
What secrets do we keep from those who love us? And how different is our perspective of our interactions with those around us compared to those whom we’re interacting with? The Days God Slept dives into these questions and more with some beautiful visual metaphors and poignant music. … read more
Local Reviews: Nolens Volens — I’m Sad Your Living
Tribal atmospheric drumming melts into NYC Ghosts and Flowers Sonic Youth wavering guitar-picking, bright as a daisy growing between a crack in a disgusting city street in the opening track, “Jon Bytheway is Actually Satan” … read more
Local Reviews: King Tree — Chasing Ghosts
Oh my gosh! Sevenstringbassfreak is a member of King Tree! When they signed up to Violet Run’s myspace page, we were like, who the hell is this? But added him anyway because we wanted to have more than 23 friends. … read more
Local Reviews: The Rattails Present The Loyal — One.Two..Three…
It can make the listener feel a bit uneasy — kind of like when that red-headed overweight girl in the velvet dress absolutely must read you her newest poem. … read more
Local Reviews: Redemption — Home
Redemption is like the Sandman brought to life: edgy, mysterious, not black and white but grey, aloof and cold — yet strangely warm and comforting. … read more
Local Reviews: This Dying Need — Disconcerning Divine
This Dying Need might turn off non-industrialists, but for those with initiated palettes, they’ll come off as decent at their brand of old-school industrial beats and undressed synths with mainstreamish dark pop structure. … read more
Local Reviews: Hellbound Saints — Demo
These boys from Provo have garnered a lot of support in happy valley. I hope this is just a taste of thing to come from the Hellbound Saints. … read more
Local Reviews: Cave of Roses
The oddly named Cave of Roses, one of the Utah metal scene’s best-kept secrets, is finally unleashed upon us with this, Redemption, their first demo. Only a three-piece, these guys have more technicality and aggression inside them than lots of other bands combined! … read more
