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J.K. Broadrick and Jesu exercising the Ghost of Godflesh
Chances are that if you listen to heavy or experimental music you know about Jesu and its creator Justin K. Broadrick, someone that bleeds talent from every orifice. … read more
Chasing Cuban Ballerinas with Chicken from Dead to Me
You might get the idea that Dead To Me is some kind of sappy inspirational band more apt to play self-help seminars than sweaty punk clubs, but their music makes it clear that punk rock can be about more than hating everything and everyone around you. … read more
Drawn OK: An Interview with Badly Drawn Boy
When Damon Gough and his alter ego Badly Drawn Boy rolled into Salt Lake City’s Zephyr Club in support of his debut album The Hour of the Bewilderbeast he had already taken the Mercury Music Prize (the UK’s Album of the Year) beating out Coldplay’s Parachutes and The Doves’ Lost Souls. When he left he had set up residency as one of the top ten bands I’d ever seen live. … read more
Localized: Calico
Calico Andrew: Coronet, and other things. Tyler: Drumz, with a “Z”. Brady: Guitar and vocals. Liam: Bass. Sean: Wurlitzer and bells. Calico is a hard band to get a hold of. After many games of phone and e-mail tag, I finally had the pleasure of talking to them over a cup of coffee at Nobrow.
The Corleones
This is the last show, reunion or otherwise, The Corleones will ever play. … read more
Snow Patrol: Still Chasing Stars
The Snow Patrol caravan returns to Utah on March 5th at the Salt Air Pavilion, maybe this time we can leave them more to remember than a bunch of kids moshing to their mid-tempo hit “Chocolate.” … read more
The Virtue of Abandonment: An Interview With Shedding
Shedding started when Bell’s electro-pop group Paden slowly dissolved due to busy schedules and social lives; he realized that the band was becoming more about getting ready for shows, than creating something new and interesting. … read more
Localized: Clear
The date of the SLUG 18th Anniversary show is almost 11 years to the day from when CLEAR played their first show in February 1996. … read more
Localized: Iceburn
Iceburn was active from the late 80s into the early 2000s, with band members and influences changing almost as often as the seasons. … read more