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▼ Localized Features
SLUG Mag’s Localized is the monthly, local music showcase founded in 2001 as a way for local musicians to receive recognition for their work. The monthly showcase provides bands playing with free posters to promote the show, a write-up in SLUG Magazine for the two headliners, payouts and digital promotion.
Localized: Doctor Barber
Doctor Barber describe themselves as “story-telling rock n roll.” The lyrics and instrumentation are integral and technical. … read more
Localized: The Ugly Boys
Pride is a common theme for the Ugly Boys—taking pride in what they create and putting the sweat into their music are their driving forces. … read more
Localized: Liar’s Tongue
With Liar’s Tongue, there’s something for all heavy-music fans, as they grow and diversify the local hardcore landscape with their developing sound. … read more
Localized: Absent
The goal with Absent is changing the mold. Because each member has different musical tastes, the band comes together and thrives off of the variety. … read more
Localized: Martian Cult
Vocalist Jared Asplund and bassist Elowyn LaPointe were led down a path of synth-heavy music and dystopian storytelling to form Martian Cult. … read more
Localized: Umbels
It’s rare to find band members who can be at the same speed, but it seems that everyone in Umbels enjoy the same reasons for being in the band. … read more
Localized: Malev Da Shinobi
Malev Da Shinobi is someone who carries himself humbly and with humor, a contrast to his deeper and serious delivery about the subject matter in his music. … read more
Localized: Earthworm and Clësh
Listening to their new, self-titled release, it’s easy to hear Earthworm & Clësh’s modern hip-hop influences. … read more
Localized: Savage Daughters
Savage Daughters’ upcoming Localized show is not only a celebration of their forthcoming album, but also of the scene that supports them at large. … read more
Localized: Sonnets
Each Sonnets song is about a specific event, person or idea in their songwriter’s head that has caused him some level of suffering. … read more