Music
Review: The Sex Organs – Intergalactic Sex Tourists
The Sex Organs = The Jackets + The Anomalys … read more
Review: P.O.S. – Chill, Dummy
P.O.S. = Death Grips + Brother Ali + Mobb Deep … read more
Review: Iron Reagan – Crossover Ministry
Iron Reagan = (This is Hell x Nuclear Assault) / Municipal Waste … read more
Celebrating One Year Of Freaking Out At The Freak Out...
DJ Nix Beat’s “The Freak Out” monthly events are dedicated to punk, power pop and everything in between to be enjoyed by anyone and everyone that expects more than just the same 50 songs on rotation on the jukebox. … read more
Talib Kweli @ Metro Music Hall 01.28 with K’Valentine, Styles...
On Jan. 28, Talib Kweli’s The Seven Tour hit Salt Lake City at the Metro Music Hall on its way from Berkeley, with openers K’Valentine and Styles P. All three artists his the stage and represented what the people feel like more accurately and articulately than many of those who ran for office. … read more
Softwire Synthesis
Tucked away in the sleepy, smog-ridden suburbs of Salt Lake rests a small electronic instrument maker, Softwire Synthesis, specializing in Eurorack modules. … read more
Educating the Next Generation of Disc Jockeys
Looking at the Hip-Hop Education & Resource Center (HERC) located at 2505 S. State St. in Salt Lake, you get a sense of the raw and organic style of teaching that goes on here. … read more
Finding an Ocean in a Storm: A Breezy Chat with...
Tennis are one of those rare pop bands that has managed to stay relevant all the way up to a fourth album, their upcoming Yours Conditionally. … read more
Localized: Shanghaii
The Beehive State’s newest buzzworthy rap artist, Alexander Bell Crocker, aka Shanghaii, is still in the early stages of his career—and his life. You can tell how new he is to the scene when you watch him pose for SLUG photographer Jo Savage’s photoshoot. … read more
East Meets West: Wallace Mecham’s Hybrid Banjos
By challenging the notion of what a traditional banjo should sound like by Western standards, Wallace Mecham hopes to create a hybrid of the Eastern and Western styles of music. … read more
Local Review: Isaac Haas – Ill Lighted
Isaac Haas = C Slick + Southside + DJ Smokey … read more
Time For a Tempo Check With Cathy Foy
Cathy Foy is the head drum instructor at the Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls, where she helps aspiring musicians create original music. … read more
