Music
Teen Daze, Beat Connection and White Arrows @ Kilby 07.18
Teen Daze evinces the same sort of tactile relationship with his equipment as does a guitar player as he fiddles with the knobs, a coy simper on his face. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Red Fang Interview
This week, our faithful darkhearts, we have an interview with the awesome stoner-rock outfit, Red Fang, a band whose star is rising faster than you can say “pass the PBR.” They made a stop here in SLC just recently, tearing up Bar Deluxe, and we kidnapped guitarist Bryan Giles for a few minutes to find out how all this success and nonstop globetrotting is treating these badass groove monsters. We also have an exclusive review of the new Hypnosia compilation for curious ears. … read more
She’s A Lady Fest: 2012 Edition @ Free Speech Zone...
I am happy to announce to you Salt Lake City dwellers that a community of extraordinarily talented female musicians surrounds us. This years Lady Fest at the Free Speech Zone showcased an exciting variety of such local artists. … read more
Liars @ Urban Lounge with Cadence Weapon
Then, like a splash of hot oil in the face, we were hit with the caustic surf guitar and cymbal crash of Sisterworld’s “Scarecrows on a Killer Slant.” The crowd members immediately started slamming into each other as our long-forgotten punk instincts took over, and the band took advantage of our heightened energy as they moved into the dance-punk club banger, “Brats,” from WIXIW. It was as if the Liars from 2001 met the Liars from 2012 and made a song together—too bad nobody knew how to dance, because this would have been the time for it. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Mayhem Fest Review
America and the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest? Was this the best Fourth of July ever? As the sun rose on a gorgeously temperate (compared to SLC, that is) summer day in Nampa, Idaho, it was hard to imagine a better one. I couldn’t help but feel the excitement build as I watched bus after bus wheel up to the Idaho City Center amphitheater. Motörhead, Slayer, Slipknot, Anthrax. It was gonna be a hell of a day. … read more
Fitz and the Tantrums @ The Depot 07.03
After spending a night with Fitz and the Tantrums, I realized that when artists take a quintessentially American music staple like soul and douse it in Los Angeles swagger, I get all gushy about living in a country that makes this brand of awesome possible. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Disforia Interview
Disforia’s roots are buried deep in prog/power traditions —Disforia’s sound is different from most of the newest wave of metal bands. In place of trendy “djenting” or the usual ruthless vocals, this band has instead opted to hold séance with a more lost retro sound, a sound respected still for its timelessness. With the help of a Kickstarter project now in full swing, the band is working hard to get their first full-length record out this year, as well as the attention of the Salt Lake metal scene. … read more
National Music Reviews – July 2012
New and recent releases from A Place to Bury Strangers, Baroness, El-P, Mission of Burma, Nile, Public Image Ltd., Shout Out Out Out Out, The Ty Segall Band, Wintersleep, and many more are reviewed. … read more
Euphoria in Motion: Teen Daze Releases All Of Us, Together
Although the music Teen Daze creates is easily classified as down-tempo chillwave, Teen Daze is anything but mellow in a live setting. When I caught his performance during New York’s CMJ, Teen Daze quietly informed the crowd that he’d be playing some new music and hoped the crowd would get friendly with one another, before diving into a half-hour set that saw him head banging over his MacBook and Ableton Live sequencer, thrashing about as if he was in the midst of a seizure. … read more
Severed Savior
There’s death metal and then there is brutal death metal. Enjoy a straight injection of sinister-flavored dopamine by way of spastic blast drumming, crunchy, grooved guitars and jazz-inspired homicidal tendencies when Severed Savior plays Salt Lake City’s Bar Deluxe on July 11. SLUG caught up with the band’s drummer, Troy Fullerton, to give all you brutal fans a window to the ear-bleeding, eye-watering event going down this summer. … read more
All Systems Fail
If the old axiom, “slow and steady wins the race,” rings true, then All Systems Fail have certainly earned the blue ribbon 10 times over, and have given each one to the kids bouncing around house show living rooms and art shop basements. If you’re one of this odd lot who has never experienced All Systems Fail, now is a good time to do so. The band is a time capsule of sorts that belts out their original sound and embodies the ethos of punk times past, but they are also gradually sidling into a slightly updated articulation of All Systems Fail. … read more
Gaza: Bigger Fish to Fry
It’s been an intense six years for Gaza since the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, I Don’t Care Where I Go When I Die. Their brutal music has lit fires under fans all over the world. They’ve lost a guitarist, but gained a fresh rebirth in their creativity, and their refusal to censor their message has earned them a finger-wagging from some of the industry’s biggest names. Just like their sound, however, Gaza are relentless, fierce, and unafraid to plow through the challenges presented. … read more
