Music
Review: Continents – Idle Hands
Continents = The Plot In You + The Ghost Inside … read more
Review: The Cave Singers – Naomi
The Cave Singers = Deer Tick + Delta Spirit … read more
Review: The Cannanes – Small Batch
The Cannanes = Jem + Honeybunch … read more
Review: Burnt Books – Self-titled
Burnt Books = His Hero is Gone + Fuck The Facts + Kazu Makino … read more
Review: Baptists – Bushcraft
Baptists = Skitsystem + Disfear + From Ashes Rise … read more
National Music Reviews 3/13
New and recent releases from Baptists, The Cave Singers, Gliss, The Growlers, Off With Their Heads, Portal, Psychic Ills, Rotting Christ, Suuns, This Town Needs Guns and many, many more are reviewed. … read more
Toro y Moi @ Urban Lounge 02.24 with Dog Bite,...
I have wanted to see Chaz Bundick aka Toro Y Moi perform for a long time, and I must say, my expectations were fully met. … read more
Mariachi El Bronx: A Cleverly Disguised Rock Band
When it comes to long-running bands, side projects are an inevitability. But sometimes, a side project can take on a life of its own. Such is the case with Mariachi El Bronx. The offshoot of the LA punk band, The Bronx, initially began when the group was asked to perform a song acoustically for a TV appearance. Rather than taking the easy route, they came up with a mariachi arrangement of the song and unwittingly began the next chapter of the band’s existence. … read more
Leave No Cross Unturned: An Interview with Fenriz of Darkthrone
Though many metal fans say the direction Darkthrone have taken is trash, this hasn’t fazed the band and their musical progression. Darkthrone’s new studio offering, The Underground Resistance, is available now from Peaceville Records. The album is a nod to the past of metal, specifically the ’80s. It’s a metal journey that sees new territory for Darkthrone, and SLUG discussed it with Fenriz in an email interview. … read more
Localized – March 2013
If you haven’t experienced Localized yet, now is the time to start. March 8 at Urban Lounge welcomes the genre-bending Lady Murasaki and the playful Secret Abilities. There won’t be any similarities in sound between the sets, but both these bands will make you want to move your body. If that’s not enough to spark your interest, consider this: Strange rockers 90s Television will be opening, and it’s only $5, 21+ to get in the door. … read more
Today’s Supernatural: An Interview with Geologist from Animal Collective
For over a decade now, Animal Collective have consistently delivered to their fans high-energy, intensely weird music, with occasional, equally weird visuals to accompany their sounds. SLUG spoke with Brian Weitz, aka “Geologist,” about their new album and what life is like outside of the band. … read more
Bile Oasis: White Lung
White Lung’s Mish Way was running on four hours of sleep. “I just spent the last four days with porn stars in Las Vegas for a story, and I’ve barely slept, so my head is crushed,” she says. In the midst of her freelance journalism career, Way fronts Vancouver’s White Lung, who play fast-paced punk and deliver vitriol, yet incorporate virtuosic musicianship. Way adds grime to the band, and also conjures a squalid sort of glamour. … read more
