Samantha Fish at the Utah Blues Festival

Samantha Fish at the Utah Blues Festival
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The charming and ever-talented Samantha Fish, who just released her album Chills & Fever in March, will steal your heart and convert you into a blues lover after her live performance at this year’s Utah Blues Festival. … read more

Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival 2017

Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival 2017
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Punk Rock Bowling: where everyone is decked out in studs, leather and bristles. Here they come to congregate for a weekend of music-inspired debauchery. … read more

Where Are They Now? Cock Sparrer’s Colin McFaull and Daryl Smith

Where Are They Now? Cock Sparrer’s Colin McFaull and Daryl...
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Before venturing down to the city of sin for Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival, Cock Sparrer chat the relevance of punk 40 years on, the history of Oi!, recording Forever, Brexit and much more. … read more

Dissecting Die Sektor

Dissecting Die Sektor
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Die Sektor will be joining a sensational group of harder acts on Sept. 30, Friday night’s edition of this year’s Dark Arts Festival at Area 51. You do not want to miss any of the acts during this year’s five-day Dark Arts Festival—there are so many things to discover. … read more

Selling the Ashes: Progressing from the Studio to the Stage

Selling the Ashes: Progressing from the Studio to the Stage
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Jordan Ruiz of Selling the Ashes has constructed a full live band and will be opening for PIG at the Dark Arts Festival at Area 51 on Sept. 28. Meeting at Ruiz’s home studio and walking among the multitudes of electronic equipment and wall of guitars, I sat down with Ruiz to get some insight into what inspired a studio act to start performing live. … read more

Wallowing with PIG: Raymond Watts

Wallowing with PIG: Raymond Watts
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The Lord of Lard, Raymond Watts, took time out of his birthday, of all days, to have a conversation with SLUG Magazine about ’s upcoming album and tour. Watts was working on gathering the troops for the little war they are going to wage on the smaller venues of North America, and SLC could not be happier about ’s stop on Sept. 28 at Area 51 for the Dark Arts Festival. … read more

Crucialfest 6 @ Art Garden, Metro Bar, Urban Lounge

Crucialfest 6 @ Art Garden, Metro Bar, Urban Lounge
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Crucialfest 6 has kicked the door down and face-melted its way into the summer sunshine, bringing its biggest lineup ever and extending to four days over three venues, including the Art Garden and Metro Bar, and Urban Lounge for the evening acts. … read more

Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival 2016

Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival 2016
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Photos courtesy of Tyson Heder If one were to choose to walk through the layered depths of the punk rock community, they should strive to find themselves wallowing in the heat of the Punk Rock Bowling Festival. The festival is held on a parking lot adjacent to Fremont, and its largely open space lacks cover from

Are you ready to Bonanza?

Are you ready to Bonanza?
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There are so many things to do in the great outdoors nowadays. You can camp in it, frolic through it, practice woodland creature speak (squeak squeakin’) and earn some kind of merit badge … but I bet you didn’t know you could meet a rock star. Yes, Utahns, it’s summer festival season. Bonanza takes place June 10–11 in Heber City. … read more

Scarling @ The Curiosa Festival 2004

Scarling @ The Curiosa Festival 2004
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  Back in 2004 The Cure’s Curiosa Festival landed in Salt Lake City at The USANA Amphitheater. The Cure was the headliner with bands such as Mogwai, Interpol, Melissa Auf Der Maur, The Rapture and pictured here—Scarling. SLUG Magazine brings this flashback Friday photo gallery to get Utah ready for The Cure’s return in 2016