Music
Lucinda Williams Is Too Cool To Be Forgotten
Lucinda Williams has been a famous musician for longer than I’ve been alive, yet she recalls what it was like to step out on stage before anyone knew her name. … read more
Local Review: Bad Luck Brigade – SOMETHING’S AT MY NECK
Coming out on Friday the 13th of September, SOMETHING AT MY NECK promises all the fate in the world. … read more
Local Review: Emily Hicks – Weird Wild Wonderful
Weird Wild Wonderful contains and represents each of Emily Hicks vocal subtleties in a sincere and delightful country-pop package. … read more
Review: Sabrina Carpenter – Short N’ Sweet
Sabrina Carpenter on her album Short n’ Sweet is just fun, upbeat, and makes something you immediately grasp and return to again and again. … read more
8 Bands of Notoriety at Crucialfest 13
At Crucialfest, local and national bands with unparalleled talents will culminate at the Metro Music Hall, equipping our ears with the sounds of heavy metal sovereignty as we headbang our way into comas. … read more
Local Review: Sunhills – Planetarium
Sunhills Planetarium is glittered with samples that seemingly come from mission control, poking the eerie feeling of “sitting in a tin can, far above the world.” … read more
Localized: AUXO
It’s an experimental and danceable concoction that cooks with ingredients to create a work reminiscent of Machine Girl and microwave-nuked vaporwave. … read more
Localized: Olivia Bigelow
Zex Tape, like a lot of Bigelow’s work, is a cacophonous EDM bomb that can’t be defused. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: September 2024
Please! SLUG needs your help. We have so many good, local singles that need to be listened to. … read more
Review: Magdalena Bay – Imaginal Disk
A project of the Los Angeles-based duo, Imaginal Disk is sophomore album of Magdalena Bay —and in it, they’re hitting their stride. … read more
Review: Fontaines D.C. – Romance
Romance is an undeniably pop-infused project for Fontaines D.C. that balances rolling melodies expertly against its existential lyricism and signature tones. … read more
Review: Icarus Phoenix – I Should Have Known The Things...
A mosaic of different inspirations, the album is a smash artistic success and could easily secure the band their own audience.
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