Film Review: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nirvanna The Band’s most recent scheme has them pretending to be from the future; only somehow, Johnson and McCarrol send themselves back in time to 2008. … read more
Arts | Film | Film Reviews
Director Geeta Gandbhir on The Perfect Neighbor
The Perfect Neighbor chronicles the shooting of a Black woman by her white neighbor. For Gandbhir it’s been a fight for accountability and a vessel for healing. … read more
Arts | Film | Film Interviews
Lights @ Metro Music Hall 02.24.2026
Lights never disappoints; she consistently delivers that same unfiltered spark that hooked us years ago, only now it burns brighter, more confident, more alive. … read more
Concert | Music | Show Reviews
Review: Mon Rovîa — Bloodline
Mon Rovîa has gone viral. Bloodline offers firsthand perspective of war and violence that’s often missed by artists who haven’t witnessed such subjects. … read more
Local Review: ULTRA GLOSS — The Dead Scene Scrolls
ULTRA GLOSS’ debut The Dead Scene Scrolls feels like a band caught between two late-night radio stations — one blasting early-2000s pop-punk urgency, while the other is drifting through post-punk shadows and darkwave synth haze. … read more
SLUG Mag’s 37th Anniversary Party: 37 Badass Years and Counting!
In honor of SLUG’s 37th birthday, we threw a party at Metro Music Hall. Because 37 candles would be too many to blow out, we opted for 37 artists instead. … read more
How Savannah Ostler Went Through Hollywood and Back with Buster...
With Buster Brooks, Ostler tells a story about chasing Hollywood dreams while proving that those dreams don’t have to be confined to a single zip code. … read more
Arts | Film | Film Interviews
Film Review: Blades of the Guardians
Blades of the Guardians is a bracing reminder that we can get great action at a reasonable price, it’s just made in China. … read more
Art | Film | Film Reviews
Film Review: How to Make a Killing
How to Make a Killing is a splendidly entertaining film that requires a certain amount of suspension of disbelief and some suspension of conscience — though the latter is allowed in at the right moment. … read more
SLUG Style: Kate Johnson
From small-town beginnings, Kate Johnson has traveled creating avant-garde hairstyles. Serving rockstar girlfriend chic, her looks are sure to shock and wow. … read more
Local Review: MELO — HiLo
MELO’s HiLo is a fun, colorful journey through a prog rock sound of justice, love and rising up to defeat the evil of the world. … read more
Teresa Sanderson and the Spell Cast by Becky Nurse of...
When Pygmalion Productions chose to stage Becky Nurse of Salem, it was more than a season selection — it’s part of an ongoing mission. … read more
