Music
SLUG Swings SXSW Day Three
Let me start off with a sincere wish—that Salt Lake City can grow into its still budding music scene and take some serious lessons from Austin. The 801 has got the community-oriented mindset that it takes to foster musicians, and our venues are only getting better, but something we are severely lacking is concert etiquette. … read more
SLUG Swings SXSW Day Two
Attending a festival such as SXSW requires a level of patience and strategy not intended for the weak of heart. For my second day, I dedicated the majority of my time to an event put on by The House of Vans at the local indoor/outdoor venue The Mohawk. … read more
Tolar and Steel Bearing Hand Rock the House Down with...
I stepped out of the car onto a quaint street tucked away in a quiet corner of Glendale. No large vans or trailers were in sight. “This can’t be the right place,” I thought to myself as I searched for familiar cars perhaps belonging to my friends whose bands were performing that night. … read more
SLUG Mag Gets Too BUKU Part Deux: Day Two
If you visit New Orleans and don’t eat as much food as you possibly can, you’re committing a crime. … read more
SLUG Swings SXSW
Being handed a press pass for SXSW made me feel like a 12-year-old in a candy store with an unlimited credit card. Believe me, whatever you’ve heard about Austin being the place to see music is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. … read more
SLUG Mag Gets Too BUKU Part Deux – Day One
For the second year in a row, SLUG attended The BUKU Music and Art Project in New Orleans. After last year’s lineup—which featured acts like The Flaming Lips, Ellie Goulding Chromeo, Nas and The Glitch Mob, this year would be hard-pressed to beat it. … read more
Gallery: Pennywise @ Club Sound 03.12 with A Wilhelm Scream,...
Pennywise, A Wilhelm Scream, and Teenage Bottlerocket performed at Club Sound in Salt Lake City on March 12, 2015. … read more
Enslaved @ Bar Deluxe 03.13 with YOB, Ecstatic Vision, SubRosa
A wonderful black metal show featuring Enslaved, YOB, Ecstatic Vision and local act Subrosa that took place on no other than Friday the 13th. … read more
Expire @ Kilby Court 03.11 with Rotting Out, Suburban Scum,...
Mizery, Bent Life and Suburban Scum set the stage for an excellent hardcore showing from Rotting Out and Expire over the weekend. … read more
Parking Lot Show with BØRNS and Handsome Ghost @ The...
After Misterwives cancelled their show due to illness, BØRNS and Handsome Ghost took to the parking lot of The Complex, with just their bare instruments. Surrounded by fans that refused to leave empty handed, they played covers, old classics and … read more
Bleachers @ In The Venue 03.06 with Joywave, Night Terrors...
Not since post-dreadlocks Incubus have I seen a band come out to so many screeching fans. Arms raised and grasping for lead singer contact, the followers of Bleachers were completely exhilarated to see their band play live. … read more
Westward CD Release: Local Show at The Loading Dock 03.06...
Westward are a truly talented group of musicians playing a very interesting take on what I would describe as “space cowboy rock.” … read more
