Music
Local Review: Tampa Chess Club — All But If Not...
All But If Not All, Subject To Change by Tampa Chess Club is not only impressive on its own, but also representative of SLC’s talented emo scene. … read more
Local Review: Matt Michaelis – The Great Escape
With The Great Escape, Matt Michaelis (songwriter, producer, guitarist) submits a bold and energetic EP to the ever-expanding scene of contemporary hard rock … read more
Local Review: What Goes – What Goes
Six beautiful songs were made last winter by What Goes, the stage name of musical artist Wyatt Downs. … read more
Local Review: floatinground — seventh sense
seventh sense by floatinground is a hand-crafted story about intuition ignored, one-sided relationships, and coming out the other end strengthened by resolve. … read more
Local Review: Zoe Stroupe — One Fluid Motion
Zoe Stroupe’s debut album sounds exactly like its name. One Fluid Motion encapsulates what feels like in late spring/early summer, an early-morning listen. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: October 2026
Does SLUG knows music? We should — we’ve been covering the best in local bands and musicians since 1988. So yeah, take our advice and check out these singles. … read more
Local Review: ZOMBIECOCK — Elegy
Elegy by Zombiecock is driving punk that asks the question, “If Silent Hill 2 and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 had a love child, what would the soundtrack be?” … read more
Local Review: Accelerated Nihilism — Mixed Messages For The Maladjusted
Accelerated Nihilism has plenty to say, and Mixed Messages For The Maladjusted wastes no time saying it: “If you’re not pissed, you’re not paying attention.” … read more
Local Review: David Ian Baker, Corey Christiansen, Taku Ishikawa —...
Days Over is a top-tier Western-themed jazz album created by Utah’s finest and dandiest jazz artists. It transported me back to Utah’s wild western days. … read more
Local Review: Jennifer Brasseur — Jennifer Brasseur
What Greta Van Fleet is to Led Zeppelin, Jennifer Brasseur is to Pat Benatar. Her sound is a clear descendant of the classic rock sirens who came before her. … read more
Local Review: Soul Commercial—UnDeR tHe iNfLuEnCe
I would describe this album as attempting to fit into the current era of rap, while mostly centering melodies that are reminiscent of late 2010s alternative rap. … read more
Local Review: MetricDriver, Sacred Crates – The Perfect Strangers
It feels like the soundstage to your favorite TV show has been pried open and fully merged us listeners into a rerun episode of The Perfect Strangers. … read more
