Music
Hairy Situations: Fredrik Wallin of Little Dragon
Little Dragon is a band from Sweden that features plenty of electro beats and the soulful singing of Yukimi Nagano. In preparation for their Salt Lake show, I had the chance to trade emails with Fredrik Wallin, Little Dragon’s keyboardist. Wallin gave me some insight into the process of the new album and some very creative answers. … read more
Joey Bada$$ @ The Complex 10.08 with Vince Staples, CJ...
Hip-hop shows at The Complex are a feast for the senses. I like to drink it in like it’s a chilled glass of Alizé. Weed smoke and grocery store body spray form an atmosphere as thick as any inversion in February. Brawny men in wife beaters strut their stuff. Tattoos tell stories. … read more
Provo’s Rooftop Concert Series 10.03 with Neon Trees, Fictionist, The...
Provo’s Rooftop Concerts Series celebrated its 5-year aniversary with hometown heroes Neon Trees, Fictionist and The Blue Aces.
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Rubblebucket @ The State Room 10.04 with Body Language
Part way through their set, Rubblebucket’s singer Kalmia Traver was hyping the crowd between songs and screamed that she wanted us to, “make a noise that a baboon makes when you fuckin’ slice it’s dick up!” I’m not sure I’ve ever screamed like that, but I tried my hardest at what was probably one of the best, and most energetic, shows I’ve ever been to. … read more
Jacking Into The Electric Brain: Interview with Cervello Elettronico
SLUG Magazine presented The Beast Mode Tour, which included Cervello Elettronico, Statiqbloom, WMX and Blush Response. They stopped to have their sermon heard at Temple at Area 51. The event took place on Oct. 1st—there could not have been a better way to start off my favorite month of the year. … read more
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats @ Urban Lounge 10.04 with...
The month of All Hallows’ Eve has come upon us, and what better way to kick this off than to witness Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats blast out their fuzzed, psych-induced ’70s-style heavy metal that arouses nostalgia for the early years of Black Sabbath. … read more
Review: Jack White – Lazaretto
Ever since the release of Blunderbuss in 2012, Jack White’s solo career has been very unpredictable and almost a major step away from everything else he was doing in his various bands. That’s reflected greatly in Lazaretto, where White’s style has morphed to be a pseudo country/blues/garage rock theme that sounds far more enthralling than anything he did in the previous decade. … read more
Review: They Might Be Giants – First Album Live
It’s been almost 28 years since They Might Be Giants release their debut self-titled album, launching a career that would span over four decades and earn a legion of dedicated fans. Now that the group are running their own label, they’ve started doing some cool things with their catalog, including having released this album for free in July 2014. … read more
Review: They Might Be Giants – Idlewild
They Might Be Giants are no strangers to compilations, with 10 of them in a career spanning over four decades, Idlewild adds to their already extensive catalog. … read more
Review: Human Cull – Stillborn Nation
I love discovering new bands by random occurrences. Human Cull made its way to me through a physical promo of the CD sent to SLUG Mag. This UK grind band surprised the shit out of me. … read more
Review: The Haunted – Exit Wounds
Is this record a glimpse into the upcoming At The Gates album which will feature three Haunted members? It’s a worthwhile assumption, but not relevant here. … read more
Reviews: The Growlers – Chinese Fountain
The Growlers have coasted with albums like Gilded Pleasures and Hung at Heart, but deliver something a little different with Chinese Fountain. … read more
