Music
Local Review: Reverence of the Martyr – The Great Divide
Reverence of the Martyr = Septicflesh x Whitechapel … read more
Local Review: The National Parks – Until I Live
The National Parks = Lord Huron + Bronze Radio Return + Of Monsters and Men … read more
Local Review: Beachmen – Everybody’s Pink Inside
Beachmen = Pinback + Beach Fossils + Cloud Nothings … read more
Local Review: The Artificial Flower Company – Funk Me
The Artificial Flower Company = Bondage Fairies + Wavves + 90s Television … read more
Local Review: Cult Leader – Lightless Walk
Cult Leader = Converge + Coalesce … read more
Local Review: Cig Burna – Devil’s Food
Cig Burna = T.I. x Devin the Dude … read more
Local Review: Theta Naught – Something Scientific
Theta Naught Something Scientific Eden’s Watchtower Theta Naught put the mental back into instrumental. All instrumental all the time, their aptly titled Something Scientific bypasses the borders of known quantum mechanics, not through math metal, as may be expected by the album title, but via the vessel of abstract, mellow, Mazzy Star alterna-rock. They’re mathematical
August 2015 Local Music Reviews
See what’s going on music-wise in Utah in this month’s Local Music Reviews! … read more
Local Review: Golden Plates – Eugenics
Golden Plates Eugenics Self-Released Street: 05.11 Golden Plates = (Lenny Kravitz x Monster Magnet) / The Strokes One of the toughest assignments I’ve had since I started writing for SLUG is the task of trying to define Golden Plates. Part blues, part distortion, part machismo rock n’ roll, it seems to be a music project
Local Review: Tony Holiday and the Velvetones – No Need...
Tony Holiday and the Velvetones No Need To Rush It Midnight Records Productions Street: 05.19 Tony Holiday and the Velvetones = Cody Canada + Kenny Wayne Shepard + William Clarke Tony Holiday and the Velvetones have given us their first album, No Need To Rush It, and Holiday’s signature energy is all over it. It’s good
Local Review: Rare Facture – Light In The Dark
Rare Facture Light In The Dark Self-Released Street: 06.30 Rare Facture = OMD + Depeche Mode Here’s a novel notion, local musos: study and learn the genre you’re interested in until it becomes your passion—if not your love—then go and make an album. Seemingly without pretension, local synth duo Tom Cella and David Burdick have
Local Review: Valentine & The Regard – Werewolves
Valentine & The Regard Werewolves FeralCatRecords Street: 12.23.14 Valentine & The Regard = Bright Eyes + The Cure Werewolves is a nostalgic trip through a series of poignant songs written in a manner that brings to mind both Conor Oberst and Pedro the Lion. Each song sweeps through straightforward guitar harmonies with an authentic sense
