Music
Moving on Up: an Interview with Speedy Ortiz
As their name may suggest, Speedy Ortiz are cruising right along. They’re young, screamingly talented, touring the world, playing festivals like SXSW alongside their personal heroes, recording and releasing a new album—all while maintaining an effortless aura of unpretentious coolness.
The Wanderer’s Tradition: An Interview with Bombino
Omara Moctar, known internationally as the Nigerien psych-rock hero Bombino, is the local and living legend of a small tribe in the country of Niger. While on his international tour, Salt Lake will have the good fortune of seeing him at no charge at The Salt Lake County Building on May 15–17 for The 30th Annual Living Traditions Festival this summer. Recently, SLUG was able to interview Moctar about his music and his message.
De/Vision: Binary Stargazers of German Synth-pop
In the history of music written by radio DJs, synthpop met its demise soon after Kurt Cobain shoved his Fender down the throats of the masses. Certainly the most popular of acts like Depeche Mode still filled their arenas as Erasure and the Pet Shop Boys packed theaters. … read more
Local H: An Honest Chat with Scott Lucas
Scott Lucas of Local H thumped the music scene on the head in the mid-’90s with raw, catchy tunes that rocked your world and perhaps made you rethink your selfish, bitch-ass attitude. Now he’s coming to Utah at the Urban Lounge on May 18 to remind listeners that Mondays can still be a hell of a time. … read more
Author & Punisher: Mechanically Engineering Music
When he was a teen, metal bands like Melvins and Sepultura triggered something in Tristan Shone. He was aggressive and he liked that style. Some other bands that have influenced him are Godflesh, Neurosis, Aphex Twin and Ed Rush & Optical. … read more
Viv Albertine of The Slits: A Not-So-Typical Rebellion
Viv Albertine—the former guitarist for the post punk band, The Slits—has just had her memoir, Clothes, Clothes Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. released through Thomas Dunne Books. It is a uniquely humble and provocative story that covers her perspective on a revolutionary era of punk rock music and culture that is usually dominated by a largely male narrative. … read more
Leon Bridges: Soul Music and its Simple Formula
Bridges was signed to Columbia Records in December of last year on the strength of two singles posted to Soundcloud that had only been up for three months, and just last month Bridges took SXSW by storm, winning their prestigious Grulke Prize for Developing US Act. … read more
ODESZA Interview at BUKU
ODESZA live a life that every college aged producer dreams of. Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight met their freshman year at Western Washington University and began collaborating together just before they graduated in 2012 under the name ODESZA. … read more
The Legend of Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys
After more than 25 years of playing with the Fly-Rite Boys, he’s more than earned the term legend. Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys are set to perform in Salt Lake City at The Garage on Beck on May 6.
Collected By Himself: Captured Tracks Founder Mike Sniper on New...
Under the direction of Mike Sniper, Captured Tracks has grown from a small, independent music label based in Brooklyn to a sonically diverse, aesthetically vibrant vision for the state of millennial music. Today, with a full roster, Sniper has his sights on an even more expansive assembly of sounds with label group Omnian Music Group.
Exploring Craters: The Soft Moon and the Making of Deeper
Perhaps it’s not too dramatic to say that listening to The Soft Moon is like wading into the riptide of a black pool—to immerse yourself in the tremulous and unpredictable forces of the project’s single visionary, Luis Vasquez.
After Hours With The Spilt Ink Crew
Spilt Ink has been rapidly taking over the screen-printing scene in Utah—their success has resulted in their recent relocation to make room for expansions. With all the expansions Spilt Ink has undergone in the past year, Jeremy Conder believes that the integrity of the operation is something that will never be sacrificed.
