Authors: Litzi Estrada
Local Review: Macana — Life of Pain
Macana is one of the many bands in Salt Lake keeping the scene alive and vengeful by weaponizing the language of fervor, violence and wrath. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: February 2026
Where were you in the early 2000s? Outside Zumiez yearning for a slutty Hook Ups deck? Wherever you were, the best in local music was all gas, no brakes. … read more
Top Five Albums of 2025 to Immerse Yourself in Winter...
From unyielding ferocity in their riffs to cathartic, soul-haunting melodies, listening to these albums is the perfect way to wrap up your 2025. … read more
Local Review: Blood Cannery – Cannery not Canary
This album perfectly encapsulates what it sounds like to be defiant and relentless as Blood Cannery hammers their sonic identity through listeners’ ears. … read more
Local Review: Hibernaut — Obsidian Eye
I digress, Hibernaut’s sound is a force to be reckoned with; they are brutal but gentle, full of grief and hope — the essence of light and dark. … read more
Localized: Detzany
Detzany creates her own genre, fusing hip-hop with her soulful essence. Her music can be described to listeners as cinematic, sultry, nostalgic and feminine. … read more
Localized: Jazzy Olivo
Dominican-American Latin jazz artist Jazzy Olivo explores her roots in music and the singer-songwriter process as a local Salt Lake musician. … read more
Interviews | Localized | Music
Local Music Singles Roundup: May 2025
The through line for all six of these tracks is dissent (except for the ones that aren’t about dissent). Now, just like the past, is a great time for dissent. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: April 2025
Sometimes I have to throw up my hands and say I got nothing — nothing but six excellent singles from six killer local bands. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: March 2025
Lend your ears to the high reigns of this month’s Local Music Singles Roundup! Lay down your crown and spearhead your way through a fair share of metal, grunge, R&B and… gorecore? … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: February 2025
But no man (they/them) is an island, and so I’ve called upon some of SLC’s oldheads who helped me find some of the freshest (25+ year-old) tracks from Utah’s golden era. … read more
Local Review: Snuff Tape — The Devils Work
Snuff Tape finds a way to make the genre more than just music as their storytelling nature makes them stand out from the rest. … read more
