Music
Babes in Toyland @ Urban Lounge 09.01 with FEA
Babes in Toyland, having reunited after a 14 year hiatus, are touring again with original members Kat Bjelland and Lori Barbero. … read more
Review: Dam-Funk – Invite the Light
Dam-Funk = Zapp / Nate Dogg … read more
Riot Fest 2015
Arriving at Riot Fest 2015 in Denver, I can’t appreciate the certain irony of the “death before shorts” mantra that I live by. It’s hot as hell, and living by that code may, in fact, be the end of me. … read more
August 2015 Local Music Reviews
See what’s going on music-wise in Utah in this month’s Local Music Reviews! … read more
September 2015 National CD Reviews
Check out SLUG’s September selection of National CD 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
Review: Various Artists – A Rough Guide to Psychedelic India
Various Artists = Ray Spiegel Ensemble + Asha Bhosle + The Bombay Royale … read more
Review: Mourning Coup – Baby Blue
Mourning Coup = Beats Antique + Crystalrœses + M.I.A. … read more
Review: Painted Palms – Horizons
Painted Palms = Gardens & Villa x Cut Copy / Javelin … read more
Review: Diät – Positive Energy
Diät = Holograms + Iceage + A Place to Bury Strang … read more
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
Titus Andronicus: Forever And Ever And Ever
The Who. Pink Floyd. Titus Andronicus. If you think one of these bands doesn’t deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the others, you clearly haven’t listened to The Most Lamentable Tragedy. The fourth album by New Jersey’s Titus Andronicus is a 29-song rock opera presented in five acts, following our hero’s confrontation